C46

"A light touch?" Li YuGeng's voice was sinister and cold. "Try it and see if it hurts."

"Tsk, stingy!"

Cao Xiao turned her head. There was no longer any nightlife. On an autumn night, there was a bit of sadness and coldness. Suddenly, Chen Lifen's face flashed before her eyes, making her feel sorry for him.

That bastard Old Tao, no matter what the reason was, he shouldn't hit women. Men who hit women were worse than pigs and dogs.

"By the way, from what I heard from Sister Chen, do you think Old Tao has to take legal responsibility for what he did?"

Li Yugeng did not even turn his head as he focused on looking at the road ahead. "I don't think so. In fact, this is it." As the secret of the entire factory, if he was a formal employee of the factory, it would be a leak. If it's not, then let's call it stealing. "

"He's not." In the past, although Chen Lifen and his wife took a share, they only took on Chen Lifen's position. Old Tao's side thought that it was better for them not to work together, and they paid Old Tao for each of them.

"That's for the best. If you're an employee, you'll need a confidentiality agreement."

Cao Xiaolian was dumbfounded. "What do you mean by a confidentiality agreement?"

"It means that the core of something like design cannot be leaked out. It was the same for their own employees, but for some, it was unavoidable. "As a tailor, Old Tao needs him to make samples of the items you designed. He will definitely have to come into contact with them, and they will need to sign a secret agreement." Li YuGeng glanced at Cao Xiaoling who was dumbfounded. "Forget it, I knew you didn't sign it. He's not a factory employee now, so it's much easier to deal with him."

"Then, how are you going to deal with it?"

"This kind of thing is considered stealing, you can first hand it over to a public security organ and then go to a court to prosecute it."

After Li YuGeng finished speaking, Cao Xiaolan looked at her with a strange expression. She frowned and said, "What? You aren't asking the Virgin to be merciful and let Old Tao go, are you?"

"Of course not! "Just because he beat up Sis Chen to such a state, I have to make him suffer a little." Cao Xiaolian frowned, "I feel that something is amiss. It seems like all of this is coming for me."

"What do you mean?"

"Look, Old Tao and his younger cousin definitely weren't together for the first day." If we were to talk about earning money, then wouldn't it be even more so if I were to accept Teacher Tao's list? I gave him the drafts of the designs and entrusted them to him. "How much is the profit from that? Making a down jacket would take a lot of time, and it wouldn't earn much. Why would he need to spend so much time to get to the bottom of this?"

"What's more, he only attacked when Shang Yin and I were alone. I think Old Tao must have other people by his side."

Li Yugeng frowned. "You mean, this shouldn't be a coincidence. It was planned for a long time by our competitors."

Cao Xiaoliu shook her head, "It's hard to say, but if there really is a competitor, then it will be troublesome. I think in a few days, our five pieces of clothing will come out of the market."

Li YuGeng's heart sank as well. "Then what do you plan to do?"

His voice was full of worry. Cao Xiaoling laughed at herself, "What else can we do? I need to buy raw materials first. I have to produce them, and I'm still carrying the loan. I have so many mouths for food. "Let the machine work first, step by step, and we'll be more careful in the future."

Looking at Cao Xiaolian's smile, Li YuGeng felt a little sour. He thought about his cousin who was also 15 or 16 years old and still innocent all day long, while this little girl carried the burden of the family too early.

He did not speak. He just quietly drove his car through the dark night.

Cao Xiaolian's hunch was right.

First came the purchase of the duck feathers, and then there was the problem.

The shop assistant Xiaofang who was sent out, Xiaofang said that the duck feathers from the surrounding villages had all been taken away, and no one knew who gave them to them.

Cao Xiaolian's face was ashen. It looked like she was right. This was not the act of Old Tao alone, but someone supporting him from behind.

Otherwise, who would be so generous?

The matter had to be investigated, but he had to get the duck feathers as well. Without the duck feathers, how could they be done with the down jacket?

Cao Xiaolian was so anxious that the corner of her mouth started to bubble. She couldn't even hear the phone clearly.

"Cao Gong, it's your call."

Now that the nominal factory director was Chen Lifen, it was inconvenient for Shang Yin to step in and Cao Xiaoling was too young to suppress people. Here, she hung up an engineer who obviously did design work, so everyone called her Cao Gong.

"Alright, I understand."

As soon as she picked up the phone, Cao Xiaolan heard a happy voice, "Xiaolan, why didn't you call me when you went back?"

"Sister He Qing?"

"Yeah, I thought you had forgotten about me." It was easy to imagine how unhappy He Qing was right now.

"Aiya, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Sister He Qing. I've been really busy recently."

In Shanghai, He Qing really helped out a lot. Plus, she was a good person, so Cao Xiaolian felt honored to have such a friend. When she thought about He Qing still thinking about her, she threw this matter to the back of her mind and could not help but feel ashamed, "Sister He Qing, are you alright? How old is the baby? "

"You've only been gone for a week. How old can you be? And it's even six months." He Qing giggled and said, "I was bored when you left. Wang Jianqiang and the others went off to practice in the wilderness again. I was alone at home."

To be a military sister-in-law is like this, to endure extraordinary loneliness, some of the husband is not around.

"When the company commander comes back, tell him to stay with you." Cao Xiaolian was about to laugh and tease when Xiaofang hurriedly ran in, "Cao Gong, Liu Zhen's duck feathers are all gone as well."

Cao Xiaolian's heart sank. The opponent was trying to cut off her retreat!

He Qing heard everything clearly.

"Xiao Lian, what do you need duck feathers for?"

Cao Xiaoliu reacted and quickly explained, "Nothing, does Sister He Qing still remember the clothes I brought?" That's made of duck hair, warm. "

"Ah, so it was made from duck feathers. Aiya, you're really smart. Oh, right, I also said, now that you've made your clothes, give me two. I'll send you the money by mail later, and you can send it to me by mail. Every year, the winters in Shanghai are cold, and I'm not afraid with this down this year. "

Cao Xiaolian smiled bitterly. If it was a normal person, then forget about buying it. She would not even care about giving him a few of the gifts that He Qing had done for him. But now that the raw materials were gone, what could he do?

"Sister He Qing, it's not that I'm stingy, it's just that I have a problem on my side right now."

He Qing became anxious as soon as she heard. She hurriedly asked what was going on. Cao Xiaolian avoided the issue and said that she couldn't take the duck feathers right now. She was in a hurry. As he said this, he heard He Qing laugh, "Aiya, I thought it was some big deal. It's just duck feathers. Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Cao Xiaoliu was stunned. She asked carefully, "Sister He Qing, you, you can get it?"

"Have you forgotten what my dad does? It's the Agricultural Bureau. They go to the countryside all day to check up on us. He knows which part of the country has more chickens and ducks."

"But the nearest towns are all gone."

"Then go further away, you're in a hurry too. I'll give my dad a call right now. If you get to the bottom of this, then I'll call you back. This is not a problem, you can rest assured."

Cao Xiao Lian thanked him profusely. She felt like she had reached a dead end. It was dark everywhere, but the sky suddenly gave her a light and opened a big door.

She even thought that she was lucky.

Forget it, if it really was dog shit luck, then I wouldn't have met with such a depressing matter from Old Tao.

It had to be said that He Qing's efficiency was extremely high. She quickly called back, "My dad just called. He came to collect the duck feathers a while ago, but he didn't do so in White Mulberry Town. As it happens, White Mulberry Town relies mainly on chickens and ducks. If you need to collect more things, then the price won't need to be mentioned. After all, it's useless for farmers to keep these things, so it's better to sell them for money. "

"Aiya, Sister He Qing, you really did me a big favor. How am I supposed to thank you?"

He Qing laughed mischievously, "If I told you a piece of news, wouldn't you be laughing even harder?"

"What news? It has nothing to do with me?"

He Qing laughed, "My dad said, go take a look. If you think it's good, you can sign a long term contract. They give you duck feathers, and you won't have to run away."

This was extremely good news!

Cao Xiaolian was stunned by the pie. She waited until He Qing started teasing her again before saying, "Sister He Qing, seriously, what kind of good deed did I do in my previous life? To be able to meet such a noble person in this life."

He Qing really was her benefactor.

The raw materials were quickly collected. Also, White Mulberry Town was near the river bank. The water quality was very clear, the water was plump and the ducks were well-fed.

There were a lot of chickens and ducks here, so the price they offered was also very preferential. Cao Xiaolian had signed a contract with them for five years and had provided them with all the duck feathers.

Now that the issue of raw materials had been resolved, the next problem was yet another tricky one.

Copyright.

Cao Xiaolian was sure that he was working on it. She estimated that her five sets of clothes would be in circulation in half a month.

Back then, she had signed a contract with Big Head, she sold copyright. Back then, there wouldn't be anyone in the market who wore the same clothes as her. But now, something like this happened, what should she do?

Cao Xiaolian clenched her teeth and made the call to the big backer as per the contract.

If the backup plan works, give it a try.

The call from the big backside connected very quickly, but there was some noise. After she explained the situation, she felt that the other side had changed.

"Xiao Lian." The man with the big back said in a calm and dissatisfied voice, "I bought your copyright at the beginning and you've also promised that you won't be able to get clothes like me on the market. If you violate the contract, you need to pay me double the compensation."

"Yes, no one wanted such a thing to happen." Cao Xiaolian said honestly, "I know you don't care about the compensation. After all, you have business to attend to, so the money is dead. You can still make more money with your clothes on. Now I have another idea, and I just don't know if you can accept it. "