Educated Youth Returns to the City, Driving National Economic Development

From a life of blissful idleness, "naively sweet" Su Le unexpectedly transmigrates to the arduous 1970s and becomes the little darling of her family. It should have been another life of lei...

Chapter 57 Salary Cut in Half

"Boss, this dress still costs ten yuan? Can you make it cheaper?" A customer turned around in front of the mirror and said to Su Le next to him.

Su Le smiled and said, "Ma'am, you can feel the material of the clothes to see the difference from other stores. Then look at the designs in our store. They are obviously unique. And they are the only ones you can find here."

Ladies don’t need to touch it, they can feel it when they wear it, and their temperament is obviously improved.

Those clothes are all similar styles, and I'm used to seeing them.

"Okay, okay, I'll pick one." The lady no longer hesitated. It was rare to find something she liked, so she would definitely buy it.

The three of them saw Su Le's reply, learned from it, understood it to be their own meaning, and solved one customer's problem after another.

Su Le was very satisfied. Especially Yu Jie, that kid, who was really good at talking. And Wang Ming, who was obviously better than Zhang Jing.

I quickly received a lot of positive reviews, and was able to choose clothes and have water to drink. The service was good.

Human nature is to watch the fun, so they go where there are many people. Other stores are deserted, but Su Le’s is bustling with activity.

Xu Hu sighed in his heart, Su Le is really amazing, the restaurant is full as soon as he says it will be full.

Several people didn't even have time for lunch and worked until the evening, when the mall closed. Xu Changsheng collected a lot of money.

Xu Changsheng handed the money box to Su Le, "Boss, that's amazing. There's so much money that the store has been cleared out. If it hadn't been sold out, there would probably be more."

Su Le nodded. "Tomorrow will be another hard day, three days in a row. Let's change our strategy."

Xu Hu asked curiously, "What other strategies are needed? Isn't this very profitable?"

Su Le rolled his eyes at him. "Think about how much a piece of clothing costs us. It's definitely not possible to deliver it every day. Some of the people who didn't get the discount today have also left, and they are all waiting to come back tomorrow."

Xu Changsheng calculated, "A sewing machine costs 100 yuan, and the labor cost for one piece is 0.5 yuan. The fabric cost is estimated to be between 1.5 and 2.5 per piece. One piece of fabric can make four or five pieces of clothing, and thicker ones can only make two or three. The electricity bill for the store is about 0.4 yuan per kilowatt-hour, which means it will cost 5 to 10 yuan a month. The rent for the store is 800 yuan a year. The store costs 2.2 yuan a day, and each piece of clothing costs 5-10 yuan. I sold 800 pieces today. The electricity cost is two kilowatt-hours a day, which is 0.8 yuan. The sewing machine can be used for one day, which is 3.4 yuan. The total for today is 6,535. And that's not even including our salaries, commissions."

Xu Hu was confused. "We're not making any money, right?"

Xu Changsheng shook his head. "I made a little profit, but not much. The expenses are also high. I have to wait until the other side opens to know the specific profit."

Su Le nodded. "That's a good calculation. We'll know the exact situation after both sides are open. I'll give you guys a snack tonight, and I'll also give the workers in the old yard a snack."

"Great!" Yu Jie shouted.

Xia Le was also waiting for Su Le in the old yard. Xu Sheng and a few others stayed there for the whole morning and then came back because they were too tired.

Su Le walked forward holding the box, "Aunt Xia, Uncle Xu, Mom and Dad, Brother,"

As soon as Xu Hu and his companions saw that dinner was about to start, they hurried to get their bowls and chopsticks. They hadn't eaten much at noon, just a few buns, which was not enough.

In contrast to their happy expressions was Xia Le. Su Le asked, "What happened to Aunt Xia?"

Xia Le sighed, "Take a look later."

Xu Hu and his companions devoured the food, and Su Le also ate a full bowl. They returned to the study to discuss the day's results.

Su Le first reported the profits of his clothing store. The more he spoke, the worse Xia Le's face became.

Everyone else was very happy and praised Su Le for being so great.

Xia Le took out the embroiderers' embroidery today and said, "Le Le, take a look at these."

Su Fugui and the others also came forward to watch. The embroiderers on the sewing machines were quite good, with no loose threads showing. There were no major problems, only some minor details that hadn't been properly addressed. With more practice, they could probably do it.

Even the hand embroidery was not good enough. The pattern was too different from her design. And the inside of the sleeves was not well finished, which was very ugly.

Su Le also felt heavy-hearted, and Su Fugui said, "Le Le, you're a little impatient. I'm afraid all these clothes will be wasted."

Chen Yao also shook her head.

Xia Le looked at Su Le and said, "Why don't you put the hand embroidery aside for now."

Su Le thought for a moment, "Dad, you go to the clothing store tomorrow and take charge. Yu Jie and Wang Ming are all familiar with sales now. Tomorrow will be the same as today, the first 100 people buy two pieces and get one free. Aunt Xia and I will go to the old courtyard."

"Now that we've started, I don't want to give up, even if it means wasting some clothes. My idea is that once the cheongsam takes off, we can create our own brand. The best thing about cheongsams is that they're handmade. This will also be a major feature of our business in the future. Now, just treat these as training for them; practice makes perfect."

Su Fugui and Xu Sheng both nodded in agreement. Xia Le pondered, "But the cost is too high."

Su Le nodded. "Their salaries can be lowered to reduce costs. We've already agreed that those who don't meet the standards will generally not be paid. Let's start with the most basic embroidery, as the patterns are still a bit difficult."

Xia Le thought for a while before nodding, "It is indeed a solution. Okay, let's do it this way for now."

Su Xiao couldn't join in, so he went to clean up a room. "Aunt Xia, Uncle Xu, let's stay here tonight. It's getting late."

Su Fugui also said, "We've lost track of time with this discussion. You guys should just rest here for the night."

Xu Sheng and Xia Le exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement. "Okay, sorry to bother you then."

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