Chapter 254
On the other side, Meng Huaiqing didn't hear Qin Xiang's answer and couldn't help but ask again.
The uneasiness in his tone made Qin Xiang feel a little uncomfortable.
The phone was so quiet that only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard, and they seemed to be intertwined through the phone line.
She opened her mouth and replied, "It counts."
She knew what he was asking.
That time, Meng Huaiqing asked her if she would still resist getting married if she never had children in this life.
She said yes.
In fact, she resists marriage not only because of having children, but also because of her distrust of the future and her distrust of men.
But Meng Huaiqing is different.
In this relationship, Meng Huaiqing had given far more than she had. She could clearly sense Meng Huaiqing's inner uneasiness, but he also considered her feelings all the time. If she had said that she would never get married no matter what, Meng Huaiqing might never have spoken again in his life.
It doesn’t matter if she gets married or not, it doesn’t seem to be that important. What matters is that person, who is the person next to her.
After Qin Xiang finished speaking, Meng Huaiqing was stunned for a moment, and then the message in his tone could not be concealed, "I'm not lying."
Qin Xiang was at a loss for words. "I was just kidding you, don't take it seriously."
"Oh, no, no." Meng Huaiqing's tone was quite excited. He smiled and said, "Qin Xiang, wait for me to come back."
After the call ended, Qin Xiang had no idea when Meng Huaiqing would be back.
In desperation, I called back, but no one answered.
Forget it, he will be back in time.
Meng Huaiqing hung up the phone and was about to go out, but he ran into two women at the door of the store. One of them saw Meng Huaiqing and immediately ran over, "Meng Huaiqing."
Meng Huaiqing glanced at the other person, disgust flashing in his eyes, and left immediately. Chen Jiayuan had finally blocked Meng Huaiqing, so how could she let him leave so easily? She immediately went over to block him and said, "Meng Huaiqing, don't leave. You will regret it if you leave."
Meng Huaiqing was unmoved. The bodyguard behind him came over and stopped her, "Miss Chen, our master is still busy."
"What's it to you? Get out of here." Chen Jiayuan was so angry that she yelled, "Meng Huaiqing, don't think I don't know that you're with a northern girl. Nothing good will come of you being together."
Meng Huaiqing suddenly stopped and his aura began to turn cold. He looked at Chen Jiayuan and said coldly, "You dare to touch her."
After saying that, Meng Huaiqing turned around and left.
Chen Jiayuan was so angry that she stood there and stamped her feet. "Can a northern girl be so charming that she doesn't even want to go back to Hong Kong?"
"You know how powerful the Northern girls are. Just look at how many people from that side have come to our side in the past few years."
The good sister next to him couldn't help but persuade him, "Forget it, why bother hanging yourself on a tree? You can't find anyone with a family background like yours."
"What do you know?" Chen Jiayuan said indignantly, "Which man in the entire Hong Kong city is better than Meng Huaiqing?"
The little sisters couldn't help but roll their eyes secretly. Meng Huaiqing is indeed a good person, but it's a pity that he doesn't like you.
After Meng Huaiqing got in the car, he followed Cen Xuan, who had come up to report on his work, and said, "Investigate the Chen family's recent movements. If they have any plans to invest in the mainland, cut them off."
Cen Xuan hesitated to speak. Meng Huaiqing glanced at him and Cen Xuan said, "Sir, it would be bad if we offended the Chen family."
Meng Huaiqing didn't even raise his head. "Why not send you to marry?"
"No." Cen Xuan shook his head hurriedly, "I'm married."
Meng Huaiqing scoffed, "So because you're married and I'm not, I have to give myself up as a bride?"
Cen Xuan continued to shake his head.
Meng Huaiqing sneered, "You're talking as if only you can get married."
He murmured, "I want to get married too."
As long as the proposal is successful, marriage will not be far away, right?
Thinking of Qin Xiang, Meng Huaiqing's face lit up a bit. Cen Xuan glanced at her and retracted his neck. He thought it was better not to talk too much about such matters and just work honestly. He must remember Miao Sheng's previous experience and lessons.
Meng Huaiqing didn't say anything else. After finishing his work, he came back and went to get the things he had prepared before.
When Cen Xuan saw the huge diamond ring and bracelet, he finally understood what the boss meant.
Is this a marriage proposal?
Cen Xuan was still very surprised. He remembered that Miss Qin Xiang didn't seem to want to get married. Was she moved by their boss?
He thought their boss was so depressed that he wanted to become a monk, so he did that, but then he looked at what was prepared in front of him.
I really can't understand Cen Xuan.
Cen Xuan shook his head, and Meng Huaiqing curled his lips and laughed, "You don't understand."
Cen Xuan nodded, "Yes."
No, he didn't understand. Even if he were married, he wouldn't understand his boss's thinking. A man in love probably has only a 1.5 IQ. He'd be crazy to discuss this with his boss.
Meng Huaiqing added, "Please take care of Gangcheng. When I'm done with this, I'll do a share transfer and give you some shares."
Cen Xuan looked up in shock, "Boss..."
"I will give you a copy and Uncle Zhao a copy. This is what you deserve. But it is only limited to companies in Gangcheng." After Meng Huaiqing finished speaking, he lowered his head to look at the documents.
However, Cen Xuan's heart was in turmoil.
Although it is a happy thing to be recognized and get shares, but does Meng Huaiqing's words also mean that his work focus will be on the mainland in the future? Will the port city become a place where he will occasionally stay?
Yes, the old lady has gone to live in the mainland, so what is impossible?
Cen Xuan felt a little uncomfortable.
He has followed Meng Huaiqing for many years.
"Boss, don't worry, I will definitely take care of this place."
Meng Huaiqing was very confident in him and responded with no difference in his attitude.
Qin Xiang didn't know what Meng Huaiqing was up to, but she had some guesses from his questions.
Maybe he is preparing a proposal ceremony for her?
In her past marriage to Wang Junsheng, the engagement began with Wang Junsheng bringing some fabric and money to the Qin family, and then they got married. In later generations, proposals between men and women became more varied. There were candles arranging hearts in the dormitory, kneeling on one knee in the mall, and even holding a rose with a ring hidden inside, all in public.
There were no expectations for her previous marriage, but even though this time it was just a proposal, Qin Xiang was inexplicably looking forward to it.
She even wondered how someone like Meng Huaiqing would propose?
In fact, although Meng Huaiqing looks calm and composed, he can be quite rude at times.
Qin Xiang couldn't help laughing.
When they returned to school, their roommates noticed that Qin Xiang was a little different.
Seems to be in a good mood.
Meilin wrinkled her nose and said, "I seem to smell a sour smell."
Zhao Wenna looked up from her notebook and asked in surprise, "What's smelly? Nothing."
"She's talking about the sour smell of love." Guan Yuping also felt sour. "Look at how excited she is. It must be Mr. Meng who has returned."
Qin Xiang shook her head, "No."
"Then he must be coming back soon."
Qin Xiang did not refute.
Ding Xiang and Huang Lin were in love. They were very sweet and often studied together in the evening. At this moment, she said, "Maybe Mr. Meng has prepared a surprise for her."
"Ah, I'm so jealous. You guys are all in love, when will I be able to have a relationship?" She held her head and cried out to the sky, "God, please give me a handsome boyfriend."
Several people were immediately overjoyed and were amused by Meilin.
At this time, the Academy of Fine Arts and Capital University finally gave their final responses, and both were willing to participate in this design competition. The three schools jointly held a design competition sponsored by enterprises. This was really a new experience in the capital, and some schools were curious when they heard about it.
Some schools also want to participate.
But all of them were rejected by Tsinghua University. Everyone felt sorry for it, and the person in charge of Tsinghua University smiled and said, "It's a little late now. Next year, next year, we will propose to Qin Xiang that we organize a university student design competition in the whole capital city."
The scale cannot be compared with the national scale, and it is impossible to invite all the winners to Hong Kong to watch the fashion show. But the prize money is high. If you win the first prize, you don’t have to worry about the expenses for the year.
The design students from the three schools were very excited. They all used their skills to start designing before the final design was due.
Qin Xiang still only submitted her work but did not participate in the judging. However, this time nine professors from the design departments of three schools served as judges.
After class that day, Professor Sun said, "Qin Xiang, come to my office and let's talk about the competition."
As soon as Qin Xiang left, the classroom was in an uproar, with everyone asking about the competition.
“For all three schools this time, our chances of winning awards are much less.”
"But we have to look at the bright side of things. The joint competition is a good opportunity for us to see the gap between ourselves and other schools and learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses."
"That's right, we're not completely hopeless. Qin Xiang also said that, just like last year, the selected designs will pay us for them, and we'll also be given a set of ready-made garments. This kind of good thing is rare. Instead of talking nonsense here, why not go back and design a few more? Maybe one of them will be selected."
Everyone was very excited.
Zhao Wenna naturally also wanted to participate, and she made sufficient preparations for the competition in advance, designing three drafts for the competition.
Other people in the dormitory also showed off their best skills in order to win the prize.
But unlike the others who were serious, Guan Yuping was obviously a little absent-minded.
She felt really jealous when she saw Qin Xiang's joy in love.
Having liked someone for so long, yet with no result, Guan Yuping felt that if this continued, she might really have to give up.
At the same time, Qin Xiang also followed Professor Sun to the office.
Professor Sun brought out a large stack of design drafts and said, "These are the ones that nine of us have screened through nine times. You can take them back for a second round of screening. If there are any that need corrections, we're happy to help."
Professor Sun blinked as he spoke, which would have shocked the students if they had seen it. It turns out that even the hot-tempered Professor Sun could have such moments.
Qin Xiang was a little dumbfounded. "Are these all participating in the competition? Aren't there too many?"
"Yes, there are three schools. Our school only has one class for each major, and with the junior and senior years, there are only three classes. Capital University is about the same. But you forgot about the Academy of Fine Arts. The design major there has three classes per grade, so there are more people. After knowing the prize money for this competition, almost everyone participated. I heard that graduate students are also participating. However, to make it fair, undergraduates can submit up to three design drafts, while graduate students can only submit one."
He patted the design draft and said, "Some of the ideas are good. You can go back and pick them."
Qin Xiang lifted it up, and it was really heavy. When she carried it out, someone came to help, "Classmate Qin Xiang, let me help you carry it back."
"Yeah, it won't be that heavy if there are more people carrying it."
Two girls came over and enthusiastically helped. Qin Xiang quickly smiled and said, "No need. Just let my roommate carry it back for me."
However, the two girls did not give her a chance to refuse and just walked forward with it.
Qin Xiang hurriedly followed. At this time, Guan Yuping and others also came out. Seeing this, they hurriedly said, "Let's do it, let's do it."
"No, no, no, we're here to help."
After a fight, the initiative was finally in the hands of Guan Yuping and others.
There were five cowhide bags in total, and each person held one, so Qin Xiang had his hands free.
But it would take time for her to go through so many design drafts one by one.
But she didn't have that much time, so she turned her eyes to Zhao Wenna.
She and Zhao Wenna signed an agreement to use the design drafts during college.
Qin Xiang felt that it shouldn't be difficult to give Zhao Wenna some more work, right?
Guan Yuping poked Zhao Wenna and asked her to look at Qin Xiang. "Why do I feel like the way Qin Xiang looks at you is like Zhou Paopi?"
Zhao Wenna realized it later and said, "It seems a little bit."
She shrank back, but it was no use. Qin Xiang placed the three bags of designs in front of Zhao Wenna, patted her shoulder and said, "Comrade Zhao Wenna, we are both roommates and partners, right? You can't bear to see me working so hard, right?"
Before Zhao Wenna could object, Qin Xiang had already said everything for her with sincere emotion, "So I think you will definitely be happy to help me share the burden. These three bags are left to you."
"Oh, no, I can't..."
Before Zhao Wenna finished shouting, Qin Xiang leaned over to her ear and added, "Twenty yuan."
"I have to do it even if I can't." Zhao Wenna agreed and then lamented, "I didn't expect that I would have to bow down for a few dollars."
Guan Yuping sneered, "These twenty yuan can buy more than five dou of rice."
Ding Xiang just laughed there, "I would like to earn this money, but unfortunately I don't have the opportunity."
"Just be envious." Zhao Wenna rubbed her face, opened the bag and prepared to start working.
When I opened it and saw the first picture, I couldn't help but be surprised, "Oh, I didn't expect it was designed by Bei Nannan, it's pretty good."
Upon hearing this, people in the dormitory gathered around, and they didn't expect that Bei Nannan also participated.
Thinking about what happened with Bei Nannan when I first entered college, it seems not so long ago, but now such a long time has passed.
Zhao Wenna asked, "So should we keep this or not?"
Qin Xiang climbed up to the upper bunk and said, "Just choose according to your ideas."
After saying that, Qin Xiang closed her eyes and said, "I'll take a rest first."
Zhao Wenna said with a sigh, "So I am destined to work. I can't even rest. Look at Boss Qin, how free he is."
Qin Xiang didn't move at all. "This is called those who are capable should do more work."
This theory made Zhao Wenna laugh, but she didn't mind this way of making money.
After all, no one can get along with you.
After pushing most of the selection work to Zhao Wenna, Qin Xiang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Design occupies a very important position in the clothing industry. Qin Xiang has always attached great importance to it, so she directly studied design in college because she did not want to be constrained in the field of design.
Qin Xiang lay there unable to fall asleep. She went over her recent work and summer vacation work. The focus of her future work would still be on her factory.
On Saturday, when I went to the store, He Shengnan called me.
He Shengnan exchanged a few pleasantries with her and then asked about the factory.
Qin Xiang did not hide it and said, "It is currently under construction. It will take some time before it is put into use."
It is not enough to just have a factory. You also have to recruit workers, find sources of fabrics, machines, and design drafts. None of these aspects can be missing.
He Shengnan's heart skipped a beat. Her worries finally came true. Once Qin Xiang withdrew from them and no longer used them for OEM, it would be difficult for their factory to continue to develop.
Xiangyanghong is not lacking in any aspect except design, which is really not good enough.
Several designers had gone through further training, but they were all quite old and the changes they made were minor. Once Qin Xiang stopped using them as OEM, Qin Xiang probably wouldn't provide design drafts anymore.
He Shengnan sighed, then asked jokingly, "Comrade Qin Xiang, will you still use us for OEM in the future?"
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