Chapter 150: Su Nian praises his new partner, Si Yan turns to calm mode
After get off work in the afternoon, Si Yan's car stopped at the company gate on time.
He leaned against the car door, his eyes accurately catching Su Nian's figure among the outflowing crowd.
But today, besides the familiar Fang Xia and Li Yue, she also walked out with a tall, elegant stranger. They were chatting and laughing, and seemed quite familiar with each other.
Si Yan's gaze lingered on the strange man for a brief moment.
When Su Nian saw her husband, her eyes curved into crescents and she walked over quickly. Fang Xia and Li Yue smiled and waved goodbye. The man also nodded politely in Si Yan's direction before turning and leaving.
As soon as he got in the car, before he even fastened his seat belt, Su Nian started talking.
"Professor Si, did you see the man who just came out with us? He's the new returned designer Liu Zhihao I mentioned to you before. Mr. Zhihao!" Her tone was filled with uncontrollable excitement. "My new partner!"
Huh? Did you tell me about this? A new partner?
Si Yan started the car and merged smoothly into the traffic flow. His tone was emotionless. "Yeah, I saw it. He looks quite polite."
"He's more than just polite!" Su Nian immediately started praising him. "He graduated from a prestigious French university and worked for a top design firm there for many years! He's experienced and knowledgeable! The most important thing is, he's really a very nice person and has no airs at all!"
Si Yan held the steering wheel, looked straight ahead, and said "hmm" lightly.
What's wrong with my wife today? She's paying too much attention to this new colleague...
I silently wrote down in my little notebook: Prestigious French university, top-tier firm, no pretensions. Note: Needs to be observed.
——Professor Si, are you writing an observation diary?
But this didn't affect Su Nian's desire to talk at all. She continued to talk non-stop: "And you know what? He's extremely filial! He gave up such a good career abroad and came back because his parents were in poor health and he was worried about them! Isn't that incredible?"
"Oh? You came back for your parents?" Si Yanyan repeated, his tone still flat, but he silently added points to the item of "filial piety" on the score sheet in his heart, and then crossed it out - he should not boost other people's ambitions.
"Yes! When we were having lunch together at noon, Fang Xia took the opportunity to recommend our clinic, saying that you are an excellent Chinese medicine practitioner and that he could bring his uncle and aunt here for treatment. He was very interested at the time and said he would definitely come for a consultation!"
Su Nian became more and more excited as he spoke, "When the time comes, you should pay more attention!"
Is this asking me to be extra careful during my heartbeat?
At Jishidiang, doctors treat all patients equally, but... shouldn't they give a green light to my daughter-in-law's face project?
Si Yan tapped his fingertips lightly on the steering wheel, as if calculating how many medicinal herbs would be needed to get the extra "face points". Finally, he nodded without saying anything.
Su Nian was completely unaware of the undercurrents beneath the silence of the people around him, and was still immersed in the great enthusiasm for new colleagues and new projects.
"The most important thing is that Director Lan officially informed me this afternoon that the company has taken on a very important French project, and has assigned me and Professor Zhihao to form a new team to take charge! Oh my God, Professor Si, this is a golden opportunity! I can learn so much from him!"
Along the way, Si Yan hardly interrupted, only occasionally uttering monosyllabic words such as "um", "oh", and "good", effectively acting as a human feedback machine, listening to his young wife using all kinds of positive words to praise this "Teacher Zhihao" in an all-round and thorough manner, from praising his talent to his noble character, from being attentive and considerate to being gentle and polite.
Su Nian didn't stop until the car was almost at her doorstep. She licked her dry lips and concluded with an exclamation: "In short, Teacher Zhihao is really super perfect! I think I'm really lucky this time!"
At this moment, Si Yan finally turned his head slowly and glanced at her. His eyes were deep and his tone was calm, but inexplicably, the temperature in the car dropped a little, as if the air conditioner had automatically switched to "cool" mode:
"Really? I've heard you praise him all along. This Mr. Zhihao... is really quite 'perfect'."
In fact, what he wanted to say in his heart was, wife, your vocabulary... is really amazing!
The next morning, in the design department's meeting room.
Su Nian arrived a little earlier and chose a seat, her hands resting flat on the notebook on her lap, her slightly bulging belly neatly hidden by the edge of the table. There was a subtle hint of nervousness in her eyes, but more of it was focus, as if she were already sketching out the outline of the project in her mind.
Then, Liu Zhihao, Lan Ting and Chen Ran came in one after another. Chen Ran nodded gently to Su Nian, then sat down at a slightly farther position, signaling Lan Ting to take the lead, indicating that he was just an "observer" today.
Liu Zhihao wore a light grey sweater today. His temperament was still outstanding, but he looked a little more casual than usual.
"Good morning." He greeted everyone with a smile, his gaze lingering on Su Nian's face for a moment, nodded in greeting, and then sat down naturally next to the main seat - he dominated the situation without completely occupying the center.
"Everyone's here, shall we begin?" Lan Ting glanced around, a bright, professional smile on her face. "The purpose of today's meeting is very clear: to formally establish a special task force for our collaborative project with the French LDR studio."
She briefly reiterated the importance of the project, then turned to Liu Zhihao: "Zhihao, as the core leader of the team, can you introduce the initial concept and division of labor to everyone?"
Liu Zhihao turned on the computer, connected the projector, and a concise but clear mind map appeared on the screen.
"Hello everyone, regarding the cooperation with the French side, my understanding is that this is not a simple task coordination, but a deep creative collision and two-way learning." He spoke with a steady and magnetic voice, instantly grabbing everyone's attention, including Su Nian.
"The advantages of the French LDR studio lie in its minimalist structure and avant-garde use of materials, and its concepts are very cutting-edge. But their designs are sometimes too calm and lack a sense of narrative that can evoke emotional resonance." Liu Zhihao used a laser pen to point to the key nodes on the mind map, his eyes swept over everyone, and finally landed on Su Nian.
"Our opportunity lies in infusing this unique oriental narrative and warm texture. Su Nian's idea of 'modernizing traditional embroidery elements', which she mentioned last time, has greatly inspired me. I believe this can be one of the core concepts we will submit to the French side this time, and it is also the key to our differentiated success."
He paused briefly to let the information sink in, then smoothly got to the point – work arrangements.
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