339: Chapter 339 President Su - 2

There was a noticeable silence on the other end of the line, as if the person was trying to recall who "Jiang Shu" was.

But after only two or three seconds, the voice coming from the receiver changed abruptly, switching to a deliberately lowered but still youthful-sounding female voice:

“Oh... it's Little Jiang.”

“Yes, yes, President Su, it's me, Jiang Shu. I apologize for the intrusion, but I wanted to ask if there's a final result from headquarters regarding the angel round investment proposal for the project plan I submitted last time?”

The "President Su" on the other side fell silent again (suppressing a laugh) before continuing, “Hmm, the results are out.”

“They're out? That's great!”

A hint of "joy" and "anticipation" immediately appeared on Jiang Ye's face. “President Su, so... what was the final investment amount approved for me?”

“Little Jiang, I've told you many times, just call me Auntie Su. Calling me President Su is too formal.”

“...Alright, Auntie Su.”

“Good! Little Jiang, let me check that for you right now~”

The female voice on the other end wavered slightly, seemingly enjoying the feeling of being in control of the situation.

Then, in a tone used for announcing major news, she said clearly, “Congratulations, Little Jiang! After a unanimous and careful evaluation by our investment committee, your project has huge potential and unlimited prospects. We have decided to grant you from the group a total of two billion—”

“Pfft—”

“Cough, cough, cough!”

“How... how much?!”

As soon as the words "two billion" jumped out of the phone, the sound of wine being spat out and violent coughing instantly filled the private room.

Tian Haoran, Li Ting, and Xu Xuan, who had all been acting as if none of this concerned them, widened their eyes almost simultaneously and looked at Jiang Ye with faces full of disbelief.

The mouthful of wine Second Uncle had just taken was spat directly onto his napkin, and Second Aunt opened her mouth wide enough to fit an egg.

Third Aunt and Third Uncle looked at each other with expressions like they had swallowed a fly alive.

Even the always-smiling Second Aunt covered her mouth in shock.

Holding the phone, Jiang Ye's forehead was instantly covered in black lines, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

If he had known, he would have called "President Ye"!

Even if there was some background noise from children at an orphanage, he could have toughed it out and explained that President Ye was kind-hearted and doing charity work!

Two billion?!

He asked this little drama queen to play along, and she fucking improvised all the way to outer space!

He suppressed the urge to hang up and block Su Ning on the spot, interrupting the "grand speech" on the other side with a blank expression:

“President Su, did you... read the wrong file? I'm Jiang Shu—Jiang as in Jianghai, Shu as in comfortable. What I applied for this time was the first phase of angel investment, and the amount is 2 million RMB.”

An exaggerated “Ah!” immediately came from the other side, followed by two fake, steady coughs. The "low" female voice sounded again, carrying the embarrassment of someone who had "just discovered a mistake":

“Oh! Right, right, right! Look at my eyes, I read the wrong line! You're right, your project is 2 million. It's approved—approved along with that 2 billion one.”

“...”

With a dark face, Jiang Ye gave an “Oh” and quickly took the out. “Alright, thank you, President Su! I won't disturb you any further then. I wish you a Happy New Year!”

“Mm, Happy New Year,” the other side replied hurriedly and hung up immediately, afraid that saying one more word would give the game away.

“Beep... beep... beep...”

The busy tone sounded, and the private room fell into an eerie silence.

Everyone's gaze was focused on Jiang Ye, their eyes filled with extreme suspicion and speechlessness.

To be fair, they didn't believe a single word of that phone call just now!

From the young girl's voice that didn't sound like a "President" at all, to the ridiculous two billion, and then to the speechless "reading the wrong line," it was practically rubbing their intelligence into the ground.

But... they had no evidence.

This feeling of knowing the other person was posturing but being unable to expose them made the elders, who were used to belittling others, feel as uncomfortable as if they had swallowed flies.

Jiang Ye glanced at the crowd with their various expressions. In his heart, he had already cursed Su Ning ten thousand times, but on the surface, he remained as steady as an old dog, as if what happened just now was just a harmless little interlude.

He calmly put away his phone, picked up his chopsticks, and placed a piece of braised pork in the bowl of Tian Lijuan, who had turned into a star-eyed fan again. “The taste is not bad, eat more.”

That's right, in the whole room, only Comrade Tian Lijuan believed it—she even believed that ridiculous 2 billion.

She had seen with her own eyes how this "Young Uncle" beside her would spend tens or hundreds of thousands on gifts in the voice chat room without even blinking!

In her perception, wasn't it perfectly natural for someone who could throw away so much money for fun to be noticed by an angel investor and negotiate a few million in investment?

Seeing the Second Uncle and Third Aunts, who were arrogant just a moment ago, rendered speechless and frustrated by her Young Uncle's phone call, Tian Lijuan's eyes crinkled with laughter. She was overjoyed, feeling a sense of vindication, and wished she could tell the whole world how awesome her Young Uncle was.

“Come, come, come, let's all have another drink together!”

Seeing the atmosphere turn awkward again, the Second Aunt, who hadn't said much, looked at the situation and quickly raised her glass with a smile to smooth things over:

“It's the New Year, being happy is what matters most! It's a good thing that Little Jiang has ideas and dares to start a business! Young people's drive is worth encouraging! Even if it doesn't work out in the end, it's still valuable life experience, right?”

These words were quite appropriate; they both eased the atmosphere and gave "Jiang Shu" a graceful way out.

Hearing this, Jiang Ye looked up at this Second Aunt.

She looked a bit younger than Old Tian, and one could see a slight resemblance to Tian Lijuan in her features. She had a gentle temperament and spoke reasonably.

Hmm...

This Second Aunt was actually quite nice; she seemed to genuinely want the best for Tian Lijuan.

However, the Second Uncle-in-law sitting next to her seemed born to play the role of the contrarian.

Hearing his wife's words, he glanced at her disdainfully, let out a slight "humph" from his nose, and spoke up sarcastically:

“Experience? This kind of thing is either real or it's fake. Everyone's just chatting, what's there to hide? In my opinion, Little Jiang hasn't even graduated from university yet, his hair hasn't even fully grown in, and he's talking about a two-million-dollar investment? Tsk, I hope he hasn't run into one of those scammers who specifically target college students' business plans. If he doesn't get the money and ends up in debt instead, that would be tragic!”

Jiang Ye, who had been smiling all along, saw his expression gradually darken.

Hair hasn't even fully grown in...

Hair...

Hasn't even... fully grown in...

Heh heh...

Fine.