Ling Tianze and Qi Baocheng followed Xinyan back to the courtyard; it had already been rearranged.
It became their office space.
Not long after they arrived, Zheng Zhiyang also hurried over: "Sorry, Iām late."
Qi Baocheng laughed and took some tea leaves from the cabinet to brew tea: "Not late, we just got here."
Xinyan gestured for Zheng Zhiyang to sit down and then sat at her own desk, casually flipping through the ledgers they had placed there in advance.
Qi Baocheng smiled and asked Zheng Zhiyang: "Howās it going with your girlfriend?"
Xinyan looked up at Zheng Zhiyang: "You have a girlfriend?"
Zheng Zhiyang waved his hand: "Donāt mention it, itās not great. That girl wasnāt even genuinely interested in me, and Iām not foolish enough to get into something with her."
Ling Tianze chimed in at this moment: "I saw that girl was pursuing you really hard. Maybe one day sheāll win you over."
Zheng Zhiyang took the tea Qi Baocheng poured for him: "No chance, not to mention anything else, I canāt stand her delicate nature. Besides, sheās always passive-aggressively dealing with my sister; thatās even more of a no-go."
After chatting for a while, Xinyan finished reviewing the recent ledgers; the earnings from several stores were quite substantial.
Closing the ledger, Xinyan finally spoke: "So, howās the progress on the tasks you have recently?"
Zheng Zhiyang and Qi Baocheng looked at Ling Tianze, signaling him to speak first.
Ling Tianze didnāt refuse: "These past few weeks, the business in the four stores has been good, and the tea stock can last for another month. We might need to schedule restocking, and the gift box packaging you mentioned before is already in production; we should have samples in the next day or two, and itāll definitely be ready before the Spring Festival.
As for the cloth shop, I previously contacted Director Tan, and heās already helped us place an order there. The batch of goods should arrive in the next few days, and we should be able to get a decent amount out before the year ends.
The sales at the clothing store are also quite good; our self-designed styles sell better than the ones taken from the service factory. We even hired five additional temporary seamstresses a few days ago, and still, we canāt keep up with the production speed.
So, I said to Director Tan that the batch of cloth he ordered for us should be ready before the year ends. I was thinking of having him place another order for us before the holidays, so they can send it over as soon as they start back after the New Year. But this time, we shouldnāt order too much, because the cloth business will definitely slow down for a while after the New Year. By February, the new thin materials will be ready, and if we order early, we can have them arrange for early shipment, giving us a head start."
Xinyan nodded and said: "Youāre right. I think itās best for us to personally visit in March or April. After all, certain things canāt always rely on Director Tan; we need to interact with the cloth factory there ourselves. Just in case of any unexpected situations, it keeps us from being caught off guard."
Everyone agreed with Xinyan because relying on oneself was better than relying on others; besides, itās not good to keep troubling Director Tan to relay messages.
At this point, Zheng Zhiyang stood up: "Why not leave this task to me? After all, I have to go there after the New Year anyway, and Baocheng has to keep an eye on Chongyang Village and wonāt have the time.
Tianze needs to focus on his studies for now, so itās better to leave this to me."
Xinyan thought about it for a moment. Given the current situation, it indeed seemed that Zheng Zhiyang was the best fit: "In that case, if I can find the time after the New Year, Iāll go with you. If not, Iāll have to entrust this task to you."