Chapter 48

The next day, Song Shu stayed in the room designing clothes. During her lunch break, she went out to the store and found that Rong Xiaohua, who was usually full of joy, was now sitting in a chair with droopy eyes, slightly pursed lips, and a gloomy expression on her face, like a dying flower.

It was the first time that Song Shu saw Xiaohua unhappy. Usually, she looked full of energy even after a day's work. It was rare to see her looking so depressed today.

Song Shu was a little worried and couldn't help asking, "Xiaohua, what's wrong with you today? Are you unhappy? Did something happen to you?"

Rong Xiaohua put her hand on the table and supported her chin, sighing deeply, "It's all my dad's fault. He actually asked me to go on a blind date, but I don't want to go on a blind date at all. I won't be able to find a partner if I go on a blind date, and I will be rejected by others."

It’s not like Rong Xiaohua had never been introduced to blind dates before, but the guys weren’t very satisfied with her the first time they met her. They complained that she ate too much and was too fat. Rong Xiaohua really wanted to punch them, but she didn’t eat their rice, so it was not their turn to dislike her. This has led to Rong Xiaohua being afraid whenever she hears about blind dates.

Song Shu frowned after hearing this, looked at Xiaohua and said seriously: "Xiaohua, you are so cute and cheerful, we all like you very much. As for those who dislike you, you don't need to take them to heart, and don't be bothered by their words. You don't know that those people are not even as good as you. Those who don't even have basic courtesy to dislike others in person are not necessarily good people."

It was the first time for Rong Xiaohua to hear Sister Shu talk to her for such a long and heart-to-heart talk. She felt warm in her heart. Moreover, since she started this job, she has come into contact with many people with Sister Shu. She is no longer as inferior as before, and she also feels that she is pretty good.

Rong Xiaohua nodded sharply in agreement with Song Shu, "Sister Shu, I understand. I am no longer affected by them. If there are any more of these people, I can knock them out with one punch."

He waved his fist while speaking, and Song Shu was also amused and nodded, "Yeah, that's the kind of confidence you need."

As the two were talking, the phone at the cashier counter rang. Rong Xiaohua, who was near the phone, picked it up and said, "Hello, this is..."

Not knowing what was said on the other end, Rong Xiaohua nodded, "Okay, Sister Shu is next to me, I'll ask her to answer the phone."

Then she gestured to Song Shu with the phone. Song Shu walked over and Rong Xiaohua said, "Ah Shu is looking for you. It's Ms. Fang Yun."

Song Shu answered the phone and said, "Hello, I'm Song Shu."

As expected, Fang Yun's enthusiastic voice came from the other end of the phone, "Ah Shu, this is Fang Yun."

After Song Shu and Fang Yun chatted politely for a few minutes, Fang Yun explained the purpose of her call, "Isn't tomorrow the weekend? I plan to invite your family to have a meal together. And my kid kept saying that he hasn't seen sister Jiahui for a long time, so I was thinking of getting together this weekend. Do you have time tomorrow?"

Song Shu thought for a while after hearing this. She had nothing to do tomorrow so she had time. Besides, she had been in touch with Fang Yun recently, so it was normal for her to invite her to dinner. So she said, "Okay, Jiahui and I both have time tomorrow. But I'll ask Chen Zonghao if he has time when I get back tonight."

Fang Yun listened, and the voice came from the other end of the glass microphone, "It's okay, my family is also very busy recently. If they don't have time, we can get together by ourselves."

After hearing what she said, Song Shu did not refuse anymore, "Okay, let's go there tomorrow night."

"Well, it's settled then."

The two chatted for a while and then hung up the phone.

Rong Xiaohua watched her hang up the phone and asked curiously, "Did Ms. Fang Yun invite you to dinner?"

Song Shu put down the phone and nodded, "Okay." She thought about asking Chen Zonghao if he was free when he came back tonight.

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In the evening, when Song Shu went to pick Jia Hui up from school, she told her something. Jia Hui held her hand and looked up and asked, "Are we going to Brother Xiao Ming's house?"

Unexpectedly, Jiahui still remembered Xu Youming whom she had met last time. Song Shu nodded, "Yes, it's the brother I met last time."

"Oh." Jiahui nodded, her eyes rolling around, and she said, "Then I want to give Brother Xiaoming a gift."

Song Shu thought of the Barbie doll set that Fang Yun bought for Jia Hui, and thought about buying a set of toys to give back to Xu Youming. After hearing what Jia Hui said, she did not stop her and asked curiously, "What gift does Jia Hui plan to give to Brother Xiao Ming?"

Jiahui's little head shook slightly, "Then can I give him a painting?" Jiahui thought about how her teacher had recently praised her for her good painting skills, so she gave her paintings to her sister, second uncle, and sister Zhuzhu, everyone she liked.

Song Shu nodded and smiled, "Of course, Jiahui can think about what to draw for Brother Xiaoming when she goes home tonight."

"good."

When she got home in the evening, Jiahui was indeed sitting on the chair, placing her painting tools on the table, and painting seriously. Song Shu did not disturb her.

At this time Chen Zonghao just pushed the door open. Song Shu turned around to look at him and found that this man might have been running around these days, so his skin color had become a little darker, making him look more manly.

Chen Zonghao came over with something in his hand, put it on the table and said, "This is a small cake I bought for you."

Song Shu opened the bag. She was used to this person bringing them some food every night. She took out a small cake and gave one to Jiahui. Song Shu also took one and started eating. While eating, she told him that Sister Fang Yun would treat them to dinner tomorrow. "Do you have time tomorrow?"

Chen Zonghao sat on the sofa and turned on the TV. When he heard her words, he looked up at her and nodded, "If I have time, I'll go with you guys tomorrow."

Song Shu took a bite of the cake. It was neither sweet nor greasy. She didn't know why Chen Zonghao could find something delicious every day. After hearing what he said, she breathed a sigh of relief. It would be better if he could get by.

Chen Zonghao watched her eat the cake, and then he suddenly thought of something and said, "Didn't you plan to go back to the mainland to build a factory?"

"Yes," Song Shu nodded, "I have this plan. What's the matter?"

Chen Zonghao put his hands on the back of the sofa and looked at her sideways. "I plan to build a DVD machine factory in mainland China."

Song Shu's eyes lit up when she heard this. She didn't even eat the cake. She put the cake on the table and looked at him sideways. "Are you really planning to build a factory in the mainland? This is a good thing."

Song Shuzhen thinks this is a good thing for both parties. On the one hand, Chen Zonghao can save his production costs by building a factory in the mainland. On the other hand, the mainland is now in a period of reform and opening up. If more factories can be built in the mainland, it will drive the economic development of the mainland.

Moreover, Chen Zonghao produces high-tech products such as electronic equipment, and this kind of product technology is still very scarce in mainland China. If he can develop this technology in mainland China, it will not only further promote the development of mainland China's science and technology, but it will also be a big deal to attract more talents to develop electronic technology.

If we can promote the development of electronic technology in the mainland in this era, perhaps future chips will not be strangled by other countries.

Moreover, in this era, other countries are supporting the four Asian dragons in electronic technology. Last time, Hong Kong missed the opportunity to accept local development of other countries' chip lithography machines because of the Hong Kong government, which gave the other three dragons the opportunity. In this life, Song Shu thought that if Chen Zonghao continued to follow the path of electronic technology, perhaps she could remind him.

However, that is still very far away from them now, but she is very happy that Chen Zonghao can build a factory in mainland China, after all, it is her motherland.

Chen Zonghao looked at her sparkling eyes and her face full of joy, and a smile appeared on his face. Seeing her happy, he was also happy.

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On Saturday night, because it was a private party, neither Song Shu nor Chen Zonghao dressed up formally. However, Song Shu dressed Jiahui up in a puffy skirt. After all, it’s okay for children to dress up pretty and it will also be likable.

Song Shu and the other two took a taxi to Fang Yun's home. The Xu family's house was on Taiping Mountain. It was a spacious two-story villa with its own swimming pool and garden.

You can take in the night view of the Hong Kong River right at your feet while standing at home.

When Song Shu and the other two arrived, Fang Yun and Mingzi were waiting at the door to greet them.

As soon as he got off the car, Xu Youming was the first to break free from his mother's hand and ran over, greeting Song Shu and Chen Zonghao politely, "Auntie and Uncle."

Then he looked at Jiahui and said to her happily, "Sister Jiahui, you are finally here. We haven't seen each other for a long time."

Jiahui raised her head and looked at him with her big eyes, and called softly, "Brother Xiaoming."

Xu Youming looked at her soft and cute face, which was so adorable that he couldn't help but scratch his head, "Yes, Sister Jiahui."

Jiahui greeted him and handed him the painting that Sister Shu had packed for her. "Brother Xiaoming, I drew this myself. I'm giving it to you."

Mingzai's eyes widened and he grinned. He happily took the painting and said, "Sister Jiahui, did you draw this for me? I like it very much."

Jiahui looked at him with some confusion, "Brother Xiaoming, you haven't even opened it yet, how do you know you'll like it?"

"Oh, I'll open it now." Xu Youming's face turned red when she said that, and he was about to open the painting in a hurry.

Song Shu, Chen Zonghao and Fang Yun were watching the interaction between the two little guys. They all laughed when they heard this conversation. Fang Yun even looked at her son teasingly, "Tsk tsk, Mingzi, you really are as good at coaxing people as your dad."

Fang Yun couldn't help but complain in her heart, this kid said he liked it without even looking at it, he was really smooth-talking.

Mingzai carefully opened the package, and the painting was revealed. One could see the childish strokes, but the colors were bright. The little boy holding a wooden sword and riding a big horse completely captured Mingzai's charm.

Xu Youming looked at the painting and stuttered, "Sister Jiahui, is this me?"

It turns out that he is so powerful in Jiahui's heart. Xu Youming smiled even more foolishly.

Seeing that he was smiling happily and seemed to like the painting she gave him, Jiahui also smiled and said to him, "Well, Xiaoming said before that he likes riding a horse and playing with a wooden sword, so Jiahui drew them all."

Xu Youming was even happier. That was what he had said to sister Jiahui before. Influenced by the martial arts movies in Hong Kong, he had always wanted to be a martial arts hero. He didn't expect that sister Jiahui had remembered all his words.

Fang Yun, who was standing next to him, also looked down at the painting in her son's hand with admiration on her face, "Did Jiahui draw this? It's amazing, it's really well drawn."

Xu Youming was somewhat proud, and looked at his mother and said, "Of course, Sister Jiahui is very capable."

Fang Yun looked at her son with a proud look on his face and found it a little funny. She couldn't help but say, "That's because Jiahui is awesome, not because you are awesome. Okay, put it away and let's go in first."

As he said this, he called Song Shu and the other two to go into the villa.

When they entered, they saw an old lady sitting in the living room waiting for them. When she saw them come in, she stood up and asked kindly, "Are Xiao Ming's benefactors here?"

Seeing Song Shu walking over, he enthusiastically pulled her hand and said, "It's this little girl, right? You saved my grandson, right? I thank you so much."

Grandma Xu said excitedly that she had recently returned to her hometown in mainland China, and only after returning to Hong Kong did she learn that her grandson had almost gotten into trouble, and her sons had been hiding it from her until she returned. After learning about it, she wanted to go and express her gratitude in person.

However, her sons stopped her and said that they had already expressed their gratitude and it would be too polite to thank her again and again. Therefore, there was tonight's dinner, and Grandma Xu still had to thank her benefactor properly.

Fang Yun looked at Song Shu a little embarrassedly, "After Mom found out, she wanted to come over to thank you, but I was afraid of disturbing you, so I thought of having a dinner tonight to express my gratitude together."

Song Shu nodded after hearing this. She didn't want to thank anyone over and over again. Looking at the old man in front of her who was holding her hand warmly, Song Shu smiled and said, "Grandma Xu, Sister Fang Yun and the others have already thanked me. I just happened to meet them that day. Saving Mingzi is a great thank you."

After all, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, so it can be considered a good deed.

Grandma Xu immediately fell in love with the kind and polite child in front of her and patted her hands. "Thank you after all."

As they were talking, Xu Changlong walked in from the doorway, looked at them and said cheerfully, "Miss Song, has Mr. Chen arrived?"

Fang Yun looked at her husband who came in and glared at him unhappily, "The guests are here, and you're back so late."

Even Grandma Xu looked at him disapprovingly, "Aaron, you are such a fool. It's unreasonable for you to let the guests wait for you."

Xu Changlong was scolded by his wife and mother together. He touched his nose and repeatedly apologized to Song Shu and Chen Zonghao.

But he couldn't help but look at Chen Zonghao a few more times, wondering in his heart, he started working non-stop after signing the contract with him, and they were both so busy, why did this kid Chen Zonghao still have time to spare? It was really strange.

Chen Zonghao received his gaze and glanced at him. If he knew what he was thinking at this moment, he would definitely say without hesitation that he still had time to accompany his wife.

Seeing that everyone was gathered, Fang Yun led them to the restaurant. The restaurant had already laid out delicious dishes. Fang Yun invited Song Shu and the other two to sit down, "Just treat this place as your own home. Don't feel restrained."

Grandma Xu sat in the main seat at the top, with Fang Yun's family and Song Shu's family sitting on both sides.

The Xu family did not have the habit of not talking while eating, so they warmly invited Song Shu and the others to eat more at the table.

After dinner, everyone enjoyed the meal. Song Shu, Grandma Xu and Sister Fang Yun sat in the living room to digest the food and chat. Mingzi took Jiahui to his toy room to play, under the care of a nanny, while Mr. Xu and Chen Zonghao went to his office to discuss something.

Seeing her husband calling Chen Zonghao away, Fang Yun couldn't help but shake her head and said to Song Shu, "What a person! He has to talk about work during a nice dinner, and when he gets home, he still thinks about work all day."

After listening to this, Song Shu recalled that Chen Zonghao didn't seem to be like this. This guy seldom brought work home. Except for the few days when he was recuperating at home, Song Shu saw him working during those days, but she never saw him bring work home at other times.

Grandma Xu looked at the cheongsam Song Shu was wearing and couldn't help asking, "I heard that Miss Song is a designer. Did you make this cheongsam yourself?"

Song Shu nodded, "Yes, I designed it myself."

Fang Yun beside her couldn't help but say, "Ah Shu is an amazing designer. She won the Hong Kong Youth Design Competition not long ago, and she is the one who started the recent Hanfu craze."

After hearing this, Grandma Xu couldn't help but nod frequently. She didn't expect this little girl to be so amazing. She was happy to see the Hanfu craze mentioned by her daughter-in-law. For the older generation of Hong Kong people, they still have a sense of belonging to the mainland, and they are very happy to see the culture of these countries being promoted and developed.

Grandma Xu suddenly thought of something and said to Song Shu, "Miss Song, I have something to ask you. Next month is my 70th birthday. I would like to ask you to design the dress for me that day. I wonder if you are interested."

Song Shu was stunned when she heard this. It was obvious that the Xu family would hold a grand celebration for Grandma Xu's 70th birthday. All the celebrities and wealthy people in Hong Kong would attend the birthday banquet that day. As the host of the birthday banquet, she would definitely be the one to receive the most attention, so her dress would also attract a lot of attention.

For these celebrities, the attire they wear to every banquet is almost always designed by internationally famous designers. Although Song Shu is somewhat famous in Hong Kong, she is still not as famous as those internationally famous designers.

It was a real honor for Grandma Xu to design dresses for the evening party, especially for such an important occasion as her 70th birthday. If the dresses were outstanding that day, she would be able to gain recognition among celebrities and increase the popularity of her brand.

Song Shu had no reason to refuse, but she also knew that Grandma Xu might be taking care of her, so she said hesitantly: "Grandma Xu, your birthday banquet is too important. I'm afraid I can't take on this important responsibility."

Although she is confident in her abilities, she still feels a little unqualified.

Grandma Xu waved her hands and smiled cheerfully, "Miss Song, you are being modest. I think the cheongsam you are wearing is very nice, and I wanted to wear a cheongsam for the evening dress that day."

Grandma Xu lived in mainland China when she was in her teens. She remembered that her mother liked to wear cheongsam. Her mother's graceful figure in cheongsam always influenced her, causing her to like cheongsam as well.

Moreover, she saw that the cheongsam Miss Song was wearing was of great skill in both design and tailoring, showing the essence of cheongsam, and she believed in her ability.

Fang Yun also spoke up, "Ms. Song, I think my mother is right. You can definitely give it a try. And you can also help me design a few cheongsams. I want to wear them at the banquet that day."

Tonight, Fang Yun watched Song Shu wearing a cheongsam. The cheongsam outlined her graceful figure, and as a woman she could not help but stare at her as she walked. It was the first time she discovered that she could look so good in a cheongsam. Now, after hearing her mother-in-law's suggestion, she was also tempted.

Seeing their sincere expressions, Song Shu was not afraid to design for them. After thinking for a while, she agreed, "Okay, it's my honor to design clothes for you."

"Then please help Miss Song."

Grandma Xu and Fang Yun often have their clothes custom-made, so their sizes are recorded. Song Shu got their sizes from the housekeeper and wrote down some of their requirements.

Grandma Xu finally said, "It all depends on Miss Song. We believe in Miss Song's ability."

Song Shu, Chen Zonghao and Jiahui stayed at Xu's house until after eight o'clock before leaving. In the end, the Xu family sent a car to take them back.

Before leaving, Mingzai held Jiahui's hand reluctantly, as if he wanted to go home with her.

Fang Yun found it funny and couldn't help but say, "Mingzai, why don't you just pack your clothes and follow Jiahui to her house."

But Mingzai's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he blinked at his mother and said, "Mom, it's ok, can I go home with sister Jiahui?"

Fang Yun was amused by her son's words, "You wish, they don't even want you to go."

Ming Zai was not happy to hear this, and pouted as he looked at Jia Hui, "Sister Jia Hui, can I go home with you?"

He thought that he and Jiahui had so much fun playing together, and Jiahui liked him so much, she would definitely agree.

But Jiahui thought for a while, then shook her head firmly, "Brother Xiaoming, you can't do that."

Mingzai never thought that he would be rejected. He immediately looked shocked, which made others laugh.

Fang Yun couldn't help but complain to her son, "Look, Mingzi people should still know their own limitations."

Mingzi pouted and looked at his mother, "Mom, I don't understand what you are talking about. I haven't learned idioms in the first grade yet."

He ignored his mother's expression of being choked by his words and turned to Jiahui reluctantly, "Well, goodbye, Jiahui. I'll come to play with you when I have time."

"Yes." Jiahui nodded, "Welcome Brother Xiaoming to visit my home."

After watching the two children say goodbye, Song Shu and the other two said goodbye to the Xu family.

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Sitting in the car, Song Shu was looking at the scenery outside the car, and suddenly Chen Zonghao said to her: "Do you think we should buy a car?"

Song Shu listened to his words and thought for a while. This man now runs around every day, so he needs a car to be more convenient. The van he used last time was not very convenient for transporting goods, so she nodded and said, "Okay, it will be more convenient for you to buy a car."

"Well, you can also go and get a driver's license." Chen Zonghao glanced at her and said.

Song Shu also had this plan, but she was very busy recently and had no time. Although she seldom went out, it was still more convenient to get a driver's license, so she did not refuse, "I will find time to learn."

Seeing her nod, Chen Zonghao continued, "Let me know when you want to take the exam and I'll sign you up."

"Okay." Song Shu nodded, and looked at him teasingly as she thought of something, "I'm really afraid that you will suddenly ask me to buy a car without saying a word, just like the last time you bought a house." Sometimes this man is really swift and decisive in doing things.

Chen Zonghao touched his nose after hearing this. Seeing his expression, Song Shu could see that this man really had this idea. She couldn't help but widen her eyes and said, "Don't tell me you really have this plan."

Chen Zonghao coughed and said, "It's too late today."

Song Shu choked up when she heard this. If it wasn't too late, this guy might have really taken her to buy a car. She couldn't help but say to him, "Thank you so much for coming so late at night."

Chen Zonghao glanced at her and changed the subject, "I have already contacted someone to make changes to your house."

Song Shu just remembered this. She had mentioned to him before that the house was renovated, and he said he would help find someone to do it. Unexpectedly, this person has already started to have someone do it. The speed is really fast. Song Shu couldn't help but admire him very much. "Okay, thank you."

Chen Zonghao looked at her without saying a word, as if revealing that there was something else that needed to be thanked between them.

Song Shu looked at him for a while, then silently shifted her gaze to the car window, looking at the scenery outside with a smile on her face.