A whirlwind marriage with a high-ranking official: Lights out, don't force me to take the initi

Before Ye Wenxi was fully awake in the morning, she felt Lu Weidong speaking in her ear.

"Wenxi... I have to go back now. I'll pick you up after your exam."

Ye Wenxi dazedly reached out her hand, her eyes barely open.

She found his face by touch, pouted, and leaned closer.

Lu Weidong chuckled softly, lowered his head and kissed her lips for a while before letting go.

When she opened her eyes again, she looked at her watch and it was past nine o'clock.

She quickly got out of bed to touch the set of underwear that was hanging out to dry—it was dry.

She slept soundly in Lu Weidong's arms last night.

In my half-awake state, I could always feel his unconscious caresses.

I finally fell asleep in the middle of the night when I couldn't stay awake any longer.

Ye Wenxi yawned as she finished washing up and prepared to have breakfast.

"Second Sister-in-law," Lu Weihua called to her from the dining table, his voice weak and feeble.

"Hmm? You just got up too?"

"Hmm... I crammed last night, the exam's coming up soon." Lu Weihua had dark circles under his eyes.

The two exchanged a glance.

Lu Weihua spoke slowly:

"You don't look like you slept well either. Looks like you've been 'sharpening your skills' too... Hmm!"

Ye Wenxi lunged forward and pressed Lu Weihua's entire head into her arms, wishing she could smother her to death on the spot.

Lu Weihua was so suffocated that he couldn't breathe for a long time before Ye Wenxi finally let go.

He was still angry, so he grabbed her by the neck again.

"Are you crazy?!"

Ye Wenxi gritted his teeth, not actually using force, but his posture was intimidating.

"Why don't you come back to the military region with me during winter break? I'll find you a soldier to calm you down!"

"Cough, cough..." Lu Weihua coughed violently.

Fortunately, no one was home, so Lu Zhenghua went to play chess with his friends early in the morning.

Liu Xiuyun and Aunt Sun went to buy groceries.

Everyone else is either at work or out having fun.

Only the two of them were at home in the entire building.

Lu Weihua gasped for breath: "Oh my god, I almost died at the age of nineteen!"

"Serves you right! You never know how to keep your mouth shut!"

Ye Wenxi released her hand, but still glared at her.

"Why don't you have any sense of responsibility as a sister-in-law? You make these kinds of jokes about me every day."

Lu Weihua grabbed a steamed bun, took a bite, and mumbled something.

"I always forget that you are my second sister-in-law. Being with you feels like being with my best friend."

"Go to hell." Ye Wenxi laughed in exasperation.

"If you do this again, I'll tell your second brother directly."

"Oh dear~~ You need to find your soldier brother to stand up for you."

"Lu Weihua! I'll kill you today..."

The two of them spent breakfast bickering and arguing.

......

Ring ring ring....

The phone rang in Lu Zhenghua's study.

Lu Weihua was nearby, so he ran and stumbled over to pick him up.

Ye Wenxi was in her room going through the material she needed to memorize for the makeup exam one last time.

Chinese, Politics, History, Geography...

She was almost ready and getting her high school diploma was practically guaranteed, but she would be even safer if she could solidify her skills a bit more.

"Second Sister-in-law! Phone call!" Lu Weihua's loud voice came through.

"They're here."

Ye Wenxi only gave the Lu family's phone number to two people.

One of them was Li Yuejin from the First Food Factory.

The other one is Zhang Yunxia.

Zhang Yunxia is currently helping her with the affairs of the garment company, and she's worried that she might not be able to contact her in the next couple of days.

"Hey? Xiao Ye, it's me." Zhang Yunxia's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Sister Yunxia, ​​what's wrong?"

"Sigh... I didn't want to call you. I thought you have exams coming up soon, and I was worried it would affect your performance."

Zhang Yunxia's tone was a little urgent: "But now...time is a bit tight, I have to tell you."

Ye Wenxi frowned slightly, but her voice remained steady:

"Sister-in-law, it's alright, go ahead and tell me."

"It's just that...the military dependents who were helping to make the clothes all quit all of a sudden."

"Huh?" Ye Wenxi was taken aback. "All three of them quit?"

"Yes, everyone says it's impossible to continue."

"Can't do it anymore? Did they say why?" Ye Wenxi asked.

"I talked to them one by one, and they all had roughly the same reason..."

Zhang Yunxia slowly recounted the events.

At first, everyone was very enthusiastic, and the efficiency and quality were both good. The assigned tasks were completed in just a few days.

During that period, more and more people came to order clothes.

Zhang Yunxia followed Ye Wenxi's instructions, taking measurements, collecting deposits, and issuing invoices, thus distributing the new work.

But after only two days, several military dependents suddenly stopped coming.

Zhang Yunxia couldn't handle the workload alone. The delivery time promised to the client was originally based on the time required for helpers.

But suddenly everyone quit, and the delivery couldn't be completed on time.

She had no other choice but to make the call.

Later, she went to talk to Fangfang's mother, Xiaolan.

Xiaolan said it wasn't that she didn't want to do it; on the contrary, she really wanted to.

She took on a lot of work and spent a lot of time on it both day and night.

Children, the elderly, housework, cooking... it's inevitable that some things will be delayed.

As a result, the family had objections, feeling that this was delaying "important matters".

They stopped her from doing it anymore.

Xiaolan had no choice but to put down her work for the sake of family harmony.

Coincidentally, the mothers-in-law of these three families were all old acquaintances.

Several old ladies gathered together and started gossiping, each saying their own thing. The more they talked, the more they felt that this job was "a waste of time" and prevented their wives from taking care of the family.

"Damn it, Xiaolan's old woman is using me as an excuse!"

Zhang Yunxia became increasingly angry as she spoke on the phone.

"What did they say, 'Unlike me, who doesn't have kids and has nothing to do all day'?"

"They even said, 'If Xiaolan only focuses on making money, who will take care of the elderly and children at home?'"

"There are plenty of working women out there, how come this person can do it?!"

Zhang Yunxia was so angry that her voice trembled.

Ye Wenxi calmed down, organized his thoughts, and said to her:

"Sister-in-law, don't rush. Let's take it one step at a time."

"First, I can only apologize for the orders that we can't fulfill."

"For those willing to wait, we'll make a note and offer a 10% discount upon delivery; for those unwilling to wait, the deposit will be fully refunded, with no delays whatsoever."

"Secondly, write a few notices today and post them in several prominent places in the family compound."

"Write everything down clearly and explicitly: what we're hiring for, what the job will be, how much we'll pay, and what the requirements are."

"Previously, we relied on referrals from acquaintances, but the network was too small and the manpower was unstable. Now, we need to cast a wider net and recruit people publicly."

Zhang Yunxia hesitated...

"Will this...will this work?...?"

Zhang Yunxia expressed her concerns over the phone.

When the two first established the garment company, they reported it to the management committee as a "convenience service".

I mainly take on sewing and mending jobs.

In reality, they had long since turned it into a proper custom business, and the two of them hadn't taken on any of those odd repair jobs.

Zhang Yunxia always felt that there was no big problem with doing it "secretly".

But if you post notices to recruit people and openly accept orders, that would be a good thing.

It's likely that someone is trying to label him as a "speculator."

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, everything will be alright."

"Go look for the last two issues of the People's Daily; the new policies have already been released there."

"Last time I attended a meeting in the publicity department, several leaders personally affirmed our approach."

Zhang Yunxia was taken aback. She wasn't very sensitive to policy trends and didn't know about this.

"Really?! That's great!"

Her voice immediately softened.

"I'll go find a newspaper right now! I'll post it as soon as I've written the notice!"