She went outside and listened. It turned out that the Yang family had their own quilts drying in rows, and the washing machine was making a lot of noise. They heard it and wanted to borrow the washing machine. In this weather, everyone was changing their quilts one after another, so washing and disassembling the quilts was a big job.
My neighbor has some, so I was thinking of borrowing it to save myself a lot of effort.
Thinking of this, Yang's mother and daughter-in-law came over with two cans of food and started talking. Before Bai Hehua could respond, Lin Xiaoxiao's voice rang out from behind.
"I just washed Qiu Shi's clothes. He trains every day, and his clothes are covered in mud. I guess the washing machine wasn't clean either. It might not be convenient to wash your sheets today."
After Lin Xiaoxiao said this, the Yang family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were speechless.
The fact that they said that makes it clear they don't want to borrow the washing machine. They went through a lot of trouble to ask, and even brought canned food. And they still won't lend it to them? The Han family is really stingy.
However, they didn't take anything. If they go out and talk about this, who would say that the Han family did something wrong?
It's not that I have a problem with the Han family, it's just that we're all neighbors, shouldn't people be more generous?
Fine, if we can't gain any advantage, neither can anyone else.
The Yang family immediately regretted not having maintained a better relationship with the Han family, as it might come in handy someday.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took the canned food and went back. Lin Xiaoxiao shook her head as she watched. She just didn't want to borrow it. The washing machine was for washing the whole family's clothes. What kind of logic was it to put other people's clothes in it to wash? She was a clean freak and didn't want other people's clothes to be used at all.
Besides, how much do two cans of food cost? It's not even enough to cover the electricity cost of washing them once. Electricity isn't cheap these days, and the washing machine has to run for so long, so they're going to have to pay extra for it.
Once a breach is made at the Yang family's side today, the washing machine at home will never be able to stop running again.
The white lotus flower symbolizes the same thing, and since you'll be the one interacting with people, who knows how much trouble this might bring?
It's better to avoid trouble. This time it's just a matter of refusing to borrow something, and it won't ruin the relationship too much.
When conflicts arise, that's when your interpersonal relationships truly suffer a Waterloo.
The next day, Lin Xiaoxiao tidied herself up and went to the foreign trade exchange with Ren Jianguo and Chen Dazhuang.
They were liaised with a staff member from the foreign trade exchange, a middle-aged man who looked to be nearly 40 years old, surnamed Fang, and quite amiable.
Uncle Fang and Lin Xiaoxiao gave a brief introduction to the foreign trade fair and then led them on a tour.
After looking around, Lin Xiaoxiao found that the layout here was similar to that of later generations. They separated all kinds of things, such as food in one place, clothes and shoes in another, and daily necessities in yet another.
The overall layout is very scientific, making it easy for people to see at a glance as soon as they enter. They can go to the area where they want the product category, and foreign merchants can choose from the merchants there.
Everything is pretty much the same as in later generations, except that the facilities are not as good, and the planned areas are almost identical.
Furthermore, many people in the foreign trade department are fluent in foreign languages, and for this trade fair, they thoughtfully assigned people who speak foreign languages to the edges of each area.
To prevent the loss of orders due to poor communication between the merchant and various foreign suppliers.
It seems that the government and the organization are very supportive of this project and are responding actively.
After the tour, Lin Xiaoxiao and Ren Jianguo had a general idea of what to expect. Since the trade fair hadn't officially started yet, most of the vendors were making preparations. Uncle Fang led Lin Xiaoxiao and the others to the clothing section: "This is where you've been assigned your space. You'll have to do the decorating and product display yourself; we won't be providing any assistance."
"When it officially starts, if you encounter any communication problems with foreign businesses, you can come to us. You're busy, and I also have some things to take care of here."
Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and thanked him, "Okay, thank you for your hospitality, Uncle Fang. You go ahead and get busy, we can manage on our own."
After Uncle Fang left, Lin Xiaoxiao and the others didn't sit idle; they were thinking about how to plan the empty space.
Yes, the foreign trade fair only provides a blank space, with no tables, chairs, or booths. Merchants have to provide and set everything up themselves.
When they came out, Lin Xiaoxiao brought paper and pen. The group stood in the empty space, chatting and registering the items and props they needed to bring.
With everything prepared, the foreign trade fair began as scheduled.
On the very first day of the trade fair, Lin Xiaoxiao was surprised by the large number of people who came. There were many foreign businessmen, but she was also surprised by the number of Chinese people who came to join in the fun.
Lin Xiaoxiao was incredibly busy today. Because she speaks foreign languages, her booth didn't need any help from staff. Lin Xiaoxiao handled all the communication, while Ren Jianguo and the others provided support from behind.
At first, the foreigners were attracted by Lin Xiaoxiao's design and beautiful booth, but later, their focus changed. These days, foreigners find it very strange that there are businesses in China that are dominated by women.
Because in that era, women had a very low status. Seeing a woman who was good-looking, spoke very clearly, and was very capable standing among a group of men seemed very out of place, but also a bit novel and intriguing.
Unexpectedly, it was precisely because of this contrast that Lin Xiaoxiao attracted the attention of more and more foreign businessmen. Because of the good cooperation among the group, Qinglv received a lot of orders.
Therefore, Lin Xiaoxiao also met some foreign businessmen with good character here, and thus made some foreign friends.
The exhibition lasted for three days.
Three days later, Ren Jianguo and his team immediately returned to the factory and began working on the goods needed by the foreign businessmen. Lin Xiaoxiao was in charge of communication and had no free time.
Due to such high-intensity work, Lin Xiaoxiao has lost a lot of weight recently.
Han Qiushi was happy to see his wife working so hard in her career, but at the same time, he felt sorry for her.
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