novellhall Chapter 116 is no longer needed.
Chapter 116 is no longer needed.
Zhuang Qingxiang saw Feng Wenhua praising the embroidery while sitting there motionless, and knew something was wrong.
"Technician Feng, please just tell me if there's anything wrong with this embroidery. It's inconvenient for me to be out with my two children for a long time," she gently reminded him.
Feng Wenhua smiled wryly and scratched her head: "Sister Zhuang, there's nothing wrong with the embroidery, and there's nothing wrong with your embroidery skills either, it's just..."
Zhuang Qingxiang waited quietly for him to continue.
Seeing her composed demeanor, Feng Wenhua gritted her teeth and sighed, "Sister Zhuang, to be honest, the gift we prepared for Mr. Ross... already has a better option."
Zhuang Qingxiang was surprised to hear this: "Why haven't I heard Factory Director Lu mention this before?"
"This... was resolved by Comrade Guan Jing from Beijing. She said she was afraid that Director Lu would not accept her kindness, so she asked us to keep it from Director Lu for the time being."
Zhuang Qingxiang frowned slightly: "I see. May I ask what she prepared?"
"Well... I haven't seen it yet." Feng Wenhua was so embarrassed she could barely continue. "They said Comrade Kong Yazhen would bring it over at noon today. It seems... it's also an embroidery piece... but... it's bigger than yours..."
Zhuang Qingxiang nodded: "Understood."
"Sister Zhuang, I'm sorry, but after discussing it in the office, we feel that Comrade Guan Jing's preparations are better," Feng Wenhua apologized sincerely.
"It's nothing, it's just that you should have told me beforehand after you made the decision." Zhuang Qingxiang smiled slightly. "If I had known, I wouldn't have rushed to finish the work."
After thinking for a moment, she mentioned the ornaments she had prepared to Feng Wenhua again. Since she wasn't going to give them away, they were useless anyway, so she might as well give them to her.
Seeing that she wasn't angry, Feng Wenhua breathed a sigh of relief and simply handed the things over to her, since there was no point in keeping them anyway.
After Zhuang Qingxiang received it, she looked at it. The screen frame was made according to the design she had given it, and it was clearly made by an old carpenter with good craftsmanship.
"Thank you then." Zhuang Qingxiang thanked them and took the items back, where she framed the embroidery herself.
Once finished, an exquisite double-sided embroidered ornament is complete, and it looks very elegant when placed on the table.
Zhuang Qingxiang stared blankly at the clever-looking white cat.
Actually, it doesn't matter who prepares the gift for Mr. Ross; she was just trying to help.
But the cat was embroidered based on Mr. Ross's description, and she genuinely wanted to give it to him.
However, it's not appropriate to give it now.
Zhuang Qingxiang sighed softly. Seeing that it was still early, she took out some flour to make dough and prepared to bake a batch of bread.
Just as I put the dough up to rise, Jiang Weihai came over.
"Mr. Ross is leaving tomorrow, and I was thinking of asking you what kind of different dishes I could prepare for him."
Zhuang Qingxiang hasn't been helping out at the canteen for the past two days, and Jiang Weihai has been a bit listless while working. He only came up with this excuse to come over today after hearing that Director Lu left early this morning.
Zhuang Qingxiang smiled: "We're thinking the same thing. I just finished preparing the dough and I'm planning to bake a batch of bread for him."
Jiang Weihai's eyes lit up, and he revealed a simple and honest smile: "Really? Then we've really thought of the same thing."
He actually wanted to say whether it was a telepathic connection, but he was too embarrassed to say it.
However, just thinking about the phrase "telepathic understanding" made him feel as sweet as if he had eaten honey.
"By the way, have you finished your embroidery?" Jiang Weihai asked, trying to find another topic.
Zhuang Qingxiang nodded and invited him in.
Jiang Weihai's eyes widened in surprise when he saw the ornaments on the table: "Did you embroider these over the past few days?"
"Um."
"You...you're really amazing." Jiang Weihai was bad at praising people; all he could say was "you're really amazing."
Zhuang Qingxiang smiled, but then couldn't quite manage a smile: "However, Technician Feng said we won't need it."
Jiang Weihai was taken aback: "Huh? Why?"
"They said there's something even better." Zhuang Qingxiang shrugged. "I was thinking of giving this to Mr. Ross after they've given out all their gifts."
"Why are you giving this to him after you've already given them all away?" Jiang Weihai asked, puzzled. "It's such a good thing, you could keep it or sell it. Why bother if he doesn't want it..."
"It's not that Mr. Ross doesn't like it, but that the factory doesn't need it," Zhuang Qingxiang said, pursing her lips. "This white cat is one that Mr. Ross used to own, so I think we should give it to him. I'll give it to him secretly without going through the factory; that way, it shouldn't cause any trouble."
Jiang Weihai felt it was unnecessary to go through all that trouble, but since Zhuang Qingxiang had said so, he thought it was acceptable.
"I heard that the technicians from our factory and our sister factory are planning to have lunch with Mr. Ross at noon to present the gifts. The technician from the neighboring province has to head back this afternoon. So... how about we deliver these to Mr. Ross tonight?"
"Let's have dinner," Zhuang Qingxiang said immediately. "We all ate together at noon, so it's not appropriate to prepare anything for Mr. Ross separately. Let's prepare some delicious food for him in the evening, and we can send this over with the meal delivery."
"Okay! Shall we decide on the menu for tonight?" Jiang Weihai replied.
"What else is there to order? We only know how to make a few things." Zhuang Qingxiang smiled. "Let's just make bread and steak again."
Zhuang Qingxiang knows more about Western cuisine than Jiang Weihai, but her knowledge is limited, and this is already her limit.
Jiang Weihai listened to her and hurriedly went back to prepare.
At noon, Kong Yazhen rushed back with an embroidered painting.
That was prepared by Guan Jing through someone; it was considered an antique, a landscape painting embroidery, very exquisite and grand.
Such a gift is certainly very presentable.
Not only is it presentable, but it also surpasses the porcelain and other items from other units.
The technician from the factory in the neighboring province, feeling resentful, spoke with a barbed tone: "Your factory's preparations are far too extravagant! How much did this cost?"
Kong Yazhen smiled calmly: "How can sincerity be measured in money? We also want to satisfy Mr. Ross."
"Yes, yes," Feng Wenhua said excitedly. "Mr. Ross has always lived with us, and our relationship is naturally something you can't compare to. That's why we've prepared a little more elaborately."
The people in the factory office also thought it was very good. They had heard that foreigners liked Chinese porcelain and embroidery, and they were sure Mr. Ross would be very satisfied with this.
At noon, the group had lunch with Mr. Ross, which could be considered a farewell dinner.
Chef Jiang and Jiang Weihai used all their skills to prepare a sumptuous meal. Although Mr. Ross didn't eat much, everyone else ate with gusto.
After a few drinks, everyone became more talkative and louder, constantly complimenting Mr. Ross.
Although Kong Yazhen wasn't from the factory, she still attended. After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they all took out gifts for Mr. Ross.
Kong Yazhen wasn't in a hurry. After everyone else had brought out their pieces, she confidently took out the landscape embroidery and asked Feng Wenhua to help unfold it for Mr. Ross to see.
Just as the embroidery was fully unfolded and Kong Yazhen was about to give everyone a detailed introduction, Mr. Ross suddenly said that he didn't need these gifts and asked everyone to take them home.