This lesbian is too good at talking! I can't afford to offend her!

Chapter 262 Chen Shuning discusses buying a sewing machine with his family

Chen Aiguo asked in surprise, "Buy a sewing machine? Why buy a sewing machine for no reason?"

Chen Shuning pulled Chen Aiguo to sit down and explained with a smile: "Dad, my second brother and I have checked the answers, and there is no problem for both of us to get into university.

Think about it, how much does it cost to support two college students in a family every year? Don’t we have to find a way to make money?

Chen Aiguo nodded in agreement, "I get a fixed salary, and after deducting my monthly expenses, there's not enough left for you and your siblings to spend. We can't get much land, so having food to eat is good enough."

Your eldest brother and his wife have just paid off their debts. They are not young anymore and have children to bear. It is impossible for them to support you two all the time..."

Chen Feng frowned and asked, "Sewing machines are not cheap. Boss, do you have that much money?"

Chen Aiguo scratched his hair, forced a wry smile, and said, "I'll ask someone tomorrow if there's a second-hand sewing machine. I can buy it without borrowing money."

"Dad, I'll ask Dajiang tomorrow." Chen Jiawang interjected, "He knows a lot of people, maybe he has some connections."

Chen Shuning nodded solemnly and agreed, "Dad, I originally wanted to ask my eldest brother to help look for it when he goes on a business trip to the south. If we can buy it secondhand, that would be even better!"

"Shuning, tell dad, how do you plan to make money?"

Chen Shuning replied, "Dad, I've been making hairpins and hairbands with Wang Na and the others these days! But we don't have a sewing machine, and hand sewing is too slow, and Zhou Dajiang is pushing us so hard..."

Liu Xianghua asked, "How many days can you still work? It's not worth spending so much money on a sewing machine just to do this for a month..."

"Mom, listen to me!" Chen Shuning explained softly, "I can't make many hairbands by myself, and if I go to college, I won't be able to make these things anymore. I've been thinking about this for several days, and I'm going to let you do it."

"Me?" Liu Xianghua said with a smile, "Can I do it?"

Chen Shuning encouraged her, "Mom, making these things isn't difficult. You're quite skilled, so you'll be able to do it after a little practice. Let's do it ourselves first, and then when we've established a good market, we can hire someone to do it."

"Hire people to work?" Li Zhen's eyes widened, and he said fearfully, "Wouldn't that be the same as the landlords of the past? Would the village allow it?"

"Then we won't hire anyone." Chen Shuning said with a smile: "Let my sister Shuyi and my aunts work with us. Don't be afraid, grandma, we are not like the landlords."

Chen Shuning waved his fan, and the breeze dispelled the heat. He continued, "I've made all the plans. For now, let's learn from Wang Na and the others. Once you've learned how to do it, I'll have my brother bring in the original parts from the south.

The last time I visited my eldest brother, I heard him say that there are many small factories in the south. The raw materials for hair ties and hairpins are sold by the pound there, and the price is very cheap.

There are many styles and the quality is good. We are currently using scraps of cloth, and the patterns are too limited. If we want to continue like this for a long time, it will definitely not work."

Chen Aiguo asked with a bitter face, "Shuning, you make so many hairbands and hairpins, where can we sell them?"

"Dad, don't worry about this." Chen Shuning had already thought about it and said with a smile: "My sister-in-law works in the supply and marketing cooperative. I'll ask her if she has any connections.

If all else fails, there's still Zhou Dajiang! He has a wide network of contacts and has sold out all the goods that Wang Na and Lan Zhi had made before."

Chen Feng took a puff of his pipe and asked, "What do those two young intellectuals say? Shuning, you have a good relationship. If you steal their girl, how will you deal with them in the future?"

"They won't be able to stay in our village for long."

When Chen Jiawang heard this, a look of disappointment flashed across his face.

Chen Shuning continued, “Wang Na told me that even if they couldn’t get into university, their families would find them jobs and let them return to the city.

I told them that after they left, I wanted to start this business. It might not make a lot of money, but it would last a long time. And it didn't require a lot of capital; the biggest expense was the sewing machine.

"Let's do it!" Chen Feng put down his pipe and said, "Shuning, Grandpa supports you. I'll give you some money later."

Chen Shuning smiled sweetly and nodded in response, "Yes! Thank you, Grandpa. But I can't take your money for nothing. Consider it a loan from you. When I get my money back, I'll return it to you."

Most of Chen Feng's money came from his second and third uncles, and even though Chen Shuning took the money, the two uncles wouldn't say anything, but she didn't want to take advantage of them.

"What else?" Li Zhen waved his hand and said, "Even if you give it to us, we don't want it. Shuning, this money should be used in the right place. If you make money, you won't be the only one spending it.

You have taken care of us old couple all these years, so giving you a little money is nothing. Besides, we old couple don’t have much savings, so a few dozen dollars will do the trick.”

"A few dozen yuan is a lot!" Chen Shuning said with a smile, "Grandma, a few dozen yuan can solve a lot of problems."

Chen Feng smiled and said, "It's settled. Your grandmother and I will give you some money as support for you and Jiawang to go to college. Shuning, are you confident in your college entrance exams?"

Chen Shuning patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, Grandpa! The difficulty of those questions is not too high for me."

"Okay!" Chen Feng said happily, "When you get into college, grandpa will open a separate page for you in the family tree."

"Hahaha..." Chen Aiguo said with a smile, "Dad, you wrote that family tree yourself. What kind of family tree is that?"

Chen Feng said with a sullen face, "What's wrong with me writing this myself? I, Chen Feng, drove away the Japanese and killed the Americans. Can't I write a family tree?"

"Yes, yes!" Chen Aiguo gave a thumbs-up and nodded in response, "You have made contributions to the country. You are really capable!"

Chen Feng murmured, "Stinky boy..."

Liu Xianghua had already set the table and urged, "Dad, Mom, come over and eat!"

The weather was so hot that the Chen family had been eating in the courtyard these days. Liu Xianghua lit the match, and puffs of white smoke rose from the match, and a faint smell spread in the air.

Chen Shuning picked up a piece of wild vegetable with chopsticks and put it into her mouth. A firefly landed on the back of her hand. She waved her hand and the firefly flew away.

"There are too many bugs these days," Chen Aiguo complained. "I can only squint my eyes while riding my bike, and I dare not open my mouth."

Chen Feng took a bite of his steamed bread, put down his chopsticks, and said solemnly, "Boss, you work at the post office, so you have to take good care of Shuning and Jiawang's notices!"

Chen Aiguo was confused and asked, "The college entrance examination scores haven't come out yet, where did the notice come from? Dad, what's wrong with you?"

Chen Feng's eyes widened as he said, "There have been cases of impersonation before! You happen to work at the post office, so be careful and don't let anyone steal the child's notice."

Chen Aiguo nodded and replied, "I'll remember that, Dad! Don't worry, no one dares to touch Shuning and Jiawang's notices."

Chen Shuning put down his chopsticks and warned, "Dad, please tell Uncle Liu that the notice must be handed over to the person in question and never let anyone else collect it on his behalf.

If there really is someone with bad intentions, Uncle Liu might be implicated. He's an honest man, and you wouldn't have guessed it if you hadn't told him."

"Well, I'll talk to your Uncle Liu tomorrow. Let's eat quickly!"