The flight from the imperial capital to the provincial capital usually only takes two hours. Xue Ling booked a morning flight and arrived at the provincial capital airport at eleven in the morning.
She hired a car and hurried to the clothing wholesale market.
Without telling Ahu in advance, when she showed up with large and small luggage, Ahu was shocked!
"Sister-in-law! Why are you here? Oh my God! Why have you lost so much weight!"
Xue Ling explained with a wry smile: "I'm not used to southern food, and I was hungry for more than ten days on the ship. How can I not lose weight? I just got off the plane and came to see you, and then I will go to Rongcheng."
Ahu clicked his tongue twice and said, "Sit down first. After I pack these two boxes of goods, I will take you to have lunch together."
Xue Ling waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, you can do your own business! I'll take a sip of water, then call Brother Yuan, and also call my parents to make sure they're safe."
"Hey! There is loose money here, take two yuan and hit it!" Ahu reminded.
Xue Ling gave her parents a shot and then called her home.
Unexpectedly, no one at home answered the call, but the clothing factory answered the call.
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and said: "Today is Ahu's mother's birthday. I drove mother and Xiao Ranran here. At noon, we plan to have a good meal to celebrate her."
Xue Ling said cheerfully: "Then you guys are delicious. I will take the car back to Rongcheng in the afternoon, and I will not get there until seven or eight o'clock."
"No." Cheng Tianyuan said, "Wait for me over there at the clothing market. I'll go to the provincial capital to pick you up after I'm full!"
"No way!" Xue Ling couldn't help laughing and whispered: "It's so troublesome for you to run around. Besides, you don't know the clothing market here!"
"Idiot." Cheng Tianyuan said: "I have nothing to do today. Anyway, I am free in the afternoon. Wouldn't it be a good idea to drive over to pick you up? Besides, aren't there road signs on the road? I will go there according to the road signs. If it doesn't work, I will go there.
He has a mouth that’s easy to ask for directions!”
Xue Ling was also eager to see him soon. Hearing that he was free, he happily agreed.
"Okay, I'll wait for you at the wholesale market in the afternoon. We're at a certain stall. Just follow the number and find it. It's easy to find."
"Hey!" Cheng Tianyuan hung up the phone.
Xue Ling returned to the clothing store and saw Ahu packing things. Although the store was full of goods, they were arranged neatly. The number and color were written on the outside of each box, and everything was well organized.
"It seems that you have adapted very well during this period!"
Seeing her coming back, Ahu said with a smile: "Yes! It was a little fussy at first, but after doing it for a while, I slowly figured out some tricks. Sister-in-law, you sit down. I'll pour you a cup of hot water."
Xue Ling saw that the place was so small that even boiling water was difficult, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
"Ahu, when our place becomes stable, we will try to rent the place next door, or rent a larger store. Then your daily life will be more convenient."
"I'm not afraid." Ah Hu said: "I am a rough man, so what should I be afraid of? As long as there is a place for me to stand, I can live my life."
Xue Ling couldn't help laughing and asked: "Rough man, do you know what day it is today?"
"What day is it?" Ahu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I live day by day here, and I feel that things go by so fast. However, I only remember what day it is on the solar calendar, and I don't remember what day it is on the lunar calendar."
"Today is aunt's birthday." Xue Ling reminded.
"What?!" Ahu couldn't help but mutter: "Today is the tenth of April?! It's so fast!"
Xue Ling laughed and said, "Look! You clearly remember the date, but you didn't know it was today!"
Ahu whispered softly: "I...I forgot...it's so unfilial!"
"Don't say that." Xue Ling said: "Auntie, she understands that you are here and can't go to celebrate her birthday, and I will definitely not blame you. A Yuan, my mother-in-law and Xiao Ranran, plus Chen Min's brother and sister, are all here
'Cafe's' is celebrating her old lady! They are going to have a big dinner together at noon today."
Ahu felt his heart heat up after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, I have them accompanying my mother...who is better than my son!"
Since he was not in Rongcheng, I asked Amin and Ayuan to take care of him.
I heard that she lived very well at the store. She was happy every day. She prepared three meals for everyone, helped with some cleaning work, got paid every day, and had nieces and nephews to accompany her. She lived a very happy life.
It was precisely because of their presence that he felt free to go out and make money.
"What are you talking about!" Xue Ling whispered: "If you say that, I will feel guilty! You came here to make money for me."
"Haha! I did it for my own pocket!" Ahu took out the account book, handed it to her, and explained it carefully.
"Sister-in-law, I have received a batch of summer clothes in the past two months. They are still less than one-third sold. Most of the previous spring clothes have been sold. The remaining few thousand pieces can be said to be discounted.
Sell it, and finally recover a small amount of capital. Here are the accounts every day, how much money, how much cash was collected, and how much was transferred, all clearly recorded."
Xue Ling took it and looked through it carefully.
Ahu left the store door ajar and found the bank book from behind.
"Sister-in-law, I save every two days, and the amount is almost never the same. When business is good, I can sell several thousand pieces a day. When business is bad, I spend the whole day swatting flies."
Xue Ling took it, glanced at the total amount, and smiled in surprise.
"Oh! It's pretty good!"
Ahu chuckled and whispered: "In more than two months, we sold more than 1.3 million yuan."
Xue Ling said: "Wait a minute, I'll calculate the profit and give it to you."
"Why are you so anxious?" Ahu said, "It's already noon. You must have been hungry when you came by plane. I'll take you to have lunch. Sister-in-law, let me tell you, there is a small restaurant just past the market over there.
The food is cheap, delicious, and very spicy!”
"When you said that, I suddenly felt very hungry." Xue Ling handed the account book and passbook back to him and said, "You put them away first, we will go to eat, and we will look at the accounts in the afternoon."
"Hey!" Ahu smiled and obeyed.
The two closed the shop and walked outside.
Ahu would say hello to everyone he met and chat a few words, so he obviously had a good relationship with the people nearby.
Arriving at the small restaurant, Ahu skillfully ordered a few dishes and ordered two bowls of noodles.
"Today is my birthday. Sister-in-law, please have longevity noodles with me! By the way, I will ask you to bring me a red envelope later to wish her a long life."
"Okay!" Xue Ling agreed hastily.
Ahu was obviously very familiar with the business, and he chatted with her a lot about the business here while waiting for the food.
"Sister-in-law, there is currently only such a wholesale market in the provincial capital. I heard that most people in the entire province get their clothes from here. It has been in business for more than two years and has done countless businesses. We came at the right time, just in time to expand our ambitions.
Our clothes are all from the Imperial City, and the styles are beautiful and fashionable, so they have been selling well. I really want to discuss it with you. We really need to find a better location and rent a larger store."
Xue Ling readily agreed.
"My father's factory sells clothes all year round, with at least 100,000 pieces in one batch. We can order at any time, so we don't have to worry about the supply. If the business is good, we will definitely expand! You are familiar with this place, so you should take a good look."
"Okay! Sister-in-law, please nod and agree, then I'll go look for you later." Ahu said with a smile.
After a while, the food was served.
Ahu ate the longevity noodles first and said with a smile: "My family used to be too poor. Every time I celebrated my birthday, my mother would make me a bowl of longevity noodles. It was sweet. It felt very warm to my heart. Later, when she got older, I
I helped her celebrate her birthday and took her to a restaurant to eat birthday noodles, and she really liked it."
Xue Ling took a bite of the noodles and praised: "It's delicious! They celebrated in Rongcheng, and we celebrated here!"