The voluptuous and beautiful nanny, Technician Shen fell for her.

The following afternoon, as the sun began to set slightly, the heat dissipated somewhat.

Under the big sycamore tree outside the south gate of the textile factory.

Su Nianhe and Li Lianhua laid two clean blue cloths on the flat cement ground.

Two hundred hair ornaments were neatly arranged according to color and style.

The sequins from the south reflected iridescent colors in the light filtering through the trees, making them incredibly appealing.

The factory's closing bell rang.

Less than five minutes later, female workers in blue-gray overalls emerged in twos and threes, pushing their bicycles.

Zhu Yuanyuan, with her sharp eyes, spotted Su Nianhe under the sycamore tree from a great distance.

Today, she specifically brought five female workers from the foundry workshop straight here.

"Nianhe! Give me four! I want the ones with red sequins and the pink ones!" Zhu Yuanyuan's loud voice immediately attracted the attention of everyone passing by on their way home from get off work.

Su Nianhe quickly picked out the color Zhu Yuanyuan wanted from the cloth and handed it over.

Zhu Yuanyuan took out two yuan and handed it to Li Lianhua.

Following what Shen Huai had taught her the night before, Su Nianhe grabbed two pieces of cheap red string from the side and stuffed them into Zhu Yuanyuan's hand.

"Yuanyuan, this is a bonus, a hair tie for you." Su Nianhe's voice was clear and crisp.

The female workers following behind saw that buying a hair accessory included a free red ribbon, and the style was a novel design that couldn't be found in Jiangshi Department Store, so they all crowded over.

"These red ones are so pretty, give me two!"

"I want the one with the blue beads!"

Li Lianhua was in charge of collecting money, and Su Nianhe was in charge of picking up the goods.

The price of 50 cents per stick is not expensive for a regular female worker with a fixed salary. Everyone is happy to spend a little money to dress themselves up.

In less than half an hour, more than half of the hair ornaments on the blue cloth were gone.

Chen Yan, who was selling used wooden combs and insoles nearby, was unhappy.

She set up her stall under this tree for half a month, but couldn't sell even two combs a day.

These two young girls, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, robbed her of all her customers in half an hour.

Chen Yan threw down the palm-leaf fan in her hand, squeezed into the crowd, and almost stepped on Su Nianhe's blue cloth with her toes.

"Where did you guys come from? Do you have a permit from the Industry and Commerce Bureau to set up shop here?" Chen Yan's face was full of menace, and her words were laced with sarcasm. "This spot under the tree is where I usually reserve it. Don't you know the rules?!"

Upon hearing this, Su Nianhe immediately went through in her mind what Shen Huai had told her while sitting on the bamboo chair last night.

She didn't back down; her back was perfectly straight.

"Sister, the road belongs to the government, first come, first served," Su Nianhe retorted, her tone steady. "What business is it of yours where our goods come from? We're all doing business based on our own abilities. No returns after leaving the counter, and if you're not buying, don't block the way."

Chen Yan was a street thug who was used to being arrogant and unruly, so she couldn't stand this.

She reached out her rough hands to lift the blue cloth on the ground.

"Not having a warrant means you're engaging in speculation and profiteering! I'm going to the security department right now to have you arrested!"

Before her hand even touched the edge of the cloth, a deep male voice came from behind the crowd.

"Whom do you want the security department to arrest?"

Li Tiejun, dressed in a crisp security uniform, walked over through the crowd with two officers.

As soon as Chen Yan saw someone in uniform, she immediately changed her expression, put on a smile, and went over to them.

"Section Chief Li! These two girls are setting up a stall without licenses and are stealing business!"

Li Lianhua stood up and patted the dust off her trousers.

She and Li Tiejun had known each other for a long time.

"Section Chief Li, we're just honestly selling hair accessories, and this lady came up and tried to overturn our stall. Doesn't that count as disturbing the peace?" Li Lianhua complained clearly and logically.

Li Tiejun's gaze passed over Chen Yan and landed on Li Lianhua, then glanced at Su Nianhe beside her.

After Shen Huai finished his technical meeting at the factory in the morning, he specifically pulled him aside to greet him and asked him to come and take a stroll around the south gate after work.

Li Tiejun hardened his expression and said to Chen Yan, "They're just selling their goods honestly, and you're getting handsy. Everyone's struggling financially. If you cause any more trouble, you can forget about setting up a stall on this street in front of the factory. Go back to your own stall right now!"

Seeing that the head of the security department was openly showing favoritism, Chen Yan didn't dare to utter a word and slunk out of the crowd and went back.

Seeing that the security department didn't care, the onlookers felt more at ease buying the flowers and gathered around to pick out more.

Li Tiejun walked up to the stall and whispered to Li Lianhua, "This area is a mixed bag. If you encounter anyone who's being unreasonable, don't confront them directly. Just go to the department and call me. I'll be there before I leave work."

Li Lianhua smiled, her eyes crinkling: "I'll remember, thank you, Section Chief Li."

After Li Tiejun chased Chen Yan away, he didn't leave immediately.

He stood by the stall, watching Li Lianhua deftly collect money and give change, calculating each transaction clearly.

"You two are doing quite well in business," Li Tiejun said.

Li Lianhua raised her head and laughed heartily: "That's right, it's all thanks to Section Chief Li's presence. Otherwise, this whole mess would have been turned upside down today. I'll treat you to Arctic Ocean soda tomorrow."

Li Tiejun was a straightforward person, and he laughed when he heard this, revealing two rows of white teeth.

"Okay, I've got it. I'll come by on my way home from get off work next time."

The two struck up a conversation, one standing and the other squatting to collect the money, yet they weren't at all strangers.

Su Nianhe silently handed out the goods, knowing exactly what was going on.

This Section Chief Li looks rugged, but he's very amiable towards Lianhua.

It was just a trial run, but this kind of hair accessory was rare in Jiangshi. In less than an hour, the hair accessories on the blue cloth were sold out completely, and even the red hair ties used as extras were gone.

Li Lianhua divided the money, put her own share in her pocket, and patted Su Nianhe on the shoulder.

"Nianhe, I have to hurry back to the compound. The vice mayor has guests at his house tonight. We'll continue another day!"

Su Nianhe rolled up the cloth, took her share of the money, and nodded repeatedly.

The new courtyard is not far from the south gate of the textile factory.

Su Nianhe walked back along the alley, her steps so light she felt like she could fly.

She pushed open the courtyard gate, went inside, and locked the door behind her.

He strode into the main room, not even bothering to drink some water, and immediately took off his shoes and sat cross-legged on the mat.

He emptied all the money from his pockets and piled it up in front of him.

There were small bills with denominations of one or two mao, as well as five mao, and a few brand-new large unity bills.

Su Nianhe straightened each bill and stacked them according to their face value.

One hundred yuan.

A full one hundred dollars.

After deducting the cost of her and Lianhua's purchases, she made a net profit of thirty yuan today.

This is equivalent to half a month's salary for those regular employees in the compound.

Su Nianhe looked at the small stack of money and couldn't help but smile.

With this money, she could continue to buy more goods and keep the business growing.

The sound of a key unlocking came from outside the gate.

Just as Su Nianhe put the money into an old cloth bag, Shen Huai pushed open the door and came in.

He wasn't wearing a suit today; he had changed into a gray short-sleeved shirt with the top two buttons undone, and he was carrying a net bag containing several aluminum lunchboxes.