Chapter 339: A Complete Makeover
The two of them stayed at home together all afternoon until the next morning. Lu Dongping got up early and cooked a meal and they ate together. He rode his bike to take Wen Wan to school.
After sending him to school, he came back and went straight to the store.
The door over there was already open, and Lu Donglin was diligently wiping it up and down with a rag.
Lu Dongping parked the car by the door, went in and asked him, "Why didn't you go over for breakfast?"
Lu Donglin said, "It's too early. I'm not hungry yet. I'll go over and eat later."
Lu Dongping gave him the key: "Go ahead, I'll watch over here."
Lu Donglin said, "No need. I have the key with me. Please watch it for me for a while. I'll be there soon." As he spoke, he quickly washed the rag, lifted the water out from the back and poured it out, shook the water off his hands, and wiped them with a towel when he entered the door.
After walking a few steps out of the door, he turned back and asked: "Brother, do you know the prices of clothes in the store?"
Lu Dongping really didn't know this: "It's so early in the morning, no one should come to buy it, right?"
"It's hard to say. Sometimes people come to buy things as soon as we open the store in the morning."
Lu Donglin said, "I'll give you a rough idea of the price. When someone comes, you can give me a price, or you can ask him to wait for me for a while."
Lu Dongping nodded, and after hearing Lu Donglin quote the price, the expression on his face became a little unsettled.
"Are the prices for clothes here so high?"
Lu Donglin said, "Is it high? Not at all! You don't even know how long it takes my sister-in-law to make a piece of clothing. And these clothes are only available here, you can't buy them anywhere else, and they're not mass-produced."
"Of course, the craftsmanship is the best. And the fabric is the best we can find."
Lu Dongping looked at him talking with great joy and raised his eyebrows slightly. He felt that after two months of absence, things were different now. After a while, he said, "I understand. Go ahead. I can still take care of you during the meal."
Only then did Lu Donglin leave.
Lu Dongping sighed, thinking that his wife was truly remarkable. She went to school alone while also managing the business. It had only been two or three months, and that brat Lu Donglin had transformed her like a completely different person.
After Lu Donglin left, he looked around the house. It had been renovated long before he left, but it must have been altered later, so it looked quite different. There weren't many clothes in there, but the ones that were hung there were beautifully matched.
I took a look at the backyard and found that the yard was completely different.
The ground has been tidied up, which should have been done by Lu Donglin.
The vegetables planted inside have grown moss, and there are also several kinds of flowers planted.
The only flowers he recognized were roses and chrysanthemums.
Looking back at the two rooms, the outer one was surrounded by clothes hanging on all sides, with a small round table in the middle and two rattan chairs, probably for entertaining customers.
In one of the rooms, there were two sewing machines, a cutting and ironing table, and a shelf on the wall with many kinds of fabrics of different colors neatly placed on it.
What Lu Donglin said was true. After a short while, a customer came to the store.
The two women who came were probably not their first time. Lu Dongping just came out from the inner room and greeted them, "Hello, do you want to see some clothes?"
The woman with short haircut exclaimed, "Someone changed?"
Lu Dongping said, "No, he went to eat. I'll help him watch the door for a while. You can look at anything you want to see first, or sit here for a while. He will be here soon."
"Then let's wait a while!"
Having said that, he sat down on the chair.
He didn't look like someone who was buying clothes, but more like someone who was looking for Lu Donglin.
Fortunately, Lu Donglin arrived quickly. Lu Dongping estimated that he had wolfed down a few mouthfuls of food before returning.
As soon as she saw someone inside, she immediately grinned: "Oh, Sister Zhou, you're here so early!"
The woman with a cadre hairstyle and wearing a military green work suit spoke up: "Didn't you say last time that you could make custom clothes? I went back and got the measurements, and the style and color requirements are all written here. Is there anything else you want to know? Is this all right?" As she spoke, she took out a piece of paper from the black cowhide bag in her hand and handed it to him.
Lu Donglin took it and looked at it carefully, then nodded: "No problem, you can come and pick it up in a month, but you have to pay the deposit today, as I told you last time."
The younger woman with short hair next to her said, "Why do we have to take a deposit? Professor Wang and I are friends and old acquaintances. It's impossible that he doesn't even have this little bit of credibility."
Lu Donglin smiled and said, "Of course. Professor Wang aside, we're already familiar with each other. But running a business must have its own rules. Anyway, you have to pay this money sooner or later. I'll give you a receipt after you pay the deposit and put it in the account. You can bring the receipt back later and make up the difference. The store is here, so we can't refuse to pay, let alone cheat you, right?"
Lu Donglin had a good memory, so of course he knew that they came back the first time with Wang Mengfang.
But if we talk about relationships, they are really not related at all. They are just friends of Ms. Wang Mengfang's friends. They are all kinds of people.
But when they come to our door, they are our customers. There is no reason to offend them and turn away business.
Lu Dongping stood at the middle door with his arms folded, not saying a word, just waiting to see how he would perform.
The older woman with the cadre-style haircut smiled and said, "She's young and doesn't know the rules. Just do what you have to do. Without rules, there's no order. How much deposit do you want?"
Lu Donglin took the abacus and placed it on the table, fiddling with it in a serious manner. "What you want are the clothes for the engagement banquet, one set for women and one set for men. The original price is two hundred and forty yuan, but since it's an acquaintance, I can reduce it by twenty yuan. The deposit is one-third, so you can give me seventy yuan first."
"Can't you give me a little more leeway and give me a whole number?"
Lu Donglin refused bluntly: "No, that won't do. Twenty less is already a big deal for us because of our acquaintances. Any less and the business will be in vain. Our clothing materials are not those outdated materials bought from department stores. The boss personally took the risk to go to Guangzhou to get them. Just imagine how far it is to go back and forth. Besides, our family mainly focuses on custom-made products. The craftsmanship and materials are of the best quality. The people who come here to make clothes are all more particular in the circle. We can't ask for a random price. We should ask for less and not make any profit."
All he talks about is his own logic.
The two female comrades finally paid the money and left politely with the receipt he had printed.
Lu Dongping even took a special look at it. Lu Donglin was really careful about this. The deposit price was written twice on the receipt, and one of the times was written in capital letters to prevent erasure.
After the people left, he said, "I can't believe it, but now it's quite impressive."
Lu Donglin nodded with a beaming expression: "Of course, don't you see who my master is?" If he had a tail, it would surely be raised up by now.
Lu Dongping said, "I see those two people don't seem very forthcoming. If they were to buy ready-made goods, it would be fine. But if they were to order them to order, would they find fault with them later?"
Lu Donglin said, "It's not impossible, but it's very unlikely. The people who come to my sister-in-law to order clothes are all sophisticated people with stable jobs and relatively high incomes. They're in that circle, so picking on minor flaws isn't a big deal. If they go too far, the worst that can happen is they'll just return the money. Then word will spread and she'll become famous. After all, my sister-in-law has good craftsmanship, and most people like and are very satisfied with her."
Well, for two sets of clothes, he got a commission of eight dollars. It’s a nice day today!
"Brother, what did you bring back yesterday? Should I pack it up?"
Lu Dongping said, "Not for now. That's for your sister-in-law. Let's talk about it when she comes back this afternoon. I have to go out for a while. A batch of goods should be arriving soon. I'll go take a look."
Lu Donglin asked: "Do you want me to help?"
"No need." Lu Dongping walked outside: "You take care of the store, I'll go take a look. When it's time, just find a car to pull it over." As he said that, he pushed the car to the road and walked away swiftly, staring at the car.
Lu Donglin looked at the wheels of the car going away with some envy. He also wanted to save money to buy a car.
Buy the one with two wheels first, and then buy the one with four wheels when you make money later.
The sun rose higher and higher, shining brightly on the earth.
As the old professor said, "Okay, that's all for today," the quiet classroom began to become noisy.
After the old professor left the classroom, Wen Wan quickly stuffed the book into her pocket.
Li Laiyu, who was sitting next to him, asked, "Are you in a hurry to go back?"
Wen Wan nodded: "Well, Dongping came back yesterday and brought back a lot of goods. I don't know if they have arrived today. I have to go back and take a look, help sort it out, and see how to do it."
"Do you need help?"
"I couldn't ask for more!"
Li Lai Yu seems to be very busy recently. The two of them can only meet during class time. They haven't been together for a while.
After packing up their books, the two of them walked out of the school and said, "They came back from Guangzhou. They said they brought some clothes back to try and sell."
Then he turned to look at Li Laiyu and asked, "What have you been busy with recently?"
Li Laiyu said, "I got a piece of material that I was quite satisfied with, and I'm also making clothes with it."
Wen Wan's eyes lit up: "Is it done? If it's done, can you show it to me?" She remembered the two pieces of cloth dyed by Li Laiyu. The patterns and colors were very beautiful, and she had even put them in water, but the colors did not fade.
Li Lai Yu likes to make clothes and is multi-talented. She is very demanding about these things. How good does something have to be for her to be satisfied with it?
Li Laiyu said, "Okay, I'll show it to you when you're done."
"Lai Yu, you like making clothes. Have you ever thought about opening a small workshop?"
Li Laiyu was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "I don't have any plans for the time being. I only like making clothes but I don't know how to sell them. It feels very troublesome."
Wen Wan suddenly had an idea: "Well, when you're done, bring it to Ai Shang to sell?"
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