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Chapter 407
"Since you also think there is no problem with our technology and quality, and there is no shortage of funds, there is no need to accept other people's financing. As for other aspects, we just need to do our own products with a clear conscience. Although many technologies in foreign countries are indeed more mature than those in China, not all of them are better than ours. At least the technology of Maple Red now is not inferior to theirs. This will become clear over time. As for sales issues, we can also change our thinking and work harder in other aspects, such as making the exterior more beautiful, compact, lightweight and reducing power consumption. These are our advantages..." After An ZhiXian finished speaking, Jiang Tao nodded. "Okay, then I'll let the design department try some small and cute fans."
In fact, he also felt it was not worth it to give away shares to others just because of a foreign name, when there was no gap in technology.
But this was the trend, the situation forced him, and his current position and pressure were equal. Naturally, he had to be cautious in everything, for fear of making a wrong step that would lead to total loss.
When she returned home, the triplets and little six had also finished school.
Sister Zhang cooked a very rich dinner, with generous portions of three dishes and one soup, and steamed large, crystal white rice.
Although Chenye and Wanqing did not eat at home anymore, the triplets were at the age of growing up. And the three of them ate competitively, each one able to eat more than the last, that even An ZhiXian sometimes couldn't help wanting to call them "food barrels".
And little six, seeing his brothers eat a lot, followed along, and was now a little fat dumpling, with his weight having surpassed An ZhiXian's last year.
After dinner, as usual, An ZhiXian chatted with the children for a while. Sui Sui, the eldest daughter of fourth brother's family, suddenly ran over with red eyes and said, "Auntie, my mom asked me to come over and call you. Grandma is here, crying badly at our house."
"Okay, then I'll go take a look."
When An ZhiXian went over, she could still hear the crying and complaining sounds coming from inside.
As soon as she went in, Su Ying seemed to see a savior and said, "An ZhiXian, you're here."
Zhou Nan quickly wiped away her tears and looked at An ZhiXian with some unease when she turned her head.
She had always known that An ZhiXian was not close to her, and it was her own fault, she had been too confused at that time.
Thinking carefully, if Gao Meiyun had lived, perhaps An ZhiXian would not have won out emotionally against her. But she had died.
The dead can't compete with the living.
Once dead, they are gone. People who are not often in front of you will slowly fade over time. On the contrary, the person they can see now is An ZhiXian. Over the years, and with the several children she raised that Zhou Nan had also helped take care of and paid attention to, the feelings were naturally incomparable to when she first returned.
But she didn't want to show her weakness in front of An ZhiXian, as that would be very embarrassing.
When An ZhiXian looked over today, she realized Zhou Nan was very different from usual.
The last time they met, the hair in front of her was noticeably whiter, but this time her whole head was dyed golden yellow, and permed with dense curls, puffing up from the back.
Seeing An ZhiXian staring at her, Zhou Nan touched her hair uneasily, and explained, "Isn't curly hair quite popular recently? The hair in front of me was whitening a lot, making me look too old, so I went to the salon to get a nice hairstyle and dye it a color. Doesn't it look much younger like this?"
"It does look quite young," An ZhiXian nodded along with her words. "It looks pretty good, where did you get it permed?"
An ZhiXian was not flattering her. The hairstyle after perming did look much better than before. Combined with Zhou Nan's fair skin, to put it plainly, it looked exotic.
"At Sister Zhang's daughter's place. I happened to pass by her salon when I went to buy groceries today. I have to say, her salon is running quite well, very busy, and she's skilled. There were several other curly-haired customers inside. She recognized me and introduced me to a nice hairstyle. She didn't even want to charge me at first, but how could I do that, I had to force the money on her." Speaking of this, Zhou Nan was quite happy. But thinking of when she got home, her expression completely changed. "Then that old jerk, what did he call me? He actually said I was old and starting to become indecent, perming such a foreign devil's hairstyle, ugly as hell, and insisted I change it back. As if I'm the only one around here with curly hair. The aunties and older women near us have also permed their hair, yet he doesn't call them old and indecent. He's just nosy, pissed me off, insisting I change it back. If I had really listened to him and changed it back, what would I have told people tomorrow when they asked why I changed back the nice perm? That my old man thought it looked like a foreign devil and forced me to change it back? Could I admit that? ..."
Once she started, she spilled it all out without regard for dignity.
Su Ying couldn't help but turn her head to hide her smiling expression.
An ZhiXian also almost broke out laughing, but managed to restrain herself and advised, "My dad is just old-fashioned and can't keep up with the times. The perm does look quite good, it makes me want to follow the trend and get one too."
"I've been wanting to change my hairstyle too. Let me know when you go and I'll join you two to take a look?" Su Ying chimed in.
With the distraction, the topic was sidetracked.
Hearing the compliments, Zhou Nan had felt uneasy at first, but now felt completely reassured. See, everyone else says it looks good, it's just that old guy who doesn't like it, so he must have bad taste.
Just as they were talking, sounds came from outside, and An JingZhi and An ZhiXian came in one after the other.
An ZhiXian's face was also clearly holding back laughter, as she pretended to keep a poker face while following behind An JingZhi.
In front of the younger generation, An JingZhi's face turned red. "I just said a few words to you, and you run to the kids to laugh at me. Get them to watch a joke too, and you still won't admit you're getting more erratic as you age!"
Seeing that vexing hairstyle, he couldn't even bear to look at it. How nice and neat it used to be, now it was like it had been electrified.
"An JingZhi, I've run away to hide here from you, yet you still chased over to argue with me?" Now that the children were grown up, Zhou Nan also had more confidence. Her temper had also grown bigger over the years, and she no longer had the obedient demeanor she once had towards An JingZhi, even daring to refute him sometimes.
Seeing the situation was not good, An ZhiXian hurriedly came forward, "Mom, Dad and I came to bring you home. Dad has realized his mistake, and Grandma has scolded him too. Please forgive him, okay?"
An ZhiXian looked at An JingZhi as she spoke. "Right, Dad?"
An JingZhi was also very helpless, but now the whole family was against him. And with his increased age, he also understood what it meant to admit defeat, though very reluctantly. He had no choice but to nod, just unwilling to speak.
He decided to wear a hat when going out tomorrow, lest acquaintances ask him about Zhou Nan's perm and cause him embarrassment. He was afraid of losing face.
A perfectly good hairstyle messed up like it had been electrocuted. He didn't know what was supposed to look good about it.