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Seeing the way Ma Jingsong looked at Yuan Mengqi and the things he had just said.

Jiang Tao knew that this old guy definitely had no good intentions towards Yuan Mengqi.

However, he wasn't so petty as to be jealous of Yuan Mengqi.

Based on her understanding of Yuan Mengqi, even if Yuan Mengqi were blind, she wouldn't be interested in the man in front of her.

He also had absolute confidence in the relationship between Yuan Mengqi and himself.

Yuan Mengqi's favorability towards him has remained at 100 points.

Their love was stronger than gold, so Yuan Mengqi would never have any ulterior motives towards him.

However, Jiang Tao was still somewhat annoyed by the arrogant and disdainful attitude of the man surnamed Ma in front of him.

He never liked to cause trouble, but when trouble came to him, he was never afraid of it.

He was annoyed by the man surnamed Ma, so naturally he wouldn't give him a friendly look.

In Jiang Tao's eyes, gold medal mentors and silver medal mentors are all worthless.

"Have you finished spouting nonsense? If you're done, you can get lost."

"Shut up and disturb others' meals. It's very impolite. Don't you understand this basic principle at your age?"

Jiang Tao looked at Ma Jingsong with disdain and ruthlessly ordered him to leave.

"you!"

Ma Jinsong was furious when he heard Jiang Tao's words.

He is considered a prominent figure in the education and training industry, having dealt with many senior leaders of Fortune 500 companies in China.

Among the students he has taught, there are quite a few big shots with assets of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

No matter where he goes, what event he attends, or what meeting he attends, both the organizers and the attendees treat him with great respect.

Old Ma is a respectable man in Beijing; people have to wait and see if he's in a good mood to invite him to dinner.

When have you ever been reprimanded and driven away like Jiang Tao?

"You rude young man! I'm just here to say hello to Xiao Yuan, what's it to you!"

Ma Jingsong's expression shifted several times, and his gaze towards Jiang Tao carried a hint of anger.

"Teacher Ma, please have some self-respect. Brother Tao is my man."

When Yuan Mengqi saw Jiang Tao and Ma Jingsong tear each other apart and start arguing on the spot, she naturally stood on Jiang Tao's side without hesitation.

Even the way people address Ma Jingsong has become somewhat distant.

Ma Jingsong hadn't expected Yuan Mengqi to so decisively side with Jiang Tao and join him in criticizing him; his facial expressions became even more fascinating.

"Hehe, okay, okay, okay, I'm superfluous here. Xiao Yuan, you guys enjoy your meal. See you at school tomorrow."

After feeling embarrassed, Ma Jinsong turned around and walked angrily toward the area where he was eating.

"Brother Tao, I'm sorry, Teacher Ma..."

Ignoring Ma Jingsong's reaction, Yuan Mengqi looked at Jiang Tao with an apologetic expression, as if trying to explain something.

"Alright, Qiqi, that annoying passerby is gone. Let's continue. Don't let him ruin our good mood tonight."

Jiang Tao interrupted Yuan Mengqi before she could finish speaking, indicating that there was no need for explanations between them.

Hearing Jiang Tao's words and seeing the trust in his eyes, Yuan Mengqi felt another surge of emotion.

Her love for Jiang Tao deepened even further.

……

In an area not far from where Jiang Tao and Yuan Mengqi were dining.

After being rebuffed by Yuan Mengqi, Ma Jingsong sat down in his seat with a huff.

The group of people dining together stopped talking after seeing Ma Jingsong's expression.

One of them looked at Ma Jingsong and joked with a smile:
"What's wrong, Director Ma? You went to the restroom and came back still angry."

The person who dared to joke with Ma Jinsong when he was angry was clearly of a higher status than Ma Jinsong.

A middle-aged man, who looked to be in his forties and had an air of officialdom, also asked with concern:
"Yes, Director Ma, we're all here to have a good time, why are you all getting angry?"

"It was just a small matter. I was greeting a student over there when I encountered an rude young man."

Ma Jingsong didn't want to talk about anything related to Jiang Tao anymore, and waved his hand, saying:

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about these unpleasant things. Mr. Du is a distinguished guest today, so let's not spoil his mood."

"Mr. Du, let me raise another glass to you to thank you for your continued trust in our company and for your support of my work."

As Ma Jingsong spoke, he filled his glass with wine and respectfully toasted Du Taiming.

"Hehe, no problem, Director Ma, you're too kind. There will be many more opportunities to cooperate in the future."

Du Taiming smiled, picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, secretly comparing it to the fine wine Jiang Tao had given him before.

There's no comparison, absolutely no comparison!
Today at the dinner table, we're drinking the 07 vintage Moutai, which costs over 5000 yuan a bottle.

But compared to the fine wine Jiang Tao gave him, it was incomparable; the taste was far inferior!

"I'll have to ask Xiao Jiang for some more another day. I'm so used to his wine that other wines don't taste like wine at all."

Du Taiming is also known for his love of drinking and has tasted countless wines.

But wines of such high quality and excellent taste as fine wines were rare in his life.

The group chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere quickly returned to normal.

"Hey, Director Ma, what's wrong now?"

As they were talking, Du Taiming noticed that Ma Jingsong suddenly stopped talking, looked in a certain direction behind him, and his expression became uncertain.

Following Ma Jingsong's gaze, everyone saw a tall, handsome man walking towards them.

"Jiang Tao?"

Du Taiming recognized his granddaughter's godfather at a glance, and a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

He was just thinking about how to get some more good wine from Jiang Tao when Jiang Tao showed up.

"Xiao Jiang, what have you been up to lately? It's been a while since we've seen you visit Nan Nan."

Du Taiming stood up, smiled, and waved to Jiang Tao, who was walking in their direction.

Although both were smiles, everyone felt that Du Taiming's smile towards Jiang Tao was significantly more sincere.

Everyone present was a seasoned socialite, and they could already discern closeness or distance from each other's smiles and tone of voice.

The others didn't seem to care much after seeing Du Taiming's attitude towards Jiang Tao.

But Ma Jingsong's heart pounded wildly as he watched!
After all, he had just had some unpleasantness with Jiang Tao.

The more polite Du Taiming was to Jiang Tao, the more unfavorable the situation became for him!
"Haha, Mr. Du, it's been a long time. You seem to be getting younger and younger since you became a grandfather."

Jiang Tao walked a few steps to Du Taiming and stopped in front of him, greeting him with a hearty laugh.

Mr. Du Taiming, the grandfather of his goddaughter.

Although Jiang Tao didn't have many interactions with him, the two got along quite well.

Although there is a significant age difference of several decades, with Du Taiming being two years older than Jiang Tao's father, Jiang Wen, the two get along very well.

It has a bit of a "friendship across generations" feel to it.

Du Taiming had previously hosted a banquet for Jiang Tao's family, where he gave them two green Submariners and a prepaid card worth over 50 yuan.

To thank Jiang Tao for saving his beloved granddaughter, he gifted Jiang Tao a Mercedes-Benz G-Class worth millions.

Jiang Tao has indeed gained quite a lot of benefits from Du Taiming.

Therefore, after receiving the [Jade Elixir Bottle], he also mailed some to him.

[The Insomnia Terminator] also gave him several pillows.

As the saying goes, it is disrespectful to come and not reciprocate.

Over time, the father and son became quite familiar with each other and had become good friends.

"Hahaha, this old man has been waiting for a granddaughter for decades, and you got to be her godfather right after she was born!" Du Taiming teased Jiang Tao, his heart melting at the mention of his granddaughter.

"Come, come, Xiao Jiang, let me introduce you to some friends. These are all old friends of mine."

"This is Mr. Chen Haipeng, CEO of Qingsong Technology, and this is Mr. Liu Fang, CEO of Jinhuang Investment..."

“This is my granddaughter’s godfather, Jiang Tao, President Jiang.”

When introducing Jiang Tao, Du Taiming gave him a lot of face and also gave him the title of "General Manager".

Although Jiang Tao's current business is nothing more than a small-scale operation in his eyes.

However, praising a promising young person in front of others is also a skillful way of navigating social interactions.

"Hello, Mr. Jiang, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Hello Mr. Chen, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"President Jiang is indeed young and promising. When I was your age, I was just a greenhorn who had just graduated."

After seeing Du Taiming's attitude towards Jiang Tao, Chen Haipeng and Liu Fang's evaluation of him improved, and they greeted him politely.

Jiang Tao was very polite to the two of them; making more friends wouldn't be a bad thing for him.

Who knows, there might be an opportunity to cooperate someday.

"this……"

"Hehe, Director Ma from Kinetic Education, we just met."

When Du Taiming was about to introduce Ma Jinsong, Jiang Tao interrupted him with a smile.

His actions may seem impolite on the surface, but everyone present could tell that he was not targeting Du Taiming but Ma Jinsong.

"You just saw him?"

Upon hearing Jiang Tao's words, Du Taiming immediately recalled the indignant expression on Ma Jingsong's face when he returned.

As a seasoned veteran with extensive experience in dealing with people, Du Taiming immediately understood what was going on.

Clearly, there had been some unpleasantness between Jiang Tao and Ma Jingsong.

"Ahem, Mr. Jiang, nice to meet you. There was a slight misunderstanding between us just now."

"We became friends after a fight, hehe, hehe..."

Ma Jinsong chuckled dryly as he tried to save face, his earlier arrogance towards Jiang Tao gone.

He originally thought that Jiang Tao and Du Taiming were just acquaintances, or that they had a slightly better relationship.

But when they learned that Du Taiming's granddaughter was actually Jiang Tao's goddaughter, and that the two families were even related by marriage!
A boss of Du Taiming's caliber is not someone a training institution instructor would dare to offend.

When people are in a good mood, they'll treat you politely and give you face by having a meal with you.

If you upset someone, they can cut off your source of income in no time, causing your earnings to plummet.

Ma Jinsong wasn't sure how good the relationship was between Du Taiming and Jiang Tao, and he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

He watched as the top-tier mentor in front of him completely changed his attitude towards him.

Jiang Tao also knew that Ma Jingsong's act of bowing down to him and taking the initiative to befriend him was mostly out of respect for Du Taiming.

Without Du Taiming's connection, Director Ma wouldn't have even given him a second glance.

At this moment, Jiang Tao also deeply felt the enhancement that identity and power bring to a person's status.

If I had a network of connections like Du Taiming, I would have assets worth tens of billions.

In front of me, what right does a small training institution instructor have to be arrogant? All he has to do is fawn over me.

"Mr. Du, please continue. I need to go to the restroom urgently, so please excuse me."

Jiang Tao showed no respect for Ma Jingsong, ignoring him completely. After saying goodbye to Du Taiming, he turned and walked towards the restroom.

Du Taiming watched Jiang Tao's departing figure, lost in thought, and made some new decisions.

He never intended to act as a peacemaker for Jiang Tao and Ma Jin, or to mediate their conflict.

In his view, Ma Jinsong was not an important person.

Even if Ma Jingsong is gone, there's still Zhang Jingsong and Liu Jingsong.

At Dynamic Education, there are thirty or forty top-tier instructors like Ma Jinsong.

Clearly, he was far less important to Du Taiming than Jiang Tao.

"I've almost finished eating, so I'll take my leave now to go home and take care of my granddaughter. You all can continue eating."

After turning his gaze away from Jiang Tao, Du Taiming chuckled and said something, then picked up a handbag from the table and turned to leave.

"Mr. Du..."

When Ma Jingsong saw that Du Taiming was about to leave, he immediately looked anxious and kept giving Chen Haipeng and Liu Fang for help.

Chen Haipeng and Liu Fang were both shrewd individuals, and they completely ignored Ma Jingsong's pleading look.

"Mr. Du, let me see you off!"

Seeing that his two teammates were "unwilling to help," Ma Jinsong raised his leg to chase after Du Taiming.

The main purpose of today's dinner is to discuss the training plan for middle and senior management at MixC Mall over the next five years.

According to the estimates from the calculation department of Dynamic Education, the total value of the plan is around 2000 million!
Originally, Ma Jinsong was very confident in securing this business, feeling that it was a sure thing.

But I never expected this kind of mishap to happen today!
At this moment, Ma Jinsong wished he could slap himself a few times.

I'm so bored!

Why would you go and flirt with that guy surnamed Jiang if you have nothing better to do?
Not only did I not get any benefits, I also messed up the important task that the vice president assigned to me!

If I mess up a business worth over 2000 million...

Ma Jinsong couldn't imagine what kind of punishment he would receive from the company!
"Mr. Du, regarding the company's middle management training program..."

After catching up with Du Taiming, Ma Jinsong shamelessly asked him a question.

"Xiao Ma, my daughter is in charge of everything at the company now. I'll talk to her about this."

Du Taiming's perfunctory tone was very obvious, and Ma Jingsong felt a chill run down his spine.

He knew that Du Taiming was using his daughter as a shield.

Anyone familiar with MixC knows this.

This Mr. Du seems to have stepped down and become a hands-off manager.

However, he still makes the final decisions on some of the company's important projects.

His daughter is currently only the nominal general manager, but she doesn't have much real power.

Seeing that a business deal worth over 2000 million yuan was about to fall through, Ma Jinsong was filled with regret!

"Mr. Du, we have been working together for the first five years, and the cooperation has always been very pleasant."

"In the next five years, our cooperation will be even more harmonious."

Ma Jinsong was naturally unwilling to give up easily, sticking to Du Taiming like a leech, still making a last-ditch effort.

"Alright, Xiao Ma, I'll talk to my daughter about this when I get back. I'll leave it here for now. You can go back now."

After Du Taiming walked to the elevator, he waved impatiently at Ma Jingsong, indicating that he could leave.

"Okay, Mr. Du, I'll wait for your good news."

Ma Jinsong also knew the principle of knowing when to stop, as too much of a good thing can be bad.

Seeing that Du Taiming was getting impatient, he didn't dare to keep asking him for the results.

Hey~
The elevator doors opened.

Du Taiming and several other people who were also waiting for the elevator stepped into the elevator together.

"Am I fucking bored?! How can someone have such a foul mouth?!"

As the elevator carrying his God of Wealth began to descend, Ma Jingsong slapped himself across the face.

"How are we going to explain this to General Manager Tian?!"

Ma Jingsong truly never imagined that his seemingly ordinary attempt to strike up a conversation would cause such a huge problem! (End of Chapter)