Chapter 269 Ding Guo asked Lu Wenming to have another little talk in Yangcheng...

Song Yuling twisted her husband's waist and whispered, "You've been there three times, but you didn't even take our dad out for a walk or take a picture as a souvenir."

Ding Dayong touched his nose and smiled awkwardly. He really didn't expect that a few photos would cost a lot of money. He just couldn't think of this.

When he got there, he would look for his subordinates, deliver the goods, collect the money and leave, his mind full of thinking about how much money he had earned. When he got back, he would keep an eye on which product to speed up the progress, and he would stare at the pattern making of autumn clothes, and completely forgot to bring his father for a shopping trip.

Ding Zhicheng looked over and over at the pile of photos in his hand, group photos, photos of the old woman and Guoguo, photos with Dalin, and individual photos.

That's so envious.

Then he looked up at his eldest son and muttered quietly, "You little brat, you're just not as considerate as a girl."

Peng Guihua knew that the old man had gone three times but got nothing except the goods, so she was very happy. Guoguo also took us to eat several kinds of local dishes and cakes..."

Just like the food in Yangcheng, she also found it somewhat difficult to get used to the food in Haishi. But even though she was not used to it, it did broaden her horizons.

Their trip was like their old man had to go there ten times.

In order to make up for his carelessness, Ding Dayong took his family on another tour around the capital and bought a lot of things.

His eldest nephew and niece also took the opportunity to 'hitch a ride' and went out for some fun with their uncle, grandma and grandpa, and gained a lot of toys, new clothes and new shoes.

While having fun, it also did not stop us from arranging new autumn clothes for our regular partners here.

The business in Shanghai has not been interrupted. After a long period of cooperation, they have several fixed subordinates who trust them. When they need goods, they just remit the money to Lu Wenming and Lu Wenming will ship the goods to them.

It was autumn harvest time in their hometown and Dalin was preparing to go to school. Ding Zhicheng took his son away, and Peng Guihua stayed to continue taking care of her daughter-in-law who was about to give birth.

Song Yuling was about to give birth and was preparing to pack up and return to her own home.

No matter what, I can't stay with my elder sister-in-law for the confinement period.

Peng Guihua instructed the old man to go back and ask the captain to write two more blank letters of introduction and send them over.

It is difficult to ask for leave for the autumn harvest, but the team will generally approve such special circumstances.

Knowing that her father-in-law was going back, Shao Xunping came back, had a meal with her in-laws, bought a lot of things, and also bought some baby clothes and milk powder for Song Yuling.

She felt very sorry.

Pei Zhengzhong participated in a confidential research and development mission some time ago. He is no longer in the capital and will not return until the project is completed.

Although Shao Xunping did not attend the event with her husband, she has been very busy at work recently and has not had much time to come back.

As a mother-in-law, she did not provide much help to the families of her eldest son and youngest son.

The eldest daughter-in-law is with her husband. The couple works in the same unit, goes to work together, goes home together, and takes care of the children and manages their small home together.

When it comes to his youngest son, Pei Che has no time to take care of his own family as he takes care of everyone else.

There has been some unrest in the south lately, and Pei Che has been participating in a secret training session, so he has been busy and has not been seen since.

This family is entirely supported by my young daughter-in-law.

So even though Peng Guihua came here mainly to take care of Yuling, Guoguo felt supported by having an elder from her mother's family staying here, and she was very grateful.

After seeing off his third uncle and Dalin, who had a pile of study materials, Ding Guo called Dazhu and Su Dongshan to a meeting to talk about the organization of the summer tutoring class that had just ended.

Ding Guo instructed the two: "Follow up and visit them again after a while, and keep a record of the latest test scores of the students who attended the cram school. The improvement in their scores will be our promotional point for the next enrollment."

The two smiled and nodded: "We will keep a close eye on it."

They also followed up with the college entrance examination cram school before the summer vacation, and the results were very good. When the summer vacation class was held, some people came to ask about the college entrance examination review class next year.

Ding Guo added some more management details and the meeting ended.

Before school started, Ding Guo, Dayong and Mosquito went to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to apply for a business license.

The document was issued at the beginning of the year, but the Industrial and Commercial Bureau has not yet worked out the relevant handling procedures and operating details. However, in response to the country's call, individual vendors are no longer suppressed and punished, and a large number of mobile stalls have been added to the streets this year.

There was some progress this time. The Industrial and Commercial Bureau wrote them a list and asked them to prepare the materials and submit them according to the list.

In addition to Ding Guo and others, there were also other people who came to consult about the application for business licenses. From what I heard, they were consulting about the relevant procedures for opening a restaurant.

Ding Guo and his team applied for one license related to clothing wholesale and one license for individual clothing retail.

The staff at the Industry and Commerce Bureau were quite friendly, but they just scratched their heads when they looked at their application projects.

Individual clothing business owners should be able to pass, that is, open a clothing store.

Wholesale projects...are not included in the temporarily prepared business list and require discussion and research in a meeting.

Song Chengli also faced a problem that required a meeting to discuss, namely private education training classes.

He knew that Ding Guo's cousin had set up a training class which was quite popular, but it involved the commercialization of education and there was no precedent for this in China. However, he was very optimistic about the prospects of this model and its development.

In response to Ding Guo's consultation, he also asked her to wait.

The next step is to wait, and then visit the Industrial and Commercial Bureau from time to time to ask about the latest progress.

During this period, Ding Guo continued to balance his studies and career.

In the midst of busyness, the first grandson of the third branch of the Ding family was born. He was a fat boy weighing more than six kilograms and was named Ding Rui.

Ding Guo went to see his little nephew and generously gave his sister-in-law a big red envelope.

After winter came, Pei Che, who had disappeared for a while, came back.

However, this time it was not a reunion, but a new separation.

Pei Che was seconded back to his original unit.

Ding Guo's heart suddenly sank: "Over there..."

Pei Che smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm just a little restless. I'll go over and help lead the troops in training."

He downplayed it because he didn't want his wife to worry too much.

But who knew that Ding Guo, not to mention knowing more details of the situation over there, at least knew a little about the actual situation over there. It wouldn't be long before a counterattack would break out on the border that would last for several years.

Ding Guo's eyes were sore.

But this is Pei Che's mission, and also the mission of countless soldiers.

It was just that before Pei Che officially set off, he tried his best to make some snacks for him that were easy to carry with him, had a long shelf life, and could replenish his physical strength.

He made Pei Che a cup of chrysanthemum tea, added some unused Dali pills, and watched him drink it.

"Haozi, do you still have the jade pendants that Dabao and Xiaobao have?"

Ding Guo would not stop Pei Che, but like all military families, she hoped that her family would be safe.

Haozi said after a while: "The props with space will not be issued anymore. However, there is a prop called 'Amulet' that can ensure safety. The host can see the entity when using it for himself, and there is no time limit. But when it is used on others, the wearer cannot see the existence of the prop, and there is a time limit of two years. The price is 150,000 internal consumption value!"

Ding Guo bought one without hesitation and put it around Pei Che's neck while fixing his collar.

Pei Che was unaware of this and just glanced at his wife with some suspicion.

He had felt the change in his strength in the past few years. It happened after he got together with his wife. Although the change was minimal, Pei Che still noticed the difference over a long period of time.

And now his strength seems to have increased again, and this increase is very obvious compared to the previous changes.

Ding Guo certainly knew that the amount of the powerful pills given this time was large, and Pei Che could sense the changes, but when she thought that he might go to the front line, she was too worried to care about that.

Strength cannot stop bullets, but it is a good aid when encountering close combat or running.

She didn't even plan to explain to Pei Che after he discovered something unusual, and she just didn't know when asked.

But Pei Che didn't ask.

It's not that he didn't notice something unusual about his wife, especially when he traveled back and forth between two places last year to help Ding Guo get a certificate of abandonment. Although some of his guesses were very...superstitious, he just felt that the Ding Guo he got to know from both sides was very different from the Ding Guo he knew, the difference was so big that it seemed as if they were two different people.

Think again about Guoguo’s strength and Dayong’s power.

Dazhu, Dalin, and Uncle and Auntie are not that strong.

According to his understanding, Ding Zhigang, Yue Hongmei and Ding Jianguo did not have such great strength.

Combined with the changes in himself, Pei Che was certain that it was related to Guo Guo.

No matter how much doubt he had, he never asked. He just wanted to know that this was his wife, and that she made him change for his own good. Everything else... even if it was really related to unimaginable superstition, was not important.

"Wife, wife!"

Pei Che held her in his arms, gathering his suddenly increased strength, making the two of them fit tightly together, greedily feeling the warmth of his wife's body.

"Guoguo, thank you for your hard work in supporting and taking care of our small family!" He shifted his gaze to the side and looked at his son and daughter who were sleeping soundly on the kang, his eyes full of reluctance.

Ding Guo rubbed his hands on Pei Che's clothes and wiped away the tears from his eyes: "I'm not tired, but when you go to the south, whether it's training or... you must pay attention to safety."

Pei Che retracted his gaze and kissed Ding Guo on the forehead: "Don't worry, I will!"

Shao Xunping came back with her son, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law and Dayong's family, and went to the compound to have a meal with the old man and his daughter's family. Pei Che then set off.

Peng Guihua had been staying here, taking turns with Wu Fang to look after the children. She knew Pei Che would be temporarily transferred to the south, and she didn't know the situation over there. She just sighed that being a military wife was really not easy.

When Pei Che was in the capital, the couple didn't see each other often. Now that they were in the south, they saw each other even less often.

Ding Guo didn't tell this to his Third Aunt, for fear that she would be frightened.

After Pei Che left, he kept in touch with his family by phone once a week. This frequency continued until the end of the year, when it was changed to half a month or twenty days.

With the amulet, although Ding Guo was worried, she did not let herself be completely worried. She was still busy with her own things, and very busy.

The individual business license they applied for earlier was approved, but the wholesale license was not, but that did not affect their wholesale business.

He chose a shop, hung up a batch of clothes, hired two sales clerks, and also took care of the military wives. He asked the old man to help find people, and Ding Guo gave them a simple training and then they started working directly. Business was pretty good.

However, the bulk of their money comes from wholesale.

The pie of Sijiu City is very big. Their own store plus a few fixed downstream customers will not create much competition even if they sell similar clothes.

After all, their clothing styles change very quickly, so people won’t get aesthetically fatigued.

At the end of March of the following year, the family gathered together again, this time to see the old man off.

The old man is also leaving for the south.

There are more than one veteran of the same age as the old man. There are also several veterans from other military regions who went there to take command.

This also means that the situation there is not optimistic.

Ding Guo spent her internal energy to quietly give the old man an amulet, and asked the old man to help her quietly and anonymously donate 150,000 yuan worth of military supplies. Although it was a drop in the bucket, it was all the liquid funds she could take out.

The old man knew that his granddaughter-in-law had earned a lot in the past two years, but he was still shocked that she could come up with such a large amount of money all of a sudden.

"With so much donation at once, can your business survive?"

Ding Guo: "Yes, we have invested all the money we should. We can recover some of the funds by selling this batch of goods."

The old man was touched and relieved: "If you can't make ends meet, tell your mother that we still have some money at home, use it first." He then asked, "Has the wholesale license you mentioned not been approved yet?"

Ding Guo smiled and said, “It’s coming down!”

The second business license took a little longer to obtain, but the Industrial and Commercial Bureau still approved it. The address used was the shop in Xidan, but because the goods were sold so quickly, there is no squeezed inventory there for the time being.

Since the beginning of winter last year, they no longer have to go out to deliver the goods after they arrive. Several regular partners go to the shop to pick up the goods.

Brother Leopard, who had previously severed cooperation with them, came over and somewhat embarrassedly proposed to resume cooperation.

When it comes to making money, Ding Guo and his friends won't be stubborn and hold back. As long as they can make money, why can't they be with a partner who they have separated from for a short time and then reunited with?

Besides, Brother Bao has a lot of people under him and the shipping speed is not slow. Only a fool would not make money.

Did Leopard make money when he was working alone? Of course he did.

But he found that the clothes he brought from the south were far less popular than a brand called "Feiyue".

Although the clothes they import are shipped at a fairly fast speed, their profits are never high.

Brother Bao didn’t know there was a method of determining the grade. Ding Guo had certain requirements for the workmanship and style of clothing from the very beginning of product selection.

Brother Bao and his friends are different. In the past, they bought cheap clothes in bulk with popular styles. Although they have the advantage of not having to pay for them when they come back to sell them, they can't raise the price.

He secretly inquired about Feiyue's supply channels, but it turned out that there was no channel at all. There was not a single Feiyue piece of clothing in the market there.

It was not until the second half of last year that I finally found out that this brand called "Feiyue" was actually created by Mosquito and her partner. They designed the clothing designs themselves and found factories to make them.

Brother Leopard was shocked by the ability and luck of his former subordinate, but he was too embarrassed to look back, so he didn't come over for a long time.

Later, when I saw that this brand of clothes had one style after another, each one was beautiful and popular, I could no longer sit still.

After some thought, he gritted his teeth and brought two bottles of Moutai to visit Ding Guo.

Ding Guo confiscated their Moutai, but he didn't show any unhappiness on his face. He greeted them with a smile, as if Brother Bao had never left. He discussed cooperation in a businesslike manner, signed the contract, collected money and delivered the goods.

The contract was signed to unify the retail price, and Dingguo has been very strict in this regard in recent years.

There were people playing tricks in the middle. Ding Guo and the others didn't know about it, but when they found out something, Mosquito went out to find people and find out who broke the rules, and then canceled the cooperation directly.

Before coming, Brother Leopard was prepared to be ridiculed, but he didn't expect others to be so nice. He immediately felt ashamed and gave Ding Guo and others a thumbs up for their magnanimity.

It was right not to compete with Brother Leopard!

After getting the goods from her, Brother Bao took his brothers to the neighboring province to open up new markets on his own.

Although the cake of Sijiu City is very big, Ding Guo and his subordinates cannot spread the goods evenly, but Brother Bao still chose other markets and created good news one after another.

Ding Guo asked Lu Wenming to negotiate another small factory in Yangcheng to expand the processing scale.

As for setting up a factory, don't be in a hurry. Make plans after you have a solid foundation.

This year is destined to be a year of full development in all aspects.

Aunt Qiao came back from outside and excitedly told Ding Guo as if she had discovered some new world: There is a private restaurant in the alley!

I was very moved: "Oh my, this is really open, private individuals can actually open restaurants, and they have even been approved for licenses, so they are not afraid of being checked!"

Aunt Qiao was not so excited when Ding Guo opened a clothing store. When she learned that the first approved private restaurant appeared in the capital, Aunt Qiao felt extremely novel.

Upon hearing the news, Ding Guo was stunned.

Last year I met someone who went to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to apply to open a private restaurant. I didn’t expect it to take longer than their wholesale qualification. How could it be approved?

Ding Guo smiled and looked at Aunt Qiao and Wang Chunhua: "Now the policy is good, if you are willing to do some small business, go and try it."

This year, she plans to send the two children to daycare. Although they still need someone to pick them up and take care of them, Ding Guo has no intention of trapping Aunt Qiao and Wang Chunhua. If the two of them also want to start their own small business, she can just hire new people.

Aunt Qiao shook her head repeatedly: "I won't consider it. I don't have the skills, and I'm not that kind of material."

Ding Guo smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. Aunt Qiao, you're a pretty good cook. If you don't dare take a big step, you can try setting up a snack stand first."

Perhaps people are always in awe of roads they have never walked before. Even though Aunt Qiao has Ding Guo and Yu Shaofen as influences, when it comes to herself, she still retreats again and again, lacking the confidence to take a step forward. She just smiles and waves her hands: "No, no, I can't do it!"

Wang Chunhua was somewhat tempted, but she didn't plan to act immediately and said she needed to think about it.

Doing small business...

Watching Guoguo and the others' struggles over the past few years, as a bystander, she sometimes felt worried for them and sometimes felt her blood boiling, but she still didn't have the courage to try it.

The atmosphere is getting better and better now, and the country recognizes self-employed individuals. Can she also give it a try?

Just do something?

Aunt Qiao is also a good cook, and she can't compare to her in this respect.

What will she do?

How about buying some clothes in bulk from Guoguo and selling them?

Wang Chunhua felt that she should think about it carefully and go back to discuss it with her husband.

Don't rush to conclusions!

Ding Guo was just making a suggestion. Whether or not they are willing to take the step forward depends on Aunt Qiao and Sister Chunhua themselves.

Uncle San called from his hometown, his voice trembling with excitement: "Guoguo, Uncle San has something to ask you. Some brigades in our county have distributed land to members. It's called "distributing land to households". Some people in our village heard about it and started to make trouble in the brigade, asking the village to distribute the land as well. Do you know this policy? What is this policy like?"