"Xiaoyu, stop this. You're driving me crazy. Our daughter is lost, and you keep bothering me. What's the point?" Deng Jianyan patted his head hard.
"I don't know if it will work. All I know is that Zhou Yue went to Guangzhou by herself."
"Zhou Yue went to Guangzhou? Nonsense! Guangzhou is so big, how is she supposed to find her!" Deng Jianyan immediately sobered up.
"She said that people without referral letters would be sent to shelters and then deported. She would have to go from shelter to shelter."
"Oh." Deng blinked a few times and then fell silent.
"Alright, I've delivered the message. I'm leaving." Qin Xiaoyu slammed the door shut and walked out.
She genuinely felt sorry for Zhou Yue. What was the point of her searching for a man? It was such a waste of her sincere feelings!
The dinner table was unusually quiet; several people were missing, leaving it empty as everyone ate in silence.
Hearing the doorbell ring, Hanhan quickly ran to open the door.
"My dad asked me to come and stay for a few days," Lisheng said timidly.
"Where's your father?" Zhou Xing's mother asked as she walked over.
"He went to Guangzhou."
"You haven't eaten yet, have you? Come over here quickly." Zhou Xing's mother immediately became enthusiastic. Qin Xiaoyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Sister Xiaoyu, this is all I can do for you.
After handing over the keys, Mr. Xu disappeared without a trace of Qin Xiaoyu, and he couldn't help but worry. He'd promised to finish the job, so he figured he should at least come and check on things.
He couldn't hold back any longer, just as his daughter Xu Zheng came back to deliver groceries. After hearing what he said, she exploded.
"Dad! Are you stupid? You just give away a whole room full of fabric like that? I could get a tricycle and haul it on the street and sell it for 1.3 yuan a meter!" Xu Zheng slammed her fist on the table in anger.
"I didn't think that much about it at the time." Mr. Xu is originally from the South and is a meticulous person. Now that his daughter has calculated the accounts like this, his heart is bleeding.
"You're really getting senile! And those ready-made clothes, surely someone would buy them for ten or twenty yuan a piece! You could give them to me to wear, but you're just giving them away like that?"
“You’ve gotten so fat, you can’t fit into any of these clothes. Before, when I mentioned these things to you, you would scold me, and now you’re blaming me again…” Master Xu was in tears.
"Alright, alright, don't cry anymore, or your blood pressure will go up. I'll take you to find Qin Xiaoyu and get your things back. If she doesn't give them back, I'll make a scene!" Xu Zheng wasn't one to back down either. Regardless of whether Master Xu was willing or not, she dragged him out the door.
In front of the garment factory, one of the small shops had just expired and had been vacated a few days ago. It's now being renovated; otherwise, what would it be used for? The signboard has been hung up, but it's covered with a red cloth, so you can't see it clearly.
Master Xu's legs were not very strong, so Xu Zheng carefully dragged him around the construction materials on the ground. Just as they entered the factory gate, they saw Qin Xiaoyu bringing Xu Xiaoqing over.
"Master Xu, what brings you here?"
"I'm not comfortable with this, so I'll come and check."
"Don't worry, I'll contact you if anything happens. You just focus on getting better; I've arranged everything here," Qin Xiaoyu said with a smile.
"Have you moved out of the house yet?" Mr. Xu asked first to know the progress before he could speak.
"Once everything's moved in, I'll have someone paint the walls and clean the house before you move in," Qin Xiaoyu said with a smile.
"Wow, you've thought of everything! They've emptied their whole house, and you're just going to paint the walls and call it a day?" Xu Zheng immediately chimed in.
"What is this?" Qin Xiaoyu had never seen Xu Zheng before, so she hurriedly asked Master Xu.
"My daughter." Caught in the middle, Mr. Xu lowered his head in embarrassment.
"That's right, Master Xu said he would give me everything for free," Qin Xiaoyu quickly explained.
"You dare to take it just because it's given to you? You've got some nerve!" Xu Zheng stepped forward, and Xu Xiaoqing, afraid that she would hurt Qin Xiaoyu, quickly stepped in front of her to protect her.
"Don't be impulsive, we're all family, let's talk this out." Qin Xiaoyu pulled Xu Xiaoqing aside and said with a smile.
"Family? You've got a real scheme up your sleeve, taking advantage of us and then saying that!" Xu Zheng was trembling with anger, and Master Xu kept shrinking back in fear. Passersby peeked out to watch the spectacle.
"This matter is not clear in a short time. Come with me." Qin Xiaoyu came over to help Master Xu, but Xu Zheng pushed her away.
"How can you be so unreasonable? How did Factory Director Qin treat Master Xu? Are you here to start a fight?" Xu Xiaoqing, young and hot-tempered, was about to fight.
Qin Xiaoyu was so frightened that she quickly pulled her away. Fortunately, Director Fei heard the news and rushed over to help maintain order. All the factory workers were sent back to work, but the passersby outside could do nothing.
Just then, a car pulled up in front of the door, and Director Feng and Minister Hong got out.
"Isn't this Old Xu? You're all better now?" Director Feng, who was also a regular customer of Master Xu, was surprised to see him.
"It's not that you're all better, you're here to cause trouble." Xu Xiaoqing's words were sharp and unforgiving.
"Get in here! If you talk nonsense again, I'll fire you!" Qin Xiaoyu was furious, which startled Xu Xiaoqing so much that she slipped into the building.
"What's going on?" Minister Hong also noticed that something was wrong.
"It's just a small misunderstanding, let's go upstairs quickly." Qin Xiaoyu wanted to smooth things over.
"Perfect timing, Director Feng is here, let's get this straight! My father gave all his savings to Qin Xiaoyu, and she just shut up without a word." Xu Zheng, having met Director Feng, hurriedly stepped forward to complain.
"Xiao Xu, you can't just say things like that. I swear on my life, I'd believe anyone who swindles your family's money, but Qin Xiaoyu is absolutely unacceptable! Absolutely not!" Director Feng's tone was a bit harsh.
Qin Xiaoyu felt a warmth in her heart; she hadn't realized that Director Feng truly had a sincere heart towards her.
"You people all protect Qin Xiaoyu just because she can make money. I really need to get to the bottom of this. If the Second Light Industry Bureau doesn't take action, I'll go to the city and make a scene!" Xu Zheng was determined.
"No need, no need, come on. You can come and see for yourselves. I originally wanted to give Master Xu a surprise, but since everyone's here today, I just came to take a look."
Qin Xiaoyu led them around to the entrance, and just then a gust of wind blew by, causing the red cloth to flutter and revealing the words on the plaque: Xu Jiushan's Solo Exhibition of Fashion Designs.
"Xu Jiushan," Master Xu murmured, tears streaming down his face. For so many years, he had always been called Master Xu, and had long forgotten his real name. It turned out Qin Xiaoyu knew all this.
“Here’s what I’m thinking: Master Xu has a lot of ready-made clothes, from all periods. There’s one cheongsam that looks older than me. His ready-made clothes are a microcosm of the changing fashion trends in this city. It would be a waste to sell them. Let’s just make an exhibition room and leave it for future generations.” Qin Xiaoyu pushed open the door and invited them in.
The room was almost a perfect replica of Master Xu's shop, only cleaner and brighter. Master Xu pushed Xu Zheng aside, looked around, and touched the things with his hands, tears streaming down his face.
"Master Xu, this girl also has the surname Xu, she's from the same clan as you, isn't that a coincidence? I think it's fate, so let her be in charge of your workshop. Also, I'd like to hire you as a senior consultant for our factory. You can come and visit when you're bored, and you don't have to come if you don't feel like doing anything. Your salary will be set at the same level as the highest-ranking technician in the technical department, and your bonuses will follow theirs. What do you think?"
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