Early in the morning, Shen Qingqing was woken up by Li Xunli, who said that she was going to visit someone's house and couldn't arrive too late, otherwise it would be impolite.
Just as she finished washing up and was about to have breakfast, she received a call from Chen Man, who excitedly asked when she could come to her house.
Shen Qingqing looked up at the clock on the wall. It was a little past eight, not quite nine o'clock yet. She silently turned to her mother and asked, "Mom, Manman asked when we can go to her house?"
Li Xunli also glanced at the clock, estimated for a moment, and replied, "It should be around nine o'clock, a little past nine."
Shen Qingqing knowingly added a little more: "Three buses at nine o'clock!"
Chen Man excitedly agreed, saying she would prepare snacks for them.
Urged on by Li Xunli, Shen Qingqing finally finished breakfast and stepped out of the house.
Of the family, only Shen Qingqing and Shen Rongzhou had been to Chen Man's house. Shen Rongzhou had memorized the route when he went last time, so that he could take his daughter there if she wanted to visit her friends' houses again.
This is exactly what comes in handy, isn't it?
As October arrived, the days were already sweltering. The whole family squeezed onto a motorcycle and headed towards Chen Man's house.
Shen Qingqing looked at the cars on the road with a bit of envy. Although she gets carsick, it didn't stop her from wanting a more comfortable travel environment.
We still need to work hard and strive to buy a car for our family as soon as possible!
Finally, before Shen Qingqing's tears started flowing uncontrollably from the wind, they arrived at Chen Man's house.
Just like last time, Chen Man was waiting at the door early. This time, Shen Qingqing was sitting at the very front of the motorcycle, which Chen Man could see at a glance.
"Qingqing!!" Chen Man waved to her eagerly.
The motorcycle roared to a stop not far from her, and Shen Qingqing jumped off and hugged her friend.
After letting go of her, Chen Man obediently greeted Shen Rongzhou and Li Xunli, who were lagging behind.
Shen Yangyang called Chen Man "sister" without any surprise, since this "sister" had visited their home before.
"Let's go, Qingqing! My dad and Uncle Lin are waiting at home!" Chen Man pulled Shen Qingqing's hand and whispered in her ear, "But there are one or two other uncles I don't know. They're probably here to talk business with my dad too. We don't need to worry about them."
After listening to her, Shen Qingqing noticed that there were several cars parked outside Chen Man's house.
She turned to look at the two wooden boxes her father was holding, and thought to herself, "Surely, they can be saved?"
"Manman! Have your classmates and their parents arrived yet?" Chen Man's mother's voice came from inside, accompanied by footsteps. Soon, a woman in a cheongsam came out.
"Oh, you're here! Come in, come in! We were just talking about Qingqing's mother's porcelain!" Chen Man's mother saw Shen Qingqing's family following behind Chen Man and smiled kindly as she quickly came over to lead the way.
As soon as you enter, you hear Chen Yanfeng's voice laughing and saying, "Old Yao, speak of the devil and he appears; the person you wanted to see has arrived."
Shen Rongzhou also saw Zhang Zeqin sitting in the living room immediately and nodded to greet him.
The three children were assigned to play together, but Chen Man's set of porcelain figurines was still displayed in front of the adults, so they could only stand by and wait.
If it were all family members, Chen Man would have just accepted the gift, but there were outsiders present, so Chen Man felt embarrassed.
The business partner, whom Chen Yanfeng called Lao Yao, beamed with a big smile, stood up, and shook hands with Shen Rongzhou and Li Xunli. "Hello, both of you. Let me introduce myself. My name is Yao Runyang. I won't waste any more words today. Ms. Li, where are the samples you brought?"
Before Li Xunli could even finish greeting everyone in the room, Yao Runyang came over and went straight to asking her for samples. She didn't even have time to greet anyone else, and quickly took the two wooden boxes from Shen Rongzhou. "The peach-colored set is the same as the one I gave to Manman; it was made more than ten years ago. The willow-leaf colored set is the sample. Mr. Yao, you can take a look and compare them. If you think it's acceptable..."
"Okay, let me take a look!" Yao Runyang took the two wooden boxes and sat back down.
The other two shop owners also seemed to know that Yao Runyang had been looking for people to make custom porcelain recently, and they also went over to look at the two sets of twelve zodiac small porcelain pieces that Yao Runyang had opened.
Li Xunli nervously grabbed Shen Rongzhou's arm.
"Oh? It looks exquisite!" one of the two shop owners who went over to take a look said.
Yao Runyang's expression was rather serious. He remembered what Li Xunli had just said, put down the peach-colored box, and picked up one of the willow-leaf-colored pieces to examine it carefully.
Then he put one down, picked up another, and continued until he had examined all twelve pieces. Only then did he gently put the porcelain back and look solemnly at Li Xunli. “Ms. Li, I have seen the samples. I can see that there is indeed a slight lack of experience, but in terms of exquisite craftsmanship, your skills perfectly meet my requirements. Therefore, I hope you can accept my order for these five custom-made ceramics, with a minimum price of 2,000 yuan per piece. I will strive to make them exquisite and lifelike. Do you think you can do that?”
Shen Qingqing's little head immediately perked up. How much?
2000 each?! That would be 10,000 for five!
Didn't you say it was still 8000 last time?
Shen Qingqing immediately looked at her mother with eager eyes, and sure enough, she saw that her mother also looked frightened.
"Excuse me, Mr. Yao, may I see the sample image of the porcelain you want to order first? If it's too difficult, I might not be able to complete it for you on time and in the required quantity." Li Xunli suppressed her shock and still clearly stated her request.
Yao Runyang immediately replied, "Great! I brought it with me today!"
As he spoke, he took out a rolled-up sheet of paper from the bag at his feet, slowly unfolded it, and handed it to Li Xunli.
Since they couldn't see it from where Shen Qingqing was standing, they pulled Chen Man and Shen Yangyang to her mother's side, where they could clearly see what the drawing looked like.
It was a trophy with a rather strange shape, but Shen Qingqing didn't know what competition it was from.
Moreover, it's an oil painting, so there are no clear lines, only the light and shadow variations between the blending of watercolors.
The shape looks very clear, but actually turning it into ceramic is quite difficult.
After reading it, Li Xunli didn't say whether she could accept it or not, but asked, "Boss Yao, what about the others?"
Yao Runyang handed her the remaining four paintings as well.
After carefully examining each one, Li Xunli breathed a sigh of relief and said sincerely to Yao Runyang, "I'm sorry, Mr. Yao, I can't make five before Christmas in December. I can only make three at most."
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