"Although the hair ornament business is small, any man or woman in the village can do it as long as they are not lazy. If they can't do it, their income will drop significantly."

"Yes, especially those who have difficulty walking. They can earn the wages of a temporary worker in a month just by sitting there. If our business is bad, they won't be able to find such an easy job to supplement their income."

That's why Gu An'an is willing to help Xiao Wang Village. Although they may have some arguments on a regular basis, they are very united from top to bottom when it comes to important matters that are beneficial to the development of the village.

"If you want to do this business, you need to change the styles in time. That way, I can send some patterns back whenever I have time. But I'm afraid that if we live far away, I might not be able to keep up with the times. So the village also needs to train people in this area. As for inspiration, when we went to the Guangzhou Trade Fair, there were Hong Kong businessmen there, right? They have a lot of fashion magazines. We can buy them from them and then innovate and produce based on those fashion styles. When we sell them, we can also promote them as Hong Kong goods. It's sure to be a success."

"Of course, we can't just copy others. In fact, our village also has talents in this field. For example, Aunt Qiao is very interested in clothing design. We can let people like her come into contact with these new things to stimulate their creativity and cultivate our local talents."

While Gu An'an was speaking, the others simultaneously took out their notebooks to write something down. Fortunately, those who were junior cadres could read a few words, so they were able to write down Gu An'an's meaning verbatim.

"An'an, you're so quick-witted! Right! Old Xiao's garment factory is training some kind of designers now, how come I didn't think of that?"

The village chief had a slight advantage over the others, after all, he had a capable brother-in-law. Since the village developed, their conversations shifted from family to business. However, his mind was still not quick enough, and he always needed someone to give him some pointers before he could understand.

If he's like this, the others are even more so.

At that moment, he even had the idea of ​​nurturing the younger generation, since young people are quick-witted and would be better for the development of the village.

After discussing the hair accessories, the group went on to talk about their other businesses. There were no major problems, but Gu An'an pointed out some minor issues, which they all noted down. They suddenly understood, and it was during these moments that they felt the wages were well worth it. Otherwise, if they took the wrong path, no one would point it out, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

After discussing their business, Gu An'an was about to take the two children back to the village chief's house. As soon as the two children saw the village chief's wife, they started calling out "ah ah" to her and opened their arms to hug her.

The village chief's wife smiled so broadly that wrinkles appeared on her face. "Da Bao and Er Bao, are you missing your great-aunt? Your great-aunt misses you too. Quickly give your great-aunt a hug."

Although they aren't her own grandchildren, she's been taking care of them since she was four months pregnant. Now that both children are three months old, this is the first time they've been separated for so many days. Not to mention the two children, she's called out "Big Baby" and "Second Baby" several times these past few days at home. Luckily, her grandson isn't the jealous type, otherwise she would have had a lot to deal with.

The two children were incredibly well-behaved in her arms, babbling away, and the village chief's wife patiently replied to them. Despite the language barrier, they chatted fluently.

"Village chief, something's happened!"

In the midst of this harmonious atmosphere, a shout rang out from outside the door.

The village chief, who had been standing aside playing with the children, frowned upon hearing this; he hadn't heard such unlucky words in a long time.

Just as he was walking out, the person who was shouting entered the house.

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a panic?"

It was an old acquaintance, Wang Weibing, who had tried to flirt with Gu An'an before. But now, he was terrified of Gu An'an, like a mouse seeing a cat.

"The bald guy owes money from gambling, and people came knocking on his door."

The bald man he was talking about was actually the kind of leper that every village has—someone who is unattractive, from a poor family, and can't even afford to get married, so he starts to indulge himself.

But before, he had no money in his pocket, so even if he went out to cause trouble, he was just a small-time hoodlum. He would steal someone else's egg today and pick someone else's melon the day after tomorrow. Although he was disliked, he had never done anything immoral, so people just ignored him.

But ever since the village started developing industries, Baldy's parents have finally saved up some money through hard work and are thinking of asking someone to find him a wife during the Spring Festival.

The elderly couple were honest people. They thought that no matter if she was a widow or not, as long as she was willing to live a good life with their son and could keep their son in check, they would accept her.

But just when the two had made their plans, the bald guy started gambling instead of learning his lesson!

At first, it was just small-scale gambling, so the couple kept an eye on him, and things were fine for a while. But both of them had to work, so they couldn't keep a constant eye on him. As a result, they neglected him, and the bald man went to the county town to gamble.

"What a troublesome thing!"

The village chief hadn't dealt with such a troublesome matter in a long time, and at this moment he felt like punching someone. He put on his clothes and headed to the bald man's house.

"Sigh, he got carried away after only a few days of good times. I really don't know what to say. It's just tough on his parents."

Gu An'an also remembered the elderly couple. Although they hadn't had much interaction, they looked much older than their peers, perhaps because they were having an unhappy life.

Well, a child's behavior is related to the parents' upbringing. It's one thing for the couple to be a good couple, but it's also certain that they have problems in educating their children.

The more Gu An'an listened to the village chief's wife talk about the details of that family, the more she felt that educating children could not be taken lightly, especially her two children. Although they seemed quite sensible now, they were almost spoiled rotten. If there wasn't someone to play the strict role, they might be spoiled rotten at any time, and then it would be too late.

They listened to other people's business and moved on, then started talking about other things. It wasn't until an hour later that the village chief returned home.

"How's it going? Is it resolved?"

The village chief nodded. "That kid actually owes more than four hundred yuan! His parents have worked hard all year, but they've only managed to save less than two hundred yuan."

"Then what should we do? Do we have to pay this money?"

The village chief nodded. "Those people are very clever. They made Baldy write an IOU a long time ago, and the IOU says that the money was borrowed voluntarily and it wasn't gambling money at all. They definitely won't let Baldy off the hook if he doesn't pay it back."

"The village covered the shortfall for him, and they'll gradually deduct it next year! But I feel like that kid hasn't given up yet!"

This is the most troublesome part. If things really improve, then the money is worth it. But I'm afraid this is just the beginning.

"What? He still wants to gamble? Does he really not want to live like this anymore?"