My little country wife whom I haven't seen for eight years has come to join the army

Of course Li Ming understood. The next day, when Zhou Ruoyu showed the unfinished dress to Li Ming, the first thing Li Ming asked was, "Is this the level of quality of all your ready-made garments now?"

"It's a matter of time. This one was made by someone with a higher level of understanding. The others were just a little slower. They were all taught by the same master, so the techniques are the same."

Li Ming glanced at Gao Feng, who was standing guard at the door, then turned to look at Zhou Ruoyu: "I want ten for the first batch. I'm going to Luancheng to test the waters first."

You can tell from one sentence that an ambitious person wants to expand his business to Luancheng. This is enough to show that he has already planned a more ambitious business empire.

Ten skirts were sold after only looking at the semi-finished products. Moreover, Li Ming was very generous and paid in advance for the fabric money for these ten skirts.

When Zhou Ruoyu came back with the fabric, Zhou Shufen was stunned: "Xiaoyu, are you crazy? How much does it cost to buy so much fabric?"

Zhou Ruoyu smiled and stuffed the skirt Ding Peipei had made back into her hands. "Everyone gets to keep the first one they make. Didn't I promise that day? I promised that everyone wouldn't have to work from 8 to 5 and could earn money at home."

Ding Peipei is young and her mind works faster than others: "Sister Xiaoyu, is there anyone who likes the skirt I made?"

"Oh, of course," Zhou Ruoyu took the teacup and took a sip of water.

"Pepe's idea was perfect, and they liked it right away. They're ordering ten of these, and they're providing the fabric. We're just doing the processing, so it can't be considered speculation; it's just serving the people."

She said to Zhou Shufen, "Our crafts serve different people. In the old society, we served the landlords, the wealthy, and the capitalists. But now, in the 1970s, we serve the working people."

The stone that had weighed on Zhou Shufen for years was finally removed. She nodded continuously, "That would be great. Sisters, don't worry. You all know my craftsmanship. I will definitely teach you to be just like me, and we can all make money together!"

The second sister-in-law laughed and said, "Just take care of your pregnancy. We'll ask you if we don't know anything, and you can just lie in bed and give us instructions."

Everyone responded in unison, and everyone was beaming with joy. Zhou Ruoyu saw hope on these simple faces. They were all military wives. If the garment processing factory was named after them in the future, the gimmick alone would be enough to attract a large number of customers.

Everyone dispersed, and Zhou Shufen pulled Zhou Ruoyu to sit down and talk: "I'm thinking, this baby in my belly is destined to be with me after all, it's okay despite all the trouble.

Nurse Kobayashi came to check on me today and said the fetus is very stable.

I'm not confused. If it weren't for you and Captain Lu's help, I don't know what I would be like now."

"Who made me feel that we were destined to be together when I first saw Sister Zhou? Especially the children, I like them very much." Zhou Ruoyu held her hand with a sincere look on her face.

Zhou Shufen smiled faintly and raised her eyes to meet her dark gaze: "It's strange to say, I also felt quite friendly when I first saw you. Seeing you being wronged makes me feel uncomfortable."

Zhou Ruoyu smiled with her eyes curved, revealing her shining white teeth. "As the Buddha said, it takes five hundred glances in previous lives to even pass by each other in this life. Sister Zhou and I are so destined to be together. Perhaps we were once a family."

"You know what, I really do feel that way. If we were a family, maybe you'd be my daughter and I'd be your mother..."

"Sister Zhou, you're taking advantage of me...hahaha."

The breeze blew the leaves in the afternoon lightly like a poem, and the rustling sound was like a melodious symphony, echoing in the quiet courtyard.

The sunlight shines through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled golden light and painting beautiful pictures on the ground.

Bursts of hearty laughter rang out from the room. The laughter was like a clear spring in summer, flowing in the beautiful afternoon, making people feel endless joy and happiness.

Zhou Ruoyu's heart gradually calmed down. It turned out that in this world, there were people who loved her and people she loved.

The ten skirts were handed to Li Ming a week later, and Li Ming checked each skirt carefully.

Needless to say, the quality is excellent. With Zhou Shufen around, there is no chance of any flaws.

After the inspection, Li Ming raised his eyes and said solemnly, "Comrade Zhou Ruoyu, I'm afraid we'll have to deduct 5% from the price we agreed on."

"Why?" Zhou Ruoyu was confused.

"The delivery deadline I agreed with my client is five days, but it's already been a week. I might lose my client, so I have to pass this risk on to you."

Li Ming pursed his lips, and the timid look he usually had when doing small business did not appear at this time. His face was calm and he looked like he was not easy to talk to.

Zhou Ruoyu pondered for a moment before speaking, "I understand! In that case, for the sake of a pleasant cooperation, how about we write this down in the contract first?"

Contract? This woman actually knew about the contract!

Li Ming opened his mouth wide in shock and stared at Zhou Ruoyu in astonishment. Contracts were a common constraint between businessmen, and he naturally knew that. But didn't this woman say that she was a military dependent, and she came from her hometown in the countryside? How could she know so much?

"...Okay, but I don't have any other intentions. After all, we want to cooperate long-term."

Zhou Ruoyu smiled: "Even if the construction period wasn't too long today, I would still ask for a contract later. At least that piece of paper can protect the efforts of us military wives, what do you think?"

Li Ming nodded in agreement. Business is business, and a contract is essential before every transaction. If he didn't sign the contract out of concern for his reputation, he'd be left with nothing to cry about when he suffered the consequences.

The two signed another contract for fifteen skirts without any emotion. Zhou Ruoyu provided processing services as the second party, and she specifically added a clause "except for force majeure" to the construction period.

Seeing Li Ming's confusion, she explained, "Heavy rain, heavy snow, and other things that affect people's normal lives are considered force majeure. Normal life is difficult, so of course our work cannot proceed as scheduled. This should be specially explained."

Li Ming suddenly understood and looked at the neatly written contract by Zhou Ruoyu for a long time. "Comrade Zhou Ruoyu, it seems I still need to learn from you. There aren't many people who understand contract terms so thoroughly these days."

Too much talk leads to mistakes. Zhou Ruoyu didn't want to explain too much and smiled noncommittally: "Let's see. If there is no problem, we will sign it. I also want the military wives to earn money in an honest way. With a contract, they will not think this is a sneaky behavior."

After receiving the first batch of money, Zhou Ruoyu took back 120 yuan, in addition to the money for buying fabrics. Including her and Zhou Shufen, there were six people who shared it equally. In other words, Zhou Shufen, who always said that she was useless, also got 20 yuan.

"Daya, mom can earn money now!" Zhou Shufen half-lying on the bed, looking very happy.

"My name is Zhu Fangling, and I'm going to school tomorrow. Mom, please don't call me Daya anymore!"