Time always comes in waves, in a rolling pattern.
There are busy times, and relaxing times.
Recently, it just so happened to be a time when the Qi family were all busy with their own things.
On the blackboard in the high school classroom, there was a countdown to the college entrance exam.
The numbers got smaller day by day.
Along with that, Qi Shaobai's level of diligence in studying increased day by day.
Other than going to the gym with his dad Qi Mo and stepmom twice a week to exercise and keep fit, there were almost no other recreational activities.
He completely immersed himself in the ocean of knowledge.
On the other hand.
Sheng Mumu accepted an interview with Finance Magazine.
On the day of the interview, the effect was surprisingly good.
Because she had prepared well in advance, when facing the industry-related questions raised by the reporters, her answers were concise, professional, and maintained the aura of a CEO.
In addition, her outgoing and easygoing personality added to the effect.
During the breaks in the interview, she chatted happily with the beautiful female reporter.
In the second half of the interview, the female reporter made some spur-of-the-moment creative little questions.
Relying on her sense of humor and quick reflexes, Sheng Mumu defused the questions and gave answers that were wonderful and funny.
Throughout the entire interview, the photographer laughed out loud several times, and his hands shook occasionally as he held the SLR camera.
When work is conducted in a pleasant atmosphere, it often yields good results.
The on-site photos taken by the photographers during the interview looked especially good.
Even though they were still images, they managed to capture Sheng Mumu's lively beauty and charm.
Her smiles lit up her face beautifully.
The magazine that published this interview came out 5 days later, and sold a lot more copies than planned.
Because of this, Sheng Mumu even received phone calls from professional talent agents of several entertainment companies.
The agents did not address her as Mrs. Qi, but called her "President Sheng".
"President Sheng, sorry to bother you, but I'm wondering if you've ever thought about giving the entertainment industry a try?"
"With your looks, eloquence and knowledge, you'll definitely be hugely popular."
"No matter if it's acting or advertising, you'll shine brightly wherever you go, just like a beautiful painting."
"It could also help expand your company's fame."
So many words of flattery made Sheng Mumu bloom joyfully on the inside.
But that's as far as it went.
If they really wanted her to go give the entertainment industry a try, that was absolutely impossible.
She knew deeply that in order to gain people's love in any industry, one had to put in tremendous effort.
It wasn't possible to become popular relying solely on looks.
What's more, compared to acting in shows or doing endorsements to earn money, she still felt that the sense of accomplishment from being a businesswoman and achieving success was greater and more thrilling.
So she politely declined those agents:
"I'll have to decline~"
As soon as she finished with that, matters on the other side came up.
She had planned earlier to open a branch of Happy Yourself Flower Shop in Shen City.
As the flower shop gradually became more corporate, the "branches" also turned into "subsidiaries".
A few months ago, she handed the project to the marketing department to carry out.
Soon afterwards, they rented a 300 square meters small office space in the CBD area of Shen City.
The subsidiary was set up.
As the boss, Sheng Mumu decided to go over personally and spend two weeks working together with the local colleagues over there.
Sheng Mumu and Qi Shaobai were both busy with their own things.
As the man in the family with the strongest hardworking tendencies, Qi Mo was naturally unwilling to fall behind.
On the same day Sheng Mumu set off for Shen City, it just so happened to be the day he flew abroad for business talks.
Xiao Wang drove them to the airport in Jing City.
Dropping them off at the domestic terminal and international terminal separately.
Qi Mo went on frequent business trips, so Sheng Mumu was long used to it.
She didn't ask where he was going this time, or how long he'd be gone.
Her mind was fully occupied with thoughts about what needed to be handled after arriving in Shen City.
The plane rushed into the clouds.
A few hours later, it landed at Shen City Airport.
"Phew--"
Sheng Mumu had just gotten off the plane when she sucked in a breath of cold air.
The sudden gust of chilly air made her shrink back and wrap her coat tightly around herself.
The temperature in Shen City was far lower than in Jing City.
She suddenly thought of the last time she came here, it was with Qi Mo and Qi Shaobai.
That time, a vacation resort owned by the Qi Group in Shen City had just opened.
Qi Mo said it was a vacation for leisure, but in reality he didn't let up on work either. And now, coming back to Shen City again.
Her mood was very different, without any thoughts of wanting to take a vacation at all. Her mind was completely preoccupied with work.
Sheng Mumu lowered her head and glanced at the small carry-on luggage she had with her.
It contained nothing but work documents.
She suddenly softened her gaze, and gave a self-deprecating chuckle.
She used to always privately complain and ridicule Qi Mo for being a workaholic.
Now, unknowingly, she was becoming more and more like him.
After leaving her luggage at the hotel, Sheng Mumu didn't linger. She went straight to the subsidiary office.
On the plane earlier, she had already flipped through the employee profiles Cheng Zhuo gave her several times, and memorized the names and positions of each employee.
As soon as she pushed the door open, she lightly nodded at the receptionist and gave her a smile, calling out her name.
The receptionist was taken aback. She had only started at the company for a week, yet the big boss far away in Jing City already knew her name.
Right after that, colleagues from other departments came out to greet her.
Everyone was originally a little nervous about the big boss who suddenly came to inspect them, but their nervousness gradually melted away in Sheng Mumu's bright smiles.
After interacting for a day, they quickly became familiar with each other.
When work ended, the employees sent a representative to knock on her office door.
"Boss Sheng, everyone made reservations at a restaurant and wants to treat you to a meal to welcome you."
Sheng Mumu pressed her lips in a faint smile and declined:
"I just arrived today and my luggage is still at the hotel unpacked. I won't be joining you for dinner."
Her eyes curved into crescent moons.
"It doesn't make sense for the boss to let employees treat her to meals tonight. Just let everyone know to have fun and enjoy yourselves."
When the representative relayed her words to the others outside, it elicited a burst of excited cheers.
Sheng Mumu had maintained a high-spirited state the entire day, and finally relaxed when she pushed open the door to her hotel room.
After hurriedly taking a shower, she lay down to rest on the bed.
She had originally intended to just "close her eyes for 5 minutes", but when she awoke, 3 hours had already passed.
Today had really worn her out.
She gave a yawn and turned on her phone, ordering some delivery food.
She planned to eat something first before continuing to sleep.
While waiting for the food delivery to arrive, she started unpacking.
She had just hung up half her clothes when her phone vibrated.
Qi Shaobai: "I'll tell you something"
Sheng Mumu's brow twitched faintly.
From the text alone, she could imagine Qi Shaobai's arrogant tsundere tone.
She could roughly guess what Qi Shaobai was going to say.
Sure enough.
The next second, Qi Shaobai sent over a photo of his midterm exam report card.
He had edited the picture to specially circle the "Class Ranking" column in red.
To emphasize it.
Afraid that Sheng Mumu would just glance over it and not notice.
Class Ranking: 58
Sheng Mumu's face revealed joy. Mimicking her mother-in-law Feng Yaoqin's style, she sent over a string of thumbs up and smiling sun emojis.
Jing City No.1 Middle School was an aristocratic school, and also a key high school.
Getting into the top 58 in the grade meant he would definitely get into a top university.
If he could charge forward a little more, he might even become a candidate for Tsinghua or Peking University.
Sheng Mumu was in an elated mood, and also somewhat proudly.
She boldly messaged back: "Go on, say what reward you want, don't hold back!"
Qi Shaobai: "Really?"
Sheng Mumu: "When have I ever lied to you?"
Qi Shaobai: "Oh there's so many times, should I list them out for you?"
Sheng Mumu: ......
She took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to reflexively fire back a retort.
The corners of her lips curled back into a motherly smile.
She slowly typed: "It's different this time. Pick any gift you like, go ahead, good boy."
On the other side.
Qi Shaobai, who was leisurely sitting in a computer chair, suddenly shuddered violently.
Because of the three words "good boy", he broke out in goosebumps.
His defiant face wore a look of disgust, but his heart felt wonderful.
He quickly typed and told Sheng Mumu the reward he wanted.
