Chapter 72 This Person is My Mother’s Friend
Su Nian quietly explained her purpose. Fang Xia was busy revising the previous design. He looked up at her and said readily, "No problem. I'll go to the factory tomorrow and bring you the latest sample card."
On Friday morning, Fang Xia returned from the factory. When she passed Su Nian's workstation, she paused and handed her the paper bag. "Su Nian, this is the latest season's fabric sample book. Each fabric is labeled with its composition, weight, and color number."
"Thank you so much, Sister Fang Xia!" Su Nian quickly stood up and took it. Her fingertips touched the edge of the sample card, which still had a faint fragrance of fabric.
"Nothing, just something that happened naturally." Fang Xia waved his hand and turned back to his workstation to put his things down. After a short break of just two minutes, he deliberately went back to Su Nian's side.
She leaned closer, her voice low, with the caution of someone who'd been there before: "Honestly, the conditions at the factory are average, and the trip is exhausting. You're new here and you're not familiar with the area, so if you need to go to the factory, just tell me and I'll show you the way so you don't have to go the wrong way. The warehouse manager, Old Zhou, has a quirky temper, but he knows me well and can help you get the best fabrics."
Su Nian looked at the genuine concern in her eyes, and her heart warmed. She nodded quickly: "Yes, I will remember it. Thank you, Sister Fang Xia!"
"By the way," Fang Xia added before turning around, "the fabrics with blue labels shrink easily, so remember to leave some allowance when making samples." She pointed at her temples, "This is all experience gained through hard work."
Fang Xia then smiled and patted her arm: "Just go about your business. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me." After saying that, he turned around and went back to his workstation, turned on the computer and started working.
The sunlight filtered through the blinds and fell onto the desk. Su Nian felt particularly reassured by the silent kindness hidden in her newly started career.
Su Nian was studying the fabric parameters with her head down when Zhang Yue's anxious voice suddenly came from behind her: "Su Nian, are you busy?"
Su Nian turned around and saw Zhang Yue standing next to her workstation. There was a faint dark tint under her eyes, and even her delicate makeup couldn't hide her fatigue. However, she still had a smile on her face. "I have a favor to ask you. The client made a last-minute major change to the design I'm working on, and the final draft needs to be submitted tomorrow. Several people in the team are also working on new product designs, and they're all so busy that they can't spare any more time."
She glanced at Su Nian's screen and softened her tone. "It seems like you'll have a long time to finalize the fabric parameters. Could you spare half an hour to help me check the dimensions? These are all ready-made drawings. Just check to see if the numbers match the design specifications. It's a no-brainer."
Su Nian was a little hesitant. Zhang Yue had inexplicably targeted her on the first day, and she just wanted to stay away from her.
Su Nian shook her head, her fingertips pausing on the keyboard. Her supplementary design needed to be reviewed by Director Lan before next Tuesday, and time was tight. "Team Leader Zhang, I'm really busy. Director Lan has a task for me."
"Just half an hour, really." Seeing her hesitation, Zhang Yue moved forward again.
Zhang Yue's impatience didn't seem fake; her eyes were red. She lowered her voice and said, "You're new to our department, and I know I shouldn't bother you, but this time it's urgent. I'll treat you to a meal after I'm done with this."
"Well... okay." Su Nian bit her lip and finally nodded. "Send me the documents and I'll check them as soon as possible."
"Hey, thank you so much, Su Nian!" Zhang Yue's eyes lit up and he immediately handed the document over, emphasizing, "Just check it according to the size specifications that our department just updated last week. I've also sent you the specification document. Thank you for your hard work!"
When Su Nian opened the file, he found that the so-called "verification" took far more than half an hour - there were a total of twenty design drawings, each of which was densely marked with dimensions.
She took a deep breath, thinking that she should finish it quickly and get back to her own work, so she buried her head in comparing it with the specifications one by one.
During the process, he discovered that one of the sleeve length markings did not conform to the latest specifications, so he specially marked it in red with the words "It is recommended to re-check this place". However, he was busy rushing to catch up with the progress, so he only said that there was a problem with the data and it had been annotated, but he did not tell Zhang Yue which one it was.
By the time she finally checked all the data and sent the file back to Zhang Yue, it was already noon.
Su Nian rubbed his sore eyes and realized that he had only figured out half of the fabric parameters and had to finish it today.
Her heart skipped a beat and she rushed back to her design draft, her fingers tapping on the keyboard so fast that she didn't even bother to drink water.
Li Yue helped bring back lunch. Su Nian took a few quick bites and went back to work.
The afternoon passed quickly. She worked hard and finally finished typing the last word before leaving get off work and saved the final draft of the supplementary design plan.
Today is Friday. When Su Nian thought about being able to completely relax on the weekend, he felt a light and warm feeling in his heart.
Si Yan had something to do in the evening, so he sent her a message early telling her to take a taxi back by herself.
Considering the evening rush hour, Su Nian waited a while longer before going downstairs. However, she stood by the roadside waiting for a long time, but there were no taxis or ride-hailing services available.
Just when she was getting anxious, a black car slowly stopped in front of her, the window rolled down, revealing Chen Ran's gentle face.
"Su Nian? Are you waiting for the car?" Chen Ran wondered why the boy didn't come to pick her up, and said with a smile, "Get in the car, I'll take you home."
Su Nian quickly waved her hand: "Don't bother Mr. Chen, I'll just wait a little longer."
"Come on up, it's hard to get a taxi right now." Chen Ran insisted, leaning over and opening the passenger door. "Don't be polite with me."
Su Nian couldn't refuse the kindness, so she thanked him and got in. As soon as she sat down, her eyes were attracted by the Buddha's foot ornament hanging above the center console. The sandalwood background and the delicate carving made it look very familiar.
She suddenly remembered that day when she had a stomachache so severe that she couldn't stand, it seemed that it was a car with the same ornament hanging on it that took her to the hospital.
At that time, my mother mentioned that it was a friend who happened to be passing by, but she was so dizzy from the pain that she didn't even see the driver's appearance.
But... the chairman of the Chen Group couldn't possibly be my mother's friend, right? Su Nian shook her head. Perhaps she remembered it wrongly. This kind of pendant might be very common.
"Go to Heping Road, it's not far from here." Su Nian gave the address, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Chen Ran directly turn the steering wheel without any intention of turning on the navigation.
She wondered in her heart, Mr. Chen is quite familiar with the transportation in Jiangcheng?
When the car stopped steadily in front of his mother's tailor shop, Su Nian quickly unbuckled his seat belt and thanked him: "Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Chen. Thank you so much." Then he pushed the door and got out of the car.
But just as he closed the car door, he saw Chen Ran park the car in a parking space on the side of the road, turn off the engine, push the door, get out, and lock the car.
Su Nian was stunned and asked doubtfully, "Director Chen, where are you going?"
Chen Ran smiled and pointed at the tailor shop in front of him.
Huh? What's going on? Is the company's boss coming... for a home visit?
Countless question marks suddenly popped up in Su Nian's mind, and she could only follow Chen Ran into the store in a daze.
Just as she reached the door, before she could call out "Mom", she heard Chen Ran say loudly: "Su Hong, I brought my daughter back to you on the way!"
The tone was so familiar that it sounded like family. Su Nian suddenly stopped in his tracks and stood there in a daze as if he had been cast under a spell.
The Buddha's foot pendant, the familiar route, the blurting out of his mother's name...it turns out that all of this is not a coincidence.
This person is really my mother's friend.
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