Chapter 216
Zhao Yuan didn't know if she was too engrossed in searching, or if Miao Xiaomei just walked without making any noise. In any case, she had no idea when Miao Xiaomei stood there, let alone how much Miao Xiaomei had seen.
Miao Xiaomei just looked at her quietly with an expressionless face and didn't say anything, which made Zhao Yuan even more frightened.
Zhao Yuan forced a smile and said, "I saw the door of this room was open, and I saw that this wardrobe looked good, so I came in to take a look."
Zhao Yuan touched the wardrobe while speaking, "This wardrobe is really nice. I wish I had one like this at home. Xiaomei, who made this wardrobe?"
"This is the dowry from my parents' home." Miao Xiaomei said.
"So it's a dowry. No wonder it's so good!" Zhao Yuan said with a smile and walked out.
As she passed Miao Xiaomei, she was afraid that she would grab her and expose her lie. Fortunately, Miao Xiaomei did not make any other moves and watched Zhao Yuan pass her and sit in the front yard.
Miao Xiaomei saw Zhao Yuan went to get some water and didn't come back for a long time, so she thought of going to the kitchen to see what was going on.
However, before she reached the kitchen, she just reached the door of her room and caught a glimpse of Zhao Yuan standing in front of the wardrobe in her room with his back to her, wondering what he was doing.
Miao Xiaomei was naturally unhappy. She hated the behavior of entering and leaving other people's rooms without their consent.
However, seeing that Zhao Yuan was only interested in the wardrobe that her parents had brought as a dowry, Miao Xiaomei didn't say much.
She didn't even take it to heart and mentioned it to Aunt Donghong.
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The Bamboo Fair was about to open, and Director Cai finally told Ye Fuyue that the factory director agreed to let her go to the Bamboo Fair together.
The three-day Bamboo Fair was held in a foreign-friendly hotel. The hotel's three-story conference room was converted into the venue for the fair, reflecting the large number of factories participating.
This was the first time Ye Fuyue had entered a foreign-related hotel, whether in this life or the previous one.
When you step into the foreign-related hotel from the outside, you suddenly feel like you are in two different worlds.
The exhibition area of Xiangyang Furniture Factory is on the third floor. In addition, the exhibition areas of the First Furniture Factory and another furniture factory are also on the third floor.
When Ye Fuyue followed Director Cai into the third floor, she saw Director Zheng from the First Furniture Factory.
When Director Zheng saw her, he was stunned at first, then seemed to understand something and looked at her with disdain.
Ye Fuyue guessed that Director Zheng probably didn't know she was collaborating with Xiangyang Furniture Factory until he saw her walking with the factory staff. Then, Director Zheng became disdainful. After all, no matter who collaborated with her, her designs would quickly be copied by the other two factories, and the factory she partnered with would be the one that got the short end of the stick.
Ye Fuyue just glanced at Director Zheng indifferently, then followed Director Cai with an expressionless face.
In the exhibition area of Xiangyang Furniture Factory, several people were already making final preparations.
Ye Fuyue looked around at the furniture displayed at Xiangyang Furniture Factory and found that the furniture she designed was placed at the very back.
"Let me introduce them to you," Director Cai called over the busy staff and introduced them to Ye Fuyue: "These two comrades are from the Propaganda Department. This is Comrade Yu Wanying, and this is Comrade Huang Xiu. This is Comrade Jiang Yue, the translator assigned to our factory by the Bamboo Trade Fair..."
In addition to the four staff members introduced by Director Cai, Director Chen of Xiangyang Furniture Factory will also be here soon.
After Director Cai finished introducing them, Yu Wanying took Ye Fuyue's hand and said warmly and familiarly, "You are Ye Fuyue! I've heard from the factory that you designed two sets of furniture specifically for foreigners. Yes, those two sets. I think you are very talented, and the furniture you designed is very beautiful and stylish!"
Huang Xiu overheard this and snorted contemptuously, "How can it be good-looking? It's neither Western nor rustic. Chinese people will definitely not like it, and foreigners may not like it either."
"How do you know foreigners don't like it? You are not a foreigner." Yu Wanying said unconvinced.
"I have participated in several bamboo fairs with the factory. I may not be sure what foreigners like, but I am very sure what they don't like. Foreigners will definitely not like the two sets of furniture she designed! Director Cai and Factory Director Chen should not have asked her to design furniture." Huang Xiu said.
"Director Chen and Director Cai didn't say anything, but you understand it better than both of them." Yu Wanying rolled her eyes secretly.
"Whether I'm right or not, you'll know when the Bamboo Fair starts." Huang Xiu didn't bother to waste words with people like Yu Wanying and went about his own business.
Yu Wanying rolled her eyes at Huang Xiu's back and said to Ye Fuyue, "Don't take his words to heart. He's just that kind of person."
Ye Fuyue smiled and said, "I won't worry about it."
There are such people in every era.
If Huang Xiu is truly as he claims, he's pretty sure foreigners don't like it. So why didn't he raise his concerns with the factory? Why hasn't Xiangyang Furniture Factory secured a single foreign-related order at the Bamboo Fair in all these years? Why has Xiangyang Furniture Factory continued to decline?
After Yu Wanying went to do her work, Ye Fuyue wanted to look around by herself, but Jiang Yue came to find her.
"Comrade Ye, in order to cooperate with you and translate well later, I have some questions to confirm with you." Jiang Yue said seriously.
Ye Fuyue's expression also became serious: "Go ahead."
"Why do you design furniture like that? What is your design concept? What is the difference between the furniture you design and Xiangyang Furniture Factory's own furniture? Why do you think foreigners like the furniture you design?" Jiang Yue held a small notebook and asked several questions in a row.
Ye Fuyue was stunned by his question.
Putting aside the fact that she hadn't considered it that much, she wondered why foreigners liked it. Just look at the furniture magazines, movies, and TV series she'd read in her past life.
Furthermore, she didn't think the foreign merchants would be curious about these questions. She didn't care why she designed it this way, as long as the foreign merchants intuitively knew the furniture would sell. The design concept was just a marketing strategy, completely fabricated.
"Translator Jiang, I don't think you need to think so much. Foreigners certainly won't ask such detailed questions. They don't care what the differences are or why they like my design. As long as they think the furniture can sell well, they'll be happy to place an order."
Jiang Yue was very dissatisfied with Ye Fuyue's answer and attitude. He said with a stern face, "Comrade Ye, are you the translator or am I? I often translate for various foreign guests. I don't know what they think. You just need to answer my questions and cooperate with my work."
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