Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

The old village chief wanted to continue contracting the fish pond, and he was patient. He specifically selected children who were working outside. For example, Li Jiandang's two sons were working outside the city. One had already bought a house, and the other was almost there.

When Li Jiandang learned that he could get ten yuan every year, he readily agreed.

Before leaving, Zhang Xiuhua learned that ten families had already agreed, including two from her family.

Zhang Xiuhua went to the capital again and first delivered the ginseng to the Chinese medicine shop she had booked before. Then she sent the remaining ginseng to Zhenzhen.

I didn’t order a special box for Zhenzhen, mainly because the guests can’t see the gift box.

Zhenzhen was very satisfied when she saw that it was dried ginseng, "Dried ginseng can be preserved longer."

She paid according to the price Zhang Xiuhua sold it for. Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "No need. Just follow the price in our hometown."

"That won't do. I brought it from far away. It also saved me the travel expenses." Zhenzhen insisted on charging 10 yuan per box. "Public is public, private is private, they should be separated. This way the accounts won't be messed up."

Seeing that she insisted on doing so, Zhang Xiuhua had no choice but to agree.

She sat on the sofa and watched August having fun with the toy. The toy was colorful and children loved it. She clapped her hands and shouted exaggeratedly, "What a beautiful big dragonfly."

Seeing that grandma liked it, August gave it to her like a treasure and said, “This one can still run.”

Then he started to demonstrate. He pulled the string and the big dragonfly fluttered its wings and flew up. It flew very far.

The principle is similar to that of the Tin Frog, but it is more convenient. Zhang Xiuhua had never seen such a toy when she was a child, and she couldn't help but sigh, "The toy production in our country is getting better and better."

Zhenzhen put the ginseng back into the grocery room. After coming out, she heard this and explained with a smile, "This is produced by Jidong's toy factory. He gave many samples to August. The child is so happy. He used to make a fuss to go out every day, but now he can play with these toys all day long."

Zhang Xiuhua suddenly realized, "So fast?"

"Not really. The original production line was in Japan. It took more than a month to ship to Pengcheng. It was already in production last month." Bayue smiled, "But I heard from Jidong that he hasn't received any orders for toys with high difficulty yet, only this simple production line."

Zhang Xiuhua understood that the most difficult toys were probably the ones that could fly. "That's good. Take it one step at a time."

Zhenzhen asked her if she had been to Xiangxiang's shopping mall. "It opened last week. There were so many people. It was very crowded. I didn't dare to squeeze in with August because I was afraid that the child would be squeezed."

Zhang Xiuhua had never been there before. "What time does it close?"

"Ten o'clock at night, but they won't let anyone in after nine." Zhenzhen told her, "The clothes sold in that mall are fashionable and of good quality. Next time you buy clothes, just go there. There are big discounts during holidays."

Zhang Xiuhua couldn't help but look forward to it. She hadn't bought herself new clothes for a long time.

She checked the time and it was still early. She decided to go and take a look.

Zhenzhen was a little amused to see her leaving now, "Mom, please stay for dinner."

"No thanks. I'll go to the mall to eat. Let's see if there's any Sichuan cuisine there. I want something spicy." Zhang Xiuhua hasn't had much appetite lately, so she wanted to stimulate her taste buds with Sichuan cuisine.

Zhenzhen didn't know how to persuade her anymore, so she hugged August and asked her to wave goodbye to her grandma.

August was holding a hand-cranked bell and waving it, and the bell made a crisp sound.

Zhang Xiuhua took the bus directly to Xiangxiang Shopping Mall. The road section was quite good. Across from it were high-rise buildings. Next to it were luxury hotels and a dance hall with flashing neon lights.

Disco was popular at that time, and the exciting music could be heard from outside.

Young men and women dressed fashionably are hanging out here. It's seven o'clock in the evening and the nightlife has just begun.

There are red ribbons floating at the entrance of the mall, and all kinds of vendors are hawking their wares.

After walking in, the bright mall seemed to have no end. Clothes were hung on hangers, and each area had display boards for clothes.

In addition to clothes, there are shoes, cosmetics, and even a gold shop!

Zhang Xiuhua's eyes lit up; there was actually a gold shop here.

She walked over and looked at the glass display case, which contained gold rings, gold earrings, gold bracelets, gold necklaces, and in addition to gold, there were also silver, pearls and other accessories.

Zhang Xiuhua saw a gold bracelet that she liked and asked the other party, "How much is this?"

"Eighty-two, and the labor cost is one yuan per gram." The salesgirl was very friendly and asked her if she wanted to try it on.

Zhang Xiuhua pointed to one of the smooth gold bracelets and said, "This one."

She doesn't like patterns that are too complicated because it would look messy when paired with clothes. She likes simple patterns because they will never go out of style.

The sales lady took out the gold bracelet for her to try on. Zhang Xiuhua has maintained a slim figure over the years. Her wrist is slender and she looks very elegant when wearing it.

The sales lady also praised her again and again. Zhang Xiuhua hadn't experienced such enthusiastic sales in a long time. The salespeople in state-owned shopping malls would not be so enthusiastic. She was a little embarrassed, "How much is this?"

The sales lady used a calculator to calculate, "32.6 grams, plus the labor cost, the total is 2705 yuan."

Zhang Xiuhua's eyes lit up, and without hesitation, she said, "Open the ticket!"

She wondered whether she should cash in all the money in the passbook in the space and exchange it for things, and then buy gold and save it. The value should be able to increase several times, right?

No! Why would she buy gold? Couldn't she just resell electrical appliances like she did before?!

But no! If she was recognized, she wouldn't be able to explain herself even if she found ten mouths! After thinking about it, she decided to forget it.

After buying the gold bracelet, Zhang Xiuhua was very hungry, so she went to the fourth floor to eat first.

There are all kinds of restaurants here. She found a Sichuan restaurant and ordered a bowl of Maoxuewang, which she enjoyed very much.

After dinner, she went to the women's clothing store on the second floor, which specialized in girls' clothing, that is, clothes for young girls.

She bought a few sets of clothes for Zhuzhu. The other children were all in big cities, so even if she bought them, they wouldn't be able to wear them for the time being. And what she thought looked good might not be what they thought, so she didn't buy them.

She went to the third floor to buy clothes that she could wear. The branded clothes were a bit expensive, but the quality was really good. She bought two sweaters and a down jacket, and also bought a down jacket and a pair of thick cotton pants for Li Jianguo.

Coming out of the mall, carrying large and small bags, she looked back and saw that the mall was still brightly lit.

It's just past eight o'clock and business is so good. It's obvious that Xiangxiang is making a lot of money.

The next day, when Zhang Xiuhua got up, Jidong came over with breakfast.

"Don't you need to accompany Xiangxiang? I can just eat breakfast by myself."

Jidong shook his head and said "No", "She doesn't like me following her. I'll have dinner with her in the afternoon."

Zhang Xiuhua asked curiously, "What is the net income of her shopping mall?"

Jidong was puzzled. Didn't his aunt always ask about these things? He thought about it and understood, "You ask this, do you have an idea?"

Zhang Xiuhua was a little embarrassed. "It's not really an idea. Several factories in our county have closed down. That mall, where we sold clothes before, seems to be closing down soon."

Although there was no notice posted, Zhang Xiuhua had been there before and found it was deserted with almost no one inside. Closure was a matter of time.

Jidong nodded. "Xiangxiang's shopping mall has just opened, and she has to pay the bank interest at the beginning. I heard her mention that her net profit is 50,000 yuan a month. The income will be higher during holidays."

Zhang Xiuhua took a deep breath. Fifty thousand? It was so much. The total investment in Xiangxiang's shopping mall was less than two hundred thousand, but it had such a high return. It was amazing.

"Then she can take over the shopping mall in our county. This is a rare opportunity!" Zhang Xiuhua, adhering to the idea of ​​keeping the wealth within the family, tried her best to promote the business.

Jidong shook his head, "It's too far away, and it's not convenient to manage. Besides, many shopping malls in the capital have closed down, and she wants to take over other shopping malls. For the time being, she will not invest in shopping malls in her hometown."

Zhang Xiuhua agreed when she thought about it. The distance was too far and those brands were not willing to go there at all!

No wonder Xiang Xiang didn’t plan to buy the mall in their county before. Probably because they knew that brands were not willing to settle in.

Zhang Xiuhua asked him again, "How is your toy factory?"

"I got the OEM contract before. The money I made was just a small amount." Jidong spread his hands.

"Should you be able to sell the toys from your own production line on the market?" Zhang Xiuhua didn't know the difference between a OEM factory and a real factory, so she asked curiously.

Jidong shook his head. "We have to sign a confidentiality agreement when we do OEM. We have to cut off the tags when we deal with the last orders. We can't do the same thing as other toy companies. That would be against the rules. When I have money, I will find someone to design the toy styles, and the toys can be sold to domestic toy companies."

Zhang Xiuhua thought his suggestion was a good one. "Then can you handle it?"

"I can handle the workload. Toys are different from other products. Orders from abroad will be placed at least seven months in advance. It happens to be the peak season in our country." Jidong did not have enough initial costs, so he could only take it step by step.

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. As long as you work hard, the future will definitely get better and better."

Jidong is very confident in his toy factory.

Zhang Xiuhua asked him how his work at the institute was going.

Jidong smiled, "It's fine. Everything is going well. It just takes some time to get used to it."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded. "Xiangxiang earns more money than you. Do you feel uncomfortable?"

She was worried that Jidong was too chauvinistic and could not accept a woman who was better than him, and the two children would quarrel again.

Jidong was puzzled, "What's wrong with this? She has always been excellent."

Zhang Xiuhua smiled. It seemed that she was overthinking. "It's great that you think so. I was worried that someone would be jealous of you and deliberately try to sow discord between you and Xiangxiang in front of you."

Jidong shook his head and laughed, "I'm not that petty. We are a couple, not competitors. Only by making progress together can our relationship become better. This is a good thing."

Zhang Xiuhua seemed to be thinking about something.

Jidong laughed and said, "Many men choose to divorce their wives after they are admitted to college or graduate school. In addition to bad character, there is another major reason: the two have no common language. For literati, resonance of thoughts is very important. I hope my other half can travel in the sky, rather than stay at home all day waiting for me to come back. Although I will still be responsible for her, in the long run, we will definitely have no common language. Over time, I will not be willing to share the interesting things about my work with her. Our souls will also become more and more distant."

Zhang Xiuhua touched her chin and thought it made sense.