Reborn as a Tough Army Wife
Chapter 148 - 143: Love for Bargains

Chapter 148: Chapter 143: Love for Bargains

Dear ones, Si Ye is asking for a lot of monthly tickets these days, thank you all!

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When Fang Pingying saw that they had brought the sewing machine, she moved the chair near the window in the living room to another direction to place the sewing machine where the lighting was better.

After that, Fang Pingying brought out some pastries for them to eat and went into the kitchen to cook.

Xiao Juzi didn’t know before that these pastries were made by Fang Pingying, but today, when she heard she was going into this business, she tasted them carefully.

She thought the taste was indeed good, even compared to those expensive pastries sold in the city, there wasn’t much difference.

She took a piece of jujube flower cake to the kitchen and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, these pastries taste really good, if you open a shop, you’ll definitely make money."

Fang Pingying didn’t have anything to hide from Juzi, she blinked and said, "It’s okay, I have sold them at home for a while, and the business was not bad."

Xiao Juzi thought for a moment, then her eyes flashed with excitement, "Sister-in-law, I have an idea."

"I think you could scale up this business. If you package these pastries better, not only could you sell them in your own shop, but you could also collaborate with various department stores to supply them, or give them your recipes and then take a percentage of the profits, you would surely make money."

"I’ve had this kind of thought too, but I don’t have the connections, and I don’t have enough capital, so I dare not think too big," Fang Pingying had actually had this idea for a while but she didn’t know people who did big business, so she thought about starting from small business and taking it step by step.

Xiao Juzi laughed heartily, then confidently said, "If you’re willing, I can talk to my uncle. You and my uncle can collaborate; he provides the funds, you provide the expertise, and then you can negotiate on the profits."

"Your uncle?" Fang Pingying blinked, intrigued.

Xiao Juzi nodded, "Yes, the one who provides work for your brother. He has many businesses in the provincial city, not just construction sites, but he also manages several department store counters, all selling high-end snacks. If he knows there’s such a good product, he definitely won’t refuse."

"Alright then, let’s find a time to meet your uncle and let him taste our pastries. If he agrees, then we can talk about further collaboration," Fang Pingying knew that Xiao Juzi was a trustworthy person, and if she was really making the introduction, Fang Pingying was indeed willing to proceed.

Xiao Juzi thought for a while, seeming even more anxious than Fang Pingying, "Why wait another day? Let’s do it tomorrow. I’ll let Huang Lin call my uncle later, and we can go to the city together tomorrow, and also see if we can find a suitable shop. Even if it doesn’t work out with my uncle, finding a shop shouldn’t be a problem."

Fang Pingying felt this was the best way; once she’s determined to do something, she doesn’t like to delay, otherwise it can diminish her initial enthusiasm.

Thinking of scaling up her pastry business, Fang Pingying’s mood improved significantly, and it even reflected in her cooking as she hummed tunes.

When the food was ready, Xiao Juzi went inside to call Huang Lin and Luo Zhiyong for dinner.

But before they could sit down at the table, a knock on the door was heard.

Fang Pingying went to open the door and saw Luo Chun with his child playing outside, not sure whether it was the adult or the child who had knocked.

Seeing Fang Pingying, Luo Chun immediately smiled apologetically, "Sister-in-law, I’m sorry, the child is being naughty."

Fang Pingying looked at their child, just over a year old, just learned to walk, really just wanting to play outside, they must have been fine playing at home, it’s strange coming out in the dark corridor.

She felt Luo Chun was probably in the next room, heard their lively situation, and wanted to find out what was going on, like eavesdropping from outside.

Realizing this, Fang Pingying’s dislike for Luo Chun grew.

However, she didn’t say much, simply smiled lightly and said, "It’s okay, today Juzi and her husband are having dinner at our place, made it a bit lively."

Just then Luo Zhiyong and Huang Lin came out from the study room, saw Fang Pingying and Luo Chun talking, Luo Zhiyong then came out with a smile and called, "Is that Luo Chun? Have you eaten? Come join us, we’ve yet to start our meal."

Luo Chun hesitated, "This doesn’t seem right, you guys..."

Cutting off halfway, it looked like he agreed to join them for the meal.

"It’s fine, come and join us, there’s plenty of food," said Luo Zhiyong, and he purposely shouted towards their house, "And bring your Zhang Wei along, we’ll have a drink together."

Luo Chun gave a slight smile and immediately went inside to call Zhang Wei.

Since Fang Pingying was waiting at the door for Zhang Wei and others to come and dine together, she clearly heard the conversation between Luo Chun and his spouse after he returned to the house.

Once inside, Luo Chun called out to Zhang Wei, "Huang Lin and the others are eating at Camp Chief Luo’s next door, they called you to join."

Seeing Luo Chun enter the house with the kid, Zhang Wei’s face darkened and he lowered his voice, pointing at her and cursing, "You’re so short-sighted, is our house out of food or what, insisting on scooping up such bargains."

"When did I scoop up bargains, it was Battalion Commander Luo who called," Luo Chun argued with a flushed face.

Actually, she was just thinking that Fang Pingying’s household was hosting guests and wondered why they hadn’t invited them, so she deliberately took the child to play at the door, trying to catch Fang Pingying’s attention.

But it wasn’t only because she wanted to get some food, she felt that Fang Pingying had been somewhat cold towards her these past few days, and she wanted to test Fang Pingying’s attitude.

Zhang Wei knew his wife’s character well; living in the countryside had made her pick up some bad habits from rural women—superficial and petty, always eager to take small advantages. He suspected that she knew Fang Pingying had guests over for a meal and there would definitely be plenty of food, seeking a share for their child.

She thought she was being subtle, but the more she did it, the more obvious it became to everyone.

He thought about it, feeling embarrassed by his wife’s behavior, and grew even more angry, glaring at her fiercely, "You even took the kid to knock on their door, how could they not invite us?"

Luo Chun felt guilty under Zhang Wei’s glare, lowered her head and said, "It’s just a meal, nothing big, next time we’ll invite them over to our place."

Unable to look at her anymore, Zhang Wei got up to change his clothes, scolding her, "I’ll go, you stay home with the child, stop embarrassing yourself all the time."

"I..."

Zhang Wei looked at her irritably, "No more talking, and if you continue, go back to your parent’s home tomorrow, seeing you just annoys me."

Seeing Zhang Wei genuinely angry, Luo Chun didn’t say another word.

Zhang Wei waited a while in the house before coming out.

Fang Pingying, worried that Zhang Wei would feel embarrassed knowing she was standing at the door, had already moved a few steps inside when Zhang Wei opened the door.

Seeing Zhang Wei coming over, she greeted him with a smile, "Zhang Wei is here, perfect timing, come join Huang Lin and the others, they said it’s boring to drink with so few people, and Juzi and I can’t drink."

Saying it this way saved some face for Zhang Wei; he smiled and said, "Then I’ll join them for a few drinks, but can’t drink too much, gotta work tomorrow."

Luo Zhiyong, seeing him come alone, looked towards the door, "Where are Luo Chun and the kid? They were just here, right?"

Zhang Wei’s face looked a bit unnatural, "The kid is sleeping, I asked Luo Chun to stay home, besides, we already ate some food."

"That’s fine, I’ll take some cakes home later for your wife, don’t let her go hungry," Luo Zhiyong said with a smile.

Zhang Wei smiled and said nothing, still annoyed inside because his wife liked to take any small advantage.

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