The next morning, Zhu Sha received a call from her sister-in-law Zhu Lingling, saying that her grandparents had come from the countryside and asked her to go home quickly.
There was no other way, Zhusha had no choice but to go home.
Since the winter vacation, she has been staying at Ma Xiaolong's house. She finished her winter vacation homework in the first three days and put on the Hanfu made by Ma Xiaolong on the fourth day. To this day, if her grandparents hadn't come from the countryside, she probably wouldn't have wanted to go back a year ago.
Home.
When she learned that Zhusha was leaving, Ma Xiaofeng was so reluctant to leave that the chestnuts in her mouth no longer smelled good.
Chen Jun is very happy. In the past few days, her brother Xiaolong has been occupied by Zhusha and has spent less time playing with her. Now that Zhusha is finally leaving, the little girl is extremely happy.
"Goodbye Sister Cinnabar."
"..."
Zhu Sha pinched her fleshy little face and said with a smile: "Why are you so happy when I leave?"
"No...no..." Chen Jun's eyes were timid.
"Stop teasing Xiaojun." Outside the door, Ma Xiaolong was sitting astride a bicycle, with the clothes in his pocket hanging on the handlebar: "Let's go."
Zhu Sha let go of her hand, walked to the back seat and sat down, waving her hands: "Grandma, Xiaofeng, Xiaojun, I'm leaving, you go back!"
"Goodbye, sister."×2
"Slow down on the road and give your grandpa and grandma a good car." Grandma said.
Zhu Sha smiled and nodded: "I understand."
…
On the way home, Zhu Sha said: "When we go back this time, school will start when we meet again."
"Why?" Ma Xiaolong was puzzled.
"My grandparents will live in my house until Xiaonian. After cleaning the house in Xiaonian, our family will go to the village to celebrate the New Year and will not come back until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
"It's okay." Ma Xiaolong said, "I have to go to the countryside with my parents for a few days in my second year of junior high school. You have a good time during the New Year. We'll see you again when school starts."
After a pause: "I wish you a happy New Year in advance."
"...Hmm." Zhu Sha held his waist and said, "You too, wish you a happy New Year."
…
Life is always full of surprises. I thought the next time I saw Zhu Sha would be after school started. Unexpectedly, Zhu Sha came back that afternoon and brought someone with her, her sister-in-law, Lingling Zhu.
"I, Hu Hansan, am back again."
Seeing Zhu Sha's arrogant look, Ma Xiaolong almost dropped the red bean paste bun in his hand: "Why are you back so soon? Hey? Sister-in-law, you're here too?"
Zhu Lingling came with gifts, two roast chickens, two live carps, and two boxes of snacks. Her grandma was polite to her for a long time before accepting them.
Seeing Ma Xiaolong, Zhu Lingling smiled and said, "Yes! I have something to do with you."
"Looking for me?" Ma Xiaolong had a question mark on his head.
"Did you make Zhu Sha's new clothes?" Zhu Lingling asked straight to the point.
"I did it." Ma Xiaolong thought about it and guessed that Zhu Lingling was interested in that dress.
After receiving the confirmation, Zhu Lingling beamed: "Xiaolong, do you want to make money?"
"???"
"I just acquired a clothing factory." Zhu Lingling sat by the kang, drank hot tea, and said with a smile: "The efficiency is not very good, mainly because the clothes produced are too old-fashioned, and there are no new styles, so we can only make ends meet by doing OEM work.
"
Ma Xiaolong understood: "Sister-in-law, you want me to help you design clothes for your factory?"
"Yes." Zhu Lingling smiled and said: "I have seen the fleece and cotton coats you made for Zhusha before. The styles are very good, but there are similar styles in the south. I didn't think anything of it, but today I saw the ones you made for Zhusha.
This dress that combines Chinese and Western styles really amazes me.”
After a pause, Zhu Lingling said seriously: "You are different from ordinary children. You are a genius and precocious. Now, I treat you as a peer. Are you willing to be the chief clothing designer of our factory?"
"...Sister-in-law, you suddenly said this, I..."
"You have free working hours, a monthly guarantee of RMB 500, and a costume design fee of RMB 200. If you sell more than 5,000 sets, you will receive a 1% sales commission."
"Well, it's not about money." Ma Xiaolong shook his head and said, "The styles I design are not cheap to make. Basically they can only go to the mid-to-high-end market. Sister, do you have sales channels in big cities?"
"You really understand." A hint of admiration flashed in Zhu Lingling's eyes, and she said: "The sales channels are definitely no problem. As long as new clothes come out, I can send them to the containers of large shopping malls in Beijing and Tianjin. If it develops well in the future, I will
Vigorously develop the markets in major cities across the country. The premise is that the clothes you design can impress those sellers."
Hearing this, Ma Xiaolong was probably relieved and nodded: "Sister-in-law, as long as you have sales channels, to be honest, I am quite confident in my design talents."
"I also have confidence in you, otherwise I wouldn't come." Zhu Lingling smiled.
"Since my sister-in-law has confidence in me, I will definitely not let down my sister-in-law's trust." Ma Xiaolong thought for a while and said: "It's time for the spring new styles to be launched soon. I have several spring clothes for women and children. Sister-in-law, please wait.
Wait, I'll draw the design right now."
Zhu Lingling's eyes lit up and she smiled and said, "Okay."
...an hour later...
Zhu Lingling looked at the five design drawings in front of her. The more she looked at them, the more itchy and excited she became. She couldn't help but hugged Ma Xiaolong and kissed him hard on the face: "You are really my sister-in-law's God of Wealth."
Zhu Lingling smelled so good and soft, and Ma Xiaolong felt dizzy.
"Little~~~~~aunt~~~~~"
The cold voice made Ma Xiaolong tremble. When he turned around, he saw Zhusha's expression changed like this: (╬◣д◢)
Zhu Lingling chuckled: "Why, Xiaolong is not your partner, why don't you let me kiss you?"
(-"-anger)
Zhu Sha used his hands to pull her away and said viciously: "Believe it or not, I won't let Xiaolong design clothes for you?"
Zhu Lingling's expression changed, and she said helplessly: "If you don't want to kiss me, I won't kiss you. My sister-in-law is afraid of you."
She looked at the design drawing again, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it. People are generous when they are happy. Zhu Lingling took out a wad of brand new one hundred banknotes from her pocket, counted out sixteen and handed them to Xiaolong: "This is
One thousand six hundred and five hundred is your guaranteed salary this month, one thousand is the design fee for your five styles of clothing, and the remaining one hundred is the New Year's money given to you by my sister-in-law in advance."
"Uh..." Ma Xiaolong squeezed the money in his hand and was very excited. This was the first pot of gold he had earned with his own skills since his rebirth.
but……
"Sister-in-law, I can feel comfortable collecting the design fees and New Year's money, but I didn't work for a whole day, so why do I get paid?"
Zhu Lingling smiled and scratched his nose and said: "You are my sister-in-law's money tree. Of course, my sister-in-law must give you some benefits in advance, otherwise what will happen if you are abducted by others?"
"No." Ma Xiaolong glanced at Zhusha: "Zhusha is my best friend. As long as she is here, I will definitely support my sister-in-law."
"..." Zhu Lingling glanced at the cinnabar on her face that turned cloudy, and sighed softly: It's because of this girl.
Hiring a designer must not be a child's play.
In the evening, when Ma Qiangsheng and Liu Ying came back, Zhu Lingling talked about the matter with them, then took out a contract prepared in advance and placed it in front of them: "Brother, eldest sister, take a look at this contract. If
No problem, let’s sign the contract. Don’t worry, Xiaolong is Xiaosha’s best friend, and I will definitely not treat him badly.”
Ma Qiangsheng and Liu Ying, including grandpa, were all stupid. Grandma was the only one who had been stupid earlier in the afternoon. She looked quite calm now, but her old hands were tightly clenching the corners of her clothes, proving that she was not calm inside.
The basic salary is 500 a month, which is more than Ma Johnson, Liu Ying and Grandpa combined, and there are also design fees and sales commissions.
Turning to look at Ma Xiaolong, who was eating melon seeds, they were heartbroken.
Their seven-year-old son (grandson) has actually become the most profitable person in the family? They are all in bad shape and feel that their family status is on the verge of collapse.
After suppressing the confusion in their hearts, Ma Qiangsheng and Liu Ying read the contents of the contract.
It's a pity that they don't have much education. Ma Qiangsheng graduated from elementary school and Liu Ying only attended junior high school for one year. It would be difficult for them to understand the terms in the contract.
But they still read it very seriously, and when they encountered someone who didn't understand, they would ask Lingling Zhu what it meant one by one. Lingling Zhu also patiently explained it to them.
Ma Xiaolong peeled off an orange and ate it. He had read this contract before, and it was quite sloppy. The whole article only took two pages, which proved how unreliable business contracts in this era were.
However, there is no problem with the terms. It is simply that Zhu Lingling hired Ma Xiaolong as the chief designer of the clothing factory. He does not need to go to the factory to work. He only needs to design five styles of clothing every quarter. Of course, only those who are adopted by Zhu Lingling will be counted.
To put it simply, if Ma Xiaolong designs 20 sets of clothing every year, he can get a monthly salary of 500, plus design fees and sales shares.
As for the corresponding terms for failing to complete the design? There are none at all.
My sister-in-law is a bit emotional. It would be fine if she was like this to just him, but if she was like this to everyone, it would be a bit of a problem.
After reading the terms and conditions, her parents discussed it for a while, and then Liu Ying signed her name in the guardian column with complicated emotions.
From this moment on, the real backbone of the family changed from Ma Qiangsheng and Liu Ying to their son, a little carrot head who was only seven years old.
Seeing Liu Ying signing the contract, Lingling Chu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "This is a rare opportunity. Uncle, aunt, eldest brother, eldest sister, I'm treating you today. Let's go to a restaurant to have a good meal. How about celebrating?"
"
"No, no, how can I let Director Zhu spend money? My food is ready, let's eat it at home today!" Grandma stood up and said excitedly.
She is proud that her eldest grandson has made a lot of money at a young age!
"Auntie, please don't call me factory director. Just call me Xiao Zhu. Xiaolong calls me sister-in-law. If you call me factory director, it will look like a heretic." Zhu Lingling said quickly.
"Xiao Zhu is right, you old woman just can't speak." Grandpa stood up to smooth things over and said, "What about that, Xiao Zhu?"
"Hey, uncle, tell me."
Seeing her respectful attitude, my grandfather felt relieved and said sincerely: "Xiaolong is still a young child. If there is anything he can't do in the future, I have to trouble you to take care of him. I thank you here, uncle."
"Uncle, please don't say that." Zhu Lingling rubbed Ma Xiaolong's hair and said, "Xiaolong is young, but he knows more than adults. I don't dare to act like an elder in front of him."
"..." Grandpa said with emotion: "This child was just a skinny monkey before. I didn't expect that he would become a different person after going to school." He turned to look at Ma Xiaofeng and said: "Xiaofeng, you will also go to school this year, and you will definitely have to do it in the future."
Study hard, only by studying can you change your destiny."
Ma Xiaofeng, who was biting pine nuts: "(?′ω`?)?"
"..." Grandpa suddenly had a headache. His eldest granddaughter seemed not as smart as his eldest grandson.
Since she wasn't going to the restaurant, Zhu Lingling didn't stay to eat. She talked for a while and left with Zhu Sha.
The whole family sent people outside together and watched Zhu Lingling riding a moped and taking Zhusha away. Then they looked back and silently returned to the house.
Ma Xiaolong suddenly felt that the atmosphere was not right. He secretly looked at his parents' expressions and knew that he wanted Barbie Q.
Sure enough, as soon as he entered the house, his parents asked him to sit on a stool and undergo three rounds of interrogation.