Reborn in 79, the educated youth wife regretted her divorce.

Chapter 14: A Large Order

Jiang Yang smiled confidently.

"Don't worry, as long as you give me the order, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

"There are no clothing stores here, how do you plan to 'make' one?"

Yang Fen's tone carried a hint of doubt.

"You don't need to worry about that. Just tell me if you can give me the order."

Jiang Yang's tone was firm.

Yang Fen looked at the young man before her, who exuded confidence yet possessed a touch of mystery. She hesitated for a moment before speaking:

“I originally planned to have these work uniforms made by a clothing store in another city. I had already negotiated the price and quality. If you can offer the same quality at a relatively lower price, I might consider giving you the order.”

Jiang Yang was overjoyed; these were exactly the words he had been waiting for!

"You absolutely don't need to worry about the price and quality. I guarantee it will be better than clothing stores in other places, and the price will be more favorable!"

Jiang Yang smiled slightly, confident and composed.

"Mr. Yang, as long as you trust me, I can definitely give you a surprise."

Yang Fen raised an eyebrow and asked with interest, "Oh? What surprise?"

Jiang Yang took out several neatly folded drawings from his cloth bag and unfolded them in front of Yang Fen. "These are some work uniform designs I designed. Please take a look."

On the drawing, several sets of stylish work clothes are vividly depicted.

One style is a modified version of a suit uniform, simple and capable, yet retaining a feminine grace; the other style leans towards a dress, lively and elegant, full of youthful energy.

Yang Fen picked up the blueprints and examined them carefully, her eyes revealing obvious surprise.

Jiang Yang smiled confidently; he knew that he had taken this first step.

These designs of mine are absolutely ahead of their time, and no one who sees them would dislike them.

Jiang Yang added to the discussion at the opportune moment.

"These designs are based on the service nature of our restaurant and the characteristics of our staff. I chose a durable and easy-to-wash polyester-cotton blend fabric, which is not expensive, but ensures both comfort and aesthetics."

He paused, then took out a piece of paper with a price quote written on it from his bag: "This is my price quote, please take a look."

Yang Fen took the price list, glanced at it quickly, and nodded to herself.

The price is even lower than the prices quoted by clothing stores in other places, and the styles are also more novel.

She put down the price list, and her eyes held a hint of admiration as she looked at Jiang Yang.

"Jiang Yang, you really didn't disappoint me. I really like these designs."

She pointed to one of the designs, which resembled the uniforms of flight attendants in later times, "especially this one, which is very distinctive and fits our hotel's service image perfectly."

Jiang Yang was secretly delighted, knowing that this deal was almost certainly going to be secured.

He chose this design, which resembles a flight attendant's uniform, because he knew that most of the waitresses in state-run hotels were young women, and this style could enhance their image and temperament, and was also more in line with modern aesthetics.

"By the way, Jiang Yang, how long will it take to make these hundreds of work uniforms?"

Yang Fen continued to ask.

Jiang Yang pondered for a moment, calculated the time, and then gave a safe answer.

"How about in about a week?"

Yang Fen's eyes lit up.

"A week? That's perfect! I'm holding a reform conference for state-run restaurants in a week, so it would be even better if it could be finished before then!"

"No problem, I will do my best."

Jiang Yang nodded. He knew time was of the essence, but this was also a huge opportunity for him.

He paused, then added, "However, Mr. Yang, in order to ensure the project schedule and quality, I need you to prepay a portion of the funds to purchase raw materials and pay workers' wages."

Yang Fen readily agreed, "No problem, how much do you need?"

"Two thousand yuan, is that alright?"

Jiang Yang asked tentatively.

“Okay.” Yang Fen said without hesitation, turning to her assistant Liu Shan, “Xiao Liu, go to the finance department and get two thousand yuan for Jiang Yang, and then draft a contract with him.”

Liu Shan responded and got up to handle the matter.

Jiang Yang admired Yang Fen's decisive and efficient style even more. With such a new leader, the state-run restaurant was sure to be revived.

After leaving the state-run restaurant, Jiang Yang wandered around the county town.

A few days ago, he told Li Wen that he wanted to open a clothing store. This wasn't just talk; he had already made plans for it.

So now he needs to find a suitable store, so that once this batch of clothes is made, he can put them directly on the shelves for sale.

"This room is too small; there's no way to fit even a few sewing machines."

"This place is big enough, but the location is too remote and there aren't enough customers."

Jiang Yang searched all over the place, but was not satisfied with any of them.

However, he wasn't in a hurry. Finding a suitable shop is not easy, especially in this day and age.

He didn't have high hopes, after all, a suitable shop is hard to come by, too small won't do, and too big an investment is too big, and he doesn't have enough funds to support it right now.

After searching for two hours, Jiang Yang decided to go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau to get his personal business license.

He hadn't forgotten the trouble that the village officials and town secretary Song Qiang had caused him. In this special era, if you wanted things to go smoothly, you first had to get these procedures done to avoid any further complications.

The Industry and Commerce Bureau is not located in the county government compound, but in an inconspicuous two-story building.

After arriving here, Jiang Yang asked the old man at the entrance for directions and then went inside.

"Hello, comrade, I would like to inquire about how to apply for a sole proprietorship license."

Jiang Yang casually approached a staff member and politely inquired.

"Individual business license?"

The staff member behind the counter looked up and sized Jiang Yang up and down. "What do you want to do with this?"

Jiang Yang's heart skipped a beat; the staff member's attitude made him somewhat uncomfortable.

"I want to open a clothing store, and I need to apply for a license."

"A clothing store? You?"

The staff member's tone was full of suspicion, "You're not planning to do some kind of speculation, are you? Opening a clothing store?"

Jiang Yang frowned, about to speak, when suddenly a familiar voice came.

"Jiang Yang? What are you doing here?"

Jiang Yang turned his head and saw that it was Li Wen.

"Li Wen? What a coincidence, you're here on business too?"

Jiang Yang was somewhat surprised to run into Li Wen here.

"I work right here!"

Li Wen blinked and looked at Jiang Yang with a smile, then her gaze fell on the application form in his hand.

"Huh? You're applying for a sole proprietorship license?"

"Yes, didn't I tell you before that I want to open a clothing store? So I'm here to complete the formalities first."

Jiang Yang gave a brief explanation.

Li Wen stared wide-eyed, her face filled with disbelief.