Chapter 407
Inside a meeting room, Zhou Zhilei sat in the chair and stared closely at the television monitor in front of her.
The news coverage was all about the red wine competition. A famous emcee in the country was holding onto the microphone while he said, “Just as everyone is seeing right now, the red wine competition held by the Zhou Corporation has come to a perfect end. The champion of the competition this time is the most popular director in the entertainment industry right now, Director Ning Qing. It is just as everyone had expected. Now, we will interview Ning Qing. Director Ning …”
Ning Qing appeared on the screen. She had changed out her white Chinese style windbreaker dress. In the autumn day, she looked youthful and casual. She wore a loose black shirt matched together with a pair of tight jeans. She had casually placed a grey scarf on her elegant and beautiful neck, and her small face that was the size of a palm had a smile on it.
The emcee was very excited as he interviewed her. “Director Ning, you have developed quickly over these three years in the entertainment industry. It can be considered turbo speed. You are definitely the queen of the entertainment industry. Also, in this competition, you brought your own exclusive brand of red wine, Yi Fan, and successfully topped the rest. Can I ask: what do you want to say the most right now?”
Ning Qing held the big gold-colored competition trophy in her hand. She had a sweet smile on her face as she said, “The thing I want to say the most is thank you. I thank all of you who have been supporting me all this time. Also, the person that I would like the most would be Zhou Zhilei. Miss Zhou. I thank her family for holding the competition for me to gain the championship. I thank her for her support during the final competition. Miss Zhou, without you, I would not have what I have right now…”
Bang! Zhou Zhilei took the remote control by her hand and threw it directly into the television screen.
The screen cracked into pieces and turned monochrome before the sound disappeared.
The television was broken.
She did not know why, but this grandpa right here always made her heart soften, and her heart would ache for him.
Ning Qing nodded her head. “Okay, Old Master Zhou, I promise you, this matter comes to an end right here, but there will not be a second time. If Miss Zhou interferes again, I would never let her go off scot free.”
Zhou Heng firmly held Ning Qing’s small hand. “Young girl, you can be at ease. I can guarantee this. Zhilei will never have a next time. If there is a next time, I will not be her guarantee anymore.”
“Okay.”
Zhou Heng held Ning Qing’s small hand. “Young girl, go. Let’s go out. I have something to ask you.”
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Ning Qing and Zhou Heng stood along the corridor, Zhou Heng said, “Young girl, what is the recipe of your Yi Fan flower series of red wine? I tasted something different in your red wine; it is very special.”
Ning Qing had a warm smile on her face. “Old Master Zhou, it is actually very simple. The grapes that I use to brew the red wine are freshly harvested. After that, the grapes are placed into boiling water to cook, so the taste would be special.”
Zhou Heng heard her words and froze for a moment. “Place the grapes into boiling water to cook? Did you think of using this method?”
He was the King of the world of the red wine, and he has never heard of such a method.
“Yeah…Both my mother and I thought of using this method. Old Master Zhou, didn’t I tell you before, my mother has done much research in regards to the methods of brewing red wine. We have exchanged opinions with each other.”
It was only then that Zhou Heng recalled that she did tell him this back in the Zhou family winery a few months back, but at that time, he still did not know that she was proficient at brewing red wine, and he did not take her to heart.
Zhou Heng was interested. “Young girl, by hearing you speak of her like this, I really want to meet your mother. When we have some time, we should make some time to meet. We are all wine brewers. We should exchange our experiences with one another.”
Ning Qing’s eyes lit up. “Sure. If my mother knows that she was invited by the king of a world class winery, she would definitely be extremely delighted.”
Zhou Heng looked at Ning Qing’s cute and cheeky behaviour. His heart was soft, and he sighed out loud before he held Ning Qing’s small hand. “Young girl, do you blame me for protecting Zhilei?”
Ning Qing did not speak, and Zhou Heng only bothered about himself as he said, “Young girl, I am not going to hide it from you. Grandpa’s family has few descendants. We have successfully passed it down two generations, and only Zhilei has had some success in the world of red wine. The wineries of the Zhou family are all spread over the entire world. There are so many employees underneath us that are dependent on us for their salaries. The wineries of the Zhou family cannot fail. Zhilei is my own descendant; I cannot let anything happen to her.”
“Grandfather….”
Ning Qing aware that she was being rude by addressing him as Grandfather. She only felt very bad as she looked at his behaviour, and she quickly said, “Old Master Zhou, I understand everything.”
The girl’s small face was beautiful and pure, Zhou Heng heard her address him as Grandfather and also felt uncomfortable. He was thinking that he must have done something wrong in his past life. In this life now, the heavens were punishing him. If his daughter were still around, how good would everything be?
His daughter had probably married someone already. If she had given birth to a granddaughter like Ning Qing, he would be very comforted.
He was without bliss.
“Young girl, you asked me if I thought of going back to my hometown. Let me give you an answer. I have gone back… That place was a sea of flowers. My wife and I were plucking the petals of flowers. My daughter was blowing a dandelion and running around… In my eyes, in my heart, it was full of the sound of her laughter…”
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Zhou Zhilei was dragged out by the butler. She followed Zhou Heng to the luxury sedan. For the whole journey, Zhou Heng had a serious expression on his face, and he did not speak a single word. She cupped her burning hot face as she clenched her teeth with hatred in her heart.
This old thing actually dared to hit her.
After entering the Zhou home, Zhou Zhilei froze for a moment because she saw grandma who always stayed behind the tightly shut doors of her room actually come downstairs. She was seated on the wheelchair, and there was a wool blanket over her legs.