Chapter 184
As soon as Qin Xiang entered the dormitory, she was warmly welcomed by her classmates. They hadn't seen each other for a whole holiday, and everyone was very excited.
Besides, everyone in their dorm had been busy this summer. Some were working as tour guides to practice speaking English, while others were working part-time at Qin Xiang's shop. Honestly, none of them had seen Qin Xiang more than a couple of times, as summer passed by in a hurry.
Ding Xiang cleared her throat and said, "I think being a tour guide is pretty good. Both of our spoken English has improved."
As they talked, the two began to demonstrate how they acted as tour guides for foreigners.
Ming Chuanxiu couldn't help laughing. "At first, we didn't dare to open our mouths, but faced with the foreigners' questions, we had no choice but to bite the bullet and go ahead. We learned one word at a time, and now we can speak simple English. It's really not easy. You don't know how many times we've looked up English dictionaries."
During the day, I took the foreigners on a tour of the capital, explaining the tour with my mediocre skills. When we came back in the evening, we both looked up the English dictionary to find the words we could use and practiced the sentences we might need. It took a lot of effort.
God helps those who work hard, and the results are quite good.
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "That's good. At least we gained something."
At present, the school does not have much requirements for English, but in the future, we will have to take the English Level 4 exam. It is not a disadvantage to learn it now.
Others also shared their experiences.
However, Zhao Wenna, Meilin and Mingchuanxiu all work in Qinxiang's store.
Zhao Wenna said, "We've also gained a lot. We observe our customers every day, understand their needs, and then match clothes according to their body shapes, preferences, and skin tones. Only then did we realize that fashion design is not as simple as just focusing on design."
"The most important thing is that we all made money."
Several people started laughing.
As an oral tour guide, foreigners like to tip and spend money. At first, Ding Xiang and Guan Yuping were embarrassed to accept, but later they realized it was a foreign custom and accepted it. They made a lot of money that summer.
Zhao Wenna and the other two naturally received salaries from Qin Xiang. Qin Xiang didn't know the exact amount. It was calculated by Mi Hongjun and paid by He Liping.
Guan Yuping asked, "You haven't forgotten about the design competition, have you?"
The others hurriedly said, "Of course we can't forget that. If we are selected, we will get money."
Although everyone is busy during the summer vacation, they also have time to rest and learn and design at the same time. For example, Zhao Wenna has designed three sets of clothes and is waiting for the design competition to begin. If all of them can be sold, it will be a considerable income. Not only will her university life be easier, but she can also help her family.
Qin Xiang nodded and said, "I'll contact the college in the next two days and get this thing started."
Not only the people in their dormitory were anxious about this matter, but other students were also anxious. Whenever they saw Qin Xiang, they would ask about the starting time of the design competition.
Qin Xiang couldn't be sure either, because she was just paying for the design draft, and how to proceed still depended on the arrangements of the college.
But there were too many questions, so Qin Xiang went to the college the next day.
The teacher in charge of student activities at the college gave a clear answer, "We're already writing the detailed rules, and they'll be distributed to all classes and grades in the next two days. Don't worry."
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "Of course I'm relieved."
When we got back and talked about it, everyone was very excited and took out their design drafts to check them carefully, making sure they were perfect.
Two days later, the design competition details were issued, and the selection criteria and judges were clearly stated.
Because Qin Xiang made the final decision on production, her name also appeared in the event. Of course, she was just a student and she would not participate in the selection process, but she was the one who decided whether the final design draft could be used.
This made some people unhappy, including Fu Yunmei, because she had a bad relationship with Qin Xiang and was worried that even if she won the award, Qin Xiang would not use her manuscript.
Fu Yunmei not only grumbled in her heart, but also tried to tell other people about it, saying that it was unfair.
Bei Nannan happened to hear her talking about this.
Ever since the two of them had a falling out, Bei Nannan couldn't help but sneer at Fu Yunmei whenever she saw her. "If you think it's unfair, why don't you just not participate? Didn't you look down on Qin Xiang from the beginning?"
Fu Yunmei refused to admit it and said aggrievedly, "I just said that. This matter is not just my own."
Bei Nannan sneered, "But no one else has ever had a conflict with Qin Xiang."
"Then you are the same." Fu Yunmei said indignantly.
Bei Nannan rolled her eyes. "I'm different. I know myself well, so I didn't participate. Unlike you, you say bad things about others while thinking about their money."
After saying that, Bei Nannan left.
Although she had a falling out with Fu Yunmei and learned a lot of lessons, it didn't mean she could reconcile with Qin Xiang. It was probably impossible in this lifetime because she still had some self-respect.
Qin Xiang didn't take this little thing to heart. She hadn't kept up with her studies during the holidays, so she had to work harder to improve when school started.
All the entries were submitted, and over 300 entries were received from the three grades, which shows that many people submitted multiple design drafts.
Although only one manuscript can participate in the prize level selection, if the remaining manuscripts can be selected by Qin Xiang, they can still get the price of the manuscripts.
Freshmen and sophomores are relatively comfortable. Some juniors, through their summer vacations, use connections to get internships at companies, only to discover how difficult it is for newcomers to get ahead. Design isn't something you can just do casually; it depends on the company's requirements and the leadership's arrangements. If your boss doesn't assign you to design, you can't even begin. It's very restrictive. As Professor Sun mentioned, it's difficult for newcomers to get ahead. Not all top students are guaranteed to be promoted; there's a lot of uncertainty.
But Qin Xiang's event provided them with an opportunity, so who wouldn't participate?
Hearing this number, Qin Xiang felt relieved. When he went to meet with Professor Sun and others, he took a look at it and was very satisfied.
After all, they are students of National Tsing Hua University, so the clothes they design are always much better.
And because of their status, the clothes they design are not particularly bold.
Some people do like some special clothes, but in the current environment, clothes like bat-wing shirts and floral shirts are rare, and there are no clothes that are too revealing.
Professor Sun smiled and said, "Then teach us next."
Qin Xiang does not participate in the award judging process. The department's professors first select the eligible works, and the rest are left to Qin Xiang to select. The professors then evaluate the eligible works and select several levels of works.
It happened to be the weekend, and Qin Xiang was about to take the design draft back for selection. At this time, Professor Tan stopped her and handed her a design draft, saying, "Take a look. If there is anything inappropriate, we can revise it."
Qin Xiang took it and took a look at it, and her eyes immediately lit up, "Professor Tan, I think it must be very beautiful."
Professor Tan not only did the graphic design, he even drew a three-dimensional picture and colored it according to the design. The subsequent decoration could be done according to this three-dimensional picture.
Professor Tan laughed and said, "I'm glad you like it. I'll be the first one there when it opens."
"Okay." Qin Xiang said happily.
I took the design draft to Mi Hongjun, and Qin Baotian came over. "To be honest, someone among my friends knows someone who works for the renovation team."
Qin Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You really have a wide range of friends now."
Since she arrived in the capital, her father had been busy. He initially managed the warehouse for her, and later, when she hired someone to look after it, her father spent his days dancing ballroom dance or playing the erhu with a group of elderly people. Qin Xiang spent her entire summer away from home, and so did her father, so the two rarely saw each other.
Qin Baotian chuckled and felt a little embarrassed, "I just have nothing to do."
"That's good." Qin Xiang was very happy that her father could think positively. It showed that her father had not been influenced by her mother and had forgotten all about his hometown. She even thought that if her father brought someone back one day, she would not object. As long as the person was good, it would be fine. "Dad, you have worked so hard for so many years, it's time to rest. You can do whatever you want in the future."
Qin Baotian smiled, "I understand."
But Qin Xiang didn't want to hire anyone else from the decoration team, so he called his third brother. The third brother happened to be in Jinshi, so he came over. After listening to Qin Xiang's requirements and looking at the design draft, he thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll arrange for someone to come over."
Only then did Qin Xiang ask about how many people his third brother had now.
Qin Yang smiled and said, "There are only about twenty people, divided into two teams. One couple just finished their work, so it's just right for them to come over."
Qin Xiang was surprised. "Great, Third Brother. It hasn't been long, and you've already formed two teams."
"You brought me the client." Qin Yang also felt emotional. He didn't expect that he could achieve this. This was something he had never dared to think about before.
Qin Xiang thought for a moment and said, "Third brother, our Professor Tan is an interior designer. I think you should also pay attention to finding someone who can design. Interior decoration will definitely have a great development in the future. If you just do simple decoration, your team will soon have competitors. Only beautiful decoration will be remembered by people, and how to do it well requires design."
Hearing this, Qin Yang frowned, "Where can I find such a person?"
Qin Xiang suggested, "You can look for it at school, or you can find some people who study design to work part-time, or you can learn it yourself."
No matter which one, it is difficult for Qin Yang, but he has to do it anyway.
When Qin Yang saw the design draft Qin Xiang gave him, he realized the importance of interior design to interior decoration. If you want to decorate it well, simply scraping putty and installing doors and windows is not enough.
He hesitated for a moment and nodded, "I understand."
Qin Xiang didn't say much. Now that his third brother was in this line of work, he must be thinking about how to do it well.
After giving the instructions, Qin Xiang did not stay and hurried home.
But I didn't expect Meng Huaiqing was not here.
It was not until noon that Meng Huaiqing came back. He saw that Qin Xiang had already prepared lunch and was waiting for him at home. Meng Huaiqing felt a little guilty. He had agreed to stay at home and recuperate, but the person disappeared.
"When did you come back?"
Qin Xiang looked up at him and said, "Guess."
Meng Huaiqing couldn't tell whether she was happy or angry from her voice, so he felt a little uneasy. "Is it hot? I'll go cut some watermelon."
Only then did Qin Xiang see Meng Huaiqing coming back with a watermelon and some vegetables.
She asked curiously, "Did you go out to buy groceries?"
"Yes," Meng Huaiqing washed and cut the watermelon, leaving half for the two of them to eat and giving the rest to the bodyguard. "A friend recommended a private farm, so I went there and bought some things."
Qin Xiang was curious, "Private farm?"
"Yes, it's just outside the city. It covers a large area and has nice scenery. Some wealthy people go there when they have nothing to do." Meng Huaiqing cut the watermelon into small pieces and slowly picked out the seeds with a toothpick and handed it over. "I'll take you there when I have time?"
Qin Xiang's eyes fell on his head, "You're going like this?"
Meng Huaiqing nodded calmly, "Of course, otherwise how would anyone know I was injured?" He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked in the distance, "If we want to cut off their path, we have to block them there."
After hearing this, Qin Xiang understood that the Jiang family had suffered setbacks in Gangcheng and was likely to expand to the mainland. Meng Huaiqing wanted to cut off the Jiang family's path to the mainland and prevent them from making any breakthroughs.
You have to know that the mainland's development market is indeed huge, and Hong Kong businessmen do have advantages, but the prerequisite is policy support, and not everyone supports the policy, so naturally we have to examine the other party's situation.
Meng Huaiqing is showing his attitude through practical actions, so other places that want to accept the Jiang family will have to think twice.
This is also the benefit of Meng Huaiqing being the first to enter the mainland market and doing so many things. His contribution is not small, and others have to think carefully before doing anything.
After Meng Huaiqing finished speaking, he said, "Let's go and eat first."
Qin Xiang made a simple lunch, with only four dishes in total. The two cold dishes were the same, but one was spicy and the other was sweet and sour, which satisfied both of their tastes.
Meng Huaiqing said, "Let's go to the chef to cook on weekends."
Qin Xiang was also happy to avoid taking action, "Okay."
After the two of them finished their meal, Meng Huaiqing said, "It's too hot. I'm going to take a shower. Do you want to join me?"
Qin Xiang was amused. "Oh, Mr. Meng, are you not being reserved now?"
"Can being reserved bring any benefit?" Meng Huaiqing smiled frankly, as if he was saying the most normal thing.
However, he also knew that Qin Xiang would not agree, so he could only go out to take a shower regretfully. However, there was still gauze on his head. He took it off carefully, and the scar on his head was particularly conspicuous and terrifying.
Meng Huaiqing frowned, looking at his own appearance, he felt a little disgusted. He was a little worried, what if the hair didn't grow out, would Qin Xiang dislike him?
Qin Xiang didn't know what Meng Huaiqing was thinking. Seeing that there was no movement inside for a long time, she asked a question. Meng Huaiqing put the hood on his head and replied, "It's okay."
After taking a shower and changing into clean gauze, Meng Huaiqing came out wearing an old man's shirt and large shorts, and said meaningfully, "I'll wait for you in the bedroom."
Qin Xiang raised an eyebrow, "Shameless."
Meng Huaiqing laughed, "What's the point of having a face? Taking advantage is the best."
Qin Xiang came out of the shower, locked the door in broad daylight, and had sex in broad daylight.
In short, when men are comfortable, women are comfortable too.
Qin Xiang said, "Mr. Meng's abdominal muscles seem to have diminished."
Meng Huaiqing, who was cleaning, paused and silently put on his old man's shirt. "I will resume my exercise when I am better. But Miss Qin's waist is a little tight."
Qin Xiang laughed, "I have no choice. I run here and there every day. It's hard not to lose weight."
I have been busy all holiday, and after school started, I had no free time because I was running back and forth between home and school. My legs are almost thin from running too much.
Meng Huaiqing laughed and said, "I'm going to be busy on Monday too, so I can't just leave this whole capital thing to other people."
Meng Huaiqing had several senior assistants under him. With Cen Xuan and Assistant Liu now staying in Gangcheng to assist Mr. Zhao in managing the company, Meng Huaiqing couldn't just sit back and watch things go wrong in the capital. Furthermore, it wouldn't be a good idea to ignore a government-cooperated project.
Meng Huaiqing suddenly asked, "Do you know what project I'm collaborating on with the government?"
Qin Xiang really didn't understand this. "Electronic technology?"
"No." Meng Huaiqing shook his head, opened the drawer beside the bed, and took out a small umbrella, "This."
Only then did Qin Xiang realize that the brand of the small umbrella had changed at some point. It was no longer imported, but domestically produced.
She looked weird, "How can we cooperate on this?"
Meng Huaiqing threw the dirty ones into the trash can and said, "Because my investigation found that there is a considerable lack of contraceptive methods in China. Even though the country implements family planning, many women still get pregnant. Sometimes it's not that couples absolutely need to have children, but they don't know how to prevent pregnancy. This was distributed in China before, but the production environment and materials used were extremely poor, posing a serious safety risk. After I contacted the municipal government, I proposed this project and received support from the leadership."
Qin Xiang was extremely shocked to hear him say this, as this was an area she had never paid attention to before.
But she understood that this was a very good project. As long as it was promoted, it would have unlimited market potential. In addition to providing the general public with an effective means of contraception, it would also indirectly support the country's family planning policy.
Awesome, my brother.
Qin Xiang couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, "Awesome."
Meng Huaiqing chuckled, "Come to think of it, the idea came from you."
Qin Xiang was stunned.
He explained, "Because you don't want to have children, and I also don't want to have children, then I thought about it and came up with this project. The machines are the most advanced production lines imported from abroad, and the products produced are not much different from those abroad. Now they have begun to be deployed in various places."
Qin Xiang nodded, "That's great."
Meng Huaiqing paused, "But I have another idea."
"you say."
Meng Huaiqing shook his head again and said, "Let's not talk about it for now. I'll tell you later."
Qin Xiang raised an eyebrow and looked unkind, "You really deserve a beating for what you said."
"Then beat me." Meng Huaiqing smiled and stuck his butt in front of her, determined to go all out.
Qin Xiang was so angry that she laughed and clapped her hands, "Go away."
Although it is September, the weather is still hot, but it is somewhat different from the dry heat in August.
The air conditioner was still on, and Qin Xiang lay there, not wanting to move at all.
What a rare weekend.
Too bad I have to go out on the weekend.
Meng Huaiqing sent her to the front shop and went to do his own thing. Qin Xiang rubbed her face and was about to go in when she saw a woman peeking not far away.
It’s Cui Hong. Long time no see.
When she saw Qin Xiang, Cui Hong poked her head out and then quickly retracted it, but she couldn't help but poked her head out again, just in time to meet Qin Xiang's face.
Qin Xiang was in a good mood. She walked directly towards Cui Hong and asked happily, "Cui Hong, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." The person Cui Hong hated the most in her life was probably Qin Xiang. When she was a child, everyone bullied her, but Qin Xiang was the only one who stood up and acted like a good person. When she was bullied by little hooligans, Qin Xiang also stood up for her, but she wasn't moved. Instead, she felt indignant. Why were all the pretty girls bullied by the little hooligans?
Qin Xiang smiled at Cui Hong's expression. Cui Hong was indeed well dressed. "It seems you are doing well indeed. Has Comrade Hong Mei stopped giving you trouble now?"
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