Chapter 94 Antiques
In the morning, after dropping Zhou Mingshi off at the airport, Lin Yi'an returned to work.
The property next door has already been bought, and after renovations, we'll need to increase our manpower.
Therefore, the TCM clinic needs to hire people.
Nurses, doctors, and acupuncturists and massage therapists all need to be recruited.
The recruitment process involves the human resources department, but it also requires final approval from Lin Yi-an.
The TCM clinic gained some reputation through word of mouth within the industry. When people heard that the clinic was expanding and hiring, many people with relevant professional backgrounds applied.
In the afternoon, the head of the human resources department showed Lin Yi'an a stack of resumes.
Lin Yi'an looked through the documents one by one. When she got to the last one, she suddenly saw a familiar name. She thought she was seeing things, so she looked at the photo. Sure enough, it was her, Yuan Xin.
She came to the traditional Chinese medicine clinic for a job interview?
Given their relationship, and given her pride, she shouldn't have done such a thing.
She wouldn't bow down to herself unless she had other motives.
What does she want to do?
Thinking about what happened that weekend.
No matter what she wants to do, she doesn't want to get involved with her, whether it's in public or private matters.
She took out Yuan Xin's resume and handed the others to the HR manager: "Tell them to come for an interview tomorrow at 2 pm."
Yuan Xin waited at home for two days but did not receive an interview notice from Lin's Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic. Later, she found out that Lin Yi'an's TCM clinic had already filled all its positions and that the people there were already receiving training. She knew then that she had been rejected.
She knew even better that the one who eliminated her was none other than Lin Yi'an.
She tightened her grip. She thought that by submitting her resume to Lin Yi'an's TCM clinic, she was trying to curry favor with her. Otherwise, why would she condescend to work at her clinic? There are plenty of TCM hospitals in the capital; she could go anywhere.
Unexpectedly, Lin Yi'an didn't give her any face at all.
Seeing her daughter's pale face, Zheng Yunhui asked, "What's wrong?"
Yuan Xin said angrily, "I submitted my resume to Lin Yi'an's TCM clinic, but I was rejected."
Zheng Yunhui frowned: "Why did you submit your resume to her TCM clinic? Do you want to work there?"
“Of course I don’t want to,” Yuan Xin said without thinking. “But I haven’t been able to get Lin Su’s contact information, so for now I can only contact him through Lin Yi’an.”
Zheng Yunhui sighed: "You two had a conflict before, and it was you who caused it. It's obvious that the Lin family also knows about this, otherwise the Lin siblings wouldn't have run away so early. It's impossible for you two to make it. You should give up."
Yuan Xin replied, "That was just a small argument between girls. We don't have any deep-seated hatred. I've already apologized to her. You and Aunt Wang were college classmates, so for your sake..."
Zheng Yunhui said, "I haven't been in contact with Wang Yuehua for many years, and we're not that close. They're unlikely to give you a chance because of me. Let's give up on the Lin family and look for other outstanding young people."
Yuan Xin persisted, "Mom, with our family's circumstances, could we find another family like the Lin family?"
Zheng Yunhui remained silent, but Yuan Xin said, "So regardless of whether I succeed or not, I want to give it my all."
She always knew that it would be very difficult to climb the social ladder based on her family background and abilities, so she pursued a boy from a good family who was also outstanding in college.
Unexpectedly, the other party liked Lin Yi'an. What embarrassed her was that Lin Yi'an didn't care at all and didn't take the boy seriously at all.
Thinking of the man who stood next to Lin Yi'an that day, who was in no way inferior to Lin Su, she heard that he was the president of the Zhou Group.
Aside from family background, she didn't think she was inferior to Lin Yi'an in any way. If Lin Yi'an could find such an outstanding man, so could she.
If she could marry into the Lin family, her family background would be a disadvantage.
Thursday is Yu Minhua's 78th birthday.
She was getting old and her energy was not what it used to be. Zhou Qisheng wanted to invite some relatives and friends to celebrate her birthday, but she declined.
A family meal together is fine; there's no need to make a big fuss.
Even though she didn't offer birthday wishes, the Lin family still had Lin Yi'an bring a gift to the old lady.
Liu Zhengying also made a set of clothes for the old lady by hand.
Zhou Mingshi was abroad and couldn't come back to celebrate his grandmother's birthday, so he prepared a gift for her in advance.
The birthday gifts he gave to his elders were either paintings or various antiques.
Lin Yi'an was very practical; she and her sister-in-law Yan Shuyan made a bowl of longevity noodles for the old lady and also made a birthday cake suitable for her.
The old lady ate her noodles with a smile on her face: "This gift is exactly what I wanted."
Lin Yi'an smiled and said, "Then we will make longevity noodles for Grandma every year from now on."
Zhou Qisheng said sourly, "You only make it for your grandma?"
Lin Yi'an and Yan Shuyan exchanged an amused glance, and Yan Shuyan said with a smile, "Of course, we'll make some for Grandpa too."
Zhou Qisheng was finally satisfied.
The people inside laughed. The old man was like a child again; the older he got, the more childlike he became.
He Xishan sat to the side with her big pregnant belly, her smile a little stiff. Of the three granddaughters-in-law, the two of them worked together to make longevity noodles for their grandmother, but she was left out.
This is disrespecting her; they didn't even invite her when making longevity noodles for the old lady.
Why bother? She's not going to compete with them for anything, so why are they ostracizing her?
She clenched her fists. It was alright. It didn't matter that they didn't make longevity noodles. She and Mingyuan had already prepared a birthday gift for the old lady.
Zhou Mingyuan's expression was naturally not good either. He held his wife's hand and said, "Don't worry."
He Xishan smiled at him: "It's okay, I don't mind."
Zhou Mingyuan: "Mm."
He stood up, holding the box, walked to Yu Minhua's side, and said, "Grandma, this is a gift from Shanshan and me to you."
After saying that, he placed the box on the table in front of her.
Zhou Mingyang, standing beside her, chuckled and urged, "Grandma, quickly open it and see what Mingyuan sent!"
Zhou Mingyuan looked somewhat smug and said, "A Yuan Dynasty blue and white plum vase."
Zhou Mingyang saw his smug look and didn't say anything.
Yu Minhua glanced at him in surprise, not expecting him to be able to buy Yuan blue and white porcelain. She smiled and opened the box. When she saw what was inside, she hesitated, took it out and looked at it carefully. Her smile faded a little.
“You’ve got some skills, kid, managing to buy Yuan blue and white porcelain.” Zhou Kanghui said, then walked over with great interest: “Let me take a look.”
Yu Minhua placed the porcelain on the table: "Look."
The other people in the house also gathered around to watch the excitement.
Zhou Kanghui carefully picked up the porcelain, looked at it again and again, and the more he looked, the more his brows furrowed.
Judging from his expression, did the people inside wonder if there was something wrong with the porcelain?
Zhou Mingyuan said, "Dad, you don't understand these things, how could you possibly understand it?"
"Bullshit!" Zhou Kanghui slammed the porcelain on the table and said angrily, "I dare not say I have any other skills in my life, but I have seen a lot of antiques and know a lot about them. This is not a Yuan blue and white porcelain at all. There is a piece of Yuan blue and white porcelain in the Ming Dynasty warehouse. Do you want to bring it over for comparison?"
He Xishan stood up: "Impossible, Dad. It's okay if you're wrong, but you can't just say things like that."
Zhou Mingyuan also said, "Yes, Dad, you don't know anything about antiques, so it's okay if you make a mistake, but this is Grandma's birthday present, so don't talk nonsense."
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