Lin Chen had someone investigate and discovered that Ji Xia had boarded a train heading south on the very day she didn't arrive.
As for the crackdown on Chen Jing's wholesale business, Chen Jing's goods were sold out a week ago, and the goods his underlings had purchased were also sold out.
Having nowhere else to source goods, I discovered that the supply in Haishi was quite plentiful and the styles were novel, so I turned to Lin's Clothing Wholesale.
The Lin family arrived with great momentum, fully expecting to launch a siege and annihilate them, leaving them routed.
In fact, they had already left. The appearance of the Lin family just filled the void left by Chen Jing's departure. With a source of goods available for their underlings, they were greatly relieved.
The situation is not so good for unemployed youths who have recently entered the wholesale clothing market and set up stalls.
Most of these people were petty thugs who were good at fighting. Seeing that Wang Yuan, Chen Xing and others could make money, they followed suit and flocked to the same group, but no one guided them or taught them how to make money.
Lin Chen, accompanied by two assistants, patrolled the premises and discovered that the thugs were rude, often arguing with customers, abandoning their stalls, and gathering together to play cards.
Even worse, some people forcefully sell their goods to customers, and threaten them if they refuse.
The first time they brought in dozens of items, they sold them for a week, but some people couldn't even sell half of them. Of the dozen or so stalls, less than half of the vendors actually knew how to sell, and most of those were Chen Jing's underlings.
This result not only did not make Lin Chen happy, but also made him even angrier. Could it be that he was really not as good as that thug in training his underlings?
...
The mountain road winds for more than ten miles, and the bicycle moves slowly along, the scent of early summer spreading amidst the lush greenery.
An unidentified wild fruit fell with a "plop" onto my head. Looking into the distance, the summer sun streamed through the bushes and tall trees, and a faint fruity fragrance filled the air.
After returning to the countryside, Ji Xia and Chen Jing rested at home for two days before returning to the city.
She brought back a thick box of study materials and hundreds of completed and incomplete test papers, which she handed to several teachers for grading.
The teachers experienced a mix of pain and joy. These results and these test papers clearly showed that Ji Xia hadn't slacked off at all during her two and a half months in Beijing.
The painful part was that they had to rewrite each test paper using carbon paper, then mimeograph it and distribute it to the students in the class.
These are exam papers brought back from the capital. The students went to great lengths to bring back these study materials, carefully selecting each one, unwilling to give up any of them.
However, Ji Xia was much more relaxed, as she had already passed the professional exam. The scores for art colleges are generally lower than those for regular universities.
And based on the test papers she had taken, almost all the teachers had great confidence in her grades.
Therefore, Ji Xia relaxed a bit, went back to school to review every day, and focused her mind on sketching and design after class, planning to design new autumn and winter styles before going to Beijing.
After Chen Jing returned, in addition to maintaining his original customers, Wang Yuan and Chen Xing in Beijing sent him telegrams and remittances after selling the new products in Shanghai for a period of time, asking him to ship the goods to Beijing.
Although there are many new styles in Haishi, the prices of clothing in Haishi are relatively high, and the styles tend to be conservative.
After selling for a while, the group of underlings discussed it and decided to pool their money and send it to Chen Jing so that he could ship the goods.
Although the quantity was small, only two or three hundred pieces at a time, Chen Jing tried his best to select the latest spring/summer styles to send to Beijing.
...
Time slipped by silently amidst countless exercises and tests, and before we knew it, it was July.
In July, the summer atmosphere was even stronger. A muffled clap of thunder sounded, and a sudden summer rain came, with a refreshing coolness dispelling the stuffy heat in the house.
"Still drawing? The light is too dim, be careful not to hurt your eyes, take a break!"
Chen Jing walked in holding an umbrella, stood in front of the door, gently shook off the water droplets on the umbrella, and hung it on a nail outside the door.
Rain splashed on the windowsill, and the light dimmed. He turned on the light in the room, took the paintbrush from Ji Xia's hand, and grasped her slender neck with his large hand.
With a little force, it seemed he could snap her neck, but Ji Xia relaxed and leaned against his palm, feeling the heat of his palm, which also relieved the soreness in her neck.
"Does it taste sour? Shall I rub it for you?"
"Oh, you're back? Has the department store order been settled?"
When Chen Jing returned, he not only maintained the orders for the county department store, but also negotiated deals with the supply and marketing cooperatives in several surrounding counties and communes.
With more business, time naturally becomes busier; I spend at least half of the week traveling.
"These are all minor issues. With me here, there's nothing we can't solve. But you, you have your college entrance exam the day after tomorrow, and you're still drawing sketches today?"
As Chen Jing spoke, he gently massaged her skin. Beneath his large, hot palms lay smooth, cool skin, faintly tinged with pink.
Her hair was loosely tied up in a bun, with a few stray strands falling from her ears. She had a slender, fair neck and fair skin. She wore a thin white silk shirt, the slightly see-through fabric revealing glimpses of her alluring chest.
Chen Jinglue pressed hard for a while, and Ji Xia unconsciously straightened her chest and pulled in her stomach, trying to suppress her laughter. Through the thin shirt, her bulging chest trembled again and again.
As she dodged, a small button came undone, revealing a glimpse of her cleavage.
A thin layer of sweat seeped from her snow-white skin, forming glistening droplets that flowed down her cleavage. Chen Jing stood behind her, taking in all the spring scenery, and his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.
She tilted her head slightly, her cherry lips curved into a smile, and her voice was as clear as a nightingale's song: "The score requirements for the art department are not high, there is not much pressure, sketching can relax your mind, there is nothing wrong with it."
He narrowed his eyes, then suddenly bent down, picked up Ji Xia, and strode out of the studio: "It's good that you're not nervous. It's a rare cool afternoon, go back to your room and relax for a while."
Carrying Ji Xia back to his bedroom, Chen Jing tossed her onto the large bed and turned to close the door.
Ji Xia lazily propped her head up, lightly bit her lower lip, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling, and suddenly smiled faintly.
Chen Jing felt his throat go dry. He leaned down and gently bit Ji Xia's lips, stealing all her breath.
Only when Ji Xia's body went limp, her eyes flushed, and her face was flushed with desire, did his kiss turn into a light, fleeting kiss.
A large hand ripped open her shirt and reached inside, gently caressing her, then suddenly yanked it open, tossing the snow-white shirt aside...
The thunder and rain outside the window gradually subsided, and the noise inside the house slowly ceased.
Ji Xia leaned weakly against his arm and poked his firm chest with her finger: "I have an exam the day after tomorrow, are you still going out?"
"Of course not, I only rushed back because you have the college entrance exam to take."
As Chen Jing spoke, he reached out and placed his large hand on her lower back, rubbing it gently. "Are you tired? Let me give you a massage. Are you confident about the exam the day after tomorrow? I'll give you a full-body massage tonight."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xia gave him a coquettish glare. It was pleasant for her mind and body, and helped her relax her brain, but it was a bit hard on her back.
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