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

Lu Weidong woke up before dawn.

The person in my arms was still asleep, breathing evenly, their eyelashes casting a small shadow in the morning light.

He watched her for a while, then gently brushed the hair away from her cheek with his fingers.

Ye Wenxi stirred, but didn't open her eyes, and mumbled something indistinctly.

"What time is it...?"

"It's still early."

Lu Weidong's voice was hoarse from the early morning, and he tightened his arms, pulling the person closer to him.

She then opened her eyes, looking at him sleepily.

After watching for a few seconds, I suddenly laughed and reached out to poke the newly sprouted stubble on his chin.

"Good morning, Battalion Commander Lu."

"morning."

Lu Weidong lowered his head and kissed her forehead.

Lu Weidong's hand slid up her waist and stopped on the button of her pajamas.

Ye Wenxi pressed down on his hand: "So early in the morning..."

"Yeah, just a little while..."

He responded, his fingers deftly unbuttoning the first button.

Ye Wenxi pushed him, but he couldn't budge him.

The two joked around on the bed for a while before Lu Weidong got up to prepare for morning exercises.

Ye Wenxi sat up after lying down for a short while.

"Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"I have something to do today. I need to call Sister Yunxia."

She shuffled out of bed, her legs a little weak, and stood for a while, holding onto the headboard.

Lu Weidong was already dressed and was adjusting the collar of his military uniform in front of the mirror.

Hearing the sound, he turned around and walked over, squatted down in front of her, and rubbed her sore legs a few times.

"No rush."

"Lie down a little longer, it's still early."

He spoke softly, his thumb gently stroking her leg.

Ye Wenxi shook her head: "I can't sleep."

Lu Weidong looked up at her. The morning light shone through the gap in the curtains onto her face, revealing faint blue under her eyes.

"We have to take it slow. There's always more to do, so don't push yourself too hard."

"Take it slow, there's a long road ahead."

His gentle words softened her heart.

She leaned against his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat, and hummed in response.

Lu Weidong hugged her for a while longer before letting go.

"I'm going to do morning exercises. Breakfast is keeping warm on the stove, remember to eat it."

"understood."

Ye Wenxi watched him open the door and walk out, his tall figure disappearing into the doorway.

After closing the door, she walked to the phone and dialed a number.

The call was connected very quickly.

"Sister Yunxia, ​​it's me."

"The clothing company..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhang Yunxia interrupted, "Wenxi! I was just looking for you!"

"The helper jobs have been found; we've found two more, but I'm not sure yet. You'll have to come and take a look."

"Also, I've spoken to those customers these past two days, and no one is asking for a refund; they've all opted for a 10% discount and an extension."

Ye Wenxi held the microphone, her brows relaxing slightly: "Okay, I'll be there in a bit."

"Don't wait any longer, I'm coming right now!" Zhang Yunxia said in a flurry.

"I'll bring the account books to show you."

After hanging up the phone, I went to wash up.

I had just finished washing up when there was a knock on the door.

She was carrying a cloth bag, and as soon as she entered, she said:

"I've made a note of all the people who came to me. Go and check on these people."

As he spoke, he pulled a small notebook out of his cloth bag.

"He's surnamed Wang, in his early thirties, his kids are in school, and he has free time."

"He's surnamed Li, he's quite old, but his eyesight is still pretty good. He used to be a tailor in his hometown."

Ye Wenxi took the notebook and looked at it, then said to Zhang Yunxia.

"Sister-in-law, have you eaten yet?"

"I've already eaten," Zhang Yunxia replied casually.

She then realized that Ye Wenxi probably hadn't eaten yet.

"Oh dear, you're in such a hurry. You eat first."

Ye Wenxi brought out the breakfast that Lu Weidong had heated up from the kitchen.

Two sets of bowls and chopsticks were brought:

"Come on, have some more, we can talk while we eat."

"Okay!" Zhang Yunxia accepted it.

She wrote down all the people who had asked her for help over the past two days in her notebook.

The content is detailed, even detailing their family situations, showing that Zhang Yunxia had in-depth conversations with them.

Aside from the two who were clearly available, Zhang Yunxia also introduced the situation of the rest.

But there was some unease in his voice.

"I know this Xiao Zhang. She makes all her own clothes."

"That work was done very well, wasn't it..."

"The child is not quite grown up yet, starting first grade."

"My mother-in-law has difficulty walking... I'm a little worried."

Ye Wenxi understood.

Zhang Yunxia was also worried that the people she hired would quit after a few days.

That would then affect the production progress here.

After listening to everything, Ye Wenxi pondered for a moment.

He shared his ideas with Zhang Yunxia, ​​who then modified the process and division of labor.

"Each person cannot take too many goods; we must ensure that the task can be completed within three days."

"To prevent excessive backlog of supplies, we will centrally allocate them."

Ye Wenxi tapped his finger on the table.

"When customers make a reservation, we inform them of the risks first. Currently, manpower is unstable, and the construction period may be delayed. If they can accept this, then they can place an order."

"For now, let's operate like this."

"We'll see how things go once we get some progress on the 'mutual aid society'."

Zhang Yunxia was stunned: "What mutual aid society?"

Ye Wenxi got up, went to the study in the inner room, and took out the draft she had prepared the night before.

And there's Sun Xiaolan's letter.

He even took out the latest copy of the People's Daily and turned to the page that published the reform and opening-up policy.

She spread the three items out on the table.

Then she began to speak.

From policy approvals to the potential future scale of garment companies;

The discussion ranged from an assessment of existing military dependents to the plight of the women trapped by the kitchen stove.

She explained it in detail and thoroughly.

Everything was explained clearly and logically.

Zhang Yunxia listened intently to Ye Wenxi, not even noticing when she dropped her chopsticks.

Ye Wenxi was still speaking intently, his fingers lightly tracing the draft report.

"So, as long as I can get people involved and solve the practical problems of these families, then my helper problem will be solved."

"The military dependents living in the family compound will also have an extra source of income, and family conflicts may be eased."

She looked up at Zhang Yunxia: "Of course, this is still just my assumption. But since the policy allows it, I'd like to talk to the Political Department and the Management Committee."

"It would be best to get their support."

Zhang Yunxia stared at her for a long time before speaking.

"Oh dear, Wenxi, you're overthinking it."

Ye Wenxi shook his head, his fingers lightly brushing over the People's Daily on the table.

"Actually, it's not a big deal. The policy has already opened up opportunities, and they're right in front of us."

"I can only say... that my thinking was a bit ahead of its time."

Zhang Yunxia didn't speak, but just looked down at the three things on the table.

Reports, letters, newspapers.

After a long while, she took a deep breath and looked up:

His brows were furrowed tightly.

"Wenxi, that's true, and it makes sense. But I think Xiaolan's family situation is difficult to manage."

"Her mother-in-law just can't stand to see her daughter-in-law doing well! It's not about whether she's busy or not; she just doesn't want Xiaolan to have money and be able to stand up for herself!"

Zhang Yunxia became increasingly angry as she spoke: "And her husband, Jianguo, is a coward too! He does whatever his mother says and doesn't understand his wife at all."

"Wenxi, to put it bluntly, even if your mutual aid society really succeeds, I don't think Xiaolan will have a good time!"

"Wang Jianguo is mocking him, even though he's a cadre."

He doesn't even support his own wife's desire to earn some money.

"Is this all the level of awareness you have?! Humph!"

She became increasingly angry as she spoke, and slammed her finger heavily on the table.

"Huh?!"

Zhang Yunxia seemed to have come up with a good idea.

"What's wrong?" Ye Wenxi asked.