"Are you going to take it back?"
Governor Luo felt a little regretful. Gold prices had been rising recently, and domestic gold reserves were too low. The higher authorities had given them a quota to try to recover as much gold as possible.
However, seeing Chen Jing's determined gaze and Xie An's smiling eyes beside him, he gave up the idea of persuading him.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that gold prices are rising. Unless you need the money urgently, who would buy when prices are soaring?
President Luo inquired further about the purpose of the loan and where the money went. Upon learning that the loan was used to do business and open a factory with Xie An and others, he understood the situation even better.
Having secured connections with the Xie family and with collateral, Chen Jing quickly obtained a loan of 50,000 yuan, while a box of large yellow croakers was stored in a bank safe deposit box.
Because the gold was used as collateral, two keys were required for the safe, one for the bank and one for Chen Jing. Both of them had to be present at the same time to unlock the safe and retrieve the gold.
Chen Jing became interested in the safe and inquired about the rental requirements in detail, deciding to go back and discuss it with Ji Xia.
If possible, after the loan is paid off, rent a safe and store all their collection in it.
After successfully obtaining the loan, Xie An took him to the outskirts of Haidian to see the piece of land that Xie An had introduced to him.
...
In the evening, Ji Xia, carrying textbooks and notebooks, came out of the library with Liu Yujuan, waved goodbye to her roommates, and rode her bicycle back to the courtyard house in the cold wind.
It hasn't snowed in the last few days, but the wind outside is still very cold. Even with a hat, scarf, and wool gloves on, my fingers are still freezing cold when I ride my bike, and all ten fingers are so painful they're stiff.
Just as he was about to push his bicycle into the yard, the gate suddenly opened. The newly arrived embroidery queen, Wang Yuexiang, was about to go out when she saw Ji Xia, her face full of surprise and joy.
"Sister Xia, you're back? Let me help you!"
Wrapped in a thick cotton coat, she rubbed her hands together and hurriedly took Ji Xia's bicycle.
"No need, no need. You're not wearing gloves; be careful not to get your hands frostbite."
Ji Xia was pushing and shoving when she was pulled by the force of the other woman. Her swollen fingers lost their balance, and the draft notebook and books she was holding fell to the ground.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to. I'm not afraid of the cold at all, and my hands are warm even without gloves."
Wang Yuexiang quickly pulled her bicycle against the wall and hurriedly helped pick up the books.
She suddenly paused, quickly looked up at Ji Xia, and then glanced down at the design drafts in the notebook.
She looked at Ji Xia with a surprised expression, holding the draft notebook, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.
Ji Xia put all the textbooks back into her bag, then rubbed her hands together, breathing on them: "You're really something, are you sure you're okay without gloves?"
“It’s alright, we’re used to it. It’s even colder farming in our hometown in winter. We only have two pairs of gloves at home, which are for my grandma and my mother.”
Wang Yuexiang spoke softly, patted the textbook and draft notebook she had picked up, brushed off the mud from the covers, and handed them back to her, unable to suppress the questions in her heart.
"Sister Xia, did you design all these drafts?"
Ji Xia smiled slightly: "These can't be considered design drafts. They are all unfinished works, only semi-finished products."
Are all of these your works?
"yes!"
Ji Xia nodded, gesturing for her to push the bicycle to the bicycle shed in the corner of the front yard, and said with a smile, "You seem to have a lot of questions?"
Wang Yuexiang nodded vigorously: "Looking at your design sketches, they're for spring clothes, right? It's still so cold here!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Xia couldn't help but chuckle: "It's almost Chinese New Year now. By the time winter clothing designs are released and put on the market, it's long past Chinese New Year. Designs are ahead of the market, so we need to prepare at least two or three months in advance."
"Oh, I see. Sister Xia, you're amazing."
Wang Yuexiang praised the design, then asked with a hint of doubt, "But, weren't you designing clothes for children? Are we going to make children's clothes next year?"
She thought the workshop would keep making those fashion kimonos!
Ji Xia smiled slightly upon hearing this: "Just because our workshop doesn't make children's clothing doesn't mean other places don't! Children need to wear nice clothes too, don't they?"
"What? What does this mean? You design clothes for other factories too?"
"Yes, I am a designer, specializing in clothing design. I don't just design for workshops. In fact, I have been designing for three garment factories, one in Jiangnan and one in Guangdong. I am responsible for all of them."
There are plenty of new women's clothing styles on the market, but there are relatively few children's and men's clothing styles.
The Sansheng Garment Factory in Panyu is about to open, and she needs to prepare some new styles for next year.
The children's clothing market is still largely untapped. Next year, the factory will expand to four or five hundred people. Of course, we won't just produce women's clothing; we will fulfill all orders, including men's and children's clothing.
The market needs diversification, and men and children also have purchasing power.
When Wang Yuexiang heard that Ji Xia provided designs for three garment factories, her eyes lit up.
She leaned close to Ji Xia with a look of admiration: "Sister Xia, you're amazing! Don't you have to study? How do you find so much time to paint?"
"I draw during class too."
"You're really amazing. Boss is so lucky to have such a smart, capable, and beautiful fiancée like you. But you're a college student, what do you see in him?"
Ji Xia blushed upon hearing this. She smiled shyly and said, "Actually, he's quite good to me. He's good to me, we grew up together, and I know him inside and out."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yuexiang couldn't help but mutter to herself: If she were a man, she would also treat such a beautiful and capable woman well.
Don't think she can't see that men also consider whether the other person is good for them when they go on blind dates.
Not only do they have to be beautiful, but they also have to be capable, able to take care of their parents, and help earn money to support the family.
Ji Xia suddenly looked suspiciously at the busy yard in the backyard: "By the way, they're all working overtime. Don't you have to work overtime?"
The embroidery workshop has been extremely busy lately, with several embroiderers working overtime every day with the lights on, practically working 007 every day.
Wang Yuexiang was actually chatting with her idly.
Wang Yuexiang smiled shyly upon hearing this: "My great-aunt needed to see me and asked someone to call me out."
She subconsciously raised her hand again: "I asked Team Leader Hou for leave, I won't be working overtime tonight."
She wanted to flatter him a little longer, but seeing Ji Xia's calm smile, she lowered her head shyly.
"I'm going to see my great-aunt."
Go!
Ji Xia waved his hand, and seeing Wang Yuexiang's back, he couldn't help but shake his head.
He has so much free time to chat with her, he doesn't seem to have anything on his mind.
Why do you have to go out and not work overtime just because your relatives have something going on? You must be poor enough already!
Ji Xia was poor for half her previous life and suffered a lot because of it.
Because they are poor, when there is an opportunity to make money, they will put everything else aside; nothing is more important than making money.
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