"Zi Han, please ask if you have any questions." Old Zhou looked gently at Yu Zi Han who had a serious expression.
"Uncle Zhou, I wonder how big the order is, is the deadline tight, and what's the specific quantity my mother needs to embroider?"
Yu Zihan felt that it was completely necessary for her to raise this question, because this was, after all, manual work that required time and energy, and she wondered if her mother's current physical condition was up to the task.
These are all things she has to consider, because after she was reborn, she felt that making money was not her mother's business, and it was her responsibility to support her mother. She couldn't let her mother get sick from exhaustion or have any negative impact on her because of an order.
When Lao Zhou heard Yu Zihan's words, he looked at Yu Zihan meaningfully. These questions seemed simple, but when asked by a junior high school student, it was not a simple matter.
Looking at others and then looking at his own silly daughter, Lao Zhou wondered why the gap between people was so huge.
He couldn't help but admire Zi Han even more.
So he said: "I can't tell you the details, but I promise that the problem you are worried about will not happen, because there is not much hand-embroidery work required on each piece of clothing, and the workload will not be very large. In fact, it just serves as the finishing touch." Lao Zhou explained to Yu Zihan patiently.
"Then I wonder how Uncle Zhou will get my mother to do this?" Yu Zihan then asked another question.
When Lao Zhou heard this, he had an idea. He just wanted to ask others to help, and had not considered the specific details. He did not expect that Zi Han had thought of him before him.
He decided to listen to what the little girl had to say.
"I wonder if Zi Han has any suggestions? Tell them and let Uncle Zhou hear them." His tone and attitude were no longer as relaxed as before.
"I only accept this way of cooperation between my mother and your factory. We sign a contract once for each cooperation." Yu Zihan said her thoughts calmly. This idea was the result of her careful consideration.
Since Uncle Zhou values Mom's cooking skills and he really needs help, Mom agreed to let them solve this crisis.
But considering that they would not stay in this place for a long time, her mother was not suitable to be a formal worker.
The main reason was that she didn't want her mother to work as a female worker in a state-owned factory, as that would put her mother under many restrictions.
Although people now think that being a formal worker in a textile factory is respectable, she knows the future development of society and knows that in ten years, female textile workers will face large-scale layoffs.
Moreover, the work intensity of textile workers was very high, and she did not want her mother to suffer that kind of hardship. So she had to make an agreement in advance not to tie her mother to the cotton textile factory.
"Oh, I wonder what kind of cooperation Zi Han is talking about?" Lao Zhou was really curious about the concept of cooperation proposed by Yu Zi Han, although the general environment has begun to support the emergence of various economic situations.
But after all, in this remote town, people still have fixed ideas and have not yet been exposed to advanced and cutting-edge concepts. So, when Lao Zhou first heard the new word "cooperation", he was still very interested.
"It's actually very simple. My mother will complete the hand embroidery according to your requirements, and you will pay her a certain percentage of the wages. Calculated by piece. Isn't that simple?"
Yu Zihan didn't expect that after she expressed her thoughts, Lao Zhou would be so surprised.
"How can this be possible?" Lao Zhou's first reaction was that this was an impossible thing. If he did this, it would mean that a state-owned factory like theirs would have to cooperate with an individual. How could this be possible?
Yu Zihan knew it would be difficult for Uncle Zhou to accept such a proposal, but she insisted on her own opinion. She looked at her mother, who nodded slightly, indicating her support for her proposal.
She was madly praising her mother in her heart. Her mother was such a considerate and insightful mother.
Lao Zhou was thinking and felt that he had no way to make the decision on this matter.
Although he is the factory director, the factory is state-owned and he cannot make decisions on some matters. He still has to go back and discuss with the leaders of various departments.
So he said to Meijuan, "I'll go back and discuss Zihan's proposal with other leaders. Chinese New Year is coming soon anyway, so this matter will probably be finalized after the New Year. So we won't bother you today."
"Okay, okay. Thank you for thinking of helping us, thank you." After Yu Meijuan returned to live in the city, her aura gradually emerged, and she was very good at speaking.
"You shouldn't be the one thanking us. Instead, we should be the ones thanking you." Liu Huifang said, holding Yu Meijuan's hand.
She now likes her friend Yu Meijuan very much. Even if she fails to reach an agreement with Lao Zhou on the factory, it will not affect their future interactions.
After seeing off the three members of the Zhou family, Yu Zihan looked at her mother.
"Mom, you don't think your daughter is acting on her own, right?" Yu Zihan said coquettishly, pulling her mother's arm.
"Why would Mom think of you like this? Mom doesn't want to be a worker. I just think it's good to make some money while you're in school.
After all, we still have to live here for about three years, so Mom should do her best to make our lives better." Yu Meijuan expressed her thoughts.
"I think Uncle Zhou and the others will definitely agree to my proposal. After all, you are the key person in solving their problem now.
Although we shouldn't be arrogant because of our talents, we can't give up our persistence for the sake of friendship. "Don't worry, Mom, your daughter will never let you suffer in the future. Your daughter is capable of supporting you." Yu Zihan said to her mother firmly.
"My Zi Han has really grown up. From now on, Mommy will rely on her daughter to support her."
Yu Meijuan would be lying if she didn't feel moved by her daughter's bold words. But she knew in her heart why she had to rely on her daughter for support. If her daughter had such lofty ambitions, she had to work hard too.
The days passed in such a busy and fulfilling way. In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve.
Even though there were only mother and daughter at home, they still had to have a sense of ceremony. They decorated the yard and the house with festive decorations. They wrote the couplets themselves.
The couplet at the gate was thought up by Yu Zihan. The upper line reads "New Year Family Portrait" and the lower line reads "Peace and Good Luck Come" and the horizontal scroll reads "Fortune Star Shines Brightly". This couplet has no political connotations and is only for the purpose of praying for peace and good fortune.
The couplets on the small door are very casual, just write whatever comes to mind. Anyway, it is a blessing of good fortune or something like that.
The New Year's Eve dinner they prepared was also savory. There was braised fish, symbolizing abundance every year. There were also chicken and duck, symbolizing good luck and prosperity. Most importantly, there was the braised pork, Yu Zihan's favorite.
In her previous life, Yu Zihan had eaten all kinds of delicacies from land and sea, but her current body was seriously lacking in oil and water, so she still longed for the soft and glutinous braised pork that she could eat with one bite.
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