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Chapter 633: The Machiavellian Woman
Chapter 633: The Machiavellian Woman
The next day, Jiang Xia took Li Qiu Feng to school. Since Li Qiu Feng had expressed a desire to continue her education, Jiang Xia thought it would be a good idea to let her experience the atmosphere of this prestigious university first!
She would fall in love with it.
The morning at Q University was bustling and vibrant.
The university’s dining hall was still relatively small and couldn’t accommodate many people, so it was common to see students sitting in various corners of the campus, munching on steamed buns or dumplings while reading books.
The thick academic atmosphere, accompanied by the early morning light, deeply impacted Li Qiu Feng.
She suddenly felt that spending her free time knitting sweaters was a waste of time.
Initially, she thought only her cousin and his wife were particularly fond of reading. Her cousin’s wife would often bring several books back for her husband to read, and the two of them, whenever they had free time, were either translating, reading, or preparing for their classes.
But it turned out that there were many more people in the world who were even more diligent, reading books even while having breakfast.
Jiang Xia asked her, "Do you want to go to class with me or visit the library first?"
Li Qiu Feng thought for a moment and replied, "Let's go to class first, and then visit the library."
"Sure." Since Jiang Xia also had a teaching position at the university, she was friends and colleagues with many of her departmental professors. Therefore, bringing Li Qiu Feng to sit in on a class wasn’t a problem.
Jiang Xia took Li Qiu Feng to a professional course.
When Zeng Jing saw Jiang Xia and Li Qiu Feng walk into the classroom, she was taken aback.
She remembered Li Qiu Feng!
The young woman Zhang Rui had brought with him during the National Day holiday!
She had even seen Zhang Rui taking her to the cinema, treating her with great care, buying her sunflower seeds and snacks, and even holding a paper bag to catch the shells while they watched the movie.
Zhang Grandma had refused the matchmaker’s proposal, saying that Zhang Rui seemed to have a woman he liked.
Zeng Jing guessed it was the woman Zhang Rui had taken to the movies.
But why was she now with Jiang Xia?
Then Zeng Jing heard Jiang Xia say to her, "Cousin, let’s sit next to Wei Zhen."
"Okay." The two of them sat down.
Zeng Jing’s heart sank. So, Jiang Xia was introducing her cousin to Zhang Rui?!
Was this a case of keeping the best for the family?
These two sisters, in their quest to climb the social ladder and become phoenixes, really wouldn’t let any good man slip through their fingers!
How devious!
No wonder her sister had lost to Jiang Xia!
A true schemer!
It infuriated her! She had liked Zhang Rui for many years!
No, she had to find out who this cousin of Jiang Xia was and whether she was also a student at the university.
The class began, and the professor arrived. Zeng Jing didn’t look at them again but was too angry to concentrate on the lecture.
Li Qiu Feng listened attentively. Since the topic was about fashion, she didn’t find it completely incomprehensible. As she listened, she felt a sudden clarity.
She realized she had been a frog at the bottom of a well.
After two consecutive professional theory classes, Jiang Xia took her to the library.
"Pick any book you want to read, and you can also borrow it to take home. Just choose, and I’ll help you check it out."
Li Qiu Feng nodded. "Okay."
Jiang Xia let her find her own books and then left the library to attend her own class.
After class, Jiang Xia and Liu Wei Zhen came to the library to find Li Qiu Feng.
Jiang Xia smiled and asked, "How was your morning experience?"
Li Qiu Feng blushed slightly and said, "I’m even more determined to continue my studies."
This visit to Q University had made Li Qiu Feng more resolute about continuing her education.
The library had many books, and she couldn’t even understand the titles. She knew each word, but she didn’t know what the books were about.
The world was vast, and she was ignorant.
She didn’t aspire to be as knowledgeable as the students here, but she wanted to find a path through reading.
Jiang Xia encouraged, "Then go for it. I once saw a quote that says, 'Don't be afraid of the hardships of studying; it is the best path to the world.'"
This quote was one Jiang Xia had seen in the daily golden sentences of the People's Daily online.
Li Qiu Feng was moved by the words.
Liu Wei Zhen also felt deeply, "Yes! You must study. Education is the way for us rural folks to change our fate and rise to the top. Although it's not the only way, it is the best, because studying doesn't hinder you from pursuing other paths; it can even help you go further, higher, and wider in those paths! My family was very poor, and we couldn't afford the tuition. I would catch fish by the river, pick wild fruits on the mountains, and secretly sell things like baskets to earn money for my tuition. I then became the Provincial Top Student and won a few hundred yuan in scholarships, otherwise, my mother wouldn't have had the money for her medical treatment!"
Li Qiu Feng looked at her in shock.
Jiang Xia nodded in agreement, "Indeed. So go for it!"
Li Qiu Feng nodded solemnly.
Jiang Xia gave Li Qiu Feng a meal ticket and followed Liu Wei Zhen to the cafeteria for a meal. After eating, they went straight to sell clothes.
Jiang Xia found a few reference books for Zhao Cheng Lei in the library and then went home.
In the evening, Liu Wei Zhen came to the siheyuan with Li Qiu Feng, excitedly saying, "We sold them all! Every single piece! The autumn and winter clothes were especially popular; they sold like hotcakes!"
There had been a cold front recently, and the weather in Jing City was a bit chilly, with the ginkgo leaves in the courtyard starting to turn yellow.
With the cold weather, thicker clothes naturally sold well.
Jiang Xia asked with a smile, "How much did you sell each piece for?"
Liu Wei Zhen took out the money and gave it to Jiang Xia, smiling, "I only raised the price by fifty cents for the summer clothes, one yuan for the spring and autumn clothes, and one and a half yuan for the winter clothes."
This time, they sold fifty sets each of spring, summer, autumn, and winter clothes, earning a total of two hundred yuan.
She had never made so much money in one afternoon!
They split the money, each getting one hundred yuan, and decided to continue their collaboration as today.
Although they earned a bit less, working together made it much easier. Li Qiu Feng was very diligent and careful, and she even caught someone trying to steal clothes.
Besides, if they didn't work together, Li Qiu Feng could still sell the clothes on her own. After all, she was Jiang Xia's young cousin-in-law.
Liu Wei Zhen was open-minded. Selling alone would earn her more, but working together was more convenient, easier, and safer.
After all, hundreds of pieces of clothing were worth quite a bit of money.
Jiang Xia took the money. She hadn't taken a single cent from the clothes they had sold before, and she smiled, "Not bad. Do you want to bring more to sell tomorrow?"
"Yes, tomorrow Li Qiu Feng and I plan to bring a hundred more sets. I have no classes in the morning, so I'll come over to get them. I need to bring a hundred sets back to school; many people there want to buy them too."
"Okay. Just find Li Qiu Feng when you come."
"Sure."
Jiang Xia added, "When you're both busy, you can ask some students who need to work for their living to help."
Liu Wei Zhen had the same idea, and she knew a few people who were also looking for ways to earn money.
Thus, the matter of selling clothes was entirely handed over to Liu Wei Zhen and Li Qiu Feng.
They went out to sell clothes for half a day each day. Li Qiu Feng even got others to help, and the clothes sold faster and faster.
On their best day, they sold a thousand sets. Jiang Xia had already called the factory to send ten thousand more sets, which would arrive in Jing City tonight.
The factory was still having a "Final Day, Clearance Sale." Many people, like Tian Cai Hua, were taking the goods to sell at the market.
Not counting the ten thousand sets sent by train, they had already cleared over ten thousand sets from both sides!
(End of Chapter)
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