"I'm so jealous you get to take a break. I don't get any time off."
"The garment workshop is shipping out an order soon," May Callahan said, her face full of envy. "They're sending five thousand pieces ahead of time to test the market."
The two of them chatted as they ate.
Once they finished, they went back to their work.
The next day, Grace Winslow went and got a neat, short haircut.
Without her thick, long hair, her head felt much lighter.
She sold the hair she'd cut off directly to the salon.
Not only did she get the haircut for free, but she also earned thirty yuan—more than she had expected.
The factory would be paying out wages in two days. With her five-hundred-yuan bonus and the reward for them using her design, she estimated her take-home pay for the month would be over six hundred yuan.
Her personal savings were about to get a nice boost.
Grace Winslow bought a few things at the supply co-op and headed home in high spirits.
