Xi Yue paused for a moment and said, "What can Jiang Xinya think? Given her current situation, if Li Yeming is really willing to help her, Jiang Xinya should be grateful, right?"
Ye Qing shook his head: "Not necessarily. Jiang Xinya is not the kind of person who would easily back down. She took the initiative to go to Li Yeming and told him about her relationship with him. At that time, Jiang Xinya was so bossy."
"Are you saying that Jiang Xinya might not be happy that Li Yeming has changed his attitude now, but instead feel that Li Yeming is doing her a favor?" Xi Yue quickly understood what Ye Qing wanted to express.
Ye Qing neither said yes nor no. She frowned, raised her hand to press her temples, and said according to her own thoughts: "Anyway, based on my interactions with Jiang Xinya, Jiang Xinya is not the kind of person who is grateful, and Li Yeming's current actions are not exactly helping in times of need."
It seems Jiang Xinya has nothing left now, and Li Yeming reached out his hand to her, a typical act of helping someone in need.
However, if Li Yeming genuinely wanted to help Jiang Xinya, then it would be a timely act of kindness.
However, in Ye Qing's view, Li Yeming's mentality seems to lean more towards the latter: genuinely helping Jiang Xinya and hoping that Jiang Xinya will remember his kindness and take care of him in his old age.
Of course, it can't be said that Li Yeming's thinking is wrong; it's both right and wrong. However, it does seem a bit selfish and opportunistic. But it also can't be said that Li Yeming is a bad person.
Similarly, if Jiang Xinya is a grateful person, she wouldn't mind even if she knew Li Yeming had such thoughts.
But the key issue now is that Jiang Xinya is also an extremely selfish person.
Ye Qing didn't share her inner turmoil with Xi Yue, but Xi Yue was probably aware of it and likely understood as well. Therefore, Xi Yue didn't continue the conversation, instead turning the topic to another question: "Sister-in-law, didn't you say you were going to collaborate with Nancheng University to establish a program specifically for training students in traditional clothing design? Didn't you agree to have Li Yeming teach the classes? Now that she's causing so much trouble, what if the contract is terminated? Will you still hire her to teach?"
After asking the question, Xi Yue waited for Ye Qing's reply, but after a long time she didn't hear a single word from Ye Qing. She subconsciously looked at Ye Qing and found that Ye Qing was staring blankly at her.
Feeling extremely nervous under Ye Qing's gaze, Xi Yue noticed the light was red. She reached up and moved the rearview mirror above her head, checking her reflection. She didn't see anything on her face, but this only made her more nervous: "Sister-in-law, what are you looking at?"
Ye Qing shook his head, snapping back to reality: "What did you just call me?"
"What should I call you?" Xi Yue was quite surprised, not understanding why Ye Qing would suddenly ask her such a question. Was it important what she was called?
Although surprised, Xi Yue subconsciously thought about Ye Qing's question. When she remembered how she had called Ye Qing earlier, she was shocked. After her initial surprise, Xi Yue felt a little awkward. She glanced at Ye Qing, then turned her head and saw that the red light had turned green. She quickly started the car, using an arrogant attitude to cover up her unease: "What's wrong? Xi Quan is my brother. Is there anything wrong with me calling you sister-in-law?"
There's nothing wrong with that. Although Ye Qing doesn't care whether Xi Yue calls him "sister-in-law," on the contrary, Ye Qing actually feels quite uncomfortable when he hears Xi Yue call him that, because Xi Yue is older than Ye Qing.
However, Ye Qing was happy to hear Xi Yue call him sister-in-law, which showed that Xi Yue had completely accepted him now, and all the past grievances or unpleasantness seemed to have vanished without him realizing it.
Since learning that Xi Yue's illness was related to Ye Shuwei, Ye Qing had no expectations of returning to the way things were when they first met. After everything that had happened, Ye Qing didn't care whether their relationship was good or bad.
But now that she's suddenly accepted, Ye Qing is definitely happy, because she has a good relationship with Xi Yue. As someone caught in the middle, Xi Quan is naturally happy too, and Ye Qing doesn't want to put Xi Quan in a difficult position.
However, neither Ye Qing nor Xi Yue were sentimental people. Although Xi Yue's natural change in address did indeed affect one's mood, Ye Qing didn't dwell on the issue of how she addressed Xi Yue, seeing her awkwardness.
After briefly recalling the question Xi Yue had just asked, Ye Qing readily replied, "We haven't discussed the specifics of opening a class with Nancheng University yet. It's the end of the year, and the university has a lot on its plate. We've tried to schedule a meeting several times, but the university hasn't found a suitable opportunity. After some discussion, we decided to wait until the start of the next semester to discuss it further. The university will first see what the higher-ups think and do some preliminary work so that it won't be a waste even if we don't reach an agreement later."
Ye Qing spoke so naturally that it was as if the surprise she felt at Xi Yue's address was just an illusion.
"Moreover, even if the deal is reached, Li Yeming is not the only option. When I suggested that Nancheng open a class and have Li Yeming teach, it was not only to advertise the Jin brand, but also because Li Yeming himself was not very proactive. So I thought I would find another suitable channel to cultivate some talents in the design and production of traditional clothing."
If the contract is terminated, we will naturally retain the Jin brand, so there will be no conflict. As for the teacher, we can find someone else; I believe there are more suitable candidates than Li Yeming.
Xi Yue felt that what she admired about Ye Qing was that many things seemed to have just happened, but when connected with things that hadn't been resolved before, Ye Qing could quickly think of possible alternatives or solutions. Xi Yue knew that this was something she lacked.
Actually, what Ye Qing said wasn't anything complicated, but whether or not one could think of it was the key.
Ye Qing originally wanted Xi Yue to take her home, but Ye Qing thought that she would have nothing to do if she went back, so she asked Xi Yue to take her to the newly opened flagship store of Qingye Studio in the shopping mall.
Although she had heard that business there was good, Ye Qing still wanted to go and see for herself. As a designer, in addition to knowing the latest trends, she also needed to know the ideas of her clients.
Although Ye Qing's current focus is on formal dresses, she hasn't neglected ready-to-wear clothing. She's calculating her due date and feels that after giving birth and completing her postpartum confinement, it will be time to launch a new season's collection. She hopes to be able to produce a satisfactory design by then.
Otherwise, Ye Qing was afraid that his skills would be wasted over time.
To everyone's surprise, Ye Qing ran into an acquaintance when she arrived at the store. Running into an acquaintance wasn't unexpected, but what was surprising was that the person Ye Qing thought shouldn't be coming anytime soon.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
