Chapter 187
The third brother and fourth sister were both in the provincial capital, and Qin Xiang subconsciously thought that it was the fourth sister Qin Juan who was in trouble.
Third Brother was a man after all, and he had a bunch of workers around him, and they weren't necessarily in the provincial capital. Only Qin Juan, with Qin Nian in the provincial capital, was worried about something happening to them, as they were a vulnerable group.
As expected, Qin Baotian said anxiously, "Something happened to Nian Nian. Your fourth sister called and cried, saying that Nian Nian is missing. She's been looking for her since last night and can't find her. I have to go back."
Meng Huaiqing frowned and hurriedly got up to leave. "I'll go book a ticket right away."
Meng Huaiqing saw clearly how much Qin Xiang valued her relatives and did not dare to be careless, especially since the child was still a child.
Qin Xiang said, "I'll go back with you."
"What's the point of you going back? You still have to go to school." Qin Baotian sighed and said, "I've asked your fourth sister to call the police. I'll go back and look for what happened."
He said with a fierce look in his eyes, "Let me know who did this, and I will chop him to pieces."
After a while, Meng Huaiqing returned and said to Qin Baotian, "Uncle Qin, don't worry. I remember there's a flight back tonight. I've already had someone buy the ticket and have him bring it over later. I've also called my people in the provincial capital, and they'll go over to meet up with Fourth Sister. Strength lies in numbers, and it'll be better."
Hearing him say this, Qin Baotian felt even more complicated.
He knew that his daughter lived with Meng Huaiqing, and he didn't agree with it, but he couldn't do anything about it.
Now that he has encountered trouble, he still has to rely on the other party.
But now he didn't care about anything else and just wanted to go back and find the child as soon as possible.
Qin Baotian nodded, "Thank you, Mr. Meng."
Meng Huaiqing chuckled, "Just call me Little Meng. Calling me Mr. Meng is too distant."
Qin Baotian responded and said to Qin Xiang, "I know you're worried too, but now that something's happened, you might not be able to help. Zhao Qian and the others are already looking for her. Just focus on your studies. I'll call you as soon as I have any news."
After saying that, Qin Baotian went back to pack his things.
Soon the plane tickets arrived, and Meng Huaiqing and Qin Xiang went to see Qin Baotian off together. There was only an hour left before the plane took off. If Qin Juan had called any later, she would probably have to wait until tomorrow.
Driving Qin Baotian to the airport, Qin Baotian speculated all the way, "Could it be that someone is jealous of your sister's money and deliberately took the child away?"
Qin Xiang shook her head, but didn't dare to say anything definitive. "My fourth sister isn't the only one making money. She's just a small business owner with just a stall and a shop. How much can she earn? If you really want to be jealous, shouldn't you be jealous of me?"
Qin Baotian sighed, feeling extremely anxious.
After sending the person on the plane, Qin Xiang and Meng Huaiqing were silent on the way back.
Qin Xiang suddenly said, "I'm thinking this kind of thing must have been committed by someone she knows. Qin Nian isn't the kind of person who would just follow anyone. Someone who knows her must have said something to her, and that's why she followed him."
Meng Huaiqing agreed, "Indeed."
The little girl is not even four years old this year. Although she is young, she is very sensible because of her original family. Just as Qin Xiang said, she will not follow strangers.
When they got home, they didn't want to rest. Meng Huaiqing went out to make another phone call and came back saying, "I've also contacted someone at the Public Security Bureau in the provincial capital. There should be news soon."
Qin Xiang had no choice but to wait for news from the provincial capital.
The two went to bed very late and woke up very early the next morning. Meng Huaiqing got up early and went out to buy breakfast. After eating, he sent Qin Xiang to school. When they were some distance away from the school, Qin Xiang said, "Let's stop here."
Meng Huaiqing was helpless. "Don't many people in your school know that we are in a relationship? So does it matter whether we send it or not?"
Since he said so, Qin Xiang nodded, "Okay."
Meng Huaiqing was secretly delighted, "Let's go."
It was breakfast time and there were quite a few students on the road. Seeing the two of them walking side by side and holding hands, they got a lot of attention.
Meng Huaiqing was used to being the center of attention. Qin Xiang was thick-skinned enough that she would just smile at others when they looked at her, and it was the others who were embarrassed.
When they arrived at the dormitory building, Qin Xiang said, "Boss Meng, please go back."
Meng Huaiqing nodded, "Can't I go to school during this period?"
Qin Xiang was helpless. "I'd like to, but I've been a bit busy with the design competition lately."
But thinking of Qin Nian, Qin Xiang said again, "I'll go back soon."
"Okay, I'll wait for you." Meng Huaiqing waved his hand, watched Qin Xiang go up to the dormitory building, and turned to leave.
After walking for a while, Meng Huaiqing was stopped by someone. He looked up and looked at the person unhappily, then turned around and walked around. But the other person stubbornly blocked his way again, "Mr. Meng."
Meng Huaiqing didn't even raise his head. Fu Yunmei pursed her lips and was about to speak when a man in a black suit suddenly stopped her and said, "Sorry, stay away from our boss."
Fu Yunmei was stunned, but Meng Huaiqing had already walked away from her.
Fu Yunmei finally ran into Meng Huaiqing, how could she be willing to give up? She wanted to chase him anxiously, but the bodyguard didn't give her a chance. Fu Yunmei shouted, "Mr. Meng, Qin Xiang is seeing other men."
If a man hears that his girlfriend is having an affair with another man, he will be angry and want to get to the bottom of it.
However, Meng Huaiqing seemed not to hear and left.
Fu Yunmei was a little confused.
Meng Huaiqing's bodyguard looked at the woman in front of him as if she were an idiot. How could such a person be admitted to Tsinghua University?
Seeing Meng Huaiqing walking away, the bodyguard chased after him.
Fu Yunmei pursed her lips, feeling very unhappy.
After leaving the school, Meng Huaiqing instructed his bodyguard, "Have someone investigate this female student."
But it should be easy to find out. He must know Qin Xiang, and their relationship is not good. He may even be jealous of Qin Xiang, otherwise he would not come here.
Meng Huaiqing couldn't help but sneer. He really didn't care about such tricks.
Don't think about it, will Qin Xiang care about men? Rejection is what he squeezed in.
Besides, he has confidence in himself. No one is more suitable for Qin Xiang than him. Other men are not necessarily better than him.
Qin Xiang returned to the dormitory to get her textbooks and went to class, only to find that Fu Yunmei had her old problem again, staring at her with a complicated look in her eyes.
=Qin Xiang ignored this sick person and let things take their course.
There was only one class in the afternoon. After class, Qin Xiang originally wanted to go back and ask about Qin Nian. However, Li Minghui called her and asked her to go to the office. There she found out that the preliminary review of the design draft had been completed, and the selected ones could be handed over to Qin Xiang for a second selection.
Qin Xiang followed him, and on the way, Li Minghui suddenly asked, "Qin Xiang, are you and Mr. Meng in a relationship?"
Qin Xiang was stunned, but did not deny it. "Yes, is there any problem?"
"Not really." Li Minghui pondered for a moment, then continued, "I heard that Mr. Meng bought a piece of land in the suburbs and said he wanted to build a building. So if relatives or friends want to buy it, they should be able to buy it at the internal price, right?"
Hearing this, Qin Xiang understood what Li Minghui meant.
She smiled and said, "Counselor, I'm sorry, I don't know about this. I never get involved in his work and won't ever get involved. As for whether it can be purchased at an internal price, I don't know either. Since you have a lot of inside information, you can ask around. There must be other people in charge of such a large project. You can ask them."
Hearing her words, Li Minghui's face turned a little unhappy.
He was just a counselor, having managed to stay as a counselor thanks to connections, as a Workers, Peasants, and Soldiers University graduate. But unlike the more traditional teachers and professors, he had always lived in the dormitories in the capital. But he had recently started dating someone and was considering marriage, and she demanded a place to live; he couldn't bring his wife into the dorms.
At first, he didn't know about Meng Huaiqing building a house. It was his girlfriend who told him that commercial housing was being built in the capital recently, and that the suburbs closer to the school were preparing to invest in commercial housing. She also said that the boss was a businessman from Hong Kong. After further inquiries, he learned that the boss was a very young man who had given a speech at Tsinghua University.
Once you compare these rooms, you will know that it is Mr. Meng.
Li Minghui was immediately very happy and said to his girlfriend, "That's great. Mr. Meng is dating a girl in our class."
His partner was also happy and said at the time, "That's great. Usually, relatives and friends can get an insider price for this kind of house. That would save us a lot of money."
Although commercial housing is not very common nowadays, it is very popular. After all, many people are short of housing in the current environment. State-owned enterprises are in a recession, and it is unknown when housing will be distributed, so many people have to buy houses.
Someone like Li Minghui is just a counselor, so he can't expect the school to allocate housing to him.
Li Minghui had a good idea. After all, he was Qin Xiang's counselor, so he should at least give him this face.
Unexpectedly, the facts proved to be a slap in the face, and Qin Xiang directly refused.
Li Minghui's face looked very unhappy. He said to Qin Xiang, "Qin Xiang, aren't you going to buy it?"
Qin Xiang understood what he meant and said with a smile, "Do I need to buy it?"
Li Minghui was exhausted and said after a while, "We students of Tsinghua University must have backbone. After all, you are not married. I heard that someone saw you living together. Shouldn't you be aware of the impact?"
Qin Xiang turned to look at him, somewhat amused. "Counselor, is this also your responsibility? Have I ever behaved badly in school? You also said that you only heard it, and you lecture me here without even checking the facts. Isn't that inappropriate? Besides, this is my private matter. Who do I live with? How does it bother other people?"
They had already reached the office door when they were talking, and even though Li Minghui was in a bad mood, he didn't know what to say.
Who knew that Qin Xiang, who had just stepped inside, turned around again and said, "Oh, counselor, you may have forgotten that I also own a shop and am the boss. If I want to buy a commercial property over there, I can buy it freely and I don't have to pay the internal price."
After saying that, he walked straight in without caring how ugly Li Minghui's face was.
Professor Sun's desk was filled with items. He was discussing the design drafts submitted by students with several other professors. Seeing Qin Xiang coming, he sat back down and said, "Now that you're here, please help clean up. There are actually many good ones among these selected ones. Go back and carefully sort them out."
The professors and leaders in the department all cherish this practical opportunity and work overtime on weekends to select more.
Qin Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Okay, I'll clean it up right away."
There were even comments written on the design drafts scattered on the table, and the shortcomings were clearly written.
Qin Xiang thought for a moment and realized that this would save her a lot of trouble.
She hurriedly sorted them out and put them aside, then went to look at the design drafts they had selected. She had to admit that they were indeed excellent.
But looking at the names, most of them are designed by juniors and now seniors. Their designs are more mature and closer to the market, while the designs of lower grades are a bit immature, but they are full of imagination and have many good designs.
Professor Sun laughed and said, "You've made a great deal this time. Many large state-owned factories may not be able to get these good design drafts."
Qin Xiang laughed and said, "That's because they have no vision."
Most state-owned factories today have a high regard for themselves. Even at the end of their rope, some still cling to the airs of a large company. Leaders and senior employees also hold themselves in high regard, looking down on newcomers, even college graduates. They believe that once you join the company, you must earn experience. Having a Tsinghua University degree only makes you look up to others when you first join the factory, but once you're inside the department, you have no choice but to keep your head down and earn experience.
When young and motivated people have gained enough experience, the things they design may be more mature, but they are not necessarily better than when they were students or just graduated.
The heart is different, and the way of thinking about things is also different.
This is also the reason why the school supports Qin Xiang.
Qin Xiang understood, the school understood, and the students naturally cherished this rare opportunity.
The two talked for a while, listened to the professors arguing for a while, and then stopped disturbing them.
Professor Sun and his colleagues have their own standards for judging the quality of a design draft. Qin Xiang only needs to know that they are all excellent works and does not participate in other matters.
After leaving the school, I went straight to the storefront.
Donald Qin handed the customer over to the clerk, then said to Qin Xiang, "Boss, you want to ask about Nian Nian, right?"
Qin Xiang nodded, "Did my dad call me back?"
"I called back, but it was my third brother." The expression on Qin Dong's face was hard to describe. Everyone in Qinjiatun knew about the Qin family's affairs. When he went back for the New Year, he was asked about the capital. Qin Jun had asked him several times, but he didn't expect it.
Qin Xiang asked anxiously, "Did you find it?"
Donald Qin came back to his senses and said hurriedly, "Found it. We found it this afternoon. They said Qin Jun and his wife took it away. And when we found it, he was having dinner with them in a rented house."
Qin Xiang was speechless after hearing this. "Why did they take Nian Nian away?"
She immediately understood. It was probably because the couple went to the provincial capital for some unknown reason and became jealous when they saw Qin Juan, a woman with a child, owning a shop and a stall and making a lot of money.
They couldn't deal with her, nor did they dare to provoke the Third Brother, so they turned to Qin Juan, whom they considered a soft target. They tried to control Qin Nian and then negotiate with her, whether it was a stall, a shop, or a recipe, it was all profitable.
Qin Xiang was so angry that she told Qin Dong what had happened, and it was exactly as Qin Xiang had thought.
If she and Qin Jun were not born from the same parents, she would have wanted to curse at him, what a piece of shit.
Qin Xiang immediately called the store, but Qin Yang and the others were not there. The store manager said that they had gone to the police station. Upon asking, she found out that Qin Juan did not accept the settlement and insisted on pursuing responsibility.
Qin Xiang felt relieved after hearing what the other party said. After hanging up the phone, she cursed the couple in her heart a thousand times, what kind of people are they.
It would be better to let them go in and operate the sewing machines.
Then she frowned again. Qin Jun had two children at home. If both of them went in to operate the sewing machine, it would be a trouble for the two children. She would not ask her father to take care of them.
Her father's happy life in old age has just begun. If he has to go back because of this family, he will be depressed to death.
Qin Xiang put down the phone and went to take a look at the storefront. Then she remembered that she had forgotten to ask the art students for help.
I hurried back to school to inquire, and Ding Xiang introduced me to someone. "I do know someone who's from my hometown. He's a senior this year, majoring in fine arts. His family is not well off, and I think he'd be able to agree."
Most people who study art are more aloof, and some students are really not willing to do some small jobs that require money.
But children from poor families have to grow up early and are bound to want to improve their lives.
Qin Xiang hurriedly said, "Let's go, hurry up, I have to go back later."
Fortunately, the get out of class ends early in the afternoon, and it is only a little after four o'clock, so there is still time.
After finding the classroom where the other person was taking classes, Ding Xiang pointed at a boy and said, "That's him."
As he said that, he went over and poked the other person. The other person turned his head to look outside, hesitated for a while, then stood up and came out.
This is a painting studio. The boy was originally sitting there painting. After he stood up, Qin Xiang saw that it was an ink painting. To be honest, it was very beautiful and had a very artistic conception.
Qin Xiang felt that this level was very high.
Of course, it may also be because she doesn't understand painting and only judges whether something is beautiful or not according to the ordinary people's ideas.
However, what surprised Qin Xiang was that this student did not have long hair like many art students. Instead, he had a neat crew cut, was of medium height, and even looked a little shy.
Ding Xiang said, "This is the roommate I was talking about. She needed someone to paint on the wall, and I recommended you." Then she added, "I'll pay you."
"It's okay if you don't pay me." Huang Lin was a little embarrassed. "How can I ask for money for doing a favor?"
Hearing him say this, Ding Xiang felt a little anxious for him, so she said to Qin Xiang, "He's like this. He helped people before, and he really helped without asking for money, but they really didn't give it to him."
Qin Xiang was amused. She hadn't expected him to have such a personality. She said with a smile, "Helping is helping, cooperation is cooperation, but this time we're talking about cooperation, and we have to pay."
Huang Lin scratched his head embarrassedly, "That's fine."
This personality reminded her of Jiao Junxi from Guangzhou, who also suffered from social anxiety. She had figured out that many talented people suffer from social anxiety. No wonder she wasn't a genius; it turned out to be because she didn't have social anxiety.
Qin Xiang glanced at his watch and said, "Do you have time now? If you do, I'll take you over to have a look, and then we can discuss the price."
"Yes. Please wait a moment." Huang Lin said and went into the studio, packed up his things, and then came out, "Let's go."
Dingxiang was talking to Huang Lin on the way, and Huang Lin occasionally responded.
What amazed Qin Xiang was that when Huang Lin talked to Ding Xiang, he showed the vitality of young people and didn't seem so shy.
But they were speaking their local dialect, and Qin Xiang could hardly understand it.
Forget it, Dingxiang was just trying to ease the atmosphere, so if she doesn’t understand, then she doesn’t understand.
When they got to the front room, Qin Xiang took out the design draft and told her her requirements, "It has to match my clothes, make the environment elegant, and make people feel that the clothes are high-end when they see them."
Qin Xiang then talked about the positioning of her store and the characteristics of the clothing styles, and then asked him, "Is it okay?"
Huang Lin thought for a moment and said, "I'll give it a try. I'll go back and draw a sample diagram first. If you're satisfied, we can talk later."
Qin Xiang nodded, "Okay."
Then Dingxiang and Huang Lin left, and Qin Xiang also had to return to the courtyard.
Since I promised Meng Huaiqing that I would go back soon, I must not break the promise.
On the way back, Ding Xiang said to Huang Lin, "Senior, you can't do this. Only Qin Xiang is kind enough to not care about this little money. If it were someone else, they might not give it to you."
After a year at university, Dingxiang has transformed from a shy girl into a cheerful person. She really appreciates her current life.
Looking back at myself when I first entered school, I was so naive and immature.
Huang Lin listened and smiled, "But she is your roommate."
Ding Xiang looked at him, her face slightly red, and muttered, "Even roommates can't do that. Whatever happens, happens."
Qin Xiang had no doubts about the person Ding Xiang introduced, and went straight home after leaving the store.
As soon as I entered the alley, I saw someone peeking around there.
Qin Xiang frowned. Why did Cui Hong come here?
Just as she was about to go forward, the door suddenly opened, and then she saw Cui Hong screaming and rushing inside.
Qin Xiang: "..."
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