His Genius Wife is a Superstar

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Iris looked uninterested.

Grandpa Lu saw her reaction or lack thereof. He threw his head back and laugh uproariously. "Ahaha! That’s my granddaughter! I’m so glad that you’re not like those Longs who’re some of the most snobbish people I’ve ever encountered in my life. They look down on other people too much that they’re looking up instead. Maybe that’s why your family crest depicts a dragon looking up! The Longs think too highly of themselves that they’re forgetting to keep their feet on the ground!"

She leaned to the window and continued to observe the aerial view of the ground. They already left the city and was now above the highways.

"Don’t take my words as an insult to your family, my girl! Your father, Long Tengfei, is a good man. He is like his father, your grandfather—bless his soul—who was a talented businessman. Not as good as me, of course! Ahahaha! Good men, both of them. A bit stupid when it comes to women but other than that, they’re unlike the rest of the Longs, especially the old ones."

Iris nodded, agreeing that Long Tengfei was indeed a good man. As for the rest of the Longs, she didn’t really have much opinion about them. All she had were the unpleasant memories of the original Iris about them, especially of the elders who kept on criticizing her and her mother, Wei Lan. They were strangers to her, so she didn’t really care about them.

"By the way, my girl! That hacker who exposed those brats on the internet, I forgot the name, Cookie Monster or something? Are you that Cookie Monster hacker?"

"No, Grandpa Lu," she said, chuckling at his mistake. "It wasn’t me. And it’s KeymonSTER, not Cookie Monster."

"KeymonSTER, Cookie Monster...Cuckoo Monster. They all sound the same! Why choose such a weird and ugly name when there are so many other cooler names to choose from? I want to know!"

Iris just laughed, feeling very entertained by his words.

Grandpa Lu looked pleased that she was now showing interest in what he was saying. He didn’t really mind her earlier disinterest because both of them were from Cross Academy. He understood and could relate to her. After all, most geniuses followed their own pace without really caring about what other people thought of them.

However, he must train her not to show her disinterest so obviously to others especially in the world of business. Networking was extremely important in business. Showing disinterest while networking was detrimental. He wasn’t worried, though. The girl was a fast learner and would surely improve in this aspect.

"So you’re not Cuckoo Monster. Then it means that there’s another hacker who’s helping you."

"Yes."

"Do you know who Cuckoo Monster is?"

She nodded.

"You do? Ahaha! Are you friends? Did you tell him to help you? I want to know!"

"No, we’re not friends. I just met him once before, but he doesn’t know that I’m also a hacker. He only knows me as Iris Long. And no, I didn’t ask him to do anything for me. He did everything on his own volition."

"Well, Xiulan my girl. You may have many haters, but it seems that you also have many supporters. Good. Very good!" He reached over and patted her shoulder. "Don’t mind the haters. The higher you go, the more haters you’ll acquire and the bigger their jealousy will grow because they wish they can climb as high as you but can’t. That’s why they wish for your downfall, so that they can feel better about their pathetic selves."

Iris shrugged, beginning to become disinterested again. "I don’t care about what the haters think about me. I don’t think about them at all."

"Ahaha! That’s what I want to hear!"