Chapter 655: Chapter 286: Experiencing Unprecedented Happiness!
"Aside from that, one reason world-class companies achieve success is often because they can humble themselves anytime, anywhere."
"For example, why do so many people in our country know Michael Jordan? It’s because back in the day, NBA’s commissioner David Stern was willing to humble himself. He stood outside the CCTV building handing out video tapes like a promoter."
"Now the NBA has become arguably the most successful sports league in the world."
"Another example is why my clothing company’s cultural T-shirt became so popular. It’s not like the quality of our shirts is much better than others."
"It’s because our overall design is more down-to-earth, more in line with today’s popular online culture, earning everyone’s favor."
Yan Ran admired Zhang Jingdong for his eloquent speech. Upon hearing about the popular T-shirt, she couldn’t help but ask curiously, "Mr. Zhang, is the cultural T-shirt you’re talking about the one Xiao Fei brought into popularity a few days ago?"
Zhang Jingdong nodded: "That’s right."
Yan Ran was surprised: "So that cultural T-shirt was designed by your company! It’s really popular now. Many people at our school have bought it, and some are even trying to collect the whole set!"
Zhang Jingdong said cheerfully, "Is that so? Do you like it? If you do, I can take you to our company to get a set later."
"Really? But..."
Just as Yan Ran was about to agree, she glanced at Yan Ning and immediately asked, "Auntie... is that okay?"
Yan Ning sighed: "You can spoil her, but don’t let her become spoiled!"
At this point, Zhang Jingdong took hold of Yan Ning’s hand: "In my view, boys should be made to endure hardships. For instance, Zifeng, I can scold him and make him study hard."
"But as for girls, especially well-behaved ones like our Ranran, you have to pamper them so that in the future, they won’t easily fall for the wrong guys!"
"So, you’ll be responsible for teaching her discipline, and I’ll be responsible for spoiling her. Together, we’ll raise our Ranran into a beautiful, sensible little princess!"
Yan Ning noticed the sincerity in Zhang Jingdong’s eyes and smiled contentedly: "Well, you do have a point. Let’s do it that way."
"Ranran, aren’t you going to thank Mr. Zhang?"
Yan Ran blinked her beautiful eyes and suddenly said, "Thank you, Uncle!"
Zhang Jingdong was caught off guard and immediately laughed.
"Haha... isn’t our Ranran just the most sensible? Just for saying that, do you like Xiao Fei? If you do, I’ll get you a set of cultural T-shirts signed by her, how about that?"
Yan Ran was completely delighted and said, "That’s awesome, I love Xiao Fei so much, thank you, Uncle!"
Yan Ning blushed thoroughly but couldn’t scold Yan Ran, so she threw a shy and annoyed look at the two of them.
Half an hour later, the three of them left KFC.
Zhang Jingdong then asked Yan Ran, "Ranran, should we go to the amusement park first or go to the company to get the T-shirt and find Xiao Fei for a signature?"
"Or should we go to the amusement park first, then get the T-shirt and autograph from Xiao Fei?"
Yan Ran was so fond of her uncle at this point that she eagerly said, "Let’s go to the amusement park first. Is that okay, Auntie?"
Zhang Jingdong gave Yan Ning a meaningful look: "Yan Ning, you probably haven’t taken Ranran to the amusement park for a while, right? Shall we go?"
Afraid that he might reveal her past, Yan Ning nodded: "Alright, since Ranran likes you so much, let’s do as you say today!"
Seeing Yan Ning agree, Yan Ran happily grabbed Yan Ning’s left hand and Zhang Jingdong’s right hand: "Let’s go, to the amusement park!"
For the next three-plus hours, Zhang Jingdong and Yan Ning accompanied Yan Ran as they tried almost every attraction in the amusement park!
Yan Ran was noticeably ecstatic, as she’d been to the amusement park only two or three times in all these years, and Yan Ning didn’t allow her to try many attractions. Today, she had a blast.
At the same time, she felt, for the first time, a sense of being accompanied by her parents, which gave her unprecedented happiness and satisfaction.
Yan Ning was equally delighted, partly because of Yan Ran’s genuine happiness and partly due to her growing satisfaction with Zhang Jingdong.
Zhang Jingdong’s happiness was no less than Yan Ning’s, partly due to Yan Ning’s further approval.
The other reason was that he fulfilled a dream he never had the chance to realize: accompanying a child.
Although Yan Ran wasn’t his biological child, she was exactly the kind of daughter he had always dreamed of having.
Beautiful, sensible, lively, cheerful, innocent... she had almost all the attributes a girl should have!
Many men are secretly fond of daughters, so Zhang Jingdong was experiencing unprecedented joy at this moment.
By around 6 p.m., they first had dinner, then went to the company to get the cultural T-shirts and finally arrived at the entertainment company.
Yan Ning couldn’t go upstairs, so Zhang Jingdong took Yan Ran with him into the building.
When Xiao Fei saw Yan Ran, she was initially startled, then looked instinctively at Zhang Jingdong: "Boss, she isn’t your..."
Zhang Jingdong quickly said: "She’s Mr. Yan’s niece."
Xiao Fei instantly understood: "No wonder... Little beauty, you’re so pretty!"
Yan Ran was overjoyed by the compliment from her idol and said confidently, "Sister Xiao Fei, thank you. You’re especially pretty too, and I really love your songs!"
Xiao Fei affectionately ruffled Yan Ran’s hair: "Ranran, since you like me, how about you call me Auntie too?"
"I’m good friends with your aunt!"
Yan Ran paused, then said, "I’ll call you Aunt. I can only have one ’Auntie’."
Xiao Fei wasn’t upset at all; instead, she liked the little beauty even more and said, "Alright, it’s settled then!"
After securing the autograph, Zhang Jingdong signaled to Xiao Fei and then took Yan Ran downstairs.
On the way back, while Zhang Jingdong was talking to Yan Ran, his phone suddenly rang.
He casually took out his phone and glanced at it.
It was a text from Xiao Fei: I don’t care, in the future I must have a daughter like her with you!
Zhang Jingdong chuckled to himself and replied: "Okay."