Chapter 116 A Great Start: "Hemula Foreign Trade Company Officially Opens!"...

Do you know how to keep accounts?

"No, isn't sales just about selling the goods? Why do we need to keep accounts?"

"A sales interview? You've come to the wrong place. Turn right after you leave; I'm hiring for finance here."

After Chen Mian finished speaking, she smiled politely and raised her voice, "Next!"

"Hello, my name is Dilidar, I'm 27 years old, and I'm currently studying accounting at an agricultural university. I'm here to apply for a finance position..."

A familiar voice reached her ears. Chen Mian put down the materials she was holding and looked up in surprise, "Di Li? What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to look for a job? Why are you the one interviewing?" Delidar was also surprised, looking around the office environment and asking incredulously, "Do you own this company?"

"You're amazing, Mu Mian!" She rushed over and hugged Chen Mu Mian warmly. "It's been a while since I've seen you, and you've become a big boss!"

"When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me so I could celebrate with you?"

Chen Mian hugged back, her dimples appearing and disappearing, "It's not officially open yet, we've just completed the formalities."

The two sat down again and exchanged pleasantries once more.

Chen Mian then realized that Dilidar had abandoned her child with her parents and run away on her own.

Delidar drooped her eyebrows and complained in a low voice, "You have no idea how exaggerated my parents have become since I had the baby. They always revolve around the child."

“I could hide away for a while when I went to school before, but I’m so annoyed at home lately. If I don’t come out and find a job soon, I’m really going to go crazy.”

Chen Mian didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only hold her hand tightly, trying to transfer her body heat to her.

“But don’t let my parents know about this,” Delidar said, her eyes deep. “I still want them to help me take care of the kids.”

Chen Mian nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, I heard everything today."

"Let me tell you, women really shouldn't have children too early, or your career will be completely ruined."

Even if you overcome all difficulties and recover your health as soon as possible to return to work, your family will still have to ask you to take care of the children.

The answer is always the same: the child is still young and can't be separated from his mother.

Delidar earnestly advised, "Especially you, now that your business is booming, don't easily believe those men's nonsense and have their children, understand?"

Chen Mian nodded obediently. Listening to Dilidar's words and seeing her slightly tired face, she suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

That warm and bright girl seems to still exist in yesterday's memory, but when I opened my eyes again, everything had changed.

Dilidar's grand wedding gave her her first profound experience of the local customs and traditions of Xinjiang.

Surrounded by a group of equally young and handsome men, the groom, full of vigor, deftly mounted his horse to marry his childhood sweetheart.

The bright and playful bride, dressed in a pure white wedding gown, suddenly appeared in front of the groom, smiling as she watched him struggle with a difficult problem.

And then there's the final dance of the wedding banquet, where young couples dance gracefully to beautiful songs.

It was also after that ball that a subtle chemistry developed between her and Ji Yu.

Chen Mian always felt that she had been fortunate enough to witness the most beautiful moment of love.

Unexpectedly, in less than a year, the couple turned into a bitter, resentful pair.

Delidar was such a beautiful woman, both pretty and virtuous. After she got married, everyone who saw her praised her.

With such a good wife at home, Batur still managed to cheat on her while she was pregnant.

Thinking of this, Chen Mian reached out and hugged Dilidar, resting her head on her thin shoulder, her voice slightly choked.

"It's okay, it's all in the past. Your friends and family are the ones who will never betray you."

Chen Mian sniffed. "You're right. Men are all unreliable; not one of them is good."

Upon hearing this, Dilidar's mind flashed to someone's cold, hard face, and she instantly removed Chen Mian's head from her shoulder.

He cupped her cheeks in his hands and said earnestly, "Baby, I'm only saying all this to scold Batur for being a scoundrel, not to make you curse Ji Yu with me, okay?"

She dared not provoke Ji Yu, that cold-faced tiger. If Ji Yu found out that his precious wife had begun to think that no man was any good, she would be finished.

"Honey, you have to believe that your man is still very reliable."

Dilidar spoke sincerely, but seeing that Chen Mianmian remained silent, she could only add, "Anyway, let's not let Ji Yu know what we said today, okay?"

"Okay." Chen Mian nodded obediently. "Then are you coming again? I'll invite you."

"? No more interviews?" Dilidar asked incredulously.

"No need, I'm the boss, I make the decisions."

Chen Mian put on a stern face, trying to pretend to be a cold-blooded capitalist, but she broke down the next second. A bright smile overflowed from her eyes, like a cool sparkling water in summer, playful and cute.

Delidar was the last interviewee of the day, which is why she could so confidently catch up with her friend.

Chen Mian took Dilidar's hand and got up, leading her to see the company's layout.

"We now have three partners who specialize in foreign trade, and we want to sell Xinjiang's good products abroad."

"Finance is a very important position, and it would be the best choice to have a trusted acquaintance in charge of this job."

Fearing that Dilidar might have some reservations, Chen Mian earnestly explained, "So you don't need to worry that I'm taking care of you. Your current major is finance, so you are indeed the most suitable candidate."

"I didn't ask you before because I thought you might be busy with your family's farm and probably wouldn't have time."

Dilidar's eyes were firm. "No, I have time."

"Okay, then let's work hard together from now on!"

…

"Hemula Foreign Trade Company is officially open for business!"

Chen Mian, Maihemuti, and Jalal stood together at the company entrance, picked up their scissors, and cut the red silk ribbon together.

Delidar and other employees stood by, clapping and cheering to celebrate the opening.

Jalal leaned close to Chen Mian's ear and whispered a few words.

After hearing this, Chen Mian couldn't hide the surprise in her eyes, and said excitedly, "Friends, I have some good news to announce!"

"Just now, our company's General Manager Jia signed the first order! A German businessman wants to buy a batch of high-quality cotton from us."

"Oh—a great start! A great start!"

"Mr. Jia is amazing! Mr. Jia is so handsome!"

Jalal clearly enjoyed being surrounded and cheered, waving his hand and saying, "Come on, I'll treat everyone to a meal to celebrate the successful opening!"

"Thank you, Mr. Jia! You look even more handsome now!"

After the company officially opened, all aspects began to operate. Jalal and his former subordinates were contacting customers one by one based on their previous customer lists, persuading them to buy high-quality agricultural products from Xinjiang, China.

Maihemuti is also expanding his farmer reserves, focusing primarily on items that interest foreigners.

Chen Mian was responsible for working with her grandmother to continuously improve the jam recipe.

You asked where Lin Huijun went? She and her husband went to take the adult college entrance examination.

She applied for fashion design, while Chen Yongliang chose Chinese literature.

The moment the two stepped into their respective examination rooms, they attracted countless eyes.

Those who can participate in this kind of exam are usually young people around thirty years old. This is the first time that people in their forties have participated.

If the proctor hadn't reminded them, the other students would still be staring at the two of them.

Fortunately, Chen Mian had anticipated this situation and had given them a heads-up beforehand: "Just treat everyone else like potatoes and cabbages, and focus on finishing your own test papers."

In addition to the basic Chinese, mathematics, and English subjects, the Chinese Literature Department also has to take an extra writing test, where students must write a 1,000-word essay on the theme of "one leaf heralds autumn" within 60 minutes.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Yongliang began to write. His neat and beautiful penmanship appeared on the exam paper, like a magnificent painting slowly unfolding.

The additional test for fashion design majors is even more difficult, requiring candidates to design a garment on the spot within three hours and fix its basic shape on a mannequin using pins.

The theme of the costume is the moon. Within the specified time, the higher the completion rate of the design and costume, the higher the score.

While the others were still pondering how to design their designs to stand out from the crowd, Lin Huijun had already considered the next step.

Drawing design drafts takes time, and finalizing the design also takes time. If you follow the conventional order, by the time you're ready to finalize the design, the fabric you need may have already been taken by someone else.

So she decided to do the opposite: first, observe what fabrics were available, and then quickly conceive a general style in her mind based on the material and color of the fabrics.

After sketching the outline on the draft paper, grab the fabric you need first.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Huijun decided to create a modified version based on the red cheongsam her daughter wore at her engagement party.

This time, she chose a pale yellow color, which better matches the moon theme.

Still sleeveless, this cheongsam is more stylish, with an extremely slender waist that fits snugly against the wooden mannequin.

A few simple Chinese knot buttons were sewn onto the neckline as embellishments.

By continuously stacking pins, beautiful pleats are created on the skirt, and the hem is designed with special tailoring to present a wave-like shape.

It resembles a mermaid's raised fishtail, or the waves surging on the shore.

After Lin Huijun finished her work "Moon Spirit", there was still a full half hour left in the exam.

She circled the mannequin once, deciding to do something more.

A few pieces of white cloth casually tossed on the ground by a nearby examinee caught her attention.

Lin Huijun bent down to pick them up: "Classmate, do you still want these pieces of fabric? If not, can you give them to me?"

"No, no, take it away quickly, don't bother me."

"OK, thanks."

Lin Huijun threaded the needle and quickly sewed the silver-white fabric together. She then pulled the thread tight, and a sleeve flower was finished.

The silver-white floral sleeves adorned the mannequin's arms, resembling two soft clouds surrounding the bright moon, shimmering brilliantly.

"Ring ring—" The bell rang, signaling the end of the exam.

The proctor on the stage finally couldn't contain his curiosity and walked over to Lin Huijun. "Student, what do you usually do for work?"

"Me? I'm a farmer."