All three members of the Jiang family widened their eyes in unison: huh?
Although they had never doubted Ji Ting's abilities, those abilities had never really felt tangible to them.
For one thing, Ji Ting was so young. For another, they had never seen him at work, so it had all felt rather unreal.
Now it finally felt real. They simply hadn't expected such a grand spectacle right off the bat.
Jiang Mingde's mouth worked as he raised a hand in a daze. "Th-then all these flower baskets were sent by those institute directors and academy heads?"
"Mm... not all of them. Quite a few came from higher-ups, too. Even my brother's military command sent two."
No wonder. No wonder they lined the entire street, making it look as though the Queen Mother of the West was hosting her Peach Banquet.
Seeing how stunned they were, Shen Mu Lan couldn't help chuckling. "It does look a little over the top, but you can't really blame them. A lot of them hardly ever get to see Xiao Ting. Now that they finally have a chance to openly send him a gift, none of them wants to be left behind."
Jiang Shuoyuan stared, dumbfounded. "Dad, do you think our family should send a few, too?"
"Do you see anywhere left to put them?"
Just then, Ji Yanzhi came out of the shop. Jiang Mingde immediately asked with interest, "Well? Did old Chang win the argument?"
Ji Yanzhi chuckled. "It wasn't serious enough to call an argument. They were just exchanging a few jabs."
It had all started when Ji Ting called Director Chang. At the time, Director Chang was in a meeting with people from other research institutes. Seeing that Ji Ting was calling, he quietly took his phone out into the