The morning sunlight streamed into the room, and Ye Xiaoxiao got up early.

Today is the opening day of the convenience store. She cleaned the floor thoroughly early in the morning and rearranged the shelves.

She polished the radio she bought for her wedding until it shone, and placed it on the counter.

They play old operas inside. Anyone who comes to buy something can listen to some while they're at it.

Li Chenyang came out of the house yawning: "Wife, are you busy so early?"

"Of course! Today is the first day of business, how could we not start preparing early?"

While tidying up the shelves, Ye Xiaoxiao said, "Go and hang up that wooden board by the door."

Li Chenyang walked to the door and hung up the wooden board that he had prepared beforehand.

The signboard reads "Small Shop" in large characters, with the words "Fair Prices, Honest and Honest to All" written below.

"Look at what I wrote, how is it?" Li Chenyang asked proudly.

"It's crooked and messy. We'll have Dad write one next time he comes," Ye Xiaoxiao said disdainfully.

Li Chenyang pursed his lips, thinking that his wife was too picky. But seeing her sweating profusely, he still offered to help.

Not long after the sun rose, someone came to buy something. It was Grandma Zhang from the east end of the village.

"Wow, this shop is really tidy!" Grandma Zhang exclaimed as soon as she entered. "It looks quite impressive."

Ye Xiaoxiao smiled and asked, "Grandma Zhang, what would you like to buy?"

"Give me a bar of soap," Grandma Zhang said, then asked, "How much does it cost?"

"4 mao." Ye Xiaoxiao glanced at yesterday's price list. It said the wholesale price was 35 mao, and the retail price was 4 mao.

"What? 4 mao?" Grandma Zhang was immediately displeased. "The supply and marketing cooperative only charges 38 mao, yours is too expensive."

Ye Xiaoxiao patiently explained:

"Grandma Zhang, think about it, when I buy goods from the supply and marketing cooperative, I always have to add some transportation costs."

Besides, if you go to the supply and marketing cooperative, it will take you a lot of time. I can't just make a wasted trip, can I?

Ye Xiaoxiao patiently explained to the person.

Grandma Zhang thought about it and agreed. She took out 40 cents and bought a bar of soap, saying as she left, "What you said makes sense."

By this time, villagers gradually started to get up, and the news spread like wildfire that Li Chenyang's family had opened a small shop. Everyone came to see what was going on.

"Wow, this storefront is quite nicely decorated."

"Look at these shelves, they're exactly the same as those in a supply and marketing cooperative."

"This radio is great!"

At this moment, Ma Yanling also came over: "Sister-in-law, what are you selling?"

Ye Xiaoxiao patiently explained, "We have all the daily necessities: toothpaste, soap, matches, and candy and biscuits."

Do you have soy sauce and vinegar?

"Not yet, we'll get more when we restock in a couple of days," Ye Xiaoxiao said.

"That won't do, there aren't enough varieties." Ma Yanling pouted.

Ye Xiaoxiao wasn't angry: "Take it slow, we can't have everything all at once. Look at the supply and marketing cooperatives, they developed little by little too."

Just then, several children ran in. They were school children from the village.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I want to buy candy!" a little boy said, holding up two cents.

Ye Xiaoxiao smiled and took out a fruit candy: "One cent a piece, want one?"

"Yes!" The little boy happily took the candy.

The other children, seeing this with longing, also took out their money to buy candy.

Several children ran out while unwrapping candy wrappers.

Li Chenyang watched from the side, thinking to himself that his wife was really good at business, not even sparing the children.

At this moment, Lao Wu and Li Yanni arrived, and Ye Xiaoxiao asked them, "Have you finished your homework?"

"We're done writing!" the two children said in unison.

"Alright, here's a candy for each of you as a reward." Ye Xiaoxiao said, taking out two White Rabbit candies for them.

Li Yanni said happily, "Sister-in-law, I'll do my homework every day from now on."

"Sure, as long as you finish your homework, you can have as much candy as you want," Ye Xiaoxiao said with a smile.

Sun Xiuju stood not far away watching, and said sourly, "Giving children candy so soon after opening? You'll be crying later."

Ye Xiaoxiao ignored her completely and continued serving the customers. She knew this kind of person was just jealous and couldn't be bothered with her.

At noon, Ye Xiaoxiao tallied up her earnings for the day and found she had over three yuan. Although it wasn't much, it was already quite good for the first day.

Li Chenyang was also happy: "Honey, how much money do you think we can earn in a day like this?"

"You're so silly."

Ye Xiaoxiao said, "Business isn't so easy to calculate; there are good times and bad times."

The key is to build a good reputation so that everyone wants to buy things from our store.

Ye Xiaoxiao felt that earning this little money in a day from running a shop was too little; she'd rather complete a task from the system.

But no matter what, having a shop open means you'll have a source for anything you bring out in the future.

I was originally planning to have Li Chenyang watch the shop, but Sun Hongjun from next door started working.

Li Chenyang is helping Sun Hongjun every day now.

In the afternoon, even more people came to buy things. Some bought matches, some bought soap, and some bought needles and thread.

Ye Xiaoxiao introduced each item one by one and greeted everyone. She even turned on the radio and played the evening news.

The villagers didn't leave after buying their things; they just stood there listening to the news. They were all amazed to hear that high-rise buildings and roads had been built in the city.

"This radio is great! Can I listen to it every day from now on?" an old lady asked.

Radios are not uncommon, but they still require batteries to operate.

Some people had them at home but couldn't bear to leave them behind. So they all went to the convenience store and sat there listening to the sound.

"Of course," Ye Xiaoxiao said with a smile, "You can listen whenever the door is open."

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