Chapter 32 It's Her
Meng Shulan is not going back to school tonight, and Meng Changli is not planning to go home either. After dinner, the family gathered under the oil lamp and talked about going into the city tomorrow.
Tomorrow, He Jinqiu, as the owner of the brocade handkerchief, will go to sign an agreement with Song Huailing.
Meng Changli accompanied him, while Meng Fude stayed at home to take care of his two granddaughters and look after the house.
When we get to the city, my brother will pick us up, so we don’t have to worry about what happens next.
You still need a ticket to buy a sewing machine nowadays. My family has saved some money, which were the awards and year-end benefits my brother won in the army in previous years.
Meng Chenggong didn't use it all when he got married two years ago, so Xiang Jinqiu kept it.
But only enough to buy one.
I originally wanted to ask my brother to come up with a solution, and I mentioned this to Director Song during the day. She said she could give me a ticket for one show, free of charge, as a form of support for them.
This is great. We don’t have to trouble Meng Chenggong and his wife.
If everything goes well, we will get everything back tomorrow afternoon and start making clothes.
Meng Shulan also has some ideas about the next business arrangements.
For the first batch of goods, don’t make it too messy, just focus on one thing, such as pants.
What is popular on the market now are bucket pants, which are made by tearing a piece of cloth and sewing it. The colors are also very monotonous, black, gray, and blue. Wearing green military pants is considered fashionable.
Meng Shulan didn't know how to make clothes. When her mother taught her sister when she was a child, she didn't want to learn. She didn't have any good suggestions in this regard. She just said that the general direction was like this, as long as it conformed to the public's aesthetic taste and the products sold well.
Of course, she also mentioned that as society becomes more open in the future and people's living standards improve, their pursuit of material life will become more diverse and picky.
At present, they can just follow the market trend at the beginning, but if they want to become big and sell well, they have to innovate and lead the trend.
"Sister, find time to read this book, understand it thoroughly, combine it with practice, and then design for yourself and become a brand designer."
Everyone has just flipped through the fashion design book that Meng Shulan brought back.
He Jinqiu and Meng Fude didn't know many words, so they naturally couldn't understand it, but there was no harm in reading and studying, and they were very supportive of their eldest daughter.
Meng Changli was also very excited and nodded continuously.
Then he mentioned that the textile factory where he ordered the material during the day also sells elastic bands, so he could go there tomorrow to buy some and then make elastic pants. It is simple and convenient, and he doesn’t need to get too many sizes. Three sizes will be enough for his first time.
Meng Shulan nodded. Her sister’s idea was good. However, if making elastic trousers, it would be better to make them have an extra circle to make them more solid and reliable.
Meng Changli: "Okay, I'll do it first, and then I'll bring it over to you to see when it's done."
The business matters were almost discussed, and Meng Shulan mentioned the subsequent division of labor and the issue of share accounting.
Although everything is uncertain at the beginning, some things still need to be made clear first.
My sister is already married, and her movements will involve her husband's family.
When this matter was mentioned, He Jinqiu said that it should be divided into three parts, one part for the two old people and one part for each of the two daughters.
Meng Shulan doesn't want it.
She has to study and go to college, and they will be responsible for most of these things in the future, so she doesn't want any share.
As for the proposal of doing business and finding ways to go to the city, it is natural for family members to help each other.
Anyway, Meng Shulan doesn’t want it. As for the future, she will talk about it when she has the time and energy to invest in it.
Meng Changli didn't refuse, but...
"Dad, Mom, Shulan, keep this a secret for now. I don't want to tell my family yet. I'll bring the things back tomorrow and put them here first. I'll find time to come and do some work. Tell others that I'm back at my parents' house to help out. I won't be a shareholder, but at most I'll just take a salary."
He Jinqiu thought for a moment and said, "That's right. The business hasn't started yet, but we've already invested in two sewing machines. This is a lot of money. If your mother-in-law knew about it, she would object. It would be troublesome. Let's keep it a secret for now, so she won't say anything. When we really make some money, we can bring it up when we get home."
He Jinqiu thought her daughter was worried about how to deal with the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Meng Shulan glanced at her sister, but felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.
It was late at night, and the two sisters went to the kitchen to wash up. Seeing that their parents were not there, Meng Shulan asked Meng Changli in a low voice, "Sister, did you encounter anything in town today?"
At that time, Meng Shulan felt that something was wrong with her sister's mood.
She knew exactly what happened to her sister and brother-in-law in her previous life, but she didn't know the details.
She was at school at the time, and by the time she found out about the situation, the matter had already been settled.
Meng Changli was soaking her feet. Hearing this, she sighed softly, "Maybe I'm overthinking."
Meng Changli has a strong personality. If it were someone else, she probably wouldn't say it, but her sister is not someone else.
It was true that she didn't find her husband when she went to school in the afternoon, but she met an elementary school classmate with whom she had had a conflict before.
The conflict between the two was also related to her husband.
In short, that elementary school classmate also wanted to marry into the Huang family, but the Huang family didn’t like her and fell in love with me instead.
"I heard that she was just working in the cafeteria. If that's true, I shouldn't think too much about it, but sometimes I can't help it. I always feel that something is wrong."
When she was engaged to her husband, that woman went to her specifically to cause trouble.
Meng Changli feels sick whenever she thinks about it now. She told her husband after they got married that if they accidentally ran into him in the future, they should avoid him and never have any contact with him again.
Who would have thought that the two would be working in the same place.
Although it was because of work, Meng Changli felt weird.
Meng Shulan: "Sister, is that person called Jiang Tao?"
Meng Changli nodded, then looked at her sister with some surprise, "Do you recognize her?"
How could I not recognize her? It was her in my previous life.
Meng Shulan smiled, "You told me this before."
Is there?
Meng Changli doesn't remember what happened several years ago.
"Maybe I'm overthinking it. Forget about that for now. Making money is more important."
The next day, because they had to go into the city, the Meng family got up very early.
Meng Shulan packed her schoolbag and rations and went to school, while Meng Changli took He Jinqiu to go into the city.
Last night, Meng Fude went to the village again to find someone to borrow a car. After walking around, he finally borrowed the Gu family's car.
Normally, he would not even knock on the door of the Gu family’s courtyard. Although they were neighbors, they had little contact after all.
Grandma Wu from the Gu family is a nice person and is always cheerful. But she is old and seldom goes out. She rarely speaks a word usually. Gu Hansong is busy with all the work outside.
Gu Hansong is a dull and quiet person. It might not be a big deal once or twice, but after a long time, everyone naturally kept their distance from him and a sense of distance developed.
However, when he was sending his two daughters to town yesterday, he met him halfway and was called uncle. Meng Fude felt that this man was not as difficult to get along with as he looked. He tried to ask him and he agreed readily. Moreover, Gu Hansong was also going to town, so he didn't need to send him off.
(End of this chapter)
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