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Volume 1: Living in Troubled Times Chapter 14: The Fourth Wife Returns Home

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    Barbie, this blonde beauty with a perfect figure and charming appearance shocked the world and became the most popular toy at the New York Toy Fair in 1947.  From this, people remember Hua Xiu Toy Company and know its designer.

    Five hundred sets of Barbie dolls were sold out, which of course was far from satisfying people's enthusiasm for buying. However, with the production capacity of the small copycat-style Hua Xiu Toy Company, even if it worked overtime, it could not accept too many orders.  Meng Youtian had already prepared for this. Hua Xiu Company was looking for a cooperative manufacturer of Barba dolls in the United States. The news spread quickly.

    It¡¯s not just Fisher-Price in the United States that has a keen eye. The pursuit of profits has led many toy companies to come to negotiate with Washoe Company, which owns the patent rights for Barbie dolls.  Undoubtedly, the existence of multiple competitors puts Meng Youtian in a very advantageous position from which he can choose the company with the most favorable conditions.

    ?Buy a patent?  No need to talk!  Meng Youtian knew the huge market behind Barbie and the value created by subsequent derivatives.  Even though the American company Taimei paid US$600,000 for the patent, which was a staggering astronomical figure at the time, Meng Youtian still found out.  We only talk about patent authorization, only talk about production cooperation, and never sell patent rights.

    The final result satisfied Meng Youtian. Taimei and Fisher-Price accepted Meng Youtian's conditions. Meng Youtian also made a commitment that in the next five years, Huaxiu Company will launch at least one new type of Barbie every year and guarantee that Huaxiu Company will  Annual production will be limited to 30,000 units.

    According to the current production capacity of Hua Xiu Company, let alone 30,000 sets per year, even 5,000 sets per year is very difficult. To expand reproduction, funds will be occupied. This is a big deal for Meng Youtian, who has already turned his attention to other development areas.  Not a cost-effective thing.

    The hula hoop has gradually become popular due to the popularity of Hua Xiu Company and its simplicity and ease of learning.  Meng Youtian has already sent a telegram to Hong Kong.  Let Hua Xiu Company go all out to produce and ship it to the United States as soon as possible.  Due to limited production capacity, Meng Youtian specifically told Zijuan that the manufacturing tasks could be outsourced to other plastic companies, and then the products would be affixed with Hua Xiu's trademark and shipped to the United States for sale.

    This kind of popularity will not last long, and there is no patent right if the sales are promising.  Counterfeits will soon appear.  You can only make quick money quickly before others start to imitate it.

    When everything was arranged, Meng Youtian took Xiaoman onto the ship and began the journey home as fast as he could.  The two employees temporarily stayed in the United States to manage the newly established Huashu Company's first overseas branch.

    I want to reunite with my family.  I was a little uneasy, probably because I was timid about being close to home, but more probably because of a guilty conscience.  However, Xiao Man behaved more naturally than Meng Youtian, enjoying the world between the two of them while talking and laughing.  Now she was dressed smartly, wearing lipstick and nylon stockings.  Her hair was also cut short and permed into a slightly curved shape. From her appearance, it was almost impossible to tell that she was once a country girl.

    Not only adapting, but also making progress.  Xiaoman can even carry out simple foreign language conversations, and calmly helps Meng Youtian handle matters such as welcoming guests and sending them off, and negotiating with Big Nose.  Meng Youtian was filled with emotion about this, but he was not dissatisfied.  Because this is a woman who loves herself wholeheartedly, and all she has changed is her appearance.  In his heart, he is still the girl who is pestering him and longing for love.

    "Well, don't say anything back if they say anything when you get back. I will deal with everything." Meng Youtian began to scratch his head and think hard about countermeasures, "Also, don't keep flirting with me these days. I have to recharge my batteries.  They all settle down.¡±

    "Okay, I won't say anything back. I'll admit it if you scold me." Xiaoman smiled and nodded, but she was still close to her.  Said: "I bought so many things for them, should they be fine? You look nervous, as if you are going to fight."

    "Fight, well, at least I have to fight with Ah Feng." Meng Youtian grinned and said with a wry smile: "No matter how generous a woman is, she doesn't want her man to have another woman. There was no way to catch up with what happened in the past.  Now that you are getting involved again, it¡¯s a bit unjustifiable. Well, speaking of it, I also feel a bit sorry for them and you.¡±

    "But it's not uncommon for rich and powerful men to have several wives!" Xiaoman's appearance has changed, but his thinking is still the same old way of thinking, "In our countryside, don't landlords and wealthy landlords also have wives? What's more?  You are much richer than them now."

    "This -" Meng Youtian shook his head helplessly and said, "Anyway, just do as I say. Nothing good will happen."

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    ??????????????????????????????????????????????? We have returned with great honor this time, but he is not in the mood to show off at all when he returns home. A family denouncement meeting is waiting for him!

    "Hey, this is a reward from the fourth wife, so thank you very much." Liu Feng said to Xiao Man about the gift he bought for her.After just a quick glance, he began to vent his anger, "Look at how fashionable the fourth wife is dressed. Her hair is like a poodle. She is much better than us country bumpkins."

    Xiaoman bit her lip lightly, not daring to reply. She approached her sister aggrievedly, trying to seek comfort, but she received two slaps from Axiu on her buttocks, and a few more fingers on her forehead.  Axiu still felt sorry for her sister, but it was hard to excuse her at this time.

    Zijuan looked at Xiaoman with a half-smile, and when her eyes met Meng Youtian's, they glared fiercely, and then turned away.

    "A-Feng, I have something to say to you. Come to the room with me." Meng Youtian decided to break them down one by one and do ideological work alone, and Liu Feng was undoubtedly the leader. He had to deal with her first.

    "If you have anything to say, just say it here, there are no outsiders." Liu Feng sneered: "I'm afraid Xiaoman has stopped calling you brother-in-law a long time ago, and you still¡ª¡ª"

    "You talk too much, believe it or not, I will deal with you." Meng Youtian quickly interrupted Liu Feng and dragged her away. Liu Feng was so angry that she punched and kicked her. Meng Youtian grinned and just endured it.

    "What are you doing?" As soon as he entered the room, Liu Feng pushed Meng Youtian away and shouted with a stern look: "I'll spare you if you don't fight back. I've been angry for several months. Don't think it can be done so easily."  .¡±

    "I didn't fight back just now to give you face, but now -" Meng Youtian threw off his coat and shook his fist, "I'm going to deal with you severely, and you must be divided into male and female." As he said that, he rushed forward and hugged you around the waist.  He caught Liu Feng, threw her on the bed amidst Liu Feng's screams, and pounced on her like a hungry tiger.

    "Bad guy, let go!" Liu Feng struggled to resist, twisting and pushing, and the two of them rolled into a ball on the bed.

    ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­(To be continued.)
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