Chapter 153: Starting a business and selling drawings
Yan Ye hasn't been back for three months. Liu Ye has become accustomed to her brother-in-law not being home when he is on a mission.
Xu Xiaoyue came back twice during this period.
She didn't know that the man was out on a mission, and she thought he was deliberately avoiding her because of what they had talked about last time.
It would be a lie to say that she didn't care at all. Xu Xiaoyue wanted to go to the army to find the man several times and ask him face to face what he really meant.
Just because she said she wanted to break up, they couldn't even be friends anymore. Did he hate her so much?
But after thinking about it, Xu Xiaoyue gave up again.
She admitted that she was a coward. Once she realized that the other party was deliberately avoiding her, she didn't even dare to ask.
Fortunately, these three months were not completely fruitless. She met Lu Zhao, a senior who was one year older than her.
She met Lu Zhao through club activities.
The two had met before in the office because of cheating, and the man had spoken up for her at that time.
Upon learning that Xu Xiaoyue was looking for a part-time job, Lu Zhao immediately sorted out the resources around him and introduced many positions to the girl.
Xu Xiaoyue's current job as a tutor for primary school students in English was introduced by Lu Zhao.
Speaking of which, Lu Zhao is also a prominent figure in the school.
He is a third-generation red in his family, he is handsome, and has won many awards from national-level competitions.
Those who were pursuing each other openly or secretly could line up from the library to the school gate.
Even the arrogant Yang Linlin is his little fangirl.
At first, Xu Xiaoyue didn’t know that Lu Zhao was so famous. They had only met for a short period of two or three times, and each time the news became a hot topic.
Yang Linlin was so angry that her mouth was twisted. She could never meet this person even if she met him by chance every day, but she could meet Xu Xiaoyue every time.
Because of Lu Zhao's matter, Xu Xiaoyue often listened to Yang Linlin's sarcastic remarks in the dormitory.
It was just that she had a temper and was prone to venting her anger, and Liu Shufen had apologized in front of the whole school.
She really looked like a troublemaker. Yang Linlin was a little afraid and didn't dare to scold the girl in person. She always pretended to be nonchalant and sarcastic, but she was always no match for Xu Xiaoyue and was left speechless.
Although Xu Xiaoyue fought back every time, she became a little annoyed after it happened so many times. After that, she pretended not to see Lu Zhao several times when she met him.
Lu Zhao forced him to block Xu Xiaoyue when she was leaving class and asked her directly in the corridor whether she hated him very much.
As the boy was speaking, his eyes suddenly turned red and tears were welling up in them.
This made Xu Xiaoyue feel more or less guilty.
It was clearly Yang Linlin's problem, but she ignored Lu Zhao because of it. Not only was he not angry, he comforted her instead.
But it was also strange that ever since that confession in the stairwell, Yang Linlin never said those harsh-sounding words in the dormitory again.
"How about it, classmate Xiao Xu should treat me to a meal this time."
Lu Zhao was standing at the door, and when he saw Xu Xiaoyue coming out, his eyes lit up, and he walked towards her unconsciously, speaking in a deliberately arrogant tone.
“I must.”
Xu Xiaoyue clapped the money in her hand and was in a very good mood.
Thanks to the boy in front of her, she would draw clothing designs on draft paper when she was bored.
Once, Lu Zhao saw this. He took a closer look and asked if the person was willing to sell these design drawings to the factory.
The drawings that Xu Xiaoyue had drawn before were all small-scale, and she had never thought about selling them to factories for mass production.
Of course, she was very excited about Lu Zhao's proposal.
Just at this time, Lu Zhao said that he knew a channel that could be introduced to her, and he accompanied her to the factory to negotiate.
Until the manuscript was sold, Xu Xiaoyue felt elated as she looked at the three hundred yuan in her hand.
This is three hundred dollars!
In this era, anyone can become a 100-yuan household.
Even the money she owed Yan Ye before could be paid off in one lump sum if she tried hard.
"Come on, I'll treat you to a meal."
Xu Xiaoyue said this and took the lead.
After she made money, the first thing she did was to move out of Yan's house, and the second thing was to pay back the money she owed Yan Ye.
However, the most important thing at the moment is to invite Lu Zhao to dinner.
Since it was a dinner party, Xu Xiaoyue brought her people to the state-owned restaurant. This time she didn't even look at the menu and directly asked the waiter to bring two main dishes, three plates of vegetarian dishes and a bucket of rice.
"There are two of us, and we eat so much. Isn't it a bit of a waste?" Lu Zhao looked at the girl.
"No, no, I can't finish it. I'll pack it up."
Xu Xiaoyue spoke proudly, and the waiter who was counting the dishes glanced at her sideways.
"Are you two the only ones here? The man who came with you before is not coming today?"
Of course the waiter remembered Xu Xiaoyue, and Yan Ye as well. When he saw that Xu Xiaoyue brought a strange young man with her this time, he started to ask.
Xu Xiaoyue was stunned for a moment before she realized who the gay man he was talking about was.
"He's not coming, and he won't come with me again, so just serve these dishes."
Hearing her tone, the waiter realized that he had asked a stupid question and quickly retreated.
After everyone left, Lu Zhao drank the tea in front of him and asked casually in a tone that pretended to be indifferent: "Who is the gay man he was talking about?"
Xu Xiaoyue pulled the corners of her mouth, with a sarcastic smile in her eyes. Three months was enough time to deliberately blur her memory.
Looking up and meeting Lu Zhao's gaze, Xu Xiaoyue said in a cold tone, "The young uncle in our family before."
The three words "little uncle" successfully dispelled Lu Zhao's doubts.
The girl looked so well behaved, just like he had determined in the office that she would not cheat, the girl did not look like she would lie.
The food was served quickly. While eating, Lu Zhao found a topic to talk about.
"Now that the drawings have been sold, do you have any other plans for the future?"
"Other plans? What other plans?"
Xu Xiaoyue stopped eating and looked at the people.
Lu Zhao said the second half of the sentence calmly, "Are you going to sell drawings for the rest of your life? Have you ever thought about opening a factory and making a product of your own from start to finish?"
This point woke Xu Xiaoyue up.
She really had not thought about opening a factory yet, and even selling her drawings would not have been possible if Lu Zhao had not acted as a go-between.
Xu Xiaoyue has a relatively clear understanding of her own abilities.
She bit her lip and said, "Is it particularly troublesome to open a factory?"
Even in later times, to open a factory one needs to obtain a certificate, get stamps and approval, and have funds to operate.
In this era, it probably wouldn't be easy.
Besides, she is just a student and has no money.
With the little money she had, she could easily go bankrupt even if she hired two employees, let alone opening a factory.
"It's not that difficult actually. The drawings have been sold this time. Let's take a look at the results first."
"If the effect is good, next time you should not sell all of it for cash, but negotiate with them to buy shares."
"You provide the drawings and invest in technical stocks."
Lu Zhao briefly explained the technical stocks. Instead of taking the buyout money, it would be better to get the factory dividends, at least there would be motivation.
It was the first time that Xu Xiaoyue came into contact with this thing, and she listened to a lot of it in a daze.
Lu Zhao's brain is not only good in academics, but also in business, he works much faster than her.
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