Chapter 280 Mother-Daughter Confrontation

The reason why the brigade and village committee offices are in Xing'an Mountains is because this place is well connected. Several nearby villages are centered on Xing'an Mountains. If you want to go to the county, you have to pass through Xing'an Mountains and then through Junling before you can get to the national highway to the county seat.

Gao Mingcheng stopped at the Greater Khingan Range, and the passengers in his car got off one after another, thanked him, and went back to their villages.

Gao Mingcheng came to Gao Shouwang's garment workshop again. This time, because a window was open, the smell inside was not so stuffy.

Standing outside the door, Gao Mingcheng could hear the sound of sewing machines working. The female workers in the factory were all working with their heads down.

Their salary is not paid monthly but piece-rate, so everyone works very hard to make money.

Dong Feixia was responsible for pattern making and cutting. As an experienced tailor, she knew how to cut in order to save more fabric. The cut fabric was handed over to the female workers, who would splice and sew it together.

This assembly line-like division of labor and cooperation has greatly improved efficiency.

"Mingcheng is here! How is the business in your clothing store?" Seeing Gao Mingcheng coming, Gao Shouwang, who was busy, immediately walked towards him. Even Dong Feixia, who was cutting cloth, put down the scissors in her hand and looked at Gao Mingcheng.

After their workshop was established, they recruited more and more female workers. Some people with connections introduced by the village committee and the brigade also stayed. Fortunately, most of the girls are indeed dexterous and can start with the simplest jobs after training.

During this period, the clothes made in the workshop were also sold one after another, but these were just small businesses. What Gao Shouwang and his wife valued most was the clothing store opened by Gao Mingcheng.

You have to know that in order to control the quality, the fabrics they get from the textile factories are all very expensive, and the clothing patterns are also imitations of the Guangzhou products. Not to say they surpass them, but at least they are not too different. When the two are put together, people with average eyesight can't tell the difference.

Having paid so much, it's time to test the market.

Under the gaze of the two, Gao Mingcheng smiled and told them about the clothing store's sales in the past three days, and then took out some cash.

"Uncle Shouwang, I'll give you a payment for the goods first, and I'll give you the rest after the clothing store turns around." Gao Mingcheng said with a smile and handed the money to Gao Shouwang.

When Gao Shouwang saw the stack of money, his eyes turned slightly red.

He took the money and was excited.

He looked at his wife Dong Feixia, who was also excited, and they smiled at each other. At this moment, they saw a future and hope.

Next, Gao Mingcheng explained to them in detail which styles were selling well and which styles were not popular, so that they could adjust production in time.

Dong Feixia listened carefully and nodded frequently. She was in charge of the quality of the clothes, while Gao Shouwang was responsible for other miscellaneous management matters.

"How many red printed cotton coats and woolen coats do you have left? I'll take some more to the county, and some thin sweaters as well." Gao Mingcheng said, and Gao Shouwang wrote down the goods he wanted first.

The garment workshop is currently rather simple, with only twenty or thirty sewing machines and no large knitting machines. Fortunately, the girls in the country are also very dexterous, and there are some people in every village who are good at knitting sweaters. Long before, Gao Shouwang found a lot of people with samples and asked them to knit sweaters according to the samples.

Pure manual knitting is slow, but it is more comfortable than machine knitting. There are no seams inside and it fits better.

But the disadvantages are also obvious. Some complex patterns are difficult to weave.

"Okay, I'll go to each village to collect the ready-made clothes later." Gao Shouwang nodded in agreement and prepared to ride his bicycle to visit the surrounding villages.

"Okay, you arrange these, I'll come around three in the afternoon."

After explaining everything, Gao Mingcheng drove the tractor and prepared to return to Gaojia Village.

He hadn't been home for a few days. Although there wasn't much change at home, it seemed deserted. The two dogs became unusually close to him when they saw him.

"Heihu, Jingling, I will take you to visit the county later!" Gao Mingcheng touched the dog's head and promised. There is no rule that prohibits keeping dogs in the city now. There are few people keeping dogs in the county center, mainly because the housing problem is not suitable for keeping dogs. In the villages near the suburbs, there are more people keeping dogs.

As if they understood, the two dogs barked unusually excitedly.

"Let's go to the old village and play with your brothers!" Gao Mingcheng smiled and trotted with the two dogs.

He was the only one at home, and the kitchen was empty. He didn't want to cause any trouble, so he decided to go to his grandmother's house for a meal.

The dog at Gao Zhuang's house is not small anymore. It usually comes to play with Heihu and the others. They are all very well-behaved dogs.

When he arrived at Gao Zhuang's house, Gao Mingcheng felt that he might have come at an inopportune time because He Xiuman's mother was there.

Standing outside the door, he looked around and found that only her mother was there, and he did not see He Xiuman's brothers and sisters.

He Xiuman's mother's eyes were red and swollen, as if she had just cried.

"Gao Zhuang, they say a son-in-law is half his son. Your father-in-law was beaten, you can't just sit there and do nothing!" He's mother begged, but Gao Zhuang's face was full of resistance.

Gao Zhuang doesn't like fighting because he is thinner and less strong than others. He has been bullied since he was a child and it was all thanks to Gao Mingcheng who protected him. After that, when he followed Gao Mingcheng, no one dared to provoke him, but he never provoked others either.

This time, He's mother came over and asked him to go to He Xiuman's parents' house to fight. He suddenly felt a little panicked.

The grandmother also looked heavy-hearted and unhappy.

Knowing that it would be difficult for her grandson to refuse, she said, "Mother-in-law, if it was something else, I would have asked Gao Zhuang to help me, but this matter... your family was not in the right, so just let it go."

When He's mother heard this, she was furious and immediately started to throw a tantrum: "What are you talking about? His father-in-law was beaten up and he didn't show up. What kind of man is he? Gao Zhuang, you can't fight, but don't you still have that brother who can fight? Go call Gao Mingcheng over. With him here, he will definitely beat the Liu family half to death!"

Gao Zhuang was silent at first, but when he heard that Gao Mingcheng was involved, he immediately said, "Impossible!"

If his father-in-law was right, then it would be fine to ask Gao Mingcheng for help, but he was not right, and Gao Mingcheng was still busy with the clothing store in the county. How could Gao Zhuang ask Gao Mingcheng to get involved in this mess!

"Mom! Dad was wrong in this matter! My brother got into trouble outside and it would have been fine if he was just beaten up, but Dad insisted on beating up that other kid. Now, that kid's father is beating him back!" He Xiuman said unhappily.

Her parents favor boys over girls, so they take their younger brother very seriously. A few days ago, the younger brother snatched a picture book from another child and was beaten up by the child. This was seen by her father, who rushed over and beat up the child without saying a word.

This was a big deal and triggered a fight between the two families, and her father ended up suffering the loss and not winning.

That’s right, her father is the only middle-aged man in her family, while the other party has three middle-aged men!

This time, her mother came to ask for help and wanted to call Gao Zhuang and Gao Mingcheng to beat the other person over.

But Gao Zhuang and He Xiuman disagreed with this.

She felt ashamed.

Gao Mingcheng had already stepped half a foot in, but when he heard these words, he was in a dilemma for a moment.

"You unfilial daughter, do you want your father to be beaten to death? Oh, why did I give birth to such an unfilial daughter! I don't want to live anymore!" He's mother immediately started to sing and act like she was going to commit suicide by hitting her head against the wall.

This scene instantly frightened Xi Nainai and Gao Zhuang, who had simple interpersonal relationships and had never experienced any major storms. The two of them hurriedly tried to stop He's mother from hitting her head against the wall.

Just when Gao Mingcheng decided to go in, He Xiuman suddenly cried out in pain.

"Ouch, my stomach hurts, Gao Zhuang, it's terrible, my stomach hurts so much! I can't stand, please support me!"

"Xiuman, are you okay? Do you want me to go to the health center to call a doctor?" Gao Zhuang panicked and hurriedly supported the staggering He Xiuman.

He Xiuman frowned in pain, her face looking weak, and it looked like there was indeed a big problem.

Grandma Xi no longer tried to stop He's mother. At this moment, her heart and eyes were filled with only He Xiuman's safety. As soon as she let go, He's mother was stunned and didn't dare to continue banging her head against the wall.

Because she knew that if she dared to crash into him, no one would stop her!

It’s not like you’ve really lived enough, so who would want to die?

He's mother calmly stopped banging her head against the wall and instead looked at He Xiuman suspiciously. Could it be that her daughter was pretending?

But it looked like He Xiuman was in great pain, and she held her big belly tightly with both hands. Most of her body was leaning on Gao Zhuang, and she said in a thin voice, "Okay, go call a doctor, I'm in so much pain."

When He's mother heard this, her doubts disappeared and she just thought it was too coincidental.

But her daughter was pregnant and now had stomachache, so she couldn't go ahead with her next plan.

Oh, bad luck!

(End of this chapter)