Huang Qinqin forcibly misinterpreted Manager Gao's expression.
"Well, judging from your expression, manager, I know you think so too."
Manager Gao was so angry that he almost fainted when he saw Huang Qinqin lying through her teeth.
"Nonsense, I..."
"I knew you'd agree with me!"
No, what I mean is...
"You think you can get a lower price, right?"
"Low,"
"Yes, a low price is fine too."
After being interrupted several times by Huang Qinqin, Manager Gao gave up trying to stop her.
He sighed helplessly, "Fine, fine, I won't overcharge him anymore, okay?"
"But it can't be too cheap either."
"Otherwise, we might as well focus our energy back on the pickled vegetables and bamboo cups."
Huang Qinqin nodded in agreement: "Of course."
"While I feel we can't set the price too high, it certainly can't be too low either."
"I asked again later, and if you calculate it carefully, the cost of a rag doll is only 13 cents."
"However, I think we can make some plush toys of different sizes."
"Then, different prices are set according to the size."
"I've calculated it carefully, and actually making the doll bigger won't increase the cost by much."
"But we can increase the price by a little bit."
Huang Qinqin smiled slyly and rubbed her thumb and forefinger together with Manager Gao.
Manager Gao was initially feeling down, thinking the department store had suffered a huge loss.
After understanding the meaning behind Huang Qinqin's words, he immediately became excited.
"Brilliant! As expected, you're more ruthless—oops!—more suited for business."
"Why didn't I think of such a great idea?"
"That way we can justifiably rip people off!"
When Huang Qinqin heard Manager Gao's overly blunt words, she felt a wave of dizziness.
"Manager, how can this be called ripping people off?"
“Our pricing is reasonable. Half a pound of pork and a pound of pork will definitely have different prices.”
"Yes, yes, yes! Reasonable pricing, reasonable pricing."
Manager Gao also realized that it was inappropriate to say it that way.
Although, once the pricing is announced, anyone with a discerning eye will know that the department store wants to make more money.
But even though they knew, they couldn't say it out loud.
"Alright, but now there's a more important issue: how many of these plush toys can we supply per day?"
"If I remember correctly, you had these dolls made by yourself, right?"
Huang Qinqin nodded, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Hehe, it was indeed someone I had done."
She emphasized, "It was done by one person."
Manager Gao's initial excitement dissipated considerably in an instant.
He asked with a long face, "One person? If only one person can make these dolls, how long will it take to get an order?"
"Why don't you find a textile factory or workshop to cooperate with?"
"Yes! Of course it is, and that's my next step."
Huang Qinqin certainly wouldn't be so foolish as to not consider subsequent supply.
However, she definitely can't handle the specifics of how to proceed alone.
"That's right. Before that, I might need your help with a small favor, Manager."
Manager Gao looked at Huang Qinqin warily: "What kind of help?"
Manager Gao always felt that Huang Qinqin's smile was a bit too obsequious, as if she had dug some kind of pit for him.
"It really was just a tiny, very small favor."
"Manager, please take a look at this first."
Huang Qinqin pushed the plan she had prepared long ago in front of Manager Gao.
Manager Gao had just opened the plan when he saw the first few paragraphs.
With a snap, he slammed the project proposal shut.
"No, no!"
"Your idea is very inappropriate, and the higher-ups would never agree to it."
Manager Gao decisively rejected Huang Qinqin's proposal.
Despite being rejected, Huang Qinqin wasn't discouraged, because she knew Manager Gao wouldn't agree easily.
If her idea were so easy to realize, someone would have done it already.
"Manager, don't be in such a hurry to refuse."
"I will make this plan because it is feasible and there are reasons for it."
"No reason is acceptable; your thinking is too extreme."
"How about you make a slight change?"
Manager Gao felt that Huang Qinqin probably just wanted to seek benefits for the women.
So he gave Huang Qinqin a suggestion.
"Qinqin, it's not a big problem for you to want to create a workshop that only hires female workers."
"After all, mending and sewing are things that women are definitely better at."
"But you can't say that this workshop only hires divorced or widowed women!"
"How about this, I'll talk to the higher-ups for you and say that your workshop only hires women, okay?"
Huang Qinqin shook her head and said firmly, "No."
If the conditions aren't strictly defined, Huang Qinqin feels that there's no point in her request for the department store to set up a separate workshop.
Many jobs in the city are only available to those with connections.
This "connection" includes not only the children of cadres, but also the children of workers, or relatives of cadres.
Huang Qinqin's goal in securing the doll order has always been singular.
That is to give women who are struggling to survive after divorce or widowhood an opportunity to support themselves and their children.
To give hope to those women who are subjected to domestic violence and verbal abuse, who would rather end their own lives than risk divorce.
Huang Qinqin has never believed that women cannot live without men.
So she had always wondered why so many people, after being beaten and scolded to the point of not being able to stand it anymore, would...
Instead of choosing divorce, she chose to end her own life.
It wasn't until she talked about this topic with Xu Junhui that her words made her suddenly realize the truth.
It turns out those people didn't actually not want a divorce.
Rather, they are afraid to get a divorce.
Most women who are beaten and scolded by their husband's family are not well-liked by their own family.
From the day they get married, their natal home is no longer their home.
Once they get divorced, they will be homeless.
Therefore, with no way out, no support, and no job, they dared not get a divorce.
Some men take advantage of this point to so brazenly abuse their wives.
So Huang Qinqin was thinking that if they could have a job after the divorce.
Or, if they could earn money to support themselves and their children, would they be able to bravely rebel?
Manager Gao felt a bit overwhelmed looking at Huang Qinqin, who was not backing down at all.
He scratched his head in exasperation: "Why are you so stubborn?"
"Even if I take you to meet the leaders, can you guarantee you'll convince them?"
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