Chapter 232
Looking at his expression, Qin Xiang was puzzled. "Is this question difficult to answer? I don't think we should hide anything from each other. If there is, there is. If there is not, there is not. Isn't that right?"
Meng Huaiqing sneered and shook his head, "I didn't answer because I didn't know how to answer, because I didn't have an answer myself. Marriage is not a simple matter, nor is it something I can handle alone. If the person I marry is you, I'll be very happy, but if it's someone else, then there's no point in getting married."
After a pause, he carefully stared into Qin Xiang's eyes and continued, "Of course, that assumption doesn't exist. You said you don't want to get married, so we won't get married. As for children, I really don't want them. I don't think I can be a good father."
Qin Xiang frowned, unable to answer this question.
When she didn't know the answer, she would be curious about what Meng Huaiqing was thinking in his heart, but after hearing Meng Huaiqing's thoughts, she felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
It was as if she had deprived him of certain rights.
We soon arrived at the hotel where the competition organizing committee was staying. It was a very small hotel with an old entrance and naturally no doorman.
Qin Xiang got out of the car and stopped Meng Huaiqing from getting out. "Let's stop here. Send someone to pick me up tonight."
Meng Huaiqing nodded and said to the two young men coming down from behind, "Those are my company employees. They're locals and familiar with the area. Let them guide you today. If you need to buy anything, let them take you there."
Qin Xiang did not refuse this arrangement. She really needed it. "Okay."
Meng Huaiqing added, "By the way, let Liping and Brother Zhao go with Assistant Cen to learn how to get familiar with this place. I'll arrange for a bodyguard to follow you."
Qin Xiang looked over and saw a burly man over 1.9 meters tall. However, he was not wearing a black suit and sunglasses like Meng Huaiqing's other bodyguards. He was wearing mainland-style clothes, and he could not be distinguished from the others when standing together.
Without waiting for Qin Xiang to refuse, Meng Huaiqing said, "This place is different from the mainland. I feel more at ease if he follows me."
Qin Xiang did not refuse.
I went into the hotel with him separately, and the others also came out and prepared to go out.
Although they were curious about the strong man following Qin Xiang, they did not ask too many questions. When they learned that someone was their guide, they could not refuse.
Most of these people have never been to Gangcheng. Even though some people like Professor Sun have been there, it has been too long and Gangcheng today is no longer the same as it used to be.
They were also nervous at first. They brought the best students majoring in fashion design from China and set aside this precious day for study. They were all prepared to go ahead with it.
It’s best to have someone to guide you now.
Director Lu looked at Qin Xiang gratefully and said, "Qin Xiang, thank you so much."
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "It's just a small favor, please don't hesitate. Mr. Meng has deep feelings for our mainland and has always wanted to make more contributions to the mainland. Now that we are in Hong Kong City, he is very willing to help us."
The words were spoken beautifully, and everyone's impression of Meng Huaiqing was further improved, and the image of Meng Huaiqing as a profit-seeking businessman was greatly weakened.
The people sent by Meng Huaiqing were a young man named Long and a lady named Fan. Both of them were gentle and polite, and did not show any dissatisfaction with the mainlanders.
Just kidding, the future boss lady might be a girl from mainland China, how dare they have any bad thoughts.
Everyone had heard that Miao Sheng was sent back because he offended his boss's girlfriend. They were chosen and they couldn't wait to flatter the future boss's wife, so how could they dare to show even the slightest dissatisfaction or impatience.
"You are so kind. You are a guest from afar. It is our honor to help you as a guide."
The two people they found were professionals and very familiar with the port city. They took a group to the city center. Because their hotel was some distance away, they still took a bus there and started shopping when they got there.
The city center of the port city is extremely prosperous, with tall buildings standing in rows, and the shop windows are also extremely beautiful and prosperous.
Even though I have experienced the fashion of Hong Kong, that was in the mainland. When I really see it up close, the feeling is still different.
Many students felt that they were just frogs in a well before, so they listened very carefully when Mr. Long and Ms. Fan introduced them to everyone.
Director Lu did not come. The team was led by teachers from their respective schools. The group of more than 30 people was so large that they attracted the attention of others on the road.
Looking at their clothes, some people couldn't help but show contempt, and it could be guessed that they were from the mainland.
Qin Xiang didn't take it seriously, but some students felt uncomfortable.
One student suggested, "We are fashion designers after all, so why don't we buy some Hong Kong clothes and change into them?"
Some people disagreed, saying, "We're here to learn, not to participate in a beauty pageant. Prices are so high here, and we'll have to eat coarse food for months if we buy something. I don't think there's any point in dwelling on it. Sooner or later, we'll design clothes that are better than theirs."
After all, they are all chosen by heaven and have their own pride. This statement was recognized by everyone.
Professor Sun nodded and praised, "That's right. We didn't steal or rob, we came in openly. They can look at us if they want. Maybe they just look at you because you are so handsome and beautiful."
Everyone started laughing.
Professor Liang laughed, "I guess they are looking at Qin Xiang."
Qin Xiang was amused. "Maybe he was looking at the professor."
Although Professor Xiang is in his forties, his long hair is very eye-catching, and his facial features are very elegant and charming. He is a very charming middle-aged uncle.
He waved his hand to the professor, "I'm old now. I'm not what I used to be."
As soon as I heard this, I knew something happened back then.
The atmosphere became lively and everyone became bolder, so they started strolling along the way.
However, some families are generally reluctant to buy it, while others who are well-off will buy it.
Qin Xiang bought several pieces, not only for herself, but also for her father, third brother, fourth sister, and second brother, both adults and children.
She bought the most bags.
Zhao Wenna bought a piece of clothing for her parents, but she was reluctant to spend it on herself, so she and Jiang Mingteng turned into Qin Xiang's bag carriers.
Qin Xiang didn't want to take advantage of others, so she bought a scarf for each of them, "a thank you gift."
I walked around for the whole morning and ate local delicacies on the street.
To be honest, Qin Xiang is not used to eating this. She would be happy to stay in Hunan Province or Sichuan Province, but she would probably find it difficult to endure if she was left in Gangcheng for a month.
Everyone ate a lot, rested for a while on a bench on the street, and then continued shopping. They visited almost all the clothing stores in the entire area.
It was only five o'clock in the afternoon when we returned to the hotel. Meng Huaiqing had not arrived yet, so several professors took their students back and summarized today's itinerary. The more important thing was to summarize the popular trends in the port city.
Professor Sun, Professor Liang and Professor Xiang were together. The three professors first let seven students from three schools share their insights and discoveries, and then they explained the fashion of the Hong Kong city from different angles.
Many clothes produced in mainland China today are actually largely imitations of those from Hong Kong.
Here they saw many young people wearing jeans and floral shirts, some wearing puff sleeves, and young girls with permed hair, looking youthful and beautiful.
The charm of the clothing industry lies in the variety of styles, which give different aesthetics.
Today's Hong Kong city is much better developed than the mainland. No wonder so many people abandon their families in the mainland and come here to seek their fortune even if they have to sneak in.
Everyone only sees the glory of Hong Kong City today, and only Qin Xiang knows how fast the mainland's economy will develop in the future. Although Hong Kong City will be good in the future, compared with the mainland... well, Qin Xiang prefers the mainland.
After the three professors finished their lectures, it was getting late, so they had dinner and then rested.
However, Meng Huaiqing came to pick her up before Qin Xiang had dinner, and even waited for Qin Xiang downstairs for a while longer.
Meng Huaiqing was still wearing a mask and sunglasses. He took Qin Xiang and got into the car and left.
A girl enviously said, "It must be very happy to have a man like this."
Several boys were jealous, "With such a family background, how can you still be poor and have no wife?"
Professor Xiang laughed, "Come on, even if you are a rich second generation, you don't have such a handsome face."
Everyone agreed.
Today, when they were walking around outside, they saw a lot of advertisements. The female celebrities in the advertisements were beautiful, and the male celebrities were handsome. Meng Huaiqing had an excellent background and good looks. If he entered the entertainment industry with that face, the young actors in the entertainment industry probably wouldn't be his match.
Of course, since he comes from a well-off family and is a capable person, he doesn't need to get involved in the entertainment industry.
Only at this point did they understand why Qin Xiang went to the national TV station to advertise. She learned it from Hongcheng, and the effect was really good.
They also understand a truth: good wine needs no bush, but in today's clothing industry, it is not enough to just design well and make well. You have to promote your clothes and let more people know about them in order to open up the market.
In the car, there was not only Meng Huaiqing but also Zhao Ping. Today, Zhao Ping and He Liping also went to Hong Kong City with Assistant Cen. Zhao Ping also looked for a house according to Qin Xiang's request, and then said to Qin Xiang, "The houses here are not very good."
Qin Xiang was surprised, "Why is it not working?"
Zhao Ping glanced at Meng Huaiqing and explained, "The thousand-foot mansions they talk about are actually quite small."
Qin Xiang was stunned and tried to suppress her laughter. "How small is it?"
"One hundred square meters?"
Qin Xiang said hurriedly, "This area is also fine. We can use it as a temporary base. We can come here and stay for a few days occasionally. It doesn't matter if it's a little smaller."
Zhao Ping frowned. "The price is quite high. No wonder so many people here go to Pengcheng to buy houses. I was saying that houses there are expensive. Compared to here, they are practically free."
Qin Xiang was happy. "Okay, if you think it's suitable, buy it. I have something to do tomorrow afternoon, so you may have to stay here for a few more days."
"Stay a few more days?" Zhao Ping thought about it and decided that he had no plans to return home this year. He thought it would be the same wherever he went, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
Qin Xiang explained, "I'll definitely let you go back before the Chinese New Year. It's up to you whether you want to go back to the capital so we can celebrate the New Year together or go back to the provincial capital."
When they arrived at the hotel, Qin Xiang and Meng Huaiqing got out of the car, while Miao Sheng sent Zhao Ping back.
After going upstairs, Meng Huaiqing said, "Why do you suddenly want to buy a house?"
Qin Xiang replied, "I once had a dream."
Meng Huaiqing was curious.
Qin Xiang sat on the sofa and said, "I dream of owning properties all over the country one day, so that when I retire, I will have a place to stay no matter where I travel. So now, whenever I go to a place, I subconsciously look for local properties, either to open a branch or to buy one and sell it later."
Meng Huaiqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Your hobby is quite unique."
Qin Xiang rolled her eyes. "If you want to laugh, just laugh. It's okay. You don't understand."
Especially after the 1990s, large cities with rapid economic development faced the problem of land expropriation and began demolition. Many people became rich overnight thanks to the demolition.
Although Qin Xiang likes to make money by working hard, he also doesn't want to miss out on such a good opportunity as getting rich overnight through demolition.
She had followed too many rules in her previous life, so she wanted to live more freely in this life. Not only did she want to buy a house for herself, she also wanted to persuade her relatives and friends to buy one. In short, buying a house would not be a loss.
Meng Huaiqing laughed, "Then won't I be able to follow you and benefit from your success in the future?"
Qin Xiang raised an eyebrow and smiled, "It depends on your performance."
He paused, "Besides, it's not certain whether we can still be together by then."
The human heart is the most unpredictable. Now that they are in love, they may not think about what will happen after they break up, but who knows what will happen in a few decades.
Meng Huaiqing's eyes darkened, a little hurt, "So you still plan to change people?"
"Maybe one day you'll be bald and have a beer belly, and I'll be disgusted with you and maybe even find a little puppy to keep."
After thinking for a while, he said, "But maybe I won't be pretty by then, and you might want to find a pretty girl too. So we're both fair."
fair?
Meng Huaiqing gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand to tickle her, "You are such a heartless little thing. I want to be with you forever, but you are thinking of finding a little puppy when I am ugly."
Although he didn't understand what those words said, Meng Huaiqing roughly guessed what the little puppy meant.
Qin Xiang laughed out loud at being tickled, "That's why I said that we can separate and you can find your true love..."
"My true love?" Meng Huaiqing pressed her down on the sofa, his hands on either side, looking at her with his eyes and saying, "Isn't it you?"
Without giving Qin Xiang a chance to speak again, Meng Huaiqing leaned over and kissed her.
Meng Huaiqing also proved his irreplaceability with practical actions, so Qin Xiang's waist became sore and his legs became weak.
The next morning, she almost didn't get up when Meng Huaiqing called her.
The winter in the port city is mild, and the cotton clothes brought from the capital are completely useless.
In order to participate in today's exhibition, they have made sufficient preparations. Qin Xiang, Zhao Wenna and Jiang Mingteng all wore clothes that they designed and made themselves. They came out to represent their school and their mainland. Even if their clothes are not as good as those in the fashion shows, they are unwilling to fall behind.
Qin Xiang wore a long-sleeved cheongsam with a slit, and her hair was tied back with a wooden hairpin. After changing her clothes, she saw that there was still time, so she teased Meng Huaiqing and asked in a seductive pose, "Does it look good?"
Meng Huaiqing narrowed his eyes and said, "I think it would be better for you to change your clothes."
Qin Xiang raised an eyebrow, "Isn't it pretty?"
She turned around. Her clothes were beautiful and she had a good figure, with a curvy figure. What was wrong with her?
Meng Huaiqing's Adam's apple rolled, "It's not appropriate."
Qin Xiang should be left alone in the room.
Qin Xiang instantly understood Meng Huaiqing's thoughts and couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. "Look at your lack of ability. I won't change."
Qin Xiang took out the cosmetics she bought yesterday and put on a makeup look that matched her clothes, without any other decorations.
She is a student now, so there is no need for her to dress too fancy.
She wore a white fox fur shawl over the clothes and put on half-heeled high heels, which looked quite serious.
Meng Huaiqing watched Qin Xiang while she was busy. After she finished packing, Meng Huaiqing said, "Let's go."
Qin Xiang nodded, took his arm and went out. Meng Huaiqing said, "Can I go with you?"
Qin Xiang glanced at him and asked, "Aren't you worried about people seeing us together?"
"Why should you be afraid?" Meng Huaiqing blinked.
Qin Xiang pointed at the mask and sunglasses on his face and asked, "Take them off first before you say that?"
Meng Huaiqing reached out to pull her away, but Qin Xiang hurriedly stopped him, "Forget it. Even if you go, don't come with me. I'm only here for a few days, and I don't want to spend that time dealing with and avoiding paparazzi."
Meng Huaiqing regretted, "Then our relationship still cannot be made public."
Qin Xiang didn't care about this. "Whether it's public or not, you're still my boyfriend. Besides, we've already been public in the capital. How many students at Tsinghua University don't know we're dating?"
At first, some people were curious about the two of them being together and took a few extra glances, but as time went on, no one paid any attention anymore.
Meng Huaiqing was helpless, "Okay, you are beautiful and you are right."
"You don't care even if you're handsome." The two of them got on the elevator and went downstairs. The fully armed Miao Sheng came over with bodyguards wearing black sunglasses.
When Qin Xiang followed Meng Huaiqing, she instantly felt like a gangster's sister-in-law, and there really was a bit of that in her.
The group got into the car and left. The two cars stopped at the hotel entrance. An old man and a young man got out of the car and asked the security guard at the door, "Where is Meng Huaiqing?"
The security guard frowned and said unhappily, "I don't know."
"I think you are tired of living. Do you know who I am..."
Before they could finish their words, they were suddenly surrounded by several paparazzi with microphones. The two hurriedly tried to get into the car to evacuate, but the paparazzi very considerately blocked the car door. "Boss Jiang, are you bringing the second young master here to see Mr. Meng?"
"What is your attitude towards the Second Young Master's sexual orientation?"
"Excuse me, Second Young Master, is your boyfriend still in Hong Kong?"
"Excuse me……"
"Get lost."
The paparazzi don't care whether you are the boss or not. They just want to know whether the news is explosive enough and get first-hand information. Once they get it, the other party will have to pay enough money if they want to keep quiet.
Moreover, Jiang’s business is not as good as it used to be. Its stock price often hits the limit down. There were already disputes within Jiang’s company, and they are even worse now.
A paparazzi suddenly said, "I heard that Boss Jiang and the Second Young Master went to the mainland a while ago. Did they close any business? How's it going over there?"
"Second Young Master, Second Young Master..."
"Mr. Jiang..."
The father and son went out early in the morning and thought they had shaken off the paparazzi, but they were surrounded by them as soon as they arrived here.
In the car not far away, Qin Xiang looked back and said in surprise, "Are those the paparazzi you've been hearing about?"
Meng Huaiqing smiled, "Yes, that's them. Isn't that crazy?"
"It's really crazy." There were so many paparazzi in the entertainment industry in the previous life, but the mainland actors at this time were still receiving fixed salaries. The entertainment industry had not yet developed, but it was the golden age of the development of the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Hong Kong produced many stars, handsome men and beautiful women emerged in an endless stream, and some high-quality beauties were still talked about even after decades.
As famous as Hong Kong stars are of course the paparazzi.
Qin Xiang had only seen it on TV, and this was the first time he had observed it up close.
She glanced at the man beside her who seemed to be enjoying the show and threatened, "Don't announce our relationship while I'm in Hong Kong."
She didn't want someone to put the microphone to her mouth, that would be so dirty.
And there are so many people surrounding you, talking to each other, like flies, it's so annoying that it can make people die.
Meng Huaiqing choked and nodded after a while, "I understand."
I actually felt a little lost.
The car turned a corner and the situation over there was out of sight. Qin Xiang was puzzled, "Didn't they recognize you?"
"No, I asked someone to hire those paparazzi. They don't dare to come and surround me." Meng Huaiqing said.
Qin Xiang was stunned. "Will they still listen to you?"
Meng Huaiqing laughed, "In Hong Kong, any large family will support one or two newspapers or radio stations, the purpose is to control public opinion."
Qin Xiang understood, "Throw dirty water on the opponent at the critical moment."
Hearing this, Meng Huaiqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he also said affirmatively, "That's the truth."
Qin Xiang thought about the previous incident with the Jiang family and understood who Miao Sheng had contacted. She even thought that even if she hadn't shown up, Meng Huaiqing would have been able to deal with the Jiang family father and son.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Thinking back to when you were injured, if I didn't let Miao Sheng do it, would you have done the same to him?"
Meng Huaiqing held her hand and said seriously, "Although the result is the same, the meaning is different. It is proof that you value me and keep me in your heart. I will never forget it."
The car stopped, and Meng Huaiqing let go of her hand and said, "Go ahead. I'll come pick you up later. By the way, tell Director Lu and the others that I'm hosting a dinner for them tonight. I hope they won't refuse and will let me play the role of host."
Qin Xiang nodded, got out of the car and waved.
After the car left, Qin Xiang went in to meet Director Lu and the others, and they were ready to go to the fashion show. Mr. Long was also very considerate and still had the bus take them there.
Director Lu blushed, "This should have been our organizing committee's responsibility, but I didn't expect Mr. Meng to end up spending all the money." Then he looked at Qin Xiang and said, "We are taking advantage of Miss Qin."
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