Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 172 - 171: Do You Know Each Other?

Chapter 172: Chapter 171: Do You Know Each Other?

Lin Qiu was originally a timid person, and now her master was truly teaching her wholeheartedly, sending her work to let her cut the fabric;

But she always lacked confidence in herself, always afraid of cutting the fabric wrongly with the scissors.

Lin Xia knew Lin Qiu’s personality, she just lacked confidence.

One day, Mrs. Tao told her privately that Lin Qiu was actually very smart, learned quickly, and worked efficiently, but she was just timid.

"What are you afraid of? When customers come to your shop to have clothes made, take their measurements, and if you’re not confident, just send them to your master;

Then pay her for the labor, isn’t the margin also your earnings? We use our own house so there’s no rent, at most just the expenses for a license and a bit of electricity... this business is easy to run..."

When Lin Qiu heard Lin Xia say this, it seemed not too difficult.

"Sister! Now I feel confident!"

Lin Xia continued to instill in her, "That’s right! No matter when, you must have confidence! Without confidence, always agreeing with others, you won’t succeed at any time!

Xiaoqiu! Both Dongzi and I have faith in you, we’re even waiting for you to make our seasonal outfits!"

Lin Dong echoed, "Exactly! Second Sister! Have you forgotten what you said before?"

Lin Qiu smiled slightly, "I haven’t forgotten! In the future, I’ll be responsible for the outfits for you two and our big brother!"

Lin Xia and the others hadn’t initially planned to ask anyone for help with moving, thinking there wasn’t much large stuff at home, and that using bicycles to make several trips back and forth would suffice.

While they were packing, Jiang Mingyuan happened to come to their house.

Seeing the items laid out in their courtyard, Jiang Mingyuan asked in surprise, "Are you guys moving?"

"Yes! Second Brother! Come inside!" Lin Xia invited him into the house and wiped her hands before pouring him a glass of water.

Lin Qiu and Lin Dong greeted Jiang Mingyuan and continued moving stuff.

Jiang Mingyuan asked, "Xiaolin! Where are you guys moving to?"

Lin Xia smiled, "Second Brother! We’ve bought a house, near Hatta Road!"

Jiang Mingyuan was surprised, "You guys are really fast! I haven’t seen you for a few days and you’ve already bought a house!"

He knew Lin Xia had some money, and buying a house to settle down was a good idea, but he truly hadn’t expected it to be so quick.

"It just happened to come up! We were planning on telling you and Zhao Dai-niang next time we saw you, but here you are without invitation!" Lin Xia joked with him.

Jiang Mingyuan laughed as well, "I came here to bring you good news! You’ll definitely welcome it!"

"What good news? Is there news about the greenhouse?" Lin Xia’s eyes lit up, she guessed it was probably about that.

Jiang Mingyuan nodded, "Yes! I’ve arranged your stall for you, besides having to pay some fees to the market, you’ll also need to obtain a business license!"

"Then let’s do it! Second brother! Is it easy or difficult to get?" Lin Xia hadn’t dealt with these matters, so she really didn’t know.

"That depends on what you plan to sell!" Jiang Mingyuan took a sip of water.

"Still selling clothes!" Lin Xia had tasted success this time; she felt selling clothes was profitable, although there would be an inventory risk, it was easier to handle than many small transactions.

Jiang Mingyuan frowned slightly, "That might be a bit troublesome! Clothes are considered general merchandise, but currently, you can only get a license for small merchandise, which limits you to selling notions."

He didn’t plan to sell clothes, so getting a license wasn’t difficult.

Lin Xia was somewhat troubled, "Then I don’t want to sell those! Right, didn’t you mention you have a classmate at the industrial and commercial bureau? Maybe we can find someone and spend some money on it!" She remembered he had mentioned something like that before.

The industrial and commercial guy she knew of was called Yijin, who had helped her a couple of times before, and she had met him subsequently, but she wasn’t familiar enough with him to ask directly.

Jiang Mingyuan pondered for a moment, "No need for money! How about this, I’ll arrange a dinner with my classmate, and then we can ask him what to do, wouldn’t it be good if we find a way? Without a license, it just won’t work!"

"Done! You arrange it, Brother Lin!" Lin Xia had no objections, she trusted him.

Next, Jiang Mingyuan had to go back to borrow a car to help them move.

Lin Xia felt embarrassed, "Brother Lin! There isn’t much stuff! You don’t need to go get a car from Uncle Jiang’s unit. We can just make a few trips with bicycles!"

Lin Qiu and Lin Dong also said it wasn’t necessary.

Jiang Mingyuan waved his hand, "Why be polite with me! You guys pack up, I’ll be back quickly!"

Lin Xia, who had earned over three thousand with him, had already repaid any big favors, and now it was he who owed them a favor. Knowing this, how could he not help?

Seeing his insistence, Lin Xia didn’t stop him anymore, and the three siblings hurried to pack up.

Later, Jiang Mingyuan drove over to help them move.

Once they arrived at the new house, even he said they had chosen a good location.

The next day, Jiang Mingyuan invited Lin Xia to dine with his high school classmate.

When Lin Xia saw that Jiang Mingyuan’s classmate was Yijin, she was truly stunned.

She hadn’t expected it to be him!

Sheng Yijin hadn’t expected either that his classmate wanted to introduce him to a young girl for help.

Jiang Mingyuan noticed their expressions were off, "You two know each other?"

Lin Xia explained with a smile, "We’ve met several times, Brother Lin! Do you remember last year when my brother and I were cornered by Lin Qiang and the others, and then two people helped us out?"

She had seen him once since then at her stall, but since his colleague was there, how could she bother him with her troubles?

"I remember!" Jiang Mingyuan said with a smile, hitting Sheng Yijin on the shoulder, "So it was you back then!"

He knew about the incident, but had not realized the coincidence.

Sheng Yijin also smiled, "And Ma Hao! He pretended to be a cop!"

Afterward, none of them brought it up again, but this young girl had left a deep impression on him.

"You two did well! Acting like heroes!" Jiang Mingyuan laughed heartily.

He had arrived too late to have seen it himself, or he wouldn’t have had to wait until now to find out.

Lin Xia spoke up at the right moment, "Then I must pay for the meal today! I am grateful for Sheng’s help back then! And that Ma, I’ll treat him too when I get the chance!"

Since they were acquainted, Lin Xia’s initial nervousness was gone, and everyone ate and chatted relaxedly.

Regarding what Lin Xia needed, Sheng Yijin also agreed to help her look into affiliating with a collective enterprise.

After finishing discussing Lin Xia’s matter, Jiang Mingyuan and Sheng Yijin chatted about everyday family stuff.

They started talking about Jiang Mingqing, and Lin Xia quietly listened while eating.

"My sister Mingqing was just saying the other day, she hasn’t seen you since she came back!"

Sheng Yijin explained, "I’ve been pretty busy lately! I went away for training! Mingqing is starting work soon too, right?"

"Yes! Let’s all get together for a meal sometime, to celebrate my sister starting her job!"

Jiang Mingyuan naturally extended the invitation. He knew his sister’s little hopes, and now that she had graduated, he was willing to create opportunities for her when he could.

However, as to whether it would work out, that was up to fate.