The 1980s Hot Military Wife Who Conquered Her Officer Husband’s Heart
The 1980s Hot Military Wife Who Conquered Her Officer Husband’s Heart Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Little Sister’s Huge Transformation

“Brother Cui.”

Cui Yong’s eyes lit up when he saw Jiang Yiyi. He quickly glanced at her bicycle, a little disappointed to see no enamel mug. He had been craving the cold noodles she’d made last time, even considering asking for some from her house yesterday, despite the distance.

“Do you have any good bicycles? Get me one, and I’ll order a tricycle too.”

Cui Yong was shocked. A tricycle cost 300 yuan, and Jiang Yiyi had just bought one a few days ago. Now she was buying a bicycle and a tricycle?

“Girl, what kind of fortune did you make?”

Several hundred yuan was a sum that even city-dwelling office workers couldn’t save in a year, let alone someone from the village like Jiang Yiyi.

“My cold noodle business is good, and I want to expand.”

Cold noodle business?

“You mean you’re selling cold noodles?”

Jiang Yiyi nodded.

“How much do you sell each one for?”

“Thirty cents.”

Cui Yong took a deep breath. Only thirty cents a serving, and Jiang Yiyi had earned several hundred yuan in just a few days?

“Your business is so profitable, Brother Cui wants to join you.”

“Okay, Brother Cui has a wide network, you can help with sales. I’ll give you three cents commission per serving.”

Cui Yong was truly tempted, but he had invested a lot in his own stall and had many regular customers. He couldn’t just quit.

However…

“Girl, I have a friend who’s a salesman. When the factory was booming, he brought in the most business. But now the factory is struggling, and he’s not getting much work. Can you let him help with your sales?”

“Sure, but if he’s working part-time, he’ll only get commission, no salary.”

“Okay, wait, I’ll call him.”

Cui Yong went outside to make a call, then came back and picked out a good, almost brand-new bicycle for Jiang Yiyi.

“One hundred and eighty yuan will do.”

Jiang Yiyi paid promptly.

The tricycle was the one she had seen before, still costing 300 yuan. Jiang Yiyi again asked Cui Yong to help make the glass enclosure, but this time she didn’t give a deposit.

“There’s one more thing, Brother Cui.”

“Go ahead.”

“I want to rent a house with a big yard, a little outside, so making cold noodles won’t disturb the neighbors.”

Before Cui Yong could answer, a man in his thirties quickly walked into the yard.

“Wu Gang, come, let me introduce you. This is Jiang Yiyi, Sister Jiang,” Cui Yong said, then turning to Jiang Yiyi, “This is my friend, Wu Gang.”

The factory was struggling, and Wu Gang hadn’t gotten any work for a long time. No commission, no basic salary. His wife also worked at a factory, and they had two children to support. They were on the verge of bankruptcy, so he rushed over after Cui Yong’s call.

From Cui Yong’s introduction, it seemed like he was to help Jiang Yiyi with sales, but the girl was only about twenty, what kind of business could she be running?

“I’m planning to do wholesale cold noodles, and I’m short of salespeople.”

Wu Gang actually knew about cold noodles.

His wife had gone back to her parents’ house yesterday afternoon and said her sister-in-law had bought a serving of cold noodles. It was refreshing and delicious, and the whole family couldn’t stop eating it, asking her sister-in-law to buy more today.

“Currently, I only supply state-owned restaurants. I haven’t expanded to other places yet, the market is huge.”

State-owned restaurants also want cold noodles?

Wu Gang was surprised. Only wealthy people ate at state-owned restaurants. If even they ate cold noodles, the taste must be excellent.

“Can I try some?”

“I don’t have any today, I’ll send two servings to Brother Cui’s place tomorrow.”

Wu Gang nodded.

“A single serving of cold noodles is thirty cents, including the cucumbers and chili oil. The wholesale price is twenty-five cents. If you don’t want those, the wholesale price is the same as for state-owned restaurants, twenty cents. Regardless of the wholesale price, I’ll give you a three-cent commission per serving.”

“Don’t underestimate three cents. If you sell two hundred servings a day, that’s six yuan. My business is just starting, and I haven’t captured a large market yet. If you decide to do this, you’ll seize the opportunity. Don’t say six yuan a day, sixty yuan is also possible.”

Wu Gang was a salesman himself, he’d done his share of pie-in-the-sky promises, so he naturally didn’t believe Jiang Yiyi, but he really needed money, even if he could only earn three yuan a day.

But he didn’t agree immediately.

Phone calls were expensive, Cui Yong didn’t dare say much. Seeing Wu Gang hesitate, Cui Yong anxiously pulled him aside and told him about Jiang Yiyi making a lot of money in just a few days. “If my stall wasn’t so busy, I’d follow Sister Jiang.”

Hearing that Jiang Yiyi had earned several hundred yuan in a few days, Wu Gang was secretly surprised. Could the cold noodle market really be that big?

“Don’t hesitate, I’m telling you, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

“I’ll listen to Brother Cui.”

Cui Yong pulled him back. “Girl, he agreed.”

“Right, Wu Gang…” To avoid embarrassing Wu Gang, before Jiang Yiyi could respond, Cui Yong continued, “Sister Jiang wants to find a house with a big yard, do you know where there is one?”

Wu Gang said, “Our factory’s warehouse is available for rent, but it’s quite large.”

“Can you take me to see it?”

“Sure.”

The warehouse Wu Gang mentioned was in the west of the county, next to the main road, with few surrounding houses. It had five rooms and a large yard – exactly what Jiang Yiyi was looking for. She immediately decided, “Please tell your factory leader, I’ll come at nine o’clock tomorrow morning to sign the contract.”

Jiang Jinfeng had been following along, stunned by his sister’s extravagant spending. He hadn’t recovered even after leaving the county.

“We need to build some large stoves in the yard. Brother, go tell Dad to find a few people. We can start building tomorrow after signing the contract. Also, send Sister-in-law home tomorrow morning, then we’ll go to the county together.”

Jiang Jinfeng nodded repeatedly. After parting ways with Jiang Yiyi at the crossroads, he pedaled his bicycle almost as if it would fly. He had to tell his parents, his little sister had changed too much.

At home, hearing his mother and older sister talk about Jiang Yiyi renting a house in the county, Gu Yunyang’s face tightened. He thought the woman had changed her mind, wanting to stay and live with them properly, but it turned out she was waiting for an opportunity to rent a house in the county openly.

With him around, she wouldn’t succeed. He would never let that woman have the chance to be with other men without restraint.

“Mom, did you send the letter you asked the villagers to write for Brother a few days ago?”

“Your sister-in-law said she had time to call your brother. Mom thought calling would be faster, so she didn’t send it.”

She was so scheming.

He had even called his sister-in-law yesterday. His mouth was really too foul.

Gu Yunyang wanted to expose Jiang Yiyi’s true face, but if he did, his mother would be heartbroken. Her health had only recently improved, and he couldn’t let her suffer again.

He couldn’t tell his older sister either, because if he told her, his mother would find out. But could he just watch that woman get away with it?

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