Zhu Qianying withdrew her hand, looked up, and squinted at the red sun hanging in the sky.
After a long silence, she finally let out a long sigh, "I wonder how Zai Zai is doing now..."
Her quiet tone made Cheng Ye's heart feel as if it were blocked with cement, completely stuffed shut!
"Shadow, don't worry. Zizai is so smart. If he's unhappy at the Yan family, he'll definitely contact Ji Huan."
Cheng Ye, a second-generation rich kid, immigrated to the United States at the age of twenty. With the rapid development of the domestic economy, he opened several Ying Jewelry stores in major cities in China when he was twenty-five.
He first met Zhu Qianying when the Ying Jewelry branch in L City opened.
She was sixteen or seventeen years old then, but she looks about the same now. Time seems to have left few traces on her.
At that time, she was wearing a pure white sweater, with her hair in a ponytail, looking clean and pretty like a girl next door.
Of course, what immediately caught Cheng Ye's attention was not Zhu Qianying's beautiful appearance, but rather that she had the sales assistant bring out a diamond ring for her to see.
That diamond ring held a very special meaning for Cheng Ye.
For him, it was the store's prized possession, priceless, so no price was ever marked on the diamond ring.
She was leaning on the counter, holding the diamond ring very carefully, and looked at it for a while before asking the sales assistant, "Sister, this diamond ring must be very expensive, right?"
The sales assistant only knew that the ring wasn't for sale, but she didn't know its true origin or price. So, she paused for a moment and subconsciously turned her head to look for the owner.
Cheng Ye was puzzled at the time. Why did this girl, who looked to be sixteen or seventeen, think that the ring was so expensive?
"Miss, why do you think this ring is so expensive?" Cheng Ye walked over and asked.
The young girl examined the ring closely for several more moments. "If I'm not mistaken, this ring must have won a design competition ten years ago."
Cheng Ye was slightly surprised. This ring had been displayed in all of his branches over the years, and apart from experts, she was the first customer who could recognize its identity and value.
"Miss, do you know who designed this ring?" Cheng Ye asked, but deep down he didn't hold out any hope.
Unexpectedly, the little girl nodded very seriously, "Yes, I know, her name is Cai Ying!"
Cheng Ye was increasingly surprised, but on the surface, he remained calm.
"Miss, you look like you're still a student, right? How do you know about things from ten years ago? Do you perhaps know this designer?"
The little girl shook her head. "No, I don't know her, but she's my idol!"
Her answer made Cheng Ye even more incredulous.
"Is she your idol? Are you a design student?"
The little girl shook her head again, "No, but I like jewelry design!"
Cheng Ye became increasingly curious about the young girl, so he instructed his staff to make tea and invited her into the reception area.
"Miss, my name is Cheng Ye!" Cheng Ye presented her business card with both hands.
The little girl stared at him with her big, dark eyes. "Cheng Ye? Cheng Ye, the owner of Ying Jewelry?"
That incredulous little expression made Cheng Ye burst out laughing on the spot.
"Haha, yes, I'm Cheng Ye, the owner here. Do you know me?"
The little girl shook her head. Cheng Ye noticed that she especially loved shaking her head, and her eyes were particularly bright when she did so, which proved that she wasn't lying.
"I don't know you!"
Cheng Ye thought to himself, "This little girl is so cute," and so he decided to tease her.
"Since you don't recognize me, why were you so surprised just now?"
The little girl blinked, thought for a moment, and then said, "Cai Ying is your mother. You opened this Ying Jewelry store to remember your mother."
It seems she really idolizes her mother, knowing even these things.
On their first meeting, Cheng Ye couldn't even ask the girl her name.
However, after that, the young girl would come to the store every few days to take a look.
Cheng Ye has a habit of staying at each newly opened branch for at least three to six months to observe the business and adjust his management methods accordingly.
As he lingered in the shop, he gradually became acquainted with the young girl.
Then he learned that her name was Zhu Qianying and that she was a student in the Hotel Management Department of L University.
Then he learned that she really liked jewelry design and was currently studying it on her own, so she would often wander into various jewelry stores to look at the designers' new products.
Then, she brought over her own design sketches and asked Cheng Ye for his feedback.
Cheng Ye is a businessman, not a professional designer. So, he sent her sketches to the chief designer of Ying Jewelry. After seeing them, he paired the chief designer with Zhu Qianying as a master and apprentice.
Around the age of eighteen, this girl officially graduated from her master's tutelage. Since then, she has been working as a designer at Ying Jewelry. However, at that time, she mostly stayed in China and only went abroad when she was busy with work and had to meet in person to resolve issues.
Until five years ago, she brought her mother to the United States, and a few months later, she gave birth to a baby boy there.
Cheng Ye, who frequently stays in China, naturally knew that this baby boy was her son with her ex-husband Yan Han.
The work of a designer can be described as either arduous or easy. In any case, over the past few years, Zhu Qianying and her chef mother have taken excellent care of her little baby named Zizai.
Three years ago, Zhu Qianying's mentor officially retired, and the position of chief designer of Ying Jewelry rightfully fell to Zhu-Ying, a rising star designer who was already somewhat famous in the United States at that time, also known as Zhu Qianying.
Since Zhu Qianying took over as the chief designer, Ying Jewelry's business has been steadily increasing. According to her mentor, "That girl, Ying, has a natural talent and charisma. Her designs are novel and bold, unique and always manage to catch people's attention. Given time, she may be able to take Ying Jewelry to a whole new level, and she herself will become an irreplaceable star in the jewelry industry."
As it turns out, her master was right!
In just three years, Zhu Qianying transformed Ying Jewelry from a fairly ordinary jewelry store in the United States into a well-known jewelry chain store.
Starting two years ago, Ying Jewelry, which has gained some fame, has been promoting its new products to the outside world through product launch events.
Perhaps because Zhu Qianying has been too outstanding in the jewelry industry in the past two years, she was threatened by thugs hired by a competitor a while ago.
Fortunately, she was quick and agile enough to react and run away, preventing the thugs from harming her.
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