Chapter 105: Sprinkle

  "Boss, the autumn clothes ordered by customers are almost all shipped out. Next, we should focus on winter clothing samples." Zhang Yu saw Ning Qingming coming and smiled: "Boss, running between school and shopping mall, aren't you exhausted?"

  "These days are busy, but fortunately, the National Day holiday is in two days and we can rest for seven days. Check if Mr. Wu's payment has arrived, if it has, send his goods too." Ning Qingming smiled, the wholesale market was also very humane, during the National Day holiday, merchants were allowed to close their doors or only open for half a day, taking advantage of this opportunity to give Zhang Yu and the others a few days off, letting them go out and have some fun.

  Zhang Yu checked the account and reported: "Mr. Wu's goods have arrived, I'll call the porter to bring them down to the first floor shipping department."

  "What about Ah Wen?" Ning Qingmin sat in front of the computer and checked the delivery records. Zhang Yu was now more skilled at operating the computer, could make tables, and had also entered the delivery records into the computer, making some notes for Ning Qingmin's convenience.

  "Today, a customer ordered 300 pieces of goods and paid the deposit in cash. I took the deposit slip to Awen and asked him to go to the bank to deposit it. This is a commercial area, and the bank is always crowded. Every time we go there, we have to queue for two or three hours before it's our turn. It's really a waste of time." Zhang Yu sighed and said: "I'm afraid of queuing at the bank."

  Ning Qing nodded slightly, because Zhang Yu and Sun Wen were both from the same hometown and had a familial relationship, so she was more at ease with them. For some not-too-large transactions, she would let them handle it. These days, there were many shipments going out, and money coming in and out. As a result, Zhang Yu had to make a trip to the bank every day. The crowds at the bank really were frightening.

  "On National Day, some banks may also be closed. Taking advantage of Mr. Wu's payment into the account, I went to the bank to apply for a gold card, so that in the future, when going to the bank to deposit or withdraw money, there will be no need to queue up." Ning Qingmin checked the delivery records and estimated that the amount of money currently deposited in the bank is approximately 500,000 yuan, which meets the bank's requirement for applying for a gold card. Except for China Merchants Bank, which seems to require only tens of thousands of yuan to apply for a gold card, other banks all require a deposit of 500,000 yuan to apply for a gold card. Holders of gold cards enjoy some preferential policies from the bank and do not need to queue up; when arriving at the bank, they can directly go to the counter to handle deposits and withdrawals, greatly saving time for business owners."

  "Boss, if we get the gold card, does that mean the 500,000 has to stay in there and can't be withdrawn in order to enjoy the no-queue treatment?" Zhang Yu sat down across from Ning Qingmin and said with a smile: "If it's like that, then queuing is better. We're currently in the development stage and have many places where we need to use money. If we put the money in and can't rotate it, it's not worth it."

  "Hehe, of course not always put it there, just a few days is enough. Of course, can't be empty, must have some money inside." Ning Qingming smiled, "If you can't move it, who will go to get the card?"

  Just then, Sun Wen came back, and as soon as he entered the door, he laughed so hard that he started coughing, "Boss, Xiao Yu, guess what happened to me at the bank?"

  "What can happen in a bank? Pick up money?" Zhang Yu rolled her eyes, "Hurry up and speak, don't just laugh to yourself, a man laughing like that 'flower branch trembling', it's disgusting!"

  Sun Wen was choked with rage and glared at Zhang Yu, who said: "Why is it that every time you speak, you make me so angry?"

  "Alright, alright, what's going on?" Ning Qingming intervened, these two people have been talking past each other lately, no one knows what's wrong.

  "When I went to the bank, a beautiful girl in front of me was holding a small dog. The little dog was moving around restlessly. When I finished depositing my money, I saw her in the corner, taking out a black plastic bag and letting the little dog defecate inside it. The security guard was scolding her! She quickly rolled up the plastic bag, picked up the dog, and pinched one corner of the bag as she exited the bank's main door. On the street, she looked around, probably searching for a trash can. As I walked past her, I suddenly heard the sound of a motorcycle behind me. When I turned my head, a young man riding a motorcycle rushed past the beautiful girl and snatched the black plastic bag from her hand with one swift motion. Haha!"

  "Haha......" Ning Qingmin and Zhang Yu couldn't help but laugh, "That young man who robbed the bag probably saw that beautiful woman come out of the bank and thought there was money in that black plastic bag, so he took action to rob her."

  "Zheng Jingchun also encountered the experience of having her black plastic bag snatched! Zhang Yule laughed, "Zheng Jingchun and her family still live in that place. The day before yesterday morning, she took out the trash downstairs, thinking about things in her mind. When she got to the entrance of the alley, she realized she hadn't thrown away the trash in the black plastic bag into the trash can downstairs. Just as she was looking for a place to throw it away, a motorcycle 'whooshed' past her side and snatched the trash bag from her hand, haha!"

  Ning Qingmin followed with a smile and said, "Nowadays, robbers are very fierce. You should be careful when entering and exiting, and also be vigilant when depositing or withdrawing money from the bank." The new Wangpai wholesale market is located near the train station, where the flow of people is extremely busy, and it is also a commercial area. Relatively speaking, there are more thieves in this area. Because some merchants were afraid of being robbed, they didn't dare to show off their wealth, so they used black plastic bags to carry money to the bank for deposit. However, the robbers also noticed the change in the merchants' behavior and suddenly started robbing those who carried black plastic bags.

  Ning Qing instructed Zhang Yu and Sun Wen a few words, then heard her phone ring. She picked it up to find that it was Du Huajia calling. "Xiao Min, do you still remember the old man Zhang we met at my grandfather's birthday party last time? His granddaughter, Zhang Yueyuan, has returned from abroad and is hosting a dinner party tomorrow night to meet with relatives and friends. The dinner party also invited me and Huahua. Old Man Zhang has an extremely good relationship with my grandfather, so it's not possible not to go." Du Huajia paused for a moment, "Why don't you come with me? Take this opportunity to naturally enter my social circle without being forced, let everyone know of your existence, and make people realize that I have a girlfriend without needing to deliberately arrange anything?"

  Ning Qing felt sweet seeing Du Huo think for himself like that, and thought for a moment before saying: "Is it a formal occasion or a more casual one? What should I wear?" Since it was Du Huo's friend circle, he had to make preparations and couldn't be rude.

  "Zhang Yuanyuan returned from abroad and also learned some foreign style. At the banquet, she ate Western food and dressed more formally. Why don't you come wearing a evening gown?" Du Hujia smiled lightly, "Don't be nervous, if you don't want to wear an evening gown, just wear a skirt."

  Ning Qingmin agreed, but in fact, she had never worn an evening gown before. In this country, it's not very popular to wear such formal attire, and the most formal occasion would be a suit. Although Ning Qingmin decided not to wear an evening gown, that night, Sun Wen still took her to the mall to pick out a slightly more formal dress to buy.

  The next evening, Ning Qingming followed Du Huo's family to the Zhang's residence. The scene was filled with glittering jewels and beautiful people, all of whom were handsome men and pretty women. This must be what they call a high-society party!

  Zhang Yuanyuan wore a red evening gown, exuding an air of nobility, and was a stunning beauty. When she saw Du Hujia bring Ning Qingmian along, although slightly surprised, she still welcomed them with ease, smiling and saying: "Hujia, I thought you might not have time to come, but unexpectedly you not only came, but also brought a beautiful woman along." Then, pulling Du Hujia aside, she whispered in a voice that Ning Qingmian could just hear: "Why did you bring your female secretary to the banquet? Are you planning on working here too?" She giggled as she spoke.

  Du Huajia's slightly wrinkled eyebrows were imperceptible, and with a turn of his body, he broke free from Zhang Yueyuan's hand, pulled over Ning Qingmian, and smiled at Zhang Yueyuan, saying: "Let me introduce you, this is my girlfriend, Ning Qingmian. Little Mian, this is Yueyuan, who just returned from abroad, I didn't know that I'm using a male secretary now, so she thought you were the secretary!"

  "Wow, you're Ning Qing's girlfriend! Sorry about that!" Zhang Yueyuan flashed a hint of resentment in her eyes, but her face was full of smiles as she warmly pulled Ning Qingmian over. "Come on, come on, since you're Ning Qing's girlfriend, you're also my friend, feel at ease and don't be formal."

  As she spoke, someone else arrived, and Zhang Yueyuan hurried over to greet them.

  Ning Qingmin followed Du Hu's family into the hall. On the other side, Grandfather Zhang saw Du Hu's family arrive and loudly called out: "Hu, come over, I have something to say to you!"

  "Come, let's go together." Du Huajia saw that Ning Qing had arrived at this gathering and was a bit nervous, so he pulled her hand and said in a low voice: "Old Man Zhang has a set of sayings when it comes to doing business, if you have any questions, you can take the opportunity to ask him!"

  Ning Qingmin and Du Hu walked closer, and it turned out that Grandpa Zhang was telling a story about something that had happened recently. Everyone listened with great interest, occasionally asking questions. It was actually an event that had been reported in the newspapers. There was a successful businessman who had an affair with his secretary, which was discovered by his wife. He thought his wife would just make a fuss and then let it go, but instead she asked for a divorce and demanded half of their property. The businessman was reluctant to give up half of his assets and refused to divorce her. In anger, the wife took him to court, and because there was evidence of his infidelity, she won the lawsuit and got half of their property. She then started her own company, specifically to compete with her ex-husband's business, and soon everyone knew about it.

  Grandpa Zhang, although he's advanced in years, has a great talent for speaking and telling interesting stories. Even if it's just an ordinary story, once he tells it, it becomes interesting; let alone this matter which was originally very complicated, being retold by him in a very vivid tone, making people even more interested.

  "What I admire most is that a woman over 40 years old said she wanted to divorce and just left like that. Honestly, for a woman at this age to get divorced and want to find another good match, it's harder than climbing the sky. No matter how much wealth you have, it's useless. If she didn't divorce, she would still be the successful person's legitimate wife, with no lack of food or clothing, and her status intact. Now that she has divorced, she has actually helped the successful person and his secretary to be together, even though they had to split their property, she is still a victim, what a pity!"

  Ning Qing heard everyone's discussion and couldn't help but admire the first wife. Women like her, who are middle-aged, refuse to share their husband with other women, divorce him, and live their own lives, are not common. Nowadays, most people who get divorced are young, and even though some middle-aged couples may be estranged, few of them are willing to divorce.

  (Sunday as usual was busy with miscellaneous things, and didn't have time to go online until after dinner, so the update is late, sorry!)