"It's a pleasure working together," Wen Qing and Ji Yanjun said.

Guo Jian smiled and said, "Then, lunch will be on me."

"Guests are welcome, so please come and have a meal," Wen Qing said.

"I'll come, I'll come, it's on me."

"Let me invite you."

Guo Jian and Wen Qing argued for a while, but when they arrived at the DaMo Hotel, Ji Yanjun took the initiative to pay for the meal in advance.

Guo Jian patted Ji Yanjun on the shoulder: "Brother Ji, I'll treat you when we get to Fucheng."

Ji Yanjun smiled and said, "Okay."

"Please, Mr. Wen," Guo Jian gestured for Wen Qing to enter the private room, treating Wen Qing with great courtesy.

Wen Qing smiled and said, "Please, Mr. Guo."

Wen Qing and Guo Jianxian then entered the private room at the DaMo Hotel, followed by Ji Yanjun and the lawyer.

After the four sat down, they talked mostly about the local customs and differences between Fucheng and Nanzhou.

Guo Jian did most of the talking, occasionally asking Ji Yanjun questions, and Ji Yanjun would give a few concise answers, while Wen Qing and the lawyer listened and smiled.

The meal was quite relaxed, and Wen Qing gained a general understanding of Fu Cheng's situation.

After the meal, Guo Jian needed to visit an old friend, so he left first. Before leaving, he gave Wen Qing his mobile phone number, saying he could call him if needed, and then he departed.

The lawyer finished his task and left, leaving only Wen Qing and Ji Yanjun.

Ji Yanjun turned to Wen Qing and said, "The road to Fucheng is difficult to travel, and the journey will be tiring. If you trust me, you don't have to go. I can..."

Wen Qing didn't want to owe Ji Yanjun a favor, so she said, "It's okay, I'll go by myself."

Ji Yanjun looked up at Wen Qing and said, "Okay, I'll wait for your departure notice."

"Um."

"Then I'll be going now," Ji Yanjun said.

"Goodbye." Wen Qing nodded.

After the two parted ways, Wen Qing went back to Feng Qing Clothing Store first. Since she didn't need to leave for the time being, she didn't talk much with Aunt Xiao and Bao Hong, but focused on talking to Master Yan and Master Wang.

"Five thousand sets of clothes?" Master Yan and Master Wang said in unison.

"Um."

Master Yan pondered for a moment: "Young boss, the clothes can be produced in two shifts, but the shoes will be a bit more difficult."

Wen Qing nodded: "I'll go back to Shuiwan Village and discuss it with the team leader later. If we really can't come out, we can outsource it. In short, we must complete it on time and not delay the delivery."

"Okay, then we have no problem on our end," said Master Yan.

“Yes, no problem,” Master Wang replied.

Wen Qing smiled and said, "That's good. Then I'll head back to Shuiwan Village first."

"Okay, take care, young boss."

Master Yan and Master Wang watched Wen Qing's retreating figure and couldn't help but sigh.

"Five thousand sets of clothes..."

"A few hundred thousand, maybe."

"I could never earn that much money in my entire life."

“I told her back then that Wen Qing was extraordinary and that following her would lead to a very lucrative future.”

"Yes, there are."

"..."

At the same time, Wen Qing was holding an umbrella and wearing rubber shoes, walking along the dirt road towards Shuiwan Village, her steps uneven.

The dirt road was already uneven from being trodden by tractors and trucks, and after the rain, it became a muddy mess with potholes, making it very difficult to walk on.

"Wait, once I make some money in Fucheng this time, I'll fix you up!" Wen Qing said as he walked.

The rain was pouring down, and the surroundings grew colder with each passing moment, but Wen Qing was sweating profusely from exhaustion.

Finally reaching the entrance of Shuiwan Village, Wen Qing stepped into a mud pit and couldn't pull herself out. Exhausted and covered in sweat, she shouted into the village, "Mom! Liangliang! Pengpeng!"

In the end, Wen Liang braved the rain to pull Wen Qing out of the mud and carried her home.

When Wen Qing got home, Yao Shiling brought her hot water and a quilt. After washing her face and feet, Wen Qing snuggled into Yao Shiling's bed and said with a smile, "Mom, our brick house was built pretty fast!"

"With the whole village helping, of course it's fast! If it weren't raining today, we would have already been scattering wedding candies from the roof beams."

Have you bought the wedding candy yet?

"I bought it. I asked the old man at the dealership to bring it back for me from the county town."

"That's good."

Seeing Wen Qing huddled in the quilt, Yao Shiling said, "The rain brings a chill, don't catch a cold. Let me get you another quilt, the filling is all cotton, you paid for it."

"No need, no need to trouble yourself, Mom, please sit down. I have something to tell you."

"What's wrong?" Yao Shiling asked, sitting on the edge of the bed.

Wen Qing recounted the contract signing to Yao Shiling in detail. Yao Shiling asked, "So much money, is it a scam? Wen Qing, we don't need that much money. As long as the family is together and doesn't go hungry, that's enough. You went to such a far place to deliver goods..."

Wen Qing, holding Yao Shiling's arm, said with a grin, "Mom, I want to go. I want to make money, lots and lots of money, so we can live a good life and not be looked down upon by others."

Yao Shiling didn't speak. The Wen family had been poor and looked down upon, so she understood what it felt like to be looked down upon.

"Mom will go with you."

Wen Qing laughed: "What about Liangliang? What about Pengpeng? What about Niu? What about Fengqing Shoe Factory?"

Yao Shiling couldn't answer.

"Don't worry, it's not like I'm going alone."

Next, Yao Shiling asked Wen Qing in detail about the trip to Fucheng, and Wen Qing answered one by one. Wen Qing also mentioned that the company that handled the order was Ji Yanjun's transportation company.

“It’s possible that the delivery person isn’t Ji Yanjun; he doesn’t usually handle this route,” Wen Qing said.

Yao Shiling remained silent for a while, then asked, "Wen Qing, tell Mom the truth, what are you really feeling...?"

“No.” Wen Qing interrupted Yao Shiling: “Mom, I’ve thought it through. Right now, I just want to make money and study hard. If I get into university next year, I’ll go to university.”

Yao Shiling looked at Wen Qing.

Wen Qing laughed: "I want to find someone who is extremely, extremely, extremely good to me," not someone who is extremely, extremely, extremely good to him.

Yao Shiling smiled and said, "Mom believes in you."

"Um."

For many days afterward, Fengqing Clothing Store was booming. In addition to expanding its workforce, Fengqing Shoe Factory and Fengqing Garment Factory opened day and night shifts respectively, partly to supply goods to Fengqing Clothing Store and partly to store goods for Guo Jian in Fucheng.

Everyone was extremely busy.

Of course, Wen Qing was the busiest. In addition to her second-year high school classes, she had to study the third-year high school courses on her own. After returning to Green Garden, she would start drawing, taking measurements, cutting fabric, sewing, and making winter clothes patterns for Master Yan and shoe patterns for the team leader.

Meanwhile, as the weather gradually turned cooler, Wen Qing not only made a cotton-padded coat for herself, but also took the time to make cotton-padded coats for Yao Shiling, Wen Liang, and Wen Peng.

Yao Shiling, Wen Liang, and Wen Peng hadn't worn cotton-padded clothes for many years, and they were overjoyed.

Not only that, Wen Qing thought that winter was coming and many of his employees could not afford cotton-padded clothes and could not afford to get cold. So he sold cotton-padded clothes to his employees at half price and allowed them to pay in installments, deducting one yuan or fifty cents from their wages each month.

This action not only brought jubilation to everyone at Fengqing, who praised Wenqing highly, but also made others look at Fengqing in a new light. Many people wanted to use their connections to get into Fengqing, but Wenqing did not plan to hire anyone for the time being.

At this moment, Wen Qing was sitting in front of the sewing machine making clothes when the phone rang on the table.

Without even thinking, it's obvious that Yao Shiling was the one who made the call.

To facilitate communication, a telephone was installed in each of the following locations: Fengqing Clothing Store, Fengqing Shoe Factory, Fengqing Garment Factory, Green Garden, and Shuiwan Village.

Wen Qing stepped forward and answered the phone: "Mom."

"Big sister, this is Pengpeng. Mom is looking for you." Then Wen Peng handed the phone to Yao Shiling, whose voice came through immediately: "Wen Qing."

"mom."

"Did you know it's snowing outside?"

"I know." In this era, snow falls more frequently and earlier in Nanzhou than in the 21st century.

"Are you cold?" Yao Shiling asked. "Are you having dinner tonight?"

Since they got telephones, Wen Qing told Yao Shiling that making calls was free so that she would call more often. Yao Shiling then started making calls every few days.

It's raining. I'll call Wen Qing.

It's snowing. I'll call Wen Qing.

It's getting cold, so I called Wen Qing too.

Wen Qing then realized that no matter which lifetime she was in, her mother had always cared about her.

Wen Qing felt a warmth in her heart and said with a smile, "Mom, I have three quilts here, so I'm not cold."

"Have you finished your exams?"

"The exam is over, and I'm leaving for Fucheng tomorrow."

"Do you come to Shuiwan Village to pick up shoes?"

"Um."

“Then I’ll wait for you. I’ve made you steamed buns, boiled eggs, and pickled vegetables. Take them with you and eat them on the way.”

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Wen Qing packed some necessities, such as a teacup, a change of clothes, and shoes, as well as her senior year math, English, and geography books! After packing, she found that her backpack was full. Luckily, she was traveling with the group, so she could bring as much as she wanted. Then she packed a few more things.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Ji Yanjun's truck was already waiting at Green Garden.

Ji Yanjun sat in the car and saw Wen Qing carrying bags in both hands. She was wearing a thick cotton coat, but instead of looking bulky, she looked rather cute.

Ji Yanjun hurriedly opened the car door, jumped out, and walked up in a few steps, taking a package in each hand.

Wen Qing looked at him and asked, "Was it you who went to Fucheng?"

Ji Yanjun, carrying two bags, headed towards the truck to leave: "Well, this order of yours is worth over ten thousand yuan, which is no small amount. I wouldn't feel comfortable handing it over to someone else."

Wen Qing didn't say anything more and followed Ji Yanjun to the car. She thought she had brought enough things, but she didn't expect Ji Yanjun to have brought even more. The space behind the front seat was full of blankets, pillows and other items.

Ji Yanjun climbed into the car, stuffed her things inside, then jumped out and said, "Get in."

Wen Qing then climbed into the car by holding onto the door. Ji Yanjun closed the door, walked around the front of the car to the driver's seat, closed the door, and started the car.

Wen Qing then spoke up: "Let's go to the city's shoe factory and get two thousand pairs of shoes first."

"Um."

A short while later, guided by Wen Qing, they arrived at the shoe factory. Wen Qing jumped out of the car, counted the shoes, confirmed that there were two thousand pairs, paid the money, and asked the shoe factory employees to stack the shoes in the truck bed.

Wen Qing and Ji Yan both got back into the car.

Wen Qing said, "Now we're going to Fengqing Clothing Factory in the county town to get five thousand sets of clothes."

"Okay." Ji Yanjun turned the steering wheel and drove towards the county town.

When we arrived at Fengqing Garment Shop, everyone in the shop helped with loading the goods, and the loading was completed very quickly.

Wen Qing gave a series of instructions to Master Yan and Master Wang before getting into the car and telling Ji Yanjun, "There are still three thousand pairs of shoes in Shuiwan Village."

"Okay." Ji Yanjun started the car again and headed towards Shuiwan Village.

It snowed for a while last night, and the dirt road was muddy and full of potholes, so the car wobbled and swayed as it drove.

Ji Yanjun looked ahead and said, "Hold on tight."

Wen Qing responded.

A moment later, the car drove straight to the entrance of Fengqing's second uncle's courtyard, which is now Fengqing Shoe Factory.

The team leader, Yao Shiling, Aunt Wang, Wen Liang, Wen Peng and others knew that Wen Qing was coming to pick up her shoes today, so they all waited at the door.

Wen Qing jumped off the bus, and everyone greeted him warmly:

"Big sister!"

"Wen Qing".

"Wen Qing".

Wen Qing asked with a smile, "Are the shoes ready?"

The team leader replied, "It was prepared and packed last night."

"Alright, let's load it now," Wen Qing said.

"Load it onto the truck!" the team leader shouted, and everyone pitched in to help.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yao Shiling pulled Wen Qing home and brought out a large cloth bag from the main room, saying, "Wen Qing, take this with you. Inside are steamed buns, pickled vegetables, soybean paste, eggs, salted duck eggs, and some dried salted pork shreds that I made. Keep them for you to eat on the road. It's cold now, so they won't spoil even if you leave them for a long time."

"Mom, you usually don't eat this meat and duck eggs, so I won't take them. You and Liangliang and Pengpeng can eat them."

"A poor family should travel with extravagance. Besides, we have electricity and a telephone now, our lives are much better than before. We can eat whatever we want, so take it," Yao Shiling said.

Wen Qing had no choice but to take it.

At the same time, Ji Yanjun got out of the car to help load the goods. As soon as he appeared, Wen Peng shouted, "Ji Yanjun! It's you!"

Wen Peng's shout immediately attracted the attention of the neighbors.

Who is Ji Yanjun?

The man Wen Qing was supposed to marry! Everyone in the village knew about it, and Ji Yanjun's mother and sister had even caused a scene at Feng Qing Garment Factory.

Now the neighbors treat Wen Qing differently. Wen Qing is the best girl in their hearts. After learning about the Ji family's excessive behavior from Feng Qing Clothing, the neighbors now particularly dislike Ji Yanjun.

Ji Yanjun not only noticed it, but also overheard the neighbors' discussion:

"That's Ji Yanjun!"

"Why would Wen Qing need to use his company to pick up goods? His mother and sister are always being unreasonable!"

"Especially his sister bribed people to smear Wen Qing; it was disgusting!"

"His mother isn't a good person either! When she throws a tantrum, she's even worse than Aunt Wang!"