Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 39 Qiuyun Troupe's Order

At the school gate, Shen Qingqing saw Chen Yurong and her mother.

The mother and daughter look like they were carved from the same mold, the only difference is their temperament.

Chen Yurong's mother appears more gentle and elegant, and even when riding a motorcycle, she looks very majestic.

Shen Qingqing rode her bicycle over and secretly wondered in her heart, could Chen Yurong's mother be the daughter of a wealthy family?
"Hello, Auntie, hello, Sister Yurong!" Shen Qingqing greeted them with a smile, "Sorry to have kept you waiting."

"Hello, little friend." Chen Yurong's mother's voice was also gentle. She shook her head: "No, we just arrived. Now that we have seen each other, let's go!"

Shen Qingqing didn't waste any time and turned the car around to lead the way for them.

The door of the porcelain kiln had been open for a long time. When Shen Qingqing was about to arrive, she slowed down and drove parallel to Chen Yurong and her daughter's motorcycle: "Auntie, Sister Yurong, the door with a bicycle parked in front is our porcelain kiln!"

"Just park the car at the door later. If you have a lock, try to lock it. If you don't have one, it's okay. We can still see it from inside if the door is open."

Chen Yurong's mother said yes, and followed Shen Qingqing to slowly stop the car in front of the porcelain kiln door.

As soon as I entered, I saw Li Xunli arranging the porcelain pieces that she had made this week according to some simpler styles in the book.

When she got the book, she saw the pages with a folded corner. The Ruyi knot is a relatively conventional style, but the difficulty lies in the style of the jade pendant. The pattern is indeed a bit complicated. If the size is larger, it would be okay, but I am afraid that if the size is similar to the Ruyi knot, it may be a bit difficult to make.

As soon as she finished arranging the porcelain, Li Xunli looked up and saw two figures, one tall and one short, following behind her daughter. She immediately realized that these were the senior schoolmate and her mother her daughter had mentioned.

"Hello, I am Qingqing's mother, Li Xunli." Li Xunli took the initiative to extend her hand to introduce herself.

"Hello, hello, Xunli, my name is Zhang Hengyun." Zhang Hengyun nodded slightly and also extended his hand to shake hands with Li Xunli.

When Li Xunli heard the name, she felt it sounded familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before.

But before she could think about it, Zhang Hengyun asked her, "Xunli, did you do all that behind you?"

Li Xunli immediately moved aside to allow Zhang Hengyun a better look, and began to introduce: "These Ruyi buckles and jade rings are the ones I made based on the patterns in the book my daughter and your daughter borrowed these past few days. The simpler the patterns, the faster they are to make."

"Can I pick it up and take a look?" Zhang Hengyun asked Li Xunli after looking through them one by one.

Li Xunli smiled and nodded, "Of course!"

Zhang Hengyun picked up each one and rubbed it in his hand, as if he was thinking and feeling something. After a while, he asked another question: "I want to ask, can you make porcelain with the texture of jade? I don't need large pieces, just small accessories like this."

Li Xunli hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm sorry, I can't make this kind of porcelain under my current conditions."

"What are your requirements?" Zhang Hengyun asked again. "Can I ask if you need a high-purity jade texture?" Li Xunli thought for a moment. "I want something that's very realistic and smooth to the touch."

"Or is it enough as long as it looks like jade and has a jade-like texture and luster?"

Zhang Hengyun: "It doesn't need to be too pure, as long as it looks like jade."

Li Xunli nodded in understanding, then said, "If that's the case, the main problem is the lack of raw materials to add to the clay, and a few ingredients for the glaze formula."

"But in this case, the raw materials are quite expensive, so..."

Zhang Hengyun smiled slightly, "As long as it can be made, the price is not a problem. I can pay for the raw materials."

"To be honest, I've been getting really annoyed about this lately. I own a theater troupe and we're rehearsing a big play for the Spring Festival. It has a lot of characters and it's a costume drama, so the actresses need a lot of accessories. We can't just buy real jade ornaments, otherwise it would cost tens of thousands just to buy these hundreds of jade ornaments. So I came up with a substitute."

“I’ve also looked for plastic ones, but they all look so cheap, and the thickness and heaviness are different.”

"It was last week when my daughter came back from the competition and told me that she had found something to replace it, so I hurried back from the next city."

After Zhang Hengyun's explanation, Li Xunli finally understood where the sense of familiarity came from when she heard her name just now.

The manager of the Qiuyun Troupe, whose name often appears on the cast and crew list after the performances of opera channels!
Li Xunli showed an expression of long-admired admiration. "So it's you! If you're willing to pay for the raw materials, I'll just make a fee for the workmanship. The price remains the same as before. Simple designs are fifteen yuan, and complex designs are twenty-five yuan."

Zhang Hengyun agreed without hesitation, "Of course, but the quantity I want is quite large. For a play with a hundred or so people, each person needs at least three pieces, and some people need five or six pieces. The variety may also be more than what my daughter and your daughter originally mentioned. How about this, to make the price a little easier, I'll increase the price to thirty yuan per piece. Is that okay with you?"

Li Xunli did a quick calculation and found that the number was quite large. She also had two medium-sized porcelain pieces from Yao Runyang. Time was a bit tight...

Zhang Hengyun noticed Li Xunli's hesitation and took a step back. "Then how about this? Find a time and go with me to look at the raw materials and some of the patterns I need. Let's finalize these two important things first. Is that okay with you?"

She had tried many alternatives, but in the end, the effects on the screen and on the stage were not good enough.

But after seeing this today, she was basically certain that this play was very important to their troupe, so she had to catch Li Xunli and make her agree.

Thinking of this, Zhang Hengyun decisively took out her wallet from her bag and said, "I'll give you a two thousand yuan deposit first. After the work is done, you don't have to return the extra money. If there's any less, I'll make up for it."

After saying that, he stuffed the money directly into Li Xunli's hand and held Li Xunli's hand tightly, not letting her let go.

Shen Qingqing, who was standing next to her mother and watching the whole process, was stunned.

Don't judge a book by its cover. Our ancestors were not lying to us.

This Aunt Zhang just looks gentle and elegant!
Look at this style, this trick of forcing her to pay is useless!
(End of this chapter)