Chapter 125: Want to scam my dad's company? No way!
Su Nian was sorting out the design modification parameters at his workstation when Zhou Xiaomeng quietly "floated" to Su Nian's workstation.
"Su Nian, can I ask you something?" Her voice was somewhat tentative.
Su Nian raised her head: "What's the matter?"
"Last time you fell down at work and were hospitalized, how much money did the company compensate you?" Zhou Xiaomeng asked, her tone almost unable to hold back, as if "I want to scam you too" was written on her face.
Su Nian was stunned for a moment, then she understood—he was planning to follow her "compensation template" and get a copy! Her expression remained calm as she replied, "Well, I really don't know. My husband handles all these household chores. I don't care about them."
——Inner thoughts: Trying to scam my dad’s company? No way!
In fact, Chen had already held a meeting and did not intend to compensate Zhou Xiaomeng.
The internship position she got was originally forced into by Vice President Zhang through the back door; the company didn't have such a position at all.
Now that Vice President Zhang has been transferred to another position, Director Lan can't let her go immediately, but Zhou Xiaomeng still "goes to work" on time every day, and can be called a non-staff candidate for the full attendance award.
Even Wu Xiao saw the situation clearly and only asked her to do some minor work, not letting her touch the core content at all.
At lunch, Su Nian refused her father's invitation to go upstairs to eat. She wanted to eat with Li Yue and the others today.
Chen Ran couldn't help but shake his head and sigh in the office: It's true that my daughter is no longer under the control of her father when she grows up!
——The father had no choice but to pack the fruits silently and ask Assistant Fang to deliver them later.
The three of them went to a nearby Western restaurant and Fang Xia treated them.
Su Nian still insisted on the process of "eating with the phone first". Li Yue and Fang Xia were already used to it and had even become accustomed to waiting for her to finish taking pictures before moving their forks.
"Guess what I discovered?" Li Yue lowered her voice. "Zhang Yue has been listless all morning. Ever since Director Chen gave her the red envelope, she's become a completely different person—she went straight from 'full of energy' to 'low battery' mode."
Fang Xia elegantly cut into her salad, her mind clear as day, blurting out, "She's heartbroken. The man she admired is no longer single, so naturally she's not thinking about him anymore."
After saying this, he immediately realized that he had let the cat out of the bag, so he quickly stuffed a piece of lettuce into his mouth and pretended to be a quiet sheep eating grass.
"What? Who's single?" Li Yue couldn't figure out the reason at all, and had an expression of "I missed some big TV series".
Fang Xia coughed strategically: "I'm just guessing. I can't think of any other reason why she would do that."
Inner thoughts: I almost became a spoiler, what a sin.
"That's right, Zhang Yue is just in love. She's unhappy only because of this." Li Yue suddenly understood and nodded in agreement.
Su Nian held back her words, her mind scrolling wildly:
——It’s because of this, I’m secretly feeling sad, okay…
——And the one that was injured was the only flower that bloomed on my father’s “old iron tree”!
——The reason why my father didn't disclose the red envelope was absolutely right! This operation can be called "the top tactic of hidden marriage and hidden childbearing!"
——That’s great now. My dad’s image as a golden bachelor is slowly going to collapse. He’s starting to lose fans!
——Congratulations to Zhang Yue for officially joining the “Mr. Chen’s Broken Dream Club”!
When Su Nian returned to the office after dinner, a box of exquisite fruit was already placed on her desk.
A few people gathered together again, and the meal group instantly turned into a fruit group. They ate and talked, and only after finishing the fruit did they return to their work with satisfaction and continue to work and move bricks.
The work in the afternoon went smoothly, and Su Nian was called to the director's office by Lan Ting.
Lan Ting was also full of surprise at Su Nian's design. In just two weeks, she designed several series with high quality. This output speed can be called a "little whirlwind in the design department."
Especially the design of the national style series is eye-catching, and the button pattern is really the finishing touch. It is obvious that it is not something that can be dug out from the "Baidu Material Library".
This child is indeed a good seedling.
"Let's talk about the design inspiration of this traditional Chinese style series," said Lan Ting.
Su Nian's fingertips gently brushed across the button pattern on the design draft, and a soft light appeared in her eyes.
"My father bought the original of this button for me from a small shop in the south. I improved it and sewed it by hand."
"Huh? They've even made something real?" Lan Ting was clearly surprised. "Young people these days can even do this?"
"Yes, my mother is a skilled seamstress, and her specialty is making cheongsams. I grew up watching her make cheongsams, so I am very familiar with the practical techniques."
Lan Ting thought, no wonder she understood Chinese style clothing more thoroughly than others.
——Common saying goes, "She started learning to sew in the womb, and cheongsam thread runs in her blood."
This child is really impressive.
"Director Lan, the inspiration for this design actually comes from some details of my husband's old house."
She looked up at Lan Ting, her tone filled with excitement, as if she was sharing a little secret hidden in her heart.
"The wooden window lattices and carved screens in our old house keep me glued to them." Su Nian's voice slowed down.
"Look at this button pattern. I didn't use a single traditional style, but instead combined the spiral pattern on the window lattice of the old house with the lotus pattern in my mother-in-law's jewelry box.
The volute symbolizes perfection and eternity, while the entwined lotus symbolizes endless life. I think that when these two patterns are layered together, they have both the charm of a time-honored tradition and a freshness.
She pointed to a moon-white dress in the design draft. The faint dark patterns on the hem seemed to hide starlight.
“As for this background pattern, I actually copied an ink painting of orchids hanging in the study of my old house.
That day, the sunlight shone through the window lattice onto the painting, and the inky orchid leaves seemed to come alive. I thought at the time that if I could incorporate this feeling of 'movement hidden in stillness' into the design, it would definitely be very beautiful.
Later, I thought it couldn’t be too heavy, so I used light grey silk thread for the dark embroidery. From a distance it looks pure white, but up close you can see the orchid grass hidden in the hem, like a little surprise hidden in time.
Lan Ting looked in the direction she pointed, and sure enough, on the moon-white drawing paper, she saw the outline of the orchid, outlined by a few thin gray lines. If she didn't look carefully, she would really miss it.
She couldn't help but nod, her eyes showing even more admiration. "Your idea is brilliant. It's not just a simple heaping of traditional Chinese elements, but rather integrating what you see and feel into the design. It's warm and ingenious."
——In short, "writing a short essay using design, and writing it in a particularly moving way."
"And this red Chinese-style dress," Su Nian turned to the next page, with a little more tenderness on her face.
"I was thinking of my parents. They had their wedding banquet last week, and my mother wore a cheongsam that she had sewn herself. The look in my father's eyes when he looked at her was so warm."
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