Shen Qingqing carefully held the wooden box in her arms the whole way.
Whenever there was a slight bump in the car, she did her best to keep the wooden box stable.
The way he was so tense made Mr. Zhang, who had seen it several times in the rearview mirror, laugh.
But he was also quite happy, after all, Shen Qingqing was his niece's friend. How could President Zhang not be happy to have a friend who cared about her so much?
He looked away from the rearview mirror and glanced at Shen Rongzhou, who was sitting quietly beside him, and was also responsible for watching the road for him and reporting the road conditions from time to time.
This is something truck drivers also need to learn, but it's not part of the driver's license course requirements; it's only mentioned when experienced drivers are mentoring new drivers.
Mr. Zhang had previously worked as a truck driver, so he naturally knew about this kind of thing.
But to his surprise, Shen Rongzhou started learning from the experienced driver so quickly.
They haven't even started driving yet.
Mr. Zhang had a positive impression of Shen Rongzhou.
They arrived at Chen Man's house quickly. Shen Qingqing, sitting in the back seat, could see Chen Man happily jumping and waving at the door from afar.
As soon as the car came to a stop, Shen Qingqing didn't even need to open the door herself; Chen Man opened it from the outside: "Qingqing!"
Infected by Chen Man's excitement, Shen Qingqing's face also lit up with a big smile: "Manman, happy birthday!"
She jumped out of the car and handed the wooden box to Chen Man: "Here, this is a birthday present for you!"
Chen Man's eyes sparkled as she took the wooden box and kept stroking it.
"Let's go in and open it!" Shen Qingqing said, noticing her eagerness.
The two girls walked hand in hand ahead, while behind them, Mr. Zhang and Shen Rongzhou were discussing whether Shen Rongzhou could speed up his progress on his own and get his driver's license sooner.
Chen Man's parents are preparing her birthday party at home tonight, and have hired a chef who knows how to cook banquets to help.
Shen Qingqing followed Chen Man into the living room, greeted her grandparents and maternal grandparents, and then stood aside to watch her unwrap her gifts.
Chen Man rubbed her hands together expectantly, then opened the clasp on the front of the wooden box and slowly lifted the lid.
"Wow!!!" Chen Man exclaimed in surprise, "It's so beautiful!!!"
Mr. Zhang, who was walking in slowly behind, heard his niece scream and quickly came over to see what had happened.
But my eyes were immediately drawn to the set of porcelain figurines placed in front of my niece.
The porcelain is pure and delicate, with a bright glaze. The red pigment applied to the glaze is not only not jarring, but also gives the impression that the little figure is actually wearing clothes.
Each little figure has a very clear facial expression and age characteristics, making them very lifelike.
Chaozhou porcelain is mostly made for daily use, and high-end porcelain exported is mostly in large pieces, so such small and exquisite pieces are rare.
When Mr. Zhang saw the familiar wooden box, his smile became even more amiable: "Little friend, where did you buy this gift for Manman?"
Shen Qingqing answered frankly, "My mother gave it to me."
Mr. Zhang immediately looked at Shen Rongzhou, "Rongzhou, do you know where your wife bought it?"
When Li Xunli told Shen Qingqing that night, Shen Rongzhou also heard it. He smiled and said, "It wasn't bought; my wife made it herself."
Upon hearing this answer, General Manager Zhang looked somewhat surprised, and his smile towards Shen Rongzhou became much warmer than before: "Rongzhou, which porcelain factory does your wife work at now?"
Before Shen Rongzhou could answer, Shen Qingqing interrupted, "Uncle Zhang, my mother is in Shancheng now!"
Shen Rongzhou hesitated for a moment before giving his reply, then turned his gaze to his daughter.
He saw Shen Qingqing looking at him innocently and blinking her eyes.
For some inexplicable reason, Shen Rongzhou didn't say anything.
Thinking about it, his daughter was right. Li Xunli was in Shancheng now, but it was not said that she worked in Shancheng.
After pondering for a while, Mr. Zhang did not continue the topic. Instead, he patted Shen Rongzhou on the back and said, "Rongzhou, let's talk more later."
"Uncle! Today is my birthday! No talking about work!" Chen Man was arranging the little porcelain figures one by one when she heard Mr. Zhang say this and immediately shouted.
Mr. Zhang was caught red-handed by his niece, so he had no choice but to put aside his idea of having a good chat with Shen Rongzhou at the dinner table. After all, the birthday girl is the most important person, not to mention that she is the only son of both families.
Shen Qingqing smiled slightly at her father, then immersed herself in playing with the little porcelain figures with Chen Man.
However, even though she was just playing around, every time she picked up the little porcelain figure, she would casually show it off to Mr. Zhang.
In addition to the small porcelain figures, there are also some matching furniture and small items.
Mr. Zhang did indeed give Shen Qingqing a satisfactory response, and most of his attention was focused on that set of small porcelain pieces.
It looks like they're studying how it's fired.
Chaozhou is known for its porcelain, primarily for daily use and decorative purposes. In later generations, it has also been recognized as a national characteristic industrial base for daily-use ceramics.
Mr. Zhang's export line actually has a higher proportion of daily-use porcelain than other types of porcelain.
Therefore, he has always wanted to find a breakthrough.
However, in terms of collectible art porcelain, Chaozhou porcelain has been slow to gain popularity due to the different raw materials used in Chaozhou porcelain compared to porcelain from other places. It took many years for it to gradually emerge in the collector's market.
Now that Mr. Zhang has seen a glimmer of opportunity, of course he wants to seize it.
However, even if the raw materials are the same, the firing techniques for porcelain fired in a standardized industrial kiln are very different from those for porcelain carefully fired by an individual, not to mention the final product.
Shen Qingqing really hoped that Li Xunli could have a stable job of her own, because she wanted to see a mother who was different from the one in her previous life, one who was full of energy and spirit.
So even if this job requires separation, she hopes Li Xunli can give it a try.
However, her mother's hidden ceramic-making skills, and Mr. Zhang's attitude towards this set of porcelain fired more than ten years ago, gave Shen Qingqing a bold idea.
There is indeed no one in their family who knows how to do business, but their family is not just the Shen family; her uncle's family is also part of their family!
Although my uncle's company in my previous life was not very successful, it still made a net profit of two or three hundred thousand yuan a year after deducting taxes and all costs.
That's why they kept pouring money into the hospital to prolong Li Xunli's life; otherwise, Li Xunli might not have even lasted a year.
If that's the case, why can't family members work together to grow the business?
Besides, isn't there a very interested future entrepreneur waiting for us?
The sooner you latch onto a powerful figure, the better, and the closer your relationship with them, the better!
If all goes well tonight, only her uncle will likely go home; her mother will stay in Shancheng to officially start working.
But if something unexpected happens, Shen Qingqing feels that her new idea is quite promising!
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