Upon hearing this, Ji Xia was overjoyed and immediately agreed.
She was worried that the new purchasing agent was of bad character, but with Su Yujing in charge, she figured he wouldn't dare to do anything.
Ji Xia happily held hands with Su Yujing and led a few girls to the teahouse.
As for Chen Xiaogang, he was sent to buy New Year's goods for the employees.
Hu Bin had already booked a private room at the teahouse, ordered a pot of tea and some snacks, and was excitedly waiting for Ji Xia.
Ji Xia led Chen Qiuyu and the Su Yujing sisters into a private room at the teahouse. Hu Bin stood up happily to greet them, but his excitement immediately cooled when he saw the Su Yujing sisters.
Su Yujing said with a smile, "Hu Bin, you wouldn't be unwelcome to the two of us sisters, would you?"
"No, of course not. I'm so happy that both Miss Su have graced us with their presence. You know each other too?"
Hu Bin immediately greeted him with a big smile and called over a waiter to order seven or eight more baskets of dim sum.
"We're not just acquaintances, we're good friends. We correspond often. It was your Uncle Hu who introduced her to Hu Man and me."
As Su Yujing spoke, she put her arm around Ji Xia and sat down in the main seat. Hu Bin could only force a smile and invite the others to sit down. He also considerately rinsed their bowls and chopsticks with hot tea.
He had assumed Ji Xia had no background, but it turned out she was good friends with Su Yujing. It seemed he needed to change his attitude towards her.
Hu Bin abandoned his playful intentions and diligently poured tea for the young girls.
Before long, a waiter brought out a dazzling array of dim sum: honeycomb tripe, braised chicken feet, steamed spare ribs, shrimp dumplings, pineapple buns, custard buns...
The dazzling array of food left Chen Qiuyu speechless, and then he sat down to have lunch with a satisfied expression.
The two Miss Sus, however, had eaten too much and were unconvinced. They objected to Ji Xia, saying, "Let's get down to business. Didn't you say you brought design drafts? Let's take a look."
Ji Xia responded, took out her design notebook from her backpack, and turned back to Hu Bin with a smile: "Comrade Hu, this new design is the one we will be launching next spring and summer."
"New spring styles? Aren't the new spring styles a bit too thin? It'll still be cold after the New Year!"
"The temperature won't rise as quickly after the New Year, but most families probably won't buy winter clothes after the New Year. We definitely need to produce clothing one step ahead of people's needs, right?"
Ji Xia briefly explained the production process and gave him an estimated delivery time of at least one month.
Wearing winter clothes at that time would be foolish, and Hu Bin had no choice but to accept it.
"That's right, winter is over, who would buy a cotton-padded coat? Just hang in there and it will get warmer."
Even city workers and ordinary families will carefully calculate every penny.
Su Yujing echoed, took Ji Xia's notebook, and said to her cousin, "You really like A-Xia's design style, right? The few designs you liked last time were all hers."
Su Yuqi immediately became interested and came over, while Chen Qiuyu couldn't help but give her cousin-in-law an admiring look.
Ji Xia prepared twenty spring outfits, at least ten for women and ten for children. The styles were novel, and the two of them focused on the women's outfits. Several of them had a youthful campus vibe, while the other five were ladylike and full of girlish dreamy pink and purple.
Two young women in the prime of their youth fell in love at first sight, exclaiming in amazement as they flipped through the pages. As they continued flipping, they suddenly came across the last section, which featured an intellectual and ladylike style.
Several of them are Chanel-style suits, with three-quarter sleeve jackets and knee-length skirts, which are actually perfect for people like Su Yu-ching and her sister. They give off a very ladylike and scholarly vibe at first glance.
Ji Xia doesn't plan to put it on the market because even in a county town, ordinary female workers can't pull off this look.
"These are really beautiful. I like these two. I want both of them."
Su Yujing said with a mix of surprise and delight, and Su Yuqi pointed with her finger: "Then I'll take the other three. I'm going to Beijing with my parents after spring, and there aren't any new styles available."
Upon hearing this, Su Yujing hesitated and glanced at Ji Xia: "Xia, do you accept custom orders?"
In the past, Manager Hu had told her to pick whatever she wanted, and then the department store would place a separate order after she had chosen the styles she wanted.
However, after getting two freebies in a row, Su Yujing felt a little embarrassed and, feeling bad about taking them for free, suggested ordering a custom-made product.
Ji Xia hesitated for a moment: "You mean, like the exclusive custom designs from big city design studios? The kind that don't accept the same designs?"
Su Yujing smiled and nodded vigorously: "Yes, that's it. We can pay the deposit in advance."
Ji Xia pondered for a moment: "Exclusive customization, especially since you want the best material, the price may be quite high. I need to select the fabric, and since it's a unique design, a set might cost two or three hundred."
"No problem, I can accept that."
"Studios in big cities are even more expensive," Su Yujing said, taking out a leather wallet from her small handbag and pulling out two hundred yuan: "This is a deposit. Can it be done before the New Year?"
Ji Xia shook her head: "It won't work before the New Year. The factory is already on holiday, and the textile factory we went to today hasn't even produced the fabric for spring clothes yet. It's expected to take at least a month."
"A month is fine too."
Su Yujing thought it was indeed a bit unreasonable, so she agreed.
The two flipped through the clothes several times, and then Su Yuqi suddenly pointed to a few children's clothes: "Can these be custom-made exclusively?"
"These models won't work."
Ji Xia shook her head and smiled apologetically: "We have already received orders for the first twenty styles, and it is impossible for us to cancel the orders because of you, so we cannot make exclusive custom orders."
Su Yujing tugged at her cousin's sleeve: "It's okay for kids to wear the same clothes. At worst, we can make sure she uses better fabrics, even if it's more expensive. Actually, the designs by Xia are only popular here; they won't be found in the North."
Ji Xia quickly replied, "That's not necessarily true. I'm currently designing clothing for several garment factories in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas."
Su Yujing's eyes widened in surprise: "Your new design has already spread to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas?"
Ji Xia nodded shyly: "Yes, I went two months ago."
"What about the capital? Is there one in the capital?" Su Yuqi asked.
Ji Xia thought for a moment: "Not yet, but my teacher asked me to go to the capital after the New Year, so it's hard to say."
Upon hearing this, Su Yujing and Su Yuqi asked, "When will you be back?"
"Who knows, I might apply to the First Academy of Fine Arts, if I get in—"
Ji Xia gave a shy smile, and Su Yuqi was immediately surprised when she heard this: "You're going to take the college entrance exam?"
"Um!"
Su Yujing gently advised Hu Bin, "You should order more this time. She's going to the capital, and you won't be able to order anything then."
Ji Xia really wanted to tell her that the Sansheng Workshop in the commune was her private property, and that even if she left, she would send back the design drawings and would not give up.
However, her lips moved slightly before she gave a shy, shallow smile.
Next door to the private room, Boss Song and Liu Pianran sat listening to the commotion next door.
After a long pause, Liu Pianran asked in surprise in a low voice, "Those clothes you wholesale, were they all designed by her?"
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