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

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Li Wei was shocked by Li Feng's words, breaking out in a cold sweat. He felt that he was in grave danger, not expecting Su Chang to have such a powerful background.

Su Chang then realized that it was Ding Ge's business. A smile appeared on his face, and he politely said, "Okay, Mr. Li, what brings you here now?"

Li Feng immediately bowed deeply, his attitude becoming even more respectful. His voice held a hint of pleading: "President Su, could you please give Brother Ding some face? Let's handle this internally at the hotel first. We really need to consider the hotel's image."

His eyes revealed respect and concern for Su Chang, after all, it was his first time meeting Su Chang and he didn't know what kind of temperament Su Chang had.

Li Feng had already heard reports from his subordinates about the situation downstairs and had also seen Su Chang on the security camera, which is why he rushed down. He knew this matter might have a negative impact on the hotel and hoped to resolve the issue internally. Now, it was up to Su Chang to decide what to do.

Su Chang nodded after hearing this. He understood Li Feng's concerns, but he also knew that he wasn't the main character today. So, he turned to look at Yang Tao, his eyes filled with determination. If Yang Tao wasn't willing to handle it internally, frankly, he didn't need to give Brother Ding face.

Xue Sumei wanted to say something more, but Yang Tao grabbed her arm and nodded to Su Chang, indicating that he could do it. Her expression was calm, as if it were just a small matter.

Su Chang whispered, "It's okay, you can do whatever you want, I'll cover for you."

Yang Tao said nonchalantly, "It's alright, it's been so long since then, just punish him a little." Her tone was relaxed, as if she had already let go of the past grievances.

Xue Sumei glared at Yang Tao, feeling somewhat annoyed: "He's already hurt you so badly, and you still... You're really spineless."

Yang Tao quickly comforted her, "Okay, Mom, I'm fine now, aren't I?" Her smile held a hint of helplessness.

Xue Sumei glanced at Su Chang, then fell silent. She knew Su Chang was still there, and their insistence might leave a bad impression on her.

Seeing that Yang Tao had made up her mind, Su Chang said to Li Feng, "Alright, let's see how you handle this."

"Okay, don't worry! I guarantee you'll be satisfied," Li Feng assured him with a broad smile, while also feeling relieved.

Li Feng turned his head and looked at Li Wei with eyes as sharp as knives. His face immediately turned extremely ugly. He did not expect that the manager he had hired was a villain, and that he had also offended Su Chang, a powerful figure. He said in a low voice, "President Zhuang, let's go to my office. You should give me an explanation."

Li Wei had completely given up struggling at this point. He nodded and followed behind Li Feng, while Su Chang led Xue Sumei and Yang Tao behind them. At this point, no one was foolish enough to stop them anymore.

Upon arriving at Li Feng's office on the top floor, Li Feng first had Su Chang and the other two sit on the sofa, and then gestured to his secretary to bring them tea.

Li Feng returned to his seat, his face ashen, his eyes sharply fixed on Li Wei standing before him. He asked in a low voice, "President Zhuang, shouldn't you give me an explanation? Should I call you Zhuang Yan or Li Wei?"

Li Wei lowered his head, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. He was struggling internally, his hands unconsciously clenching and unclenching. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke, "President Li, I am Zhuang Yan, not the Li Wei they're talking about." He then raised his head, his eyes darting around, avoiding Li Feng's gaze.

Li Feng nodded slightly, a barely perceptible sneer appearing on his lips, and casually said, "Is that so? President Zhuang, so that means President Su and the others have wronged you."

Li Wei gave an awkward smile and said sheepishly, "Not at all, it's not that I'm wrong, at most I just mistook someone for someone else." He secretly rejoiced, hoping to get away with it. However, he also knew that Su Chang's identity was extraordinary and dared not offend them easily.

"Bang!" Li Feng slammed his hand on the table and roared, "Li Wei, how dare you! Even now, you still won't confess?" His voice was deafening, and the entire office seemed to tremble.

Li Wei was so startled by the sudden slap that he trembled all over, his legs went weak, and he almost knelt down. His face turned pale, and his lips began to tremble.

He knew he could no longer escape responsibility, but still tried to argue with a glimmer of hope: "Mr. Li, I am Zhuang Yan. You must think this is a misunderstanding, right?"

Li Wei thought to himself, "After all, if I admit it, I'm definitely finished today. As long as they don't have any evidence, they can't do anything to me. I'll leave Kyoto as soon as possible. I don't believe they can find me."

Watching Li Wei's performance, Li Feng's anger grew even stronger. He pointed at Li Wei, his finger trembling slightly, and said furiously, "Fine, fine, Li Wei, you're really something. You won't admit it, huh? Then I'll call the police. I don't believe you can hide your fabricated information from the police."

Upon hearing the words "call the police," Li Wei's face instantly turned deathly pale, and his heart pounded wildly, as if it were about to leap out of his throat.

He knelt down in front of Li Feng with a thud, tightly hugging Li Feng's thighs with both hands, and begged for mercy: "Mr. Li, I was wrong, I admit it. I am Li Wei. Please forgive me this time. I will compensate you however I should, and then I will resign immediately and not cause any trouble for the hotel. Is that alright?" His voice was choked with sobs, and his eyes were filled with fear and despair.

Li Feng snorted coldly. He had already achieved his goal, but he still looked at Su Chang, waiting for her reply. Su Chang also stopped looking at Yang Tao. After all, Taozi was too kind. He had already made up his mind, so he said, "Have you finished dealing with things at your company?"

Li Feng immediately understood what Su Chang meant. "I've given you the face you asked me to give, and your company has finished handling things internally. What I do next is none of your business." So he nodded and said, "It'll be done soon."

Then Li Feng pressed the phone and asked his assistant to help Li Wei with the dismissal procedures, while Su Chang also came outside and called Zheng Fangxiu.

When everyone arrived at the hotel entrance, Li Wei thought that was the end of it and was about to say hello to Yang Tao. But suddenly a police car with its siren blaring stopped next to him, and two policemen got out and walked up to Li Wei.

"Are you Li Wei?" a policeman asked with a serious expression.

"Um...that...yes, it is me, officers. Is there anything I can help you with?" Li Wei suddenly felt like he was doomed when he saw the two policemen, but he still stammered out his answer.

"Then please come with us. You are suspected of fraud and need to come back to the station for investigation."

"Officer, are you sure you haven't made a mistake?"

"You'll find out if you're kidding me when you come back with us." The police weren't going to be polite and immediately put him in the police car.

Before getting into the car, Li Wei glared at Su Chang and Yang Tao with a look of resentment.

That evening, at Xue Sumei's house.

"Xiao Chang, you've really worked hard today. You haven't even had dinner yet. You and Taozi sit at home for a while. I'm going to the supermarket to buy some groceries and I'll be right back." As soon as she got home, Xue Sumei prepared to go buy groceries, turning back to glare at Yang Tao with a disapproving look: "Taozi, listen to me carefully, take good care of Xiao Chang, understand?"

"Mom, I know, you can go now." Yang Tao waved her hand impatiently and replied.

“Um…Auntie, it’s so late, it’s not safe for you to go. How about Taozi and I go buy groceries? You’ve been busy all day, go take a shower and rest first. I’ll cook something for you today, see how it tastes?” Su Chang quickly stopped Xue Sumei, who was about to leave.

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"Oh dear! You're a guest, how can this be?" Xue Sumei said apologetically.

Su Chang waved his hand dismissively: "Auntie, look at what you're saying. Just consider this a taste of your future son-in-law's cooking."

Hearing Su Chang's words, Xue Sumei burst into laughter: "Alright, then I'll wait at home and see what my future son-in-law's cooking is like!" She then looked at Yang Tao, who was still glaring at Su Chang, and said, "Taozi, what are you glaring at? Look at Su Chang, and then look at you..."

"Okay, okay, Mom, stop talking. I'll take Su Chang to buy groceries first." Yang Tao interrupted Xue Sumei when she saw that she was about to go on and on. She then gave Su Chang a "you just wait and see" look and walked out the door.

"Well... Auntie, we'll go buy groceries first." Su Chang pretended not to see Yang Tao's gaze, said goodbye to Xue Sumei, and hurried towards Yang Tao.

"Be careful on the road, Xiao Chang!"

"Peach, you're not allowed to bully Xiaochang!"

"Okay, Auntie."

"Okay! I know, Mom."

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As soon as the two reached the bottom of the stairs, Yang Tao suddenly stopped and stared at Su Chang with a half-smile. Su Chang immediately stopped in his tracks, feeling that this woman in front of him was not a good person.

"Not bad, Xiao Chang, are you trying to manipulate me with my mom?" Yang Tao stared at Su Chang with a hostile look.

Su Chang awkwardly touched his nose, looking around but avoiding eye contact with Yang Tao.

"Peach, what are you saying? How could I dare? You're wronging me."

"Really? I wronged you? You still don't dare? You're going to be my mom's future son-in-law, what else don't you dare to do?" Yang Tao pretended to grit her teeth and rushed towards Su Chang, ready to use her pinching technique.

Su Chang was shocked to see this and yelled, "She's murdering her husband! Peach is murdering her husband!" as she ran forward.

"Su Chang, stop right there! Don't shout like that!" Yang Tao followed closely behind Su Chang.

Su Chang was not about to let this opportunity to get the upper hand verbally go to waste. Yang Tao was furious, but she just couldn't catch up.

"Ouch!" Yang Tao suddenly exclaimed, squatting down and touching her ankle.

Hearing Yang Tao's exclamation, Su Chang quickly turned around and saw that Yang Tao seemed to be injured. She immediately rushed back and squatted down beside Yang Tao, asking anxiously, "Taozi, where are you hurt? Let me see."

As soon as Su Chang squatted down, Yang Tao's eyes lit up with a hint of triumph. Seeing how nervous Su Chang was, although she felt a little sweet inside, she still acted decisively, grabbing Su Chang's ear and saying smugly, "How about that? I caught you, didn't I?"

"Ouch! Peach Heroine, spare my life!" Su Chang knew perfectly well that Yang Tao was faking her injury, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had an indestructible body and her ears didn't hurt, she still pretended to be restrained and in great pain.

"Hmph! Tell me, will you dare to take advantage of me verbally again next time?"

"I won't dare, I won't dare." Su Chang shook his head like a rattle drum.

"Then will you dare to do it again next time...?"

Before Yang Tao could finish speaking, Su Chang seized the opportunity of her smugness to break free from Yang Tao's control, gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, and then ran forward, taunting as he ran: "Nya nya nya... Next time I won't take the advantage verbally, I'll take the advantage directly."

"Ah! You damn Su Chang, stop right there! I'll teach you a lesson!" Yang Tao, initially shy, was now enraged by Su Chang and chased after him, waving her arms and unleashing a barrage of insults.

Chapter 115 Mother and Daughter Dialogue

"Ah..." Just as the two were running at full speed, Yang Tao suddenly let out another exclamation. Su Chang turned around and saw Yang Tao lying on the ground, looking like she was about to cry.

Su Chang didn't care whether Yang Tao was faking it or not; after all, dying under a peony flower is a romantic death. So he immediately turned around and ran back, grabbing Yang Tao's arm and asking anxiously, "Taozi, what's wrong? Where are you hurt?"

"Hiss..." Yang Tao's mouth twitched in pain as she kept hissing for breath. Then she said calmly, "Su Chang... I... Hiss... I'm fine."

"You still say you're fine?" Su Chang glared at Yang Tao, annoyed. "Alright, I'll take you to the hospital first." She then reached out to hug Yang Tao.

"Really, Su Chang, no need." Yang Tao quickly stopped Su Chang, then pointed to her foot: "I just twisted my ankle, there's really no need to go to the hospital. Just spray some Yunnan Baiyao and do a hot compress when you get home."

"That won't do!" Su Chang retorted loudly, "You need to go to the hospital for an X-ray. What you can do there is only for soft tissue injuries. What if you hurt the bone?"

"Oh, Su Chang, really, you don't need to. This isn't the first time. I've sprained my ankle a lot before, and this is how I always treat it. I'm fine with this '630' injury, aren't I? Why are you being so fussy?" Yang Tao retorted irritably when she saw Su Chang still arguing.

"Gah!" Su Chang didn't expect Yang Tao to have this side to her. Where did this gentle peach suddenly go? But she quickly came to her senses: "Okay, okay, I'll carry you back."

After Su Chang finished speaking, he helped Yang Tao up, squatted down in front of Yang Tao, and gestured for Yang Tao to get on his back.

Yang Tao waved her hand and quickly said, "Su Chang, no need, you can just support me."

"How can that be? You won't let me carry you, right?" Su Chang stood up, his eyes gleaming with a sinister light, leaving Yang Tao suddenly at a loss for words.

"Ah!" Yang Tao exclaimed again. Su Chang had picked her up in a princess carry. Startled, Yang Tao naturally hugged Su Chang's neck and pressed her face against his chest. Smelling the masculine scent on Su Chang, her face flushed with embarrassment. Fortunately, it was nighttime and Su Chang couldn't see clearly. If he had seen her shy and timid expression, he would have definitely turned into a wolf and done some beastly things.

"Su Chang, put me down quickly, it won't be good if someone sees us." Yang Tao patted Su Chang's chest a few times and whispered, her eyes darting around nervously, afraid of running into someone she knew.

"Oh, don't worry about it. Let him look. Haven't you ever seen a man hugging his girlfriend before?" Su Chang said casually.

"Oh my! Who's your girlfriend?" Yang Tao said coquettishly, but she no longer resisted and quietly stayed in Su Chang's arms, enjoying this rare warmth and sense of security.

"Of course it's our beautiful Peach!" Su Chang laughed heartily after saying that. Yang Tao just rolled her eyes at him and was too lazy to correct him anymore. She realized that Su Chang's skin was probably thick enough to stop a bullet.

"Su Chang, put me down quickly." When they arrived at the door, Yang Tao hurriedly patted Su Chang's chest, asking him to put her down.

"Ahem! There's no need for that then, let's just hold her like this." Su Chang was about to put Yang Tao down when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind them.

The two turned around and saw that it was Xue Sumei. They stared at her with puzzled expressions, wondering why she was behind them when she was at home. However, they weren't stupid and immediately realized that Xue Sumei must have been following them.

Yang Tao, realizing that her mother had witnessed everything that had just happened, said shyly, "Mom, how could you do this?"

Xue Sumei glanced around, avoiding eye contact with Yang Tao, and said as if she knew nothing, "What's wrong with me! Xiao Chang, don't block the way, I need to open the door."

"Okay, Auntie." Su Chang immediately smiled and grabbed Yang Tao, then darted to the side.

"What are you laughing at? It's all your fault!" Seeing Su Chang still grinning like that, Yang Tao was furious and turned her anger towards Su Chang again.

"Yes, yes, Peach is right, it's all my fault." Su Chang was completely oblivious to being scolded, acting as if she wouldn't listen to reason.

What could Yang Tao do? She could only sullenly turn her head to one side, not wanting to pay any more attention to the two of them.

"Xiao Chang, take Taozi to her bedroom first." When the three of them arrived at the house, Xue Sumei hurriedly asked Su Chang to take Yangtao to the room while she rushed to find Yunnan Baiyao.

Although Su Chang had some doubts, thinking, "This treatment method is quite different from what I learned," she still obediently followed her instructions. After all, the older woman was experienced, and Yang Tao had mentioned before that this wasn't the first time she had sprained her ankle, so Xue Sumei probably had treated Yang Tao's sprains before without any problems, and this time shouldn't be any different either.

"Peach, where is your room?" Su Chang asked, looking down at the several bedrooms with their doors tightly closed.