Chapter 74

Li Qiumo was really annoyed by this problem. His parents kept urging him to do so, his colleagues teased him about it, and even some students didn't ask him about it at all. It really annoyed him.

"It's best not to change the manuscript once it's finalized. Just think about how to answer. If you really can't figure it out, just give a random answer." Liang Nuo was a little unhappy. This kind of not reading the interview manuscript in advance reminded her of Pei Ze.

What surprised Liang Nuo was that Zhong Miao, the gold medal-winning painter, was so young and beautiful, and didn't look like she had repeated a few years of school. But this didn't make her happy. No one likes to be outshined in front of the camera, and her good mood for the day was gone.

After Zhong Miao finished reading the part about the interview with herself, she went to read Li Qiumo's manuscript. There was still time anyway.

Zhong Miao finished reading and whispered in Li Qiumo's ear, "Don't worry, there are students here. If you don't want to answer anything later, just pass it on to me. It's my honor to help my teacher solve his problems."

"Oh, you are so naughty. Okay, please don't sell out the teacher."

"Don't worry, the teacher is still valuable if he stays in school. It would be a waste if he buys it."

Liang Nuo was a little surprised by the atmosphere between the teacher and the student. She had originally thought that the two of them would not get along. After all, Li Qiumo was overshadowed by this student.

Li Qiumo wore a shirt under his jacket today, and his usual black pants. Half of his hair was tied up with a hairpin and tied into a small bun at the back of his head, while the rest of his long hair was softly draped. He wore a pair of metal-framed glasses, and he looked very literary and gentle.

Zhong Miao also dressed up today. Her slightly curly long hair was tied into a medium-sized bun and wrapped in an apricot hairband. The loose hair on her forehead hung down slightly. She wore a loose sweater jacket with a thin apricot sweater underneath. She looked pure and lively, but also had a lazy and gentle feeling.

The master and apprentice's looks are particularly fashionable and beautiful, completely different from the other bosses and elites who are dressed in formal attire.

Several people sat down in the studio. The looks of Zhong Miao and Li Qiumo made the studio look more pleasing to the eye. The director became more and more satisfied as he watched them. The candidates for this episode were good, and they were artists, so there was a gimmick.

It was still the same procedure. Liang Nuo stood up first to introduce himself and the two guests. Then the three of them sat down, exchanged a few polite words and started asking questions.

The questions initially focused on the two people's works, but started to go off track after the two people finished answering.

"I'd like to ask Zhong Miao, you won the gold medal in this exhibition, which makes you a relatively well-known painter. Your teacher won the silver medal, but ranked behind you. Do you think you've surpassed your teacher?"

This question was quite sharp, but Zhong Miao had already answered it several times, so it was not difficult for her at all.

"This has to be explained from several perspectives. First, art is sometimes difficult to distinguish between superior and inferior. There is no absolute good or bad, right or wrong. The only constant is the pursuit of art."

"Secondly, everyone has different aesthetic standards, and different people will have different feelings and understandings when they see a work."

"Third, there's a masterpiece in Teacher Li's office that wasn't included in this exhibition. However, this group of works is my best work to date, so I don't think I've ever completely surpassed my teacher."

"What Zhong Miao said makes a lot of sense. Teacher Li, what do you think about this issue?"

"Just look at it that way. Zhong Miao is my student. If she surpasses me, it proves my value as a teacher. It also indirectly affirms my teaching ability and my profession."

"You two have such a wonderful master-disciple relationship. It's really enviable. Teacher Li, I heard you're in your thirties and still single. What's the reason you haven't gotten married yet?"

"Zhong Miao, we've been together as teacher and student for a while now. Why do you think the teacher hasn't gotten married yet?"

Li Qiumo passed the ball to Zhong Miao. He really didn't want to answer this question. Did he have to say that he was not satisfied with anyone and gave up because he was tired of picking?

"Haha, I think that in our line of work, the older you get, the younger you marry. When Mr. Li was young, he devoted all his attention to painting. I believe he will find his other half in the future."

"Haha, Zhong Miao is quite humorous, but he's also not without reason. As far as I know, some artists and writers are not particular about trivial matters, and quite a few marry late. Speaking of which, I'm also very curious. Your conversations and interactions aren't like those of ordinary teachers and students. Have you ever developed any feelings beyond those between teacher and student?"

"How could that be? I'm married and everyone in the school knows that I'm married." Zhong Miao answered calmly, keeping smiling.

"You are only twenty-one years old. When did you get married? Was it a free love relationship?" Liang Nuo was surprised again. She really didn't expect that Zhong Miao was married.

"No, it was an arranged marriage, a blind marriage. But now we're doing well. My wife even appeared on your show before."

Liang Nuo tried her best to keep smiling, her mind full of the people she had interviewed. Zhong Miao was quite bold, saying that most people who could appear on her show were in their forties or fifties. "Can you tell me who it is?"

"It's Pei Ze from Ming'an Home Furnishing. He's my wife. Host, please don't misunderstand the relationship between me and Teacher Li. My wife and Teacher Li are also friends."

"Uh, it's Mr. Pei. I really didn't expect that."

The fake smile on Liang Nuo's face almost disappeared, and he looked very stiff. "Then let's move on to the next question..."

After the recording was over, Liang Nuo's face immediately darkened. Without saying a word, he didn't even look at Zhong Miao and Li Qiumo, and walked away in his high heels.

Liang Nuo was almost furious. She forced herself to finish recording the show. She felt ashamed when she saw Zhong Miao's face.

She pursued Pei Ze, but was insulted instead. Although her father made some small moves, he could not do anything to him. After all, the Liang family has fallen on hard times. Without interests, who would be willing to listen to you? Nowadays, face is becoming less and less useful.

This Zhong Miao, she must know everything and is deliberately mocking her, how dare she?

Is Zhong Miao showing off to her? Is she mocking her for not wanting Pei Ze even though he offered himself to her? Is she mocking her for hooking up with a married man?

It's really weird. Zhong Miao is actually Pei Ze's village girl wife. What a crappy village girl. How can there be such a beautiful village girl?

If she had known that Pei Ze’s wife was like this, she would never have gone to find Pei Ze.

In front of Zhong Miao, she was like a clown. Zhong Miao's smiling face seemed to say, "You want to destroy my family? Take a piss and look at yourself."

Regardless of whether Zhong Miao thought so or not, Liang Nuo was unable to control his divergent thoughts.

The director and other staff members had no idea what was going on, and were full of questions about Liang Nuo's attitude.

The staff escorted the teacher and student out of the door, not understanding what was going on. Liang Nuo was not like this usually, so why did he suddenly turn against them?

After getting in the car, Li Qiumo was confused. "What happened to that host just now? I didn't offend her. How could she change her attitude faster than turning the pages of a book?"

Li Qiumo didn't understand. This world was really strange. There were all kinds of people. A few days ago, they welcomed him with a smile and invited him to the show. What was going on?

"She's not targeting you, she's targeting me."

"Huh? It doesn't seem like you two know each other."

"She interviewed Pei Ze last time and fell in love with him. She even went to his factory. You don't know how bad Pei Ze is. He just humiliated her."

"What did you say? She doesn't know Pei Ze is married?"

"I know. Pei Ze said he was married when he was on the show. Who knows what the host is thinking? She obviously wants to squeeze me out and find a new wife for Pei Ze."

"Oh my god, is it because people's thinking is developing too fast? Why can't I keep up with this train of thought?"

Even Li Qiumo, who had relatively open-minded ideas, was shocked.

"Hehe, it seems her family was once a noble family, but it's fallen on hard times. They even made things difficult for Pei Ze in his business, but it was useless."

"Please stop at the store ahead. I'll have a soda to calm my nerves."

"Okay."

The car stopped on the side, and the master and apprentice sat on the curb, each holding a soda bottle, drinking and chatting.

"I C, Zhong Miao, you black-hearted girl, you did it on purpose."

Li Qiumo finally realized that Zhong Miao was deliberately attacking her love rival. This girl was really brave. After all, it was a program recording. What if something went wrong?

"Hahahaha, your reaction time is too long to figure it out."

"I won't dare to offend you again. You're such a cunning girl, I can't handle you."

Li Qiumo pretended to shiver.

"Teacher Li, please rest assured. You are my mentor. No matter how much your students care about you, they dare not use it on you."

"I don't believe you, but I really admire your brain. You and your Pei Ze, one is cunning and the other is vicious. Humph, if you are not from the same family, you will not enter the same house. You two are really capable. Tell me, aren't you afraid of her retaliation?"

"What are you afraid of? She's already retaliated, it's useless. She wouldn't dare to go any further, and her family doesn't have that kind of ability. At least, Pei Ze and my dad are both developing steadily. If their family doesn't manage things well, they're really going to be in trouble."

"Okay, as long as you know the number."

Zhong Miao saw that Li Qiumo had finished his soda but hadn't moved. "Teacher Li, what are you planning now?"

"I don't understand why someone like Liang Nuo would fall for a married man. What's her intention?"

"It's all about money and looks, what else? The rich are all old, and the young and good-looking ones are all poor. Pei Ze happens to be not too old, and he has money and a future."

"If it's according to what you said, her family is not short of money."

"You're wrong. Having enough money is just a facade. Pei Ze has inquired around. Apart from Liang Nuo, the host, the rest of the Liang family can only live off their savings. Who wants to see their family fortune dwindle day by day? Finding a son-in-law who is a businessman and can continuously bring in money is the only way to inject blood into the family. Otherwise, how could they, who have been in high positions for so long and are so conceited, be interested in someone like Pei Ze who is just starting out?"

"Hey, please pay more attention to your Pei Ze. Don't let him be seduced away by some little devil."

"Oh, if he can be seduced away, I'll find another one. The next one will be more obedient."

"It's over. I'm old and can't keep up with your thinking."

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Winter is approaching and the temperature is getting lower day by day. Zhong Ming's down jackets are selling better and better, and there is even a shortage of supply. He has expanded the scale, but still cannot keep up with the wholesale volume.

At the same time, down jackets have appeared in the market and shopping malls. Although the styles are not rich enough, the colors are diverse and there are many choices. Moreover, many parents buy them for their children. They can save money for themselves but cannot let their children suffer.

For a time, down jackets became the new fashion and were even sold abroad.

Pei Ze asked Erwa to train a group of salesmen, who traveled on business to various provinces and cities in China. He also negotiated with a logistics company for cooperation and is working hard to sell products nationwide. The father-in-law and son-in-law work together, and the two companies share a logistics company, so they can take everything away with one truck, which saves costs and also boosts each other's channels.

"I see your salesmen are selling a lot. Haven't you thought about setting up a factory in another place? Have you ever thought about recruiting franchisees in other places?"

During dinner, Zhong Miao listened to Pei Ze talking about the recent development direction of the factory and came up with a new idea.

"Franchisee?" Pei Ze didn't understand the word.

Zhang Weilan didn't understand either. She picked up some food for An An and listened attentively to her daughter-in-law's opinion.

Zhong Ming, who was standing by, understood what was going on. His daughter's mind was really quick, and he had been so busy lately that he had no time to think about her.