After those workers entered Wen Ya's workshop, Xie Changshan reluctantly paid back the wages he owed to his relatives, and the remaining gifts would have to wait for a while.

The relatives had already complained to the higher authorities, and they had no good intentions in giving the gifts. Besides, if the gifts were not returned, Zhang Lan could have to do more labor reform in the production team for a longer period of time. All in all, they didn't say anything else.

Without the workers, there were still a lot of raw materials left at home, so Xie Changshan had to do it alone at home. Xie Changlin and Xie Yuting would also help when they came home from school. They didn't do much, but they earned enough to spend.

It was originally a good thing, but Xie Changshan didn't understand why Xie Hu and Feng Yuying were not very happy. They would nag a few words every time they ate, wishing that everyone would eat coarse food.

"You have all been led astray by the second son's wife. You eat meat for every meal. No matter how rich you are, you will eventually bankrupt us." Xie Hu was so angry that he almost threw his chopsticks.

At first, Xie Changshan tried to explain a few words, saying that the third, fourth and Guoqing children were all growing up and needed to keep up with their nutrition.

He even told them three times how the three younger ones had grown taller and stronger over the past year, and told them over and over again that health is the capital of revolution.

I didn't expect that as I get older my brain seems to be rusted and nothing I do can penetrate it with a needle.

In the end, Xie Changshan had no choice but to follow Wen Wan's example and let them do whatever they wanted.

"Dad, Mom, if you feel the food is not suitable for you, I won't force you. I will make it for you tomorrow," said Xie Changshan.

As soon as the order was made, the two elders thought of the scene when Wen Wan was in charge, eating delicious fish and meat while eating pickled vegetables and mixed flour steamed buns.

There is no harm without comparison. The greatest harm is not what you eat, but eating with comparison. What is more harmful is that you eat the worse side.

Although the two elders felt uncomfortable, they didn't say anything in the end.

It is always easy to go from simple to luxurious, but difficult to go from luxurious to simple. If you are used to eating refined rice, white flour, fish and meat, how can you swallow pickles and mixed flour steamed buns?

Unlike before when they really cared about money, they now want to nag a few words every time they eat, and it is not all about money. The two elders have been in charge of the family all their lives, and they let their children go east and dare not go west.

Ever since Wen Wan got married, everything suddenly changed. The two of them became old antiques, and everyone could refute them and pretend they didn't exist.

It was obvious that they couldn't bear this kind of psychological gap. Even if they couldn't bear it, in the end no one took their words to heart, and no one even wanted to hear them.

All I can say is that it is useless when people get old.

Unlike Xie Changshan's one-man workshop, Wen Ya's was running at full capacity. After hiring five skilled workers, he recruited ten new workers one after another.

As more and more goods were shipped, problems arose in the sales process.

It was inconvenient for Wen Ya to run between the village and the town with her big belly, so she rented a house in the town. Wen Shengli transported the goods here on his bicycle every day, and Wen Ya was responsible for selling them.

However, on the one hand, she had Xie Changshan to compete with her, and secondly, as the goods increased, the town could not sell so much in one day, so she had to sell them in the neighboring town.

If this happens, there won't be enough manpower. She can't let Xu Fengqin go to the neighboring town to sell the products. Letting Xu Fengqin sell the products would be equivalent to putting money into her pocket.

Wen Ya thought about it and felt that it would be most appropriate to let Lu Yiming sell the goods in the neighboring town. However, she did not expect that Lu Yiming would not agree to do so no matter how much she threatened or bribed him.

What's even funnier is that Ji Yunxiang not only did not help to persuade her, but also scolded her, saying how could her son be like her, a low-class vendor who was looked down upon by others.

Wen Ya really wanted to ask her at that time, since she looked down on low-class vendors so much, why did she still use the money earned by them?

She swallowed the words back when they came to her lips. She felt that there was no need to offend Ji Yunxiang in front of Lu Yiming. After all, the money she was making now was just a small sum, and she would have to rely on Lu Yiming to become a lady in the future.

I don’t know if all writers are like this, or if Lu Yiming is just in a transitional period. Ever since he was told that he would be admitted to university and become a great writer soon, Lu Yiming felt like he was carrying a burden and didn’t want to do anything that would damage his identity as a cultural person.

To be precise, apart from using the money she earned to treat her friends to drinks and fun, she did nothing serious and called it a literary romance.

Lu Yiming could not be relied upon, and other people were unreliable, so he thought of changing the retail business to wholesale and selling the goods in shopping malls in various places.

Before she could do anything, Wen Ya was approached by her father-in-law Lu Antai.

After running the workshop for more than two months, Lu Antai paid back all the money he owed. Lu Antai knew how much money this workshop could make.

In the past, he was as upright as could be. When he saw injustice, he would jump out to help regardless of the consequences. When he saw someone going astray, he would whip him back to the right path. He never accepted even a little benefit from his subordinates or colleagues...

Being a man like him, he thought that he could be called a "gentleman" in the ancients' words.

He just didn't expect the world to be so fickle. He had only been in trouble and had been sent to a labor camp for a few years, but now that he was back, no one liked him. Some even laughed at him for meddling in other people's affairs and earning hatred for him.

Only now did he realize that in life, one must either have power or money. If you have one of these two, people will look down on you.

Although he has been rehabilitated now, his job has been taken over by someone else. Now there is only one position for each person. He tried to use his connections several times, but was always refused, saying that he had to wait a little longer.

He may not have much hope in terms of power, and the only thing left is money.

Lu Antai said: "Don't force Yiming about sales, he is not cut out for it.

Leave this to me, and just focus on your current job and deliver the goods to me on time."

When Wen Ya heard this, she almost fell to the ground.

Regardless of whether Lu Antai intends to give her the sales, his behavior is similar to Lu Yiming's, so if the money goes into his pocket, there will be no share for her.

Lu Yiming ate, drank and had fun with his cronies, while Lu Antai, under the pretext of having to get on good terms with superiors in order to use his connections to get a job, ate and drank with superiors of all sizes all day long.

He also likes to act extravagantly, and he pays for all the expenses. Moreover, Lu Antai only invites important people, so there is no way there would be any money left.

The blame lies with Xu Fengqin, who not only hired ten new employees in order to earn more commission, but also made them work overtime.

The main thing is that hats are time-limited. Most people need them when the weather just starts to get hot. When it gets less hot, hats are no longer a necessity. It is always better to please your father-in-law than to waste it on him.

Even though she was reluctant, Wen Ya agreed to let Lu Antai sell the goods, but there was a condition, that is, when Wen Shengli delivered the goods to him, the raw materials and workers' wages must be paid in cash.

Seeing that Lu Antai was a little unhappy, Wen Ya explained: "If the cost is not settled immediately, there will be no funds to buy raw materials, and the workers' wages are also paid once a day, so..."

Only by getting the raw materials and workers in place would more goods come out and he could earn more money. Although Lu Antai was unhappy, he thought it made sense, so he agreed without saying anything.

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