After Gu Xia stayed at the base for a few days, Qiong Ya came to visit Liang Su, followed by Chu Yi.
Liang Su introduced Gu Xia, and when he introduced Chu Yi, his tone paused.
"He is the son of our base commander."
Chu Yi was surprised and said, "Liang Su, I'm not a child. Do I need this title to compete with others?"
Of course Liang Su was not trying to compete, she was just telling Gu Xia that he was Chu Jingcong's son.
Gu Xia's expression remained calm, and she didn't seem to be affected by these words. Only Liang Su knew that the pressure around her had become much heavier.
"No, you are Uncle Chu's son, and I am not wrong." Liang Su stood up with a smile and poured them tea.
After pouring tea, Liang Su talked about silk cloth.
"The silk cloth I gave you last time was made by an old woman from Qiongya Village. It's pretty good, isn't it?"
Gu Xia gave an affirmative answer: "Yes, the material is very delicate."
“People in Qiongya Village raise silkworms, but not many people know how to weave cloth. Most of the weaving is done by Grandma Yong herself.”
Gu Xia raised her eyelids in surprise, "Is it purely handmade?"
"Yes, but they are planning to open a textile mill soon. If they can find the machinery, they might switch to machine weaving."
The conditions are definitely not there now.
Qiongya said excitedly, "I went to the textile factory in the city a few days ago and visited many workshops. Their equipment is so complete!"
She was both excited and discouraged because she knew she would not be able to afford it in the short term.
There are so many machines, and I heard that many of them are imported and very expensive.
Even if Liang Su helped them, they couldn't afford much.
Gu Xia sat back in the chair, leaning against the armrest.
"My ancestors did run a textile factory, so we have some experience and connections in purchasing machinery. If you need help, I can help you make the contact."
Her grandfather grew up overseas and later returned to China.
The connections abroad are still there.
Qiongya was a little surprised, but when she realized the reality, she shook her head and said, "Let's wait until we make some money. We don't have the money to buy it now. My mother said that we should raise silkworms first and sell the cocoons directly instead of reeling silk and making cloth."
You can also make money by selling it to textile factories.
Gu Xia thought for a moment, "The money I can earn this way will be less."
If you can sell silk cloth or silk quilt directly, the price will be much higher than selling silk cocoons directly.
Qiongya herself understood this, but the most realistic problem was that Yandong Village had no money.
Gu Xia turned the jade bracelet on her wrist and said nonchalantly, "I don't own a textile factory yet. If you don't mind, I can cooperate with you."
Qiong Ya was stunned. "Cooperation?"
Liang Su suddenly understood and said excitedly: "Aunt Gu means that she can invest in building a textile factory in Yandong Village."
Gu Xia looked at her with a smile in his eyes, "You are smart."
Qiongya actually didn't quite understand this and looked confused.
"How can we cooperate?"
Gu Xia said calmly, "I'll pay for the factory and introduce the machinery. It will be managed by the people from your Yandong Village. I'll find someone to guide you in the early stages. Don't worry about resources. I have enough connections here. Once the textile factory is established, there will be no shortage of orders. As for the profits... you take 60% and I take 40%. How about that?"
She originally wanted a 50-50 split, but for Liang Su's sake, she gave in.
Liang Su winked at Qiongya. Yandong Village owned 60%, which meant that the control of the textile factory was still in their hands.
This is a rare blessing.
Qiongya understood and nodded immediately.
"Okay, I'll go back and tell my mother to come and talk to you in person."
Gu Xia smiled and said, "No rush, wait for Xiaoyu to come over. I'll let her draft the contract first, and then we can discuss other things."
Qiongya was very grateful that Gu Xia had directly helped them solve a big problem.
Chu Yi followed suit and expressed his gratitude.
Gu Xia raised an eyebrow and glanced at him.
"Even if she needs to thank you, it's her turn, not yours. But I don't need your thanks. This is a profitable business, just think of it as making some pocket money."
Liang Su remained silent. Pocket money...
The clothing stall she and Wei Yufeng owned might not be good enough in Gu Xia's eyes.
Chu Yi smiled politely. Even though he noticed Gu Xia's dislike for him, he did not show any displeasure.
"If nothing unexpected happens, Qiongya will be my future daughter-in-law."
Gu Xia was slightly startled, and said calmly: "Really? Then her vision is really not very good."
Qiongya nodded honestly, "I think so too."
Chu Yi: “…” I raised a little ungrateful person.
Seeing him being humiliated like this for the first time, Liang Su started to laugh.
Soon, a woman's voice came from the door.
The one who called out was Chu Yi.
Liang Su looked over and saw a woman she didn't know, who should be older than Chu Yi.
"Chu Yi, I didn't bring my house key. Do you have one?"
Chu Yi pursed his lips and didn't let her into the house. Instead, he took the key out and gave it to her.
Liang Su didn't know her, but she seemed to have asked about Liang Su and smiled brightly.
"This is Comrade Liang Su, right? I'm Liu Jun, the new director of the gynecology department at the base hospital."
Liang Su nodded blankly, "Hello."
Liu Jun waved the keys in his hand and said, "I won't disturb you guys anymore. I'll go home first."
Chu Yi walked in from outside, and Liang Su asked curiously: "Who is she? Why is she living in your house?"
If I were to introduce someone to Chu Yi, the age difference might be a bit too big.
Liang Su guessed that this woman should be about ten years older than Chu Yi.
Chu Yi said awkwardly, "Don't guess randomly. This is the marriage partner that the Yancheng Lord's family introduced to my dad."
Liang Su was startled and quickly looked at Gu Xia.
Her expression remained unchanged.
"How can the marriage partner introduced to Uncle Chu live directly in our house?"
This is too uncouth.
Chu Yi sneered, "That's right, that's why I haven't been home these past few days and have been living in the dormitory."
Just to avoid suspicion.
"Did Uncle Chu agree to her moving in?" Liang Su felt that Chu Jingcong was not that kind of person.
Gu Xia chuckled, and her delicate and elegant face inexplicably showed a hint of irony.
"This woman is over ten years younger than him. He's making a profit, so why would he disagree? You and your son are in the same boat on this point; you both like younger women."
Chu Yi quickly distanced himself from the matter: "I don't like young girls, it just happens that the girl I like is still young. Aunt Gu, I didn't offend you, did I?"
The last sentence sounded a bit pathetic.
Gu Xia glanced at him and said, "No, we don't know each other. How could you have ever offended me?"
Liang Su quickly changed the subject: "You haven't said it yet, did Uncle Chu agree?"
"My dad is someone who would definitely disagree. The main family only dared to push people in while my dad was away. If my dad were here, he would have kicked them out long ago."
Chu Yi also couldn't stand Liu Jun's behavior, but he was the junior, and if he kicked him out like this, he would be criticized by others.
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