Back to 90s small fishing village

When Zhao Fengmin woke up, she was choked by the sour smell in the room and felt like vomiting. She sat up and noticed that Elaine was sitting on the chair by the wall. She was taking a nap with her head on one hand and her other arm hanging down. There are obvious stains on the sleeves.

After recalling it carefully, it seemed that she had vomited into a mess and had been miserable all night, and Elaine had been taking care of her.

Zhao Fengmin stood up gently, took a blanket and covered Elaine.

Elaine's body trembled violently and she woke up instantly.

"Oh, Ms. Zhao, you're awake. How are you? Are you feeling better? Does your head hurt?" Elaine was not fully awake yet, and her voice was still a bit slurred.

"I'm much better..." Zhao Fengmin smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, I accidentally drank too much and made you tired."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you're not feeling unwell." Elaine said, standing up, "If you're fine, I'll leave first and report to Qiao Qiao."

After hesitating for a while, until Elaine was about to walk out the door, Zhao Fengmin said, "Well... thank you for last night."

Elaine was startled for a moment, then laughed happily, "It's nothing, I'm glad I can help you! If you feel better, don't forget to go to the studio."

Zhao Fengmin nodded.

After taking a shower and going downstairs to have a meal, Zhao Fengmin hurried to the studio.

The elevator reached the top floor, and as soon as the door opened, I heard scolding.

"Why don't you take them to the group? It's not too shabby for you to prepare a jewelry exhibition in a place like this! There are no security measures at all! If other jewelers sneak in, I'll see what you do!"

Zhao Fengmin was very familiar with this voice, and with its self-righteous and arrogant tone, he knew it was Qiao Chu.

She flipped her hair, took a deep breath, and strode over.

"Hey, Mr. Qiao is here too." She walked forward pretending to be surprised, "Here for inspection, welcome."

Qiao Chu had a dark face, but still nodded to her.

"I'm sorry, my granddaughter is so naughty! You are the distinguished guests I specially invited, how could you arrange to design in such a simple place? It was my negligence, please forgive me."

"Shabby? I think my conditions are much better than the designer office in our company!" Zhao Fengmin deliberately prolonged his tone and glanced at the others, "right?"

When everyone saw it, they all agreed: "Yes, yes!"

"Our office is not that spacious." Song Ke took over the conversation and said.

"There are coffee machines, rest areas, and professional equipment here. We don't have such good conditions." He Yifan also spoke, "But you just said that these are rudimentary conditions. I'm really sorry. I think You may have hired the wrong person. People like us who have never seen the world must not be able to take on the important responsibility of working with Qiao Group, right?"

If Song Ke, who has only won domestic design awards, said this, it would be somewhat true, but when the world-recognized top designer in front of him said that he has "never seen the world," it is undoubtedly a complete mockery.

Qiao Chu suddenly turned dark. He didn't expect these people to speak for Qiao Qiao.

On second thought, if Qiao Qiao could really gain the trust of these people, it would be a good opportunity to find out the details of each other.

So, he almost immediately changed his expression and praised with a smile, "Of course I don't mean to belittle you. You are honored guests after all. In my opinion, it is the highest honor to ask you to design in the best jewelry design studio in the group." Since you like the courtesy here, it doesn’t matter if you stay here.”

Then, he looked at Qiao Qiao again, "Qiao Qiao, you have to take good care of our distinguished guests. If they have any needs, you have to do your best to satisfy them, you know?"

Others might not be able to hear it, but to Qiao Qiao, Qiao Chu's words were like a dog whistle, carrying a different meaning.

Grandpa wants to get closer to them so that he can better obtain their information and poach their people. Qiao Qiao didn't say anything. She was afraid that if she spoke, her feelings of rebellion and disgust would be revealed.

Xu Caimei noticed Qiao Qiao's embarrassment and spoke for her, "Mr. Qiao, Qiao Qiao is really nice. She is very considerate and takes good care of us. Don't worry."

Qiao Chu smiled, but felt very dissatisfied.

At this moment, Elaine ran in and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Qiao Chu.

"Is this how you work as an assistant? Because Qiao Qiao has a good relationship with you, you'll arrive late and leave early! If you don't want to do it, don't do it!"

Elaine was confused by this sudden rebuke.

Qiao Qiao knew that Qiao Chu had just failed with them and was looking for a place to establish his authority again.

Qiao Qiao was already disgusted with his behavior, but now he was targeting his good friend, which made Qiao Qiao feel even more uncomfortable.

But before Qiao Qiao could say anything, He Yifan spoke again: "Have you bought the brand of coffee I asked you to go downstairs to buy for me?"

"Ah..." Elaine reacted quickly, straightened her expression, and replied, "Sorry, there's nothing for sale nearby. I thought I'd come back and let you guys know, and go buy it somewhere farther away. By the way. Is there anything else you need?"

"Forget it, how long did it take for you to buy it back? The taste is not good, so forget it. Go downstairs and buy me a strawberry cake."

"Okay, I'll go right away." After Elaine said, she said "I'm sorry" to Qiao Chu, and then quickly took the elevator downstairs.

Seeing that none of the young people in this room respected the elderly, Qiao Chu held back her anger, pretended to give some instructions, and left.

As soon as he left, no one in the room let out a long sigh of relief, which made everyone laugh.

"It's so depressing." Xu Caimei looked at Qiao Qiao and said, "Fortunately, he can't continue to be angry and can only leave."

"Thank you..." Qiao Qiao sighed, "Grandpa, the older he gets, the worse his character becomes, and I don't understand why."

"It's like this in old age, and it was like this when my dad was here." Zhao Fengmin comforted him, "After all, we are relatives. Just don't take anything he says seriously."

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Hey, why is Sister Feng Min so relaxed today? Has her attitude changed drastically?" Xu Pingli joked.

Zhao Fengmin shrugged, "I'm not that old. What's more, I often stay with young people like you, and I'm very open-minded. How can I be so stubborn?"

After saying this, everyone laughed.

Elaine poked half of her head out of the stairwell, "Is Mr. Qiao gone?"

"gone."

"I was scared to death. I almost got scolded again." Elaine patted her chest and cast an approving look at He Yifan, "As expected of a great designer, this on-the-spot reaction is really outstanding."

"It's a small problem, let's start work quickly, time waits for no one." He Yifan smiled and said lightly.

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