In the Zhilanxiang private room on the second floor of Nanyang Hot Pot City, Dandan's family of three had dinner with me.

As soon as they entered the small private room, Shangyi immediately washed the dishes and chopsticks with boiling water again, and then poured tea for everyone.

The first time I saw Dandan's Mr. Jin, this is a polite teacher, in Chengcheng No. 1 Middle School as the principal, originally not very thin, but long legs and hands, plus more than one meter eight tall, it looks a little thin; His first impression on me was: wise.

A few dishes arranged by Mr. Jin soon came up one by one, mainly vegetarian dishes, but Dandan is a carnivore, so he added the most famous brine goose head in Chengcheng, Dandan said that in Guangzhou, the goose head of a brine west goose is hundreds of yuan, but it is much cheaper in Chengcheng, and half of it is not used.

Dandan gave her husband a brief introduction to me, and of course my name and everything about me and Xue'er Ah Zhen, he must have known. After a word or two of greetings, we started dinner. After an opening drink, Mr. Jin took my hand and said:

"Mr. Zhong, fortunately, fortunately, I used to hear Dandan mention you, today's luck, it's really better to see than to hear, you are in the hearts of their sisters, that is quite weighty! Sometimes when she mentions you, she is full of admiration, which makes me a little jealous in my heart, I think in my heart: Wait for one day I have the opportunity to see you in person, to see if you are really so good, today I see it, it really makes me feel that Dandan's brother-in-law is a character, it can be seen that Sister Xue'er's vision is unique! Let's bow down, come, my brother will toast you alone. ”

When I heard Mr. Jin say this, I didn't know how to answer for a while, especially when he called me brother-in-law, which made me even more embarrassed, but I still stood up politely and immediately stood up, raised my wine glass and said respectfully:

"Brother has won awards, but it's better not to call my brother-in-law, just call me by my name, thanks to my brother's love, Sister Dandan has always looked up to me, I'm really grateful! Today, I am fortunate to meet your family, I wish you a prosperous career, all the best, and a happy family. ”

As soon as Mr. Jin and I drank it all, Dandan pointed at Mr. Jin and said:

"Brother Han Zhe, her father doesn't usually drink, he doesn't speak very well, and he basically doesn't come out to socialize, and he is a nerd, even if the deputy mayor of the city in charge of education comes, he won't come out to socialize. I met you today, but I hit it off at first sight, it seems that the eldest brother has an appetite for Lao Jin, haha. Dandan smiled from ear to ear after speaking, and Shangyi also smiled and echoed and said:

"Yes, uncle, my dad really doesn't socialize very much, and tonight was awesome. Come on, I will use tea as wine and wish my parents, uncles and good health. "Shang Yi also toasted me and her father.

Dandan helped me put a piece of brine goose head in my bowl, told me to eat more, and then continued:

"Brother Han Zhe, although Lao Jin is a teacher, but there is still a set of research and judgment on economic policies and looking at problems, in recent years, my company has made some major decisions, or from the advice he gave, very powerful, your sister and I are just standing in the foreground. ”

When Mr. Kim heard his wife praise him, his thin face was like a flower with ingots, and his glasses almost fell off, and he was full of pride. I also gave him a thumbs up and said:

"When I look at my sister, she is a wise person. ”

When Mr. Jin heard me praise like this, he smiled from ear to ear, his deep little eyes opened wide, he looked at me and then at Dandan and said:

"Where, compared to the eldest brother, it is the dew to the sea, and the finch to the bird. I've just read a few more years than Dandan, and I'm more sensitive to policy. In fact, this is also a trend of the overall situation, and it is a big problem faced by this kind of small and micro enterprises, especially our labor-intensive, and not much technical content, the threshold and low threshold of the garment industry, the impact is greater. yes, big brother. ”

Mr. Kim looked at me and said:

"Yes, after the rapid development of the country after the reform and opening up, the demographic dividend has no advantage, and with the improvement of policies, regulations and laws, labor law and social security, as well as various fees, tax burden is increasing year by year, local arbitrary fees and loopholes in regulations, policy implementers' illegal operations and greedy dreams of money, but also increased the pressure and living space of small and micro enterprises. On the contrary, it is inevitable that cheaper labor, flexibility and preferential policies in Southeast Asian countries will separate a considerable number of international buyers or investors. ”

After I finished speaking, Mr. Jin and Dandan both nodded yes, and Dandan also took my words and said:

"Yes, the garment industry, especially our types of manual craftsmanship, are becoming less and less skilled workers, and the original batch of female workers with certain skills are already old. The one-child policy also makes parents of every rural family reluctant to let their daughters enter the profession of ordinary lathes. The shortage of labor brings high costs. In addition, with the improvement of the family economy, in the past two years, it has become more and more difficult for employees to wait, they go to work after nine o'clock in the morning, do not work overtime at night, and have to rest on Sundays. Alas, in previous years, it was different, adding a few more wages, and the workers worked hard day and night, even if they worked overtime all night, as long as there was money to earn. Now, there is no way to do that. And the piecework system, you can't do it if people don't do it, and the number of skilled skilled workers is decreasing every year. What's even more sad is that there are almost no patents in the apparel industry, and a lot of manpower and material resources have been invested in the development of new products, and within a few days of launch, there are already the same products on the market, which is the most terrible! Brother Hanzhe, you say yes?

After Dandan finished speaking, he also looked at me, I felt in my heart that being a production-oriented enterprise is like this, it seems that Dandan has worked hard for more than 20 years, but he must have gotten a lot, so he said to her:

"Dandan, you have done a good job! I especially admire you, you from a little girl, can make this business prosperous, with benefits and scale, it is not simple! And has been working hard to build a brand, now our fashion art brand, in the wedding industry has been very famous. Maybe in our family, this little beauty with a standard model figure will soon become famous, come, let's lift a glass and toast to our little beauty. ”

The whole family stood up happily and had a drink with me. Dandan grabbed my words and continued:

"That girl of Shangyi, in the future, it will all depend on her aunt to carry it, you can take her, you can also cooperate with your company, I do the base here, any way is okay, as long as you can train Xiaoyi into a designer, and then slowly learn to operate, this business will be able to do it in the future, anyway, I don't care, this Xiaoyi depends on you, brother-in-law." Who called you my Sister Xue'er...... No, who called you Han Xin's father, Han Xin is my sister Xue'er's daughter, right, brother-in-law! ”

Dandan, the ghost elf, laughed after saying it, but my face turned red, and Shangyi also struck while the iron was hot, and played the family card and said:

"Uncle, the last time Sister Hanxin came over, our sisters had a very good chat, she was very good at drawing, and said that she would like to be a fashion designer in the future, we have a common language, and I also like Sister Hanxin very much. ”

As soon as Dandan mentioned Xue'er and Shangyi mentioned Hanxin, my nerves immediately became sensitive, and I said with the intention of drinking:

"Okay, look at the opportunity, I will definitely take her with me if I have the chance, okay? Dandan, you ghost elf, teach your daughter to be such a ghost. But having said that, I judge that the future trend of our entire industry is to become more and more personalized, and even to take the high-end route and big brand strategy, so that the product can adapt to more and more tasteful consumers, and the concept of single quantity and single design. The style may have to be implanted with more, local regional or national cultural characteristics, and even folk crafts, so as not to be impacted by the big road goods. Or combine the craftsmanship and characteristics of some intangible cultural heritage in order to make your brand invincible and even lead the trend. To borrow a cliché, what belongs to the nation is what belongs to the world. ”

"Great, that's right! It is worthy of being the trader of the top international brand! Stand tall and see far! Admire and admire. Mr. Jin applauded as he spoke, then gave me a thumbs up and gave me a toast.

Dandan also said: "I have always thought that my brother is definitely a character, otherwise how could Sister Xue'er ......"

"Dandan, are you here again?" Dandan mentioned Xue'er again, and I immediately interrupted her.

Dandan said a little embarrassed on his face: "Don't mention it, don't mention it, eat more vegetables, do you want to add some dishes?" Brother finally came to visit, stay for a few more days, and then take you to eat snacks all over here, how about it?"

I said: "This proposal is really good, but I am not a foreigner, I have not eaten any snacks here, and I am not a foodie, I have to go to pick up the wind and sketch when I have time, I have already called my classmate Da Niu, come to your side to pick me up at night." But I still want to receive your hospitality, thank you, and thank you for your little beauty, Mr. Jin and Shangyi. Thank you!"

Mr. Jin raised his glass again and said, "Brother Zhong, for the last glass of wine, I will represent our whole family and the love company, and wish my eldest brother good luck and good health in his art and career." Of course, I hope that in the future, Aiyi Wedding Dress can cooperate with my brother's company, which will be better. Come on, big brother, let's do it. ”

When they had finished clinking glasses, I said:

"Thank you, thank you once again! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! There is a chance, definitely, the modern business model attaches great importance to resource integration, and there is a chance. ”

When Dandan heard me say this, his eyes lit up, and he stood up happily and said, "Brother, I remember very clearly that the last time we met at that time, you made a promise to me, saying that for Sister Xue'er's sake, if I need it, you will help me without hesitation, you can't break your word." ”

"Isn't this coming?

I smiled wryly when I said that. Shangyi also pulled the corner of her mother's clothes at this time, and Dandan understood what Xiaoyi was thinking.

Then he said: "I said big brother, this Xiaoyi is your niece, and you will bring it with you in the future." Brother-in-law. ”

"Alright, alright. "I'm a little helpless.

"Thank you, aunt!" Shangyi's face glowed with a layer of bright brilliance, and she smiled and added tea to me, seeing that she was overjoyed.

Everyone had another meal, and then Mr. Jin said that he would work overtime in the evening and go back in a hurry, and tomorrow the director of the education bureau would come down to check, so he resigned and I left first. Shangyi also asked her classmates to leave, Dandan paid the bill, and she and I went back to her office.