Chapter Thirty-Nine: Sensuality

  Saturday, in the Grand China Hotel.

  After sending off the two manufacturers, Du Hu said he hadn't eaten enough and asked Ning Qing to accompany him back to order more dishes.

  Entertaining guests is indeed painful, Ning Qingmin thought to herself as she glanced at the table where only a few dishes had been touched. Alas, over 1,000 yuan was spent on just roasted suckling pig and fried snake meat, and she hadn't even eaten her fill.

  The waiter saw Du's family wanting to order again and hurriedly took away the remaining dishes.

  "Freeze the crab, goose intestine, abalone sauce jade pillar beef ball, oat shrimp, vegetable heart." Du Hu's family didn't look at the menu either, beckoning the waiter to take down the dish names, and also asked Ning Qingming to order a few dishes he liked. Ning Qingming took a look at the menu and thought it was enough, so he only ordered one dessert.

  The heating was turned on indoors, Du Huajia loosened his tie, took off his coat and put it on the back of the chair, and leaned lazily against the chair with a somewhat languid air, which was in stark contrast to his shrewd demeanor when negotiating with the factory just now.

  After a busy day, he still had to introduce me to the factory owner, it seemed like he was tired too. Ning Qing quickly refilled Du's teacup and called the waiter over to bring some hot towels for him to wipe his face and hands.

  Du Huajia picked up the tea and took a sip, seeming to find it a bit hot, then put it down again, unbuttoning the two buttons on his white shirt. He took over the hot towel handed over by the waiter and applied it to his temples.

  The waiter stood beside him, staring blankly at Du Huajia. Ning Qing followed his gaze and saw that Du Huajia's expression had relaxed slightly, his deep black eyes half-lowered, the soft hair on his forehead slightly disheveled, and his snow-white shirt was unbuttoned, revealing a large expanse of muscular chest. With his current demeanor, he looked exceptionally sexy.

  "What's wrong?" Du Huajun noticed that Ning Qing was staring at him and raised his head to say, "I got up early for the meeting today, I'm a bit tired!"

  "Hmm, you have time to rest more!" Ning Qingming said, finding no words, and inexplicably, her face turned red.

  "Has the decoration of the house been completed?" Du asked while eating.

  "Yesterday, the contact person renovated. Originally wanted to buy renovation materials by myself, but didn't have the energy, so let the renovation be packaged with materials." Ning Qing swallowed the food in her mouth before answering, "Tomorrow I'll go buy an office desk and chair, then wait for the factory to deliver the samples."

  "Uh, during the Labor Day holiday, retail sales will trigger a wave of shopping sprees. However, for wholesalers, the busiest time is actually in the few days leading up to Labor Day." Du Huajia reminded Ning Qingming, "During Labor Day, hotel prices will also rise several times, so some foreign merchants will also rush to make purchases before Labor Day to avoid additional costs on accommodation. If you want to open for business, it's best to do so before Labor Day."

  Ning Qing nodded and said: "As soon as the factory samples arrive, I will send them to Chaozhou to have the pearl inlays done. It should be finished in time for the May 1st opening."

  "The factory of Chaozhou Pearl Embroidery has been informed by me through phone, you just need to tell them what kind of pattern you want to embroider."

  "Thank you for helping me like this!" Ning Qing didn't know what else to say.

  "Hmm!" Du Hujia continued eating and signaled for the waiter to bring over a fresh pot of tea.

  The waiter brought over the tea and poured a cup for each of them. Du Hua's family seemed thirsty, so he drank it all in one gulp and put down the cup. Ning Qingming stretched out his hand to help him pour another cup, but Du Hua's family also reached for the teapot, and their fingers touched. Ning Qingming quickly withdrew his hand, just as the waiter saw they wanted to pour tea and hurried over. Ning Qingming's elbow bumped into the waiter's chest, startling him, causing him to jerk the tablecloth, knocking over a plate of vegetables in front of Du Hua's family. The plate flipped onto the floor, with all the leaves falling on Du Hua's thigh root, and the vegetable juice splashing everywhere.

  "Ah!"

  "Wow!"

  Wow!

  After making their own sounds, Du Hu's family had already stood up, shaking off the vegetable leaves on his thighs. Ning Qing hurriedly took a paper towel to help him wipe it clean.

  "Sorry!" Ning Qingmin saw a large yellow stain on Du Huo's pants and quickly changed to another hot towel to wipe it off, her face already flushing bright red.

  "It's a good thing this dish isn't hot, or I'd be done for." Du Huo yanked at his pants, not letting the wet spot stick to his skin, and said to Ning Qingmian, "Can't wipe it away, forget it!"

  Ning Qingmian suddenly stood up straight, only to realize that her previous action was too ambiguous. She had taken a towel to wipe the man's thigh, which was also too... Now, even her ears were burning.

  "I'll go home and change my pants, then send you back to school!" Du Huajia looked at it and ate almost the same, so he called the waiter over to pay the bill.

  Ning Qingmin thought it would be fine to just take a taxi back, but then remembered that during the trade fair period, it was almost impossible to hail a taxi near the China Hotel, and public buses didn't pass by this area either. It was late at night, so she really had no choice but to let Du Hua's family send her back. Moreover, Du Hua's family seemed to live in an apartment not far from the company, which was also quite close to here.

  Two people arrived at the first floor clothing department, Du Hujia entered the men's wear section, Ning Qingming had to follow him in.

  "Mr. Du, is there anything we can help you with?" Two waiters came up with big smiles on their faces.

  "These two, according to the size I usually wear, each one!" Du Huo pointed at the two trousers and walked over to the glass cabinet to look at men's underwear.

  Ning Qingmian patted his pants, the quality was not bad, and then looked at the price tag, four digits. He let out a breath, no wonder it felt so comfortable to touch, for this price, if it wasn't comfortable, it would be unreasonable.

  "These two, one white and one black." Du Hua's family took the card and let the waiter swipe it, while he sat on the sofa.

  Ning Qingmin carefully examined the store's layout and compared it to her own stall's decor, thinking to herself that she needed to add a small sofa in the corner like this store had. She then walked over to the glass cabinet displaying underwear, which was well-made, and took a closer look. Her eyes landed on the same style of underwear that Du Hujia had just bought, with "CK" embroidered on the edges. Hmm, branded underwear. She looked at the price tag again, 299 yuan, and let out a cold breath, muttering a curse under her breath. Humph, those male classmates of hers who wore 10-yuan three-pack underwear were probably very happy, but 299 yuan...

  "Miss, are you buying underwear to give to your boyfriend?" The salesperson saw Ning Qing staring blankly at the underwear and hastily asked with a very friendly attitude, not judging her by appearance.

  "Uh, I'll just take a look!" Ning Qing hastily shifted her gaze elsewhere, fortunately Du Huo was on the phone and didn't notice her embarrassment.

  "I just bought it, use the dry cleaner in your store to clean it, and I'll come back for it later." Du Huajia hung up the phone and instructed the waiter, while saying to Ning Qingmian: "Let's go take a look at other stores."

  Ning Qing quickly psyched herself up, although she was dressed in a way that didn't match the high-end stores around her, she couldn't let herself appear timid and embarrass Du Hua's family.

  Jian Du Hu's family walked into a women's clothing store, Ning Qingming was taken aback. Could it be that he wanted to buy clothes for his girlfriend? Looking at him, he didn't seem like the kind of person who would give gifts of clothing!

  "Find her two sets of suitable clothes." Du instructed the waiter, pointing at Ning Qingmian, "Simple and elegant styles will do."

  "No need!" Ning Qingming only then understood that Du Huajia was going to buy her clothes, and she was startled, hastily saying: "I'll buy them myself from now on!"

  "Next week is Grandfather's birthday, and he hopes you can attend." Du Fugui explained simply, "At that time, there will be many business people attending the banquet. If you dress nicely and chat with them, it will come naturally."

  Ning Qingmin gritted her teeth, she must make money as soon as possible, if she continued to take advantage of others like this, what would she use to repay them?