Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 195 Can you afford new clothes?

Lu Qiaoge lent Lu Qiaoling one hundred yuan.

Qiao Ling happily agreed to pay Lu Qiaoge back ten yuan every month.

Su Hui said her belly was about to grow big, so she wouldn't buy any more clothes.

Moreover, raising a child also requires money.

Lu Zhiguo whispered to his wife, "Qiao Ge and Qiao Ling must be buying new clothes, so I'll buy you one too."

Su Hui shook her head: "Our family is so successful today thanks to Qiao Ge. I'm going to buy Qiao Ge some clothes."

Lu Zhiguo scratched his head and said to her, "If you buy it for Qiao Ge, why not for Qiao Ling? Besides, there's also our grandma and our mom."

Su Hui was also worried: "It would be great if the sales conference were held in two months, then we could save more money."

Ultimately, it all comes down to not having enough money.

During dinner, Meng Xia specifically told the Lu family.

“Your father, your grandmother, and I don’t need you to take care of us. And I also want to say a few words. Apart from Qiao Ge, I know better than you yourselves how much money you have. Live within your means and don’t compare yourselves with others. Besides, Qiao Ge said that the exhibition will not be held this time, but there will be another one next year.”

Meanwhile, Lu Qiaoge was still working overtime.

The trade fair starts tomorrow.

Some of their group members came to help, to do a final check of the venue.

Zhen Xi's secretary came over and said to Team Leader Xu, "Our CEO Zhen has prepared a batch of clothes for you team members at cost price. We know you believe in not taking a single needle or thread from the masses, but this is a token of our CEO Zhen's goodwill, and we hope you will accept it."

Team Leader Xu said with a smile, "We appreciate President Zhen's kindness, but this event is not just for our team members. Countless comrades from top to bottom are working hard for it, so we really can't accept the low-priced clothing."

Lu Qiaoge added from the side, "The number of people attending the trade fair this time has exceeded our expectations. You'll be very busy tomorrow."

The secretary smiled modestly and said, "It's good to be busy."

Actually, he was unsure of himself. It was his first time here, and he felt that they were in good spirits and walked with a confident stride.

But his clothes were really too ordinary.

Surprisingly, the majority of people wore patched clothes.

How can someone with that kind of money afford new clothes?
He expressed doubts about this.

However, he could only keep these thoughts to himself, since the contract stipulated that if the products were not sold, the contractor would be fully responsible.

Looking at these busy people, he thought, "They're all dressed so plainly, how much money do they have in their pockets? If they really can't sell anything, how will they take responsibility?"
Meanwhile, in the port city at this time.

Located halfway up the mountain, this villa, though not brightly lit, is nestled among green trees and the scattered lights make it look like a castle in the air.

This is the manor of Chairman Zhen Zihao in Gangcheng.

The estate is very large, but there is currently no mistress.

However, Secretary Xue lives here.

At this moment, Secretary Xue glanced intently at Zhen Mingze, who was following the chairman toward the study, and then slowly said to the butler beside her, "The master and the young master have important matters to discuss. After bringing the pastries and tea, please do not disturb them further."

The butler respectfully agreed and then went to make the arrangements.

Secretary Xue walked towards her room.

He wondered to himself, what is Zhen Mingze talking to the chairman about at this time?

In her opinion, it must have been that ridiculous trade fair.

It's not like she's never been to the mainland before.

Last month, I went on a big trip with the chairman.

It's not even as good as the countryside in the port city.

Especially since they're selling clothes this time. It's absolutely ridiculous.

Those dusty people were wearing patched clothes; where would they get the money to buy new clothes?

Moreover, these costumes were specially designed and urgently processed.

These are not clothing styles sold to Europe and America.

This means that if not a single item can be sold, then all the losses will have to be borne by people from mainland China.

Although Zhen Xi seems to have suffered no loss, he will become a laughing stock.

All that effort was for nothing; a whole month's work was for nothing.

He even confidently assured the chairman that he could make a lot of money.

However, after only one trip to the mainland, he dared to do business with them again and again.

What a fool!
How could someone as intelligent as Lin Manyun give birth to such a foolish son?

Then, Secretary Xue sighed softly again.

Is Lin Manyun smart?

Maybe.

But none of this concerns her.

Just wait and see how ridiculous it goes.

Meanwhile, the father and son were talking in the study.

They were both talking about the trade fair, but about something else entirely.

"Dad, do you think someone has contacted Zhen Xi?"

Zhen Zihao sat in the chair with a heavy gaze, recalling his previous unsuccessful attempt: "I just came back from the mainland. You still don't understand the management system there. They are very strict about controlling contact with the outside world. If you want to contact Zhen Xi, you can't even make a phone call to him without the approval of the higher-ups, let alone any other means of contact."

"Then why hold a trade fair in the first place?"

At this point, Zhen Mingze's expression changed: "Father, when you took my third brother to the military factory last time, did he know a small factory manager named Lu Qiaoge from a food factory? I heard that she was the one who spearheaded this event."

"what do you mean?"

"Could this Lu Qiaoge be the contact person?"

Zhen Zihao has a good memory. Although he has never had direct contact with Lu Qiaoge, he still has some impression of her.

"Those who can work in military factories all have very clean backgrounds."

“But I find this Lu Qiaoge very suspicious. According to you, the people on the other side are all very reserved, but Lu Qiaoge’s behavior is completely different from theirs. Father, my intuition tells me that Lu Qiaoge might be related to that batch of important weapons.”

Zhen Zihao paused for a moment, then sighed with a melancholy expression, "That Yuan blue and white porcelain piece is priceless."

A glint flashed in Zhen Mingze's eyes.

Everyone knows this is a treasure!
"Your third brother's maternal grandfather was the curator. At that time, things were very chaotic, and several forces coveted the collection. However, before the incident, a large part of it had already been moved there. Unexpectedly, the museum caught fire that night. Fortunately, your third brother's maternal grandfather had already moved the treasures and assigned loyal subordinates to guard them. It's a pity that he was murdered and met such a tragic end, which is truly lamentable."

Zhen Zihao gave his eldest son, Zhen Mingze, a meaningful look.

“I’ve made your third brother the heir, but I’m handing over the real estate and mines to you. Your third brother can live a comfortable life just by guarding this property and having the title of heir.”

Zhen Mingze said, "Yes, Father has gone to great lengths for Third Brother, but I don't know if Third Brother can understand you."

Zhen Mingze inwardly scoffed.

That sounds nice, but actually the old man made his third brother's heir because he was eyeing the treasures his maternal grandfather had hidden away, and he even took him fishing inland. Unfortunately, no one has contacted him...

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