Movie/TV series: Starting with Ode to Joy, I opened my own private kitchen.

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"Hello, cousin! Hello, cousin-in-law! This is our first meeting today. I was supposed to prepare a gift, but I didn't know you were here, so I didn't prepare one. I'll definitely make it up to you later." Su Chang immediately greeted the two of them.

"Well, let's skip the gift. She's quite good-looking, but it's not good for leaving our Peach alone at home for so long." Su Qing then carefully examined Su Chang.

"Yes, it is indeed my fault. Most of the business is in Shanghai, and I didn't expect to run into Taozi in Kyoto. So I planned to go back and take care of the company's affairs. I'll be spending the first half of the year in Kyoto with Taozi." Su Chang knew that Su Qing was standing up for Yang Tao, so she had to explain again.

"That's fine, but what are you planning to do now that you're in Kyoto? I heard you studied abroad, are you interested in being a substitute teacher?"

Su Chang was clearly taken aback when he heard this, because he remembered that he had just obtained three skills and three teacher qualification certificates a few days ago. Could it be that these were for this purpose?

"Sure, I grew up in the US, graduated with a master's degree from Harvard, and even got my teaching certificate after coming back. I think being a substitute teacher wouldn't be a problem." (680)

"Oh? You have a teaching certificate? Which subject is it?" Su Qing's eyes lit up. It was just a joke, but she didn't expect Su Chang to actually be capable of it.

"I have high school art teacher certification, high school physics teacher certification, and high school Chinese teacher certification. Do you think this is suitable?"

"What? A high school Chinese teacher's certificate? Are you sure you grew up in the United States?" Su Qing didn't think much of the previous part, but she was immediately surprised to hear that Su Chang had a high school Chinese teacher's certificate. After all, many people in China haven't even mastered Mandarin yet, so how could an ABC (American-born Chinese) pass the high school Chinese teacher's certificate exam?

"Yes, I can show it to you." Su Chang then pulled up her teacher's certificate on the website on her phone and handed it to Su Qing.

"Wow! It really is!" Su Qing exclaimed in surprise as she took a look. Yang Tao, watching from the side, was filled with pride; her man was truly amazing.

"Wait a minute, Sister Qing, why is your school hiring teachers? And it's a university too, so what does this have to do with you, a librarian?" Yang Tao asked with a puzzled look.

“It’s not our school.” Su Qing waved her hand and then said, “It’s a friend who takes prenatal yoga with me there. She’s a high school teacher. She knows I work in the library and, since I deal with teachers a lot, she wanted me to help her find a substitute teacher to cover her class.”

"Oh, is that so? That's fine then. Otherwise, you won't have anything to do in Kyoto." Yang Tao thought for a moment and said to Su Chang.

"I don't mind, it's all good. It would be nice to experience what it's like to be a teacher." Su Chang didn't care, after all, she was open to anything, and being a teacher would allow her to better develop herself.

"Sister Qing, which high school does your friend teach at? What does he teach?" Yang Tao asked again.

"Chunfeng Middle School, it seems to teach Chinese. Su Chang should be a good fit. I'll arrange for her to meet you, but you'll have to discuss it yourselves in the end."

"Chunfeng Middle School? That's good. I heard it's a key middle school in Chaoyang District, but it's a bit far from here, it's even outside the East Fourth Ring Road." Yang Tao knew quite a bit about famous schools in Beijing.

“Yes, it’s definitely not close.” Su Qing nodded in agreement.

"It's okay, I'll go and take a look when the time comes. If it's suitable, I'll go there. It's better than me being in Shanghai and Taozi being in Kyoto." The more Su Chang heard the name Chunfeng Middle School, the more familiar it felt, so he still planned to go and take a look.

"Okay, let's go take a look." Yang Tao also thought it was a good idea. As long as he had time to spend with her, that would be fine. She wasn't used to being together all the time.

"Okay, I'll call her now." Seeing that the two had reached an agreement, Su Qing went to call her friend.

"Peach, how about I treat everyone to dinner later?" With Su Qing gone, the third wheel, and Duan Xifeng hiding on the balcony, and Xue Sumei probably going into the bedroom to look at the gifts, Su Chang held Yang Tao in her arms, now that they had some space.

"Okay, it's too much trouble to make it at home." Yang Tao was a little shy, but she still didn't want to escape Su Chang's warm embrace. Mainly, she missed him a lot after not seeing him for so long.

"How about we go to that club we went to last time?" Su Chang was really unfamiliar with Beijing, and the first thing that came to mind when she thought about going out was Ding Ge's club. It had everything there, and apart from being a bit expensive, it didn't have any downsides.

"We don't need to go to such a high-end place, do we? I think the prices were quite high last time," Yang Tao said with a hint of regret.

Su Chang shook his head indifferently and said, "It seems you know nothing about my strength. Don't worry, this little bit of money is nothing."

"Alright then." Yang Tao didn't really know how capable Su Chang was, but judging from the manager's attitude towards Su Chang the last two times, Su Chang should be quite capable.

"Okay, go and inform Auntie and Sister Su Qing. After you change your clothes, we'll head out. I'll call to reserve a table," Su Chang instructed.

"Okay, I'll go now." Yang Tao gave Su Chang a kiss on the cheek, then got up to inform Xue Sumei and Su Qing, while Duan Xifeng was selectively forgotten by the two.

Su Chang mentally selected to sign in, and this time all he received was cash. Perhaps it was because he had used up all his luck the day before yesterday. However, he wasn't too disappointed, since, to be honest, he really didn't lack anything. So he called his old acquaintance, Manager Chen, to reserve a table.

An hour later, Xue Sumei, Su Qing, and Yang Tao were finally dressed and ready to go out. The five of them went downstairs, and Xue Sumei and Yang Tao got into the Bentley Bentayga that Manager Chen had just delivered. He didn't know why, but he had recently taken a liking to SUVs. Duan Xifeng drove his Camry with Su Qing in the back, following behind Su Chang's car.

On the bus, Duan Xifeng exclaimed, "This Su Chang is really rich!"

Su Qing said indifferently, "How much money can he have? He's an orphan. He just came back from abroad and started a company. And I heard he doesn't really manage the company. He's been spending the first half of this year in Kyoto with Taozi."

“I don’t know exactly how rich he is, but did you see the car he was driving?” Duan Xifeng said, pointing to Su Chang’s car.

"Yeah, I saw it. What's wrong? It's just an SUV." Su Qing knew absolutely nothing about cars. In her mind, only sedans and sports cars were valuable. However, her idea wasn't entirely wrong.

"It's just an SUV, isn't it? You make it sound so easy. Do you even know how much that car costs?" Duan Xifeng said irritably when he heard Su Qing's disdainful tone.

"How much?" Su Qing perked up as well.

"The total cost is almost five million, and I saw that he just bought the car outright after it was delivered; the license plate is still temporary. Think about it, his headquarters are in Shanghai, and he casually spent five million on a car in Beijing. How rich do you think he is?" Duan Xifeng patiently explained...

"Wow! So rich! I just asked him to be a substitute teacher and he agreed?" Su Qing was also stunned.

"This is what the life of the rich is like. He can do whatever he wants. Do you think he's like those small business owners who work themselves to the bone every day and don't even see much money at the end of the year? This is what they call experiencing life." Duan Xifeng was truly envious. He also wanted such a life, but unfortunately, he could only dream about it.

"Well, forget it. Who cares how rich he is? It's not really our business anyway. As long as he's good to Taozi, that's fine." After her initial shock, Su Qing regained her composure, which made Duan Xifeng's idea of ​​asking her to talk to Taozi and get Su Chang to invest in his business had to be put aside.

Two cars arrived at the club one after the other. Manager Chen was already waiting at the entrance. As soon as Su Chang's car stopped, several greeters came up to open the door. Su Chang tossed them the car keys, and Manager Chen came to greet them.

"President Su, Happy New Year! It's been so long since you and your wife last visited!"

Yang Tao blushed as she thought about what happened last time. She glanced cautiously at her mother and Sister Su Qing, only to find that they were both stunned by the luxurious decor. She breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Chang smiled and said, "I couldn't help it. I went back to Shanghai before, and I just came to my girlfriend's house to pay New Year's respects today. I was thinking of having a meal together and that's when I thought of your place."

"Mr. Su, you're being so kind. Don't worry, I've arranged everything. I guarantee your wife's family will be satisfied," Manager Chen immediately assured her.

"Yes, I believe you." After saying that, Su Chang looked at Yang Tao and said, "Let's go in."

"Okay!" Yang Tao agreed, then walked over to Xue Sumei and Su Qing, who were still in a daze, and whispered, "Mom, Qing, stop looking. After we finish eating, you can wander around inside as you like. Let's go in and eat first."

"Oh, okay, Qingqing, stop looking and go inside." Xue Sumei realized what was happening and quickly shifted the awkwardness onto Su Qing.

"Okay, Auntie." What could Su Qing do? This was her aunt; she could only accept it.

As the group entered the private room, apart from Su Chang and Yang Tao, the other three were immediately taken aback. It was only thanks to Yang Tao's intervention that they avoided embarrassment. After they ordered their food and Manager Chen left, Xue Sumei whispered, "Xiao Wei, isn't this a bit too extravagant? There's no need to come to such a nice place on March 3.9th."

"It's alright, Auntie. It's the New Year, of course we should eat something good. Besides, we can not only eat here, but also go to the hot springs later. There's also a collection museum over there, we can go and take a look later," Su Chang said nonchalantly.

"Really? There's a collection hall? What kind of antiques are there? I have to go see it." Hearing about the collection hall, Su Qing immediately became interested.

"Sister Qing, it can't really be considered a collection museum," Yang Tao explained from the side, since it wasn't her first time there: "Besides the antiques which only occupy one hall, there are also luxury car halls, jewelry halls, and famous watch halls. It has almost everything."

"Wow! We definitely have to go see it then, it would be great to broaden our horizons." Su Qing's eyes lit up even more after hearing this.

Duan Xifeng and Xue Sumei were clearly eager to try, so Su Chang quickly said, "Let's eat first, and then we'll go to the museum." Otherwise, he was afraid that these people wouldn't be able to eat.

“Okay, let’s eat first, let’s eat first,” Xue Sumei quickly echoed.

Today, she felt like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden, thinking that if Lan Caiping saw this, she would be so envious. So she started taking pictures with her phone and posting them on her WeChat Moments. Once she started, Su Qing joined the photo-taking army.

Chapter 136 Collection Hall

Although the lunch was plentiful, Xue Sumei and Su Qing's attention was clearly elsewhere after taking a few bites of food. Su Chang and Yang Tao exchanged a glance, smiled wryly, and quickened their eating pace before putting down their chopsticks. As for Duan Xifeng, he had completely disappeared by now.

"Let's go, Mom, Qing-jie, you two can't eat anymore. Let's go to the museum," Yang Tao said irritably.

"Okay, let's go."

"Okay, let's go, Peach."

Xue Sumei and Su Qing had been waiting for him to say those words; if they didn't not know how to get there, they would have left long ago.

Manager Chen had been waiting outside the door, and when he saw Su Chang and the others come out so quickly, he immediately came to greet them.

"President Su, what's wrong? Is the food not to your liking? Should I have the kitchen redo it?"

"No need, the food is quite good. We're planning to visit the collection museum, can you take us there?" Su Chang waved his hand and said.

"Oh, alright then. The collection has just received a lot of new items. Ms. Su, you can take a look. Please come with me." Manager Chen's eyes lit up when he heard that Su Chang wanted to go to the collection.

In less than ten minutes, the group entered the collection hall and arrived at the antique hall. Su Qing looked around with great interest. Although she was particularly surprised by the large number of collections, she did not exclaim in surprise. The other four, however, were not so interested.

"Honey, let's go check out some other exhibits first." Duan Xifeng saw Su Chang's expression and knew she wasn't very interested, so he tugged at Su Qing and said softly.

"Oh? Why don't you go look at other things first? I'll just stay here." Su Qing rarely had the chance to see so many antiques, so how could she leave so easily?

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“Okay, then Sister Qing, you stay here and look around. We’ll go explore somewhere else.” Yang Tao said before Duan Xifeng could say anything.

"Oh, okay then, I'll stay here with my wife and look around. I'll come find you later." Actually, Duan Xifeng wanted to go with Su Chang, but at this moment he could only stay and keep Su Qing company.

Afterwards, Su Chang accompanied Yang Tao and Xue Sumei to the jewelry store, since this should be Xue Sumei's favorite.

Sure enough, when Xue Sumei saw the jewelry in front of her, her eyes lit up and she was about to take out her phone to take pictures. However, Manager Chen quickly blocked Xue Sumei's way and said apologetically, "Auntie, I'm sorry, taking pictures is not allowed here."

"Huh? You're not allowed to take pictures?" Xue Sumei was immediately disappointed. After all, she came here to take pictures and show off. If she couldn't take pictures to post on WeChat Moments, what was the point of her coming?

Seeing Xue Sumei's disappointed look, Su Chang had no choice but to say, "Auntie, see if there's anything you like, I'll buy it for you."

It's nothing more than wanting to show off. Taking a picture is nothing compared to buying it directly. It's just a matter of spending some money, and Su Chang has no shortage of money.

"Really? Xiaowei, that's so embarrassing!" Xue Sumei said she was embarrassed, but her eyes kept looking her up and down.

"Mom, what's wrong with you...?"

"It's alright, Auntie, feel free to look around. Just tell me if you like anything." Seeing that Yang Tao was about to get angry, Su Chang quickly pulled her back and whispered, "It's alright, just consider it your betrothal gift."

"Pah! Who wants to marry you? You wish!" Yang Tao blushed and said coquettishly, having completely forgotten about Xue Sumei.

Next, Xue Sumei carefully selected a bracelet worth several hundred thousand yuan, which was one of the cheapest ones available. Xue Sumei wasn't the type to be obsessed with money; she was just a little vain. Su Chang readily paid for it without saying anything about letting her choose another one.

After leaving the jewelry store, the group entered the luxury car store. This time, Su Chang was there to help Yang Tao buy a car, since her Toyota E'Z was indeed getting old, and how could his woman drive such a car?

With a smile on his face and his eyes showing concern for Yang Tao, Su Chang said softly, "Taozi, pick one out. Consider it my New Year's gift to you."

Yang Tao waved her hands repeatedly, a slightly embarrassed expression on her face, and said, "Su Chang, no need, it's not like I don't have a car to drive."

Su Chang quickly explained, his eyes filled with sincerity and concern: "Taozi, your car is quite old, isn't it? And it's not really appropriate to drive it if we're going to any banquets or similar events together."

Yang Tao hesitated for a moment, thinking to herself: it really wasn't appropriate to drive that old car to the banquet with Su Chang; it would be beneath Su Chang's dignity. A determined glint flashed in her eyes, but she finally reluctantly agreed, saying, "Well... alright then."

Afterwards, Manager Chen enthusiastically introduced several cars to Yang Tao: the Bentley Continental, the Jaguar F-TYPE, the Maserati Quattroporte, and the Porsche Panamera—each exuding its own unique charm.

Su Chang personally thought the Bentley Continental was pretty good—a two-door sports car, and Bentleys are known for their good safety features. But since it wasn't him buying the car, he couldn't really say anything.

However, Yang Tao's gaze lingered on the Panamera. Her eyes sparkled with delight, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, as if she had already found her dream car.

"Let's buy it," Yang Tao said with certainty.

“Okay, card payment.” Su Chang readily swiped his card to pay, but secretly wondered, “Do all these women particularly like Porsches? Because now, apart from Jiang Lai, all the other women in the villa have chosen Porsches.”

"Auntie, how about we go soak in a hot spring to relax?" Su Chang suggested.

“Sure, no problem.” Xue Sumei didn’t refuse. Her eyes revealed a hint of anticipation and excitement, clearly showing that she was very interested in the suggestion, mainly because they could take pictures there.

Su Chang immediately gave Manager Chen a meaningful look, and Manager Chen understood. He smiled and went over to call two waiters, whispering a few instructions to them. Then, he led the three of them towards the hot springs.

Upon arriving at the hot springs, Xue Sumei was given a private hot spring pool, while Su Chang and Yang Tao were once again assigned to the same hot spring pool they had visited the previous two times.