"Haha, I don't know either! You were there when I was mixing the filling, did you notice any difference in the steps?"
"They're all the same. I'm just wondering, how could this be?"
Annie only ate five dumplings before sitting obediently to the side and waiting.
Zhang Hongmei couldn't bear to see the child so well-behaved, so she quickly cut the cake and gave Annie a piece.
"Eat up, try your mom's cooking and see if it's good. Maybe it smells good, but it might not taste that great."
"Mom, it's so delicious, really! Can you teach me how to make it? I'll bake it for Grandpa, Grandma, and Dad."
"Of course you can. If you have time, Mom will teach you after your afternoon nap."
"Yes, I will be a very good girl and take my afternoon nap."
The two spent the whole afternoon in the kitchen, where Zhang Hongmei prepared the fish.
Annie also baked a cake.
Huang Meihua called Carlos in the afternoon to tell him that Hongmei was there today and was personally cooking.
Carlos, of course, wouldn't miss this opportunity, so he finished work early and drove home.
The fish balls for dinner were a real hit, Carlos thought to himself. She was truly a woman who could grace any occasion and cook with ease. How could he possibly win this wonderful woman's heart?
"Mom, can you make me fish balls again next week?"
"No problem! Mom will come over again next week to make it for you. I know Annie likes me, so I'll make it often, okay?"
After dinner, the maid cleaned up. The five of them returned to the living room.
"The toy factory is all set up, and we've tried making the designs you gave us; the results are good. I'll have someone get them from the car." Carlos called the butler over and handed him the car keys.
"You made more than ten designs?"
"Yes. They're all finished. I think they're much better than Annie's teddy bears and stuff."
"Really, Dad?"
"Yes, you'll see it soon, and you'll definitely like it."
The two elderly people were quite interested, and as soon as the housekeeper put down the bag, Annie couldn't wait to open it.
"Wow! So cute, Mom, I love it so much."
The two elderly people also came over and looked at the toys in their granddaughter's hands, finding them very endearing.
"If Annie likes it, then other children will definitely like it too."
"Carlos, where's our trademark?"
"The trademark hasn't arrived yet, so I haven't asked them to produce it. No rush, I won't forget this most important thing."
Annie loves them all and can't put them down. "Mom and Dad, I love them all."
"Hehe, then I'll leave them all for my darling."
Annie was now completely satisfied. Leaning against Zhang Hongmei's chest, she asked, "Mommy, can I take it to school to play with?"
Zhang Hongmei glanced at Carlos. "When can the trademark be delivered?"
"It can be available tomorrow, but toys with trademarks won't be available until Wednesday at the earliest."
“Okay, Annie, you can take it to school to play with. But promise Mom you can’t give it to your friends now. You can do it next Friday or the Monday after next.”
"Okay, Mom," Annie said, then hugged her favorite toys and sat down on the sofa to play.
"Carlos, could we use fabrics from Zhao Tiancheng's company for our toy company? Take a look at their quality; if it's acceptable, I'd like to patronize them."
"No problem, you can have someone from their company talk to my assistant about this. It doesn't matter whose assistant you use."
"Hehe, thank you. I went to a dinner party of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce yesterday, and they asked Zhao Tiancheng if I had taken care of him."
"Hehe, I really don't have one, so I hope you can consider Zhao Tiancheng."
“This is really not a problem. McCann has several clothing factories. As long as their quality is not an issue, I will definitely give them priority.”
"That's a good thing. Otherwise, I feel it's a bit unfair that people are taking care of me while I'm becoming capable but not taking care of them in return."
"Hehe, you're overthinking it."
Huang Meihua, however, did not think so. She felt that Zhang Hongmei was a grateful person, and that if you treated her well, she would repay you many times over.
"Godfather and Godmother, it's getting late, I have to go back. I won't be coming tomorrow, I need to hurry up and study."
“Okay, you should focus on your studies. After the exams, we can go to the beach!” Huang Meihua suggested with a smile.
"Okay, that'll be during the holidays, let's go on a trip."
Annie obediently got down and hugged Zhang Hongmei.
"Mom, go study. I'll wait for you at home. Come see me whenever you have time."
"Okay, Mom will come to see you again next Saturday."
When Zhang Hongmei arrived home, she found a guest there. She recognized him from the banquet the day before; his surname seemed to be Zhou.
"Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were coming today. I'm late."
"Hehe, it's alright, I just came to see Tiancheng." Although Zhou Changrong said this, he admired the young girl in his heart.
I only said a couple of simple words yesterday, but I didn't expect them to remember me. That's really amazing.
Wang Xinyi happened to come out and said, "Hongmei, we made some eight-treasure porridge at home. Would you like some?"
"Please come and sit down, I can go to the kitchen by myself."
Watching Zhang Hongmei leave, Zhou Changrong approached Zhao Tiancheng and said, "She's really something, this girl is amazing."
"Hehe, still young."
Zhang Hongmei didn't come out until she had eaten a spoonful of porridge in the kitchen.
"Uncle Zhao, send someone to talk to Carlos's assistant about the fabric tomorrow. He also promised that as long as the quality is up to standard, even the McCann family's clothing factory will use our fabric."
"Hehe, that's great! I'll send someone over tomorrow. If we can secure a deal with them, we won't be incurring losses this year."
"It's not that bad. She said McCann has several clothing factories, so it depends on whether our quality is good enough for them to choose us."
"You can rest assured, our quality is absolutely guaranteed."
After chatting for a while, everyone saw Zhou Changrong off.
"Uncle Zhao, I'm sorry, I just wanted to let others know that you can have the support of the McCann family."
"Hehe, why are you apologizing to me? Do you think I don't understand? Don't worry, this is exactly what I wanted."
Since Zhao Tiancheng said so, Zhang Hongmei understood it that way.
The next day was Sunday. Zhang Hongmei followed her usual routine, but seeing the three of them returning from their run, she instantly felt that today was a good day.
Cheng Guangxu and Cai Peilin looked as if they had been pulled out of the water. It seemed Zeng Zhongkang had truly shown no mercy; he had thoroughly tortured them.
The three of them were speechless when they saw the smile on Zhang Hongmei's face. What kind of twisted sense of humor was this? She just loved watching others suffer.
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