"Mom, I'm a bit busy with work, I may have to leave soon."
"Why don't we hire more people. If it really doesn't work, we'll close the studio." Fang Yue persuaded.
Shen Yin had thought about this issue before. At Dasheng, apart from learning music, chess, calligraphy and painting, she had nothing else to do. She was pampered at her maternal grandfather's house, and was a young lady at the Xiangfu. She didn't need to worry about anything.
It was precisely because of this that when she encountered things, she would be so passive, and even resorted to schemes to seek help from her father.
The feeling of passivity was too painful. Coming here, she was still very passive. Fortunately, in this era, women could have many choices.
She was not short of money now, but that did not mean she would not lack it in the future. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. She must be independent and have her own career and her own assets.
"Mom, I feel like the studio is a spiritual support for me. Life is not just about food and shelter, but also about ideals and hopes. I'm only 24 years old now. I don't want to just settle for the status quo. Maybe in 10 years, I'll be very satisfied with my current life, but right now, I just want to have a career of my own. When people mention the name Shen Yin, I don't want them to only think of me as a rich young lady of the Shen family, a wife of a prominent family and other labels like that. I don't know what the future will be like, but I know what I want now. Of course, I think I'm luckier than most people. I have your support and help, so I'm even less likely to give up. If one day, Xu Xiuhe and I get divorced, I hope that I have the ability to get full custody of Xu Yunzheng ."
When Fang Yue heard Shen Yin say such things, she really felt that her daughter had grown up. She was over fifty years old herself, and had never thought about such complicated things.
"Yinyin, your thinking is very mature. It's good to have dreams. Whatever you do, your mother will support you, but don't think too much. I see your relationship with Xiuhe now is quite good. I can see that Xiuhe is a good man. Let me tell you, my judgment of people is very accurate."
"Don't look at your dad for having traditional and conservative stubborn thoughts, he's actually not a bad person. People say that when a man has money he turns bad. I see it depends on the person. I've accompanied your dad from when we had no money to where we are today. I understand him. After so many years, he hasn't done anything to betray me, although the things he did to you were indeed too much. But you have to believe that he really wanted the best for you. When he chose Xiuhe at the time, he also considered it from many aspects."
"Okay, thank you Mom." What Shen Tianzheng did to the original owner was indeed too much, but compared to her father in Dasheng, Shen Tianzheng was much better. Shen Tianzheng would occasionally show regretful looks when facing her, which made Shen Yin very embarrassed because she was not the original owner after all.
"Yinyin, what do you think, shall I go to work with you? Anyway, your dad and brother are at the company every day, and I feel very bored at home by myself. I'll go to the small building with you and help you take care of Yunzheng, okay?"
Shen Yin was somewhat moved, her eyes brimming with tears. With just a blink, the tears would flow out. So this is what it feels like to have a mother. Shen Yin suddenly felt very lucky. She didn't say too much, but walked over to Fang Yue and hugged her, whispering in Fang Yue's ear, "Mom, you're so nice."
With this gesture, the mother and daughter's feelings deepened. Fang Yue wiped Shen Yin's face and said, "You're a mother now, still shedding tears. Look at Yunzheng, he's watching cartoons on the sofa without shedding a tear."
Hearing this, Shen Yin let out a "pfft" laugh and turned to look at Yunzheng. The little darling was so well behaved, watching the cartoon intently without making any fuss.
"Then Mom, I have to go back for today. If you miss Yunzheng in the future, just go to the small building. I'll always be there."
"Then I'll go see my girl and grandson every day." Fang Yue smiled very kindly.
"Say goodbye to Grandma, Yunzheng. We're going back." Shen Yin picked up Yunzheng and waved his little hand with hers.
"Bye Grandma."
"Bye Yunzheng."
Shen Yin drove off, but didn't go home. Instead she drove to her studio at the Qinghe Small Building. There was still a pile of work waiting for her to deal with.
Chen Nuan and Li Huanhuan were busy in the studio. When they saw Shen Yin come in, they said, "Boss, so many orders."
"Good job, work hard. Send me the requirements, sizes and measurements of the orders. I'll give you a raise next month." Shen Yin's tone was gentle.
Carrying Yunzheng upstairs after that, Chen Nuan and Li Huanhuan's faces were filled with joy. They didn't mishear just now, did they? The boss was actually going to give them a raise. They already had quite a high salary of over 10,000 per month, plus lodging provided. Such treatment was beyond what they had ever imagined.
Passing by the second floor, Shen Yin went in to see the two clothing workers as well.
"Jiang Meiyan, make the stitches here a little closer together." Holding Yunzheng in one hand, Shen Yin pointed at the work-in-progress in Jiang Meiyan's hand with the other.
"Boss, take a look at mine." Fu Xingqi next to her showed Shen Yin the dress she was working in.
"Yours looks good, keep up the good work. It may get a little tough over the next period." Shen Yin's tone was gentle.
"Thank you Boss!"
Shen Yin smiled, and went upstairs with Yunzheng. Sitting in front of the computer, she sorted out the order information Chen Nuan and Li Huanhuan had sent over, a total of 12 dress orders. Even if she drew non-stop, it would take her a week to draw out all the design drawings for the 12 dresses.
After roughly planning the follow-up work schedule, Shen Yin sketched a little more before stopping. Looking up, it was already quite late outside.
"Mommy, need to pee." Yunzheng stood up from the carpet and looked at Shen Yin.
"Okay, mommy will take you to the bathroom."
While taking off Yunzheng's pants, Shen Yin praised, "Yunzheng, great job, another day without needing diapers."
"Great, Yunzheng." Xu Yunzheng clapped his little hands after being praised.
Carrying Yunzheng, Shen Yin bid Chen Nuan and the others goodbye, then left with Yunzheng to go home.
On the way back, the setting sun cast a pink glow over the horizon, bathing the entire city in a particularly gentle hue under the pink shading.
The untimely ringing of the phone broke this beautiful scene.
"Hello, this is Xu Xiuhe."
Shen Yin didn't get to check the screen before hearing Xu Xiuhe announce himself. Thinking that Xu Xiuhe had something to tell her, she said,
"I'm driving home with Yunzheng. What's the matter? Are you home yet?"
"Not yet, I'll be home soon too. Nothing really, we'll talk when you get home." Considering he shouldn't be distracted while driving, Xu Xiuhe hung up.
Shen Yin was puzzled. What was the point of calling for nothing? Phone bills don't grow on trees.
