Xiao Anjing drove, glancing at Qin Tianyi's expression in the rearview mirror and asked, "Who is this for? It's definitely for the young lady of the house, right? She'll love it when she sees it. What woman doesn't like pink? Everyone has a girlish heart!"
Qin Tianyi coughed lightly and said, "You talk too much." Inwardly, he was worrying about how to give it to Gu Susu.
Xiao Anjing immediately shut his mouth and focused on driving.
But Qin Tianyi spoke again, asking, "Have you, have you ever given gifts to women?"
"Ah, of course, I have. No matter what girl or woman receives my gift, there's no one I can't win over," Xiao Anjing said with a hint of pride.
"Then why aren't you married yet?" Qin Tianyi asked coldly.
Xiao Anjing had never seriously considered this question. "Married? Never thought about it. It's so freeing to be single. I pursue whoever I like, and if I lose interest, I break up. Why tie myself to one person?"
"Scum," Qin Tianyi retorted with a word.
Xiao Anjing didn't take it seriously and said, "Young Master, you're younger than me, so why are your thoughts more old-fashioned than mine? Have you been brainwashed by Madam Qin? What era is this? You have no idea. Those women outside are more dashing than us men."
"Oh," Qin Tianyi said, feeling a bit uncomfortable. He asked, "Then, girls who are intimate before marriage, do they usually have several boyfriends?"
"That's for sure. If you don't try dating them, how will you know if you're compatible? If you're not, getting married could ruin your whole life, and it's more troublesome," Xiao Anjing said as if he had a lot of experience.
Qin Tianyi looked out the car window and said faintly, "After getting married, can't you still get divorced?"
"That's right, my young master, you've finally caught on," Xiao Anjing chuckled.
Qin Tianyi tossed the pink laptop aside and fell into silence again.
Deep, so deep! Xiao Anjing thought to himself. Why does he always act so brooding? Qin Tianyi, being so young, is more mature than me. Any woman with Qin Tianyi would find it dull.
Look at the situation now. Even if Madam Qin arranged a marriage for Qin Tianyi, there would likely be many problems between them.
Xiao Anjing, considering him a relative, forced himself to say, "You're thinking about how to give the laptop to the young lady of the house? Actually, you're already married, so giving her a gift is very normal. Just give it to her directly when you get home..."
"Who said I was giving it to her?" Qin Tianyi immediately denied.
Regardless of what he said, Xiao Anjing continued to advise him, "If you don't want to lose your dominant position in front of her, you can give it to her at Mi Shang Company. Say that the company is rewarding her for her hard work in designing fashion, and it's a prize laptop so she can draw on the software."
Qin Tianyi thought this method was good, but he still said faintly, "Why don't you usually have so many ideas? If you put more of your mind into Aoxiang Group's affairs, the group would develop better."
"Ah, ah," Xiao Anjing laughed it off and stopped talking. He didn't like the troublesome matters in the group and found it easier to follow orders.
Qin Tianyi glanced at the pink laptop beside him again, having already figured out how to hand it to Gu Susu.
As he closed his eyes, he recalled that day at the club when he had broken her old, second-hand laptop. The way she glared at him was as if he had destroyed her most beloved treasure. She must have hated him to the bone.
...
Gu Susu and Guo Mei arrived at a factory in the suburban economic development zone. Gu Susu asked the driver who brought them to wait outside the factory.
She and Guo Mei walked into Zhang Gaoyuan's factory. As they passed the workshops, Gu Susu glanced through the windows. She saw three production lines, all of which had ceased production. Not a single worker was in sight.
Guo Mei led her to the warehouse in the back and said, "This is my second time here. I used to be a full-time housewife and never came to this factory he managed. I came for the first time a few days ago and realized what his factory, which he worries about day and night, looked like. I think I've paid too little attention to him, always focusing on the children."
Gu Susu could understand her. "Being a full-time housewife isn't easy either. Although you don't have to struggle outside, taking good care of the children is not a simple matter. How old are your children?"
"Yes, does Ms. Gu also have children?"
Gu Susu immediately shook her head. "Not yet." But as soon as children were mentioned, she missed Xiao Xingxing terribly.
"He and I have two boys. One is already twelve years old, and the younger one is only three," Guo Mei said with a smile, likely thinking of her children's adorable appearances.
Hearing her say this, Gu Susu, even before seeing the goods, thought that she must find a way to help her sell these goods. Even if their factory collapsed, recovering some of the payment would be good.
"Raising two children, your pressure must be quite high."
Guo Mei gave her a knowing smile and said, "The warehouse is just ahead."
Seeing Guo Mei struggle to open the warehouse door, Gu Susu stepped forward to help her.
After they entered the warehouse and turned on the lights, they saw rows of rolling racks at the front, with various fashion clothing and pants hanging on them. In the back, there were layers of large cardboard boxes, presumably unsold goods.
Gu Susu walked to the rolling racks and wanted to look at the fashion samples first. She casually pulled a few items and found them covered in a fine layer of dust.
She picked up a piece of clothing and asked curiously, "Look, this is the latest design released by the international luxury brand Xiang this year, and it has their brand logo on it. Did your factory get authorization from the international brand?"
Guo Mei chuckled sheepishly beside her. "I'm not too sure about that. I'm busy with the children every day, so I don't pay attention to international brands."
"Oh," Gu Susu thought it made sense and continued looking around. The more she looked, the more she felt something was wrong. There were so many international luxury fashion items in the warehouse, all with those big brand labels. If one wasn't an insider, they could almost be fooled.
What kind of fashion had Zhang Gaoyuan's factory been producing all along?
She suddenly remembered what Madam Qin had said to Huang Xiuli that day: stealing and secretly producing fake Mi Shang brand fashion to sell in the low-end market for profit...
"Guo Mei, this isn't right. Your husband's factory has been producing counterfeit and shoddy designer fashion..." As she spoke, she looked up at Guo Mei and noticed that several people in factory worker uniforms had appeared behind her.
"It seems you're not just any rich wife; you really know a lot about fashion," Guo Mei said with a light laugh.
Gu Susu felt a sense of impending doom and asked, "What are you trying to do?"