Chapter 53: Small World!

Chapter 53: Small World!

Fu Yining looked from one to the other. "You two know each other?"

"Yes, Sister Yining, she's the college classmate I told you about—the one who makes videos as a blogger!"

"That's right, we're college classmates!"

"So that's how it is."

All three were quite surprised.

Wu Yuan put her hands on her hips, excitedly saying, "Qingyu, I never expected you to be Sister Yining's daughter-in-law. We were just wondering where you're living these days!"

Song Qingyu smiled. "Well, I didn't expect you to be Mother's stylist."

"Hehe, that's what they mean by 'small world!'!"

After learning that Song Qingyu was her daughter-in-law, Wu Yuan suddenly felt much more at ease.

With how great Yining is, I doubt her son would ever mistreat Qingyu. If I tell the rest of the class, they'd be thrilled!

But we can catch up later. Wu Yuan slapped her forehead. "I need to do Sister Yining's makeup first!"

Song Qingyu nodded. "Okay." But... Yining, calling you "sister" feels a bit strange.

As Wu Yuan kept calling Fu Yining "sister," Song Qingyu watched them closely.

The two were very straightforward with each other, without any sense of employer and employee—more like friends.

No wonder Wu Yuan called Fu Yining "Sister."

I bet this friend was Wu Yuan.

While Wu Yuan was getting a brush, Fu Yining waved Song Qingyu over and told her to take a seat.

Wu Yuan suddenly remembered something and spun around. "Oh right, Qingyu, you're about to become a mother, congratulations!"

"Thank you!"

"Speaking of which, I have a question."

"What is it?"

"When the baby arrives, what should they call me?"

Seeing Song Qingyu's puzzled expression, Wu Yuan laughed. "Based on how close we are, your kid should call me Auntie. But since I'm so close to Yining, maybe they should call me Grandma?"

Sitting in the chair, Song Qingyu tilted her head and thought carefully before answering, "If you don't mind being called old, it's not impossible."

Wu Yuan grinned. "Not old, not old, I'm fine with it!"

"Hahahaha!"

Fu Yining joined in the laughter.

For a moment, the room was filled with laughter and good vibes.

Then—there was another knock at the door.

"Dad should be back now. I’ll go open the door!" Song Qingyu got up and headed towards the door.

Outside, Hu Ma was standing with a tray of tea.

"Oh, young mistress, you're here as well?"

"Yes, I’ll take it."

"No, no, how can we let you carry it!"

Hu Ma entered the room and placed the teacups from the tray on the table.

Wu Yuan was in the middle of doing Fu Yining’s makeup.

Seeing this, Hu Ma quietly walked over and whispered to Fu Yining, "Madam, Mr. Yu has returned. He said he will come over after you’ve finished getting ready."

"Mm, okay."

Wu Yuan stopped what she was doing and walked over to the coat rack. She handed a black suit to Hu Ma, "Um, this is the formal wear for Mr. Yu. Could you ask him to put it on first?"

"Yes, Miss, I’ll go right away!"

"Mm-hmm."

After Hu Ma left, Wu Yuan remarked, "Sister Yining, your housekeeper is really polite."

Fu Yining nodded. "Indeed." At first, she wasn’t used to it, but she got accustomed to it later.

Wu Yuan continued with her makeup.

Downstairs, Yu ZhiLi received the formal wear and immediately went to his room to change. The suit was custom-made to his measurements, so there were no issues with fit.

A white shirt, black vest, jacket, trousers, and a dark green striped bow tie…

Yu ZhiLi rarely wore bow ties in colors other than black, so this one was probably selected by Fu Yining.

The all-black suit, paired with the slightly playful bow tie, looked really sharp on him!

After getting dressed, Yu ZhiLi sat in his room for a moment. On his right earlobe, he still wore the earring that Fu Yining had given him.

This morning, when Yu ZhiLi arrived at the company wearing the earring, everyone was stunned, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

There was no other reason—the usually aloof boss had pierced his ear. His usually cool demeanor now had a hint of unexpected charm, making him even more captivating than usual.

A lot of the single girls in the office already had a thing for him, and now they were totally smitten, buzzing in group chats with their friends.

What were they talking about? Naturally, it was Yu ZhiLi’s stunning appearance and what made him look so different today.

When the supervisor came out for an inspection, he caught several girls sneaking out to use their phones. He scolded them severely and sent them back to work.

Scared of losing pay, the girls quickly put away their phones and got back to work.

The incident soon reached Qin Mian. When he reported to Yu ZhiLi, his eyes secretly glanced at him.

"Qin, my assistant?"

"Yes!"

Qin Mian was taken aback, but heard him ask, "Do you think this earring of mine looks good?"

"..."

"It looks good."

He couldn’t exactly say it didn’t look good, considering it was a gift from the boss’s wife.

Yu ZhiLi nodded, satisfied. "I knew you’d think it looks good! My wife picked it out for me!"

"...??"

"Madam has excellent taste! This earring really suits you!" Qin Mian was surprised; he could actually hear a sense of smugness in Yu ZhiLi's tone.

Knowing the origin of the earring, Qin Mian couldn’t help but be extremely curious. What on earth did Miss Fu do to win the boss over?

First, she sent millions worth of jewelry, and now he was openly wearing the earring she gave him. If he hadn’t seen it himself, he might have thought the boss had a new flame!

But why did the boss ask him about young people’s preferences earlier? What was he planning to do with that info?

After finishing his work report, Qin Mian left the office and noticed a few junior secretaries giving him inquisitive looks. He pretended not to see them.

"Mr. Qin, you’re out already? Did the boss give you any tasks? Can I help with anything?"

"Yes, yes, I can help too!"

"And me!"

"You guys got nothing better to do? Alright then, take these files to the branch office and ask the person in charge what they’ve been doing. What were they thinking, submitting this to the boss?"

Without waiting for a response, Qin Mian dumped the task on them. "Get going, and hurry back!"

"Mr. Qin, you’re actually making us do this?"

Not only did they not get any information, but they also received extra work. They all gave Qin Mian resentful looks.

Unmoved, Qin Mian waved his hand and left stylishly.

Yeah, that’s just how he rolls. He got his fill of the drama and wasn’t about to share it with anyone else after leaving the office!