Gao Yue frowned and scolded Xia Xiaoyue in a low voice: "Xiaoyue, you are not allowed to be rude."
Xia Xiaoyue's eyes reddened with grievance: "I didn't say anything wrong. Everyone who knows says that she's so young and she's hooking up with my great-grandfather because she's so old, she's just after our family's money. She's shameless, why should I give her face?"
Xia Fanxing frowned and grabbed Xia Xiaoyue's hand: "Don't talk nonsense, Xiaoyue, Fairy Sister isn't that kind of person."
Xia Xiaoyue forcefully shook off Xia Fanxing's hand: "If she can do it, why can't I say it? Also, don't call me 'Fairy Sister' in front of me, it sounds disgusting, you bootlicker."
Xia Fanxing stared at Xia Xiaoyue in astonishment, her little face full of hurt.
Gao Yue's face darkened: "What you said went too far. Apologize to Fanxing right now."
Xia Xiaoyue pouted, feeling wronged: "You always side with her." After saying that, she turned and ran away with tears in her eyes.
Gao Yue realized something was wrong and quickly chased after her: "Xiaoyue..."
Xia Fanxing watched Gao Yue chase after Xia Xiaoyue and leave, then stood there all alone, looking somewhat helpless.
Xing Zhaozhao smiled and waved to Xia Fanxing: "Come here, Fanxing, sit here with me."
Xia Fanxing hesitated for a moment, glanced in the direction Gao Yue and Xia Xiaoyue had left, not knowing when they would return, then nodded and walked over, sitting down next to Xing Zhaozhao. However, because of the previous conflict with Xia Xiaoyue, she remained sullen and unhappy.
"Secretary Zhu, could I have another cup of milk tea and a small cake?" Xing Zhaozhao asked Secretary Zhu.
Secretary Zhu glanced at Xia Fanxing, understood, and nodded with a smile: "Of course."
"Thank you for your help."
"You're too kind."
Secretary Zhu quickly brought over milk tea and small cakes.
The sweet taste did indeed lift Xia Fanxing's spirits.
"I heard from your grandma that your parents were planning to take you and Xiaoyue to the Arctic to see glaciers and polar bears during the summer vacation. Why didn't you go?" Xing Zhaozhao asked curiously.
As July arrived and summer vacation began, Xing Zhaozhao overheard Ying Rongrong mentioning the plans for the family's children. Gao Yue and Xia Chen, being free-spirited, planned to take their two daughters on a summer vacation trip to the Arctic. Gao Lianzhou, on the other hand, had been sent to the army by his great-grandfather for a peaceful and easy life.
Xia Fanxing licked the cream stuck to the corner of her mouth, her expression changed slightly, and said, "Dad has something to do and can't go for the time being. We'll have to wait until next month."
"Didn't you say everything was arranged?" Xing Zhaozhao asked in surprise. Xia Chen is a painter, somewhat famous in the art circle. He originally planned to hold an art exhibition, but he specially cleared out both months of summer vacation to spend with his daughter.
Xia Fanxing's expression was somewhat complicated. She stammered for a moment and said, "Because...because of Grandma..."
"Grandma?" Xing Zhaozhao frowned. If she remembered correctly, Xia Chen was an orphan, and his adoptive parents had passed away several years ago. Where would he get a grandma?
Xing Zhaozhao wanted to ask more, but Gao Yue, who had gone out to chase after Xia Xiaoyue, had returned, leaving her alone.
"Mom." Xia Fanxing immediately got up to greet Gao Yue when she saw her return.
Not seeing Xia Xiaoyue, she asked in confusion, "Where's Xiaoyue? Why didn't she come back with you?"
Gao Yue's expression stiffened for a moment. She touched Xia Fanxing's soft hair, forced a smile, and said, "She went back first."
Xia Fanxing's face fell slightly: "Is she angry with me?"
"No, how could that be? She was just a little tired, so she went home first." Gao Yue explained with a smile, but she couldn't help but feel worried. She had never noticed before, and wondered if it was because of puberty that the girl's temper had become stubborn. She needed to find some time to have a good talk with her.
"I'm sorry, we've spoiled the child. Please don't mind," Gao Yue said apologetically to Xing Zhaozhao.
Xing Zhaozhao smiled dismissively: "It's alright, would I hold a grudge against a child? But..."
Xing Zhaozhao paused suddenly as she spoke.
Gao Yue looked at her nervously, her heart inexplicably pounding.
Xing Zhaozhao gave Xia Fanxing a deep look and said, "I don't care, but you still need to care about the child."
Following Xing Zhaozhao's gaze, Gao Yue looked down at Xia Fanxing. Thinking of how Xia Xiaoyue had just rebuked not only Xing Zhaozhao, Gao Yue felt a pang of guilt. She looked at Xing Zhaozhao seriously and said, "I will be careful."
Xing Zhaozhao smiled and nodded: "That's good."
As they were talking, the door to Ying Rongrong's office opened, and Ying Rongrong walked out of the office chatting and laughing with a young woman in her twenties.
"Then it's settled. When can you start work?"
"It's always available if you need it, Mr. Ying."
"Well..." Ying Rongrong hadn't finished speaking when she saw Xing Zhaozhao sitting in the reception area waiting. "What brings you here?"
Xing Zhaozhao picked up the kraft paper bag containing the design drawings from the coffee table beside her and said with a smile, "I've brought you the design drawings."
Ying Rongrong smiled and turned to look at the young woman beside her: "Alright, you need to go to work now."
"And who is this...?" Xing Zhaozhao asked, looking at the young woman.
“He Shasha, this is the fashion designer I just hired…” Ying Rongrong introduced to Xing Zhaozhao. The young woman looked very young, but had an impressive resume. She had not only studied in a fashion capital, but also had many years of work experience at internationally renowned fashion brands.
“This is my partner, Ms. Xing Zhaozhao,” Ying Rongrong introduced to He Shasha.
He Shasha looked at Xing Zhaozhao in surprise and extended her hand to her: "Hello, Ms. Xing."
"Hello." Xing Zhaozhao smiled and shook He Shasha's hand, asking curiously, "Miss He, with so much experience, why did you think of coming to our small place, Lanyuan? I thought that people like you who have studied abroad would choose to work in Beijing or Haicheng even if you came back to China."
He Shasha smiled and said, "President Ying asked me this question before. Before coming here, I did work in Haicheng for a while. However, this is my grandmother's and mother's hometown. A while ago, my grandmother was unwell and was hospitalized. My mother came back to take care of her. The elderly are sentimental and didn't want to leave. They are both getting old, and I also wanted to spend more time with them, so we came back together. We stayed for a while and felt it was quite good. It just so happened that President Ying needed someone, so I came to give it a try."
"Sasha, let's take a look at the design sketches for this fall's new collection," Ying Rongrong said, sitting down in the reception area.
He Shasha's eyes lit up, and she sat down: "Okay."
At this moment, Gao Yue, who had been ignored all along, couldn't help but call out, "Mom..."
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