"Tiao Tiao" is the hottest topic in Shanghai this summer. Their clothes are expensive and sold in limited quantities, but even so, they still cannot stop the girls from buying them.
Tiaotiao also organized pre-sales for new products, and hung large posters on the outer walls of Shanghai cinemas and shopping malls, attracting girls to stop by frequently and go crazy.
Cheng Yaoyao invited Meng Jie to be his manager. The two had a pleasant cooperation in the crew of "Tiao Tiao". Cheng Yaoyao offered a high salary, so Meng Jie thought about it and happily quit her job to join.
Sister Meng had a wide network of contacts, and many girls from powerful families sent her business cards just to get a piece of the new product. Sister Meng took these business cards and notes with a smile, coaxed them in a gentle voice, and then turned to find Cheng Yaoyao, asking her anxiously when she would start selling.
The voice on the other end of the phone was soft and cuddly, revealing the cuteness of someone who had just woken up: "Don't worry. How many drawings are left?"
Sister Meng flipped through the blueprints loudly: "There are only three or four sheets left that are not used. There are no new products, and the old ones are not increased. Our store is about to go bankrupt!"
Cheng Yaoyao said: "No more drawings? Then... Hey, Xie Zhao, stop making trouble..."
The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly disappeared. After a while of rustling, Cheng Yaoyao said with a slightly hurried breath: "Sister Meng, don't worry and arrange for the workers to start production. The new drawings will be available soon... Oh no!"
There was a beep, ...
The phone fell to the ground, Cheng Yaoyao fell on top of Xie Zhao, and the two rolled into a ball. A black and white kitten stepped over the phone, then jumped onto the dressing table, knocking over the bottles and jars along the way.
Xie Zhao climbed up while holding Cheng Yaoyao in his arms. Cheng Yaoyao pointed at the kitten and shouted, "Stop right there! No, no, no, don't touch that!"
The kitten put its paw on a perfume bottle and tried to push it out.
Cheng Yaoyao immediately held his breath and said nervously: "Don't...be good, let go..."
The kitten tilted its head to look at Cheng Yaoyao, and its paws loosened a little. At the moment when Cheng Yaoyao showed a relaxed smile, the kitten waved its paws and the perfume bottle flew to the ground.
With a "bang", the perfume bottle exploded on the floor. The rich aroma rose up and made the kitten sneeze several times.
"My perfume!" Cheng Yaoyao stamped his feet in anger: "Xie Zhao, control your cat! It's a French product, and there's only one bottle!"
The black and white kitten had no sense of mischief and squatted on the dressing table licking its paws. It was not until Xie Zhao grabbed the back of its neck and lifted it up that it was still licking its paws and crying.
Cheng Yaoyao flicked its pink little nose and said, "No wonder people say that black and white cow cats are all mentally ill."
Xie Zhao promised to give Cheng Yaoyao a black and white kitten. He searched the market for a few days and found a kitten born by a cat in an employee's home. It happened to be a black and white long-haired kitten with a symmetrical butterfly face and blue eyes. Unexpectedly, the kitten had a very wild personality. It ran all over the table as soon as it was brought home. Now it even broke Cheng Yaoyao's favorite perfume.
Xie Zhao saw the little kitten grimacing as Cheng Yaoyao rubbed it, and said, "Sister, the train is almost here."
"Hmph! I'll let you go today." Cheng Yaoyao then remembered the important matter and let go of the kitten.
Cheng Yaoyao ran to the dressing table to fix her hair, but the kitten made a noise just now, messing up her hair and clothes. Xie Zhao cleaned up the broken pieces of the perfume bottle on the ground, and the kitten came running over again, sneezed from the fumes, and fell down.
Xie Zhao picked it up quickly. The kitten's black and white fur was stained with perfume, which made it sneeze one after another.
Cheng Yaoyao burst out laughing: "Serves you right!"
Xie Zhao wiped the kitten with a towel and said, "The kitten hasn't been named yet."
"Let's call it Trouble. It's a trouble that annoys people." Cheng Yaoyao gave it a big name, looked in the mirror, and stood up with satisfaction: "Let's go."
Shanghai Railway Station.
Shanghai Railway Station is one of the busiest railway stations in the country. It has now been renovated and the paint on the signs inside the platform is still shining.
Passengers hurried back and forth carrying their luggage, and couldn't help but look back at the beautiful woman in a white dress standing by the platform, whose charm could not be concealed even with a mask on.
Cheng Yaoyao stood on tiptoe and looked into the car window: "Why hasn't Xiao Fei arrived yet?"
"Don't be impatient." Xie Zhao pulled Cheng Yaoyao down, turned her towards him calmly, and turned his back to the crowd.
The weather is hot today, and Cheng Yaoyao is wearing a black and white polka dot wrap dress. The silk fabric fits her slender curves well, attracting countless eager eyes from the surroundings.
Xie Zhao sighed and said that when he saw Xiao Fei, he would remind her not to make such a tight-fitting skirt for Cheng Yaoyao.
Cheng Yaoyao's eyes were level with Xie Zhao's Adam's apple, and he breathed into his Adam's apple with ill intentions: "When Xiao Fei comes later, let's take her to have dinner with Mrs. Yang."
Xie Zhao's breath was choked, his Adam's apple moved up and down noticeably, and after a long while he finally said in a hoarse voice: "Nonsense!"
Cheng Yaoyao covered his mouth, his peach blossom eyes curved in a triumphant smile.
Just as they were making noise, a voice like an oriole was heard: "Brother, sister Yaoyao!"
No matter how excited she was, her voice was still timid. Who else could it be but Xie Fei? A few months later, Xie Fei had obviously grown up and become prettier. She wore a beautiful butterfly collar shirt and pleated skirt, with two dark braids hanging on her shoulders. She waved to Cheng Yaoyao happily. Huang Liu, carrying his luggage, led a group of girls and followed with a smile.
Cheng Yaoyao also quickly went over to greet her: "Xiao Fei! You are finally here. Why didn't I see you just now? Are you okay along the way?"
Xie Fei also said, "We are in the carriage at the back! The train station in Shanghai is really big, much bigger than the one in Lin'an City! The traffic is good, and they even sell pork belly and white rice on the train! Sister Yaoyao, look at me, who's coming!"
"I've met your roommates." Cheng Yaoyao said with a smile.
Xie Fei opened her bag and said, "There's more!"
A small orange-white head popped out, and the round and stubborn body became fuller and fuller, and he yawned carelessly.
"Jiangjian!" Cheng Yaoyao rubbed Jianjian's head happily, "Why did you bring it here?"
Jianjian rubbed Cheng Yaoyao's fingers and called out in a coquettish voice: "Yeah! Yeah!"
Xie Fei said: "It got into my bag by itself. I didn't find it until I got on the train."
Xie Zhao said, "Nonsense, I'll call grandma later. She'll be worried."
Even so, he had already carried Jianjian over. Jianjian looked at Xie Zhao in disdain and continued to sleep lying on his arms.
Xie Fei then pulled a few girls over to introduce them to Cheng Yaoyao: "Sister Yaoyao, these are my roommates from the textile factory. They came to Shanghai with me."
The girls were all fair-skinned and dressed better than the average small town girl, but they were all nervous and reserved as they had just arrived in the big city. But when they saw Cheng Yaoyao, they couldn't help but scream.
"Shen Jiqiu! Shen Jiqiu!"
Cheng Yaoyao greeted them with a smile and said, "I heard Xiao Fei mention you. Let's go. Brother Xiao Fei and I have booked a hotel to welcome you."
There were five roommates that Xie Fei brought with him, plus Cheng Yaoyao, Xie Zhao and Huang Liu. They took two taxis and drove to the hotel.
Xie Fei, Cheng Yaoyao, Xie Zhao and roommate Sun Xiaolei were in one car, while Huang Liu and several other girls were in another car.
Sun Xiaolei came from a good family and was a graceful and elegant girl. She was also stunned by the new and stable taxi and sat in the back seat carefully.
In Lin'an City, having a bicycle of your own is a sign of great interest, and seeing a four-wheeled car once every ten days or half a month is enough to make everyone talk about it for a long time.
I didn't expect that she got into a private car as soon as she arrived in Shanghai!
Cheng Yaoyao explained with a smile: "This is a taxi. It's rented. It costs a few yuan per ride."
Taxis are a new thing that only appeared at the beginning of the year. The starting price is 2.8 yuan, and the fare is 0.2 yuan per kilometer beyond 4 kilometers. In Shanghai, if you can get a taxi, you must go to the entrance of the alley, greet your neighbors one by one, and make a good show.
Xie Fei gasped after hearing the price and whispered to Cheng Yaoyao, "Sister Yaoyao, don't take this bus anymore. Let's take the bus. It only costs a few cents per trip."
Cheng Yaoyao chuckled. Because Sun Xiaolei was in the car, he didn't tell Xie Fei that her brother also participated in the taxi business.
Huang Liu also greeted Xie Zhao: "Brother Xie! I'm finally handing the person over to you."
Xie Zhao patted him on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Was the journey smooth?"
Huang Liu said happily: "We are lucky this time! There is a group of PLA soldiers in the same carriage with us, and the journey is quite peaceful. The brothers I arranged for us are of no use!"
After a sumptuous meal of Shanghainese cuisine, Xie Zhao took Huang Liuxian to the factory. Cheng Yaoyao led Xie Fei and his party to stay at the hotel they had arranged. The girls were exhausted from the journey, so they went to the public bathhouse to take a bath and then rested.
Before going to bed, he did not forget to take out his notebook and ask Cheng Yaoyao for his autograph.
After Cheng Yaoyao signed the names, he took Xie Fei out. Xie Fei said with sparkling eyes, "Sister Yaoyao, Tiao Tiao is very popular in Lin'an City now. Every theater is packed with people. Our village even invited a projection team to show it in our village! I have watched it seven times! I cried every time!"
Cheng Yaoyao said with a headache: "The movie is also shown in our village? Then grandma..."
Xie Fei closed her mouth and looked at Cheng Yaoyao cautiously.
Cheng Yaoyao became nervous: "Is grandma unhappy? I knew it..."
In the countryside, even the smallest thing can be chewed for three days. Now that Tiaotiao has become popular all over the country, Cheng Yaoyao can imagine how big a sensation it will cause in Tianshui Village. Grandma Xie has always asked her children to be low-key and cautious, and she is afraid that she will really get angry.
Cheng Yaoyao became more and more worried, and then Xie Fei couldn't help laughing and said, "Oh, I can't pretend anymore. Grandma is not angry. She also likes watching "Tiao Tiao" and said it was well made. She also said that you are particularly beautiful in the movie, Sister Yaoyao."
Cheng Yaoyao held his chest and pinched Xie Fei's face unhappily: "Xiao Fei, I found that you have become bad. Who did you learn this from?"
Xie Fei's eyes trembled, and she said hurriedly, "How could I learn from anyone? By the way, Sister Yaoyao, this is the drawing you asked me to bring."
The thick stack of drawings showed Xie Fei's diligence and talent. In just a few months, Xie Fei's design drawings improved rapidly, and some of them made Cheng Yuanyuan applaud and he couldn't wait to put them into production.
"Xiao Fei, you are such a genius!"
Xie Fei's cheeks turned red, and she was not happy at all. She said, "Sister Yaoyao, I have something to ask of you..."
Before Xie Fei opened her mouth, Cheng Yaoyao said, "I know what you want from me. Do you want me to keep your roommates?"
Xie Fei said quickly, "They were among the batch of people who were laid off. They were laid off because they had no family background or were of bad class background."
Since the private economy was encouraged, many state-owned enterprises have been on the verge of collapse under the impact of private enterprises. The performance of the textile factory where Xie Fei used to work has been getting worse and worse, and a large number of employees have been laid off.
Some workers with connections and good skills were recruited by private factories. Some of them were more resourceful and set up small stalls on the street to make clothes for others. But how could such a small city like Lin'an need so many tailors?
Most of the workers in the same batch as Xie Fei were around 20 years old. It is easy to tell how upset these young girls were when they suddenly lost their stable jobs. But they had all earned wages before, experienced the feeling of making money with their own hands and having no worries about food and drink, and were even more unwilling to just get married like this.
Xie Fei really couldn't bear to see these former good sisters in trouble, so she told them the news before coming to Shanghai. This was undoubtedly a timely help for them. Shanghai! It's a big city, and it would be good to be able to go to Shanghai for a walk, not to mention to work in a Shanghai factory!
The girls packed their luggage, spent 8 yuan on a train ticket, and boarded the train to Shanghai with Xie Fei, full of anticipation.
Seeing Cheng Yaoyao remained silent, Xie Fei quickly assured, "Sister Yaoyao, they are very diligent and excellent at their work. I can guarantee that."
Cheng Yaoyao smiled and said, "I believe you. But our garment factory has not built dormitory for employees yet. If they want to stay... you have to ask your brother for help."
Xie Fei asked in confusion: "Why?"
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