novelraw Chapter 466 - 464: Huge Profit
Chapter 466 - 464: Huge Profit
"Hmm, now that we have funds, I want to buy a place.""Alright, I’ll ask the leaders at the office this afternoon."
"Okay, make sure to ask thoroughly for me." They managed to gather enough supplies, and Yin Peibai didn’t let Lin Wan go over. Sending a shipment would be handled, and she’d be back after settling the accounts in the evening.
Lin Wan was busy all morning, originally thinking Little Star would be fussy, but as soon as she arrived at Mom’s courtyard, there was no trace of Little Star.
"Mom, where’s the child?"
"The child, your Aunt Liang and her husband took him, saying they’re taking him to the city to meet some old friends. I didn’t agree, but your Uncle Mei is really stubborn, refusing to let go. Ultimately, I couldn’t do anything but give them some milk formula and diapers before they took him."
Lin Wan was speechless. Uncle Mei really is quite the child at heart. But with someone taking care of the baby, she could relax a bit. Taking advantage of the free time now, Lin Wan quickly went to the room to sew a few unfinished pieces.
Today, two to three hundred pieces were dispatched, and not many were left completed. Sister Zhao didn’t even mention it to her.
At noon, after a simple meal between the mother and daughter, Liang Hongmei went to the shop.
Looking at the time, Lin Wan guessed Uncle Mei and Aunt Liang wouldn’t come after two o’clock.
During this time, Lin Wan cleaned up the house, washed what needed washing, and replaced what needed replacing.
The child was born three months ago, and she’d slowly lost a few pounds.
The clothes she wore before pregnancy still fit.
It seems there’s no need to make entirely new clothes.
Around five o’clock, her brother and Uncle Mei and Aunt Liang came back one after another.
Little Star had a good day out, eating well and sleeping soundly.
There were even a few new pieces of clothing in the cradle.
"Aunt Liang, you’ve already done so much trouble taking care of the child, why buy clothes for her?"
Aunt Liang smiled, "I didn’t buy them. It was your Uncle Mei’s old friend’s daughter-in-law. She has a granddaughter around two years old, and these clothes are from when the child was little. They are very nice but couldn’t bear to throw them away. So today, upon meeting Little Star, she gave them all to us."
Lin Wan picked up two pieces, smiling, "These are foreign goods, aren’t they? Really nice."
"Indeed, they’re of great quality and very clean. I was even worried you’d mind." "No, no, little kids aren’t that picky," Lin Wan genuinely remarked, even if the household is wealthy, they couldn’t waste money recklessly.
Kids grow quickly, changing every month, and newly made clothes scarcely last before they become small.
If there’s something spare from others, it’s naturally good to accept.
"Although these are nice, they’ve been in the closet for quite some time. It’s better to wash them before letting the child wear them."
"Hmm, I’ll wash them tomorrow."
"You should be back to school soon. Feed the child quickly and get going. I’ll watch the child for you."
Holding the child, Lin Wan walked toward Mom’s room, refusing, "Aunt Liang, let my brother take the child. You’ve been out with Uncle Mei all day, you must be exhausted. Go back and rest."
"Don’t worry, we’re not tired. See? He already went to play chess with your brother." Liang Qian laughed, pointing toward Lin Yinghui’s study as she spoke with Lin Wan.
"Your mom should be back soon. I’ll leave when she returns."
Lin Wan didn’t insist, quickly feeding the baby, biding her time after being cooped up all day.
She had used a hot compress earlier in the afternoon.
It’s rare that Mei Shuqing has a few days off; the couple spends most days visiting the Lin Family.
Mei Shuqing’s work here is nearly done, and in another week he’ll return to the Capital City. Hearing about the house not being sold, he didn’t comment much; household decisions are usually made by his wife.
With rare free time these days and borrowing Little Star as an excuse, they often dine at the Liang Family’s house. Mei Shuqing frequently urged his wife privately to learn more about cooking. He found himself bonding well with Lin Yinghui, and they’d spend evenings together to soothe the child while playing chess.
The two families grew closer. The Mei couple genuinely loved both kids, especially Little Star. She’s like their precious treasure. These days, when there are evening classes, it’s mostly Mom and brother looking after the child. During the day, it’s Lin Wan at home, though with Aunt Liang and Uncle Mei around, she seldom held her daughter; they’d usually take over. These days the weather suddenly turned colder, and Lin Wan was rushing to finish sewing the remaining pieces. A few days ago, Sister Zhao placed an order, and she and Yin Peibai delivered some to several familiar supply and marketing agencies.
Most of the stock has already been shipped.
On Ye Zi’s end, the sweaters and pants — over the past year, seven or eight young girls knitted five to six hundred pieces.
Lin Wan paid each of them five hundred as a crafting fee. The source of this content ɪs novel fire.net
Seeing so much money, Ye Zi was momentarily at a loss.
"Silly girl, so bewildered with this much money? Stick with me, and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to earn. How about this, keep a little money for yourselves, and tomorrow I’ll have your brother Xiao Gu get a passbook for each of you and put the money away," Lin Wan joked, playfully rubbing her head.
"Thank you, Sister Xiao Wan. You really don’t have to give us so much; even a few dozen is enough."
"A few dozen won’t do. If I really gave that, I’d be a heartless capitalist, wouldn’t I? It’s your rightful share. Save it for something worthwhile, don’t squander your money when you have it."
"We won’t squander money, the director mom will educate us," one of the younger girls said with a smile.
"Good. That’s reassuring."
After seeing Ye Zi and the others off, Lin Wan took four thousand yuan and gave it to Mom, asking her to give it to Xiao Gu in the evening, instructing him to make a passbook for each child tomorrow. Lin Wan then sourced another batch of yarn from Yu Qianqian for them to continue knitting.
The sweaters and pants from this end were brought to the shop. Sister Zhao took a batch including children’s and adults’, all at once totaling five hundred garments.
When Director Wang saw her new styles of knitwear, she knew Lin Wan’s stock was limited and insisted on taking it all, including leftover scarves from last year.
With the onset of early fall, her year’s worth of stock quickly sold out to the two families.
Even Yang Erni and the others didn’t manage to get any of it.
The sweaters and knit cardigans this time followed Korean-style trends from later eras and truly looked beautiful.
Their prices were high, ranging from twenty to forty per piece depending on the style.
From this batch, after deducting wages and costs, Lin Wan profited thirteen thousand yuan.
This time, she gave Yin Peibai five hundred, including Mrs. Yin’s crafting fee, finally clearing her debt with Peibai’s house.
Of course, their consumption wasn’t negligible; Su Ling alone took seven or eight pieces for her own family, and Yin Peibai needn’t be mentioned, her mom, brother, and mother-in-law had differing opinions but had to be appeased.
Lin Wan charged them only for the yarn, totaling just fifty to sixty yuan for seven or eight pieces. Su Ling’s mother-in-law’s crafting fee nearly equaled the price anyway.
Lin Wan kept one for herself, and saved a set for Grandma, Aunt Jin, and her cousin.
Naturally, Mom, mother-in-law, Aunt Liang, and Uncle Mei also got theirs. Even Zhang Dandan received her share.
No matter her feelings toward her, she was still a cousin, appearances couldn’t be too awkward.
At noon, Liang Hongmei specifically called her back for a meal at home.
Despite seeing each other daily at the shop, they were mostly occupied, seldom chatting about personal matters.
Winter here is particularly cold, so Liang Hongmei invited her over for a meal and to take her measurements for making a set of cotton clothes.
"Sister Xiao Wan, the clothes you knit are so beautiful. I checked at the department store, one costs dozens, and Aunt mentioned that what’s sold there is all your merchandise. You must make quite a fortune, right?" She’d calculated, the department store displayed quite a few sweaters like that.
Each sold for thirty, fifty, averaging forty, with dozens of pieces, totaling several thousands.
Lin Wan undoubtedly made several thousand yuan.
She’s been living comfortably these days, eating better than during New Year at the old home, not to mention the clothes; everything her cousin gave her was top-notch. She herself occasionally bought some from the department store.
No need to wear sisters’ hand-me-downs like back home.
And her living conditions were beyond comparison. One person had a large courtyard without her having to pay.
Just as an unpopular niece to her aunt, life was already this good. Imagine if she were truly family, her life might as well be divine?
Still, Zhang Dandan remained oblivious. Her words revealed her selfish desires.
Lin Wan merely responded with a faint "Mm," not engaging further.
She only thought of quickly finishing dinner so Zhang Dandan could leave.