Can We Say No to Divorce?-Chapter 749 - 500 Extra Closest (1)

"You mentioned China’s distinctive features? Look at the opening up to the outside world in the 70s and 80s, with Shenzhen as the pioneering city, integrating and attracting foreign investment. Isn’t that a unique characteristic?" David also had his own view, "And such a characteristic has been extremely successful in promoting rapid economic growth."

Song Ziyu was also impressed with David’s good grasp of the word "distinctive." Indeed, Shenzhen, as an open window city, has managed the word "distinctive" very well.

Su Tianqing also had his own grounds for rebuttal, "The raw materials from the small town are the best for making crafts, just like the porcelain from Jingdezhen. It’s precisely because Jingdezhen is world-famous that its porcelain is sought after and liked by people both in China and abroad. It’s the same with our crafts! Look at Jingdezhen’s porcelain; there’s a series that is blue and white porcelain, which is a quintessence of our culture. If it incorporated foreign elements like fried chicken, wouldn’t it become a mishmash and lose all distinctiveness?"

Song Ziyu did not speak. She didn’t know that Su Tianqing understood so much about the national essence; she thought he was hiding his real ability, but she did not expect him to enumerate the national essence like treasures in his possession!

"So I believe that: for the first batch of crafts, if we use the dragon as the image, it should conform to our country’s Divine Beast as the standard! We shouldn’t mix in any foreign elements!" Su Tianqing said with gravity, "I say so here because it must be this way!"

Although Song Ziyu agreed with what Su Tianqing said, she still asked, "President Su, do you know what our Divine Beast, the dragon, looks like?"

She agreed with Su Tianqing’s remarks, but she also wanted to know if Su Tianqing was just targeting David, or if he truly had the capability to know what the Divine Beast dragon looked like.

"Could it be that Mayor Song doesn’t know?" Su Tianqing used a rhetorical question.

Song Ziyu was not an expert in this area, but she had previously researched what the shape of the first batch of crafts looked like!

She looked intently at Su Tianqing, "Of course I know. I thought with President Su’s high stature, you wouldn’t know about these things!"

With a single sentence, she lifted Su Tianqing up high, only to slam him down harshly.

But Su Tianqing was not one to easily admit defeat. He said, "Let’s have a comparison with Mayor Song and see who can draw the Divine Beast dragon that truly exemplifies our national essence."

"Okay!" Su Tianqing had thrown down the gauntlet, how could she not accept the challenge?

David watched the two of them engage in a heated debate and even had his secretary bring paper and a pen immediately for an impromptu dragon drawing session.

But Song Ziyu calmly said, "Bring a calligraphy brush!"

Indeed, calligraphy is also considered a cultural quintessence.

Our ancestors, with brush in hand, would write with flowing strokes as naturally as a cascading waterfall plunging three thousand feet.

However, for modern people, not many write well with a calligraphy brush!

Unless one has specifically practiced calligraphy, writing with a brush can turn out uglier than regular handwriting.

Su Tianqing remembered the dream from last night, where Song Ziyu claimed she was proficient in all four arts: zither, Go, calligraphy, and painting. So now, she was using a calligraphy brush to draw a dragon...

Others were also watching them closely; in fact, many people were skeptical of how Song Ziyu became a mayor at such a young age, surely she must have climbed the ranks through unwritten rules!

Such is society nowadays!

Song Ziyu laid out the rice paper and picked up the calligraphy brush. In her mind, the image of a dragon emerged, and she began to sketch out the dragon with each stroke.

The other attendees stood by attentively watching, and the conference room was very quiet, filled only with the sound of their breathing.

Su Tianqing had not anticipated that Song Ziyu was not only adept at business but also had such a high level of accomplishment in the arts of zither, Go, calligraphy, and painting!

After finishing, Song Ziyu put down the calligraphy brush.

Everyone could see that a lifelike dragon seemed to soar into the sky, leaping among the blue and white clouds, and as if about to plunge into the water, it churned joyfully in the blue and clear water!

In the sky, it weaved through the blue and white clouds.

In the sea, it frolicked in the boundless water.

Whether it’s the sky or the ocean, that’s the world it yearns for, a world of freedom.

The sky allowed it to soar, and the sea let it swim freely.

Even David clapped his hands, his admiration for Song Ziyu was generous, "Ziyu, you are amazing! If I had known you were the expert, why would I have stayed up all night..."

Seeing the young and beautiful mayor actually had considerable skill, the others showed admiration.

Su Tianqing never took an interest in studying these arts from childhood; his brush writing is surely not as good as Song Ziyu’s!

Writing with a brush is even harder than with a ballpoint pen. It’s not just about the technique but also about the strength of the strokes, be it horizontal, vertical, slanting, flick, every line and every stroke contain endless mysteries.

Su Tianqing looked at David and then said, "Take the Divine Beast drawn by Mayor Song as the standard! David, your draft might as well go straight into the trash can!"

As Su Tianqing spoke, he indeed ungraciously tossed David’s draft into the trash can.

Although David also liked the dragon drawn by Song Ziyu, Su Tianqing’s disrespectful behavior towards David still made him unhappy!

David’s gaze turned toward Su Tianqing.

Su Tianqing also cast a provocative look back at David.

This foreign devil thinks he can compete with him for a woman? Dream on!

David was also full of doubts; why was Su Tianqing always targeting him?

No matter what they were thinking, the moment the two men’s eyes met, a palpable tension filled the air, and everyone in the conference room felt it.

Usually, nothing but power, money, or a woman can provoke such a standoff between two men!

This project has little to do with power and money goes without saying, there were no financial disputes between Su Tianqing and David.

Therefore, the only conflict must be a woman.

So, who could this woman be?

Could it be... our beautiful and intelligent Mayor?

At this moment, someone’s gaze shifted towards Song Ziyu.

Song Ziyu, however, remained composed as she watched them, and in a rare modest tone, she said, "Although I admit that my drawing is very lifelike, I still would like to hear the opinions of the experts. Next time, I will invite some experts to join us for another meeting. That’s all for today’s meeting. Is there anything else that needs to be discussed?"

On hearing this, Su Tianqing naturally thought that such an arrogant woman as Song Ziyu, if she were being modest, would surely be for the sake of maintaining David’s face! 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

That is to say, in Song Ziyu’s heart, David is still the man she cares about the most!

David, on the other hand, didn’t think much of it, as he is always straightforward with work. What’s right is right, and what’s wrong is wrong; everything is clear-cut. He wouldn’t overthink like Su Tianqing did. He accepted Song Ziyu’s suggestion to involve experts mainly because she had mentioned it before!

Su Tianqing was obviously displeased and said sternly, "I have something important that I need to discuss with Mayor Song privately!"

"No way!"

These words were spoken by both a man and a woman!

After saying this in unison, they looked at each other.

The speakers were David and Qiao Xiaoyan.

David felt that the relationship between Su Tianqing and Song Ziyu was extraordinary, and as rivals, naturally, they should not be alone together.

Qiao Xiaoyan had witnessed Su Tianqing’s behavior when he was emotional and insane. If Song Ziyu was left alone to talk with him, wouldn’t she be hurt again?

Su Tianqing simply did not regard David and Qiao Xiaoyan, looking at them with contempt, "It’s not your turn to speak here!"

Qiao Xiaoyan became angry: "Su Tianqing, don’t get too full of yourself! You are just an investor from a small town; it’s just money, and we have plenty of it!"

David immediately added, "That’s right, whatever you have to discuss with Ziyu, you can say in front of all of us. Why do you need to talk in private?"