Song Wenyin had originally wanted to give Huang Wanshu a job for Huang Wanzhen's sake. After all, she was her friend and partner's sister, and she was afraid Huang Wanzhen would be embarrassed to ask, so she thought about taking the initiative to help Huang Wanzhen solve the problem. But after hearing what Huang Wanzhen said, Song Wenyin thought about it and decided to just ignore it.

"If you also think Li Chunhua is suitable, then we will send her to Shanghai!"

Huang Wanzhen shook her head. "No, although Li Chunhua is indeed quite good, one must be cautious. Li Chunhua is a local and has many relatives and clansmen nearby. The cost of lacemaking is low, and with a little money, she can set up a business. Once she learns it, if her relatives and clansmen take a fancy to it, even if she initially refuses to teach the skills, she will be coaxed and persuaded by them for a long time, and even a saint will be unable to bear it."

When Song Wenyin heard this, she realized that it made sense. It was a bit risky to send Li Chunhua to learn technology, and then she started thinking about other candidates.

Before Song Wenyin could figure it out, Huang Wanzhen spoke first, "Let Xiulan go, and let Li Chunhua take over Xiulan's accounting work."

Song Wenyin looked up at Huang Wanzhen and asked, "Is she the only one?"

Huang Wanzhen nodded. "I'll take her there. Xiuzhu submitted her accounts a few days ago. Business in Shanghai seems to be picking up. I'll go take a look and see if there's anything that needs to be adjusted while taking advantage of this momentum."

"Also, Hongying's older cousin Hongye also embroiders lace. She's a divorced woman. I'll ask her if she's willing to come to Beijing to develop her career. If she's willing, I'll let her and Xiulan become lace embroiderers together. If she doesn't want to come, I'll go to Suzhou and find someone."

After the two of them had discussed the matter, Huang Wanzhen brought up the topic of furs. "The owner of the shop where we bought the yarn also sells furs. I've checked them out, and the quality is pretty good. I have some connections with the owner, so I can get him a very cheap price. When you have time, go take a look, pick out some good furs, and tell me about them."

Song Wenyin really admired Huang Wanzhen. Thanks to Huang Wanzhen's foresight, she had stocked up a large amount of supplies in the shop. After the prices in the market doubled, other shops had to raise prices due to rising costs. However, their Buteford Company did not have to face the cost problem. They put forward the slogan of no price increase for all products in the store. Not only did they retain old customers, but they also won a good reputation in the city for creating "patriotic and affordable styles".

After this battle is over, their company will definitely reach a higher level.

Unexpectedly, at a time when prices are soaring, she still has a way to get high-quality and inexpensive materials. "That's great! I'll definitely pick more. It's getting colder and colder, and it won't be long before the ladies in the city will be wearing fur. I have to design a few more fur coats in advance."

At this point, Huang Wanzhen remembered what Mrs. Tao had said about shipping a fur coat to her second uncle Dong's family in Shanghai. She wondered how it sold. "Are fur coats popular in Shanghai?"

Song Wenyin smiled and glanced at Huang Wanzhen. "Remove that 'ma'. Beijing may be the imperial city, but Shanghai still has more wealthy people. There are more foreigners and businessmen there. Which woman in the family can escape the temptation of fur?"

Huang Wanzhen nodded thoughtfully.

After the matter was settled, Huang Wanzhen was busy handing over her work. Gao Zhixiang learned that she was going to Shanghai on a business trip and wanted to go back with her to see his mother, but Huang Wanzhen rejected it outright. She said that he was not needed on the business trip and asked him to manage the shop in Beijing well. When she came back, if he wanted to go back, she would approve his leave.

Secondly, she asked Xiao Shitou, Li Chunhua and Xiuqing to keep a good record of the accounts and check them when she came back.

Huang Wanzhen also took the time to go to Xidan and bought a fox skin, a mink skin and two rabbit skins from Tao's shop.

This time Song Wenyin will not go with them, as she will stay in Beijing. Also, it is not easy to ask for leave from Miss Green. Now they are all in their third year of high school. Miss Green asked the students in the class one by one and counted the number of people who want to go to college. Song Wenyin and Huang Wanzhen both signed up. Huang Wanzhen has very good grades and is an outstanding student of Beiman Girls' High School. Miss Green plans to recommend her to Yenching University, but Song Wenyin wants to take the exam on her own.

When their class entered school, they were divided into two general classes and one special class. Most of the students in the special class were engaged girls, and they usually learned courses such as cooking, accounting, and flower arrangement.

There are about a hundred students in the three classes together, but more than two years have passed and half of them have left. The reasons are varied. Most of them are because their parents do not allow them to attend, and some of them are because the female students themselves do not want to attend.

There were only twenty-three people left in Huang Wanzhen's class, and fewer than ten had signed up to take the college entrance exam, only nine. Even these nine weren't guaranteed to make it. As the men put it, women have so many things to do, and any one of them would be more important than paying for their education.

But in Miss Green's heart, these nine female students are her treasures. She will try her best to send these nine female students to college. Even if they do not go to college for this or that reason, it cannot be because they failed the entrance examination.

Song Wenyin is the kind of student Miss Green loves and hates. She's bright, but doesn't take her studies seriously. She's lazy, and she even enjoys playing around. Miss Green thinks she can control Huang Wanzhen, but she can't do anything about Song Wenyin, so Miss Green needs to keep a closer eye on her. If Song Wenyin wants to take a leave of absence, that's fine. She can ask her parents to come to the school and tell her in person.

"Hey! Wanzhen, I'm sorry I can't accompany you this time." Song Wenyin slumped on the sofa and lazily drank a sip of orange soda.

Huang Wanzhen rolled her eyes unceremoniously. "Who asked you to accompany me? I already told you, I'm going with Xiulan and Dachui, you just stay here and take charge."

He Lanshan smiled, "Didn't Wanzhen tell you last time? She asked you to stay in Beijing to look after the shop. It doesn't matter if you work or not, the main thing is to be a mascot."

Song Wenyin, this bad friend, told Huang Wanzhen in front of her how much she couldn't bear to leave her. When they left that morning, He Lanshan even stopped by to see them off, but Song Wenyin didn't show up.

Huang Wanzhen waited for her by the taxi for a while, and when she saw that it was getting late, she waved goodbye to He Lanshan.

He Lanshan was very reluctant to let him go. She was not planning to take the college entrance examination. After getting married at the end of the year, she would move to Shanghai with her husband. By then, the chance to see him would be even smaller. "Be careful on the road. I wish you a safe journey. Don't worry, I will scold Wen Yin for you."

Huang Wanzhen got in the car, rolled down the window, and waved to He Lanshan, "Bye, I'll bring you a gift."

This time, Song Wenyin's bodyguard was not there to buy the train tickets for her. Huang Wanzhen asked Huang Dachui and Xiulan to look after the two suitcases, and she went to the window to buy three soft berth tickets.