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Ye Wenxi quickly explained to the woman:

"She looked at it, but kept haggling over the price and didn't buy it, so this dress is yours."

"You two are in cahoots, aren't you? I already told you I saw it first!" The woman's voice rose eight octaves.

The woman, carrying the bag, turned to look at her, scanning her from head to toe, and curled her lip: "You looked first? Then why don't you buy something?"

Several customers nearby turned to look.

The woman's face flushed red, and her lips trembled as she stammered, "I...I was bargaining! Who buys something without bargaining?"

"Bargaining?" The woman laughed. "You call this bargaining? You're just making a fool of yourself. The salesperson has been standing here with you for so long, and you haven't spent a single penny, yet you're accusing them of making exorbitant profits. If I were you, I'd be too embarrassed to stand here."

Ye Wenxi glanced at the woman in surprise; it turned out these sisters were there to help those in need.

"Then continue, and see if you can bring this dress back into the story."

The woman stood there, her chest heaving like a bellows, pointing at the other woman: "No? Who are you? How dare you talk to yourself like that?"

"Who am I?" The woman, carrying the bag, glanced at her with a smile. "I'm the owner of this dress you wanted to buy but couldn't get! Tell me your story, I'll wear it first."

After saying that, the woman turned and left without looking back.

The woman stood there, mouth agape, her face flushing red and then pale.

Ding Jiahe said to the woman with 'apology,' comrade, why don't you look at something else? This one is really sold out.

The woman glared at Ding Jiahe, her lips trembled slightly, and then she turned and left.

Ding Jiahe suppressed a laugh, and after everyone had walked away, she leaned close to Ye Wenxi's ear and said, "What does that girl do? She's really good with words. I like her."

"Phew..." Ye Wenxi breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, those two sisters weren't pushovers, otherwise they would have been the ones getting into trouble. In the worst-case scenario, they would probably have ended up spending half a day at the police station.

"But to be honest, if that person continues to make extreme remarks, will you explode?" Ye Wenxi nudged Ding Jiahe with her elbow.

"I...I..." Ding Jiahe coughed lightly and tugged at the hem of her clothes. "I'll try my best not to lay a hand on him."

Ye Wenxi looked at her, nodded, and said earnestly, "Child, you're becoming more and more sensible."

The woman who had just bought the clothes walked out of the department store, and a young soldier in military uniform came to greet her.

"Comrade Song, would you like us to head straight back, or stay in Harbin for the night and return tomorrow morning?"

Song Xiaotang glanced at her watch; it was not yet seven o'clock. "It's still early. Let's go straight back to the military region. I have a meeting with Section Chief Wei tomorrow morning."

"Okay, let's set off now." The young soldier opened the back door, and Song Xiaotang bent down and got into the car.

The military green jeep started up, drove out of the parking lot, and headed straight for the 39th Military Region.

In the department store, customers who originally wanted to take advantage of the last day to bargain and find a bargain began to waver when they saw some people decisively buying the goods.

In the last hour before closing time, the exhibition area saw another surge in sales.

Finally, just as it was time to leave work, the crowd gradually dispersed. Ye Wenxi and Ding Jiahe didn't have time to conduct the questionnaire survey and hurriedly packed their things.

Zhang Weimin, the head of the business department, arranged for several staff members to come and help in advance, but even so, it took until almost midnight to sort everything out and temporarily store it in the warehouse behind the department store.

The two of them dragged their tired bodies back to the guesthouse.

Ding Jiahe didn't go back to her own room, but went straight into Ye Wenxi's room. One of them was counting, and the other was using an abacus, making a clattering sound for a long time.

"The trade fair lasted fifteen days, and the total sales amounted to 25,670 yuan. After deducting costs, the profit was approximately 11,000 yuan." Ding Jiahe finished reporting the last figure and put down the ledger.

Ye Wenxi leaned back in her chair, staring at the ceiling. Although it was different from the previously estimated 20,000, the experience they had gone through in these fifteen days was already a very good result.

This is not just a matter of numbers, but of experience.

"I'll definitely do better next time." Ding Jiahe closed the ledger, her tone devoid of discouragement.

"Next time you'll be leading the team independently." Ye Wenxi turned to look at her. "If we train more people in the future, our sales team will be more complete and have a more comprehensive division of labor."

She leaned back in her chair, staring at the ceiling, her voice softening as if she were talking to herself: "I plan to hold a trade fair every month from now on. Within the next six months, I'll hold trade fairs in all the department stores, and then gradually expand outwards."

"If the market opens up in the future, we'll find a good location and apply to the bureau for a dedicated sales store."

"I also plan to..."

Ye Wenxi became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, his words revealing his excitement, and he gestured with his hands as he spoke.

Ding Jiahe looked at Ye Wenxi, and the tired look on her face gradually eased as she spoke her vision, replaced by a light in her eyes and a firm belief in the future.

Ye Wenxi is passionate and composed. The fire in her heart is like charcoal, not ostentatious, but burning steadily and for a long time, warming those around her as well.

"You..." Ding Jiahe said softly with a smile, "It seems like you're never tired."

"The clothing store's business is already good enough. Even if you don't do so many exhibitions, you still can't keep up with the orders. Why work so hard?" Ding Jiahe continued.

Ye Wenxi was taken aback. She knew that Ding Jiahe wasn't referring to physical fatigue, but rather to the relentless drive to move forward.

Ye Wenxi raised her head, her eyes blazing with fervor: "On the road to making money, I have no brakes."

Ding Jiahe: "........"

She thought Ye Wenxi would say something more ambitious and passionate.

"Of course, the more money the better. When I have enough money, I have the ability and confidence to choose and do what I want to do."

"You love money so much, yet you donate so much to the orphanage?" Ding Jiahe teased her.

Ye Wenxi smiled and said, "That's what I want to do too."

Ding Jiahe paused in his abacus work, then looked up at her.

"In the future, I also want to build factories, women's skills training schools, and fashion media magazines... to build the whole ecosystem. I want more women to join this industry and move forward with us."

Ye Wenxi sorted through the expense receipts from the past few days and said softly:

"At the summit, I am not the only one standing there."

Ding Jiahe paused for a moment, then laughed out loud: "Okay, you wait up there, I'll climb faster and see what the summit looks like."

"Hehehe..." Ye Wenxi laughed foolishly.

The next two months passed by in a blur.

Ye Wenxi held two more exhibitions, changing the location from Harbin Department Store to Daoli, and then from Daoli to Nangang.

The operation has been set up, and the personnel have been stabilized.

Zhang Yunxia oversaw production from the rear, while Ding Jiahe led the team in sales and exhibitions. Xiao He and other classmates assisted with the design work, each fulfilling their respective roles.

She only supervised the event for one day at the beginning, made a quick trip in the middle, and left the rest to Ding Jiahe.

Ding Jiahe also made rapid progress. In the other two exhibitions, one broke even and the other exceeded the target, but the overall profit more than doubled compared to the first time.

Xiaohe's designs have been approved twice more. One is a dress, and the other is a women's blouse; she designed and oversaw the designs herself.

After the product went public, it sold well, and Ye Wenxi gave her a bonus. Xiao He stared blankly at the envelope for a long time.

"Teacher Ye, your acceptance of me as a full-time employee is already a huge recognition for me. This bonus... three hundred yuan is too much."

Ye Wenxi almost burst out laughing. How could these kids refuse money when they have it? What a simple era, and such simple people.

"One thing at a time. I can't deduct your bonus just because you did the pattern-making part-time." She pushed the envelope into Xiaohe's hand again. "You're graduating soon and looking for a job. I need people, and you need a position, isn't this a perfect match? Take it."

As the two were pushing and shoving each other, Lang Yuqin's voice boomed in from the doorway, excitedly shouting:

"Hey you guys, I just saw a movie being filmed! And there were actresses too, right here in our military region!"

The office erupted in chaos.

"Huh? Making a movie?"

"Where? Where?"

"I want to go see too!"