Chapter Seventy Offer Flowers

  Two days later, the entertainment section of the newspaper indeed published an article titled "Xiao Dongdong Fights Classmate". The article distorted the facts, saying that Xiao Ye was normally well-behaved but actually had a arrogant personality and would hit his female classmate over minor issues.

  After reading the newspaper, Ning Qingmin quickly called Xiao Yesen. Xiao Yesen comforted Ning Qingmin by saying: "The entertainment section reports on these things every day, and after a few days people will forget about it, don't mind it. If people are still discussing this after a few days, it just means I'm even more popular than before."

  Ning Qing suddenly smiled and said, "Come to think of it, didn't you say the director intentionally increased your screen time? Will this report affect the director's decision?"

  "Don't worry! Since my role increased a bit, the TV drama's ratings have gone up, the director won't change his decision."

  When Ning Qing heard Xiao Ye Sheng say this, she finally put her mind at ease.

  "By the way, I took advantage of the break to go to the culinary department and watch your grandma and mom cook. I even went up to try some!" Xiao Yesen praised Ning's grandma and mom for their delicious cooking, "The culinary department hosted by Grandma and Auntie is said to have a steadily increasing viewership rate. Since it's a program targeting housewives, Grandma shares some kitchen jokes from the past when food was scarce while cooking the most homey dishes, which are quite popular among the housewives."

  Last time, Ning's mom accompanied Ning's grandma to record the food show "Old Lady New Cooking Idea". Before recording, Ning's mom helped Ning's grandma prepare materials. The two people cooperated tacitly and whispered a joke about food they had encountered before. Coincidentally, the director heard it and was inspired to let both mother and daughter appear on the show, cooking while talking about things from past years, unexpectedly winning popularity among housewives.

  Ning Qing listened to Xiao Ye Sheng's praise of Ning's grandmother and mother, and couldn't help but modestly say a few words. The food program was aimed at housewives, not broadcast during prime time, and compared to Xiao Ye Sheng's currently popular TV series, it really can't be mentioned in the same breath. Fortunately, since Ning's grandmother and mother appeared on the show, they have had their own income and are willing to spend money on clothes, shoes, and other things to dress themselves up. The two of them have been smiling and chatting frequently when going out, making people feel like they've become younger by several years. Ning Qing is also very happy for them. According to Ning's mother, the TV station plans to sign a one-year contract with them first, and their treatment will be slightly improved. In any case, it's much higher than what they earned from running a small eatery. Moreover, if the contract period with the TV station ends and they don't renew it, there will naturally be many restaurants that will invite them to help out, so it can be said that their future is secure.

  Putting down the phone, Ning Qingmeng let out a sigh of relief and opened her computer page to check the audience's reaction to Xiao Yesen's fight. Fortunately, there were no severe criticisms, and it should blow over in a few days.

  "Boss, did Xiao Dongdong really hit someone?" Zhang Yu also looked at the newspaper and said in disbelief: "This newspaper also says that it was because a girl with the surname Ning had a fight with another girl, and Xiao Dongdong hit the other girl for the sake of the girl with the surname Ning. Wow, are there others in your class with the surname Ning? Or is the girl with the surname Ning mentioned in the newspaper actually you, boss?"

  "Stop guessing, today the new house is installing air conditioning, after work I'll go back and see if it's done. Guang Sunwu is at home watching, can't help but worry! Ning Qingmin put down the newspaper, stretched his waist and said: "This month is really the off-season for clothing, sitting all day only a few customers came in, all of them wanted to buy on the spot, don't dare to place orders anymore."

  "Not only do they want spot goods, but also cheaper spot goods!" Zhang Yu muttered. "In other words, they want tail goods. We all accept orders. Where can we get tail goods?"

  "No, we don't have any leftover goods. That doesn't mean the factory doesn't have any!" Ning Qingming's eyes lit up as she clapped her hands and said, "Every time the factory produces a batch of goods, it's impossible for them to produce just the right amount. There will definitely be some extra goods left over. Sometimes they can't meet the delivery deadline, so they'll store a large quantity of inventory. I'll call the factory and ask them to register their inventory goods. Send us some samples. Report the style, quantity, size, color, and price. If a customer is interested, we can make a deal for the whole batch at once. One hand gives money, the other hand gives goods. Making money this way is much more enjoyable than taking orders!" As she spoke, she dialed the phone to call the factory.

  "Hello boss, we indeed have some stock. As long as there are customers who want it, the price can be negotiated." The factory owner heard Ning Qing ask about the inventory and hurriedly said that he would arrange for someone to count it immediately and send samples over as soon as possible.

  "The boss is always the boss. He's always thinking more than us." Zhang Yu looked at Ning Qingming after he finished his phone call. There were still no customers coming in. He took out a can of tea from under the coffee table and said, "Boss, you bought that Tieguanyin last time. I brewed it with Sun Wen and it tasted super good."

  "Oh, I haven't tried it myself. Just boil some water and steep the Gongfu tea." Ning Qingming instructed with a smile, letting Zhang Yu bring out the tea tray. The writing building was spacious, not only were there large desks, but also sample tables, tea sets, sofas, and everything else one might need. After customers came in to place their orders, they could take the opportunity to rest for a while and have a cup of tea.

  "Boss, we moved from a three-bedroom one-living room to a four-bedroom two-living room so quickly. The location is actually not bad. But the new house is a bit farther away from the community gate. Every morning, it takes ten minutes to run to the community gate and wait for the bus. It's such a hassle. Why don't we just buy a car?"

  "I want to buy a car! But first, I'm directionally challenged and often get lost, so driving myself would be a problem. Second, I don't even have a driver's license yet, so even if I wanted to buy a car, I'd have to take the test first!" Ning Qing thought about it, feeling that not having a car was really inconvenient, but thinking about taking the driver's test gave her a headache.

  "Boss, Sun Wen has a driver's license. I heard it was when he went to Shenzhen to sell pirated discs and had to rent a car to secretly pick up goods, so he had no choice but to take the driving test." Zhang Yu said with a smile: "If the boss buys a car, he can let him be the driver."

  "Oh, really!" Ning Qingming laughed, "Then we should hurry up and buy a car. Today I asked Sun Wen to pick up Grandma and Mom at the TV station entrance and take a taxi, but he said it's not urgent, so he took the public bus instead. If we had our own car, it would be much more convenient."

  "It's just that if there are customers, we can also get Sun Wen to drive and pick them up." Zhang Yu smiled and said: "Fortunately, our goods are good, and we don't need to fawn over the customers too much to have orders. Boss, you don't know, do you? The boss next door on the first floor, I heard that when a customer had a cold, he personally made soup and took it to the hotel for the customer to drink. Zheng Mei saw it and told us: 'Hmph, even if his own father was sick, he probably wouldn't be so filial!'"

  "Haha……", Ning Qingmin couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Yesterday I heard Rui Li say that Zheng Mei bought a big bouquet of fresh flowers to the airport to pick up a client. When she presented the flowers, the client was startled. They thought only celebrities' families would present flowers, didn't expect that even clients would have someone presenting flowers!"

  The two people spoke and burst out laughing together.