Siheyuan: Master of the Fire, Eating Watermelons Online

Chapter 103: Strong Woman Chen Xueru, a Day of Freebies

As if amused by Wang Weiguo's serious look just now, Chen Xueru became interested and insisted on proving that there was nothing wrong with what she said just now, and kept holding on to the issue of Wang Weiguo's age.

Wang Weiguo had no choice but to say, "I'm indeed not as old as you, but I'm also nineteen."

Having said that, Wang Weiguo’s mental age in both lives combined is not much younger than Chen Xueru’s.

"Oh, you're only nineteen. Is it wrong for me to call you little comrade?"

After looking Wang Weiguo up and down, Chen Xueru couldn't help laughing.

Seeing that Wang Weiguo had nothing to say, Chen Xueru, who seemed to have won a battle, also put away her joking thoughts and said to Wang Weiguo: "Formally introduce myself, my name is Chen Xueru, the owner of Xueru Silk Shop, oh, and now the private manager..."

Wang Weiguo understood.

Wang Weiguo, who was familiar with the plot, knew very well that the Xueru silk was originally Chen Xueru's ancestral property. However, with the wave of public-private partnership reform in the past two years, the state redeemed the company and intervened in the partnership. Chen Xueru, who was originally the boss, became a private manager who received dividends.

Strictly speaking, Xueru Silk Shop is no longer entirely Chen Xueru's private property.

This is the trend.

Including Fengze Garden, where Wang Weiguo is now, it underwent public-private partnership transformation earlier.

However, when the reform and opening up comes, the policies and situations will change again. That will be the time when a new wave of people will come and countless wealthy people will be born.

At that time, Chen Xueru, as a representative of strong women, will naturally join in and shine.

But it’s still a long way from that time now.

Thinking of this, Wang Weiguo raised his head, looked at Chen Xueru in front of him, and greeted her, "Hello, Manager Chen."

Chen Xueru was not satisfied with Wang Weiguo's reaction and complained directly: "Little comrade, you haven't told me your name yet!"

She took the initiative to introduce herself, but Wang Weiguo didn't even say his name, which made Chen Xueru a little dissatisfied.

"Manager Chen, do I need to check my identity when I come to your store to buy something?"

Wang Weiguo asked back.

Chen Xueru was stunned when she finally reacted, and couldn't help but find it a little funny.

After thinking for a while, Chen Xueru said again: "Little brother, I told you my name, shouldn't you also introduce yourself? This is a courtesy."

"Little brother?"

Wang Weiguo was even more speechless.

Compared with this title, Wang Weiguo felt that it was not as nice as the one used by the young comrade just now.

"Manager Chen, I'm here to buy clothes, not for a blind date..."

"Blind date? What? Do you want to take advantage of me?"

"Manager Chen, you are quite interesting."

"I think you're quite interesting..."

"..."

Wang Weiguo did not deny that Chen Xueru, who had a royal sister style, was indeed good-looking and charming, but he had just met her and had not said a few words to her when she said that he wanted to take advantage of her after he made a casual complaint. This was a bit too self-confident.

Beautiful women easily attract people's attention. Wang Weiguo admits that Chen Xueru is beautiful, but he is not so horny that he wants to have sex with her as soon as he meets her.

Some time ago, I don’t know if it was the side effect of the kidney-strengthening pills I took, but I was easily attracted when I saw beautiful women, but now I have returned to normal.

Not to mention that I fought with Qin Huairu all night last night, and I felt extremely satisfied both physically and mentally.

Lust is a man’s nature, but men have thoughts and should enjoy themselves but should not be controlled by their lower body.

Wang Weiguo is not so much that he can't walk when he sees a beautiful woman.

Otherwise, will we still be able to go out on the streets in the future?
As the two were talking, Chen Xueru suddenly laughed.

I'm not laughing at Wang Weiguo, but at myself.

Somehow, I suddenly became serious, just like Xu Huizhen who likes to be serious.

However, she couldn't stop laughing, which confused Wang Weiguo.

"Manager Chen, is there something on my face?"

"No!"

"What do you mean by laughing?"

"Pfft! Sorry, I'm not laughing at your little brother, I was thinking of a friend of mine, haha..."

"a friend?"

"Her name is Xu Huizhen. She runs a bar on the same street as mine, just in front. Do you know her?"

"You mean the tavern that doesn't sell watered-down wine?"

“So you’ve been there!”

“I haven’t been there, but I’ve heard of it…”

"..."

After chatting for a few more sentences, the two of them started to chat.

Wang Weiguo was not surprised to hear Chen Xueru mention her rival Xu Huizhen.

Since Xueru Silk Shop exists, there must be a tavern. Wang Weiguo originally wanted to find a chance to go and see it!
"Little brother, are you here to buy clothes?"

After chatting for a while, Chen Xueru finally remembered what Wang Weiguo came for, so she asked, "Are you planning to order something custom-made or buy ready-made clothes? I have some ready-made ones, or I designed them myself..."

When doing her old job, Chen Xueru has obviously become more professional.

In fact, the store not only sells ready-made and custom-made clothes, but also fabrics.

Many people buy cloth and make their own clothes at home, but selling cloth is the lowest profit in the store. The profits from ready-made clothes and custom-made clothes are higher. Chen Xueru simply ignored the first one.

Fortunately, Wang Weiguo did not plan to make clothes himself, and did not care about these things. He looked at the ready-made clothes displayed in the store and started to choose.

I have to say that the styles in the store are still a bit too monotonous, but there is nothing we can do about it, after all, the characteristics of the times are here.

Wang Weiguo didn't intend to be too unconventional. In the end, he picked out a set that he liked and tried it out. He felt quite satisfied.

Although it looks rather low-key, in addition to the good fabric, the craftsmanship is also obviously better than those sold in stores.

"That's it."

Chen Xueru was originally planning to give him some praise, but she didn't expect Wang Weiguo to be so straightforward.

This set is not cheap!

It's even more expensive than those sold in stores outside.

Chen Xueru did not look down on Wang Weiguo. Although what he was wearing was incomparable to what she wore in her store, it was not too bad. What's more, she had just seen Wang Weiguo riding a new bicycle over.

As a businessman, you need not only brains, but also vision and the ability to read people's expressions.

But to be honest, this suit really fits Wang Weiguo well, and it looks comfy!

After changing into clothes from his own store, Wang Weiguo's whole temperament changed.

People who don’t know would think it was specially made for him.

Looking at Wang Weiguo in front of her, Chen Xueru said sincerely: "They say clothes make the man. Now that you have put on the clothes in our store, you look more energetic."

"Manager Chen, are you praising me or the clothes in your own store?"

Wang Weiguo couldn't help but be speechless.

I feel like I'm being praised, but also like I'm not.

It’s as if one’s energy and spirit depend entirely on clothes.

"Praise them all!" Seeing Wang Weiguo's depressed look, Chen Xueru also realized the problem in her words just now, but she was not embarrassed at all, instead she said it confidently.

When it comes to the clothes in her store, no matter the craftsmanship, style, or aesthetics, these are what she is most confident and proud of.

"Manager Chen, how long does it normally take for custom-made clothes in your store to be finished?"

He bought one set of clothes first, and Wang Weiguo planned to have the rest customized. After all, he had just cheated 500 yuan from Yi Zhonghai, so he had no shortage of money.

Chen Xueru pondered for a moment and said, "About three days is enough."

It certainly wouldn't take that much time to make just one or two sets of clothes, but Wang Weiguo was not the only customer in the store.

At the same time, some spare time should be left to avoid any unexpected events that delay the customer's agreed time to pick up the clothes, which would affect the store's reputation.

"That's fine."

Wang Weiguo nodded.

After helping Wang Weiguo measure the size, Chen Xueru asked, "What kind are you going to make?"

"Just...do you have paper and pen in your store? I'll draw it for you."

Wang Weiguo didn't know how to express what kind of clothes he wanted to make next, so he planned to express it in a more intuitive way.

In fact, Wang Weiguo had just looked at the ready-made clothes in the store, and he conceived this idea based on some retro clothes from his previous life and combined it with the characteristics of this era.

I don't plan on wearing something too fancy; the key is that it should be comfortable and convenient to wear, without appearing too out of place.

You can't make a set of clothes in the style of 21st century fashion, right?

unrealistic!

But when Chen Xueru heard Wang Weiguo's request, she almost didn't react.

It was the first time she had encountered such a guest.

"Why? You don't like the clothes in my store?"

Seeing that Wang Weiguo seemed to be planning to design his own clothes, Chen Xueru felt a little unconvinced.

Although some of the clothes in this store are made to cater to the customers, many of them are designed by her based on popular foreign styles.

Apart from those imported from abroad, no other store in the city sells clothes more fashionable than hers.

"Not really, I just have some ideas of my own."

Even if he had such an idea, Wang Weiguo couldn't admit it in person, otherwise he would be suspected of coming to mess things up.

Seeing this, Chen Xueru didn't say much and directly found paper and pen for Wang Weiguo.

She wanted to see what kind of flowers Wang Weiguo could paint.

After taking the paper and pen, Wang Weiguo didn't think about anything else and started painting with concentration.

Although he didn't know anything about fashion design, he was just combining and improving the clothing styles he had seen. In addition, because of his interest and hobby, Wang Weiguo had studied sketching for a period of time in his previous life, so it was not particularly difficult for him to restore the ideas in his mind.

With just a few strokes, a prototype is already formed.

at this time.

Chen Xueru, who was standing behind and watching, gradually saw her face change from dissatisfaction at the beginning to surprise, and then she frowned and began to think.

When Wang Weiguo had finished drawing, he just looked up and heard Chen Xueru say kindly, "Little brother, can you sell this drawing to me, your sister?"

"What do you mean?"

Wang Weiguo was a little slow to react for a moment.

Seeing this, Chen Xueru explained seriously: "What I mean is that you sell the designs of these two sets of clothes to me and can't give them to anyone else. When the time comes, I will make them and sell them in the store..."

Now Wang Weiguo understood.

Chen Xueru wanted to buy the design drawings, or the copyright, of her two sets of clothes.

If this happened in later generations, it would be a very common operation.

To put it simply, it is creative design and copyright cooperation.

But this was in the fifties!
At present, the domestic legal system is not yet sound, let alone copyright awareness.

It is really very advanced.

Even Wang Weiguo, who came from the future, almost didn't react just now.

"Manager Chen, are you sure?"

Although he already knew what Chen Xueru meant, Wang Weiguo couldn't help but said, "Manager Chen, you can actually wait for me to finish making the clothes, and then make and sell them yourself. Anyway, you already know how to make these clothes."

"Let's put it this way. Business has its own principles." Chen Xueru shook her head and said disdainfully, "If I really did that, it would be stealing. If you find out and come to my door, will my reputation as Chen Xueru still be worth it?"

"Manager Chen is open-minded!"

After hearing these words, Wang Weiguo couldn't help but look at him with admiration and gave him a thumbs up.

Chen Xueru is not only a strong woman, but also a strong woman who is determined to be strong.

As for why she asked to buy the designs of these two sets of clothes, it was naturally because she saw the business opportunity therein.

Wang Weiguo's move made Chen Xueru secretly happy. She smiled and said, "In that case, how much do you want? Just name your price!"

"This...Manager Chen, just give it to me as you see fit."

Wang Weiguo had no experience in this regard, and it would be bad if he started too high or too low, so he simply gave the decision-making power to Chen Xueru.

It seems that he has handed over the initiative, but in fact he is sure that Chen Xueru will not let him suffer any loss.

Otherwise, she could have simply not mentioned this matter.

"Little brother, do you trust me so much? This is the first time we meet." Chen Xueru was obviously a little surprised, and couldn't help but teasing, "Aren't you afraid that I will give you a one or two dollar bill?"

"It's all right. I don't rely on this for a living anyway."

After hearing what Chen Xueru said, Wang Weiguo didn't care much.

It’s not that Wang Weiguo was pretending, but from the beginning, he never thought of making money from this.

It is unexpected wealth in itself.

It would be nice to get more, but if it’s just one or two dollars, I’ll accept it.

I guess apart from Chen Xueru, no one would be willing to buy it.

After staring at Wang Weiguo for a long time and confirming that he was not lying, Chen Xueru said with a smile: "Since you said so, I can't let you suffer any loss, because it would make me look petty.

How about this? I won’t charge you for the clothes you picked out today. Consider it a gift from me.

As for the two custom-made sets, I'd like to consider it as the money for buying your drawings, what do you think?"

"Manager Chen is generous!"

Wang Weiguo said again sincerely.

These three sets of clothes will cost a lot of money.

Chen Xueru's buy-two-get-two-free deal saved him the clothes shopping expenses for today.

Direct prostitution for free!

Originally, Wang Weiguo only wanted Chen Xueru to give him ten or eight yuan.

The layout is small!
however.

Chen Xueru was a little unhappy. She rolled her eyes at Wang Weiguo and said unhappily, "Little brother, you're still calling me Manager Chen. We're already in this relationship. Just call me sister."

"???"

(End of this chapter)