Chapter 154: Yu Lan's Daughter

Su Bai turned his head to look at Yang Mengke beside him, noticing that her expression suggested she was not very keen on this man named Zhou Jian.

Deep down, Su Bai also felt a bit annoyed.

However, since the other person was Yang Mengke's work partner, he could not make things too awkward on the surface.

Otherwise, inevitable embarrassments would arise between the two during their future work.

Su Bai smiled and shook hands with him lightly.

"Hello! I am Su Bai!"

Yang Mengke had not spoken from the beginning to the end. Su Bai smiled and said, "Xiao Ke, shall we get going?"

Yang Mengke nodded softly and followed Su Bai outside!

On the way home, Su Bai asked with a smile, "Not very fond of that Zhou Jian?"

Yang Mengke pouted and nodded.

"He always comes and bothers me. I've been sick of him for a long time!"

"But since we are work partners, sometimes it's hard to be too harsh!"

Su Bai nodded. This was truly a difficult situation for him to interfere in.

After all, the hosts at China Central Television were selected through rigorous layers of screening.

That Zhou Jian must have some genuine skills to become a host there.

As for his attitude toward Yang Mengke, although Su Bai felt displeased internally, he could understand it.

After all, not many men could resist Yang Mengke's charm.

Su Bai could hardly beat the guy up just because he had a crush on Yang Mengke!

Reason and logic both forbade such a reaction.

As long as the guy did not cross the line like Zhao Hongbing did,

Su Bai would not get involved!

Su Bai also believed that Yang Mengke was fully capable of handling such situations on her own.

"Since you don't have much to do today, take me out for a walk. I'm going to buy you a gift."

Seeing that her older brother still remained insistent on buying her a gift, Yang Mengke felt a bit helpless, yet she had no choice but to agree.

At the same time, she grew curious about what kind of gift it could possibly be.

"Let's first go check out the upscale residential complexes near your workplace!"

Upscale residential complexes?

Yang Mengke looked at Su Bai with some confusion.

Didn't they just rent a place?

Why are they looking at housing estates again?

Living in the attic at Teacher Yu Lan's house was actually quite comfortable.

When she had free time, she could go over to Teacher Yu Lan's house to sit and chat about everyday life.

During this period of time, the bond between Yang Mengke and Yu Lan had heated up rapidly.

Initially, Yu Lan might have taken care of Su Bai and Yang Mengke out of consideration for Ji Jingxian.

However, through her ongoing interactions with Yang Mengke, Yu Lan discovered that Yang Mengke was truly a treasure of a girl.

Her beauty and poise went without saying.

These were qualities clear for everyone to see.

Beyond that, Yang Mengke was practically capable of everything. Who would have guessed that beneath such an otherworldly and ethereal appearance, she possessed the ability to cook exquisite meals?

Even though Yu Lan was accustomed to rare delicacies and had tasted dishes from countless master chefs, she still could not help singing praises upon tasting Yang Mengke's cooking.

Moreover, Yang Mengke had a wonderfully sweet singing voice. Although she had already showcased her vocal talent during the audition for China Central Television hosts, hearing her softly hum tunes while at home was still a pure delight.

In short, through her interactions with Yang Mengke, Yu Lan found herself growing increasingly fond of the treasure-like girl before her.

Furthermore, Yu Lan's daughter adored Yang Mengke as well.

Yu Lan knew her own daughter best; being a teenager, the girl had a peculiar temperament and looked down on everyone. Yet, only in front of Yang Mengke would Yu Jingjing behave like an obedient little girl.

Most importantly, Yang Mengke was actually able to tutor Yu Jingjing with her schoolwork!

Although Yu Lan and her husband were highly educated and fully capable of handling Yu Jingjing's academic subjects, Yu Jingjing simply refused to listen to what they said.

However, she would willingly listen to Yang Mengke.

Yu Lan had once asked her daughter, "Why won't you listen when we talk, but the moment your Sister Xiao Ke says something, you obey?"

Yang Mengke called Yu Lan "Sister Lan," while Yu Lan's daughter called Yang Mengke "Sister Xiao Ke." Although it felt somewhat helpless, this was indeed the reality.

Yu Jingjing had answered very candidly: "Being with Sister Xiao Ke just feels very comfortable."

"Although Sister Xiao Ke usually doesn't talk much, being around her gives me an inexplicable sense of peace!"

And just like that, Yang Mengke became a close friend of Yu Lan's family, frequently going over to their place for meals when she had free time.

Therefore, hearing Su Bai say they were going to look for a new place now came as quite a surprise to Yang Mengke.

"Hehe, didn't I always say I would set up a real home for you?"

"We didn't have money before and couldn't afford a place in Beijing."

"But now your brother has money! I just received a signing fee of 250 million, so we can buy a home to our complete satisfaction!"

Hearing this, Yang Mengke instantly choked up.

It turned out that the gift her brother had been talking about was actually a house.

A "home" that she had once possessed and subsequently lost.

"Brother!"

Yang Mengke suddenly threw herself into Su Bai's arms, crying her eyes out!

Su Bai knew that Yang Mengke must have been reminded of past memories once again.

He preferred not to bring up those past events anymore.

He simply held Yang Mengke quietly, patting her gently on the back.

"Brother, I've gotten used to living near Sister Lan. Why don't we ask around in her residential complex to see if anyone is selling, and buy a place there?"

"When you're away, I can still chat with Sister Lan!"

Su Bai knew that on one hand, Yang Mengke had genuinely developed a deep bond with Yu Lan and wanted to live close to her.

On the other hand, she wanted to save money for him!

Both Yang Mengke and Su Bai knew very well that

refusal was useless; they definitely had to buy a home of their own.

However, the location was open for discussion!

Since Su Bai did not visit often, most of the time, the home would still be lived in solely by Yang Mengke!

"Sister Lan, my brother is here and says he wants to treat you, Brother-in-law, and Jingjing to dinner!"

Yu Lan readily agreed!

Su Bai suggested going to a restaurant, but Yang Mengke refused.

"Let's go, let's go. Brother, you haven't cooked for me in so long."

"Let's go to the supermarket now to buy ingredients and cook ourselves tonight!"

Pushing the shopping cart, Su Bai watched Yang Mengke darting ahead like a little elf, placing ingredients into the cart one after another.

Su Bai felt a genuine sense of happiness welling up from the bottom of his heart.

Just as Yang Mengke had said, the two of them really hadn't cooked for a long time.

Ever since Yang Mengke arrived in Beijing, it seemed she hadn't cooked a single meal!

That evening, when Yu Lan appeared in the attic accompanied by Yu Jingjing,

Yu Jingjing instantly bounced up in excitement: " Wow! Su Bai, you're my idol!"

"Wait, no, no, you're my idol!"

Puff~~

Everyone burst into loud laughter at Yu Jingjing's blunder.

Yu Jingjing was around Liu Ruotong's age.

"Tongtong kept telling me how handsome you were, and I didn't believe it. Seeing you in person today, you really are so handsome!"

"Let's take a picture later so I can send it to Tongtong!"

"Hehe, my classmates are going to be so jealous tomorrow!"

"Hey, can you stop making the V-sign with your fingers? It's so tacky. You're a star, you need to be trendy, you know?"