Ji Xia stared at him for a long time. What kind of luck was this? A few design drawings brought in more than a thousand orders, with a profit of seven or eight thousand?
No wonder he was favored by the city's richest girl in his past life and became the richest man in Jiang City in less than twenty years. He must be a chosen one.
With such a lucky male lead, the chosen one of heaven, she'd be crazy not to cling to his coattails.
Overjoyed, Ji Xia hugged him tightly and stood on tiptoe to give him a big kiss on the lips.
"Ah Jing, you're amazing! You're a genius! I admire you so much, I love you to death! Mmm—"
He kissed Chen Jing hard twice, leaving him completely bewildered. This was so different from what he had imagined.
She was mistaken for a tailor; shouldn't she be angry?
"Ah Xia, aren't you angry?"
"Why should I be angry? You landed a big order, we should be happy." Ji Xia excitedly pumped her fist, her face beaming with joy.
Chen Jing breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought you would be unhappy that your painstakingly designed style was being used as a tailor's work."
"A silly design only has value if someone appreciates it. I'm only worried that others won't like it. If someone does, why should I be unhappy?"
Ji Xia hugged him tightly and chuckled as she comforted him, "Think about it, how much effort Xiaoyu and I put into making a wedding dress for Liu Pianran that night, and we only earned a few dollars?"
"These designs, I just scribbled them down in a few nights, and they got me over a thousand orders. The net profit is at least five or six thousand yuan. Five or six thousand yuan, what more could we ask for?"
Moreover, not many of those designs were her original creations. Most of them were combinations of styles she had seen in her previous life, with slight modifications by herself, and many elements were inspired by others.
Chen Jing was infected by the joy in her smile and tone, and thinking about it, it made sense, so he finally smiled.
Thinking about it, Ji Xia's words made sense. Little did he know that Ji Xia had experienced far more grievances in his previous life, and still hadn't earned several thousand yuan.
"Besides, even if there are any grievances, you should be the one who suffers the most. Although I don't know how to run a business, I know that you are the one who gets the most humiliation outside."
Ji Xia pressed his hand tightly against her heart: "I know that among the three of us, you have worked the hardest and are the most easily wronged."
Chen Jing's eyes welled up with tears, her heart softening completely. She hugged her tightly and said, "No, I don't feel wronged. They took a liking to your design at first sight, and they were quite easy to talk to."
"Actually, the biggest credit for this order is you. Your new design is so beautiful, they all love it."
"That's because you can recommend it."
Ji Xia met his gaze with a smile: "We both deserve credit. My design was the key to opening the door, and your professional skills were the key to our success. We are a match made in heaven."
"Yes, we are a match made in heaven."
Chen Jing suddenly laughed. Even if he didn't have a high level of education, if he made money and became a successful person, who would say that he was not a good match for her?
As long as he can grow his small workshop into a large and successful business, he can prove his abilities.
Ji Xia added, "We'll start preparing for the exclusive edition tomorrow and try to send it out with the second batch of goods. However, I think we should try to add a few more sewing machines and find three or four more people."
"Leave this to me! I'll handle it."
Chen Jing sealed her lips with his finger, his eyes tender and lingering: "I've prepared a gift for you."
He took a beautifully packaged wooden box out of his briefcase, opened it, and handed it to her: "This is a horn comb. I took a liking to it at first sight. I wonder if you like it?"
The brownish-yellow color is accented with dark patterns. The horn comb is crafted to be very smooth, with each post polished to a high shine. The handle is slightly upturned, making it very comfortable to hold.
She had seen these exquisite ox horn combs before in her past life; a good one could cost several hundred yuan.
Nowadays, it is extremely rare to see such exquisite works of art in the 1970s. Her face lit up with surprise and joy, her eyes sparkling, and she hugged him with emotion.
"It's beautiful, I love it so much, Jing, I love this gift."
"If you like it, that's fine."
Seeing Ji Xia's joy, Chen Jing's disappointment over the ox horn comb was instantly cured, and he turned around and hugged her tightly.
The two stayed in the warehouse for a while longer before reluctantly leaving.
Old Man Sun had already left with the money and tickets. The courtyard gate was tightly closed. Sun Xiaoyu asked Chen Jing for advice on the next production plan.
Ji Xia glanced at the sack of fabric scraps in the corner and suddenly thought of baby clothes.
Zhang Hong is taking her child home from the hospital tomorrow. Should she look for some suitable fabric scraps and make a few sets of monk robes for the child?
My two nephews were premature and were naturally weaker than other children. They wore monk's robes from head to toe, so I didn't have to worry about their bellies getting cold.
Then, the crotch is open for easy excretion. In this era, there were no disposable diapers, and the open-crotch onesies were both warm and convenient.
After rummaging through the sack for a while, I found a dozen or so larger pieces of light-colored or floral-patterned fabric.
My two nephews are only a little bigger than the palm of my hand, so they don't actually use much fabric. Making baby clothes is just like making clothes for rag dolls.
Of course, babies grow very quickly, and it's estimated that we'll have to replace them every two weeks.
However, small workshops may not have much in the way of other things, but they never lack scraps of cloth, and they can try to select the best quality ones.
I sketched two baby outfits on the spot, enlarged them by a size, made cardboard cutouts, and then cut them out into individual parts.
Sun Xiaoyu looked at her drawings, her eyes shining as she stared at her.
That's amazing! Even without going to university, Ji Xia seems to know everything. This style looks great at first glance.
I sewed eight baby onesies. I also made ten bibs, two soft hats, four pairs of gloves, four pairs of socks, and a cute bib out of scraps of fabric.
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