Chapter 121

After three days of preparation.

Ji Wanmei's first "Pearl of the Orient" women's goods specialty store finally officially opened on July 7th!

The day they chose for the opening was a Saturday.

Several rolls of bright red firecrackers hung at the shop entrance, popping and crackling.

Rows of congratulatory flower baskets stretched from the shop entrance all the way to the roadside.

Ji Xingguo specially set aside half a day to attend the opening ceremony of his daughter's shop.

As the largest shareholder, he was granted the most prestigious right to cut the ribbon by Ji Wanmei.

Friends and acquaintances from the workers' compound, as well as some relatives of the Ji family, all came to show their support. Of course, this was primarily because of Ji Xingguo's influence.

However, Ji Wanmei didn't mind. Without her father, where would she, Ji Wanmei, come from?

Luo Chunyan also organized all her relatives and friends to come and support her, and some acquaintances from the county town also came to watch.

The scene suddenly became very lively and grand.

Ji Wanmei had prepared an opening speech in advance. She personally stepped forward to thank all her friends and relatives who came to congratulate her, and then said with a smile: "Our Oriental Pearl General Store is officially open today. Thank you all for coming and supporting us. We have received great help from friends from all walks of life since the beginning of our store's preparation. I am truly humbled and grateful to everyone."

"Our store's mission is to be guided by the needs of ordinary people, with quality as the core, and to strive for perfect after-sales service. We aim to create a new type of store that focuses on women's products. We welcome all women to come and shop with us. Whatever you can think of, you can find it here! We will make you feel right at home."

"Today is the first day of our 'Pearl of the Orient' opening. All customers who enter the store will receive a 30% discount!"

Ji Xingguo listened to his daughter's poised and confident opening speech and applauded with satisfaction.

Someone in the crowd asked, "Boss, why does your store only sell women's products and not men's products?"

Ji Wanmei said, "That's a good question, brother."

She took a step forward and raised her voice, saying, "For thousands of years, the status of women in China has been low. It was only after the founding of New China and the reform and opening up that the status of women gradually changed. Our great leader Chairman Mao said, 'Women hold up half the sky,' which shows how important women are in the operation of society."

"Brother, don't worry if you hear we don't have anything for men in our shop. You can always buy something for women and take it home for your wife. Your wife has taken care of the whole household, raised the children, and worked hard for most of her life. Isn't it only right that you buy her a small gift?"

In the crowd, the man, embarrassed, said awkwardly, "What kind of talk is it for a grown man like me to shop in a women's store?"

Ji Wanmei continued, "Brother, your thinking is too narrow. Before there were women's specialty stores, when your wife bought you clothes and other necessities, did she also go to men's specialty stores? Why didn't your wife feel ashamed then?"

Even if she felt embarrassed, she still went ahead and bought it for you despite the awkwardness. Think about it, why is that? If your wife can do something for you, why can't you do it for her?

Ji Wanmei reached out and gestured for Luo Chunyan to hand her a bottle of snow cream. Then she said to the man, "Look, this is a snow cream that we just brought back from Zhejiang. Women who use this to wipe their face and hands will have fair and smooth skin. Buy a bottle and give it to your wife. She'll be very happy."

If the man had simply said he wouldn't buy it in front of everyone, he would have lost face and been embarrassed. He immediately regretted speaking up.

Who would have thought that this girl, who looks to be under twenty, would be so eloquent?

The man could only awkwardly ask, "How much does your cream cost?"

Ji Wanmei smiled and said, "The regular retail price in our store is two yuan a bottle. But you're lucky, brother. It just so happens that we're having our grand opening today, so all items are 30% off. That makes it only one yuan and forty cents a bottle. Why don't you buy one and give it to your wife?"

"Okay, okay, give me one bottle. If it doesn't work, I can return it," the man said.

Ji Wanmei gestured for Luo Chunyan to go into the store and get a bottle of the new packaging, then handed it to the man, saying with a smile, "Don't worry, the quality of our products is strictly controlled by me personally. If it doesn't work well, you can come back to me anytime."

Ji Wanmei stood on a 30-centimeter platform specially set up at the entrance. Today, she specially wore the store's signature slippers.

The trousers followed Ji Wanmei's long, straight legs, with the straps tucked into her high-heeled shoes, making her legs look like a model's, with perfect proportions.

Ji Wanmei wore a loose white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows and the hem tied in a pretty knot at her waist, revealing her slender and graceful waistline.

She let her long hair down, having styled it into big waves with a curling iron last night, resulting in a temporary seaweed-like hairstyle today.

It was draped over her shoulders, thick and fluffy, and looked quite beautiful.

On her head was a red and white retro polka dot hair tie that she had carefully selected. She also took two strands and let them fall around her ears, making her look even more charming and lazy.

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