Feeling guilty, Zhu Qianying cooked a sumptuous dinner for her family that evening.
This time, not only did Zizai and Xiaoxiao eat to their hearts' content, but Yan Shao and Yan Bo, the couple, also ate more food than usual.
"Ying'er, if you're always the one cooking at home, I'll have to lose weight soon."
Although Madam Yan is over seventy years old, she has maintained an excellent figure. Her curves are perfectly proportioned, and there is not a trace of the loose, flabby flesh commonly seen in older people.
Before Zhu Qianying could answer, Yan Bo glanced at Old Madam Yan and said, "It's okay to be a little chubby, I won't mind."
Madam Yan rolled her eyes at him, "It doesn't matter if you're bald, I won't mind. Do you want to try going bald?"
Zhu Qianying and Yan Shao, and even Zizai and Xiaoxiao, had become accustomed to the two old people's unconventional flirting.
Zizai glanced at his grandfather's head with interest and said with a smile, "Grandpa, baldness is nice. Xiaoxiao and I can draw some things on your head."
The little guy's words were clearly meant to kick someone when they're down.
Yan Bo gave him a gentle look, "Zizai, be good, don't make a fuss!"
But Madam Yan, ever the troublemaker, said, "Zizai, tonight we'll shave your grandpa's head so you and Xiaoxiao can draw turtles on it, okay?"
Yan Bo, with a very good temper, raised his hand and patted Old Madam Yan's head, "Xiao Huai, don't teach the child bad habits."
Madam Yan grunted twice before lowering her head to drink her soup.
Zizai lowered his head and chuckled to himself. He felt that his grandparents were sometimes more like children than he and his sister.
No, it should be said that Grandma is sometimes more like a child than he and his sister.
After resting at home for two nights and a day, everyone had basically recovered.
On the third day, Zhu Qianying was going to work, and Yan Shao and Yan Bo planned to take the two children for a walk near Zhu Qianying's workplace, and then pick her up to go home for dinner in the evening.
Zhu Qianying is designing and matching jewelry for a large-scale fashion show, and her partner is an internationally renowned designer in his forties.
The designer is not Chinese, but he has a Chinese name, Du Zhong. He hadn't mentioned it before, but today he asked Zhu Qianying to call him by his Chinese name.
Zhu Qianying couldn't help but think of her good friend Bai Shao, "Brother Du, do you know traditional Chinese medicine?"
She asked that question purely out of curiosity.
"It's just a minor issue. I was quite ill before, but a friend recommended a traditional Chinese medicine doctor to me. After taking some Chinese medicine, my health improved a lot."
In her previous interactions, Zhu Qianying felt that this designer was very aloof and difficult to communicate with.
But when he returned to his country, he seemed much more amiable.
"I also have a friend whose name is a Chinese medicine name."
It's been over a year since Bai Shao and her family of three last appeared in public. Their phone is still unreachable, likely because the service was canceled long ago; even those initial short videos are mostly gone now.
However, Jiang Qi did assure Yan Shao that Bai Shao and her family of three were living very well in the Zong family, but for some special reasons they were unable to contact the outside world.
"What a coincidence? Are you also a jewelry designer?" Du Zhong seemed to have also become interested in chatting.
As they chatted, they unexpectedly started talking about Ji Sihan.
"You know her?" Du Zhong seemed quite surprised.
"Yes, she's my brother-in-law's sister-in-law!"
Du Zhong speaks Chinese quite well, but he's a bit confused about the generational relationships in Chinese culture. He thought for a while but still couldn't figure out the specific connections.
"To be precise, Sihan's husband is my sister's husband's brother."
Du Zhong thought about it for a moment before he realized what was going on.
"Is Young Master Ji's wife your sister?"
Fortunately, this complicated relationship has only been clarified now; otherwise, Zhu Qianying would have really thought that the Ji brothers had set up this bridge for her.
"Yes, she's my sister. Do you know her?"
Du Zhong's eyes lit up immediately. "Let's get to know him. He's a very talented director."
Zhu Qianying was overjoyed to hear someone praising her younger sister in a foreign land.
"Yes, indeed, she has won quite a few awards in the past few years."
Xiaoyu's current achievements often make Zhu Qianying feel fortunate that she secretly sent Xiaoyu to university in R City despite the pressure back then.
Because they knew people in the same circle, they had more to talk about and found it easier to communicate about work.
The first day of cooperation was very pleasant. When Zhu Qianying was about to leave, Du Zhong insisted on seeing her off. When saying goodbye at the door, Du Zhong reached out and gently hugged Zhu Qianying.
Having lived abroad for so many years, Zhu Qianying was already used to this kind of etiquette. After he let go, she waved to him naturally and turned to walk towards the agreed meeting place.
"Wife!"
Before she could even lift her foot, she heard a familiar voice behind her. Before she could turn around, a large hand wrapped around her waist and pulled her backward.
She lost her footing, took two steps back, and crashed straight into the man's broad arms.
Still shaken, she looked up and met Yan Shao's dark eyes.
"Aren't you going to introduce me to this gentleman?"
Yanhuang's businesses have nothing to do with entertainment or fashion, so he is not familiar with people in the fashion industry. Even if the other party is a famous fashion designer, he may not recognize them.
Zhu Qianying felt the arm supporting her waist with surprising strength; it even pinched her painfully.
Du Zhong was about to turn back when he heard Yan Shao address him, so he naturally turned back around.
Seeing Zhu Qianying nestled against the tall, handsome man, she understood.
"Shadow, is this your husband?! Nice to meet you. My name is Du Zhong, and I'm Shadow's partner."
As Du Zhong spoke, he extended his hand to Young Master Yan.
Yan Shao reached out and shook hands with him, saying with a forced smile, "Yan Han, nice to meet you!"
Although Du Zhong had never met Yan Shao, he knew the name Yan Han!
"Yan Han? That Yan Han from the Yanhuang Group?"
Young Master Yan nodded. "Yes, it is I!"
Du Zhong looked at Zhu Qianying in surprise, "Yingzi, are you the president's wife of Yanhuang Group?"
Zhu Qianying smiled shyly. She had never deliberately hidden her identity, but she would never actively publicize it to others.
Although she understood that many people were actually coming to collaborate with her because of Yan Shao, she hoped that in the end, they would change their opinion of her because of her designs and address her as Designer Zhu Qianying, rather than Mrs. President of Yanhuang Group.
"As you can see, that's exactly right!"
Yan Shao pulled her even tighter in a show of defiance, and Zhu Qianying realized that Young Master Yan had seen her saying goodbye to Du Zhong, and now he was clearly jealous!
"My apologies, Mr. Yan. Do you have time tomorrow? I'd like to invite you and Shadow to dinner."
Du Zhong is a pure foreigner, but he seems to be very familiar with the Chinese way of socializing and behaving.
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