Su Xiangnan's heart clenched suddenly, as if gripped tightly by an invisible hand, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
He gazed into Gu Xue's beautiful eyes, which were filled with unwavering expectation, tinged with a hint of caution, and were still red.
The silence seemed to stretch on endlessly, and Su Xiangnan seemed to have a premonition that as long as he said "no"...
From now on, Gu Xue will drift further and further away from him, with no chance of ever getting her back.
No, this is not what he wanted...
Su Xiangnan suddenly reached out and stopped Gu Xue, tears streaming down his face.
"Xue'er, I'm sorry, it's my fault, it's my incompetence."
I promise you, I won't keep you waiting too long, it definitely won't be long...
I will never say such things again. I'm sorry I hurt you.
Seeing the two reconcile, the family finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Meng Shuyun stepped forward, patted Su Xiangnan on the shoulder, and said irritably, "Alright, a grown man like you, still crying and sobbing here, aren't you ashamed?"
"Once my hand has healed, let's go south together and find a good doctor to take a look at your leg."
Su Xiangnan quickly raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face. When he looked up, he realized that his whole family was watching him cry.
Su Xiangnan: "!..."
That's really embarrassing.
Upon seeing this, she felt even more embarrassed and wondered to herself, "Why is Meng Kangshun here too?"
When Meng Kangshun suddenly met Su Xiangnan's gaze, his heart skipped a beat, as if a venomous snake had suddenly crawled under his neck, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
He just got up in the middle of the night and didn't see anything, so how did he run into this mess!
"I understand." Su Xiangnan wiped away his tears again and reached out his hand to Meng Shuyun. "So, give me back the money now."
Meng Shuyun nodded, then turned and beckoned to Su Xiumei to take out the money.
Seeing this, Gu Xue quickly grabbed Su Xiangnan's hand and gently advised, "Give the money to Mother."
“Give her my compensation; you keep yours.” Su Xiangnan’s tone was firm and left no room for argument.
After some maneuvering, Meng Shuyun had 30,000 yuan more in her hands, 10,000 yuan more than before.
As soon as she got the money, she felt a bit hot in her hand and wondered what was going on.
But they couldn't refuse the money even if they wanted to. Judging from Su Xiangnan's attitude, he was ready to fight to the death if they didn't take it. Gu Xue also insisted from the side.
...
The next morning, Meng Shuyun, Meng Kangshun, Su Xiangnan, and Gu Xue went to the hospital together.
After all that commotion last night, the couple's relationship has become much closer, and they're now inseparable.
Su Xiangnan's face would turn bright red with shyness whenever he glanced at Gu Xue.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Su Xiangnan actively cooperated with the doctor's treatment.
Unfortunately, the local hospital didn't have any orthopedic surgeons who could operate on him, and the doctors all suggested that they go to a large hospital in the south.
It just so happened that it was also the day to collect hairpins. Meng Shuyun had injured her hand and couldn't go back to the village to check on the situation, so she called Su Xiumei and Su Xiulan and asked them to go back and collect the hairpins together.
She even brought along the new hair accessories, waiting to collect them all and send them to the supply and marketing cooperative to test the market response.
Now that Meng Kangshun is injured, it seems that Su Xiumei will have to take care of the hair ornaments.
Su Xiulan will be going back to work at the supply and marketing cooperative in a couple of days, while Meng Shuyun's hand will take at least a week to heal.
Once Su Xiumei is familiar with the order channels, she will be in charge of receiving and delivering goods.
The three of them first arrived at the home of Meng Shuyun's best friend, Ding Fangjie.
As soon as they got off the car, Ding Fangjie spotted them and warmly invited them inside for tea.
"What happened to your hands? How could you be so careless and hurt both of your hands! What are you going to do about this hair flower business?" Ding Fangjie asked with a worried expression.
"It's alright, she'll recover after a while. From now on, my eldest daughter, Xiumei, can take care of her," Meng Shuyun said with a smile, trying to comfort her.
Ding Fangjie pulled her to sit down and started talking about what had happened in the past two days, her face full of worry.
"While you were away these past two days, that Mao Xiaoli has been a real menace!"
They actually tried to steal your hair accessory business!
They even came to collect it from my door, and the fee they gave me was only one cent per flower.
I ignored her and chased her away with a basin of water.
I watched her leave and head in the direction of your village; I bet she's up to something!
The two sisters, listening nearby, looked worried and said anxiously, "Yes, Mother, what should we do!"
Meng Shuyun remained calm, knowing full well that she wasn't the only one capable of doing this business.
It seems like receiving orders today won't go too smoothly.
"It's okay, there's bound to be competition in business. As long as we keep innovating, they'll only be eliminated by the market."
Ding Fangjie was still worried and said angrily that she wished she could rush back to the village, catch Mao Xiaoli red-handed, and teach her a good lesson.
"This is!" Ding Fangjie was so surprised when she saw the new hair accessory sample that Meng Shuyun took out that she couldn't close her mouth. The lace and pearls on it were extremely exquisite and beautiful.
"Adding this thing will definitely take a lot of time and money, but it looks really good!"
"I plan to price them at one yuan a pair, and then I won't have to worry about not having orders. You can just take orders from home. As the craftsmanship becomes more complicated, the cost will naturally increase. Others will give you two cents, I'll give you three cents."
Upon hearing this, Ding Fangjie's smile stretched almost to her ears. She quickly stuffed the hair accessory into her pocket and said happily, "Give this hair accessory to me. I find it very rare, and my granddaughter will definitely like it."
Meng Shuyun smiled and agreed. She had brought many hair accessories, so giving one to her good friend was no big deal.
Afterwards, Meng Shuyun and her two daughters hurriedly headed towards the village.
Su Xiulan was in low spirits the whole way, her mind filled with worries about the hair accessory business.
"Mom, what if Mao Xiaoli really snatches this hair flower business away? What will we do with this order? If we can't deliver the goods, it will be difficult to get orders from them again in the future."
In business, integrity is paramount; failing to deliver goods means they have breached their contract.
"It's alright. Since they can change their minds, they'll definitely cooperate with Mao Xiaoli. It's all about price wars. If that's the case, then there's no need for a long-term partnership."
When I passed by Yu Xiaoqiu's house, I saw Mao Xiaoli standing at the door, with her bicycle piled up next to her, full of hair accessories.
“I’m telling you, Yu Xiaoqiu, if you make me hair accessories, you can earn one cent per flower, which is one cent more than you would earn for Meng Shuyun.”
I can tell you're struggling financially, so I can raise the price for you by one cent, to one cent per flower, how about that?
I gave more than that old guy did.
Think about it carefully, how much more money can you earn in a day? The more you work, the more you earn.
Yu Xiaoqiu frowned and impatiently shooed him away: "You can leave now. I'm not doing your work."
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