[Chapter 308 Chapter 308 A capable person is capable wherever he goes]
Chen Xing thought about it, then shook his head: "No, I haven't seen it."
Doctor Gu put down the steamed bun in his hand, frowned and asked: "Xiao Bing, where did you meet him?"
Chen Bing pointed outside: "It's at the fork in the road ahead. I'm not the only one who saw it. Xiao Si also saw it."
Gu Lin nodded quickly.
It doesn't take a lot of people to go out and pick up waste, so the four children were divided into teams.
Chen Xing took Yue Shan, the youngest of the four, and Chen Bing teamed up with Gu Lin, who was about the same age as him.
The little guys split into two directions after going out, and then gathered at the scrap yard at noon.
The fork in the road that Chen Bing mentioned was the first intersection heading east after leaving the hospital. Chen Xing and Yue Shan did not go in that direction.
"Next time you meet someone like this, stay away from them and don't get close to them," Doctor Gu instructed.
"I know. We ran away when we saw her," said Chen Bing.
"We run very fast." Gu Lin added proudly.
Shen Yuyao picked up a piece of soft fried tofu in the middle, blew it cool, and fed it to her son.
Xiaoyi is almost half a year old and has two baby teeth. Now he likes to eat this kind of "adult food" the most, especially when he eats with so many people.
The little guy jumped for joy and giggled from time to time.
Shen Yuyao fed her children while listening quietly to their chattering, without saying a word.
She didn't speak until the children had finished speaking.
She said to Chen Xing, "Xiao Xing, Auntie has something I want to ask you guys for help with, is it okay?"
Chen Xing quickly put down the chopsticks in his hand, looked at Shen Yuyao, and said with a smile: "Auntie Shen, if you have something to say, just tell us directly. Why do you need to be so polite when talking to us?
You tell me, if we can help, we will definitely help."
"That's fine." Shen Yuyao smiled slightly.
She wiped Xiaoyi's mouth with a handkerchief, and then continued, "When I was in Binhai, I was drawing patterns for the textile factory. Did you know about this?"
"I know." said Chen Xing.
Aunt Chen's flower paintings can be sold for more than a hundred yuan each. Everyone knows this!
Chen Xing alone knows that there are many people who envy him. But what's the point of being envious? Even if you envy him, you can't compare to Aunt Chen's ability!
Thinking of this, Chen Xing looked at Shen Yuyao with a different look, one filled with admiration.
Shen Yuyao continued, "Before I came here, Director Gu from the First Factory came to me and asked me to continue to provide artworks to the factory. The price is still the same as before. I just need to draw it and send it over. But..."
Shen Yuyao pinched her son's face helplessly: "With this little devil star, I can't do anything now."
Xiaoyi didn't know that he was disliked by his own mother, and thought Shen Yuyao was playing with him.
He reached out and grabbed his mother's fingers and stuffed them into his mouth. When Shen Yuyao pulled them out, he leaned his head forward, grinning and making squeaks as if he was arguing with his mother.
Everyone around laughed out loud.
Chen Xing also laughed: "Aunt Chen, you are disgusted that our Xiaoyi is causing you trouble, right? It's okay, we are here for you."
He said, looking at Gu Lin and Yue Shan: "Xiao Si, Xiao Wu, don't go out tomorrow. You two stay at home and look after Xiao Yi and Nian Nian."
After saying that, he looked at his brother again: "Xiao Bing, you follow me. We won't be divided into teams tomorrow."
Chen Bing nodded: "Okay, it's useless for the two of them to go out anyway. They can't even walk and they complain of being tired after walking for a while."
Gu Lin was immediately unhappy: "I didn't, you were talking about Yue Shan!"
Shen Yuyao interrupted their argument: "Not only to see Xiaoyi, I also want you to help me look at the patterns of clothes outside."
"What are you looking at?" Now, even Si Qin became curious.
Shen Yuyao told them that if they wanted to draw fresh and beautiful patterns, they could not just rely on imagination, but it was also important to understand the market conditions.
To know the preferences and popular trends of people in a place.
When she was in Binhai, she worked in a department store, and the things she came into contact with most every day were cloth and people.
So she knows exactly what kind of floral fabrics the young girls and wives in Binhai like.
But she has few opportunities to go out and has no idea what people like here, so she needs someone to help her go outside and observe and learn.
As for what Chen Xing said - Anhuai County is too small, there is not even a department store, and even fewer people have money to buy good materials, Shen Yuyao also has a reason to explain.
That is, although Anhuai County is small, there are necessarily many rich people.
Because there is a tractor factory and a garment factory here, both are said to be top-notch factories in the province.
Both of these factories were established a few years ago after the country called for support for the Third Front Construction and recruited a large number of skilled workers from the south.
The two factories have one thing in common, that is, the factories are new, there are many young workers, and the wages of the skilled workers from the south are generally much higher than those of ordinary workers.
Therefore, their living standards are not necessarily lower than those in the provincial capital Hualin.
Besides, Anhuai is not far from Hualin, only a few hours' drive away.
The absence of department stores cannot stop people’s enthusiasm for shopping.
These words immediately convinced all the boys.
None of them had expected that Aunt Shen, who usually seemed quiet and rarely went out except to buy groceries, actually knew so much!
It seems that people with abilities can be successful wherever they go!
"I won't ask for your help for nothing. I'll give you one dollar if you can help me calculate a pattern.
If you see a new clothing style and draw or describe it for me, I will also give you one dollar." Shen Yuyao continued.
"No money." Si Qin interrupted immediately.
He said that it was not enough, he also glared at his brothers in a threatening manner: "I want to see who dares to ask Aunt Shen for money!"
The boys all shook their heads desperately and said in unison: "No, no money!"
Shen Yuyao glared at Si Qin: "Did I talk to you? I'm discussing this with Chen Xing, stop scaring them."
After that, she put on a stern face and said, "You can't do it without money. I charge for my drawings, and I charge 150 yuan for each one. If you work for me without paying me, then am I not exploiting you?
If you don't want money, I won't use you. At worst, I can go out and collect it myself without Xiaoyi's knowledge.
It’s just that the weather isn’t warm yet, and I don’t know if taking Xiaoyi out will make him catch a cold.”
"Okay, let them go." Doctor Gu finally spoke.
He raised his head, but did not look at Shen Yuyao, instead he scanned all the boys.
"Help your Auntie Shen with her work and do whatever she tells you to do. If you can't draw, remember it in your head and come back to tell your eldest brother to let him draw it."
Doctor Gu was silent for a moment, and then continued, "Tomorrow Siqin will take the things stored at home out and sell them. Don't go picking up waste in the future."
No matter how logical Shen Yuyao's words were, Doctor Gu knew in his heart that the reason she asked these guys to help her collect those things was not because she really needed them.
It's just that I'm worried about the kids picking up waste outside, so I try to find something for them to do and to supplement my family's life at the same time.
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