Although he was considering a long voyage, in fact, An Xing was awakened by the alarm clock early the next morning. He got up groaning and prepared to go to work.
After washing and changing clothes, An Xing came out of the bedroom, and Xiao Ning from next door just opened the door. An Xing was stunned for a moment and greeted the boy.
"Good morning, Ning Rong~"
"Call me brother."
“…”
The boy puffed up his round face and turned his head away, pretending he didn't hear. When he walked past Ning Rong, he couldn't help but look into the boy's room door, which was not closed yet, and the layout of the room was clearly visible.
Their two rooms were next to each other, with similar areas, but the furniture in Ning Rong's room was new and minimalist. Because it used environmentally friendly materials and did not need to be aired or ventilated, Ning Rong moved in last night.
It was just because Ning Rong brought very little luggage, so the room was a little empty.
An Xing walked a few steps ahead and couldn't help but look back.
"If you need anything, tell Aunt Zhang and Uncle Li. If you don't want to go shopping, you can tell Dad's secretary Brother Xu to arrange for someone to buy it. Your room is so empty, there are too few things!"
Ning Rong paused for a moment, thinking that this little fool's caring attitude was really endearing. He curled his lips, but just said:
"Don't look back when you go down the stairs. Watch your way carefully."
An Xing was stunned. Oh my god! Are Ning Rong and he the same age? Why does he talk like Brother Chen and his father?
After all, I am the only one who retains my youthful appearance.
An Xing sighed and turned to go downstairs, without considering that perhaps it was because of his excessive liveliness that people around him worried too much and aged prematurely.
It didn't make much difference to Uncle Li that there were three people going to work together instead of two. On the contrary, An Xing, who had originally planned to take a taxi to the company, was a little slow to react after Ning Rong pulled him into the car.
The car started, and An Xing came back to his senses and fastened his seat belt before looking shocked.
"Wait a minute, Dad, shall we let Uncle Li take the three of us to the company together?"
An Zhaoming was puzzled: "What else?"
“…”
An Xing was confused. What about the agreement to keep Ning Rong's identity secret? If Ning Rong got out of the company gate in the same car with An Zhaoming, even a fool would know that Ning Rong had a problem!
An Zhaoming looked at him with disdain, thinking that his own child was really stupid.
"Old Li dropped you off at the intersection, and you two have to walk in by yourselves. Besides, even if we get off the same car, those people will only think Rongrong is your friend or classmate. How can they think that Rongrong is my son?"
Oh, that's right. An Xing was silent. He thought hard and asked again:
"Will An Hao not tell others about Ning Rong's identity? Then spread rumors, saying that he got in through connections and that he actually has no skills, and then bully him..."
After all, An Hao is so bad that he had spread rumors about an innocent artist before!
Ning Rong couldn't help it, so he stretched out his hand and rubbed the little curly hair, interrupting the chattering boy.
"Don't worry, I know everything." He said calmly, "Just go to work, I'll have lunch with you at noon."
An Xing was rubbed so hard that he shook his head. He looked at Ning Rong, then at An Zhaoming. An Zhaoming turned around and smiled at the boy.
"Listen to your brother and just work hard."
An Xing rubbed his face and agreed obediently.
"All right."
After not coming to work for a few days, the atmosphere in the design department has changed subtly. An Xing judged this from the decrease in the number of snacks stuffed into his arms. "Teacher Xiao, what's going on?"
The boy brought snacks to the workbench, came close to Xiao Rui, covered his mouth and asked in a low voice.
"Why do I feel like... someone is always watching me?"
Moreover, the gaze was not friendly, and it looked very repulsive and vigilant, which made An Xing very confused.
Although he was parachuted into the design department, he had a special status and had no conflicts of interest with these designers. Also, because the designers had flexible working hours, he had never had conflicts with anyone. It can't be said that everyone loves him, but at least no one had ever been hostile to him before.
But when An Xing came back from leave this time, he actually felt hostility in the design department, which was very strange.
Xiao Rui was working on a design on his computer. He glanced at the boy and thought that the boy had a sharp intuition. He didn't say anything. He waited until An Xing packed up her things and sat next to him before he said calmly:
"There will be a jewelry design competition in November, and I've registered you. The designer who will be participating with you is a new designer in the company who hasn't been hired yet. You should do well."
An Xing:?!
The young man's almond-shaped eyes opened wide, and his light brown pupils trembled, like a frightened animal. He was stunned and took a long time to come back to his senses.
"Design competition?" An Xing stuttered, "Teacher, are you talking about the design competition hosted by the association this year?"
Xiao Rui said "hmm".
The country has a history of thousands of years. Its ancestors were wealthy, and the economy has taken off in modern times. The jewelry market has always been large, and there are many design competitions every year. The design competition hosted by the National Jewelry Association every two years is very popular in the industry.
An Xing understood: "Did you report the finished product evaluation of the brand culture group to me in the name of the company?"
"right."
An Xing understood.
The design competition is divided into three categories: design group, craft group and brand culture group. The design group has the lowest entry threshold, as long as you can submit a design drawing. The brand culture group is limited to companies or studios, and the entries must be in the form of finished products.
In other words, if you participate in the design group competition, you may compete with tens of thousands of designers for creativity, but if you participate in the brand culture group competition, there will be much fewer competitors, and of course the opponents will be much stronger.
And there is another very important point, that is, as long as the entries in the brand culture group get a ranking, they can be directly put on the official website for sale, and the sales commission will belong to the designer.
Companies have limited places for the competition, and they will give them to up-and-coming and promising designers to help them build their reputation so that they can sell products in the future - designers don't just drink nectar, they design products to support their families and create profits.
An Ning Jewelry had five places for the competition this time, and one of them was given to An Xing, so naturally other designers would be dissatisfied. But An Xing was An Zhaoming's son, so even if those designers were dissatisfied, they dared not say anything openly, and could only glare at An Xing in secret.
An Xing felt a little helpless.
Xiao Rui glanced at the boy who sat down and raised his eyebrows.
"I thought you were going to have a fit of paternalism and say something stupid like fair competition and give the spot to someone else."
"???" An Xing was shocked, "Do I look that stupid?"
The young man said indifferently: "Yes."
The Xiao family and the An family have a cooperative relationship, but Xiao Rui is not familiar with the An family. He went abroad very early, and after returning, he chose An Ning Jewelry because he wanted to work in the design industry.
Since he joined the company, the only personal relationship he had was helping his boss take care of his stupid son. It was not until his stupid nephew was saved by An Xing that he developed a slightly closer relationship with the An family.
So after the places were announced yesterday, Xiao Rui received a message from An Zhaoming, hoping that he could help persuade An Xing and tell this little fool not to give up his qualification.
This is a difficult situation for Xiao Rui. He never persuades others. He thought about it for a long time yesterday. Today, he decided that if it really doesn't work, he would force the little fool...
Then An Xing said that he was OK and there was no problem for him to participate in the competition.
Meeting the young man's gaze, An Xing blinked innocently.
"Although others are jealous... I am very qualified to participate in the competition, in many ways."
Growing up next to Shen Ying and having his own interests, An Xing has designed many things independently, from puppet toys he designed when he was a child, to more complicated figurines, and later beautiful doll clothes, and then exquisite jewelry... With a family background, An Xing has some artistic talent.
There’s nothing wrong with An Xing, a budding and promising designer!
Secondly, the companies do not select the contestants based on their strength, level or reputation, but mainly on the profits that the contestants can create for the company. Since they are all new designers, An Xing is quite confident.
The young man put his hands on his hips, puffed out his chest with pride, and clapped his hands until his chest made a loud clapping sound.
"Teacher Xiao, don't worry! I will definitely get a good ranking!"
Xiao Rui raised his eyebrows, not expecting this little thing to be so confident.
"Then you do your best."
He was concentrating on drawing the design and spoke again after a while.
"If you need my guidance, just tell me."
An Xing nodded, took out his cell phone, and was about to send a message to Lu Tianchen to report that he was going to participate in the competition, but he saw Xiao Yi's message first.
Yixiangkai: Xingzai, your cousin is a piece of shit, stay away from him!
An Xingxing is so dazzling: [I’m here to eat melon.jpg] What did he do!
I thought: I had a brake problem this time. They pushed the problem onto the new mechanic, saying he had falsified his resume and wanted the old mechanic to take the blame.
An Xing was stunned. He hesitated for a long time before typing a few words and then deleted them. After hesitating for a long time, he slowly replied:
So, Brother Yi, is it because someone wants to harm you this time that they tampered with your car?
Yixiangkaitian: If you remove the word "someone", it will be my illegitimate brother.
Yi Xiangkai: The car dealership that An Hao introduced to me must be related to my illegitimate brother, Xingzai, you'd better be careful.
An Xing agreed honestly. He actually had some questions to ask, but he was not that familiar with Xiao Yi yet, so he could not ask them.
After hesitating for a long time, he changed the subject and asked Xiao Yi if he had any good jade materials recently that he planned to use for the competition. Since he was participating in the competition with finished products, he had to do everything from design to production himself, so of course he had to choose the raw materials carefully.
The Xiao family's jade business has not yet been handed over to Xiao Yi, but the Xiao family can have priority in selecting good stones. Xiao Yi quickly replied, saying that it was no problem, and asked his uncle to take him to select stones, and even give him the cost price!
After all, I will be self-reliant in the future, so I will definitely save as much as possible. An Xing happily sent Xiao Yi a few cat hug emojis and checked off the note about finding raw materials in the memo.
Xiao Rui was doing his own thing. Occasionally, he looked up and saw An Xing fiddling with his phone. Then he looked up again and saw An Xing looking at the computer. Anyway, no matter which time, this little guy had no intention of conceiving a work.
Xiao Rui: ...
Forget it, forget it. I guess it’s because it’s been on vacation for too long and hasn’t gotten into the right state yet. Let this little thing have some free time for the morning.
If An Xing knew that Xiao Rui thought of him like this, he would definitely raise his paws in protest. Is he such a playful person? He is not. He is obviously looking for inspiration.
However, Xiao Rui did not say anything, so An Xing naturally knew nothing. It was not until lunch time that Xiao Rui took her to the company cafeteria.
"The elevator hasn't left yet, Teacher Xiao, please hurry up and we..."
An Xing took a few quick steps to get into the elevator, but he watched the elevator door close in front of him. The elevator was clearly still empty, but the people inside didn't move, and didn't even help to hold the door.
An Xing: ...
Xiao Rui slowed down after seeing the people in the elevator. A real designer must be cool and can't rush in like a little fool and get locked outside the elevator door.
When he got closer, he met the boy's round almond-shaped eyes. His light brown pupils were moist, like a small animal begging for caress and comfort.
"Why don't they help me press the elevator button?" An Xing felt aggrieved.
Xiao Rui stroked the little silly boy's curly hair lovingly.
"Because the people in there were squeezed out of the competition by you."
“…”
Step forward.
An Xing said nothing and continued waiting for the elevator.
Xiao Rui looked at him for a few seconds and asked casually, "Are you not angry?"
The young man clenched his fists angrily.
"I won't waste my time on these things. Since I'm representing the company in the competition, I have to win awards for the company! My work must be a bestseller! I have to make money for my dad! I don't have time to get angry!"
"As for those who look down on me... don't look down on the young and poor!"
Xiao Rui: ...
Xiao Rui's eyes became even more loving.
You are worthy of being this little fool. Even Long Aotian’s quotes sound like they are being cute.
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