flstandardbreds Chapter 146 Sister 2, Someone is Following Us
Chapter 146 Sister 2, Someone is Following Us
Xu Man took the initiative to apply for public-private partnership. Some rich wives felt "betrayed" and no longer went to clothing stores to order clothes.
The clothing store's business plummeted, and the company was barely able to cover expenses thanks to the revenue from the fabric store.
Wang Chengnan didn't want to be looked down upon by Xu Man, so after get off work every day he would seek out knowledgeable teachers to cram up on his business knowledge. During work, he would also consult Xu Man on various issues concerning the shop.
Looking at the account books again, he no longer found it difficult to solve the problem.
As a demonstration unit, the clothing store suffered losses as soon as it entered into a joint venture. If other private enterprises knew about this, they would be even more opposed to public-private partnerships. If the situation was not resolved quickly, the organization would probably transfer him away, and Xu Man would also be in trouble.
After staying in the clothing store for a while, Wang Chengnan discovered that Xu Man and Zhou Rong had an extremely good relationship, and that Zhou Rong's abilities were not limited to managing account books, he also had a head for business.
Wang Chengnan called the two to his office for a meeting: "Since the public-private partnership, the two shops have generally been in a loss-making state. First, there are fewer customers who come to order clothes, and second, the salaries of some employees in the store are too high, which consumes too much cost.
If this continues, the organization will have opinions about the "high-paid staff" in the store. Let's discuss whether there is any way to solve these problems."
Zhou Rong took the opportunity to propose that the clothing store be transformed and start selling civilian clothing.
Xu Man said nonchalantly: "The government owns the shop, I don't care what it sells."
Wang Chengnan: "Comrade Zhou, do you have any specific plans?"
Zhou Rong thought for a while and said: "Love of beauty is a woman's nature. Many people can live without food, but they cannot live without clothes. Even if the clothing store is transformed, we will focus on women's clothing.
I will go back and draw a few sketches, and then ask the tailor to make them. If you think they are okay, we will make a lot of them and sell them. "
Xu Man: "I have no objection."
Wang Chengnan: "I have no objection either. Thank you for your hard work, Comrade Zhou."
The ready-made clothes sold in cloth shops are mainly "people's clothes", "youth clothes" and "student clothes". The quantities are small and they are mainly used as samples to stimulate people to buy cloth.
(People's clothing)
Zhou Rong recalled the period clothing he saw on TV in his previous life, drew drawings of overalls and floral shirts, and improved the "Lenin suit". All the clothes looked simple, bright and fashionable.
(Overalls)
After seeing the finished clothes, Xu Man praised Zhou Rong for his ingenuity and skill, and for being able to even design clothes.
(Lenin suit)
Wang Chengnan also felt that the clothes designed by Zhou Rong were good, with simple and elegant styles, suitable for working people.
After the clothes started selling, Zhou Rong obtained the consent of Wang Chengnan and Xu Man and had someone hang a banner at the door: "Use our clothes to pay tribute to the workers."
Many people were attracted by the banners and went into the store to learn more about the situation. At first glance, they were attracted by the overalls and "Lenin suits" that were novel in style and showed progressive ideas.
The clothing store's business gradually stabilized and was able to break even.
On May 5, Youth Daily published an article titled "Support Girls Wearing Floral Clothes."
The article believes that we should not only dress up our country like a big garden with blooming flowers, but also dress up girls like a flower or a gem.
The article calls for girls to be bold in wearing floral clothes.
A bridge was about to be built across the river, and many Soviet bridge experts and their families came to Jiangcheng.
Those foreign guests often walked around the streets in bright, fashionable clothes, attracting many people's attention.
After seeing this, Zhou Rong immediately launched the "Braj" that exudes youthful vitality in his clothing store. The price ranges from 3 yuan to 10 yuan, depending on the fabric and style.
(Bragi)
Even though the price was not low and cloth coupons were required, girls still flocked to buy them, and the clothing store began to make a profit...
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Whenever Zhou Rong found an opportunity, he would brainwash Xu Man, saying that she was a party member and it would be too ostentatious for her to wear a cheongsam. She should wear civilian clothes to appear to be progressive in her thinking, which would also be good for her and her child's future.
Xu Man thought it made sense, so she changed her mink coat and cheongsam. When the weather was a little cool, she would wear a "Lenin suit."
When the weather got hot, people would change into various styles of "bragi" to wear. If they didn't have enough cloth coupons, they would go to the black market to exchange them.
Seeing her like this, Zhou Rong sighed helplessly. If he wanted this young lady to be truly "thrifty", he was afraid that she would need to "experience" for a while...
Zhou Rong had unused cloth coupons, so he bought two pieces of "bragi" for Zhou Cai to thank her for taking care of the children and doing the housework.
I wanted to buy one for Zhou Gui, but she refused and bought it with the cloth coupons she had saved and her salary.
The two sisters looked even more beautiful in their "brajis". Every time they went out, there would be young men passing by them and greeting them with various excuses.
What you get in return is usually a cold stare.
Everyone was not discouraged and still tried every way to strike up a conversation with them. Some even asked their elders to ask Zhou's mother for marriage.
Almost all members of the Zhou family have jobs. Not only do they have a good background, but their children are also good-looking. If they were to get married, they would definitely be a good family.
Zhou Jiafu, Zhou Gui and Zhou Cai were all candidates for marriage proposal. Zhou Rong's conditions were also good, but everyone disliked her for her bad temper and the fact that she had three children, so no one had their eyes on her for the time being.
Zhou Gui told her mother that she didn't want to get married at the moment, and when she wanted to get married, she would find a partner herself. If her family insisted on arranging an marriage, she would rather jump into the river than get married.
Zhou Cai was worried that her mother would secretly arrange a match for her, so whenever she had time, she would tell her mother all the gossip she knew about various families.
Zhou Rong also intentionally or unintentionally trained Zhou's mother that family background is as important as character. If one wants to arrange a marriage for one's children, one must find out everything about the other person's ancestors. If the person does not have a good background, one must not agree, no matter how good the other person is.
Zhou's mother was made very nervous by the two sisters. She would keep all those who came to her house to propose marriage in suspense, and then try to find out about the other party's family background and character, but found that none of them were presentable.
Either the elders in the family are difficult to talk to, or the other party has bad character or questionable background.
Zhou's mother sighed helplessly, why is it so difficult to arrange a marriage these days?
In order to travel more conveniently, everyone in the Zhou family learned to ride bicycles.
Therefore, Zhou Rong's bicycle was used almost all day long. It was given to Zhou's father for use in the early morning. After his father got off work, Zhou Rong rode the bicycle to pick up Xu Man. If there were classes at night school in the evening, the bicycle would belong to Zhou Gui and Zhou Cai.
One day, after class, the two sisters were on their way home when they discovered someone was following them.
Zhou Cai, who was sitting in the back seat, gently pulled Zhou Gui, who was riding the bike, and whispered, "Second sister, someone is following us."
Zhou Gui: "How many people are there? What are their body shapes?"
Zhou Cai: "There was a man, not very tall and a little thin. He seemed to be following us the night before last. When we moved faster, he moved faster. When we moved slower, he moved slower too."
The two men have outstanding looks, and although they have practiced some simple moves, they may not be able to win if the other side has more people or is a thug.
For safety reasons, Zhou Rong always asked them to carry weapons.
Both of them brought a kitchen knife, a rolling pin, a wrench, and a hammer.
Some were tied under bicycle seats, and some were packed in cloth bags with books.
Zhou Gui looked at the road ahead and said, "There is an alley not far away. It's dark and looks like there's no one there. Let's turn in and teach him a lesson."
Zhou Cai: “Okay!”