Chapter 212 Zhang Ying (4)
"Here's a letter of introduction, sister, take it first!" Tian Xin handed Zhang Ying a stamped letter of introduction: "You have to go to the police station to transfer your household registration. After that, your child won't need to get a certificate to go to school. He can go directly to school!"
"There's no rush! Xiaobao is just over 5 years old now, and he won't be able to start school until next year! It's a pity that we don't have a kindergarten here, so he can only hang around in the village for a year!" Zhang Ying looked at Zhang Yifan and sighed.
Tian Xin was a little puzzled: "There is no kindergarten in the village, but there is one in the county!"
She touched Zhang Yifan's head and gave Zhang Ying some advice: "Sister, you can take your child to the county kindergarten! The conditions there are better, and you can also find a job to support yourself and your child. You can come back next year when your child can start school!"
"I do, too." Zhang Ying picked up the child and placed him on her lap, her face full of helplessness. "Xinxin, you don't know, his father is a bastard. If he knew I was out with the child alone, he would definitely find a way to take the child away. I'm worried..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she was choked with sobs and couldn't continue. Her eyes were filled with tears and she hugged the child tightly, as if she was afraid that the flesh and blood would be separated if she let go.
Zhang Yifan stretched out his little hands and hugged Zhang Ying's neck tightly, coaxing her in a baby voice: "Mommy, don't cry, Mommy, don't cry..."
Hearing her son's words, Zhang Ying stopped crying, reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and choked up and said: "This child is my life. I must keep him safe and by my side!"
"So what are your plans for the future? Are you going to stay in the village and help Aunt Zhang?"
Tian Xin took out a tissue and handed it to Zhang Ying, feeling very sad.
She knew the situation of Aunt Zhang's family. In addition to her daughter Zhang Ying, Aunt Zhang also had a son, Zhang Chen, who was a few years older than Zhang Ying.
Tian Xin had long heard Aunt Zhang tell her mother that Zhang Chen's wife had a violent temper, and no one in the family dared to offend her. She argued with Aunt Zhang all day long over trivial matters. Over the decades, Aunt Zhang and her daughter-in-law had become irreconcilable.
Now that Zhang Ying is divorced and has returned with her children to live permanently, her sister-in-law will definitely not accept this, and the family will inevitably be in chaos again.
Tian Xin knew all of this, and Zhang Ying must have known it even better. So when she heard Tian Xin ask this, she didn't hide it.
"Xinxin, you know everything about my family's situation! My sister-in-law is a difficult person to get along with. I'm penniless and I'm bringing the child back home. She definitely won't do it if I don't give her some benefits. If I go out to work, I'm worried about the child. So, after thinking it over, I still want to learn from you and open an online store! What do you think?"
"Open an online store?" This was a bit beyond Tian Xin's expectations. She didn't rush to answer, but asked her: "Sister, you were in the wholesale business before, so you should know a lot about the clothing market!"
"I can't say I understand it all," Zhang Ying said, "but at least I have a basic understanding of market trends, like what's trending this season and what's selling well."
“So you’ve never thought about selling online before?”
"Why not?" Zhang Ying said this, her eyes suddenly burning with hatred: "The market trends over there are much faster than ours. I knew about online sales in 2004.
But that bastard invested all my hard-earned money and lost it all. He still refused to give up and sold everything at home, leaving him with a mountain of debt.
I have no choice but to divorce. But now, even if I want to start over, I don’t even have the money! So, after thinking about it, this is the only thing that suits me now.
"So that's how it is!" Tian Xin thought for a moment and said, "However, with your understanding of the clothing industry, it shouldn't be difficult to get started. It's just that switching from wholesale to retail, and from offline to online, may take you some time to adapt."
"Don't worry. I did some research before coming back and have some understanding of the matter. Online sales are just beginning now. If you seize this opportunity, you will definitely make a fortune!"
After Zhang Ying finished speaking, she put Zhang Yifan on the ground, rubbed her sore legs, and continued, "However, Xinxin, if you want to go to Yiwu, I suggest you find someone who knows the business to go with you. The market there is very complicated, and it's easy to get hurt if you go alone!"
"I know that," Tian Xin said, "but I don't know many people, and even fewer who understand this. I'm trying to figure it out right now!"
"If I hadn't been so desperate to leave my child, I would have gone with you. But if you do go, I have a friend there who has a big business and might be able to help you out a little."
Zhang Ying said, took out her phone and looked through the address book, and found a name in it: "This is her number. I'll say hello to her later. If you have any questions when you get there, just contact her directly!"
This was a pleasant surprise. Tian Xin thanked Zhang Ying repeatedly: "This really helped me a lot. I was just worried about this!" She quickly saved the number in her address book: "But, sister, if you also want to open an online store, I still need your help with something!"
"How can I help you?" Zhang Ying said with a smile, "If there's anything I can help you with, just let me know!"
"No, no, no, please don't say that!" Tian Xin waved her hands repeatedly. "Actually, you should have heard what I said yesterday! These villagers don't understand market conditions and sell things based on personal preference. They also act independently, doing their own thing without interfering with each other or communicating. It's hard to achieve any major breakthroughs this way."
"Well, I can probably guess that! Your current approach can only achieve short-term benefits. If you want to last long, you must have a flagship product to support it!" said Zhang Ying.
"Yeah, so I've wanted to go out and take a look for a long time, but I never had the chance. But now that you're here, I can go out and have a look without any worries! When I'm not around, you can help them order. If they have any questions, it's much better for them to ask you than to ask me!"
As Tian Xin spoke, she took out a box of colored pencils and a piece of paper from the desk drawer and handed them to Zhang Yifan, who was lying on the table drawing on the waste paper.
The two of them chatted for a long time without paying attention to the child. The little guy actually found a pen and paper and sat quietly to draw. The little guy had excellent concentration and was not affected by the chat at all.
Tian Xin leaned closer to take a look at him and was immediately shocked.
The drawing on the paper shows her and Zhang Ying. This little girl is only 5 years old, and can barely hold a pen, but the people she draws are not stick figures drawn by ordinary children, but extremely vivid sketches of people.
Although the brushwork is immature and lacks any technical support, if you look closely, you can make out the eyebrows and eyes of the two people.
Not only that, the painting also has a background to complement it, from the desk to the cup and pen in front of Tian Xin. It is meticulous and lifelike.
Although it is painted on waste paper, the whole painting is perfect in terms of composition and lines!
Tian Xin was surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but praise Zhang Yihang: "I didn't expect that Xiaobao, despite being so young, has such a high talent for painting. Sister," she turned to Zhang Ying and said, "This child needs to be nurtured, he is so gifted!"
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