Divorced Dad's Gourmet Shop

Chapter 422: Chapter 421: A Real Man? Is My Husband an Immortal?

Jiang Liu smiled. "With that serious little expression of yours... do you think it’s possible that because I’m your husband, you’re just seeing my plan through rose-colored glasses?"

"Absolutely not." Jun Qingmeng shook her head. "I admit I see you through a certain filter, but I’m still very rational when it comes to serious business!"

"The truth is, it’s best when things are simple and easy to understand at a glance. Even if the content itself isn’t perfect, it should at least be pleasing to the eye. And on top of that, honey, your plan has real business depth."

"Is that so?"

Jiang Liu was gradually coming to accept the fact that he was a genius.

The father and daughter were just alike.

One of them thought she was a little smarty-pants, a clever little imp.

Her ego would soar with a single word of praise.

And the other, after a little praise, now thought he was a genius.

By the time she finished reading, Jun Qingmeng was already starting to worship Jiang Liu.

"Honey, this business plan is excellent. I’d give it a perfect score. If you send this to my dad, he’ll definitely approve it. And if he doesn’t, you come find me."

Jun Qingmeng was in a wonderful mood.

She had discovered yet another one of her husband’s brilliant qualities.

’I absolutely adore him.’

’*Sniffle*... How did I get so lucky? To have such an outstanding man, my husband, lying right here in my arms.’

"That’s a relief. I wouldn’t have been able to sleep tonight otherwise," Jiang Liu said with a smile. "Oh, right. I also made an alpha version."

"Huh?"

For a moment, Jun Qingmeng didn’t know what he meant.

"It’s an internal build of the software," Jiang Liu explained.

"You mean to say, you already built the alpha?"

She was a bit dumbfounded.

’My husband’s speed...’

Jiang Tongtong couldn’t help but ask, "Daddy, what’s an ’affa’?"

’Hm, I guess this is a bit over my little cutie’s head?’

Jiang Liu gently pinched her little lips.

"It’s software for internal testing. To put it simply, it’s like if I made a batch of steamed buns and had you taste them one by one to see if I forgot the filling in any. In that situation, you would be the ’internal tester’."

"Wow!" Jiang Tongtong looked astonished. "Oh, so that’s what it is! Now that you put it that way, Daddy, Tongtong gets it!"

Jun Qingmeng looked up.

Jiang Liu looked down at the same time.

The couple exchanged a knowing glance, struggling to keep straight faces.

The most fun part about raising their little girl was this:

You see right through her bluff, but you don’t call her out. You just quietly watch her go on and on, puffing up a storm...

Jiang Liu understood.

Tongtong was only five and a half.

What could she possibly understand?

She could barely even count properly. Expecting her to grasp high-level concepts was pure fantasy.

Still, the little rascal really knew how to put on an act. He had no idea who she’d learned it from.

Jun Qingmeng said, "Do you want to test the software?"

’The software was built so quickly. What if it’s incomplete, full of bugs, or laggy? My husband would be so embarrassed.’

’As a doting wife, she had to protect her precious husband’s ego at all costs.’

’Even if her husband was a total screw-up, she had to praise him like he was the most amazing man alive.’

Jiang Liu didn’t say a word. A true man lets his actions do the talking.

He opened the software and started the test.

"This software has an automatic ordering function, an assessment module, a number-calling system, and..."

Jiang Liu explained as he tested it.

The software was incredibly smooth. He quickly ran through a full cycle of its functions.

Jiang Tongtong watched with a completely baffled expression.

She didn’t understand what he said, nor what she was seeing.

But she was totally blown away.

’Daddy is so amazing!’

’What’s a girl to do when she worships her daddy this much?’

’*Sniffle...*’

’Why is my daddy so outstanding?’

’All the other kids are going to be so jealous of me!’

After watching the software test, Jun Qingmeng stared at Jiang Liu with a strange look in her eyes.

"Wait, honey... did you really make this software in half an hour? It’s not that I don’t believe you... it’s just... that’s insane, isn’t it?"

"It’s alright. I think it’s pretty average. I feel like there’s still a lot of room for improvement."

"You call this average?" Jun Qingmeng retorted. "It runs smoothly with no lag, it has a full set of features, and it’s fast. That’s ’average’ to you?"

She said it all in one breath.

She took a gasp of air.

’Is my husband some kind of god?’

’If I’d known he was this amazing earlier, I would’ve found a way to make him my secretary.’

’We could’ve nurtured our relationship, and he could’ve helped me work more efficiently.’

’Killing two birds with one stone.’

Jiang Liu slowly let out a breath. "So, what do you think? There shouldn’t be any major problems, right?"

"No problems at all, it’s fantastic!" Jun Qingmeng said, her pretty face full of awe. "If I were your boss, I’d lock you in a dark room and work you to the bone."

"You’re just too fast!"

???

Question marks filled Jiang Liu’s mind.

’Since when would you know?’

As a man who was quite confident in his... other abilities, he was about to retort.

But then he remembered his daughter was present. He’d hold his tongue for now. There would be plenty of time for that later; no need to be hasty.

Jiang Liu said with a smile, "I studied it and did a lot of it back in school. After I joined the workforce, I did it a fair bit too. For someone who knows what they’re doing, it usually doesn’t take more than an hour to finish up."

"Is that so?"

Jun Qingmeng furrowed her pretty brows in thought.

"But that doesn’t add up. When I was working at my company, every time I talked to the project lead, he’d tell me that software was difficult to make and would take a week to complete. And it would never be as smooth as yours."

"Ah, that’s because you don’t get it."

Jiang Liu said mysteriously,

"It’s all about the technique. Back when I worked at the state-owned enterprise, if I had a job that took one hour, I’d tell my boss it would take a day. Then, my boss would tell *his* boss that it would take three days. See how it works?"

This was the distilled wisdom of generations of corporate drones.

If he finished a one-hour job in one hour,

then the next time, his boss would order him to finish it in fifty minutes.

And if he couldn’t do it, he’d be accused of slacking off.

But if he took a whole day to finish that one-hour job, the boss would praise him, saying, "What a diligent young man!"

Jun Qingmeng was stunned. "Honey, you can actually do that? I had no idea."

As a meticulously groomed heiress, how could she possibly understand such workplace shenanigans?

’My husband knows so many things!’

Jun Qingmeng felt more and more that, compared to Jiang Liu, she was a complete newbie, an idiot.

Jiang Liu didn’t continue the topic. He just smiled and said, "Alright, it’s getting late. You two go brush your teeth and use the bathroom. I’m going to send this over to your dad for his review."

"Okay, honey," Jun Qingmeng agreed obediently.

Her heart felt sweet.

Because this was only a brief separation.

She would be able to hold her husband in her arms all night long.

No need to worry about time being too short.

Before, she could only watch Jiang Liu from afar. Later, they could only exchange a few words on occasion. Then, the only time she had was accompanying him on his commute.

And now, here they were, lying in the same bed, just one final step away from breaking through that last barrier.

"Daddy, can’t we brush our teeth and go to the bathroom together?"

"We can’t, Tongtong," Jiang Liu replied, glancing over at the shy yet trying-to-hide-it expression on Jun Qingmeng’s face.

"Okay then!" Jiang Tongtong stretched out her arms. "Mommy, can you carry me off the bed?"

"You little lazybones."

Jun Qingmeng gently poked Tongtong’s head and lovingly lifted her off the bed.

Jiang Tongtong giggled happily.

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