Fang Zhuoran had just completed a major operation and returned to the office to rest.
A nurse came to him with a foreign man with green eyes and blond hair and a man with a Chinese face, and said to him:
"Professor Fang, this foreign friend said he is here to see you."
Fang Zhuoran stood up and looked at the two uninvited guests. He didn't recognize either of them.
The foreigner stretched out a hand to him with a smile and muttered a string of English.
Fang Zhuoran often goes abroad for academic exchanges and speaks English very fluently, so he can naturally understand what the foreigner is saying.
The foreigner checked to see if he was Fang Zhuoran and introduced himself.
His name is Tom Crans, and he is his grandfather's sister and his aunt's lawyer.
Fang Zhuoran shook hands with him and said in English: "I am. Nice to meet you, Mr. Tom. I don't know what you want from me."
The man with black hair and yellow skin traveling with Tom was an English translator.
Seeing that Fang Zhuoran was more fluent in English than him, he had no use for his hero, and he looked miserable.
Tom said: "I was entrusted by your great-aunt, Ms. Tang Shuyi, to handle the property inheritance procedures for you."
Fang Zhuoran was stunned: "You mean, my aunt..."
Tom nodded: "Mr. Fang, please show your condolences and be patient."
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At noon, Aunt Huang made lunch and got off work as usual.
When she just walked to the courtyard gate, she saw Fang Zhuoran coming back on his bicycle.
She was a little surprised: "Professor Fang, why did you come back at noon?"
Because Fang Zhuoran is busy with work, he usually doesn't come back for lunch.
Fang Zhuoran hummed without saying a word, and pushed the bicycle into the yard with a heavy heart.
Ah Huang heard the noise and came out barking.
Lin Mai followed him out and saw that Fang Zhuoran was back. He blushed reflexively, turned around and entered the house.
However, I still added a pair of bowls and chopsticks in a virtuous and virtuous manner.
Fang Zhuoran entered the room, washed his hands, sat down at the dining table, and ate absentmindedly.
Grandma Fang noticed something was wrong with him and asked with concern: "Zhuoran, what's wrong with you? Are you not going well at work?"
Fang Zhuoran stopped eating, was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "My aunt is gone."
After everyone heard this, it took them a long time to react.
Grandpa Fang was shocked: "Your aunt is gone? How did you know?"
Fang Zhuoran's aunt went to the United States very early, and they had long lost contact with his grandfather.
Fang Zhuoran still knew about her situation, so Grandpa Fang and the others were so surprised.
Fang Zhuoran said with a heavy heart: "My great-aunt entrusted lawyer Tom to come to China to find me before she died so that I could inherit her inheritance.
It took Mr. Tom more than half a year to find me today, and then I learned the news of my great-aunt's death."
Grandpa Fang said in confusion: "Why does your aunt insist that you inherit her inheritance? Why not let her children inherit it?"
Fang Zhuoran raised his head and whispered: "My great-aunt has no children. My uncle also passed away a few years ago..."
Everyone was silent again.
After a moment, Grandma Fang said: "Then you should quickly ask for leave and go to the United States to attend the funeral of your aunt.
Although it’s late, you still have to show your last bit of filial piety.”
She looked at Lin Mai: "Good boy, please arrange the affairs in the factory and accompany Zhuo Ran to the United States for the funeral."
Lin Mai nodded.
After lunch, Fang Zhuoran went back to his room to rest in a depressed mood.
Lin Mai put away the dishes and went upstairs to see him.
As for the shyness caused by last night's incident, she had long forgotten it.
Now, she only thinks about Fang Zhuoran and his sadness.
She gently pushed open Fang Zhuoran's door and saw him lying on the bed.
When I got closer, I saw that his eyes were wide open, and crystal tears were rolling down from the corners of his eyes.
Lin Mai had never seen Fang Zhuoran in such grief.
I visited his mother's grave that day, but I didn't see him so sad.
She sat down on the edge of his bed, held one of his big hands tightly, and gave him silent comfort.
Fang Zhuoran was like a dead corpse, his unblinking eyes reacting.
His eyes moved, his gaze fell on her, and he choked out: "Maizi, except for me, there is no one else in my maternal family, no one anymore!"
Lin Mai said softly: "You still have me, you will not be alone, I will always be by your side."
Walk this long road of life with you.
Fang Zhuoran pulled her into his arms and held her tightly, as if she was his only support in the world.
The two hugged each other for a long time before Fang Zhuoran's mood stabilized.
He and his aunt have never met, so even the sadness is limited.
What makes him sad is that all of his direct relatives on his mother's side are gone, and that position is so empty that he doesn't even think about it.
It was as if a ruthless hand tore him and his mother apart. From then on, the two of them were really in two different worlds.
These days, it is difficult to get a passport to the United States.
Even if Fang Zhuoran uses his connections, it will take at least a month to complete the matter.
But with lawyer Tom coming forward, it only takes ten days to get it done.
It's almost November.
The temperature in Jiangcheng in November is erratic.
It may be late autumn weather today, so just wear a turtleneck sweater and a spring and autumn outfit.
But it may be winter again tomorrow, and all cotton-padded jackets and coats will be available, so this winter coat can be launched.
I thought that after going to the United States, I would definitely have a lot of things to deal with, and I wouldn't be able to come back in ten and a half days.
It will be too late to launch winter clothes after returning from the United States.
Linmai plans to launch winter clothing within these ten days.
Because a lot of woolen and woolen fabrics were imported from the customs before, and a lot of nylon fabrics were also purchased due to the sharp increase in cloth prices.
So this time for winter clothing, Lin Mai plans to focus on woolen suits, short and medium-sized one-piece mountaineering suits, as well as woolen winter clothes and woolen short coats.
Lin Mai relied on his memory and copied many short and medium length down jackets and woolen early winter clothing styles from his previous life overnight.
I showed it to Tao Zhiyun the next day, and she praised it again.
Lin Mai asked her to quickly modify the styles she copied, and then quickly make patterns so that they could be mass-produced and put on the market as soon as possible.
She is planning to find Zhang Yu to continue to endorse her Unico.
Last time Zhang Yu endorsed Unico and the effect was very good.
An actress who always plays the role of a rustic rural woman in movies puts on Unico's costume and makes a gorgeous turn. Stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan are not as beautiful, fashionable and elegant as her.
The contrast is so great that many consumers will think that a Buddha needs gold, while a person needs clothes.
As long as the clothes are beautiful, ugly girls can change their appearance, so Yunique is very popular.
In addition to the good effect brought about by contrast, whenever Zhang Yu makes public appearances or takes photos for magazines, she will wear the Unico clothes gifted to her by Lin Mai, constantly advertising Unico.
Although Lin Mai understands that Zhang Yu likes to wear Unico's clothes in public places and taking photos for magazines because she can't come up with clothes that look better than Unico's.
But Lin Mai didn't care about this. As long as she advertised her Unico, she would be grateful, so she came to see her this time.
When Lin Mai returned to his office, he called Director Huang and asked Zhang Yu to shoot an advertisement for Unico's winter clothing series.
Director Huang readily agreed and told Lin Mai that they were still filming in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province and asked her to bring the costumes directly to Jiujiang.
But let her arrive within a week, and the crew will finish filming in another week.
If she comes late, the crew won't wait for her.
Tao Zhiyun heard that Lin Mai was in a hurry to go to Jiujiang, Jiangxi to hire Zhang Yu to shoot an advertisement, so he modified the clothes she designed that day and spent a day and night making sample clothes.
Lin Mai was not idle either, and ordered Sun Yunhong, the head of the public relations department, to place a notice in the newspaper calling for prizes for Unique clothing.
The advertisement must be conspicuous and the name must be Chinese-style.
The bonus amount is set at 3,000 yuan.
She still remembers the comments made by the tenants in the guest house in Beijing: Since the clothes are made in China, why do they have to have a foreign name?
If she wants to make the brand Ulike international, she cannot use a foreign name.
Using foreign names is actually indirectly helping foreign cultural invasion.
Why should she help foreign cultures invade instead of allowing Chinese culture to invade other countries?
Chinese civilization has lasted for five thousand years and is more worthy of being promoted to the world than any other culture.