"Auntie, Aunt Qiao said there's no problem. Just let me know when you'd like to pick up the goods."
After receiving Qiao's reply, Xiao Lei excitedly ran to Guang's house to tell Aunt Lu.
Lu Xier was both surprised and delighted upon hearing this. She had never interacted with Qiao Qiru before, but she had heard the professor's name from her husband several times.
Because her husband had helped the other party a few times, she was initially too embarrassed to ask for help. However, she had given up her job to her daughter two months ago, so she had been idle at home with nothing to do. Recently, she heard that Xiao Lei's clothes were obtained from this Professor Qiao, and she became interested.
After thinking it over for a long time and discussing it with her husband, Yu was embarrassed to ask Xiao Lei if she could get a share of the business.
Xiao Lei certainly had no objections. There are so many factories and companies in Beijing; as long as the stalls aren't set up in the same factory or nearby, there's no problem.
Lu Xier assured Xiao Lei that she would never set up a stall in the same place or area as him to sell goods, and told him not to worry.
Having received help from Guang Sheng for many years, Xiao Lei trusts the couple completely. Even if they do business in the same area, he has no objection. However, he will go a little further away to find a place to set up his stall.
However, since Aunt Lu said that, he felt a little embarrassed.
"Xiao Lei, thank you so much! When will you come with me and your Uncle Guang on a trip?"
Lu Xier thanked Xiao Lei repeatedly with joy, feeling a sense of relief and gratitude towards him.
“Auntie, no problem, it’s no trouble at all. I can do it anytime.”
Xiao Lei grinned and said he was very willing to accompany Lu Xier and her husband on the trip.
That evening, after Guang Sheng returned home, Lu Xi'er told him the good news.
"Aunt Qiao and Uncle Su are both very nice people. When they were sent to the countryside, they often sent delicacies to the old factory director and me. After they came back, they would remember to ask the old factory director to give me a share of anything good they had. Don't worry, they are both good people."
Guang Sheng had a particularly good impression of Su Huaiyuan and Qiao Qiru, after all, they had known each other for so many years. Given the opportunity, he was willing to lend them a hand.
Lu Xier was relieved.
Two days later, they arranged a time together.
Moreover, the time was chosen early Sunday morning, when Su Huaiyuan and Qiao Ru were both off work, making it very convenient for everyone.
Xiao Lei, familiar with the route, led Guang Sheng and his wife straight to the courtyard on the other side of the alley. When they arrived, Qiao Qiru and Su Huaiyuan were already there.
"Uncle, Aunt, it's been a long time."
After seeing the two, Guang Sheng hurriedly went up to greet them, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the two of them now were quite different from the two of them back then.
When I first met Qiao Ru and Su Huaiyuan, they were rushing around anxiously, doing their best for their family's future. Their mental state was far from what it is now.
After the Su family was exonerated and returned to Beijing, he met Su Huaiyuan and Qiao Qiru a few times, but they didn't seem to be in such good spirits as they are now.
"Comrade Guangsheng, it's been a long time since we last met. Let's keep in touch when we have time."
Su Huaiyuan stepped forward, grasped his hand, and shook it vigorously. He was grateful for the help Su Huaiyuan had given him over the years and said these words.
"This must be your wife, right? And your Aunt Qiao. We've never met before. We're both from the same family. Come visit us sometime."
Qiao noticed Lu Xier beside him, smiled and took her hand, speaking to her kindly.
"Hello, Auntie. I am Lu Xier. I am Lu Xiaocheng."
Lu Xier had never met Qiao Qiru before, nor had she ever interacted with her. She hadn't expected her to be so kind and approachable, and she immediately felt relieved.
"Xiao Lu, I heard from Xiao Lei that you're thinking of setting up a clothing stall. I don't know if Xiao Lei has told you about it, but since you're here, let me tell you all about it."
Qiao felt pretty good about Lu Xier; she wasn't a coy person, so she got straight to the point.
Lu Xier nodded quickly.
Then, Guang Sheng and Su Huaiyuan were talking in the courtyard when Qiao Ru led Lu Xier and Xiao Lei into the storage room to introduce the goods.
First, Qiao showed Lu Xier all the samples of the goods, told her the purchase price, and then told her how much to sell them for, how to sell them, how to market them and what to say to customers, including the size, etc. Qiao explained everything in great detail.
Not only did Lu Xier listen very attentively, but even Xiao Lei listened intently.
Qiao Jinru not only told them these things, but also told them about her plans for next year, including setting up a clothing factory and opening a clothing store.
Lu Xier and Xiao Lei immediately had their own ideas and plans. Especially Xiao Lei, who had been doing it for a while, and the profits were guaranteed.
The most important thing is that opening a shop is most suitable for his younger sister. She won't be exposed to the wind or rain, and she can earn more money in a clothing store, starting at least thirty dollars per item.
After listening to Qiao Qiru's words, Xiao Lei had a direction and a goal; he would look for a shop next year anyway.
Soon, under the instructions and suggestions of Qiao Ru and Xiao Lei, Lu Xier took thirty coats, thirty trench coats, twenty sweaters, thirty long and short cotton coats, and twenty suits.
Xiao Lei then ordered another eighty pieces of each item, so he wouldn't have to come over to pick up goods so frequently.
He didn't have enough capital; he wanted to get more.
After collecting all the goods, Guang Sheng and his wife, along with Xiao Lei, hurriedly returned home.
After Guang Sheng and his wife returned home, they took out ten coats, ten sweaters, ten cotton-padded jackets, and ten suits, put them in a burlap sack, and then hurriedly rode their bicycles out again.
The place they went to was the FAW Hongqi Automobile Factory, which was a bit far from where they lived, but it wasn't noon yet, and there were still quite a few workers coming and going.
Around 1 p.m., the couple returned looking puzzled, their bags already one-fifth empty.
"My goodness, I never imagined these clothes could make so much money."
As soon as the door closed, Lu Xier couldn't help but whisper excitedly, her voice even changing.
Guang Sheng nodded repeatedly after hearing this; he hadn't expected it at all. When it was sold, he found it utterly unbelievable, even hard to believe.
I make twenty yuan per piece.
His salary was only a little over a hundred yuan, and he earned a month's salary by selling just five items, which is simply unimaginable.
"We sold about fifty items that day, so, that's a thousand won!?"
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