Chapter 56

Song Shu looked at him and smiled, "I think it looks nice too." She placed one of the vases with roses on the living room table, and planned to take the other vase back to her room.

Chen Zonghao watched her movements, reached out to sweep the branches and leaves on the table into the trash can, and said, "Your studio has been repaired."

Song Shu looked at him in surprise. "Is it finished? So fast."

However, more than a month has passed since they rented the company. During this period, Song Shu went to check on the company's renovation progress several times, and Chen Zonghao had time to go upstairs almost every day to help her keep an eye on it.

Song Shu was overjoyed when she thought about the fact that the studio was renovated. This meant that her career plan had taken another step forward. "Then I'll go check it out tomorrow and go to the company with you."

After the decoration of the studio is completed, she will start recruiting designers. Nowadays, it is not as convenient as the Internet in later generations, where people will come just by posting recruitment information online. Now recruitment is still done through paper promotion.

Song Shu thought that after visiting the office tomorrow, she could go to the Fashion Design Association to have a look. There are a lot of fashion designers registered there, and maybe she could gain something from there.

"Okay, I'll take you there tomorrow." Chen Zonghao nodded.

Song Shu made an agreement with him, so she reached out and tied her hair into a bun, picked up another vase, and looked at Chen Zonghao, "I'm going to take a shower first, are you going to buy dinner?"

Chen Zonghao glanced unconsciously at her fair and slender neck after she tied her hair up, then looked away, "Well, I'll go buy it."

"Okay." Song Shu took the vase and walked into the room, found a set of pajamas and went to the bathroom to take a shower. She had played with Jiahui and the three children for the whole afternoon, and even though it was late autumn, she was sweating a little.

Chen Zonghao walked into a restaurant he frequented. The owner saw him and said with a smile, "Haozi, you're here to buy dinner again, like usual?"

Chen Zonghao glanced at his boss and nodded calmly, "Yeah, same old thing."

"Okay, wait." The boss asked the waiter to ask the chef to cook. He took the money handed over by Chen Zonghao and was amazed in his heart when he gave the change. Everyone on this street knew that the second son of the Chen family was a caring person. I heard that his wife couldn't even cook and had to buy lunch from the hotel every day. That was not all. Most of the time, Chen Zonghao came to buy food for them. There was no other wife like this in the whole street.

The man said that the second son of the Chen family spoiled his wife too much. Why didn't he let his wife learn to cook? He went to restaurants to buy food all day long, which cost a lot of money in a month. He was really a spendthrift.

But the woman disagreed. She said that he was a big designer who opened a clothing store and could make money, so it didn't matter if he couldn't cook. He had money so he didn't have to cook. Besides, why don't you learn from Chen Zonghao? I heard that sometimes when he wasn't eating out, he would cook at home.

Because of this, all the couples on this street had a lot of conflicts.

Song Shu and Chen Zonghao were unaware of the family problems between other couples that were caused by them.

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The next day, Song Shu and Chen Zonghao sent Jiahui to kindergarten and then went to the company together.

Song Shu sat in the car, thinking that this was their first time going to work together, which was really novel.

Chen Zonghao was driving and caught a glimpse of her expression. He asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Song Shu turned to look at him, "It seems like this is the first time I go to work with you so early in the morning."

Chen Zonghao raised his lips after hearing this. He has been in a good mood since morning. "We will often go to work together in the future."

Song Shu thought about it and realized it was true. They bought houses next to each other and their companies were on the upper and lower floors, so they had a lot of time to work together. It was really like they would see each other every day.

The two of them first arrived at Chen Zonghao's company. Song Shu took a look and found that there were a lot more people in his company than last time.

Shitou saw Song Shu coming in with Hao Ge, and stood up and walked over to greet her warmly, "Second sister-in-law, no, it should be the boss lady."

Shitou no longer calls Chen Zonghaohao "Brother" in the company, but calls him "Boss". Uncle Fei said that this is more formal and will not make other people in the company try to establish connections with him.

Although Shi Tou felt that he was able to enter the company because of Brother Hao, and that he got in through connections, he thought that what Uncle Fei said was right, so he usually formally called Brother Hao "boss" in the company.

When other people who were close to the office heard Shitou's call, they couldn't help but secretly glance at Song Shu, thinking that this was the boss's wife. She looked like a good match for the boss, both were handsome and beautiful, and as young as the boss.

Song Shu did not correct Shitou's address at this occasion. She looked at him with a smile and asked, "How is your work going recently?"

After hearing this, Shitou scratched his head and said, "It's okay." This was the truth. Brother Hao asked him and Uncle Fei to work together. Although he was not as smart as others, he was obedient and willing to learn. Therefore, the work went smoothly and he became more and more proficient in it.

Song Shu spoke a few words to him, and then Chen Zonghao explained his affairs and walked out. When Shitou saw Brother Hao coming, he ran away quickly.

Chen Zonghao walked beside her and went to the elevator with her. "What are you talking to Shitou about?"

Song Shu walked into the elevator and said casually, "I didn't say anything, I just asked him about his work."

Thinking of something, Song Shu continued, "By the way, have you started production of that DVD?"

With a ding, the elevator to the first floor arrived quickly. Chen Zonghao asked her to go out first and said, "The other parts have arrived and the factory has also finished it. However, I will need to go to the mainland in a few days to watch and see the first batch of goods produced."

Song Shu was somewhat interested. "That will be very soon. Will you go to the mainland in a few days?"

Chen Zonghao glanced at her and said, "Well, do you want to come with me? It just so happens that you plan to open a clothing factory in the mainland after opening your studio. You can go with me to investigate this time. Besides, you don't have any work to do recently."

Song Shu was moved when she heard this. Just like he said, if she planned to build a factory in the mainland, she would need to go there to investigate. Besides, she was not very busy recently and had time. But thinking of Jiahui, she said, "What about Jiahui? We can't leave her alone at home."

Chen Zonghao put his hands in his pockets and said, "It's not a big problem. You can ask for a few days off from the kindergarten and take her with you. It's okay if she misses a few days at the kindergarten. Or you can give Liang's wife some money and ask her to help take care of her for a few days."

Song Shu thought about it and felt that both methods were feasible, but she preferred the first one. After all, it was not very convenient to ask someone else to look after the child for a few days. It was ok to ask Liang Sao to help look after the child on weekdays, but asking Liang Sao to look after the child for a few days would not only trouble Liang Sao too much, but Jiahui might also not be able to adapt.

Thinking about this, Song Shu said, "Okay, let's ask Jiahui for a few days off and bring her over with us."

"Yeah." Chen Zonghao nodded, and the two of them walked to the door of the studio. He reached out to help her open the glass door, and Song Shu walked in.

The first thing you see is a bright and spacious office. On the right is the reception area. Opposite the reception is a large wall with her clothing sign hanging on it. Below the sign are paintings of several women wearing different clothes.

There is a glass wall standing in the middle of the front desk. The office is located behind the glass wall. The office cannot be seen from the front door, which increases privacy.

Song Shu used simple warm colors to decorate the entire studio, giving it a warm feel.

The studio has a large meeting room, a clothing style showroom, an open office area with several desks, and five offices. Unlike other offices, the office does not only have desks, but also a large design table designed specifically for designers so that they can create directly when they have inspiration.

Song Shu's office is also decorated like this, but like Chen Zonghao's office, her office has a large floor-to-ceiling window from which one can overlook the city view.

Song Shu and Chen Zonghao both stood in front of the French window and looked down, but this time it was Chen Zonghao who looked at her and said to her, "I wish Ms. Song success in her career."

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The Fashion Design Association and Chen Zonghao's company are both in Central, so the next day, Song Shu drove Chen Zonghao's car to drop him off at work, and then drove his car to the Fashion Design Association.

What Song Shu didn't know was that after Chen Zonghao got out of the car and walked upstairs to the office, he had a noticeable smile on his face and seemed to be in a good mood early in the morning.

This appearance stood out among the crowd of office workers rushing to work. Other employees couldn't help but wonder if the boss was in a good mood because he received a big order?

Shitou saw that Haoge was different from his usual expressionless face at work, so he couldn't help but ask out of curiosity: "Boss, did you get up early this morning to pick up money?"

When Shitou thought that Brother Hao would ignore him, Brother Hao stopped, glanced at him, and said slowly: "Nothing, it's just that Ah Shu sent me to work today."

After saying this, he didn't even look at Shitou's reaction and walked leisurely towards his office.

Shitou was left alone in the wind, and couldn't help but turn around and complain to Awen who was walking over: "Brother Hao is happy because Second Sister-in-law sent him to work? Didn't you see that he was happier than winning the lottery?"

And Awen just looked listless, as if he didn't hear what he said and didn't react at all.

A fat uncle who happened to pass by heard this, glanced at Shitou, and snorted, "You are a greenhorn, and you, a single person, certainly don't understand."

Shitou looked at the fat uncle who left after saying that, and curled his lips, "You always say I'm a greenhorn, but I'm not."

After saying that, he turned around and found that Awen was still in a daze. He couldn't help but reach out and pat his back hard, "Awen, what's wrong with you? Why are you in a daze? You don't even respond when I ask you."

Ah Wen reached out and rubbed his face vigorously, then shook his head, "Nothing."

As he walked to the side, Shitou only heard him mutter vaguely, "I'm really jealous of Brother Hao."

Shitou stroked his chin and looked at his back, "This Awen has been acting weird lately."

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When Song Shu arrived at the Fashion Design Association, the president was there. Song Shu asked the assistant if the president was free. After a while, the assistant came back and asked Song Shu to go to the president's office.

When Song Shu walked into the office, President Du stopped what he was doing, looked up at her and said kindly, "Designer Song is here, please take a seat."

"Thank you, President." Song Shu sat down on the chair opposite her office and told her why she was there.

President Du's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Your recruitment is a good thing for other designers. Designer Song, you may not know that although there are many fashion designers in Hong Kong now, only a few can make it. Many of them find jobs in small companies or change careers when they can't make it. You just gave them an opportunity."

President Du has also been keeping an eye on designer Song Shu and has discovered that she is growing very fast. In less than half a year, she has gained a lot of fame in the Hong Kong design circle. She is also a truly talented person, and the clothes she designs are very inspired. This means she is destined to go far, and it is a good opportunity for other designers to work in her studio.

President Du took out a document from the drawer and handed it to Song Shu, "This is the information record of some designers in Hong Kong. You can use it to look for designer recruitment."

Song Shu took it and was a little surprised. She came here today originally to ask the president if he had any channels to recruit designers. Unexpectedly, the president gave her some information of designers. She could call them one by one if she liked them, which saved her a lot of steps and reduced the recruitment work.

Song Shu held the document and said gratefully: "Thank you, President, you have helped me a lot."

President Du smiled and said, "You have the opportunity to invite designers to work there, which will also be a great help to our association."

After all, their association usually also undertakes the task of recommending jobs to designers.

Even so, Song Shu felt very grateful that President Du could help her. After chatting with the president for a while, when she was about to leave, Song Shu thought of the Hanfu Culture Festival and asked with some confusion: "President Du, what is the current situation of the Hanfu Culture Festival?"

President Du sighed after hearing her words, "The cultural festival has not been approved yet, and I don't know when it will be approved."

President Du fully agrees with the establishment of the Hanfu Culture Festival, but there are many obstacles, and the final outcome of the game between the various parties is still uncertain.

Song Shu nodded after hearing this. She also knew from reading in the newspaper that due to the recent negotiations, it was impossible for other members of the British government to pass the cultural festival at this time. However, Song Shu was not too worried. The Hong Kong Return Agreement would be signed next year, and it might be much easier to pass the cultural festival by then.