Huang Ming was overjoyed when he learned that he had a son.
He shouted at Lu Wanqing again, "Lu, I've already hit the person, you should be over it now. For the sake of the child, please help me this once, I'll agree to whatever you ask!"
Lu Wanqing's lips curved into an upward arc. For the sake of the child, she could reluctantly make a request.
She stood up, supporting her pregnant belly, and walked towards the courtyard gate. Through the gate, she calmly said, "From now on, the price of each cheongsam will be increased to one hundred yuan. It must have my brand logo on it, and you must guarantee that you will not allow any tailor shop to counterfeit the clothes again. If I find out, I will ruin your reputation!"
Upon hearing this condition, Yu Meifeng was furious. Lu Wanqing was asking for an exorbitant amount. If she wanted so much, how much profit would be left?
But Huang Ming didn't seem to mind and agreed without hesitation.
"Okay, if you're still not comfortable with this, we can sign a new agreement."
Lu Wanqing chuckled and refused, "An agreement is nothing but a tool to keep out honest people, not scoundrels. Just remember, I have the power to ruin your reputation!"
A hint of mockery flashed in Huang Ming's eyes. So what if she can make clothes? How dare she threaten him so brazenly? He's been in the underworld for so many years. Deceiving a woman is a piece of cake for him.
Even if you give her a hundred yuan a piece, so what? He can earn that back elsewhere!
He was never a gentleman, and he didn't believe that Lu Wanqing had the ability to destroy him!
To everyone's surprise, the agreement was reached.
Huang Ming said he would personally come to pick up the clothes tomorrow.
"Brother Huang, we now have more than two hundred cheongsams, so make sure you bring enough money!" Lin Xiaocui said with a fake smile as she saw him off.
After they left, a burst of happy laughter erupted in the courtyard.
"We're going to be millionaires!" Lin Xiaocui jumped up excitedly.
Lin Chunhua, however, had a hidden worry: "What if someone reports us, saying we're engaged in speculation and profiteering?"
In the past, she was always worried about making only a few dozen yuan a day picking porcini mushrooms. Now, a single transaction can be worth tens of thousands of yuan, which is hard for her to accept and adapt to.
In fact, her worries were necessary but unnecessary. Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing had already reached an agreement with Wang Guangming. Lu Wanqing would sell clothes in the name of the brigade, and 10% of the profits would be given to the brigade headquarters as construction funds.
Wang Guangming also held a meeting with the entire team, saying that everyone could use this model to make money in the future, as long as they did not do anything that would harm the collective interest, and all forms of making money were welcome.
Lu Wanqing couldn't help but sigh that if the villagers wanted to get rich, they still needed a leader with a long-term vision and the ability to handle things!
The next day, Huang Ming drove over, paid for the clothes, and took them away. The news spread that Lu Wanqing had made money again.
A wave of enthusiasm swept through the women of the brigade, and they all began learning to make clothes and embroider. They wanted to follow in the footsteps of Lu Wanqing and Chen Xiangxiu and increase their income through their own hands.
Lu Wanqing not only established her own small workshop and named her cheongsams "Wenwan" (gentle and graceful), but also asked Lin Xiaocui to help other villagers find sales channels.
Lin Xiaocui was quite adept at this. By sending advertisements to other brigades to attract orders, and by finding people to help with errands, she had essentially become a trade manager.
Now everyone in the surrounding villages knows that Shengli Brigade not only has its own construction team, but also a garment processing company. The members of Shengli Brigade have long since escaped the days of not having enough to eat or wear, and can now eat white rice every day.
Mu Xiaoting did not fall behind in this wave of learning.
She only goes to the county town to help Tiger for a few days when he is particularly busy; the rest of the time she stays in the countryside.
Seeing that Lu Wanqing was busy every day, working during the day and studying at night, and had no time to chat, he also decided to learn how to make clothes.
"That's great! Bring your sewing machine over, and I'll have Sister Chunhua teach you step by step!" Lu Wanqing readily agreed, as she had a much better advantage than others due to her proximity to the source.
Many people wanted to come and learn, but Lu Wanqing had limited energy and therefore declined.
Mu Xiaoting is one of our own, so she definitely deserves special treatment.
When Li Fang heard that Mu Xiaoting had Lin Chunhua personally teaching her how to make clothes, she was furious.
She had mentioned to Lu Wanqing before that she wanted to make clothes, but Lu Wanqing completely ignored her.
She used to visit Lu Wanqing's house often, worried that she would be bored after moving in, and treated her like a close friend. But it turns out that Lu Wanqing never took her seriously from the beginning!
Moreover, seeing Lu Wanqing's belly growing bigger and bigger, while she herself had taken the medicine but had no results, filled her with endless melancholy and fear.
Once Mu Xiaoting gets pregnant, she will be completely outshone, and the whole team will laugh at her.
Li Fang was feeling depressed and sullen when her husband, Luo Jun, came home from work.
"Honey, is dinner ready? I'm starving!" Luo Jun called out into the house.
Aunt Luo's relatives were having a birthday celebration, so she went to offer her congratulations. Naturally, the task of cooking fell to Li Fang.
Luo Jun washed his hands on the washstand. Seeing that Li Fang did not respond for a long time, he called her twice more.
"What are you yelling about? Don't you have hands? Can't you do it yourself?" Li Fang came out excitedly, but with a sour face.
It's harvest season now, a busy time. Luo Jun, like everyone else, is working at full speed, hoping to finish harvesting the rice as soon as possible so he can continue building his house.
He can earn two yuan a day as a bricklayer!
Unexpectedly, Li Fang, who had stayed at home for half a day, not only slacked off by not going out to work, but also didn't cook. His face immediately fell.
"What's wrong with you? I work myself to the bone outside, and when I get home I can't even get a hot meal. Do you expect me, who works half a day, to cook for you, who just lies at home doing nothing?" Luo Jun's temper flared up, and his voice rose eight octaves.
This was terrible! She'd stirred up a hornet's nest. Li Fang threw the pot lid back into the pot and yelled at the top of her lungs:
"You work yourself to the bone, and I'm just sitting around doing nothing? Don't I have to pick up and drop off Kunkun every day? You work yourself to the bone every day, and you can only earn a few dollars a day. Look at others, they earn hundreds at a time. Your second brother manages such a big project, but he only pays you two dollars a day, and he pockets the rest! You're a typical good-for-nothing!"
Luo Jun was furious with her words. So, he worked hard to earn money, and she still complained that it wasn't enough!
In the past, she could only earn a few hundred yuan a year. Now, with a bumper harvest, the family has more than a thousand catties of grain. They also received more than two hundred yuan from buying crabs. She can earn several dozen yuan a month as a laborer. Life is better now, but she has started to complain and even called her useless.
Luo Jun became angrier the more he thought about it, and he slapped her without thinking.
Li Fang felt a wave of dizziness, covered her aching face, glared at him with eyes full of hatred, and squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth:
"Luo Jun, you've really grown bold, daring to hit me. I'll scratch you to death!"
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