Chapter 49: Old People Love to Play Matchmaker

Unfortunately, the down jackets of this era were still quite conservative in terms of style.

They were mostly regular, basic styles that were hard to go wrong with.

There weren’t many colors either.

Xia Keqing bought one black, one brown, and one white for herself.

They were all versatile colors.

She bought a light blue one for her younger sister, Xia Ke’xin.

The little girl was young and loved to be pretty, wearing brighter colors would look better.

Her younger brother, Xia Zhijie, got a black one.

Shen Jichuan also got a black one.

Her parents got one black and one brown.

Looking at it, she bought a bunch of black and brown ones.

The down jacket seller kept recommending red and magenta to her.

Xia Keqing: …

She had the regular aesthetic of the future, no one could persuade her.

After buying the down jackets, Xia Keqing went back to the place where she bought clothes, and took all the clothes she bought. There were just too many things, luckily, it wasn’t far from Xuefei Clothing Factory, she called a tricycle, and it arrived in ten minutes.

Xia Keqing sighed in her heart, this era was really inconvenient, there were no mobile phones when going out, it was not convenient to contact people.

She wondered if Aunt Hong had come back yet.

Xia Keqing estimated that she left Xuefei Clothing Factory, went on a shopping spree at two places and bought a bunch of clothes, plus the tricycle ride back, it should be less than an hour in total.

She wondered if she could raise the money in this time.

Xia Keqing wasn’t against borrowing money.

But she and Yu Hong were just partners, although they had some personal connections, they weren’t close friends in Xia Keqing’s heart, at least not as close as her roommates.

Under these circumstances, if she didn’t take the initiative to speak, and she asked to borrow money, it would seem offensive.

Although she had money, she wasn’t a living Bodhisattva who saved the suffering.

It was Yu Hong’s ability to solve her own money problems.

If it really didn’t work out, she would be willing to speak up, and she wouldn’t be stingy.

Because there were no cell phones, she made an appointment with Yu Hong to meet back at Xuefei Clothing Factory after they were done.

When Xia Keqing returned to the clothing factory, she didn’t see Yu Hong, she guessed that the procedures wouldn’t be that fast.

You know how banks are, when they give you money, there are so many procedures, but when they collect money, it’s “click, click” fast.

But this time Xia Keqing really misunderstood the bank.

In this era, there were actually many relaxed measures regarding loans.

It’s just that it wasn’t as convenient as computers and networks in the future, so it took some time.

The old man guarding the gate now really liked Xia Keqing, the little girl was promising, she was a designer at such a young age, maybe she would cooperate with the factory in the future and bring more benefits to the factory.

How could he not like her?

Seeing her return, he immediately moved a small stool for her, and very enthusiastically looked into her big bags and small bags.

“Xia Xia, you bought so many things?”

Xia Keqing smiled, “Yeah, it’s not easy to come to Shenzhen, our things are so good, I can’t help but want to bring more back home.”

The old man guarding the gate couldn’t stop smiling.

“Yeah, our city is developing better and better, it will get even better in the future.”

“You have to work hard, you have to win the gold medal in the designer competition in two days! Not only will you get a certificate and a trophy, but you’ll also become a designer in our factory, you’ll have a bright future!”

Xia Keqing smiled, “Yes, I will work hard.”

The old man asked again, “What did you buy?”

“Our factory has everything, if you need anything, just tell me, I’ll have my son give you a discount.”

The old man was always generous to his own people.

His son was the deputy factory director, his nephew was the factory director, the old man had seen the world.

They all knew that running a clothing factory was profitable, but in fact, with the increasingly fierce competition, although the factory’s clothes were not hard to sell, the profits were much thinner than a few years ago.

This was also the reason why the factory was eager to recruit new designers.

The old man overheard his son saying that the previous talented designer was poached by someone else with a high salary.

So the old man didn’t look at Xia Keqing like a little girl, but rather like a future god of wealth who could replace the previous designer and create a new sales boom for the factory.

Xia Keqing didn’t refuse the old man’s enthusiasm, “Really?”

“Can our factory sell retail?”

The old man waved his hand, “Why not? It’s all about selling clothes, right?”

He quickly thought of something and explained with a smile, “We don’t sell retail, that’s for outsiders, but you and your aunt have already signed a contract with our factory, you’re our own people, and you’re a designer, how can it be the same?”

Xia Keqing was overjoyed, “Yes, it’s definitely different.”

What to do?

Ding’s behavior lowered her impression of Xuefei Clothing Factory, but the old man guarding the gate instantly warmed her heart.

People are so realistic.

With the old man guarding the gate leading the way, Xia Keqing went directly to the warehouse this time.

The old man called two people, asking them to follow Xia Keqing, whatever clothes she chose, they would register it, and then she paid through the company’s account.

But the retail price was higher than the wholesale price.

But the old man guarding the gate gave her a discount, and it ended up being almost the same as wholesale.

You can only say, your grandpa is still your grandpa.

After taking such a big advantage from the old man guarding the gate, Xia Keqing was completely at ease.

She chattered away, coaxing the old man guarding the gate into a daze, he just smiled at her, and soon he started asking about her personal life, “Xiao Qing, you’re pretty and capable, are you engaged?”

“If you’re not engaged, I’ll tell you, my old man has a few unfilial grandchildren, they’re all single!”

“But my unfilial grandchildren are not very promising, they’re not worthy of you, I have a few great-nephews, they’re better, I’ll introduce them to you later, whichever one you like, you can be with them.”

Xia Keqing: …

Maybe old people like to play matchmaker, it’s human nature.

She could only pretend to sweetly refuse, “Old man, I appreciate your kindness, I have a boyfriend, I’m engaged, I’ll get married with him after I turn twenty next year.”

The old man guarding the gate was a little disappointed, but he didn’t say anything.

Humph! It can only be blamed on those unfilial brats for not being lucky!

Just then, Yu Hong came back, she saw at a glance that the atmosphere between Xia Keqing and the old man guarding the gate was completely different.

But for Yu Hong, the old man guarding the gate was an outsider, and Xia Keqing was her own person.

So she didn’t say anything in front of the old man.

She pulled the little girl aside and quietly asked, “What are all those big bags and small bags?”

Xia Keqing smiled and told her about her “achievements”.

Finally, she reminded Yu Hong, “Aunt Hong, I think those down jackets are really good, they’re on sale now, you can get a discount if you buy more, buy some back, they look good and they’re warm!”

Xia Keqing didn’t know much about history, so she didn’t know that down jackets originated in China in the early 1980s.

But at the beginning, the fabric quality and processing level of down jackets were not high, so the first generation of down jackets had simple styles, low down filling, large filling amount, and a very bulky shape, so they were also called “bread jackets”.

It was no longer the early 1980s, down jackets had been reformed time and again, developing towards lighter, softer, and warmer features, and they became increasingly popular among consumers.

Yu Hong was in the midst of the times, she didn’t know the process of historical development, but she was in the clothing wholesale and retail business, she had obviously heard about the innovation of down jackets in Shenzhen.

Hearing Xia Keqing say this, her eyes lit up instantly.

“Really! Did you find new down jackets?”