Li Xiyue opened the next box, which was filled with jewelry and jade artifacts that sparkled in the candlelight!
She picked up a handful of colorful stones that looked like glass beads and asked, "What are these? They don't look like jewels; they have a nice sheen."
Mi Bao said in the space, "These are rough gemstones. After polishing, they will become beautiful rubies, sapphires, and emeralds!"
This family's ancestors must have been high-ranking officials; otherwise, how could they have so much jewelry?
Li Xiyue said, "I think so too. I never expected that these jewels would end up being left to us!"
With a flick of her wrist, she stored the entire box of jewelry into her spatial storage.
She continued opening the boxes, and there was another box full of gold bars.
She opened all the dozens of boxes. There were about a dozen boxes of gold bars, a dozen boxes of silver ingots, and the remaining dozens of boxes contained jewelry, jade, and various porcelain items.
Don't be fooled by these porcelain pieces; unlike jewelry and jade, their value isn't immediately apparent. These porcelain pieces are genuine antiques!
Li Xiyue put everything into her spatial storage and quietly slipped out of the secret room.
Once all the jewelry is ready, construction of the factory can begin, and once the factory is built, workers can be recruited for production.
She spent the whole night exploring all the courtyards and retrieved all the jewelry that needed to be put back into her spatial storage.
Both gold and silver have value and can be sold directly on trading platforms.
The upgrade she'd been longing for has finally arrived!
The sound of a system upgrade echoed in the space.
Mibao exclaimed excitedly, "It's leveled up! It's leveled up! Hahaha, it's finally leveled up!"
Li Xiyue said, "It wasn't easy! We finally leveled up! Let's go home and sleep!"
It's about time Du Jingshan should leave!
She strolled back with her hands behind her back, taking a walk after eating too much that evening.
Cheng Xiaohui discovered her daughter was missing after finishing her meal. She had originally intended to talk to her daughter and Du Jingshan about it.
But her daughter is missing, what is she supposed to say?
She felt quite embarrassed about Du Jingshan; how was she going to explain this to him?
The couple had no choice but to chat with Du Jingshan.
Seeing that it was getting late, Du Jingshan got up to say goodbye.
Cheng Xiaohui said, "Principal Du, I'm so sorry, my daughter probably had something urgent to attend to, so she had to leave. If you have time tomorrow, please come visit my home again!"
Du Jingshan said, "I won't bother you. Li Xiyue goes to school every day, and we can see each other at school."
Cheng Xiaohui said, "Yes, yes, you can meet at school too. Look at my forgetfulness. I'll have to trouble Principal Du to take good care of Yue'er at school."
Du Jingshan said, "It's nothing, taking care of Yue'er is my duty! I'll be going now!"
After he finished speaking, he walked out of the Li family's courtyard gate, looked to the left and right, and then walked towards the university.
Li Xiyue stood at the corner of the alley, looking sadly at her own front door. What did she mean by taking care of Yue'er being her duty?!
Ha! Du Jingshan really doesn't treat himself like an outsider!
Li Xiyue walked to her front door with her hands behind her back and saw Cheng Xiaohui and Li Wenbo with dark faces.
Cheng Xiaohui said with dissatisfaction, "What's wrong with you, child? They've come to our house as guests, and you've already run off. Is that any kind of manners?!"
Li Xiyue said, "Is it polite of him to come uninvited? I'll go check on the factory tonight. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Mom, I want to open a few factories. Tomorrow, when the aunties and grandmas come to sell calendars, ask them if any of them know how to use a sewing machine.
Those who know how to use a sewing machine will be given priority. Anyone who wants to work in my factory can come and register!
I get a basic salary of 30 yuan per month, plus commission based on the quantity of finished products.
Cheng Xiaohui was stunned. "How many factories are you going to open? How many?"
She knew her daughter wanted to open a factory, but she didn't know how many factories she wanted to open, or how many factories she could open at once.
Li Xiyue said, "We'll open four factories. The neighborhood aunties can work in the bedspread and curtain factories."
Cheng Xiaohui said, "The basic salary is thirty. Then you get commission based on the number of pieces completed? What does that mean?"
She couldn't understand a word her daughter was saying.
Li Xiyue explained to Cheng Xiaohui that the commission was similar to earning three yuan for selling ten calendars.
Cheng Xiaohui looked at Li Xiyue incredulously, "How much money can you earn this month?"
Li Xiyue said, "I'm thinking a skilled worker can earn about sixty or seventy yuan a month."
Cheng Xiaohui gasped. Sixty or seventy yuan a month? That's more than what factory workers earn!
In this era, men generally earn more than women. Men earn about fifty yuan, while women earn about thirty yuan. That's pretty much how it is.
She said, "With such a high salary, won't you lose money?"
Li Xiyue said, "We won't lose money. I just want everyone to get rich together!"
Mom, you can register everyone tomorrow. Anyone who wants to work at the factory can register.
I'm going to bed now. Is the chicken soup ready? I want to take it with me tomorrow.
Cheng Xiaohui said, "The chicken soup is ready. But... are you really going to the hospital?"
Li Xiyue said, "Of course I'm going to the hospital! Mom, I'm going to sleep now!"
She waved goodbye to her mother and went back to her room to sleep.
Cheng Xiaohui sat blankly in the living room, unable to do the math for a long time. If she did it this way, wouldn't her daughter lose money?
Li Wenbo advised Cheng Xiaohui, "You should respect your daughter's opinion when it comes to business. I trust your daughter."
She said she was confident that even with such high wages, she could still make a profit! "You've had a long day, I'll do the dishes, you should go to bed early."
Cheng Xiaohui said, "But... about Mu Cangnan..."
Li Wenbo said, "Let's think about this again. You can't really push your daughter too far! You know Yue'er has a very strong temper!"
Cheng Xiaohui nodded slowly. She knew her daughter had a strong temper, but if she didn't keep an eye on this matter for her, she was afraid her daughter would regret it in the future!
The next morning, Li Xiyue put a whole chicken and chicken soup noodles into an extra-large thermos and took it to the hospital to deliver breakfast to Mu Cangnan.
The hospital is busiest in the morning, when family members come to bring breakfast to hospitalized patients.
When Li Xiyue arrived, there was only one nurse in Mu Cangnan's ward.
Li Xiyue walked into the ward and said, "Nurse, thank you so much for taking care of Comrade Mu!"
As she spoke, she pulled out several pairs of pretty single-pantyhose stockings.
Various types of sheer stockings were definitely high-end items in this era; ordinary people couldn't buy them even if they wanted to!
The nurse's eyes lit up when she saw the sheer stockings.
She quickly said, "You're welcome, you're welcome. This is all part of my job. You must be Comrade Mu's family member. Please have a seat. I'll be going now!"
Mu Cangnan looked at Li Xiyue with a smile in his eyes and asked, "How did you know I was back? What's your relationship to me? Sister? Cousin? Sister?"
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