The next morning, as soon as Zhou Qiqi opened her eyes, she reflexively turned her head to glance to the side.
Seeing the empty bed, the dream from last night suddenly popped into her mind, and her cheeks flushed. She hurriedly covered her burning face with the corner of the blanket.
Fortunately, Shen Huaichuan had already gone out to get food. If he had seen her looking like a blazing sunset, she probably would have wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground.
Recalling the fragments of her dream, she bit her lip and had to admit that she did indeed crave Chen Huaichuan's body.
Otherwise, how could one dream about something during the day and even think about it while sleeping?
However, she quickly emphasized to herself that it was just lust for the body, yes, purely physical appreciation!
The imported drugs available now are all original drugs, and their effects last for twelve hours.
I took the medicine last night, and when I woke up, apart from some soreness in my lower back and abdomen, I felt quite energetic.
If it weren't for the awkwardness of changing her sanitary pad, she would have almost forgotten that she was on her period.
I'm really not used to using this sanitary pad; I didn't see any sanitary napkins at all when I went to the department store before.
I clearly remember this thing being invented a long time ago, but it probably hasn't spread to the inland areas yet. If you want to buy it, you have to go to a big coastal city like Guangzhou.
Just then, Shen Huaichuan pushed open the door and came in carrying fried dough sticks and tofu pudding, with Qin Lei following behind carrying goat milk.
These days, Sister Zhao delivers milk on time every day, rain or shine, and she's gotten used to it.
Zhou Qiqi had little appetite and only ate a couple of bites before putting down her chopsticks.
When Zhouzhou went to school with her schoolbag and the workers came to start work, she realized that Shen Huaichuan had already gone to the cellar to supervise the construction.
The cellar at home was specially divided into two rooms. The larger room next to the vegetable garden was used to store vegetables, and a smaller room was added against the wall to store cured meat and fruit.
Because the soil was loose, a lot of support was added, which delayed the construction period, and a small part of it is still not finished.
Zhou Qiqi swallowed another pill and was unfolding the design drawings when Xiao Li from the telephone office rushed in anxiously.
"They're pressing you urgently; they insist you pick them up in person!"
She ran breathlessly to the phone booth, and as soon as she picked up the receiver, she heard Zhang Guoqiang shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Master Zhou! Great news! Incredible good news!"
She could feel the other person's excitement even through the phone line. Her previous listlessness vanished, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.
"Deputy Factory Director Zhang, tell me slowly, what good news is it?"
A few days ago, Zhang Guoqiang said he had good news. She waited for several days without hearing anything and was thinking of calling back to ask when the phone rang first.
"Didn't I say before that I contacted a big wholesaler here? I personally delivered the sample garments over, and he was very satisfied. He ordered 500 pieces of each of the five styles to try selling them first. Guess what happened?"
"Is there any need to guess? Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me already."
Normally, Zhou Qiqi would definitely play the straight man, but she's on her period right now and too lazy to think, so she just said it directly.
Zhang Guoqiang's eyes crinkled with laughter.
"Five hundred pieces! They were just delivered here yesterday morning, and they were all snapped up in less than an hour! The clothing stores and street vendors here all say that the styles of this batch of goods from our factory are too good, much better than the goods from Hong Kong that come by sea!"
Although they were leftover stock, the factory kept them well, ensuring high quality, and the materials and workmanship maintained the factory's original reputation.
Most importantly, the price is cheap, it doesn't involve water transport, and there are no miscellaneous handling fees.
He's been incredibly busy these past two days, getting the factory to rush production, signing contracts, and arranging transportation.
"Not only are vendors scrambling to buy them! Even the department store that previously said they wouldn't accept our goods has contacted me! These five styles of stock, totaling more than 8,000 pieces, have all been sold out!"
Zhang Guoqiang was a little excited, and his speech was incoherent, rambling on and on. Before Zhou Qiqi could reply, he couldn't wait to add more.
"Oh, right, especially that sweater with detachable sleeves that you designed, it's selling like hotcakes! Department stores are asking for more than they're offering, even more than other factories' new seasonal stock!"
"Who was it that said this style wasn't good and worried it wouldn't sell?"
Zhou Qiqi found it amusing to recall Zhang Guoqiang's hesitant expression at the time.
"Haha, I'm so old-fashioned! Your design is absolutely brilliant!"
Zhang Guoqiang's hearty laughter came from the other end of the phone. He was now completely convinced by Zhou Qiqi, and he was reporting on his work non-stop like a machine gun.
"I've already got all the factory buildings open and all the workers back, working overtime. We expect to deliver the goods in about ten days. That means the first phase of our cooperation is complete. We still need to hurry up with the second batch of winter styles. How are your designs coming along?"
Zhou Qiqi smiled and said, "It's almost finished."
Inventory remodeling is much less difficult than design.
These days, after taking a shower in the evenings, she and Zhouzhou sit at the table, one drawing and the other drawing design sketches.
Not to mention the winter styles, she has also completed the remaining spring and summer styles.
Hearing the confidence in her tone, Zhang Guoqiang felt more confident and couldn't wait to speak.
“The first batch of deposits has already been paid and is in my hands. I have a train ticket back in four days. When I get back, I will give you the first phase, the thousand yuan that belongs to you, so that we can start the second phase of the contract.”
The usual practice in the clothing industry is to sell clothes for the next season in one season.
It's already autumn, and their autumn styles are already outdated. They only sell because of their exquisite designs.
We can't fall behind on winter supplies any longer. We need to sell them all ahead of time so we can pay the factory workers their wages in full, and prevent them from suffering from chilblains on their hands like last year when they couldn't afford coal for the winter.
"OK."
Zhou Qiqi knew that Zhang Guoqiang was concerned about the people in the factory, so she didn't refuse.
Zhang Guoqiang added.
"By the way, didn't you say you didn't have a bank account? Have you set one up yet? I'll take you to the bank to deposit money later."
That's over a thousand yuan, no small sum, it has to be deposited in the bank.
"Oh dear, I forgot about that. I'll make time to go over there in the next couple of days."
Not only Zhang Guoqiang remembered something, but Zhou Qiqi also remembered the sanitary napkins and asked Zhang Guoqiang to help her see if any department stores in Huacheng sold them.
Zhang Guoqiang immediately remembered.
"The department store manager just said yesterday that this stuff is 70 cents a pack, but not many people are buying it, so they're planning to take it off the shelves."
Zhou Qiqi thought it would be very expensive, but it was only seven cents a pack, so she just waved her hand.
"Then you can buy me one for 100 yuan first, and the money can be deducted from my design fee."
"Okay, no problem."
Zhang Guoqiang readily agreed, and the two chatted for a few more minutes about design matters before Zhou Qiqi leisurely went home.
Unexpectedly, Hu Chunxiao and Sister Wang, who had previously delivered flower seeds to Zhou Qiqi, were at her doorstep. When they saw Zhou Qiqi coming, their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
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