Chapter 16 The Chief is subtly showing off his affection!
"Mianmian! We're best friends now, so we have to call each other affectionately! Please call me Qiqi!"
Zhao Baoqi's witty remark made everyone laugh.
"Zhao Baoqi, can you please stop being so noisy!" Fu Yanhao glanced at her. "I think Miss Xia is much quieter than you."
Xia Mian's tense mood eased a little; the Fu family members all seemed quite easy to get along with.
Fu Yubai is very elegant and looks like she's in her thirties. Zhao Liangyuan is also very refined. No wonder Zhao Baoqi is so handsome and charming.
It turns out she inherited her parents' good genes.
Fu Yanshen remained silent, his slender fingers peeling crabs and Australian lobsters, but he didn't eat them afterward.
Instead, they distributed all of these to Xia Mian and Zhao Baoqi.
"I was originally going to peel the shrimp, but since that's the case, I'll share them with you two."
He spoke so naturally, without leaving a trace.
He then distributed the peeled crabs and Australian lobsters to Xia Mian and Zhao Baoqi.
Xia Mian was taken aback, but felt embarrassed to refuse, "Thank you, Young Master Fu."
Zhao Baoqi almost cheered, "I hate peeling crabs the most! Thank you, big brother."
The man gracefully pulled off his transparent disposable gloves, watching Xia Mian take small sips of crab roe into her mouth, her lips subtly curving upwards as she drank the soup.
Seeing that Zhao Baoqi had finished eating, Fu Yanshen's tone was much gentler than before, "Baoqi, would you like to eat more crab?"
Zhao Baoqi had almost finished eating and was about to refuse, but before she could speak, she heard her older brother's voice again, "You really want to, don't you?"
Then, she was horrified to see her older brother put on new disposable gloves and start peeling crabs and shrimp!
Is my older brother possessed by a ghost? Why is he suddenly being so nice to her?
He actually offered to peel crabs and shrimp for her?
Zhao Baoqi began to recall her behavior over the past few days. Had she done anything wrong to anger her older brother?
Madam Fu looked at her grandson with a joyful expression, then smiled at her daughter Fu Yubai. The mother and daughter both revealed a mysterious and meaningful smile.
It was Zhao Baoqi and Fu Yanhao, with smiles that Fu Yanchen couldn't understand at all.
Zhao Baoqi was even more terrified! She was so scared, so horrified!
Why does the whole family have such scary expressions?!
Xia Mian received crab meat and shrimp that Fu Yanshen had peeled. She was taken aback and met the man's deep eyes. She didn't dare to refuse; she was a guest, and refusing would seem a bit...
So she had no choice but to eat as much as she could.
But for some reason, when Fu Yanshen served food to Zhao Baoqi, there had to be a portion for her too.
She ate until she was stuffed, she was so full, but she didn't dare to say a word.
Zhao Baoqi was equally horrified; she had been afraid of her older brother since she was a child.
Especially now that her older brother is putting food on her plate, she'd eat it even if it were poison!
She dared not be ungrateful; she was afraid of running with heavy loads; she was afraid of squatting in a horse stance!
So she was eating like crazy. She was small and had a small appetite to begin with. She was about to throw up when her older brother kept putting food on her plate!
"Baoqi is too thin. He needs to eat more to grow taller."
Finally, the man's voice rang out as if delivering a verdict.
Zhao Baoqi felt liberated.
Xia Mian felt liberated.
The two girls breathed a sigh of relief.
Only Madam Fu continued to smile mysteriously.
Fu Yanhao frowned upon seeing this strange older brother.
His intuition told him that his older brother was somewhat unusual.
But he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.
...
Xia Mian ate too much last night and was so full that she wasn't hungry when she woke up this morning.
Will she have indigestion?
After thinking about it silently for a while, she touched her lower abdomen.
When I turned on my computer, I saw emails in my inbox from Xuluo Jewelry and two other jewelry companies.
Good news came from her submitted design draft.
I applied to five companies, and three of them were successful!
She submitted design drafts, not an application for a full-time designer position, so her drafts were bought by three companies, who then invited her for interviews.
She chose a coffee shop as the location.
After washing up, Xia Mian didn't wear clothes from the LX brand. Instead, she chose a more understated brand and wore a light blue dress that made her skin look as white as snow.
The brand had never seen such an arrogant designer.
They actually managed to bring together representatives from all three companies to discuss the price, with the highest bidder winning!
“I think my design is worthwhile!” Xia Mian sat opposite the three of them, her expression indifferent.
Finally, the person in charge of Xu Luo Jewelry gritted his teeth and said, "We'll sign!"
The jewelry designs created by this young Ms. Xia Mian range from simple and stylish to dazzling and grand, and from elegant and luxurious to sophisticated and luxurious...
Each submitted design possesses a unique and strong personal style, setting it apart from many jewelry designs on the market. They are eye-catching and leave a lasting impression.
At first glance, it inexplicably evokes an irresistible desire to possess this piece of jewelry.
The eldest sister said that she must sign this young lady no matter the cost!
Xia Mian's voice was clear and melodious. "Let's sign a six-month buyout contract for the first time! We can talk about it again after the contract expires."
"Six months?" The representative from Xuluo Jewelry was somewhat surprised. "Ms. Xia, our contracts are usually for a year or more. What makes you think this six months is?"
“The cycle from pattern making to market launch of a piece of jewelry is generally within three months.” Xia Mian looked at the representative calmly. “We will launch two series of jewelry within six months, and then we will discuss new contracts based on the sales performance of the jewelry.”
"Miss Xia is so confident?" The representative raised an eyebrow.
"We'll see how it goes on the market in three months." Xia Mian signed her name on the contract.
"The payment will be transferred to Ms. Xia's account within three days." The representative stood up and extended his right hand. "Let me formally introduce myself. I am Xu Fengyang, the design director of Xu Luo Jewelry."
Xia Mian had met Xu Fengyang in her previous life, and at that time he greatly valued Lu Lian'er, who had stolen Xia Mian's manuscript.
Xu Ya, the chief designer of Xu Luo Jewelry, is the older brother of Xu Luo, the president of Xu Luo Jewelry!
Xu Luo is Madam Lin. She watched Master Yang Bilian's performance with Madam Fu and Xia Mian last time.
But in this life... she got there first, taking the manuscript to Xu Luo Jewelry.
She wanted to see what Lu Lian'er would do then!
"Hello, I'm Xia Mian." Xia Mian extended her hand and touched Xu Fengyang's hand briefly before letting go.
"Which school did Miss Xia graduate from?" Xu Fengyang asked curiously. Xia Mian only submitted her design drafts and did not provide much information about her personal resume.
"Ah... I just finished the college entrance exam and applied to Mingcheng University for medical studies." Xia Mian smiled, revealing a hint of the naivety unique to a young girl.
Xu Luo Jewelry's young design director stared wide-eyed in shock at the beautiful and dazzling girl in front of him. He had guessed that she was young, but he hadn't expected that she had just finished the college entrance examination!
"Miss Xia is truly young and promising!" Xu Fengyang exclaimed.
Just then, Xia Mian's phone rang. She stared blankly at the three words "Fu Yanshen" on the screen.
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