How should I address her?
Boss? Too unskilled.
Call her aunt? That sounds too old.
Call her aunt? That still sounds too old.
Call her sister? Then where should I put Qin Yitian?
Fang Yan looked at Qin Yitian for help, wanting her to give him some reminders.
Qin Yitian acted as if she didn't see Fang Yan's eyes. She sat next to her mother, picked up the coffee pot, and poured herself a cup of coffee.
The color of the coffee was black, and the aroma filled the air.
Qin Yitian's figure was shrouded in smoke, quickly becoming unreal.
"Teacher — —" Fang Yan said aloud.
Pfft — —
Qin Yitian spat out the coffee she just drank, then calmly took out a napkin to wipe the corner of her mouth.
This girl had an elegance and calmness that didn't match her age. This wasn't a child carefully cultivated by a noble family, but rather something that came from the bones.
She was very much like her mother!
Li Xinnian looked at Fang Yan in surprise and said: "Teacher?"
"You're my teacher" Fang Yan said with a serious expression. "You're a senior in the field of business, a role model for our lives, there are many things I need to learn from you — —"
Li Xinnian stirred the coffee in the cup with a beautiful steel spoon, casually looked at Fang Yan, and said: "Is our relationship only limited to that of teacher and student?"
Fang Yan squinted her eyes and smiled, then said: "The relationship between teacher and student is not simple. Our Hua Xia has an old saying, 'a teacher for a day, a father for life'. Our teacher is like half a parent to us — — people at that time already knew how to respect their teacher, but are people now not as polite as the ancients? "
"You mean …" Li Xinnian picked up the coffee cup and took a sip, then said: "I'm half a mother to you?"
"You could say that — —" Fang Yan nodded. "Of course, you're too young. You look like Yi Tian's sister — — plus, I was a teacher myself, so I have a special feeling for the profession. Whenever someone calls me Mr. Fang, I feel that it's my happiest moment. "
Li Xinnian glanced at Qin Yitian and said, "Yitian, I want to have a private conversation with Fang Yan."
Qin Yitian nodded and stood up with the coffee cup in his hand. "I'm going downstairs to look at the pigeons."
With that, she turned and walked out of the door.
After Qin Yitian left, Li Xinnian looked at Fang Yan and said, "Teacher, a teacher for a day, a father for life — I quite like this title."
"Thank you." Fang Yan nodded and said.
"There's an old saying in Hua Xia, a son-in-law has half a son. Fang Yan, you've been a teacher before, so you should be familiar with this saying, right?"
"I'm not a stranger." Fang Yan's expression became solemn. After Qin Yitian left, it meant that the negotiation between him and Li Xinnian had entered the real stage. But what profound meaning did she have when she said that?
"Fang Yan, why should I help you?" Li Xinnian looked at Fang Yan and suddenly changed the topic.
Why should I help you?
This was a very simple question, but it was also a very difficult one.
Fang Yan and the Qin family were comrades and partners. Chao Yan's interests were everyone's interests. The Jiang family attacking Chao Yan was the same as attacking the Qin family — wasn't this a reason for the Qin family to help?
However, if the Qin family stood by and did nothing, they could reap greater benefits. The Jiang family dared to attack Fang Yan and Chaoyan Technology, but they didn't dare to start a war with the Qin family at the same time — these giant families were deeply rooted and intertwined with each other. There was me in you, and you in me. It was very difficult to completely separate them.
Moreover, she asked why I should help you.
Fang Yan watched as Li Xinnian stirred the coffee cup with a steel spoon, and after a moment of silence, he said: "How many spoonfuls of sugar do you want to add to your coffee?"
"Half a spoonful of sugar and half a spoonful of milk." Li Xinnian looked at Fang Yan and answered aloud.
"I'm the half a spoonful of sugar that you want to add to your coffee." Fang Yan said with a smile. "Even if you don't add that half a spoonful of sugar, a slightly bitter coffee can still be drunk. However, if you add this half a spoonful of sugar and half a spoonful of milk, it will be easier to drink, and you can also enjoy the process — — "
"Are you trying to convince me?" Li Xinnian looked at Fang Yan with bright eyes and asked.
"Yes." Fang Yan nodded. "A person like you doesn't lack anything, and you also have everything — — you can be compassionate to all living beings, or you can be high and mighty and not care about anything. However, having reached such a position, all you think and do is to ask for peace of mind, right? "
"Are you comparing me to Guan Yin Bodhisattva?" The woman said with a smile. "I'm just an ordinary woman, not an otherworldly goddess like you're talking about. Don't think about putting me on a pedestal and making me unable to step down. "
"What you're after isn't just material, but spiritual satisfaction. I can't use benefits to convince you, because the Jiang Family can give you greater benefits. We can only give you one-third of Chaoyan Technology, but the Jiang Family can give you the entire Chaoyan Technology — — it's not their thing anyway. "
"I can't use emotions to persuade you either. Qin Yitian is my student, and I used to be Qin Yitian's teacher. Because of this relationship, I have such a relationship with the Qin Family. However, I can't use the relationship between me and Qin Yitian to ask you to do this — — if I do that, then our relationship will have deteriorated. "
Li Xinnian pursed her lips and smiled, "You think I'm doing this to fulfill my — — spiritual satisfaction? Is that right? So I'm going to lead the Qin Family to contend against a century-old family like the Jiang Family? "
Fang Yan said frankly, "It's like this. Also, our character is worthy of your trust. "
"Character?"
"You don't lack capable people, but you lack trustworthy people — — I'm sure you know very well that Chaoyan Technology can only be maximized in the hands of me and Lu Chaoge."
"But the Jiang Family promised that as long as we remain silent on this matter. We'll be able to gain control of the entire Chaoyan Technology. "
"Being generous at the expense of others, I'm better than him at this kind of thing. How about, you think about it, we'll get rid of the Jiang Family together, and then give the entire Jiang Family to you? "
"— —"
"See, isn't it even more tempting to speak like this? The Jiang Family is worth a lot more than Chaoyan Technology, right? "
Li Xinnian looked at Fang Yan with a serious expression, her beautiful eyes had the power to move one's soul.
"Fang Yan, I'm a businessman, and the most important thing for a businessman is profit — — don't use personal feelings and spiritual pursuit to negotiate with me. That makes me feel like it's child's play. "
"I'm sorry." Fang Yan apologized sincerely. "Just as I said, compared to what the Jiang Family can give you, I don't have any benefits that can move you — — in some aspects, we're naturally at a disadvantage. Because we're a part of the benefits. "
"However, in some aspects, you also have an advantage that others can't compare to."
"What aspect?"
"My daughter likes you."
"Teacher Li, I don't want to use my relationship with Yi Tian to ask you to do such a thing — — this isn't about borrowing a million or two, nor is it about buying or selling a house. It's about the struggle between the Qin Family and the Jiang Family — — if you do this because of Yi Tian, it will put you and the Qin Family in a difficult position, and it will also put Yi Tian in a difficult position in the Qin Family. "
After a pause, Fang Yan said in a low voice, "I hope that I have some value as a person, enough for you to be willing to do something for me — — and I will remember this help. A drop of water will be returned with a spring of water. "
Fang Yan said this with sincerity, but Li Xinnian still shook his head.
"Fang Yan, I'm a businessman, and also a mother — — as a businessman, I value the benefits that I can get. As a mother, I want to see my daughter live a happy life — — if you become my son-in-law, wouldn't it be natural for a mother-in-law to help her son-in-law? At that time, no one inside or outside the family would dare to make any sarcastic remarks. Even if it's the Jiang Family — — if you become my son-in-law, would they really dare to bully you like this? "
"Teacher Li — —" Fang Yan called out in surprise.
He didn't expect Li Xinnian to make such a request, and even more so, he didn't expect Li Xinnian to say it so directly.
She had never seen him before, so how could she be at ease — — willing to hand over her daughter to him?
Everything happened so suddenly that Fang Yan's mind instantly changed.
"Teacher Li, you still don't know me well enough — — this is the first time we've met, how can you be at ease to hand over your daughter to me?"
"I believe in Yi Tian's judgment," Li Xinnian said. "She's very much like me when I was young. When I set my sights on someone, I wouldn't be too far off. Back then, she suggested me to invest in Chaoyan Technology, and I listened. Look now — — how many people outside are envious of my investment judgment back then? "
"But, this kind of thing can't be forced, Yi Tian and I — —" Fang Yan clenched his teeth and said, "are just normal teacher-student relationships. She's my student, and also my friend, I can't use this kind of thing to make a deal — — "
Li Xinnian thoughtfully looked at Fang Yan and said, "Fang Yan, has your head been bitten by a pig before?"
"— —" Was she scolding him?
"Or was she hit by the car door when she got off the car?"
"— —" She was indeed scolding him. How could she scold him so casually?
"If not, why would you reject my proposal?" Li Xinnian sneered. "Could it be that you think — — my daughter isn't good enough for you?"
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