novellhall Chapter 125 Another idea to make money.
Chapter 125 Another idea to make money.
After leaving the clothing store, Wenrou handed Peng Xiaowan the dress she had just picked out.
"Xiao Wan, this dress suits you very well, you'll definitely look beautiful in it."
The weather will be warm in another month, and it will be suitable for Xiaowan to wear to school.
Peng Xiaowan hurriedly waved her hand, "That won't do, I can't accept it."
Wenrou paid for all of this; she couldn't afford to take advantage of it.
"Don't be so polite with me. We're about the same size, so it'll fit you perfectly when you go to work." Wenrou didn't give Peng Xiaowan a chance to refuse and pulled her to continue shopping.
The two walked to another clothing store, and Wenrou saw that it sold women's underwear, so she curiously led Peng Xiaowan inside.
Thinking of what Huo Yanchuan had bought for her last time, Wenrou became curious and wanted to come in and take a look.
"Ladies, these are all the latest fashion styles. Feel free to take a look at whatever you need," the saleswoman said enthusiastically as she saw Wenrou and her companion walk in.
Although Wenrou had seen it before, this was the first time Peng Xiaowan had seen such lingerie. She immediately grabbed Wenrou's arm, her face turning red with embarrassment.
"Xiaorou, let's hurry up and go." Peng Xiaowan reached out and tugged at Wenrou's arm.
"No rush, let's take another look." Wenrou didn't leave, but instead pulled Peng Xiaowan inside.
Peng Xiaowan felt even more embarrassed looking at the overly revealing clothes.
Compared to her gentle and worldly-wise nature, she is still more conservative at heart.
In her eyes, these lingeries were simply not something they could wear in public.
Ever since Wenrou discovered the benefits of wearing this kind of underwear, she no longer looks at the little tank top she used to wear.
She was too embarrassed to ask Huo Yanchuan to buy her another one to wear, so this trip here was a good opportunity to buy her another one.
"Xiaorou, we can't wear these clothes. Let's go quickly, or people will laugh at us if we wear them out." Peng Xiaowan's face turned bright red with embarrassment.
The sales clerk seemed to notice their hesitation, so she continued, "Ladies, what size do you wear? Would you like to try them on? These are all the rage among women in big cities in the south. They make you look especially good."
"Okay, then give us two items." Wenrou said to the sales clerk.
Before Peng Xiaowan could say anything, she was gently pulled into the fitting room inside.
The sales clerk often sells these kinds of items, and she could tell at a glance what size Wenrou and the other girl were wearing, so she gave each of them one.
After entering the fitting room, Peng Xiaowan looked at the bra in her hand as if it were a hot potato, and quickly threw it aside.
Seeing this, Wenrou took off her outer clothes and was surprised to see that she was already wearing a layer underneath.
"Xiaorou, so you had already..."
"Oh, you'll see how good these clothes are once I try them on."
Wenrou tried on the new bed and then put on the new dress she had just bought.
She already had a great figure, and wearing lingerie accentuated her perfect curves, making her look even more beautiful in a dress.
Peng Xiaowan didn't believe it at first, but after seeing Wenrou put on the dress, she was stunned.
"Xiaorou, this looks amazing! This dress makes you even more beautiful than the celebrities on TV."
She finally understood why all the celebrities on TV had such great figures—it was because they wore this!
Wenrou looked at herself in the mirror, admiring her curvaceous figure.
No wonder Huo Yanchuan insisted that she wear this every night for the past two nights.
Thinking of this, Wenrou reached out and pulled Peng Xiaowan over as well, stuffing the underwear she had just worn into her hand.
"Xiao Wan, you should try it too. This underwear is meant to be worn inside, not out. Besides, you can wear it for Hao Gang to see."
Wenrou's words made Peng Xiaowan's face flush instantly. She shyly reached out and tugged at Wenrou, "Xiaorou, what did you say?"
Seeing that she was still so shy even though she was married, Wenrou teased her, "If you're not wearing this for your man to see, do you expect other men to see it?"
Peng Xiaowan blushed and couldn't speak after being teased by her. However, seeing how beautiful Wenrou looked, she couldn't help but feel a little eager to try it on herself.
So, after Wenrou's repeated persuasion, she tried on the bra, and sure enough, it looked great on her.
Wearing the dress she had just bought, Peng Xiaowan looked at herself in the mirror. She had never imagined that one day she could become so beautiful.
In the end, Wenrou bought one for each of them.
After leaving the clothing store, Peng Xiaowan took out ten yuan from her pocket and handed it to Wenrou.
"Xiaorou, I can't take your things for nothing. You have to keep this money."
Wenrou knew that if she didn't accept the money, Peng Xiaowan definitely wouldn't accept the clothes either, so she had no choice but to keep the money.
After leaving the clothing store, it was almost time, so the two hurried to the bicycle shop.
Just as Huo Yanchuan had said, Wenrou gave him his name, paid for the ticket, and bought the bicycle without any problems.
Now that they were already in the county, Wenrou decided to take Peng Xiaowan for a ride around the area on her bicycle.
This county town is indeed large, with far more things than a small town.
There were also many snacks they had never seen before, especially the mutton stew with bread, which she had been thinking about.
"Xiao Wan, come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious." Wenrou pulled Peng Xiaowan to a place selling mutton stew, and they each ordered a bowl.
After the two had eaten and drunk their fill, they went to the place they had agreed upon with Hao Gang.
Hao Gang found a rope and helped Wenrou tie the bicycle to the car before the group returned to the family compound.
When Wenrou got home, she had just pushed her bicycle into the family compound when she ran into Aunt Feng and the others who had just finished working in the fields.
These past few days they've been scrambling for raw materials to make the culture medium, things like cow dung and sheep dung—they've never been so valuable before.
By this time, they were so tired that they could barely move their legs.
Upon seeing the bicycle in Wenrou's hands, they all showed expressions of envy.
"Huo Tuan's wife, is this bicycle new?" someone asked curiously.
Wenrou nodded gently. "Yes, I just bought it from the county."
After she finished speaking, she pushed her bicycle toward home, ignoring the envious glances.
Everyone knows that Wenrou has made a lot of money growing mushrooms. Seeing her bicycle loaded with a huge pile of things, it's as if she's buying meat and carrying it home as if it's free.
There are also things like malted milk powder, dried fruit and melon seeds, canned goods, new clothes, and so on.
If it weren't for the fact that there wasn't enough room on the bicycle, they would have suspected that she was going to bring the entire supply and marketing cooperative back with her.
"If only we could sell the mushrooms we grow for that much money, then we could buy whatever we wanted," someone said enviously.
"We should trust Technician Liang from Beijing. If Wenrou can make money, then of course we can too," Sister Feng said loudly at this moment.
They were tired and hungry, and seeing the huge pile of things Wenrou had bought made them even more tempted.
Shen Qingshuang knew that Wenrou was doing this on purpose. Buying meat and bicycles, she's just making a little money, look how smug she is.
"Don't let this affect you, everyone. We're all too tired today. Let's go back and have a good meal and rest. Let's go to the fields early tomorrow. Don't envy others. Once we make money from our mushrooms, we can buy whatever we want."
After hearing Shen Qingshuang's words, everyone could only place all their hopes on the mushrooms in the ground.
Seeing how much money Wenrou earned gave them even more motivation.
With a bicycle, it became much more convenient for Wenrou to go to school or the factory.
After more than a week of hard work, the once dilapidated factory is now much brighter and more spacious.
She also had the factory dormitories renovated so that she could live there herself when there were more people.
Of course, the original cafeteria area has also been renovated.
Other areas that can be repaired should be repaired; those that cannot be repaired should be demolished and rebuilt.
She had to keep a close eye on the progress every day, allowing no room for complacency.
At this rate, it will be completed in another half month.
That's what's troubling her right now. All the old machinery has been cleared out, but she doesn't know anything about it and really doesn't know what to do with it.
Some of the machinery is still in good condition, but it's no longer needed.
If we could find someone knowledgeable about machinery to modify these machines, the transport fleet might actually find them useful someday.
Speaking of this, Wenrou suddenly thought of someone.
Lu Ming, isn't that a ready-made candidate?
With that thought in mind, Wenrou went to the machinery factory early the next morning.
After finding out the location of the machinery factory's residential compound, she rode her bicycle there.
After finally finding out where Lu Ming lived, she had just arrived at the door when she heard a series of curses coming from inside.
"I'll beat you to death, you good-for-nothing! You never learn anything good, you just have to learn those speculators and profiteers, and now your family is suffering because of you."
Just as Wenrou was about to knock, the door opened, and Lu Ming ran out, followed by a broom.
"Dad, I just wanted my family to have a better life. What do you mean by speculation? I was doing legitimate business." Lu Ming explained defiantly as he ran.
Hearing this, the people inside also came out, their angry shouts echoing throughout the entire residential compound.
"You dare talk back to me? I'll beat you to death today!"
Wenrou stood at the door and was stunned when she saw this scene.
She never imagined that the mechanical genius who would one day make the news would turn out like this.
However, she also knew that although Lu Ming seemed simple-minded on the surface, he had a rebellious streak.
He insists on doing things that everyone else forbids him from doing.
However, he is indeed not suited to doing business.
I heard that in his previous life he had followed others in "speculation and profiteering" and was cheated out of a lot of money, which eventually caused him to break with his family.
He ran away and stayed away for several years.
It wasn't until he started making money with Peng Shaofa that his relationship with his family improved.
"Um..." Wenrou squatted down, picked up the broom at her feet, and spoke to Lu's father.
"Who are you? What do you want standing at my door?" Mr. Lu only noticed Wenrou at this moment and asked.
"I'm here to see Lu Ming," Wenrou said, explaining her purpose.
"Looking for Lu Ming?" Lu's father was taken aback.
Seeing that a gentle woman had come to see Lu Ming, he put away his things and invited her inside.
"Comrade, I'm so sorry that you have to see me like this on your first visit to my home. Is there something you need from Lu Ming?" Lu's mother brought Wenrou a cup of tea. She was bent over and didn't look well.
When Wenrou came in, she saw that although Lu Ming's family lived in the machinery factory's staff quarters, they were not wealthy.
On the contrary, because Lu Ming's mother was in poor health, she cost the family a lot of money.
Besides Lu Ming, there are two younger siblings in the family who are still in school and need money.
All the pressure fell on Lu's father, who eked out a living by earning fifty or sixty yuan a month at the machinery factory.
His family finally managed to find Lu Ming a job at the factory, but he only worked sporadically and didn't do it properly.
His parents were furious because of this.
No wonder Lu Ming was so eager to make money; Wenrou can understand it now.
"Uncle, Aunt, I came here today to introduce Lu Ming to a new job."
After Wenrou finished speaking, she saw Lu Ming's parents freeze on the spot.
"Comrade, is what you're saying true?" Lu's mother hadn't expected that anyone would be willing to help her son at this time.
Mr. Lu had been completely disappointed in Lu Ming and had no intention of caring about him anymore, but he never expected that Wenrou's arrival would bring new hope to their family.
"I live in a military family compound and I'm friends with Lu Ming. Our factory had a batch of aging machines that needed repair, so I thought of him."
She was gentle and straightforward, telling them exactly what she meant.
Upon hearing that Wenrou came from the military, Lu Ming's parents showed her even more respect.
At this moment, Lu Ming also returned.
He had just seen a bicycle parked in front of their house when he walked in and saw Wenrou. He immediately recognized her as the person who had bought his bicycle ticket on the black market last time.
"It's you. I didn't expect you to actually come looking for me. What do you want?" Lu Ming asked gently.
However, before Wenrou could speak, Lu's mother explained to him, "This comrade is here to introduce you to a new job."
When Lu Ming heard that Wenrou needed his help, he agreed without even asking any questions.
He owed Wenrou a favor last time, so of course he had to repay it.
Wenrou didn't expect him to agree so readily, so she took him to the factory.
Upon seeing these discarded machines, Lu Ming's eyes lit up.
"You really want me to handle all of this? I guarantee I can help you make a fortune."