He didn't expect Hua Jin to reject him so directly. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's really unfortunate."
"I already have an idea about the embroidery pattern for the dress," Hua Jin said. "The skirt of this dress is very long. I want to embroider it into a bird's tail."
"Bird's tail?" Mark thought for a moment. "The themes of my series of clothes all revolve around traditional mythology. What kind of bird would the embroiderer like to embroider?"
"It is recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas that there is a bird called Luan, which has colorful patterns on its body. As soon as it is born, it represents peace in the world. If we extend this a little further, it means that this bird represents the meaning of world peace. It is very suitable both in terms of aesthetics and meaning." After Hua Jin saw the design proofs, the first embroidery pattern that came to her mind was this bird.
"Of course, there is another bird that is also good, which is the blue bird in mythology. But from the perspective of embroidery, the phoenix bird has a stronger visual effect." Hua Jin smiled, "Of course, it's all up to you, Mr. Mark. If you have a more suitable embroidery pattern in mind, it will be done according to your wishes."
Only the designer himself knows best how to display the beauty of a design as completely as possible. Outsiders can make friendly suggestions, but they should avoid making comments.
"Classic of Mountains and Seas?" Mark glanced at Hua Jin and said with a smile, "Thank you for the advice, Master Hua Xiu. I will consider it carefully."
Hua Jin glanced at the time and said, "If there is nothing else, I'll take my leave."
"I'll take you downstairs." Mark stood up and moved the stool blocking Hua Jin away.
"You don't have to be so polite." Hua Jin laughed, "You are busy with work, don't waste your time on these trivial matters."
"It wouldn't be a waste of time to send the lady downstairs." Mark bowed and made a gesture of invitation.
The two walked to the elevator door, and Hua Jin turned to look at Mark: "Just drop me off here, please stay."
Mark pressed the elevator button and smiled at Hua Jin: “Okay, be careful on the road.”
"Thank you." Hua Jin thanked him and took a step to the left calmly, a little further away from Mark.
This was exactly the scene that Yan Ke saw when he came over. He walked between the two of them, exchanged a few words with Mark, and the elevator door opened.
"Take care, two embroiderers."
"Goodbye." Hua Jin said goodbye to Mark, turned around and saw Yan Ke looking at her. She took a step back in confusion, "Teacher Yan?"
Yan Ke retracted his gaze and said in a neutral tone: "Although Mark is very talented in design, he is very unfaithful in his feelings."
Hua Jin nodded blankly: "Oh."
Seeing her indifferent look, Yan Ke didn't want to say anything more. He put one hand in his trouser pocket and said, "I've seen your Weibo. Your embroidery is very good. If you really want to shine in the embroidery industry, don't just accept commercial orders. Those things will only drain your spirit and make your embroidery become vulgar and spiritless fancy things."
"Thank you, Teacher Yan, for the reminder." Hua Jin smiled.
“It is not a good thing for any artwork to be too tied to money in its creation.”
"But everyone who creates art is a mortal. Food, clothing, housing and water all cost money." Hua Jin smiled and glanced at the brand-name clothes on Yan Ke. "Teacher Yan may not know that for many ordinary people, it is already very difficult to feed themselves and stick to art and hobbies. Not everyone can be like you, born into a wealthy family and learn from a famous teacher. I hope you can tolerate other people's vulgarity and pursuit of money."
The elevator door opened and Hua Jin walked out. Yan Ke looked at her departing back and forgot to walk out of the elevator.
"Sir, the restaurant has been booked..."
"No thanks." Mark took off his suit jacket and leaned back in his chair. "If a woman says she hasn't read a book when you mention it, but in fact, she knows the content of the book very well, what does that mean?"
"I think there are two possibilities," the assistant said. "The first possibility is that she is not interested in the topic, so she simply said that she has not read it. The second possibility is that she really has not read it, but she deliberately read the whole book for the person who mentioned the book."
"Really?" Mark clasped his hands together and smiled. "Then what do you think is the possibility of Hua Jin?"
"Flower embroiderer?" The assistant was a little surprised. "You are a flower embroiderer..."
"I haven't seen such an interesting woman in a long time." Mark's voice was gentle, as if he was saying the most beautiful love words in the world. "She is like a beautifully wrapped gift box, perfect on the surface, but what really interests people is what's inside the gift box."
He wanted to be the one to open the gift box.
The assistant was silent for a moment: "Sir, you described your last girlfriend in the same way."
"The gifts in different gift boxes are also different. Maybe she can bring me a surprise." Mark took a pen from the pen holder and played with it. He had met countless women. No matter whether they liked him or not, they also showed emotions such as shyness and joy when facing him.
Only Hua Jin was different. She had a smile on her face and said thank you, but her eyes were as calm as a deep pool. The way she looked at him was exactly the same as the way she looked at those older embroiderers. It seemed as if she had never taken his talent, gentleness, and appearance into consideration.
Hua Jin saw Pei Yan's car parked on the side of the road from a distance. She walked up and knocked on the window. The window opened and Pei Yan sat in the driver's seat.
"Get in the car." Pei Yan leaned forward to open the door for Hua Jin, "I'll take you back to the studio after dinner."
"Wait, let me take a look at your eyes." Hua Jin got into the car, moved closer to Pei Yan, and reached out to lift his eyelids. "It seems that everything is fine, but there is a little bloodshot. Did you not sleep well last night?"
"Do you want to look into my eyes, or do you want to poke me blind?" Pei Yan closed his eyes and rubbed his eyelids. "I drank too much water last night and I have insomnia."
"It would be better if you drink some milk an hour before going to bed." Hua Jin buckled her seat belt. "Where are we going to eat?"
"Don't worry, I won't let you down." Pei Yan started the car. "Did your work go well today?"
"The embroidery masters are kind and friendly, and they take good care of the younger generations." Hua Jin smiled and nodded, "Just sitting and chatting with them has broadened my horizons."
"It seems that my boyfriend is not as charming as the embroidery masters. You are not so happy to see me." Pei Yan sighed, "My boyfriend is not even as good as an embroidery master."
"Don't act like a spoiled child." Hua Jin laughed, "Why would you, a good person, compete with Ci Xiu for favor?"
"Then tell me, am I still the man you love the most?" Pei Yan stopped the car and looked at the traffic light in front of him. "I am not happy now. I need you to say something nice to coax me back."
"It's you, it's you, it's still you. You're the only one I love the most." Hua Jin looked at Pei Yan helplessly, "Pei Yanyan, what's wrong with you today? You're so old, yet you're still acting like a spoiled child to me?"
"Haven't you heard of this saying?" The green light came on and Pei Yan continued to drive, "Men who act like a spoiled child have the best fate?"
"That's not true." Hua Jin looked at him with some suspicion, "Pei Yanyan, I'm telling you, don't read those love guide books randomly, they are all scams."
Pei Yan sneered: "Do I need to read those?"
Hua Jin: “…”
Fortunately, this smug tone is still original and it seems that it has not been traveled through by an unknown person.
After they finished their meal, Pei Yan sent Hua Jin back to Fanhua Studio. The car stopped outside Fanhua's door. Pei Yan looked at Hua Jin and said, "I'll pick you up in the evening."
"Okay." Seeing Pei Yan looking at her eagerly, Hua Jin kissed him on the cheek and said, "Then I'll go to work." At this moment, Hua Jin suddenly felt that she was the head of the family who was rushing to work, and Pei Yan was the little cutie who was staring at her at home and waiting for her to go back.
This feeling... is quite refreshing.
Tan Yuan was tidying up the shelves. When she saw Hua Jin coming in, she hurriedly said, "Hua Hua, today a beautiful woman who claimed to be acquainted with you bought five or six items in our store. She also said that she drank too much last time and her words and actions were a bit out of control. Please forgive her."
"Who is it?" Hua Jin turned on the computer and took a look at the sales records. They were all expensive embroidery and lacquerware.
"She said her last name was Xu, but she didn't tell me her name. How about I pull up the surveillance video and let you identify her?" Tan Yuan frowned. "She doesn't have any grudge against you, does she?"
"No, I've already guessed who it is." Hua Jin closed the accounting form and said to Tan Yuan, "If she comes again next time, you can introduce the most expensive products to her. You don't have to save money for her."
It seems that there really is a feud, and it's not a small one. She shook her head and said, "She came to buy things from our store during a feud. Is she trying to show off her wealth? The world of the rich is really complicated and hard to understand."
Hua Jin didn't say anything. At the birthday party for old lady Yang, Xu Si's attitude towards her was still condescending. But today, she suddenly came to buy things and surrendered. Could it be that in just one night, she could turn over a new leaf and feel condemned by her conscience?
There is no such good thing in the world, and she would not put a curse on Xu Si. Could it be that Pei Yan knew about it?
With Pei Yan's personality, if she knew that Xu Silai had caused trouble for her, she would definitely secretly help her get back on her feet. After realizing this, Hua Jin laughed helplessly: "Don't worry about him."
Seeing Hua Jin's expression, Tan Yuan understood instantly: "Oh, I get it, it must be Mr. Pei who helped you vent your anger, so she was scared and ran here to show weakness and surrender. But then again, will you blame Mr. Pei for interfering in your private affairs?" Hua Jin seems gentle and easy to get along with, but she has always had a strong personality. She regretted telling Hua Jin about this. If the two of them had a conflict because of this, it would be too hurtful.
"He couldn't bear to see me get wronged, so he helped me get back on my feet. I'm so happy, why should I be angry?" Hua Jin looked at Tan Yuan in confusion, "What kind of weird idea is this?"
"That's good." Tan Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought you would be like the heroines in some novels, who dislike the hero for meddling in your affairs and not respecting your privacy and personality."
"Tangyuan, although the novel is based on reality, it is higher than reality." Hua Jin sighed, "What's more, I'm not the heroine, just a superficial woman. My boyfriend helps me vent my anger, not only am I not angry, I even feel proud, hehe."
Frightened by her "hehe" sound, Tan Yuan shivered in disgust: "I refuse to eat dog food. Stay away from me."
In the days after offending Pei Yan, Xu Si couldn't eat or sleep well. After discovering that there were no problems with the family business, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
When she finally relaxed, something bad happened. The tableware produced by Xu's family was found to be not in compliance with product specifications. Some netizens discovered that Xu Yi, the current president of Xu's enterprise, had a close relationship with the president of Yuanpan Food Company. After this incident broke out, countless consumers condemned it online, saying that birds of a feather flock together. The food safety issues caused by Yuanpan Food were known to almost the whole country. The heat had just subsided in the past month, but it became popular again because of this incident.
Although the Xu family does not produce food, in the eyes of consumers, the companies under the Xu family are the same as Yuanpan Non-staple Food and are not worthy of trust.
Xu Si's father and Xu Yi were so busy trying to solve these problems that the Internet users were like chicken blood, exposing all the safety accidents and quality problems that had occurred since the founding of the Xu family enterprise. Television news also began to report on this matter. Within just one week, the sales of Xu's enterprise products fell rapidly, and countless products were boycotted and returned.
"How did things get to this point?" After learning about this, Mr. Xu, who had not been in charge of the affairs for a long time, called his two sons to his study and scolded them.
"Xu Yi, the company is in your hands. You have no choice but to take responsibility for this matter." Old Xu stared at his two disappointing sons and sighed tiredly, "I often tell you that in the business world, if you can avoid offending others, you should try to avoid causing trouble. But how do you educate your children?"
"Xu Si bullied her classmates at school. You didn't take good care of the child and just sent her abroad. Now she is 27 or 28 years old and doesn't care about anything else except eating, drinking and having fun. And Changhui is the same. He spends all day eating, drinking, gambling, playing with cars and women. He was detained in the detention center for a while a few months ago, but he didn't learn his lesson. He molested someone else's girlfriend in the Meng family. Do you have the nerve to ask Pei Yan for forgiveness? I am too embarrassed to see him with my old face." The more he spoke, the angrier he became. Old Xu almost couldn't breathe. The two brothers of the Xu family were so scared that they beat their chests and rubbed their backs, which gradually helped the old man to breathe.
"If a son is not taught well, it is the fault of his father." Old Xu said with great sorrow, "Even if the Xu family has a hundred-year foundation, it can't withstand your torment. Think carefully about which big shot you have offended recently. And Xu Yi, stay away from Pei Cunhai in the future. This kind of ungrateful person who doesn't remember the kindness of others may bite you at any time."
"Dad, I can't think of anything else except Changhui offending Pei Yan recently." Xu Yi's brother Xu Qiang said with shaking legs, "I think we brothers can't be blamed for this. When Changhui was a child, you doted on him."
"Say less." Xu Yi glared at Xu Qiang, "Dad, no matter if this has anything to do with Pei Yan or not, I will bring Chang Hui to apologize in person tomorrow. Don't get so angry that you get sick."
"Okay." Mr. Xu sighed, "During this period of time, you should take Changhui to deal with the company's affairs properly. Don't let him mess around any more."
Xu Qiang curled his lips secretly. The old man was biased. He said bad things about Changhui, but he still handed over the company's affairs to his second brother's family.
"Grandpa." Xu Si knocked on the door and came in with a pair of red eyes from crying. Before she finished speaking, she knelt down and said, "I'm sorry, Grandpa. This is my fault."
"What's going on?" Xu Qiang never thought that this matter was related to his daughter.
"That day I saw Hua Jin being rude to Chang Hui, and I was very unhappy, so I made trouble for her. But Pei Yan found out, so he...he..." Xu Si covered her face and burst into tears, "Grandpa, Dad, Second Uncle, I know I was wrong, and I won't dare to do it again."
Old Xu was angry and helpless. After a while, he said, "Pei Yan has always had a bad temper. Why did you go and provoke his girlfriend?"
"I didn't do anything excessive, I just said a few extra words. Who knew Hua Jin was so cunning that Pei Yan tried so hard to protect her, even disregarding the reputation of our two families." Xu Si sobbed, "If I had known it would be like this, I should have endured when Hua Jin laughed at me in the bathroom that day."
"Tangyuan, how many degrees do you set the air conditioner to? Why does my back feel a little cold?" Hua Jin stopped embroidering the belt and looked at the time. She had another hour before she would get off work.
I wonder what her lovely Pei Yanyan will take her to eat in the evening?
The author has something to say: Huahua: As long as Pei Yanyan acts coquettishly, I can't refuse her, her beauty is so alluring
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