As the year draws to a close and the weather gets colder, Ji Xia wishes she could hibernate under the covers.
Suddenly, she felt a gust of cold air creep into her neck through the blankets, and she couldn't help but shiver. She opened her eyes groggily and saw Chen Jing looking down at her with a smile, and he was even reaching out a hand to tease her neck with a smile.
I don't know why, but she seems to be particularly afraid of the cold her whole life. That fear seems to be etched into her bones. Whenever it snows or the wind blows, she wants to wrap herself up like a bear, but she still shivers from the cold.
But Chen Jing was as warm as a small furnace. Even now, he was wearing a turtleneck sweater and not even a cotton coat, and his hands were still warm.
Ji Xia pouted unhappily: "Hmm, why? It's the weekend today, I'm going to sleep a little longer."
"Wake up! I've arranged to look at some land with Xie An. If it's suitable, we'll buy it. Can you give me your opinion?"
Upon hearing that they were going to look at land, Ji Xia immediately became more sober.
The land is a matter of future money. She even asked about it a few days ago; the land is located outside the Third Ring Road.
Once you're outside the Third Ring Road, roughly at the Fourth or Fifth Ring Road, there will be an opportunity for demolition and relocation someday.
She definitely wants to go and see.
Ji Xia yawned and sat up, still wrapped in the blanket. Chen Jing chuckled and wrung out a hot towel from the basin of hot water beside the bed, handing it to her: "Here, wash your face. I've prepared a toothbrush, toothpaste, and hot water for you. After you've washed and eaten, we'll leave right away."
Ji Xia took the hot towel and washed her face. Chen Jing leaned down and kissed her on the cheek: "See? Wasn't my service attentive?"
"Pfft, thanks a lot. Do I need to express my gratitude?"
Ji Xia chuckled, tossed the hot towel back into his hand, and put on the sweater, wool pants, cotton-lined leather coat hanging by the bed.
Chen Jing couldn't help but twitch his lips. Not only was there a cotton undershirt, but also three sweaters, cotton linings, and a cotton-padded leather coat. He was wearing six layers in total. Was it really that cold?
Fortunately, Ji Xia has a slim waist and petite stature, so the clothes don't look too bulky. If it were a fat woman, she would probably look like an elephant.
It seems that after she finishes university, she will still have to go back to the south to develop her career, as the north is only suitable for the seasons other than winter.
The two left the room. Because it was the weekend, all the female workers in the workshops except the embroidery workshop were off today, so there were far fewer people.
That morning, the two got into Xie An's jeep and went to look at a vacant lot on the outskirts of the city.
This is a vacant lot on the outskirts of the city, at the intersection of the production team road. Because the soil is poor, nothing can be grown there, so salt-tolerant trees such as poplar and ash have always been planted there.
Xie An had some connections with the leaders of this area and was aware of the policies from above that encouraged people to start their own businesses.
When I heard that he wanted to buy a piece of vacant land to build a factory and set up a garment factory, I immediately persuaded him to come.
For him, a piece of land that could only grow salt-tolerant crops was of little value. However, if he could attract investment to build factories here, creating employment opportunities for the people in the suburbs, it would also enhance his political achievements. This was a win-win-win situation, so he repeatedly lobbied Xie An and finally brought him here today.
Ji Xia and Chen Jing followed Xie An to visit the leaders of the area and the production team leader. They walked around the saline-alkali land. The terrain was flat, and there were quite a few alkali-resistant plants. It was only about a kilometer away from the road into the city, so the transportation was relatively convenient.
The two walked around and exchanged opinions privately. Ji Xia was quite satisfied with the location, which was just outside the Third Ring Road and probably within the Fourth Ring Road.
Even if the Fourth Ring Road hasn't been developed yet, it will eventually develop to this area.
With her support, Chen Jing negotiated with the area leaders and production team regarding the size of the land and the trees to be planted, and finally settled on a price.
The entire plot of land covers an area of ​​approximately 2,240 square meters. Chen Jing purchased it for 32,000 yuan in cash, and it belongs to Chen Jing personally.
The plants above were to be cut down and removed by the production team within six months, while the factory had to start construction within one year and complete the factory building within two years.
After the factory is built, at least one hundred jobs will be given to the regional leader, who will then arrange the workers.
After agreeing on all the terms, they signed the contract and paid the money that same day, receiving a thin land ownership certificate in return.
Although the price was a bit high, the two were still happy.
The Xie brothers also rented two warehouses in Xicheng District, which they converted into a garment factory that combined workshops, warehouses, and offices. The factory began operation in March after the Lunar New Year.
Before the first semester ended, Ji Xia successfully signed Liu Yujuan and two other senior students as part-time designers for Sansheng Garment, while also supplying new designs to two garment factories in the south and north.
Time slipped by swiftly through textbooks and drawing paper, and in the blink of an eye, several students had graduated.
In just four years, the pilot special economic zone in the south has become a real special economic zone. An ordinary fishing village has embarked on a construction boom, building the first Friendship Shopping Mall. The whole city is full of vitality and drive.
Riding the wave of reform and the rapid development of the south, Sansheng Garment Factory in the south became the leader of the garment manufacturing industry in the south in just three or four years.
Meanwhile, the Sansheng Garment Factory in the north, with its dozens of branded fashion stores, led the trend of men's, women's, and children's clothing and wedding dresses in the north, and defeated Lin's Clothing in Haishi to become the leader in the clothing industry.
Over the course of several years, at least seven or eight students from the Academy of Fine Arts successfully signed contracts with Sansheng Garment Factory and became key members of the factory's design department after graduation.
After graduation, Liu Yujuan and one of her senior classmates stayed in Beijing to work in the factory, while Ji Xia took two of her senior classmates south to their hometown in the south.
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