Chapter 93: Establishing One's Own Brand

Su Ruo knew Li Zhaodi was currently fired up with enthusiasm, and she didn't want to dampen her zeal, but on her way back she still bought a piece of pork belly.

Having eaten too much wild chicken and duck in the mountains, occasionally eating some farm-raised pork for a change of taste is not bad.

Li Zhaodi returned to the clinic and immediately threw herself into the room, she pedaled the sewing machine until it flew, simply reaching the point of forgetting sleep and food.

Because Li Zhaodi was single-mindedly focused on making money, the task of cooking fell to Su Ruo.

Bai Xinya saw the terrible meals Su Ruo made, fearing An'an would upset her stomach, she voluntarily took on the cooking work.

Su Ruo felt a little embarrassed; she wanted to give Bai Xinya money, but Bai Xinya directly refused.

Bai Xinya lacked no money, and having such a good opportunity to eat together with An'an every day, she didn't even have time to be happy, how could she ask Su Ruo for money?

Seeing this, Su Ruo didn't insist further, but to repay Bai Xinya's favor, she began to regulate Bai Xinya's body.

Over these years, Bai Xinya's body had been harmed by excessive worry; Su Ruo wanted to make up for it.

From then on, Bai Xinya cooked for Su Ruo and them, Su Ruo decocted medicine for her, and she also added some beautifying and complexion-nourishing recipes to the medicinal soup.

After a period of time, Bai Xinya's body not only recovered, but her skin also turned white; her whole person looked white with a hint of red, becoming even more beautiful.

Zhou Feng returned from a business trip, saw Bai Xinya, and for a moment was somewhat dazed, feeling that his formerly gentle, generous, beautiful and charming wife seemed to have returned.

After learning that Su Ruo was regulating Bai Xinya's body, Zhou Feng felt even more grateful to Su Ruo; he thought Su Ruo was practically his lucky star, not only illuminating his precarious marriage but also saving his dim and ruined life.

Su Ruo originally had only revenge on her mind, but Li Zhaodi's enthusiasm for making money during this period deeply infected her.

Su Ruo wanted to take the exam for Jingda; if everything went smoothly, she would definitely go to the Imperial Capital in the future.

Su Ruo had some understanding of future economics, knowing that future housing prices would rise to a terrifying extent, so she wanted to take advantage of currently low prices to buy a siheyuan in Kyoto.

Even if not for appreciation, keeping it for her own residence would be good; Su Ruo wanted a house that belonged solely to her, a warm home that could shield from wind and rain, and in this life she did not want to rely on anyone else, only to live by herself.

However, with Su Ruo's current financial strength, she certainly couldn't achieve that; for her and An'an's future livelihood, Su Ruo decided she must work hard to earn money.

Moreover, Zhou Feng also said that the person who wanted to secretly harm her and An'an was in Kyoto, with a strong background; even for self-preservation, Su Ruo needed to quickly enhance her strength, so overall, making money was urgent for Su Ruo.

While Li Zhaodi was still busily making clothes, Su Ruo was already thinking about longer-term development.

Su Ruo wanted to sell clothes, but she didn't want to rely solely on manual labor to earn hard money; instead, she wanted to create a high-end clothing brand, similar to future luxury goods.

After Su Ruo had the idea in mind, she immediately began acting; she first exchanged many points with 001 for books and tutorials about clothing.

After research, Su Ruo had a general understanding of clothing design and production.

At the same time, she remembered many attractive styles, but these books were too advanced to be taken out.

Su Ruo could only rely on her poor drawing skills to sketch these garments.

Fortunately she had An'an as a good helper; after her explanation and description, An'an could draw exactly what she wanted, and could also make adjustments to make the clothes more beautiful.

Bai Xinya would also give guidance from the side, occasionally offering suggestions and opinions, so that the clothes Su Ruo designed would better fit the characteristics of this era, while also becoming more elegant without losing its noble aura.

Through the cooperation of the three, in just a few days they designed over ten clothing styles.

After the sketches were drawn, Li Zhaodi then handled the layout and production, and then adjusted the finished products, striving for perfection.

After several revisions, the finished garments not only shocked Su Ruo and Li Zhaodi, but even Bai Xinya was stunned.

Such clothing and styles, even if placed in the Imperial Capital, would be extremely rare.

The only thing currently dissatisfying Su Ruo is the fabric; Black Province is relatively barren, and after visiting several places she still couldn't find the fabric she liked.

After Bai Xinya found out, she said: she has a cousin in Hai Shi; if Su Ruo needs, she can have him help buy some fabric and ship it by train.

Upon hearing this, Su Ruo nodded repeatedly; that same day she had Bai Xinya make the call, actually if time permitted, Su Ruo would have wanted to go to Hai Shi herself to purchase the fabric.

But now, with the New Year only two months away, going to Hai Shi at this time would require several days round trip even without needing an introduction letter, which is simply impossible.

During those days waiting for the fabric, Su Ruo was not idle; she had Li Zhaodi find several women in the village who were skilled at sewing and had sewing machines at home, and asked them to help make clothes.

Since the Start of Winter, field work has stopped; these women were idle at home anyway, so upon hearing Su Ruo say she would give them thirty yuan a month, they immediately agreed.

They had nothing else to do anyway; if they could earn a little money to help with household expenses, they could spend the New Year more comfortably.

The workplace was chosen at Bai Xinya's courtyard; her house is large, with several rooms empty. Seeing Su Ruo worried about housing, she immediately offered to lend those main rooms for her use.

Su Ruo did not refuse; after all, with such a short time, she really couldn't find a better venue.

Three days later, Su Ruo's fabric arrived; Zhou Feng had people help her pull it back.

Upon seeing the fabric, Su Ruo was extremely satisfied; these materials were all top-notch, with good feel and bright colors.

Now, labor, machinery, factory, and layout are all ready, so as soon as the fabric arrived, they immediately plunged into tense production.

Cutting, sewing, printing—Su Ruo assigned a dedicated person to each step and strictly supervised every process, striving for perfection.

Since Su Ruo wanted to create a high-end luxury brand, she had to impose strict quality standards, allowing no flaws.

After the garments were made, according to the previously designed plan, An'an and Bai Xinya used special pigments to paint on the clothes; thus the resulting garments were not only mostly one-of-a-kind, but also exquisitely beautiful beyond compare.

If it weren't for so many garments, Bai Xinya alone could hardly wear them all; she would be reluctant to sell them.

After discussion among the three, Su Ruo decided to name their clothing brand Xia Hua, hoping that every girl's life could be as brilliant as Xia Hua.

Bai Xinya and Li Zhaodi also liked it very much; Bai Xinya specially designed their brand logo, embroidered on each garment.

Zhou Feng also arranged for people to help Su Ruo produce a trademark; having helped him so much, he naturally wanted to do something in return.

Upon learning this, Su Ruo felt very grateful; if Zhou Feng hadn't reminded her, she would not have thought of these things at the moment.

After everyone's joint efforts, after a month of busy work, they finally produced a hundred garments.

Li Zhaodi thought Su Ruo would still take the goods to the county town to set up a stall, but Su Ruo did not.

She had Zhou Feng help arrange a cargo truck from the Transport Team, taking these clothes and Li Zhaodi together to the provincial department store.

Because Su Ruo knew well that these garments could only realize their maximum value if placed here.