The trip organized by Zizai's school was actually just a visit to a scenic area on the outskirts of a neighboring city.
The little guy wasn't actually very enthusiastic. On the contrary, Zhu Qianying and Yan Shao thought he could take this opportunity to get closer to his classmates so that he could forget about Bai Xiaolu as soon as possible.
So, even though it was just a short trip, Zhu Qianying and Yan Shao took it very seriously and specially accompanied the little guy to the supermarket to buy a lot of food and drinks.
Their enthusiasm infected the little guy who was originally not very enthusiastic. Early Tuesday morning, the little guy happily waved goodbye to Zhu Qianying with a backpack full of delicious food on his back, and was taken to school by Yan Shao.
The Ying Jewelry store that Yi Wei had previously vandalized has been renovated. Since Cheng Ye wasn't there, they had to ask Zhu Qianying to inspect it on his behalf.
Zhu Qianying had arranged to have the inspection done on Tuesday noon. After seeing the father and son off in the morning, she finished her work and then had the driver take her out.
After the jewelry store was renovated to the style of the new store, it is completely different from the original. The style and appearance have been completely changed. Now, the decoration looks much more fashionable. Just from the appearance, the level has been improved by more than a little bit.
Zhu Qianying invited the store manager, Wang Chunsi, to come and inspect the business together. When Wang Chunsi heard that Zhu Qianying was going to establish her own brand and studio, she felt sorry for her but also happy for her.
"If the boss had realized this earlier, you probably wouldn't have had to leave."
Wang Chunsi's words were loaded with meaning, but Zhu Qianying pretended not to understand, smiled, and went into the shop to take a closer look at the interior decoration.
"However, I think the boss will still focus on your designs in the future, because your designs have accounted for an increasingly larger proportion of sales in the past two years."
In the business world, data always speaks volumes. Cheng Ye would never appoint Zhu Qianying as the chief designer of Ying Jewelry simply because of his special feelings for her. Both Zhu Qianying and the other senior executives of Ying Jewelry understood this very well.
Because there was data available, not many people objected to Zhu Qianying, who was only in her early twenties a few years ago, taking the position of chief designer.
Now that Zhu Qianying has left, Cheng Ye is facing criticism from many of the senior executives who have worked alongside him all along.
Of course, Zhu Qianying wouldn't know any of this, and Cheng Ye would never let her know.
The main reason Cheng Ye returned to the United States for so long was to find a new designer to replace Zhu Qianying at Ying Jewelry.
Unfortunately, even though he has repeatedly postponed his return to China, he still has not found a suitable candidate.
Of course, Cheng Ye believed that Zhu Qianying would not abandon Ying Jewelry. Even if she established her own brand, Ying Jewelry would definitely still be her primary partner.
However, he also realized that he had indeed been selfish in the past two years; otherwise, she might have reached a height that people looked up to.
Therefore, after some reflection and careful consideration, he did indeed want to find someone to replace Zhu Qianying and give her complete freedom.
Zhu Qianying was unaware of these things, and 70% of the works she was currently designing were still based on Ying Jewelry's sales positioning.
"Sister Wang, Ying Jewelry is like my maternal home to me. So, in my opinion, even if I set up my own studio, my relationship with the boss and with you all will remain unchanged."
If Zhu Qianying considered herself an outsider, she wouldn't have agreed to let Cheng Ye help her inspect the store.
The two chatted as they looked around the store. Finally, Zhu Qianying pointed out that a few details needed to be fixed, and the decorating company said they would complete them as soon as possible.
After wandering around the store for a while, and seeing that it was lunchtime, Wang Chunsi suggested that they have lunch together. Zhu Qianying hadn't made any plans, so after leaving the store, they went to a restaurant across the street and sat down together.
Halfway through the meal, Zhu Qianying's phone suddenly rang.
It's Young Master Yan!
Zhu Qianying thought he was calling to check up on her, but little did she know that as soon as the call connected, Yan Shao's anxious voice came through.
"Ying'er, where are you?"
Zhu Qianying's heart jumped into her throat immediately, as if by reflex. "I'm eating at the restaurant across from the jewelry store, what's wrong?"
"Hurry up and eat, then stay there. I'll come pick you up!"
After saying that, he slammed down the phone.
Zhu Qianying stared at the phone, puzzled. After a few seconds, seeing that there was no further response, she became increasingly uneasy.
Finally, I couldn't resist picking up the phone and calling back.
Then, the phone remained in a "busy" state.
Zhu Qianying has always had a great appetite; under normal circumstances, she can eat two bowls of rice.
But she was preoccupied with Yan Shao's matter. After eating one bowl, she put down her bowl, her unease growing little by little.
"Shadow, aren't you eating? There's still so much food!"
Wang Chunsi knew Zhu Qianying's appetite, so when ordering food, she ordered enough for three people.
But right now, Zhu Qianying only ate a few mouthfuls of rice before putting down her bowl. Was it because she didn't have a good appetite? Or was the taste not to her liking?
However, the food served at this restaurant is considered quite good for the area. Zhu Qianying used to often praise the food here, saying it was decent and the soup was also good.
"I'm full... I ate a bit too much this morning..."
At this moment, Zhu Qianying not only lost her appetite, but her heart also started beating much faster for no reason.
Wang Chunsi wasn't stupid. Considering how listless she looked after receiving the call, she figured something must have happened.
So, he wisely kept quiet and simply lowered his head to eat his meal.
Zhu Qianying had no appetite and just picked up the phone to redial repeatedly, only to receive the same message again and again: "The number you dialed is currently busy!"
To avoid becoming overly anxious, Zhu Qianying took the bill and looked at it. "Sister Wang, is there anything else you'd like to order?"
Wang Chunsi glanced at the half-eaten meat and vegetables on the table and shook her head, "No need, we can't finish this!"
Although it was agreed that Zhu Qianying would treat, Wang Chunsi ordered only ordinary dishes and did not intend to extort a large sum of money from Zhu Qianying, even though she knew that for Zhu Qianying now, this amount of money was small.
"I'll go settle the bill first. I might have something to do later, so I'll have to leave first. Please take care of things at the store."
Although Yan Shao didn't explicitly say what it was about, Zhu Qianying's intuition told her that it was definitely not a trivial matter.
"Go on, go on. I'll talk to the boss about the shop matters later. You go and do your own thing!"
Wang Chunsi actually admired Zhu Qianying quite a bit. Despite being the young mistress of the Yan family, she could easily own ten, a hundred, or even a thousand jewelry stores if she wanted to, let alone just one. Yet, she was willing to stay in a jewelry store of Ying Jewelry's scale as a designer.
To use a currently popular internet phrase to describe her, it would be that she could have relied on her husband, but she chose to rely on her talent instead.
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