Chapter 446: Dragging Feet (7000+)
Duoduo participated in the youth painting competition and won the first place, Xia Zhi was very happy, riding with Duoduo, when he went home, he couldn't help but ask Duoduo, "Duoduo won the first place, is there anything you want?" ”
Duoduo raised his eyes curiously to look at Xia Zhi, then shook his head, and suddenly smiled and said, "There is a mother, Duoduo... It's very... Happy. ”
Duoduo is not a greedy child, or rather, Duoduo doesn't know what greed is at all.
The biggest luxury in her heart is to be able to be with Xia Solstice every day, with her mother, in Duoduo's view, she is happy.
But on the way home, Xia Zhi still went to buy a chicken, two catties of pork ribs, and a fish, planning to go back and cook a delicious meal for Duoduo.
Carrying things home, Mrs. Gu saw that Xia Zhi was carrying so many things, so she asked with a smile, "Why did you buy so many things today?" ”
Xia Zhi said, "Our family won the first place in the youth painting competition, cook something delicious and celebrate it for her." ”
When Mrs. Gu heard that Duoduo won the first place, she was immediately overjoyed, "Oh, let's be so powerful." ”
Seeing Mrs. Gu praising her, Duoduo pursed her lips and smiled a little embarrassedly, and then handed the painting she had drawn to the old lady to see, the old lady took it, looked at it seriously, and praised, "Our Duoduo is really amazing, the painting is really good." ”
The old man happened to come down from the upper floor and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
The old lady handed Duoduo's painting to the old man and said, "We won the first place in the youth painting competition." ”
The old man was very happy when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Let me see." ”
The old man took the painting, looked at it for a while, nodded with a smile, touched Duoduo's little head, and praised, "Duoduo is amazing." ”
An An couldn't help but praise, "Sister Duoduo is amazing." With that, he went to his grandfather's side to look at the painting.
The three little monkey brothers also gave a thumbs up and praised Duoduo,
Even Nuan Nuan, who was eating, raised her head, stared at a pair of big round eyes, and said in a milky voice, "Sister Duoduo... Terrible. ”
The crowd laughed at her.
The next day, Xia Solstice went to the clothing store early in the morning, walked around the clothing store, and saw that everyone was busy, business was very good, and Xia Solstice planned to go to the factory.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she left the door of the clothing store, she was stopped by a thin figure, Zhang Pandi stared at Xia Zhi with eager eyes, and said pitifully, "Auntie." ”
Xia Zhi paused for a moment, and when he heard this title, Xia Zhi remembered that the girl in front of him should be Xia Ling's second daughter, Zhang Pandi.
Xia Zhi said, "Why are you here?" ”
Zhang Pandi's eyes were red, and she burst into tears, crying, "Auntie, help me, my grandma and my grandfather's jobs are gone, and they won't let me, as well as my sister and my third sister, go to school." ”
"Let us stay at home all day and paste matchboxes every day, and don't let us eat enough, auntie, you can help me."
Xia Zhi said lightly, "They are your grandfather and grandmother, I can't speak as an outsider, you better go home quickly." ”
Zhang Pandi had already seen that Xia Zhi didn't want to help, so she immediately knelt on the ground, hugged Xia Zhi's calf, and cried, "Auntie, I know that my mother has done a lot of sorry things for you before, but you are sisters after all." ”
"I don't ask you for anything else, you can find me a job to do, don't look at me as small, I can do laundry, cook, and sew clothes."
Pedestrians couldn't help but point when they saw Zhang Pandi, a thin little girl holding Xia Zhi's legs, begging for something.
Xia Zhi said, "You get up first, let's go over there and say." Xia Solstice pointed to a small alley in the middle of nowhere.
Zhang Pandi shook her head and said, "Auntie, you promise me, if you don't promise me, I won't get up." ”
Xia Zhi was a little angry, and said seriously, "You are only ten years old this year, what can you do as a ten-year-old child?" Even if someone is willing to hire you, you are a child laborer, did you know? ”
Zhang Pandi cried, "Auntie, I can't help it, I also want to go to school and go to university, but my grandmother and my mother won't let us go to school, saying it's a waste of money." ”
"Now we can't even eat, we're starving to death, auntie, save me!"
Xia Zhi really didn't want to have anything to do with Xia Ling and his daughters.
Xia Ling is pitiful, but poor people must have something to hate, if Xia Ling didn't insist on marrying Zhang Xiaohui back then, how could she have today's hard life?
If Xia Ling didn't steal the family's money back then and didn't die by herself again and again, how could Xia Jianye ignore her?
Xia Ling looked at Zhang Pandi and said, "You are still young and can't be the master, even if I am willing to help you, I'm afraid your mother is not willing, you better go home quickly." ”
Zhang Pandi cried so much that she couldn't breathe, holding Xia Zhi's legs and not letting go.
Xia Zhi said in a cold tone, "Get up, if you kneel and die here today, I won't help you." ”
Zhang Pandi didn't expect Xia Zhi's tone to be so tough, she was stunned for a moment, Xia Zhi took the opportunity to withdraw her legs, looked at the little girl who fell to the ground, sighed in her heart, and still pushed the bicycle away.
If Zhang Pandi has a good personality, no matter how old she is, she may find her a job, but Zhang Pandi is only ten years old this year, what can she do? Who wants such a small worker?
Moreover, Zhang Pandi came to her, does Xia Ling know? If Xia Ling knew that she had found a job for Zhang Pandi, what should Xia Ling do if she came to make trouble with her? After all, Zhang Pandi is only ten years old.
Zhang Pandi wiped her tears and glared hatefully at the back of Xia Zhi's departure.
After Xu Aihong and Gu Fanghua were kicked out by the Gu family, Old Man Gu asked the police to arrest them at the police station and detain them for a few days, and the two were much more honest.
After leaving the police station, they didn't dare to go to the Gu family again, and the two of them were even a little reluctant to leave the police station.
In order to be able to live and eat well, Xu Aihong hooked up with an old man, the old man's name is Zhao Daguang, both in his 40s, he married a daughter-in-law when he was young, and later his daughter-in-law died of illness.
Zhao Daguang's family was good when he was a child, his family was in business, and he was implicated in the turmoil for ten years, and his composition was not good, so he worked as a temporary worker in the factory, and he did not turn positive for more than 20 years, because the composition was not good, and no woman remarried him.
Zhao Daguang himself is lazy to eat, so he has been mixed up like this for decades.
After Xu Aihong learned about Zhao Daguang's situation from the mouths of others, she moved the idea of marrying Zhao Daguang, Zhao Daguang himself because he had no children, and he also wanted to find another daughter-in-law, and the two parties hit it off, and Xu Aihong soon lived with Zhao Daguang.
The two only got a certificate, and they didn't have a wedding, and Zhao Daguang's family was very poor and had no money.
Zhao Daguang's family used to be in business, but after the policy changed, Zhao Daguang's head became active, thinking about doing business, and doing business can earn a lot more than honest work.
Xu Aihong is not a diligent person, knowing that the national policy has changed, and also encouraging Zhao Daguang to do business.
But what kind of business, Zhao Daguang hasn't thought about it yet, this day Zhao Daguang was wandering on the street, and suddenly heard someone talking about Yiren clothing store, Zhao Daguang thought about it, so he went to Yiren clothing store and took a turn.
The clothes inside are dazzling, the decoration is luxurious, and a piece of clothing sells for a hundred, Zhao Daguang is speechless.
Seeing that the clothes in the store were expensive, the business was good, so I moved my mind and wanted to do a clothing business.
After Zhao Daguang went home, he told Xu Aihong about his plan.
Xu Aihong's eyes lit up and asked, "Do you think you can really make money selling clothes?" ”
Zhao Daguang patted his chest and said, "I can earn it, why can't I earn it?" I think the wholesale price of the clothes is only a few dozen yuan, and the Yiren clothing store sells it for a hundred, and you can earn dozens of yuan by selling a piece of clothing. ”
"There are people coming and going in the store, and you can earn hundreds of dollars a day."
Listening to Zhao Daguang say that Yiren clothing stores can earn hundreds of yuan a day, Xu Aihong's excited eyes lit up, and she grabbed Zhao Daguang's hand tightly with both hands and said, "Then we also sell clothes." ”
Zhao Daguang squinted and nodded, "When I came back, I went to the department store for a turn, and the clothes in the department store were not as beautiful as the clothes in the Yiren clothing store." ”
"Let's make clothes in the future, we will make them according to the clothes in the Yiren clothing store, and when we are ready, we will definitely be able to sell them for money."
Xu Aihong nodded excitedly, and after a while, she sighed, "But we don't have any money, it costs money to buy raw materials and find someone to make clothes, and we don't have much money at home." ”
Zhao Daguang smiled mysteriously, leaned into Xu Aihong's ear and said, "My grandfather's family was also wealthy before, so under this house, my ancestor buried a few good things for me, and I took them out and sold them, and it would not be a problem to sell them for a few hundred yuan, so we would have the principal at that time." ”
Xu Aihong's eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "Really? ”
She thought that Zhao Daguang was a lazy man who was lazy and lazy, and his family was poor, but she didn't expect Zhao Daguang to hide treasures.
Zhao Daguang touched Xu Aihong's face and said ambiguously, "Of course it's true, as long as you can give me a son, all the worth I earn in the future will be your mother's." ”
Xu Aihong heard this and chuckled, "It's not easy to want a son, it depends on whether you can do it." ”
When Zhao Daguang heard this, his blood immediately boiled, and he rushed directly towards Xu Aihong...
Early the next morning, although Xu Aihong heard Zhao Daguang say that the business in the Yiren clothing store was very good, after all, she didn't see it with her own eyes, and she was still a little uncertain.
After breakfast early in the morning, he asked Zhao Daguang to take her to the Yiren clothing store.
After eating, Xu Aihong put the bowl aside and said to Gu Fanghua, who was sitting on the side and eating with his head down, "Wash the bowl." Then Zhao Daguang was called, and the two of them left home.
After Gu Fanghua finished eating, she washed the dishes like a nanny, and then cleaned up the house again.
After Xu Aihong married Zhao Daguang, Gu Fanghua also followed, after all, if she didn't follow Xu Aihong, Gu Fanghua would have no place to go.
Xu Aihong was born lazy, so she called Gu Fanghua as a nanny, and she slept a lot every day, or chatted with her neighbors, and lived like a rich wife.
Zhao Daguang took Xu Aihong to the Yiren clothing store, and at this time, Xia Zhi happened to ride a bicycle and came to inspect the store.
Today there is a batch of new goods, as the weather gets warmer, the clothes in the store have also been changed into gowns, Xia Zhi designed a batch of windbreakers, windbreakers are liked by many female comrades as soon as they are listed, the price is cheaper than woolen coats, rich lesbians are willing to buy two, and the business in the store is particularly prosperous.
Zhao Daguang led Xu Aihong to the store, Xu Aihong wore this, it was the red woolen coat that Zhao Daguang bought for her when she got married, the cheapest 40 yuan a piece in the department store.
It's just that the material is wool, there is no style, and it looks very wide and old, and it doesn't look good at all.
The woolen coat in the store is fashionable and exquisitely used, and it is hung on the wall, and Xu Aihong sees it at a glance.
said to Zhao Daguang, "These clothes are so beautiful." ”
Chen Daguang nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, I didn't lie to you." ”
Xu Aihong smiled and nodded, and felt in her heart that if they also sold such clothes, they would definitely make money.
The two were strolling, and Xia Solstice happened to come out of it, and the three of them met.
Xu Aihong didn't expect to see Xia Solstice here, and the smile on her face froze suddenly, but soon, Xu Aihong sneered and mocked, "I didn't expect to meet you here, it's really unlucky!" ”
Xia Zhi said coldly, "This sentence should be said by me." ”
The atmosphere between the two sides was tense, and Zhao Daguang on the side also felt that something was wrong, so he leaned over to Xu Aihong and whispered, "Daughter-in-law, who is this?" ”
Xu Aihong sneered and said, "My aunt." ”
When Zhao Daguang heard this, he smiled and said, "It turned out to be a relative." ”
Xu Aihong glared at Zhao Daguang, and said angrily, "Bullshit relative, it's just a bad woman with a black heart and rotten intestines." ”
Xia Zhi was a little angry, "You clean your mouth for me." ”
Xu Aihong said proudly, "What, don't you like to listen?" I don't like to listen to you, I can't help it, this is not the Gu family, you can do whatever you want, if you have the ability, let people kick me out! ”
Xia Zhi sneered when he heard this, and then said loudly, "Boss Yan, kick them out for me." ”
Yan Qingyi had already noticed the situation here, and when he heard Xia Zhi's words, he hurriedly asked the two waiters to drive Xu Aihong and Zhao Daguang out.
Two waiters stepped forward and said in an unkind tone, "Two, you are not welcome here, please leave." ”
Zhao Daguang and Xu Aihong were stunned for a moment, a little unclear about the situation, and the two waiters saw that the two were stunned, so they laughed and said, "That's our boss." ”
Xu Aihong's brain buzzed, and she almost exploded, she didn't expect this store to be from Xia Zhi, her face was swollen red, she glared at Xia Zhi viciously, grabbed Zhao Daguang and turned around and left.
After leaving this store, Zhao Daguang was a little puzzled, "Daughter-in-law, isn't that my aunt?" How did you...? ”
Without waiting for Zhao Daguang to finish speaking, Xu Aihong glared at Zhao Daguang and said hatefully, "What do you know?" Call her aunt, she deserves it too? ”
"When my mother and I were dying of hunger before, we went to their house to ask for food, and she wouldn't even let them in.
When Zhao Daguang heard this, he secretly regretted in his heart, he didn't expect that his daughter-in-law's aunt would be the owner of Yiren's clothing store.
If you can have a good relationship with your aunt and follow your aunt, you will definitely be able to make a lot of money, but unfortunately the relationship between your daughter-in-law and your aunt is not good.
Xu Aihong narrowed her eyes and said with a sneer, "We have decided this business." ”
"Let's make the clothes, take them to their house to buy them, and fight in the ring with their family, don't their clothes sell for 100 yuan a piece, we will sell them for 80 yuan a piece."
"I want to see if the people buy her clothes or ours?"
Zhao Daguang listened and nodded again and again, he had thought so before.
Zhao Daguang and Xu Aihong hit it off, Xu Aihong was a little hesitant before, but today she was stimulated, and hurriedly urged Zhao Daguang to sell the antiques quickly, make money, find someone to make clothes, sell them, and make money.
She wants to show all those who look down on her, and she Xu Aihong can also live a good life.
Zhang Pandi secretly ran out to see the summer solstice, and after returning home, she was forced by Feng Xiaolian to continue to paste matchboxes to make money.
Zhang Pandi really couldn't stand it, and was detained at home every day pasting matchboxes, so she couldn't help but say to Feng Xiaolian, "Grandma, how much money do you earn from this pasting matchbox?" ”
"I thought about going to my aunt and asking her to introduce me to a job, so that I could earn money and subsidize my family."
Feng Xiaolian looked at her ten-year-old daughter in surprise, thought for a while, and said, "No, you are too young, no one wants you." ”
Zhang Pandi said, "Grandma, I may not be needed elsewhere, but my aunt didn't open a factory by herself, if I went to beg her, she would definitely be willing." ”
When Feng Xiaolian heard this, she was right, she and her wife had no jobs, and the life at home was becoming more and more difficult, if her granddaughter could go out to earn money, this would be a good way.
Feng Xiaolian immediately praised, "Pandi is so smart." ”
Zhang Pandi was also happy when she saw that Feng Xiaolian agreed, and she rolled her eyes and said, "Grandma, you also know that my mother and my aunt have a bad relationship, what if my mother doesn't agree with me to go?" ”
Feng Xiaolian's eyes straightened, slapped the table, and said loudly, "She doesn't dare, she Xia Ling has been married for so many years, and she hasn't even given birth to a grandson to my Zhang family, and my Zhang family is about to break the roots, all of which are from that broom star." ”
When she mentioned this matter, Feng Xiaolian was angry.
Her sons are all thirty years old, and they don't have a son to inherit the incense, which makes Feng Xiaolian anxious.
But no matter how anxious it is, it is useless, since Xia Ling had a miscarriage last time, she has never been pregnant.
Because of this, Feng Xiaolian scolded Xia Ling a lot.
Zhang Laidi, who was pasting matchboxes on the side, heard this, and couldn't help but pluck up the courage and said, "Grandma, I also want to work for my aunt." ”
Feng Xiaolian glanced at Zhang Laidi, thinking that her two granddaughters would be able to earn more money, so she nodded and agreed.
Zhang Laidi was very happy, and Zhang Zhaodi, who was sitting on the side, couldn't sit still, and shouted repeatedly, "Grandma, I'll go too, and I'll also earn money for grandma." ”
Zhang Zhaodi is only eight years old, he looks thin and small, and he looks like a child, Feng Xiaolian only thinks about money, and when she saw that Zhang Zhaodi was willing to go, she agreed.
So, the three sisters happily went to find the summer solstice again.
Xia Zhi looked at the three little girls who were kneeling in front of her, crying snot and tears, and couldn't help but sigh, "You are so young, no one will want you." ”
Zhang Pandi said directly, "Auntie, aren't you opening a factory?" We're working in your factory, okay? ”
"Yes, auntie, you can help us."
Xia Zhi sighed, "Even if I agree, can your mother agree?" ”
Zhang Pandi hurriedly said, "My grandmother has promised us, and my mother listens to my grandmother." ”
Xia Zhi thought for a while and said, "Okay, you go to my factory and cut the thread for the clothes, if it is done well, I will leave you, and everyone will take care of food and housing, ten yuan a month." ”
Although the salary is not high, the three children are so young that no one wants them.
The three little girls are locked up at home every day, they can't eat enough and don't have warm clothes, and they have to paste matchboxes all day long, and they only earn a few dollars a month.
Now I heard that Xia Zhi said that he would have ten yuan a month to eat and live, and he was suddenly happy, and nodded again and again.
Xia Zhi took the three little girls to his factory and handed them over to Meng Liang, Meng Liang saw that the three little girls were too small, and he was a little embarrassed, "Boss, these three children are too young, and the work in our factory is also quite heavy." ”
Xia Zhi sighed and said, "Old Meng, these three little girls are all my nieces..."
Then briefly talked about the grievances between her and Xia Ling, and said: The three little girls are at home, not only can't go to school, but are also locked up at home every day to paste matchboxes to earn money, and they can't eat enough and don't have enough clothes.
Meng Liang saw that the three little girls were indeed thin and small, the clothes on their bodies were also a little tattered, and their faces were yellow and thin, so they also felt pitiful, so he nodded and said, "That's okay." ”
The three little girls jumped up happily, and Meng Liang went to help the three girls arrange work.
After coming back, Xia Zhi whispered in Meng Liang's ear, "Old Meng, you help me keep an eye on the three little girls, I don't have a good relationship with their mother, I'm afraid that she will make a bad deal behind my back." ”
When Meng Liang heard this, he couldn't help but nodded, and said to Xia Zhi again, "Boss, why do you bother? You're just too soft-hearted. ”
Xia Zhi said helplessly, "Three little girls are so small, kneeling in front of you, can you bear not to agree?" ”
Meng Liangtou said, "That's true, the grievances of adults have nothing to do with children." ”
Then he said, "Don't worry, boss, I'll keep an eye on the three of them." ”
Meng Liang did something, Xia Zhi was relieved, so he handed over this matter to Meng Liang, let Meng Liang worry about the three little girls, and rode home by himself.
But as soon as Xia Zhi got home, Yan Qingyi came to Xia Zhi with a smile on his face, saying that several department store managers had found him and said that they wanted to enter the clothes in their factory.
When Xia Zhi heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and said to Yan Qingyi, "In the past, we begged them, but now they beg us." ”
Yan Qingyi smiled, "Boss, don't you know, since our store opened, the business in those department stores has been a lot colder. ”
Xia Zhi listened and couldn't help but laugh happily, Yan Qingyi said again, "Boss, do we agree, or don't we agree?" ”
Xia Zhi thought about it and promised them, there was no reason to rush the business out, and then said to Yan Qingyi, "When they come to buy goods, let them sign a contract, the price of this dress is not allowed to be reduced without our consent." ”
Yan Qingyi nodded and said, "Don't worry, boss, I understand this." ”
Within two days, several department stores began selling women's clothing.
Xia Zhi went to those department stores and went around, and found that the business of those department stores was not bad, so I was relieved.
Unexpectedly, less than a week had passed, and Yan Qingyi came to find the summer solstice in a panic.
"Boss, no, some department stores that haven't purchased from our factory have also started selling our Yiren women's clothing, and the price has been reduced by 20%."
Xia Zhi was surprised, "What? ”
Xia Zhi looked at Yan Qingyi and said, "What the hell is going on?" ”
Yan Qingyi stabilized his mind and said: "Factory director, there are only two department stores in the entire capital that enter our clothes, but now the department stores in the entire capital are selling our clothes. ”
"This?"
Yan Qingyi said angrily: "It must be those two department stores that bought our goods and transferred the clothes to the rest of the department stores, those department stores did not sign an agreement with us, they are not bound by our rules, and they will reduce the price if they want to!" ”
Xia Zhi scolded angrily, "A bunch of fools! ”
High-end goods, if you want to reduce the price, you can reduce the price, can it still be a high-end product?
In this way, can the brand become bigger and stronger?
Yan Qingyi was also angry, but he couldn't help but persuade him, "Factory director, don't be angry first, what should we do now?" ”
"Do you want to cut off the stock at the department store?"
The department store has a large amount of clothes imported from the summer solstice factory, and if it is broken, the summer solstice will lose a lot.
Xia Zhi thought about it, but still gritted his teeth and said, "Break!" ”
Yan Qingyi heard this, and couldn't help but say: "Factory director, in fact, we can make money by selling clothes for 80." ”
Xia Zhi shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Boss Yan, you don't understand, what we want to do is a high-end brand." ”
Why are some high-end brands in the future almost all high-end brands in the world high-end, and few in China?
Many big brands of clothing in the world are often hundreds of thousands, and under the guise of sewing and embroidery in their hands, the clothes are simply sold at sky-high prices.
But when it comes to embroidery, which country's embroidery dares to compare with China?
Huaguo embroidery is of course famous in the world, but it is not as good as those foreign brands.
This has a lot to do with the domestic environment.
What Xia Zhi wants to do is unique, and what he wants to do is a high-end brand that belongs to Huaguo.
Therefore, the clothes produced in her factory can't help but be novel in style, and the workmanship is exquisite, trying to be as perfect as possible, and the clothes of uneven quality in department stores are directly distanced.
To be a high-end brand, price is the first step in the summer solstice concept.
Next, the summer solstice will add culture, fashion, art and other factors to the brand...
Unexpectedly, at the beginning of his career, he was hit!
The department store actually held her back, how could the clothes in her store be sold at this price reduction?
Her credibility will also take a hit.
However, this idea of the summer solstice seems very strange in the eyes of Yan Qingyi or many people.
Isn't it stupid to not make any money?
Xia Zhi thought for a while, and said: "Wait a minute, Boss Yan, if those people still want to enter the clothes of the Yiren, the agreement will have to be redrafted, and if they dare to transfer the clothes to other department stores without authorization, we will hold them responsible." ”
Yan Qingyi nodded, and said without hope: "Boss, I'm afraid those people won't be happy." ”
"Hmph, that's it, and our 'Chunli' can be listed."
Chunli is a brand aimed at the low-end market.
Xia Zhi said: "Chunli's brand is aimed at the low-end market, and when the time comes, we can reduce the price a little more." ”
Yan Qingyi nodded: "I understand!" ”