Chapter 1600: Are You Actually Capable or Not?

After Jiang Chenghao finished giving his instructions, he prepared to go upstairs.

Although Jiang Chenghao had his own thoughts, he was a bit unsure whether this was Xu Xiaoxiao's intention or Sister Zhang's.

After thinking it over carefully for a while, he decided to go find Sister Zhang and ask her first.

Sister Zhang's original job was to take care of Xu Xiaoxiao's daily life.

Now that others were doing this work for her, Sister Zhang felt a bit bored.

Fortunately, Sister Zhang was a warm-hearted person; whenever she saw somewhere that needed help, she would go and lend a hand.

At this moment, seeing a few maids drying quilts on the terrace, she went over to chat while helping them beat the quilts.

As they chatted, they began to talk about things she had seen and heard in her previous jobs.

The moment Jiang Chenghao stepped onto the terrace, he happened to hear a woman asking, "Did they really just abandon the old man and leave him be?"

Sister Zhang pursed her lips, her face full of righteous indignation: "You bet! In the end, it was the Hospital that saw how pitiful the old man was and waived the medical fees. But after the old man passed away, guess what happened?"

"What happened?"

"His children popped back up, claiming the Hospital had killed their father, and demanded the Hospital pay them compensation!"

Upon hearing this, curses followed one after another: "Heavens, what kind of people are they!"

"Simply shameless!"

"People like that will get their retribution!"

Sister Zhang shook her head and said, "They held up banners outside the Hospital, brought reporters to make a scene, and even demanded the doctor and the dean come out to apologize!"

"That's truly god-awful! Then... how did it end?"

"In the end..."

Sister Zhang's eyes flickered, and she spotted Jiang Chenghao standing behind the group with his arms crossed.

This made Sister Zhang quickly smile and say, "Oh, Mr. Jiang is back!"

The few maids were all anxious to know the answer.

But upon hearing Sister Zhang's form of address, they didn't dare ask any more questions, only using their eyes to signal Sister Zhang to tell them the answer later!

It just so happened that the quilts were mostly dry, so the maids picked up the fluffy quilts and left.

Sister Zhang, mixed in among them, prepared to leave as well.

But Jiang Chenghao called her to a stop and asked, "Sister Zhang, you have such a silver tongue; how about I set up a stage for you to perform?"

Sister Zhang caught the mockery in his words, smiled lightly, and then said, "That won't be necessary; everyone is just chatting a bit while taking a break from work."

"Then what about the arrangements in the kitchen? Was that also just a casual act?"

Sister Zhang was a smart person; as soon as she heard Jiang Chenghao say this, she knew he already understood something.

But Sister Zhang was very open and said directly, "No, I arranged it on purpose."

Now that there was no one else on the terrace, the opportunity was perfect, so Sister Zhang spoke earnestly to Jiang Chenghao, sharing some heartfelt words:

"You and Xiao Xiao are living together; as a lone man and a lone woman, some things are bound to happen sooner or later."

"Whether a woman is happy or not, the feeling of the first time is very important. To prevent you from failing at the first hurdle, I'm helping you build up your energy!"

"You don't need to be embarrassed; Sister Zhang is someone who has been through it. Seeing you two young lovers happy and satisfied is the greatest comfort to me!"

As Sister Zhang spoke, she even put her hands behind her back.

She wore an expression of "hiding one's merit and fame."

But the more Jiang Chenghao listened, the tighter his scalp felt.

Sigh, Sister Zhang really lives up to her reputation; she can make someone so embarrassed they want to curl their toes just by opening her mouth!

Jiang Chenghao rubbed his throbbing temple and said, "As for this aspect, there is no need to trouble Sister Zhang!"

"Then are you capable?"

Then are you capable?

He was more than capable!

But...

This kind of thing wasn't easy to explain, and Jiang Chenghao couldn't explain it either, so he could only grit his teeth and let out an "Mm."

Seeing that Jiang Chenghao's expression wasn't very good, Sister Zhang didn't bring up the matter again.

Her eyes rolled, and Sister Zhang said again, "Then I'll go give Xiao Xiao a heads-up."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chenghao got a bit anxious and hurriedly stopped her: "Xiao Xiao is thin-skinned, don't you go spouting nonsense!"

"I know, so I'll be a bit more subtle."

Jiang Chenghao didn't want Sister Zhang to have a chance to be subtle at all!

To prevent Sister Zhang from really spouting nonsense and scaring Xu Xiaoxiao, Jiang Chenghao negotiated with her: "Let's keep such private matters between the two of us, okay?"

Jiang Chenghao's voice carried exhaustion and earnestness.

Sister Zhang glanced at him, feeling a bit puzzled inside.

She was clearly trying to help, so why did Jiang Chenghao's expression... look as if he were suffering some great torture!

This reaction made Sister Zhang feel a bit dissatisfied and disheartened.

But then she thought, young lovers exploring things on their own could also have a unique charm.

Perhaps Jiang Chenghao was looking forward to that kind of charm!

Thinking this, Sister Zhang smiled and said, "Fine, fine, I won't interfere. If there's anything you need me for, just say so."

Jiang Chenghao originally wanted to say that they didn't need Sister Zhang's help.

But...

Some things shouldn't be said too definitively.

So Jiang Chenghao nodded slightly, and afterward, he left the terrace one step ahead of Sister Zhang.

Jiang Chenghao's original intention in coming to find Sister Zhang was to confirm a few things.

Now that the conversation was proceeding smoothly and Jiang Chenghao had received Sister Zhang's promise, he should have felt relieved.

But... his originally simple state of mind suddenly became a bit chaotic.

Jiang Chenghao looked up toward the direction of Xu Xiaoxiao's room.

He suddenly felt that he was no longer quite so simple...

Realizing what he was thinking about, Jiang Chenghao hurriedly shook his head.

Afterward, he told the people in the kitchen that those things like chives, oysters, and lamb were not to be made again for the time being!

Hearing this request, the servant was a bit confused.

But since Jiang Chenghao was the master of this house after all, the servant could only suppress their suspicion and agree.

The next day—

Xu Xiaoxiao was resting at home today and preparing to tidy up the things in her room with Sister Zhang.

Although the things Xu Xiaoxiao had brought herself were not many, the things Jiang Chenghao had prepared for her were quite numerous.

There were some things Xu Xiaoxiao didn't need, and they were taking up space in her room, so she wanted to pack them up and put them elsewhere.

And just as Xu Xiaoxiao was tidying up with great enthusiasm, she heard the servant say, "The young lady is back!"

The one who could be called "young lady" in the Jiang Family...

Xu Xiaoxiao put down the things in her hands, walked out happily, and saw Jiang Baobao.

Jiang Baobao was also carrying many things in her hands.

Seeing Xu Xiaoxiao walk out of the room, she smiled and said, "You're home today! Perfect, take a look at the things I brought for you and see if you can use them!"

Seeing her good friend, Xu Xiaoxiao was originally very happy.

But what Jiang Baobao said made Xu Xiaoxiao feel a bit overwhelmed.

Xu Xiaoxiao stepped down the stairs.

She looked at the boxes beside Jiang Baobao, then smiled helplessly and said, "I'm afraid I'll be wasting your kindness; I'm already trying to clear out the things Cheng Hao prepared for me."

"That's different! Maybe there's something among the things I prepared that you can use!"

Jiang Baobao introduced the items in the boxes very enthusiastically.

But every time she picked one up, Xu Xiaoxiao would say "I have that in my room," and when she picked up another, it was the same.

After more than half of the things in the boxes had been taken out, Jiang Baobao completely lost interest.

She sat lazily on the sofa and sighed, "I knew my little uncle handled things thoroughly, but I didn't expect him to be this thorough."