Chapter 1356 - 1355: Family Power

Chapter 1356: Chapter 1355: Family Power

"I’ll definitely keep Director Zhang safe! If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now. Goodbye, Elder Li." With that, Jiang Cheng hung up. Right now his heart was pounding — in front of the power of the state, there really is no such thing as a secret.

"You heard it, right? It wasn’t like that before, but now it is." Jiang Cheng said helplessly as he took the suitcase from Zhang Mengmeng’s hand. "So where are we going to live, Brother Jiang?" Mengmeng asked. "At my place."

"Oh come on, a single man and a single woman living together, that’s not good! Are you going to bully me in the middle of the night?"

"There’s already someone else living there." "Then what if the two of you gang up on me!"

"Relax, if I bully you I won’t be able to get away with it anyway. Besides, there’s a good chance there’ll be another woman there tonight." Heh heh. Jiang Cheng thought of that pretty salesgirl from earlier, and a lewd grin spread across his face.

"Oh my, Brother Jiang, your smile is so dirty!" Jiang Cheng’s old face flushed red. "Let’s go, let’s go!"

The two of them grabbed a cab back to the villa. At the moment Shen Qingguang was still inside, happily chatting with someone through his wristband.

Jiang Cheng said to Shen Qingguang, "Starting today this beauty’s living here too. But for your own safety, I’d advise you not to set your sights on her." The moment Shen Qingguang saw Mengmeng, he almost started drooling, especially at that bountiful chest you couldn’t even get your hands around — it made him very tempted.

But hearing Jiang Cheng say that, Shen Qingguang seemed to catch on to something. "I get it, I get it, you’re hiding a beauty in a golden house. I wouldn’t dare touch your woman. Hey! Hi, Sister‑in‑law, nice to meet you, I’m Shen Qingguang." Shen had totally misunderstood, and enthusiastically called her "Sister‑in‑law" over and over.

When Mengmeng heard Shen Qingguang calling her that, her little face instantly turned half red.

Seeing this, Jiang Cheng hurried over to smooth things over. "Director Zhang, come with me to your room."

"Ah! You just got here and you’re already taking me to your room, what are you plotting!" Mengmeng cried out, crossing her hands over her chest.

"I’m taking you to your room." Black lines practically appeared over Jiang Cheng’s head. He couldn’t help thinking, is this person really the director of a research center? How is she this unprofessional? After dropping Mengmeng off upstairs, Jiang Cheng went back down and started discussing tomorrow’s plans with Shen Qingguang.

For now the two of them had no foundation in Yanbang, but suddenly Jiang Cheng thought that with Elder Li’s connections, he should be able to find them a pretty decent office location. So Jiang Cheng immediately called Li Shengli.

"Elder Li, I’ve settled Director Zhang in. There’s something I’d like to ask for your help with." When he needed something done, Jiang Cheng always kept his attitude very humble.

"Go ahead." Li Shengli had already guessed seven or eight tenths of it. With his abilities, there was no way Jiang Cheng’s purpose in coming to Yanbang could be hidden from him.

Sure enough, Jiang Cheng said, "I’m planning to open a branch company in Yanbang. The office location isn’t decided yet, so I was hoping you could..."

"That kind of small matter... Here’s what we’ll do: I’ll have someone meet you later, he’ll help you sort it out." With that, Li Shengli hung up.

Listening to the busy tone, Jiang Cheng was still very pleased. With Elder Li stepping in, this would be so much easier to handle.

Just then, Zhang Mengmeng’s voice came from upstairs.

"Jiang Cheng! Get up here, quick!" Her tone was very urgent; Jiang Cheng thought something was wrong and rushed upstairs.

"I forgot to bring a bath towel into the shower, can you grab one for me?" Mengmeng called from the bathroom. The sound of water came from inside — obviously she was already showering.

Jiang Cheng was speechless. Is this really a high‑tech talent? Her nerves are way too thick!

Jiang Cheng walked into the room. Mengmeng’s suitcase was already open on the floor. Jiang went over for a look and almost got a nosebleed on the spot. Right on the very top lay a pair of little pink panties. Fighting down his urge, he dug further and found a little pink camisole printed with cartoon characters. This was basically an invitation to commit a crime!

Finally, after a grueling internal struggle, he managed to fish out Mengmeng’s bath towel and hand it to her. At this point Jiang Cheng was almost at his limit, grumbling about this little witch in his heart as he hurried downstairs.

The night passed uneventfully, and it was the next day.

Around eight or nine in the morning, Jiang Cheng was still lazing in bed when his wristband vibrated. He glanced at it — it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello, who’s this?"

"Hello, is this Mr. Jiang Cheng?" A deep male voice came from the other side.

"This is him. And you are?"

"I was sent by Elder Li to help you choose a company location. When would be a good time for us to meet?" the man asked.

"Oh, you’re someone Elder Li sent. Nice to meet you. I’m free anytime, just tell me when it’s convenient for you."

"All right, let’s meet this afternoon then." "Sounds good."

That afternoon, Jiang Cheng arrived at the agreed‑upon place, a café. With him were Shen Qingguang and Mengmeng. Originally Jiang hadn’t wanted to bring Mengmeng, but the little witch insisted on tagging along; otherwise she’d report to the higher‑ups that he was mistreating her. Jiang Cheng had no choice but to bring her too.

There weren’t many people in the café; aside from the staff, there were only one or two tables occupied. At one of them, a man was sitting alone, savoring his coffee.

The man’s suit was impeccably cut, and his whole bearing radiated a gentle, cultured air — one look and you could tell he came from a prominent family. As soon as Jiang Cheng stepped through the door, the man looked up, a sharp light flashing in his eyes. He immediately stood and walked over to greet Jiang.

"You must be Mr. Jiang Cheng. I’m Li Xian, Elder Li’s grandson." Li Xian introduced himself to Jiang Cheng.

"You’re Elder Li’s grandson!?" Jiang Cheng was a bit surprised. He’d thought Elder Li would casually send someone to handle this matter, but he hadn’t expected him to send his own grandson.

As Li Shengli’s grandson, in Yanbang Li Xian counted as top‑tier red‑third‑generation; his family power went without saying, and Li Xian himself was far from simple. Five years ago, after graduating from Yanbang University, he started his own business and didn’t lean much on his family’s influence. Relying mainly on his own strength, he single‑handedly built one of Hua Family Country’s leading tech companies, whose main business is robotics.

"Mr. Li coming in person really is a surprise to me!" Jiang Cheng said from the heart.

"Grandpa told me to follow Mr. Jiang’s instructions in everything." Li Xian said, a pleasant smile appearing on his face.

"Thank you, thank you!" Jiang Cheng was inwardly thrilled. With someone this high‑status handling things for him, this kind of minor issue would be trivial.

"What are Mr. Jiang’s plans at the moment?"

Once they were seated, Li Xian asked. Before coming out, Li Shengli had specifically instructed him to treat Jiang Cheng with the best possible attitude and under no circumstances offend him. So Li Xian was genuinely curious about this man. "For now we plan to settle on the company’s location first; the rest we’ll talk about later," Jiang Cheng answered honestly — at the moment he really didn’t have any long‑term plans.