Chapter 19

Ning He was responsible for serving the dishes, and Qian Lin was responsible for getting the bowls and chopsticks.

The two found an empty seat and sat down. Ning He divided the white rice on the plate into the empty bowl in front of Qianlin.

Qianlin looked at the mountain of white rice in his bowl, and then looked at his mother’s bowl which only had one spoonful of rice.

He took the spoon and scooped a spoonful into Ning He’s bowl.

Ning He smiled and said, “Silly Linbao, Mommy wants to lose weight, so she needs to eat less rice.”

Qianlin said seriously, “If you don’t eat more rice, you’ll be hungry, and when you’re hungry you’ll have no energy. Mom, you have to eat more.”

Ning He did not refuse Qian Lin’s kindness again. She really thought it was nice to have a good older son.

Afraid that she was hungry, tired, and would be scolded and wronged, his small body stood in front of her like an indestructible little shield, blocking all the bullets for her.

Ning He placed the plate in the middle, scooped a spoonful of steamed egg into Qianlin’s bowl, then asked for a bottle of soy sauce, poured a small spoonful of soy sauce, and poured it on the steamed egg.

“Linbao, just eat the eggs with soy sauce and rice, it’s so delicious!”

Qianlin nodded and took a bite of the rice as Ninghe instructed.

The smoothness of the egg, the salty flavor of the soy sauce, and the distinct grains of rice are really delicious when eaten with rice.

Qianlin ate a few spoonfuls and soon had eaten half of the mountain of rice.

Ning He quickly called him and put some braised pork into Qianlin’s bowl.

“Don’t just eat rice, eat more meat.”

Qianlin also picked up a piece for Ninghe: “Mom, eat too.”

Ning He looked at Qian Lin and smiled, and the smile on Qian Lin’s face gradually spread.

The mother and son had a very satisfying lunch.

Just when they were enjoying their meal, a woman in exquisite and beautiful clothes suddenly walked towards them.

Her eyes were always on Qianlin, or to be more precise, on Qianlin’s clothes.

Ning He looked at the woman in front of him warily: “Comrade, what can I do for you?”

The woman smiled at Ning He sheepishly: “Oh, I just saw that the clothes this child was wearing were very nice, and I wanted to ask where you bought them?”

Ning He looked at Qian Lin, and they stared at each other.

They all looked confused about the situation.

Not to mention that this dress was made by Ning He herself, and you can’t buy the same one at all. Just talking about the dress Qian Lin is wearing, if it is sold in a department store, it will cost a lot of money.

It is not something that ordinary people can afford.

The first thing this well-mannered woman asked was where she bought the clothes, not how much they cost.

This shows that the woman in front of you is not short of money.

Ning He’s eyes turned and he soon came up with an idea.

Ning He smiled and said to the woman, “I bought this dress from a clothing store in my hometown. My fellow villager opened a clothing store in our village, specializing in selling and making clothes.”

A trace of disappointment flashed across the woman’s eyes: “Is that so? Looks like I can’t buy it then.”

Ning He knew that the woman would be disappointed.

Just when the woman looked disappointed, Ning He changed the subject.

“I happen to be going back to my hometown in a couple of days, and I plan to buy some clothes from my friends and sell them here. If you like this set, I can get you one then?”

When the woman heard Ning He say this, a light suddenly appeared in her eyes. She looked at Ning He in disbelief and asked, “Really?”

Ning He nodded: “Tell me your child’s height, and I’ll go back and see if there’s a size that’s right for your child.”

The woman nodded happily: “Okay, okay, wait a minute, I’ll get some paper and pen to write it to you.”

Soon the woman handed Ning He a piece of paper with the child’s size written on it.

Ning He took it, glanced at it, nodded, and told his wife the price first: “My fellow villager sold me this suit for 15 yuan. I will talk to her and give it to you at this price.”

The woman felt a little embarrassed when she heard this: “How can this be so? You know your fellow villager, and she gave you 15 yuan because of our friendship. I am an outsider, so I have to pay what I should pay.”

Sure enough! Ning He once again looked at the woman’s attire.

The woman was wearing a dignified and elegant cheongsam, her hair was carefully tied up and fixed with a silver hairpin, and she was wearing black leather shoes with heels. This outfit alone must have cost a lot of money.

If you are willing to spend so much money on dressing yourself up, you will be even more generous to your children.

Ning He calculated the cost of buying cloth and found that she spent less than five dollars. The cloth used for Qianlin’s outfit was only one-third of the cloth she bought.

Adding the labor cost of making the clothes, which is five dollars at most, the cost of a set of clothes is only between seven and ten dollars.

If I sell this dress to this woman for 15 dollars, I can make a net profit of 5 to 7 dollars!!!

What is the concept?

In an era when an ordinary worker only earned 36 yuan a month, Ning He could earn five yuan by selling a set of clothes!

This is simply a lucrative business!

Ning He would not push customers away just to make a few more dollars.

She smiled kindly at the woman and said, “It’s okay. I’ll talk to her when the time comes. This is our first time doing business in the city, so we need to be more sincere in the price we offer to attract repeat customers!”

The woman no longer insisted and said happily, “That’s great! When you get the goods, show them to me first.”

Ning He asked, “Where do you live? I’ll take it to your house and let you choose a style.”

The woman continued to write an address on the paper and handed it to Ning He.

Before leaving, she pulled Ning He and said earnestly, “Sister, you are such a nice person. I will buy clothes for my children from you in the future!”

Ning He smiled and said goodbye to the woman: “I have to thank you for your good taste, sister. Don’t worry! I will definitely get the best-looking styles!”

Only after seeing the woman off did Ning He open the paper in his hand and look at the address the woman had written.

She whispered, “Military Compound No. 1? Where is this?”

Qianlin heard Ning He’s mumbling, and he quickly replied: “Mom, I know where the military compound is No. 1!”

Although Qianlin has only been in the compound for more than a month, he has a good sense of direction and knows every location in the compound.

Ning He’s eyes lit up and she smiled at Qian Lin: “Ah, Lin Bao is awesome! Then I’ll let Lin Bao lead the way.”

Qianlin nodded heavily. He was very happy to be able to help his mother.

“Little fool, eat quickly!” Ning He put the remaining braised pork into Qianlin’s bowl.

Adhering to the spirit of not wasting a single grain of food, they finally finished all the food.

On the way back, Qianlin couldn’t help but ask Ninghe: “Mom, why did you tell that auntie that the clothes were bought?”