"Huaiyuan, Xiaoru, I heard from the brigade leader that you two are planning to start your own garment factory next year?!"
Seeing that everyone had eaten much less, Lu Baoguo inquired about the important matter he had just heard.
Having been a factory manager for over ten years, he knew all too well that running a factory was an easy and simple matter. He worried that the couple didn't know the risks and might lose everything after investing a lot of money.
“You all know that setting up a factory is an easy thing.”
He planned to persuade the couple to stop making trouble.
"Old Lu, we know what's going on. The garment factory is ready; the main issue is the fabric supply. We're going to inquire around as much as possible. If we can find a fabric factory to supply it, that would be best. If that's really possible, we'll also inquire about the machinery and set up two or three production lines ourselves."
The one who answered him was not Su Huaiyuan, but Qiao Jiuru. She had already prepared two plans. Of course, it would be best if the garment factory had the resources of a fabric factory, and ideally, the fabric factory could produce the fabric she wanted.
In a couple of days, she plans to ask her brother-in-law and Xiaolinzi about the production line situation and the price of buying the production line.
Of course, if it's too expensive, then I'll have to give up on it.
“If we can afford to buy the production line, then we’ll look for a fabric factory. I know a boss in the south, and I’m planning to ask her for help inquiring. If all else fails, we can go to the south ourselves to look.”
Lu Baoguo hadn't expected that she already had a plan, and he didn't know what to say.
"Alright then, I won't say anything more."
Guang Sheng, Xiao Lei and Lu Xi'er, Mai Nian, Grandpa Song, Lao Feng, Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan, Bai Lian and Bai Jianmin listened attentively to what they were saying.
They ate early, and it was past seven o'clock when they finished. It gets dark early in winter, and it's very cold outside. Therefore, Guang Sheng and his wife decided to take Lu Hua'er home first, and Bai Jianmin and Bai Jianguo would help deliver their goods to Xiao Lei's courtyard.
Xiao Lei's goods needed to be transported back, and since it was on their way, they could also take Grandpa Song home together, killing three birds with one stone.
Qiao Jiuru and Bai Lian felt relieved that Lao Feng and his grandson Feng Zilu were going home alone, so they asked Mai Nian and Bai Jianshe to personally escort them.
Lu Baoguo was driven home by someone. He didn't drink alcohol that night, and he went home alone. What's the problem?
So, Mai Nian and the others each rode off on one of the Su family's bicycles to drop off their loved ones.
"Captain, we still have about five hundred pieces of clothing on hand, which we plan to have you take back and sell. Also, how many socks do you plan to take back?"
After everyone else left, Qiao Jiuru and Bai Lian talked about another purpose of their visit.
"Okay, I'll take three thousand pairs of socks with defects and three thousand pairs of socks without defects. Okay, five thousand pairs."
Bai Lian had barely finished speaking when he realized it was too few. If the people in his production team knew that socks were so cheap, each family would have to buy at least thirty pairs! Besides themselves, what about their other relatives and friends? They would have to buy at least ten pairs each!
I'm talking about other production teams. My team has about a hundred households, so they must have a thousand pairs.
"Captain, you should sign up first. I have a lot of family members, so I need ten pairs."
“My family needs thirty pairs of shoes. I need to prepare some for my grandparents and maternal grandparents.”
“That family needs fifty pairs. My grandparents live with us, so we need at least fifteen pairs. We also need to give gifts to my maternal grandparents for the New Year. My maternal grandparents haven’t separated their households yet, so we need to prepare at least thirty pairs.”
“I’m signing up. My family needs ten pairs. Anyway, socks will just wear out if I leave them lying around.
"That's right. Who knows when we'll have socks this cheap again? We should stock up."
"Yes, yes, how come I didn't think of that?"
"Captain, five thousand pairs are too few."
“You little rascal, you can do math. There are a total of ten thousand pairs.”
“Ten thousand pairs is too many. If everyone in our production team wanted as many as we do, we would definitely have two thousand pairs. What about the other production teams?! They would need at least a thousand pairs, and we still have to sell them to the county and the commune.”
"Captain, we need 10,000 pairs of defective socks and 5,000 pairs of flawless socks."
"놖땢 meaning."
"Yes, the big girls went to the city to sell them, and the girls believed it, so they sold the socks for such a low price."
"늀Yes늀Yes."
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Their production team and several nearby production teams all had some savings, so everyone would definitely be willing to buy such cheap socks.
Moreover, they'll definitely make more money if their own people buy them, so they'll buy a few more pairs anyway, since they'll just rot away.
Upon hearing this, Bai Lian thought, "That's right. Who knows when they'll be back with socks this cheap?"
“Xiaoru, since they all want 15,000 pairs, then we’ll take that number.”
"As for the payment, we only brought five thousand dollars with us this time. If that's not enough, we'll have to transfer the rest to you when we get back."
He felt a little embarrassed and discussed the payment issue with Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan, but he assured them that he would transfer the payment to them after he returned.
We guarantee they won't lose a single penny.
"Captain, if others trust you, how can they trust you?!"
Qiao Jiuru trusted Bai Lianqi completely; with him and Uncle Jiu around, no one in the production team dared to owe her money.
Bai Lianqi understood what Qiao Jiuru meant. He was very happy that the couple trusted him so much.
"Captain, when are you planning to go back?!"
Tomorrow, the whole family has to go to class and school, and Su Huaiyuan really hopes that Bai Lian and the others will go back so soon.
"Let's do it the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow we'll take Mai Nian to the train station, buy tickets and check our luggage on the way, and then we'll do some shopping in Kyoto and buy some things to take home."
All this stock is worth a lot of money. They should go back and sell it as soon as possible so they can pay Qiao Jiuru back. Bai Lian has already made up his mind.
Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan both knew that the captain and his men would definitely stay for a long time, and they were still very reluctant to part with them.
Afterwards, they discussed the preparations and ideas for the garment factory next year with Bai Lian, and talked until Mai Nian and the others returned after dropping off the people. Only then did Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan lead their family back to the Peking University family compound.
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