Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 2394: Chapter 2330: Don’t I Deserve Some Dignity?

Chiang Xiao was taken aback, then turned to Hu Xiangyong, "No way, I met this uncle on the plane coming back from Country Y. While I was in Country Y, I stayed at Mr. Wen Li’s estate for the competition. Did uncle also visit Mr. Wen Li’s estate?"

Hu Xiangyong looked at her, his gaze deep, "Maybe I mistook you for someone else. One night, I saw an Eastern girl in a small tavern who looked just like you."

"A small tavern?" Chiang Xiao immediately stuck out her tongue and sneakily glanced at Liu Guoying, whispering, "Teacher, I’m innocent. I didn’t go to any tavern. I wasn’t even eighteen yet back then, and I was with you at the hotel. How could I dare sneak off to a tavern myself?"

Liu Guoying put on a stern face and said solemnly, "I bet you wouldn’t dare. If you dared sneak off to a tavern, I would surely break your leg!"

Chiang Xiao shrank her neck in surprise, somewhat aggrieved, "I say, Teacher, at least spare me some dignity in front of others. Dignity is something I need occasionally, too."

"What do you need dignity for? Isn’t it enough for you to cause trouble?" Liu Guoying snorted.

"I didn’t do anything, did I?"

"Anyway, just listen to me and stop trying to take matters into your own hands!" Liu Guoying glanced at her.

Listen to me.

Liu Guoying had never said such things to her before because he knew she wouldn’t listen to everything he said, this girl had a strong will of her own.

Chiang Xiao found his words a bit intriguing.

She immediately replied very obediently, "Alright, alright, I’ll listen to you."

Hearing the teacher-student conversation, the principal quickly interjected, "Chiang Xiao, listen to Mr. Hu’s matter first."

Five hundred thousand, five hundred thousand indeed.

He felt that he wasn’t that obsessed with money, but five hundred thousand, shouldn’t it be considered seriously?

If you have no financial worries, you can put more energy into your creations, right?

Chiang Xiao looked at Hu Xiangyong, somewhat curious, "Uncle, what’s the matter you need me for?"

Her constant reference to him as "uncle" was getting on Hu Xiangyong’s nerves.

Alright, although with his age, her calling him uncle wasn’t wrong, why did it make him feel old?

"Actually, I’m only thirty-two this year." Hu Xiangyong joked, "If Miss Xiao Chiang doesn’t mind, you can call me Brother Hu."

Brother Hu...

Pfft.

Chiang Xiao silently ridiculed him countless times in her heart, but on the surface, she said innocently, "That’s not really appropriate, is it? My dad is thirty-five, so you’re about the same age as him."

Hu Xiangyong: "..."

"But I’ll call you Mr. Hu then. Calling you uncle was just because I didn’t know who you were, so I was just casual." Chiang Xiao said, "So, Mr. Hu, what do you want from me?"

Now hearing her call him Mr. Hu, he felt it wasn’t even as good as uncle.

"I want to commission Miss Xiao Chiang to paint two paintings for me."

"Paintings?"

Chiang Xiao was actually mentally prepared for this.

Previously Ji Yuzhi had already mentioned it in passing.

But she really wasn’t interested in painting for Hu Xiangyong.

Would it be strange to directly say no to the painting?

At this moment, Liu Guoying immediately cut in.

"Xiao Chiang, Mr. Hu came to you after seeing the Welcoming Pine you painted for the Lee Family Hotel. He said your painting could attract guests like clouds!"

He was reminding Chiang Xiao.

Five hundred thousand is not a small amount, he was just afraid Chiang Xiao might go for the money despite knowing the potential danger of the other party.

Sometimes he felt this girl loved money too much.

Welcoming Pine!

Chiang Xiao’s heart skipped a beat, too.