On the other side, Wang Yuqing humbled herself and went to beg her husband.
Jiang Guoliang put down his teacup with great displeasure: "You came back so late just to do this???"
Wang Yuqing looked embarrassed, but then she composed herself and said, "I ran into Director Niu and his team from the steel factory today, so we went for a walk together. That's why I came back a little late!"
The thing I'm telling you is something I've been thinking about for the past few days!
I want to start this small factory, partly for the sake of the dance troupe, and partly for you!
Whenever the performing arts troupe is short of funds, they go to various factories to solicit investment, and many people do so out of respect for you.
I felt that in the long run, it wouldn't be good for your reputation, so I thought of starting a side business. That way, even if I were to run into a shortage of funds, I wouldn't have to ask for help anymore, and I wouldn't embarrass you.
However, I don't have enough funds right now, so I brought in a partner. She's responsible for providing the recipe and half the funds. The budget is that each of us contributes a few dollars!
As you know, the performing arts troupe couldn't pay salaries before, and I used most of my own money to cover the costs!
So I don't have much money on hand right now, and I was wondering if you had any I could borrow for a while?
In recent years, the relationship between Wang Yuqing and Jiang Guoliang has been neither good nor bad.
Some couples may appear glamorous on the surface, but in reality, their lives have long been bleak and dull behind the scenes!
Especially for these important figures, none of them will remain faithful to one person forever!
Wang Yuqing pursues perfection in dance and seeks purity of heart. She believes that only in this way can she create pure and spiritual dance.
The same applies to her love life. She can maintain a calm facade with Jiang Guoliang, but emotionally, they can never go back to the way things were!
This time, I had no other choice but to lower my head and speak up!
Jiang Guoliang sipped his tea and looked at Wang Yuqing, who was always aloof and swan-like, but whose back was now slightly bent, as if a swan had its neck grabbed!
Jiang Guoliang felt that he could break the beautiful swan's wings with just a slight movement. He leaned back on the sofa and said, "This is the first time in all these years that I've seen you bow your head!"
Is it absolutely necessary to set up this small factory?
Wang Yuqing's small leather bag creaked as she gripped it tightly. She took a deep breath: "Yes!"
Jiang Guoliang scoffed: "Yuqing, no matter where you are, you should have the right attitude when asking for help!"
Instead of looking humiliated, as if you've suffered a tremendous injustice!
Over the years, I once thought our relationship had come to an end!
I don't know why you endured it all!
Looking back now, I can probably understand why: you need my influence, and I need you to give me face!
That's why we maintain a superficial stability.
Are you trying to disrupt this stability? If so, then make your stance clear!
Wang Yuqing bit her lower lip tightly, and she could even taste the blood. For a moment, she thought she should just give up. Why humiliate herself for something like this?
But looking at the sneer on Jiang Guoliang's lips, Wang Yuqing felt that if bowing her head for a moment could bring her peace and tranquility in the future, and give her the confidence to leave, then it was a worthwhile deal.
From now on, her dance troupe will no longer need to ask others for help, and will be able to have sufficient funds for investment.
They even sent the young girls in the troupe to the international stage!
Having figured this out, Wang Yuqing's anger suddenly dissipated.
She abandoned her dignity, knelt on the carpet, and gently rested her head on Jiang Guoliang's lap, her voice slightly choked with sobs: "Guoliang, for the sake of our many years as husband and wife, please help me this once!"
Jiang Guoliang was not ugly; he was tall and upright, and even after years of being mired in officialdom, he showed no signs of gaining weight!
That's why so many young girls are drawn to him!
Back then, he was able to stand out from Wang Yuqing's many suitors because of his good looks and his methods!
Seeing Wang Yuqing's submissive demeanor, Jiang Guoliang felt a surge of satisfaction at the same time as he was surprised!
His hand rested on Wang Yuqing's neck, gently stroking it, causing Wang Yuqing to tremble.
He then bent down, hugged Wang Yuqing, and kicked open the door.
Afterwards, he lit a cigarette and sat on the edge of the bed: "I will cover all the expenses for you, but I need a reason."
Recently, many places have been keeping a close eye on things. If such a large sum of money suddenly appears in our family, we will definitely be investigated!
So try to make a big fuss, for example, borrow some from your brother, or borrow some from your close female friends.
"Using this pretext, I can give you the money without arousing suspicion."
Hearing him say that, Wang Yuqing, who had huddled under the covers with her back to Jiang Guoliang, understood something!
Her eyes filled with tears, and she said in a muffled voice, "I understand!"
When she woke up the next day, she was back to her old self, with a polite smile on her face, and every step she took seemed to be measured by a ruler!
When she walked into the family compound, people passing by would not call her Mrs. Jiang, but would directly address her as Commander Wang.
This title, "Commander Wang," has been Wang Yuqing's obsession and her belief for many years.
When Wang Yuqing approached Section Chief Niu, he was taken aback by her sudden request for money. He hurriedly pulled her aside and cautiously asked, "Why do you suddenly need such a large sum of money? Is something wrong with your husband, Lao Jiang, and you need money to smooth things over?"
Wang Yuqing couldn't control her expression, and the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily: "What nonsense are you talking about?!"
I think there's a lot of potential investment in the face masks we used the other day!
Having spent so many years in the performing arts troupe, I sometimes feel that I should find something else to do!
So I thought about starting a small factory with Comrade Yan.
We sell these face masks; the girls in our performing arts troupe need them too!
"I'm short of money and was thinking of borrowing some from you!"
Section Chief Niu's eyes lit up: "Why don't you invite me to join in on such a great opportunity?"
Go ask Comrade Yan if he needs any partners. How about I invest some money too?
Having been friends for decades, Wang Yuqing wasn't going to hide anything from Section Chief Niu: "I haven't said anything else to you all these years!"
Aside from the funding, Comrade Yan and his team will provide the prescription, while I will contribute my network to open up initial sales channels!
Therefore, simply providing funds won't be enough for this collaboration.
Section Chief Niu sat down dejectedly: "Thinking about it, it's true. Only the girls from the major performing arts troupes would use face cream as body lotion."
Workers in other factories wouldn't be willing to spend that much, let alone a few dollars on a face mask!
I really have absolutely no promotional value, tsk tsk tsk.
You'd better get me a lot more then. I have over 2,000 yuan of spare cash on hand, I'll give it all to you.
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