Sun Lifang knew that her husband just didn't want her to worry. In the decades they had been together, whenever it came to giving gifts, Zhou Yunshi's method was crude and simple: he would give a large red envelope.
Besides, she knew her stuff; that pen wasn't worth much.
Win an award? She didn't expect to win one.
Li Zhi is in the import and export business; what kind of good products hasn't he seen?
Therefore, many of the suppliers present today are either wealthy or influential, and the gifts they bring are naturally of high quality.
This banquet serves three purposes: celebrating a birthday, announcing the wedding, and most importantly, conducting business. It's a win-win-win situation, and such an opportunity to meet and make friends is extremely rare.
“Then I’ll wait here to receive the award.” Sun Lifang glanced into the distance and pushed Zhou Yunshi away. “Isn’t that Mr. Tong over there? You go ahead, don’t worry about me.”
Zhou Yunshi looked at Sun Lifang with some surprise, not expecting her to have considered this point. "Can you manage on your own? We've pretty much finished talking today, so I'll stay here with you."
The way she was being said made it sound like she was holding them back. Sun Lifang held her breath, but smiled and refused, shaking her head, "No way! I want you to make money!"
"Haha, Sun is right." A soft laugh suddenly came from beside her ear. Mrs. Tong had come over at some point and happened to hear this. She was a little surprised, thinking about the argument that had just been sparked with Sun Lifang.
"When did you learn this, Xiao Sun? It's so interesting." Mrs. Tong moved to the same neighborhood half a year ago and they were just nodding acquaintances, but she never thought of getting to know Sun Lifang.
Zhou Yunshi remained silent with a cold face. He had considered that Sun Lifang was timid and needed his company in this situation, but he did not expect that she would refuse him without hesitation and that they would be caught in the act. Where would he put his face?
"Where does Xiao Sun work now?" Mrs. Tong asked curiously, staring at Xiao Sun's swollen legs, and said with concern, "You'll have to work harder as the pregnancy progresses."
Sun Lifang smiled and said, "I will be careful."
Little did he know that these words would only make Zhou Yunshi angrier.
"I told her to quit her job and go home to rest a long time ago. It's not like I can't afford to support her. I don't know what's wrong with her. She's always helping this person or doing that person. She's busier than me." Zhou Yunshi was a little drunk and talked more, finally saying all the things that had been building up for a long time.
To everyone's surprise, Mrs. Tong laughed so hard she covered her nose, her fat trembling: "Isn't this great? I didn't stop when I was pregnant, and I've been messing around with it ever since. I think it's good that Xiao Sun has drive and is self-reliant."
Zhou Yunshi sensed a subtle change in Mrs. Tong's words and waved his hand, "Not at all, you're being modest. Don't praise her anymore. She's already a troublemaker, and if you praise her any more, she'll get all cocky."
Mrs. Tong suddenly noticed Sun Lifang's manuscript, sat down on the sofa, and waved them away, saying, "You men go talk business, we women will have a good chat too."
She had never sat with Sun Lifang before, let alone chatted with her.
"When did you learn design?" When she came over, Mrs. Tong noticed the sketchbook that hadn't been put away. She wanted to test Sun Lifang's thoughts. "The competition among designers is quite fierce now. What about prestigious universities and studying abroad? Where did you graduate from?"
Nowadays, companies that need designers are generally large foreign companies, or at least leading enterprises. Unless you have an internal recommendation, even if you graduated from a prestigious university with a design degree, you only have two paths to take.
Become a teacher, or change careers.
Graduation equals unemployment.
"No, no." Sun Lifang shook her head: "I didn't study design. I just did this for fun. Right now, I just want to focus on my pregnancy and take good care of my family."
Sun Lifang said that on purpose.
Sure enough, Mrs. Tong's expression changed. "I think you draw very well. You could definitely find a side job to earn some extra money to supplement the family income and make yourself happier."
Sun Lifang immediately sensed another meaning in Mrs. Tong's words, slowly raised her head, and shook her head: "I'm too busy right now. I plan to buy a house in a while. I'll think about it when I'm done with this."
Mrs. Tong suddenly became more talkative: "Buying a house? Aren't your houses quite nice? Why do you want to buy a house? Where do you plan to buy it?"
Since the apartments in the same complex were similar, she had heard about Zhou Yunshi's income, but she couldn't help but wonder if he had any other sources of income. She tentatively asked, "You're not used to living in such a nice house? Are you planning to buy a villa?"
Sun Lifang laughed: "I can't afford it. I would have to take out a loan to buy an ordinary house. Parents have to work hard for their children's schooling, don't you think?"
"A loan?" Mrs. Tong exclaimed in surprise, "Are you crazy? You'd be better off buying stocks!"
Mrs. Tong has a relative who invests in stocks and made a lot of money last year, enough to buy a house and a new car. Everyone in the industry knows this.
“We won’t speculate now; we’ll do it later when we have the chance to learn how.” Sun Lifang said with a smile, “We don’t have much money either. We have elderly parents to support and young children to raise. Our foundation isn’t solid, unlike yours.”
After saying that, she cast an envious glance at him.
Mrs. Tong touched the stray hairs by her ear, somewhat proud, but still said something comforting: "Not at all, you're doing this for the children. Our family will be moving next year too."
Despite Mrs. Tong's advanced age, her daughter is two years younger than Zhou Xinya, and both were focused on their careers in their early years.
Sun Lifang asked in surprise, "So fast?"
Mrs. Tong's house was among the newest ones from her workplace. Both she and her parents were from Haicheng and had the means to buy a house for the young couple. Besides, Mrs. Tong and her husband were focused on making money and had a clear goal; all they needed was a place to live.
"Hey." Mrs. Tong smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, looking at her with a smile: "At the end of the year, I'll sell some of my stocks and use the money to buy a bigger apartment in Sunshine City."
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