My sister-in-law from Qingdao

Looking at her casual, natural, and carefree demeanor, I realized that I had truly fallen in love with her.

If the two of us get together, do the same job, and have something in common, it would be a great choice.

I think I should pursue her.

I wanted her to be my girlfriend, but the words wouldn't come out.

It seems neither formal enough nor taken seriously enough.

After I got back, I talked to her often and visited her frequently. When the time was right, I solemnly told her that I wanted her to be my girlfriend.

With this idea in mind, I suddenly felt that my future had become bright.

They've even started planning their future.

We should date first, then get married, and eventually work at the same company or start a small company together.

With our combined abilities, things shouldn't be too bad.

"What's wrong? Is the food not to your liking?"

Just as I was sitting there lost in thought, Tang Yanran held up a glass of milk and looked at me with some confusion, asking a question.

"It's delicious."

"Eat quickly, it's 7:20 now. I'm going to negotiate at 8:00. What time did you agree to meet?"

The girl asked me this while she was eating.

"Lankao just sent me a message, asking me to meet at 9:30."

"Then I won't wait for you. You can take your time eating. I'll eat something quickly and go upstairs to get ready."

Tang Yanran finished her glass of milk and then stood up.

He reached out and patted my shoulder a few times, then turned and walked away.

Looking at her retreating figure, I felt a strange sense of unfamiliarity.

I quickly finished my meal, took a taxi to the 7 Days Holiday Hotel, scribbled over the samples, checked the prices again, and seeing that it was already eight o'clock, I sent her a WeChat message.

"Have the negotiations begun?"

He didn't reply to me, so I checked out of the hotel, picked up my suitcase, and went to the Hilton Hotel lounge area.

Lankao was also staying at the hotel, and the negotiations took place in his room.

I kept my phone in my hand, hoping to get a reply from Tang Yanran.

She didn't reply to me until 9:20: "We're done talking. Go to his room and talk to him in a bit. I'll wait for you in my room. Come to my room after you're done talking."

After reading her reply, I immediately felt relieved, and the anxiety I had been feeling returned.

A while later, Lankao called me and asked me to come to his room.

When I knocked on his door with the samples, this tall foreigner gave me a warm hug.

I've spoken to Lankao by phone and video chatted with him, but this is the first time I've met him in person.

After exchanging small gifts, they began to take out my samples and select them one by one.

He selected twelve different floral patterns for the four-piece set, with each pattern costing 10,000 sets.

A total of 120,000 sets.

This order isn't the largest, but it's still quite good.

I quoted prices for three sizes of each drawing, and Lankao said that since it was their first time working together, they would close the deal based on my quote.

I was overjoyed. I never expected to secure such a large order on my first negotiation representing the company, and at such a good price.

But when I took out the 36-square-meter cube, Lankao shook his head and said...

"I won't choose this one, nor will I place an order, because I've already selected over a hundred floral designs from Linda."

Linda is Tang Yanran's English name.

"We brought our design drafts, would you like to take a look?"

I said, somewhat disappointed.

Lankao bluntly stated, "Linda's designs are similar to yours, but her prices are much cheaper."

Based on the price you quoted me in your email, the difference is too large, so let's forget about this 3.6 square tablecloth.

I felt a little disappointed, but there was nothing I could do.

At that moment, I suddenly remembered that Tang Yanran had asked me about the price this morning.

Could it be that she found out about our quote and intentionally lowered the price to snatch the order?

Forget about it, taking 120,000 sets of four-piece outfits back is already a great success.

After leaving my room in Lankao, I dragged my luggage to Tang Yanran's place.

The girl changed into a pink slip dress.

She came up and hugged my neck, then kissed me on the lips.

"Honey, I'm so sorry, I snatched all the tablecloth orders."

I said with a wry smile, "I knew it was you who did this."

"Don't be afraid. If your boss yells at you, come work for our company. We guarantee you'll get a better salary and benefits than you do now."

I laughed and said, "I won't be going to your company. My boss treats me very well. Although I didn't get the tablecloth order, we got 120,000 sets of four-piece bedding sets, which is still a pretty good result."

Tang Yanran gave me a thumbs up and said, "Your business skills are pretty strong. You secured an order for 120,000 four-piece bedding sets. Shall we celebrate?"

"Okay, after we get back to Jiangzhou tonight, I'll treat you to dinner. You can have whatever you want."

I said it heartily.

Tang Yanran smiled charmingly and said, "Silly boy, who asked you to treat me to dinner? What I meant was that our bodies need to celebrate."

"Ah, you mean..." I think I understand.

"My train leaves at around 2 PM, and I still have three hours to kill. I might as well relax and have some fun."

Having experienced it last night, I wasn't as restrained today.

We went into the room and started doing our thing.

During the day, Tang Yanran allowed me to appreciate her charming and alluring nature.

It must be admitted that she was younger than Lin Moli, and even bolder.

It made me experience the joy of being a man once again.

This kind of happiness is quite unique.

At 12:30, the two of us finally got dressed and arrived at the station with our luggage.

We ate a quick meal in the station's lounge.

Looking at her charming and alluring appearance, I made up my mind: I must pursue this girl and make her my girlfriend.

When the time came, we got on the bus.

Tang Yanran bought the tickets, and the two of us sat together.

After getting on the bus, she slept with her arms around mine.

At first, I was so happy I couldn't sleep, but probably because I was too tired and worked too hard last night, I drifted off to sleep.

However, I didn't sleep soundly at all, and I woke up several times during the night.

When I woke up again, Tang Yanran was already awake, sitting there with her chin in her hand, looking at the scenery outside.

"We'll arrive at our destination in ten minutes. Thank you for your company along the way."

Tang Yanran smiled warmly and, ignoring the people around her, gently kissed my cheek.

I gently hooked my arm around her neck, brought my mouth close to her ear, and whispered, "Yanran, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?"