Partiality?
Zhu Ning kept comparing Song Junjie and Song Ya in her mind.
She couldn't understand...
Cen Shen was driving the car. "Sometimes, some things can't be explained by common sense. I've had a few dealings with Young Master Song's father and roughly understand the reason. It's said that in the year when General Manager Song had his eldest son, his business was booming. His wife went to get a divination and was told that the eldest young master, Song Junjie, was the reincarnation of a wealth - bringing boy from heaven, and his life was to bring prosperity to General Manager Song. And that year, General Manager Song's career went smoothly all the way."
"Later, General Manager Song divorced his wife and welcomed Young Master Song's mother into the family. Two years later, Young Master Song was born. General Manager Song made some bad investments and suffered heavy losses. He went to the temple to burn incense and get a divination. The master interpreted the oracle and said that there was an ill - omened star reincarnated in the family. After calculating the eight characters of birth, it perfectly matched Young Master Song's birth date..."
Zhu Ning:?
"What did you just say?"
Zhu Ning thought she had misheard.
"Just because of this?"
Cen Shen said, "Young Master Song's father has always... had deep reverence for the sayings about gods and Buddhas..."
Cen Shen put it very euphemistically.
But Zhu Ning found it extremely absurd.
"What about Young Master Song's mother? Didn't she speak up for Young Master Song and clear the stigma on him?"
Didn't she protect him?
Cen Shen didn't say a word.
The answer was obvious.
Zhu Ning fell silent.
The car kept moving forward, and Zhu Ning's voice drifted in the carriage.
"Transfer 1% of the purchase fee of Fan Yuan to Song Ya's account later. It's his labor reward and intermediary fee for these two days."
Originally, Zhu Ning planned to give Song Ya a generous gift just like she repaid Pei Jin's favor.
But now, for Song Ya, no generous gift was as straightforward as money.
And the current market price was about this amount.
The transfer was also reasonable.
Cen Shen glanced at her, his eyes full of admiration.
"Understood."
When they drove back to Jinting Yufu, Lin Wan had already prepared the meal and was waiting at home.
After dinner, they took a lunch break and then did strength training, repeating the daily routine. Then they washed up and changed clothes.
When Zhu Ning put on her pants, the waistband dropped and got stuck on her hips.
"Eh?"
Zhu Ning looked down and pulled the pants up a bit. When she let go, the pants dropped to her hips again.
She had lost weight!
She shuffled out of the room in her slippers, shouting, "Teacher Lin! Teacher Lin!"
Lin Wan was chatting with the coach, Zhang Shu, outside. Hearing the noise, the two quickly entered the room. Then they saw Zhu Ning excitedly let go of the pants in her hand. The pants that should have been around her waist had dropped to her hips.
"I've lost weight!"
Lin Wan and Zhang Shu looked at each other and burst out laughing. "Miss was never fat in the first place."
With her height and normal body fat percentage, her original figure was a very slender hourglass shape.
She had a regular schedule, paid attention to her diet, and exercised diligently every day.
It would be abnormal if she didn't lose weight.
Zhu Ning happily hummed a song and sized up the extra - wide waistband of her pants in the mirror, feeling extremely good.
Cen Shen said, "Congratulations, Miss, on making excellent progress on your weight - loss journey. Since your clothes are a size bigger, I'll arrange for the specialty store to send you the selection brochure of this season's new ready - made clothes later. How does that sound?"
Zhu Ning's food, clothing, housing, and transportation were originally arranged by the system, and later gradually handed over to Cen Shen for docking. She was a high - level member of various luxury brands at home and had all the corresponding privilege services.
"Okay, you can arrange it. By the way, is the decoration work at the manor going smoothly?"
"Everything is going smoothly. The decoration company is very good and does their work dedicatedly. The hired supervisor and inspector have given positive feedback several times."
"Great. Give them more red envelopes for a job well done and tell them to keep it up."
"Okay."
After Cen Shen left to handle the matter, Zhu Ning went upstairs. Her phone vibrated twice. The person备注流年sent her a message, asking if she knew about Jude Wang.
Liu Nian: Do you know about Jude Wang? It's so popular! I've successfully made a reservation. Are you free tomorrow? Can I treat you to dinner?
Xiao Ning: Are you coming to Haicheng tomorrow? Isn't the offline event next month?
Liu Nian: It was supposed to be next month, but recently Jude Wang has been getting a huge amount of traffic. Many internet celebrity companies have mobilized. Our company wants me to go too.
Liu Nian: So, can I come and see you?
The cautious inquiry came in. Before Zhu Ning could reply, Duan Zimo called.
"Miss, do you have time now? I need to ask for your instructions on something."
"Go ahead."
"Well, Jude Wang is very popular online now. Many internet celebrity companies have sent in applications for store - visiting collaborations. The operation department of Wangyin also has the intention of a joint promotion. They asked if they could do some pre - heating for next month's offline meeting of the anchors here."
At Jude Wang?
Zhu Ning thought for a while.
"Okay. You can decide on the appropriate hospitality. But remember one thing. You need to review the collaborating internet celebrities who come to take pictures. Reject any who have improper behavior."
"Understood."
After hanging up the phone, Zhu Ning looked at the message on the screen and replied.
Xiao Ning: Sure. Come. I'll treat you to dinner.
In the rental house.
Xu Liunian suddenly sat up from the bed.
He grabbed his phone and rushed out of the door. He ran into the company boss's office. "Boss, lend me some money."
The company boss: …
He put down the teacup in his hand, took a deep breath, and asked, "Where's your money?"
Liu Nian grinned.
"Did you give it to them again?"
Liu Nian grinned again.
Boss: "All of it?"
Liu Nian: "Well, kids are in the stage of growing up. They definitely can't lack meat, eggs, milk, and sanitary products. It's normal to spend it all."
Boss: "Your behavior is worthy of encouragement, but I think you should also think about yourself."
Liu Nian said with a smile, "The company has good benefits. It provides meals and accommodation. Besides some money for makeup and styling, I don't have other expenses. Since they need help, I'll just give it to them."
"Okay, stop flattering." The boss took out his phone to transfer the money. He looked at Liu Nian's face again and said, "Actually, I've always suggested that you create a public - welfare account. With your looks, you can become popular with a little operation."
Liu Nian: "Okay, I'll consider it."
This actually meant that he wouldn't consider it.
The boss didn't say much more. After transferring the money, Liu Nian happily thanked him. The boss joked, "Who are you going to help silently with the money this time, great philanthropist?"
"Help myself."
He couldn't go to see Zhu Ning empty - handed, could he?
"The sun is rising in the west. Xu the Skinflint is finally willing to spend money on himself." The boss joked a bit and then suddenly said, "By the way, I have two serious things to tell you. First, Wangyin has established a connection with Jude Wang. The offline meeting of the anchors originally scheduled for next month will have some pre - heating in the next few days. You can participate when you go to Jude Wang this time."
"Okay."
Liu Nian agreed. The boss paused for a moment and then gave him a business card. "Secondly, that director from your school has come looking for you again..."
The smile on the young man with peach - blossom eyes slowly faded.
Boss: "You're a top - notch student in this field and have talent... Forget it. You can think about it yourself."
Xu Liunian didn't say a word. The boss stuffed the business card into his hand.
"Think it over slowly."