Chapter Eighty-Five: Sneak Shot

  Qing listened to the letter and couldn't help but smile at her mother, saying: "Mom, I'm making you worry now. You're only in your 40s, there's still a long way to go. If you really meet someone with fate, don't let it slip away. I won't mind having a new dad."

  "Stop nagging." Ning's mom pushed Ning Qingmian away. "When you grow up, why are you still so clingy to me?"

  "Hehe, Qingmin is already 20 years old this year. If she were in the countryside, at this age, she could get married and have children. She's still young!" Ning's aunt winked at Ning Qingmin, "Your mom wasn't without suitors either, but she was just being coy."

  "Really? Grandma." Ning Qing asked excitedly, "Who is it? What's he like? If he's okay, Mom will talk to him first."

  "Don't make wild guesses before the eight characters are revealed." Ning's mom blushed and pretended to pour water to drink, then went into the kitchen.

  Ning's grandmother watched her walk by with small steps, holding back a smile, and whispered to Ning Qingmian: "She is a drama director from the TV station. I have been observing her for so long, and I think she is very reliable."

  Ning Qingmian also hoped that her mother would find happiness soon, and whispered: "Grandma, next time I pretend to visit you at the TV station, point out that drama uncle to me, let me observe him a bit. If he's not bad, we'll help create some opportunities for them to get together."

  "Come over and watch us the day after tomorrow." Ning's grandmother smiled, "Also having been hurt by emotions, will cherish emotions. And people look better than Liu Zhen, with a warm temperament, two years older than your mother, really can't find a good candidate even with a lantern. That day he asked your mother to watch a movie, and she said she wanted to go home early, politely declining him, I was so angry that I wanted to take the movie ticket for your mother!"

  "Haha!" Ning Qing covered her mouth and laughed, saying: "Grandma, next time there's such an opportunity, you really should help get the movie tickets! After getting the tickets, I'll persuade Mom to go. We have to think of a way to marry off Mom early so that those people won't come to bother us again!"

  Before changing the phone number, Liu continued to make a few more calls. Ning Qingmian didn't suspect anything and Liu Zhen hid his true intentions. If mom finds a good man, she can also rest assured earlier. In the future, if Fang Zhi dares to bully her again, there will be a man to stand up for her.

  Just then, the phone rang. It was Yu calling from the ground. He said anxiously: "Boss, last time a customer ordered 300 pieces of goods and wanted to deliver them today. But at the last minute, they asked us to add 'Made in China' on the side of the washing machine. They said that if we don't have this label, customs won't let it pass. But now it's already afternoon and we can't make it in time even if we send someone to put the label on outside."

  "The other party said that if it's not made in China, they can only delay the shipment until next month." Zhang Yu continued: "This time, the contract didn't specify that it had to be made in China. It's not our fault. And notifying us so late about this matter... after the contract period is over, we don't have to accept the goods. We can consider it a breach of contract and not take the goods. The 30% deposit will be gone for nothing."

  "Xiao Yu, he's determined that this shipment is only for summer and won't be sold after the season. Once the season is over, this shipment will be worthless. We'll lose money even if we swallow the deposit." Ning Qingming instructed Zhang Yu. "Hurry up and call the translator to ask if it's okay as long as there's a 'Made in China' label inside the clothes. If that's the case, ask him if it's okay to stick it on with double-sided tape. If it is, have a few movers use double-sided tape to stick it on. Just stick it in the washing instructions area. It won't affect anything when it's torn off later. Once the shipment passes customs and reaches the customer's hands, let the customer tear off the 'Made in China' label themselves. It won't affect the quality of the clothes."

  Zhang Yu listened and quickly contacted the client. After a while, he called back to say that the translator agreed to use double-sided adhesive tape. He also said that Mr. Ning's family was able to think of ways to solve problems at home. Unlike other business owners who were not straightforward and kept pushing and shoving.

  Ning Qing finished the phone call. Grandma Ning sighed and said, "Doing business is really not easy. Fortunately, my family's Xiao Min has a clever mind and can always think of ways to resolve unexpected events."

  Ning's mother chimed in, "That's right. Xiaomin is more mature and stable than kids of the same age. A child without a father has to grow up early!"

  "Come on, find me a dad quickly!" Ning Qing said with a smile to her mother: "Our three generations of ancestors are all single, it's not good. Grandma is a bit old, I'm a bit young, only you are suitable for marriage, hurry up and take action!"

  "This silly girl, is this how you talk to your mom?" Ning's mom turned her head and said to Ning's grandma: "Mom, some things shouldn't be said in front of the child."

  "Haha......" Ning's grandmother laughed, "Who was it that just praised Xiao Min for being mature and steady? Now she's become a little kid again."

  When the phone rang again, Ning's grandmother smiled and said: "It must be Xiaoyu asking Xiaomin something again!"

  Ning Qingmian hastily picked up the phone, but on the other end was Xiao Yesen's anxious voice, "Qingmian, have you seen the newspaper?"

  "No, what's wrong?" Ning Qing felt a "click" in her heart, as if she had received some bad news.

  "That day when we were together at the coffee shop, someone took a sneaky photo of us and said I was secretly meeting my girlfriend. The other party was very patient and waited until my new drama started filming before sending the photos to the newspaper, which published them today." Xiao Yesi apologized, "I'm really sorry, I've dragged you into this too."

  Ning Qingmeng was blinded, Xiao Yesi's short time had already turned red and purple, the hype people were worried that he was too upright, there was nothing to talk about outside of TV dramas, now dragging himself into it, this commotion might just be enough to watch.

  "Qingmian, don't go out for now, I'm afraid others will find out where you live."

  Xiao Ye Sheng was quite helpless, "If someone really harasses you, just report it to the police."

  "We were originally classmates, and it's perfectly normal to meet up with a classmate. How did it become that you're secretly meeting your girlfriend?" Ning Qingming was furious, "This can be clarified in the newspaper."

  "Qingmin, people just want you to go and clarify things, so that the matter can be magnified. The best way to deal with this kind of thing is to ignore it. After a few days, people will focus on other news." Xiao Yesheng comforted Ning Qingmin, "If it really gets out of hand, I will investigate the responsibility of that newspaper, don't worry."

  Ning Qingmin put down the phone and hurriedly went to find today's newspaper to take a look. Sure enough, in the entertainment section, she found an article titled "Xiao Dongdong's Secret Lover". The content roughly meant that Xiao Ye had hidden a woman outside, and whenever he was free, they would secretly meet. In the middle of the article, there was a photo of herself and Xiao Ye laughing and chatting together. Although the photo was not clear, people who knew them could still recognize at a glance that the people in the photo were indeed Xiao Dongdong and herself.