[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-romantic-path-to-success":3,"chapter-the-romantic-path-to-success-the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-42":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Romantic Path to Success",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2145507,3567,"Chapter 42","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>Zhao Zhongfu and Gao Daping were also busy on the construction site. Seeing Su Xinghui arrive, they came up to greet him warmly and also expressed their congratulations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Zhongfu said, \"Director Su, drink some wine at my house at noon to celebrate your progress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"Just eating some food at noon is fine, no need for wine. There is still work in the afternoon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Daping smiled, \"We have more energy the more we drink!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Youcai also nodded, \"Yes, it is appropriate to drink some wine to celebrate when you make progress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that it was hard to refuse, Su Xinghui could only nod, \"Alright, then let’s have a little bit at noon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving Wan Xing’an at the construction site, Su Xinghui went to find Xia Lan. He wanted to understand how many finished bamboo weaving products there were now. He estimated that it wouldn't be long before Song Qiaoli came for the second time. For her first pickup, she should be allowed to take more goods, so that the village would get its first income, which would be an encouragement to everyone’s morale and confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Youcai said that Xia Lan had gone to Xia Zhu’s house, so Su Xinghui also went to Xia Zhu’s house. Xia Zhu’s house was very close to that bamboo mountain, and Su Xinghui walked there in a few minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhu was concentrating on weaving bamboo outside the door, and Xia Lan was watching from the side. The \"Eight Horses Picture\" that Xia Zhu was weaving was very important to the bamboo weaving factory. If Xia Zhu could successfully weave it, then the bamboo weaving factory’s products could enter the high-end market in the future. If even she couldn't weave it, then they could only engage in some low-value-added products in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Su Xinghui was still more than ten meters away from Xia Zhu’s house, the dogs kept by her family barked. Xia Lan looked up and saw it was Su Xinghui, so she scolded the dogs loudly, telling them not to bark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dogs whimpered resentfully and lay back on the ground. Xia Lan said, \"Director Su, congratulations!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhu looked up at Su Xinghui in surprise, her face blushing again. She said softly, \"Brother Xinghui, you’re here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui smiled, \"I came to see how many finished products you have now. I estimate Manager Song will be here soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Lan said, \"There are nearly a thousand finished products now, but most of them are small and simple, so they can't be exchanged for much money. It depends on whether there is a breakthrough here with Xia Zhu. If she can successfully weave bamboo weaving paintings, and then teach everyone, we can have more high-value-added products.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"Then how is Xia Zhu doing now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhu showed Su Xinghui the semi-finished product in her hand. Although it was called a semi-finished product, it was actually at most one-tenth woven, because even the first horse had only had its head and two hooves woven. However, judging from the part that had already been woven, it was quite charming, making people look forward to the completed work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Lan said, \"I thought it was quite simple to weave this thing at first, but actually, the craftsmanship inside is very complicated. Xia Zhu has been exploring for more than a week, and now she has some clues.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui looked at Xia Zhu. He didn't know much about the tricks of bamboo weaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhu said, \"This picture says that there is an arts and crafts master who wove a bamboo weaving painting nearly two meters wide and seventy centimeters high, weighing only a little over 100 grams, and the texture is very delicate, even with some transparency. This shows that the bamboo strips he used were very thin, very fine, and very tough. For collection, it must also be moth-proof and mildew-proof. To achieve these conditions, using our traditional craftsmanship is definitely not enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once talking about bamboo weaving, Xia Zhu was not shy at all. She talked freely in front of Su Xinghui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These days I have tested many methods and wove many samples, all of which I denied. In the past two days, I went up the mountain to cut the best Nan bamboo, boiled it in boiling water for a long time to separate the skin from the flesh, soaked it in lime, and then used a very sharp knife to divide it into bamboo strips as thin as hair. Then I used a natural black dye produced on the mountain to dye the bamboo strips. Only then did I have some clues. Brother Xinghui, what do you think of what I wove compared to the one in the picture?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui carefully looked at the small part of the \"Eight Horses Picture\" that Xia Zhu had woven, and then looked at the effect in the picture. He couldn't help but be moved by Xia Zhu’s spirit of research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui looked at Xia Zhu’s expectant eyes and nodded, \"Mm, very good. Xia Zhu, you will definitely succeed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhu’s face was full of excitement. For her, being able to get Su Xinghui’s approval was more pleasing to her than anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui changed the subject, \"However...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhu asked, \"However what? Brother Xinghui, just tell me. Point out my shortcomings so that I can improve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"The horse head and hooves you wove are already quite good in shape, but they are lacking in spirit, and they are a bit weak. The eight horses painted by Mr. Xu Beihong are the eight divine horses of King Mu of Zhou, capable of riding the clouds and mist, traveling ten thousand miles a day. They have strong bodies and are outstanding. Mr. Xu’s brushwork is strong and powerful, and his ink is smooth and unrestrained, fully displaying the spirit of these horses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui looked at the painting Xia Zhu wove again and said, \"Look at this one you wove carefully, and you can see that the spirit of the horse head is a bit weak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhu and Xia Lan looked at Xia Zhu’s work together. Sure enough, after Su Xinghui pointed it out, they could see that there was indeed a significant gap in spirit compared to the original work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhu picked up the work she had worked so hard to weave and dismantled it in a few strokes, dismantling it into bamboo strips as thin as hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui was startled. He hoped his few words of criticism wouldn't discourage Xia Zhu. He was about to persuade her when he heard Xia Zhu say, \"Brother Xinghui, then will you teach me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui shook his head, \"I don't know bamboo weaving!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhu was a little disappointed, \"You don't know either? Then what should I do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui laughed, \"I don't know bamboo weaving, but I can teach you how to draw!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhu’s eyes lit up, \"You teach me how to draw? That’s great!\" ===== CHAPTER 77 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1183,"2026-06-16T17:05:33.333Z","2026-06-16T17:54:29.625Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","e5ef6a2985b28dd6de99240edd636336741d67086b6b0ab620bff3d1fe100f7f","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-43","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-41",572,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-romantic-path-to-success-cover.jpg"]