Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 68 People from the Capital

Familiar voice.

Lin Qingping turned around and her face lit up with joy, "Meili!"

It was Mei Li, and a woman who looked only a few years older than Mei Li, but was tall and dignified, very beautiful, with a heroic air about her.

Mei Li was very outgoing and pulled the woman over to sit at the same table with her. "I was wondering if I would run into you here, and sure enough, we did! Isn't this fate? Let me introduce you. This is Tianping's older sister, and this is Lin Qingping, whom I told you about."

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With Mei Li and Wu Tianjiao joining them, the morning tea lasted for more than an hour.

The women had common topics to discuss, such as clothing and makeup. Lin Qingping, with decades of experience, was in no way inferior to Mei Li and Wu Tianjiao, who came from the capital, while she was just a country woman. Xiang Hongying, as the manager of a shopping mall in the provincial capital, was also used to big occasions and was not intimidated.

Gu Youlian, on the other hand, didn't know what to say, and Du Gen, being a man, was even less likely to boast at such a time. Having followed Lin Qingping and the factory around for the past few months, he had learned what to say and do in different situations, so he simply served the ladies.

After the morning tea ended and everyone left, Gu Youlian's legs were weak. She clung to Lin Qingping and sighed, "Pingzi, I really admire you. How do you know all kinds of people and get along with them so well? I'm so scared, I don't even dare to breathe. They're from the capital!"

Lin Qingping laughed, "So what if you're from the capital? You don't have four eyes and two mouths!"

"That's what they say..." Anyway, Gu Youlian found it hard to believe that she was actually eating at the same table as people from the capital. How far is it from Gu Family Village to the capital!

"You!" Dugen laughed at her, "You're as timid as a mouse!"

Gu Youlian kept a straight face, holding Lin Qingping's hand, and ignored him.

For the past two days, Gu Youlian had given Du Gen the cold shoulder, whether on the train or in the provincial capital.

Lin Qingping pretended not to see it.

Shortly after the three of them returned to the ordering site, Xiang Hongying also came to the garment factory's exhibition area to order the series designed by Lin Qingping.

Section Chief Fu and the factory director were overjoyed. They genuinely hoped that Lin Qingping's series would sell well. However, the order placed by Xiang Hongying was really small and far from meeting their expectations.

On the contrary, Gao Dashan closed two more deals.

Although each order wasn't large, the sheer volume of orders made up for it. Gao Dashan was the sole reason why Ruixiang Garment Factory's spring order fair was so successful.

Gao Dashan was really smug. "Young man, you must guard against arrogance and impetuosity. Success achieved by luck or opportunism cannot last. But it doesn't matter. You are young. Study hard and you will have more opportunities in the future."

Feng Debao chimed in sarcastically, "Yes, my brother-in-law is a magnanimous man. If you work in the same factory in the future, you can humbly ask for his guidance. He'll be happy to help you. Your brother works in the factory too, so he'll take care of you both."

Factory Director Hu said sternly, "Alright, with so many customers here, stop embarrassing yourselves."

"What's shameful about it?" Feng Debao, smug and pleased with himself, said, "We're just trying to build good relationships with our colleagues. Factory director, didn't you see? My brother-in-law is even offering to teach her. How are we wrong? Factory director, you can't be so biased!"

This guy is a real troublemaker in the factory. He used to curse at the factory leaders a lot, and they've had a headache dealing with him more than once. They just can't do anything about him.

Seeing the factory director turn pale with anger, Feng Debao and Gao Dashan laughed triumphantly, while Lin Qingping gestured to Director Hu to stop talking.

By this time, the trade fair was nearing its end. All the orders that needed to be signed had been signed, and some factories that had come from afar were preparing to pack up and head home. Ruixiang Garment Factory was no exception; Section Chief Fu was already directing people to pack. There was a lot of discussion at the trade fair again.

"Is it true that the head of a major department store from the capital is coming to the trade fair, as rumored?"

"Yes, I've heard that too. It's not just the capital; I heard that big department stores from Shanghai are also coming!"

"Or should we wait a little longer?"

"Hey, the big department stores in the capital and Shanghai probably wouldn't even look at our clothes, right?"

Section Chief Fu, who had already packed most of the items, stopped and asked the factory manager, "Or, shall we take a look too?"

The factory manager wasn't very interested. Like some other small, unknown factories, he thought, "How could our small garment factory in the countryside possibly catch the eye of people in big cities?"

He glanced at Lin Qingping and felt very regretful. If Comrade Lin's design had performed normally, there might still be hope.

Seeing that the factory manager seemed uninterested, Gu Youlian, however, was quite intrigued and couldn't help but interject, "Factory manager? Let's just take a look!"

Feng Debao sneered, "What are you looking at? Do you really expect anyone to notice your weirdly shaped clothes?"

To be honest, as soon as Gu Youlian heard the word "capital," her heart started pounding with a premonition. Now, provoked by Feng Debao, this premonition intensified, and her heart was pounding wildly. "How do you know it's not possible?"

Gao Dashan and Feng Debao burst into laughter, unable to stand up straight. "Hahahaha! Hahahaha! Listen to what she's saying? Dream on!"

Du Gen also felt that Gu Youlian was losing her temper, so he tugged at her sleeve and told her to stop talking.

Gu Youlian was furious at their mockery, but Feng Debao was utterly despicable. Not only did he laugh himself, but he also went to the neighbors and even the middle of the ordering site, shouting, "Hey, look at those two shameless designers! They said that the only reason their designs were chosen was for that dress, the one you all saw before, the one that's indecent, with skirts that go all the way up to the waist and necklines that expose the women's breasts! Hahahaha!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

The design series that Lin Qingping was replaced was a joke, not only in the eyes of these people, but also in her own eyes.

"Little girl, people in big cities are just fashionable, not shameless! Hahaha!"

"Those clothes are probably worn by people from brothels in the old society! Hahaha!"

Feng Debao was still pretending to be a good guy, "Brother, don't laugh at me, she's just a country girl, doesn't know her place, hasn't seen the world before, hahahaha!"

"Ha! What do women know? Go back and take care of men and give birth!"

"Exactly! Hahaha!"

Factory Director Hu and Section Chief Fu were displeased. Factory Director Hu said sternly, "Alright, you grown men also have daughters at home. How can you be so shameless as to bully your daughters like this outside?"

Gu Youlian was about to rush up and hit someone, but Du Gen held her back tightly.

Only Lin Qingping remained calm and composed, not uttering a single word.

Just then, a commotion broke out in the crowd, followed by a sudden silence. Mei Li and Wu Tianjiao walked in through the entrance to the ordering area, accompanied by several other people.