“Of course. In the industrial age, machinery has a great future. Do you know what I’ve been researching lately?” Sun Ze’an exuded a little pride.
Jiang Xue smiled and said, "Tell me, and surprise me."
"I'm researching electric sewing machines. Although they've been around for a long time abroad, I'm going to study them carefully now."
Jiang Xue put down her work in astonishment, looking at Sun Ze'an with eyes full of admiration. It was truly rare for someone from the late 1980s to have such thoughts.
"In the future, everything will be assembly line operations. We will definitely follow the example of those factories abroad, which will be fast, efficient, and have extremely high output." Sun Ze'an described the future blueprint to Jiang Xue with his eyes full of anticipation.
Jiang Xue didn't feel excited when she heard this, because it was a done deal.
Around 1989, the first batch of electric sewing machines were introduced.
Later, with the improvement of living standards, especially women's clothing, which is updated and iterated very quickly, large-scale garment factories will emerge at that time.
Including the place where I used to work, the boss also seized the opportunity of the 1980s and gradually developed from a tailor shop with a few people into an international brand clothing.
“Okay, once you produce domestically made electric sewing machines, I’ll place a bulk order with you.” Jiang Xue looked at Sun Ze’an with great confidence.
Sun Ze'an's astonishment deepened. "Could it be that you intend to develop it into a factory?"
"Why not? If you can manufacture domestically produced machinery, why can't I create my own large-scale factory?"
The two got along better and better as they chatted, and Sun Ze'an realized that there were more important things to do when he saw the sun gradually setting.
"My friend should be off work by now, why don't we go check on him?"
Jiang Xue glanced at the two little ones behind her and suddenly found herself in a dilemma.
"How about we wait a bit..." Before Jiang Xue could finish speaking, Ji Chen arrived just in time.
Ji Chen parked his bicycle, a faint smile appearing on his usually cold face. He squeezed through the door and saw that the boy from that morning sitting opposite Jiang Xue, the two of them chatting and laughing.
His face darkened instantly.
When Jiang Xue saw Ji Chen return, she quickly got up, took off her apron, and said, "Why don't you take the child back first? I have some things to do, I'll be back later."
Sun Ze'an got up and pushed the bicycle parked to the side over.
Just then, Jiang Xue realized that she didn't have a ruler. If she went to the hardware store now, it would be almost dark by the time she got there.
"Give me your ruler for a moment. You guys go back first, don't wait for me."
Ji Chen grabbed Jiang Xue again, "I'm going to stay here with the two children and wait for you. What if you, a woman alone, run into someone with ill intentions?"
After Ji Chen finished speaking, he looked at Sun Ze'an with hostility in his eyes.
Jiang Xue smiled knowingly. "Good lad, you know how to worry about me now. It seems our time together hasn't been wasted." She patted Ji Chen's shoulder with great satisfaction.
He quickly ran to Sun Ze'an's bicycle and said, "Okay, you can wait for me. It should be done in about half an hour."
After Jiang Xue finished speaking, she grabbed the metal bar on the back seat, jumped lightly, and sat steadily on the back seat of Sun Ze'an.
When Ji Chen saw Sun Ze'an grinning with his big white teeth and taking Jiang Xue away, he was both angry and annoyed, but he also felt a little secretly pleased that the marriage that morning hadn't ended in divorce.
The sky was gradually dyed red by the setting sun.
Jiang Xue was brought back in less than half an hour.
Ji Chen sat on the bench with his legs crossed, flipping through a book. He ignored the two chatting and laughing, his face dark.
"Thank you so much for today. I don't have time to treat you to dinner right now, so how about this: I won't charge you for your tie. And please introduce me to any good business opportunities you may have in the future." Jiang Xue felt nothing but gratitude towards Sun Ze'an.
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