Chapter 275

Both Qin Xiang and Meng Huaiqing knew exactly what Ge Lijuan was thinking.

If she didn't say it, everyone would be fine. But if she did, it might hurt Meng Huaiqing's heart.

Qin Xiang didn't care, but she cared that Meng Huaiqing would be hurt.

Ge Lijuan didn't say anything for a long time, so Grandpa Ge deliberately asked, "What happened later?"

Qin Xiang smiled, "What happened later? Later, the boss recognized the character of the second son, and he married the boss's daughter. In addition to sending money to his parents every month, he never went back home."

"Well, yes, he is indeed decisive." Grandpa Ge glanced at Ge Lijuan and said, "If it were me, I would simply not want such parents and brothers, and would not give them money for retirement."

Qin Xiang shook her head, "Even though he was not valued when he was young and was blamed when he grew up, it is a fact that he was raised. If he didn't even take care of the basic retirement, then he would be scolded by the world. Just like in my family, no matter how excessive my mother's actions were, it is a fact that she raised me, I won't take a penny less for my old-age pension, but any more will be gone. I think this principle is the same no matter whose family it is. Right, Grandma Ge?"

Ge Lijuan heard Qin Xiang calling her, looked up at her and curled her lips, "You are very smart and know everything."

"That's not the case." Qin Xiang smiled, "Many people think I am young and may not understand many things, but understanding things is not age-restricted. Previous experience and lessons have told me that family affection is important, but any emotion is a two-way thing. If someone is good to me, then I will be good to him. If someone is not good to me, I will throw him away in time. For the so-called family affection, for the so-called broken bones and tendons, If you put yourself in a difficult position, you will be unhappy for the rest of your life. Why should you put yourself in a difficult position for others?"

Grandpa Ge nodded, "Yes, that's the truth. People only live for a few decades. Sometimes pretending to be deaf and dumb is the best choice."

Ge Lijuan glared at him angrily, "Shut up."

Grandpa Ge rolled his eyes, "I won't shut up. I've heard that it's so uncomfortable to put yourself in a difficult position for others. Why should I put myself in a difficult position?"

"You!" Ge Lijuan looked at Meng Huaiqing, "Huaiqing, what do you think?"

Ge Lijuan had a head full of white hair, and her eyes were a little pitiful when she looked at Meng Huaiqing.

When Qin Xiang said these words, Meng Huaiqing had been listening quietly, with a faint smile on his lips, and his eyes never left Qin Xiang. Meng Huaiqing came back to his senses when he heard his grandmother calling him. The smile on his face did not change. "Family love may be too far away for me. Grandma, I am a selfish person and will never forget the humiliation and harm others have brought to me."

He stood up and said, "It's late. You and uncle should go to bed early. We are leaving first."

After that, he took Qin Xiang and left.

Ge Lijuan stood up and called, "Huaiqing."

Grandpa Ge said, "Take your time and come to play when you have time."

Meng Huaiqing stopped, and Ge Lijuan's voice was a little uncomfortable, "You..."

"Grandma. I still want to have a grandma." Meng Huaiqing didn't look back, and strode out of the door with Qin Xiang.

In the yard, Ge Lijuan burst into tears and murmured, "Is he blaming me?"

Grandpa Ge picked up the grapes and ate them without spitting out the skin. "I wouldn't even call you grandma if it were me."

Ge Lijuan sat down in a daze, thinking back to what Meng Huaiqing had just said. He said he didn't want to lose his grandma, which meant he didn't want his father or his brother.

But Ge Lijuan couldn't say Meng Huaiqing's heartless words. Because it was never Huaiqing who did anything wrong from the beginning to the end.

It was she who had been using family affection to bind Huaiqing, trying to use that ridiculous blood relationship to make him help Jiang overcome the difficulties.

It was her fault.

Seeing Ge Lijuan crying like that at her old age, Grandpa Ge felt a little sorry for her. "Look, why do you have to care so much? Let the younger generation deal with their own affairs. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. You should deal with the sins you have committed yourself. When you make mistakes, you don't think you did anything wrong. But when things go wrong, you remember that the child is your own son. There is no such good thing in the world."

Ge Lijuan just cried without saying a word.

Grandpa Ge was very annoyed and sighed, "It is said that Huai Qing has a great influence in the mainland, but it was also difficult to make progress when the mainland did not make progress. Miao Sheng told me that when he first came to the mainland, he was often too busy to eat. He had to attend one social event after another, and sometimes he had to drink. There were several times when he went directly to the hospital. Why did he like Qin Xiang? Because Qin Xiang stood by him completely, liked him and supported him. On the contrary, you, the grandmother he once relied on wholeheartedly, forced him to protect your son. Don't you think he is bitter?"

"Don't push him step by step, otherwise you will lose this grandson one day. If you don't say it now, he will also be wary of you. When one day he no longer cares about you, then the Jiang family will be completely over. Can your son and grandson withstand the turmoil and investigation?"

Ge Lijuan suddenly raised her head and looked at her eldest brother.

She suddenly found that she didn't know her eldest brother.

When she just came back, she looked down on her eldest brother's confused life, but now she seems to understand that her eldest brother is not confused, but has seen through everything and doesn't care about anything.

Her eldest brother was the heir recognized by their family. If so many things hadn't happened, he would have been the head of the Ge family.

"Brother..."

"Stop crying." Grandpa Ge stood up and said, "You are so ugly at your age."

Qin Xiang and Meng Huaiqing didn't speak for a long time after they came out of the courtyard.

The lights on the roadside were dim. Qin Xiang turned her head to look at him more than once. Meng Huaiqing caught her gaze and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Qin Xiang hummed, "I'm not worried, you are a person who can let it go."

"It's not that I can let it go." Meng Huaiqing looked at her, stopped and hugged her, "Because I know that even if the whole world betrays me, I still have you by my side, my Qin Xiang, who will stand by me for no reason."

Qin Xiang nestled in his arms and smiled dully, "You are confident in me."

"Of course." Meng Huaiqing was very confident, "In this world, no one knows me better than you and is suitable for me, and no one can know you better than me and is more suitable for you. We are destined to be the most compatible couple."

His confidence made his voice a little firmer. Qin Xiang looked up at his chin, looked at his eyes, and felt that this man was really charming.

What to do, she was moved.

They went home, took a shower, kissed, and had sex for 300 rounds, releasing all their energy to each other. No one mentioned what happened in the evening, they had a good time, and went to sleep when they were tired.

The next day, both of them were in high spirits, and neither of them mentioned what happened last night.

Meng Huaiqing said, "I have to go back to Gangcheng in the next few days to make the final arrangements. When I come back, we will go to my third brother's wedding together."

"So long?" Qin Xiang immediately understood, "I know, you should be prepared. Your industry may not be hit hard, but you still have to be prepared."

"Okay." Meng Huaiqing said, "Wish me good luck to get through this difficult time, and I wish Boss Qin a big profit."

Qin Xiang nodded, "Okay."

Although Meng Huaiqing will return to Gangcheng, he also needs to arrange some work in the capital.

Qin Xiang decided to go all out, and went to get some more money and told Meng Huaiqing, "Please pass it to Miss Chen for me to continue buying stocks."

Meng Huaiqing was surprised, "The price is not low now." "

But there is still more than a month left, there is still money to be made."

Qin Xiang did not hesitate.

This is how money is made. If you are not careful, you will lose everything, or you may make a fortune overnight.

If she loses, she still has so many shops. What she loses is her profit. At worst, she can start from scratch.

If she wins, she has a lot of funds, so she can convert it into foreign exchange and bring it over. The country will not disallow it, and she will have the capital to establish a branch factory in Pengcheng, and she can also open branches across the country, and she can also buy a large piece of land to build a hotel or a residence.

Although she could not create the history of China, she could still leave a strong mark in this era and leave her own mark.

After Meng Huaiqing left, Qin Xiang also stopped going out. Qin Dong would summarize the matters in the store and bring them to her for handling. Mi Hongjun and others would also come to report on the matters in the factory.

When she had nothing else to do, she would draw design drawings at home, including the drafts to be handed in by Xiang Yanghong, the design drafts of Xiangsi, and some designs she had to do herself.

In the evening, Mi Hongjun came by bike to report on his work. When he saw Qin Xiang, his face was filled with embarrassment.

Qin Xiang glanced at him and said, "Do you know where you went wrong?"

"I shouldn't have spread rumors." Mi Hongjun himself felt wronged. "I did ask Sister Qin Juan, and she said it was possible..."

Qin Xiang smiled, "Yes, it's possible. She said it was possible, and then you told Tan Xiu and Miao Xiaofeng that I was pregnant, and brought gifts to see me."

Qin Xiang took out two buckets of milk powder and stuffed them into Mi Hongjun's arms. "Take it to nourish your kidneys, and have a big fat boy with Hao Jingjing as soon as possible."

These words made Mi Hongjun's face turn red. "Sister, I was wrong, I was really wrong."

Qin Xiang rolled her eyes at him. "I'll beat you if you talk nonsense again."

Mi Hongjun chuckled, "I won't say anything anymore in the future."

After that, he hurriedly took some documents from the factory, and those that required Qin Xiang's signature were placed aside according to their importance.

He said cautiously, "He Chenghua ordered a lot of goods this time."

Even Qin Xiang didn't expect He Chenghua to really buy goods from Aimei Clothing Factory. It was really strange.

But Qin Xiang had no reason to go to the store when the customer came. The last time they parted unhappily, Mi Hongjun finally received them. After signing an order, when the goods were shipped, Mi Hongjun was afraid that He Chenghua would complain about the quality in the future, so he wanted to check each piece before shipping.

But I didn't expect that He Chenghua's products were quite good, but they were not sold in the wholesale city. It seemed that they opened a store somewhere else. This is the second time this month that he has come to buy goods.

Qin Xiang didn't care, and just said, "Anyone who comes to our store is a customer, and if he can sell the clothes, he is a good customer. By the way, I plan not to open a new store next. We can sell the goods through franchising."

Mi Hongjun was puzzled, "What's the difference between that and selling the goods from us now?"

Qin Xiang smiled and showed him the plan he had written before, "You will understand after you take a look."

The model of opening a branch store by yourself is certainly possible, but the power of one person is limited, and effective management is also a problem.

But franchise stores are different. After joining, the store manager is the owner of the store. All they need to do is sell as many clothes as possible. After the initial rent, decoration, franchise fee and clothing costs are recovered, then it is profit.

Of course, there are risks in this process, but risks and benefits are relative. Some people will be timid, and some people will be tempted.

This model is rare nowadays, at least in the clothing industry.

Qin Xiang has been writing this plan for a long time, and has been making adjustments and deletions. He also specially sought guidance from Meng Huaiqing's team of lawyers to get the current version.

Because this is the first time to use this model, everything is written very clearly, including how to select high-quality franchisees, how to choose a site, how to store goods, how to conduct personnel training, and how to deal with the remaining clothing inventory in the later stage.

Mi Hongjun became more and more excited. When he saw the franchise fee, he was stunned, "So high?"

Qin Xiang nodded, "Yes, it's that high."

This franchise fee is not a small amount in this day and age. This condition alone can attract many people. Besides, there are the rent, decoration and recruitment of shop assistants for the location of the store in the back, all of which cost money.

Mi Hongjun hesitated, "Will this work?"

Qin Xiang was speechless, "We have to do it first to know whether it works or not. We have started to build the factory again now, and we are urging the construction period to complete it. Then, if there is a chance in winter, we will go to Pengcheng to open a branch factory. By then, our production will catch up, and the clothes will be the latest. Are you afraid that no one will be happy?"

Mi Hongjun was shocked when he heard it, and he also knew that Qin Xiang would not fight an unprepared battle, "Then this..."

You take a look first, so that you can have an idea in your mind. The division of labor needs to be further refined. For the recruitment of personnel, let Tan Xiu determine the successor as soon as possible, and she will have to go to the store later.

Mi Hongjun had no other ideas now, and he just nodded blankly to whatever Qin Xiang said.

Qin Xiang smiled and said, "Okay, don't think too much. Look how scared you are. What a prospect."

Since Mi Hongjun was here, Qin Xiang couldn't just fool around with dinner. Meng Huaiqing's chef happened to be here, so she asked them to cook a few more. The two of them had a good meal and even drank some beer.

Mi Hongjun said, "If my brother-in-law knew about this, he would definitely scold me."

Qin Xiang said, "Oh, he even called my brother-in-law."

Mi Hongjun chuckled, looking like a thief, "Because I found that he is very happy every time I call him brother-in-law. Otherwise, he would act like I owed him a million or eight hundred thousand, and he would want to take me away immediately."

This statement was new, Qin Xiang said, "So you surrendered."

"It's not really surrendering, it can only be said that those who know the current situation are heroes."

After dinner, he ordered Mi Hongjun to wash the dishes, sweep the floor and cut the watermelon, and then let him go. Before leaving, he also asked him to take two big watermelons back, which were frozen in the refrigerator, and they would be distributed to everyone in the factory.

Qin Xiang was the only one left at home, so he hid in the bedroom to draw pictures, went to bed early and got up early, and spent several days like this.

The capital in August is like a furnace. After being alone at home for a few days, Qin Baotian came to find her. "I called your third brother. He seemed to want your mother to go to the wedding. I think this is the right thing to do."

Qin Xiang looked at him. "Then will you take Aunt Lan with you?"

Qin Baotian sighed, sat down and said, "Actually, I'm not sure."

Qin Xiang actually understood her father's entanglement. When her third brother got married, he would definitely invite some close people of the Qin family to the provincial capital to attend the wedding. Then it would be impossible not to invite Lian Fengying and the two children. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable.

If her father took Lan Ting with him, it would definitely become the focus of everyone. That would be fine. They didn't have to care about the eyes of others, but Lian Fengying might go crazy because of this and disrupt her third brother's wedding. Zhao Qian's relatives and friends are either teachers or in the government system. If things get out of hand, it will be very ugly.

Qin Xiang asked, "What does Aunt Lan think?"

Qin Baotian said, "She said she doesn't want to go. After all, it's not right for her to go now. So she let me go by myself. But..."

"But are you worried that my mother will use the two children as an excuse to threaten you to go back and raise the children with her?"

Qin Baotian stopped talking, and it was obvious that this was what he thought.

Qin Xiang smiled and said, "As long as you don't agree to this matter, no one can say anything. We have discussed it well at the beginning. Before the Qin army came out, you gave her some living expenses every month, and we also gave her pension. It is clearly written in black and white. If she wants to force you, you just don't agree. Besides, people from Qinjia Village will be there. When the time comes, let Secretary Qin help to suppress it. My uncle from my grandmother's family will definitely go there. I asked my third brother to greet my uncle in advance and let him look after my mother."

There is a reason why her mother is confused. In the final analysis, it is the result of girls not being valued and not being treated as human beings for thousands of years. When Lian Fengying was at her mother's house, she was taught to serve her brothers wholeheartedly, to give the delicious food to her elder brother or younger brother, and to rush to do the dirty and tiring work. Boys are the lifeblood of the family, which led to Lian Fengying treating Qin Jun as her lifeblood after she got married and gave birth to a son. She felt that he was the basis for her to stand up straight in the Qin family.

But in fact, her grandmother was also an old woman who had suffered from the torture of her mother-in-law. She did not want the tragedy to repeat itself on her daughter-in-law, so she did not have any idea of ​​favoring boys over girls. It was just that Lian Fengying was a little trembling after giving birth to a son, and she doted on Qin Jun. The old lady wanted to help discipline Lian Fengying, but she refused no matter what. Later, she gave birth to sons one after another, but she was most distressed about Qin Jun. The old lady wanted to go over and raise them, and Lian Fengying felt that it was nothing, so she agreed.

Fortunately, although grandma's family also favors boys over girls, her uncle is not a fool.

Her father said that when they divorced, her uncle went to understand the situation, and after learning about what his sister did, he stopped interfering.

From her point of view, her uncle is a smart man who does not interfere and does not meddle in other people's business. Once a woman is married, she belongs to someone else. Even if she is divorced, she still has a son to raise. It has nothing to do with him.

Thinking of his former brother-in-law, Qin Baotian frowned a little, "Is he willing to help?"

Qin Xiang smiled indifferently, "If he is unwilling to help, it must be because he has not given enough benefits. Do you think he will agree if the third brother gives him money?"

Qin Baotian choked. It is difficult not to agree.

No one can refuse to agree.

After a moment of shock, Qin Baotian suddenly said, "Qin Xiang, you just... made me feel that you are very similar to Huai Qing."

Qin Xiang was stunned for a moment, and a smile appeared on her face, "Really? Maybe it's because I've been here for a long time."

She asked curiously, "Then what are your plans with Aunt Lan Ting? Will you get married?"

"We will definitely get married." Qin Baotian was a little embarrassed to talk about marriage in front of his daughter, but he had to say it, so he told her their plan. "According to her, we haven't been together for a long time, so we should get to know each other better to avoid regrets in the future."

Qin Xiang smiled, "She is right. We have both been through a marriage, so it is easy to make comparisons. It is good to get to know each other better." She paused, "Dad, she wants to spend her life with you."

If you just get married on impulse, who knows if you will get married? Only when you are really moved and want to spend the rest of your life together will you have tangled emotions.

She didn't expect her father to be so charming. Lan Ting looked too young.

Qin Baotian's old face turned red, and he nodded, "I know."

After that, Qin Baotian ran away.

Qin Xiang couldn't help laughing.

The old house caught fire, and it seemed that the fire spread all over the prairie.