Chapter 23: A 50/50 Split, Agreement Reached

"Young lady, come on, let's go to my office and talk about it in detail."

Jiang Xixi and her companion followed Manager Wang to the second floor of the Friendship Store. Almost as soon as they sat down, Manager Wang couldn't wait to speak.

"Young lady, tell me more about the ideas you just mentioned..." Manager Wang rubbed his hands together, looking at Jiang Xixi expectantly.

Jiang Xixi didn't rush to speak, she just stared at Manager Wang.

That old fox, he hasn't even offered a price yet, and he's already trying to get me to speak up? He's dreaming!

Manager Wang gave an awkward smile. If he said he forgot, would anyone believe him?

"Don't worry, as long as you can provide good ideas to increase our export volume, you will definitely be rewarded handsomely."

"How about this? If I'm satisfied with your idea, I'll decide whether to give you the dress you ordered from our Friendship Store as a gift."

Jiang Xixi smiled. A dress? She wasn't so easily dismissed.

Seeing that Jiang Xixi didn't respond, Manager Wang became anxious.

"Girl, don't be ungrateful. Our dresses at Friendship Store aren't cheap."

"It seems Manager Wang has no intention of cooperating. Oh well, I'll go ask Director Liu. I wonder if he's interested in my ideas."

As she was speaking, Jiang Xixi stood up from her chair, looking as if she was about to leave.

Manager Wang gritted his teeth. "Director Liu? No, these things can't be given to that Liu guy, no matter who else it is."

He's been eyeing that spot under his butt for more than just a day or two.

"Wait, just tell me what you want?"

"Manager Wang is a straightforward person. I have a batch of light-colored fabric that is a good material for making cheongsams. I wonder if Manager Wang would be interested?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiaomi, who was following behind Jiang Xixi, was instantly pulled back from her slumber and was overwhelmed with emotion.

Her sisters did all this for her!

Obviously, Manager Wang breathed a sigh of relief. Although the color of the fabric was not easy to sell, it was no big deal for him.

After the two parties reached an agreement, Jiang Xixi took out several bound sheets of white paper from her bag. The first page clearly had three large characters printed on it: 'Project Plan'.

"You little rascal, you've prepared quite well." Manager Wang was exasperated, but he still took the bag honestly.

He became more and more excited as he read the plan. When he encountered any questions, he would take the time to ask Jiang Xixi.

What's the deal with this modified cheongsam?

"Most of the cheongsams displayed in our Friendship Store are traditional cheongsams, which are very demanding on a woman's figure. What I mean is to improve the cheongsam so that its design is more suitable for most people's figures."

"Why not get it custom-made? Wouldn't custom-made clothes fit your body better?"

"Customization is certainly good, but firstly, our original cheongsams are already quite expensive. As far as I know, the textile industry abroad is more developed than in our Xia country, which means that their clothes are not very expensive. If we raise the price of cheongsams, it will affect our sales to some extent."

Moreover, custom-made cheongsams require measuring each customer's body size, which is labor-intensive and costly, and does not align with our goal of earning more foreign exchange.

Manager Wang nodded and continued reading the project proposal.

"So what does this tiered sales system mean?"

"Simply put, it means buying expensive items for the rich and selling low-priced items to the middle class, just like custom-made cheongsams and modified styles."

We chatted like that for the whole morning.

"Coo coo~"

Sitting in the chair, Xu Xiaomi wished she could shove her blushing face under the table.

She clutched her stomach and cursed inwardly: How could you be so useless? You can't even help Xixi with anything, and you're just making things worse.

"Manager Wang, how about we stop here? If you have any questions later, you can come find me at No. 888 Fugui Street. That's where I live."

Or you could go to the department store; I work there.

"Alright, it's getting late. How about I treat you two to a meal at a state-run restaurant?"

"No need, Manager Wang, I know you're a very busy person, so I won't trouble you. By the way, regarding the improved cheongsam I mentioned, I have some cheongsam designs here. If you're interested, Manager Wang, I'd be happy to cooperate with you."

I'm not greedy; a 50/50 split is fine.

Manager Wang's lips twitched. A 50/50 split isn't greedy enough?

However, seeing the modified cheongsam design drawings that Jiang Xixi attached to the plan, Manager Wang reluctantly agreed.

Before they had gone more than three meters from the Friendship Store, Xu Xiaomi suddenly punched Jiang Xixi hard in the back.

"Xixi, how are you so amazing? My fabric sold already? Ahhh, that's great! My salary is safe, and my allowance is safe too. Xixi, I really love you so much, you're so wonderful."

Violent Hammer God Xu Xiaomi's eyes started sparkling.

She made up her mind: from now on, Jiang Xixi would be her benefactor, Xu Xiaomi.

Jiang Xixi rubbed her back, which was sore from being hit, and gave a soft sneer, the corners of her mouth slowly curving upwards.

Silly girl, her motives aren't that simple.

...

At dinner that evening, at the Jiang family's table, Jiang Xixi remained as helpless as ever.

"Master's wife, I've had enough to eat. You and Master, please eat."

Looking at the mountain of braised pork ribs and sweet and sour pork, Jiang Xixi sighed helplessly and stopped Mrs. Jiang from putting more food on her plate.

"What's wrong? Did the dishes your teacher's wife made today not suit your taste?" Mrs. Jiang frowned and silently took a bite.

Wait a minute, doesn't it taste pretty good?

"No, the food is delicious. It's just that, Madam, haven't you noticed that I've gained a lot of weight these past few days? I can't eat that much anymore, or I'll become a big fat person."

"What fatso? You little stick figure dare to call yourself fat?" Mrs. Jiang sneered.

"Teacher's wife, I've really gained a lot of weight. Look at my belly, you can even pinch it. If this continues, Wei Laicheng won't recognize his fat wife when he comes back." Helpless, Jiang Xixi had no choice but to use Wei Laicheng as a shield.

"If he doesn't recognize you, come find your teacher's wife. She'll stand up for you. You little brat, how dare he?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Xixi looked at each other and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Alright, the situation where only Wei Laicheng is injured has been achieved.

Mr. Jiang, who was standing nearby, felt a pang of sympathy seeing this scene; the two of them made him feel like a third wheel.

Thinking about how my wife has been constantly mentioning Xixi these past few days, not only during meals but also while lying in bed at night, I can't stop talking about that girl's name.

With tears in his eyes, Master Jiang realized that he no longer had a place in this family.

His wife no longer cared about him; their feelings had eventually faded.

Cough cough cough~

Master Jiang cleared his throat, intending to draw the attention of his wife and son.

Who would have thought that someone would say, "Old man, is your throat bothering you? Do you have a cold? Go take some medicine and stay away from us, what if you catch it from us?"

While they were talking, Mrs. Jiang even waved her hand at the air in front of her, making no attempt to hide her disdain.

Master Jiang felt as if he had been struck by another arrow.

"I wanted to tell you that Lai Cheng called me this afternoon and said he'll be back tomorrow," Master Jiang said, his tone full of resentment.

Was it easy for him...?