Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 194 - 191: The Master’s Daughter

"Not that I can’t consider it, but to be fair, if I had gotten these invitations based on my looks rather than my talent,

the goodwill towards me would end there, after all, we aren’t really close.

The likelihood of someone directly recommending me for Fashion Week is practically nonexistent." Yan Yan never hid her thoughts about herself.

As a diplomat, Lei Pili had contacts in the chambers of commerce, but for Yan Yan, a newbie apprentice, there’s no way she could grasp everything by attending a single dinner.

"Does New York have anyone or any business association wanting to introduce you?" Lei Pili continued to ask.

"At this stage, definitely not, I’ll see when I get to New York." Yan Yan responded succinctly.

"Considering what you’re saying, isn’t going to New York Fashion Week even more uncertain?" Lei Pili couldn’t quite grasp Yan Yan’s way of thinking.

"That’s not exactly true either, commercialization has its benefits. For a highly commercialized Fashion Week, attending a show might just be a matter of how much money you spend." Yan Yan saw things straightforwardly, just like her way of speaking.

"When did you become a businesswoman?" Lei Pili was surprised; he never thought he’d hear such words from the designer Yan Yan.

"Do I need to change? I was born a businesswoman.

I’m also planning to attend SIMAC and TANNING-TECH in Milan soon." Compared to being a designer, the half-baked Yan Yan was more interested in doing business and establishing her brand.

"Weren’t you in Italy to learn handmade shoemaking? Why are you becoming interested in shoemaking machines now?" Lei Pili grew more curious.

"Ha-ha-ha, haven’t I told you before?

I am the daughter of a master of mechanics.

My dad holds dozens of patents for shoe machines.

Our family has always owned a machinery factory. Although I wasn’t born in a shoe machine factory, I definitely grew up in one.

Seeing those shoemaking machines is like seeing family to me.

It just feels inexplicably familiar," Yan Yan said with a radiant smile about her fate with machines.

Yan Yan used to only say she was the daughter of a mechanical engineer, but tonight, maybe because she saw too many ’masters’ around, she temporarily upgraded her dad’s title.

"Are you shipping machines from China for the exhibition? Just you alone? Did you hire an exhibition company?" Lei Pili had heard of this exhibition.

However, Lei Pili found it incredible; it was already surprising for a young girl to attend a machinery exhibition alone. If she was handling the setup herself, she would surely be worn out.

"How could I be alone? The machines have been in place for a long time.

Our Yanlu Shoe Machine is quite well-known in the Italian shoe machine market.

It’s incredible that you, a grand diplomat of the homeland, are unaware, indicating your business level is quite lacking," Yan Yan couldn’t help mocking people again.

During her freshman year, her tendency to reject others developed a bad habit of mocking others, and it all came back whenever she saw Lei Pili.

"Is the company in Florence?" Lei Pili asked Yan Yan in surprise, as he should have heard about it.

"No, the Yanlu Shoe Machine Factory’s sales branch is in Milan," Yan Yan explained to Lei Pili.

"So it turns out I’m chatting with the successor of a multinational company," Lei Pili made an ’apologetic’ gesture.

"Ha-ha-ha-ha, impressive right?

But sorry, I’m afraid I’ll disappoint you.

My dad sold the company last year. I’m just a minor shareholder’s daughter now.

The people at the Italian branch are still the guys my dad personally trained.

They’re more used to seeing me as the ’Little Boss’.

Ah~

This successor’s role, my dad sold it just like that, and now I can’t flaunt myself at the factory anymore. freewēbnoveℓ.com

When there are employees overseas who are out of the loop, I’ve got to show off a bit, don’t you think?" Yan Yan continued to joke about herself.

"Oh, so for me, a humble diplomat far from the fashion capital, not knowing about a magnificent Chinese shoe machine company branch in Milan is quite normal," Lei Pili was still somewhat concerned about Yan Yan questioning his business capability.

"Exactly, exactly, given the current renown of the shoe machine factory, your ignorance is absolutely normal. Do you know why?" Yan Yan asked excitedly.

"Why is that?" Lei Pili continued to play along.

"The root cause of the sharp decline in fame is definitely because—the company’s successor is no longer me~

After all, a successor who could overshadow the moon, stun the fish, and disturb the realm isn’t something just any company can have.

If the renown isn’t worse than before, that would be really strange.

Looking back, I realize I never fully appreciated my own beauty.

Hmm, I need to start positioning myself correctly from now on—ah ha... hahaha..."

Yan Yan and Lei Pili’s correct way of talking always had a bit of an oddity.

At first, Yan Yan was seriously boasting about herself, but as she went on, even she ran out of words and burst into laughter, unable to continue her "shamelessness."

"Hmm, hands soft as tender shoots, skin like creamy jade, neck like a beautiful silk worm, teeth bright as melon seeds, a forehead like a moth’s antennae, eyebrows like moth wings, a successor so beautiful should indeed position her beauty correctly," Lei Pili used lines from the Book of Poetry to help words-failed Yan Yan boast through to the end.

Lei Pili spoke with a serious face, trying hard not to burst into laughter.

Unfortunately, Yan Yan’s laugh was too contagious, and soon Lei Pili couldn’t hide his own laughter.

"Hold it in, you’re not allowed to laugh." After finishing her own laughter, Yan Yan started "forbidding the peasants from lighting lamps."

"I’m not laughing, but since I gave you an invitation, shouldn’t there be a favor returned?" Lei Pili started to make a request.

"A favor returned? I don’t want to. I have a boyfriend. You driving me home at night is enough; if you think of coming over for a coffee, please reconsider some other early day," Yan Yan said as they arrived at her new home.

"Having coffee... seeing the amount of luggage you brought this morning, I seriously doubt there’s even space to stand in your place now. I’m not gifted in tidying up, never thought about adding to your chaos at this time," Lei Pili showed his keen observation.

"So how do you propose we reciprocate?" Yan Yan asked Lei Pili.