Free Web NovelChapter 154: Chapter 154: Be Good and Recuperate at Home
"Ming’er, you stay home and supervise Wen Yaozu’s studies."
"I’ll go with you."
Wen Ci put down her chopsticks, looked up directly into the man’s eyes, and curved her lips into a smile. "It’s fine," she said softly. "I can manage by myself."
"Then tonight..."
The man had barely opened his mouth when Wen Ci shot him a look.
’Last night, *he* wasn’t the one who was tired. He just lay there comfortably in bed.’
"Nothing tonight. I have to leave before dawn tomorrow."
The market isn’t like a department store. Department stores have fixed opening hours, but people start browsing the market as soon as it’s light. I have to leave for the warehouse before dawn.
The market isn’t very big, so a large truck would just block the road.
I’ll just have to find a driver with a small truck.
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「The next day.」
Wen Ci was up before dawn.
She lifted the covers as gently as she could, but Huo Jingyuan woke up anyway. He reached out, wrapping his arm around her slender waist and pressing his forehead against the nape of her neck. His voice was laced with concern as he said:
"Honey, I don’t want to support you going into business anymore."
"Why?" Wen Ci asked.
"You’re working too hard."
Wen Ci chuckled. "What’s a little hardship like this? Didn’t you say your aunt is also in business? The difficulties she’s faced are surely far greater than mine.
Besides, I like the feeling of having money in my pocket."
’It gives you a real sense of security.’
The eighties were the easiest time to jump into the world of business and make a fortune. Countless people were at the forefront of this new era, becoming nouveau riche. Reaching the status of a "ten-thousand-yuan household" was hardly anything to brag about.
You could spend it all in one trip to the Peace Restaurant.
Wen Ci turned onto her side, her eyes tracing his features in the moonlight that streamed through the window. She leaned in, kissing the bridge of his nose, and coaxed, "Be a good boy and rest up at home. I’ll be back as soon as I’m done selling."
That wasn’t enough for Huo Jingyuan. He captured her lips with his own.
After a long moment, he blinked innocently. His large, calloused hand took hers as he said in a low, husky voice, laced with a dangerous, restrained edge, "But... it’s standing up majestically."
Wen Ci: "..."
Her thin lips parted as she slowly uttered a single word: "Out."
’If it didn’t stand up so majestically, *that’s* when there would be a problem.’
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The cafeteria in the family compound opened at five or six in the morning.
As Wen Ci was eating breakfast, a few other early-rising residents at her table gathered around her. One asked with a grin, "Miss Jiang, are the clothes still five yuan?"
Wen Ci shook her head. "I mentioned yesterday, the five-yuan price is a special benefit exclusive to the family compound. It’s subsidized by the military region’s Service Department. Today, they’ll be..."
She hesitated, wondering if she should change the price.
’Yesterday, she had widely advertised eight yuan a pound. Wouldn’t it be a bit shady to change the price to nine yuan today?’ Wen Ci sucked in a sharp breath.
’That was a whole yuan of pure profit.’
"They’re eight yuan today, and nine yuan starting tomorrow," Wen Ci said after careful consideration.
’The average factory wage in Beijing is much higher than in other regions. For the average person in Beijing, nine yuan a pound for clothes was still a bargain.’
"So that means if we buy today, it’s a whole yuan cheaper!"
Wen Ci nodded. "If you miss out today, the price will be nine yuan a pound from now on. These are all the latest styles brought in from the Southern regions, and you can feel the quality of the fabric for yourselves."
"The quality does seem great. Where can we buy them later?"
"East Market."
"I’ll tell my friends right away to come check it out at the East Market."
"Thanks for your business," Wen Ci said.
She quickly finished her breakfast and took a ride to the warehouse, where she hired a small truck. The market was only at its busiest for a short period in the morning.
A small truck could hold a lot of clothes.
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