Qin Xiaoyu drove her own car behind the convoy, while Qi Si drove his own car with the bride. He insisted that Hanhan and Xiaomei drive behind the convoy, with the two children sitting in the back seat.

The hotel was all prepared; they set off firecrackers as soon as the car arrived. Several people crowded at the entrance, asking Qi Si for red envelopes.

Qi Si laughed and scolded as he pushed them aside, first taking Hanhan and Xiaomei down from the ground and giving each of them a large red envelope before it was the others' turn.

"Mine! Mine!" Zhou Yue exclaimed, jumping up and down, so Qi Si had no choice but to give her two.

The officiant was none other than Granny Wang, a woman of exceptional eloquence who spoke with remarkable conviction. The audience felt the two were a match made in heaven; if they hadn't married, tomorrow would have been the end of the world, a truly outrageous act.

After the banquet was over, it was already afternoon. Qin Xiaoyu then took Hanhan and the others home. Zhou Yue didn't have Zhou Xing's car, so she squeezed in with them.

"Godmother, look at how much money is in your red envelope." Zhou Yue took out Hanhan's red envelope as soon as she got in the car, counted it, then put it back, complaining, "You're so stingy! You gave me too little."

"Go ask him for it again," Qin Xiaoyu said, amused.

"I've never heard of him having a girlfriend. How come a fourth sister-in-law suddenly appeared, and she's so young?" Zhou Yue had been curious for a long time, but Qin Xiaoyu was too busy to come home, so she couldn't catch her to ask.

"We're getting married because she's pregnant." Qin Xiaoyu regretted saying it as soon as she finished speaking. Looking in the rearview mirror, she saw Zhou Yue's eyes darken and she looked somewhat forlorn.

With business resuming on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Qin Xiaoyu called her cousin's family, along with Zhou Yue, together for a meeting.

"We were in a trial operation phase initially. Because we opened in a hurry, there were many shortcomings and things were quite chaotic. Please give us any suggestions you may have. We need to keep improving in order to make the store better."

"Xiaoyu, I have a suggestion. Let's open a separate clothing department on the second floor," Zhou Yuexian proposed.

"This is a bit tricky. As you've seen, the current supply is all clothing, just the same old stuff, it's not attractive at all. The good sales are due to two reasons: first, it's Chinese New Year, and everyone has the custom of buying new clothes; second, there's no other choice, so people have to buy." Qin Xiaoyu had considered this problem. She remembered back in the 21st century, when she and her classmates would linger in the streets, even if there were only two or three stores and only a dozen or so clothes.

"If the source of goods is not good, we'll do it ourselves," Zhou Yue said dismissively.

"Sister Xiaoyue, you're so smart! It's settled then. Move the clothing department to the second floor and let Sister Xiaoyue take charge. You sisters-in-law will still be in charge of the general merchandise and hardware stores downstairs. Also, Fengqin is taking the college entrance exam this year, so don't keep taking up her time. Let her focus on her studies and don't come down to help."

When her cousin-in-law heard this, she laughed. Actually, she really didn't want to be with Zhou Yue. This young lady always made exorbitant demands and took too big a step, which she couldn't keep up with.

Qin Xiaoyu sensed a business opportunity in Zhou Yue's words. To be honest, Zhou Yue wasn't particularly clever, but her upbringing was different from others, which unknowingly honed her extraordinary insight.

She felt that what was easy for her was something others wouldn't even dare to think about, but the business world needed this kind of bold and daring spirit to carve out a new path.

On the morning of the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Qin Xiaoyu took Zhou Yue to Master Xu's shop, firstly to pay her respects for the New Year, and secondly to discuss cooperation.

"Master Xu, let me speak from the heart. You're getting older every day, and working like this year after year is taking a toll on your health. You need to rest properly. There's no end to the work. Your skills are only suitable for high-end custom orders, but you can easily handle regular jobs." Qin Xiaoyu flattered and praised him, and Master Xu, who had initially shown no interest in cooperating, was now wavering.

"It's true that I'm tired. My cervical spine isn't very good, but I have high standards. I look down on the work of others. Not to mention, the apprentices I've taken on are all not up to par. Sigh." Master Xu sighed.

"Master Xu, let me share my limited knowledge. Clothing may seem like just cutting and sewing, but it's not. It's an art, and talent plays a part. You can't judge others by your own standards. You have talent, but they don't." Qin Xiaoyu smiled sweetly.

"Little Qin, what a mouth you have! What did you just say about cooperation? I didn't understand, tell me again." Master Xu was completely won over.

Qin Xiaoyu's cooperation plan involves Zhou Yue opening a clothing factory, with Master Xu only responsible for finalizing the designs and creating samples, while the workers handle mass production. This allows for flexible modifications based on market demands and enables large-scale production when sales are strong.

"Shall we give it a try?" Master Xu began to consider his compensation.

“Master Xu, you don’t necessarily have to provide the sample. We can do it the same way as before. I or Xiaoyue will draw the design, and you can make a sample. The rest can be left to the factory. Even though you’re only making one garment, your wages won’t be calculated per garment. Instead, you’ll get a commission based on the sales volume of this style in the future. The more you sell, the more you’ll earn. And you’ll get a commission every time the garment is produced again. Does that sound reasonable?”

"Wow, that's great! It means I might get paid even if I don't do anything?"

"Yes, that's the idea. So that you can enjoy your retirement in the future. If you're happy, you can accept some high-end custom orders. Some of our old customers are not people we can just cut off from. But we shouldn't accept orders from the general public. What do you think?"

"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say!" Master Xu had always trusted Qin Xiaoyu. He was a businessman, after all, and possessed the shrewdness unique to southerners. He had seen Qin Xiaoyu's journey all along; this young woman was intelligent, and he wouldn't lose out by working with her. Moreover, she was a loyal person who wouldn't mistreat herself, as evidenced by the fact that she had given the hairdressing school to her master.

On the way home, Zhou Yue kept talking excitedly.

"We want to build a huge clothing store, even bigger than the Baoli Shopping Mall in the provincial capital!"

"Sister Xiaoyue, this isn't as simple as you think. I've inquired around. There are only two garment factories in the city. One mainly produces work clothes, school uniforms, and the like. Because it always has fixed orders, it's doing well, so we can't mess with that one. The other children's clothing factory isn't so lucky. It follows the market completely, can't innovate, and its technology is outdated, so sales are poor, and it's facing shutdown. We can go and talk to them." Qin Xiaoyu's work ability left Zhou Yue speechless. She had already investigated and clarified things as soon as there was any progress on this side.

"Little Fish, just tell me what you need me to do."

"Go to the library and borrow some books on clothing tailoring, and some fashion magazines. If you want to work in this industry, you can't just manage people without knowing anything. You need to be able to manage your subordinates effectively. You need to learn a lot, but don't be too happy too soon. You can't complain about the hardships either; this is the choice you made."

Zhou Yue was really obedient. The next day, she brought back a bunch of books and bought a new sewing machine. After practicing for a few days, she went and bought several meters of fabric, chasing after her younger sister to take her measurements, saying she wanted to make her new clothes.