Chapter 282

Ji Wanmei first went to a fabric shop and selected two bolts of fabric to be used to make suits.

Lei Tingjun prefers dark-colored or even black clothes, so Ji Wanmei chose asphalt black fabric.

With a touch of brocade, the finished garment will appear more structured and three-dimensional, with a better texture.

After buying the fabric, Ji Wanmei took a car back to school.

When Zhou Min saw that she had brought back two bolts of cloth, she asked, "Oh, you're... planning to make clothes for your boyfriend yourself?"

"You guessed right." Ji Wanmei has actually been quite busy lately.

However, she tries to make time for tailoring whenever she has a spare moment.

She thought that a grown man should own his own suit so that he can attend formal occasions in the future.

"Your partner is so lucky," her roommates said.

When Ji Wanmei smiled, everyone praised her, saying that it must be wonderful to be her boyfriend. But what they didn't see was what Lei Tingjun had done for her.

Compared to what he did for her, what she did was really insignificant.

But there's no need to tell outsiders about these things.

So Ji Wanmei just smiled and remained silent.

"By the way, Zhou Min, are you free tomorrow? If you are, would you like to come with me to the pedestrian street?"

What could Zhou Min possibly have to do? For the past two semesters, she has spent every weekend studying diligently.

Talent and hard work are often inseparable.

East China University is full of talented people; those who can get in are all top students from their respective local schools.

Zhou Min, however, managed to carve out a path for herself in the highly competitive East China region by putting in twice the effort of others.

When everyone first entered the school in the first semester, the gap in academic performance was not very obvious, but now in the second semester, the gap has gradually widened.

Zhou Min's hard work earned her top grades, making her eligible to apply for scholarships for outstanding students from impoverished families.

She achieved all of this through her own hard work.

She doesn't usually have any social activities; the only ones she does are with Ji Wanmei. Zhou Min put down her book and said, "Okay, tomorrow morning or afternoon?"

Ji Wanmei said, "I can't say for sure. If we go out in the morning, we might be back in half a day, or we might not even finish sightseeing in a whole day."

The next day, as the two of them boarded the bus, Zhou Min learned from Ji Wanmei that Ji Wanmei had come out to look for the store.

"You're planning to open another store in East China?" Zhou Min asked in surprise.

“That’s right.” Ji Wanmei nodded. “I think the timing is about right now.”

She now has over ten thousand yuan in her hands, including the money she saved herself and the money Lei Tingjun gave her.

After thinking about it, Lei Tingjun has already acquired the brick factory and is currently steadily increasing its profits, so it shouldn't require a large amount of money.

Therefore, Ji Wanmei had no worries and invested the money in her new store.

After Luo Chunyan invested in the shop in her hometown of Pingquan County, Ji Wanmei gradually delegated more authority to her, allowing her to manage it entirely.

Ji Wanmei's job is simply to be a shareholder and the boss of the investment.

Having her own career prevents Luo Chunyan from having unrealistic ideas or being misled by despicable people like Liu Yang.

Now that she had some extra money, and since it wouldn't earn much interest in the bank anyway, Ji Wanmei thought it would be better to invest in opening another shop.

In this way, when she graduates in two years and starts her own clothing brand, she can transform these existing well-run stores into her brand's retail outlets.

Ji Wanmei's career planning is indeed far-sighted.

Walking on the streets of Huadong City, you can still feel the bustling and prosperous scene.

Now it's 1989, and we're about to enter the 1990s. Ji Wanmei can clearly feel that there are more and more smiles on people's faces on the streets, and ordinary people's income and consumption are gradually increasing steadily.

This is the eleventh year of reform and opening up, and the people are striving for a moderately prosperous society.

The country is also implementing more and more favorable policies that benefit the nation and its people, enabling more people to seize opportunities and escape poverty and achieve prosperity.

But precisely because of this, it is difficult to find storefronts in bustling provincial capitals and major cities in East China that are struggling to survive and want to rent or transfer their properties.

Ji Wanmei and Zhou Min strolled around the pedestrian street for an hour or two and saw one or two small shops that were being sublet.

However, the shops were either too small, only a few square meters, and couldn't fit any large shelves, or they were located in remote areas with low foot traffic.

After walking for two hours, Ji Wanmei felt her feet were sore. She rubbed her legs and said to Zhou Min, "Let's find a place to sit down, eat something, and rest for a while."

Zhou Min glanced at her and smiled, "I come from the mountains and I'm used to walking mountain paths. This distance is nothing to me."

"It seems we haven't gained anything today," Ji Wanmei said.

They went into a wonton shop and each ordered a bowl of wonton soup.

Zhou Min asked, "You're planning to open another shop. Have you decided what products to sell? You also have your studies at school and things to do at Shuxiutang. Who will look after the shop for you?"

“I’m planning to hire two full-time sales clerks,” Ji Wanmei said.

She certainly doesn't have the time to look after the store herself. She can do everything herself during the initial preparation period, but once the store opens, she'll need to hire sales staff.

"Does that mean all the money you earn each month will go towards paying your store employees' salaries?" Zhou Min asked in astonishment.

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