Chapter 532 Department Store No. 2

He saved so many people and so many lives, and he successfully intercepted the two attacks launched by Liang State. But no matter how smart and capable he was, he still couldn't save his own child. Xu Miaomiao felt a pang of sadness in her heart when she thought of this, and looking at Erbao's well-behaved appearance, she sighed.

However, Erbao had spoken before, but he probably just didn't want to say it. There must be a knot in the child's heart that can be untied. He believed that as long as he persevered, there would be a way to cure Xiaobao.

Like a mother and son connected by heart, Xiao Bao seemed to understand Xu Miaomiao's emotions. He held his hand and gestured to him in sign language: "Don't worry, mother. I'm fine."

Seeing her children, all of them so sensible, Xu Miaomiao could no longer suppress the tears in her eyes, and they flowed out all at once. Song Weiwei, however, disliked her being pretentious and said, "Why did you become like this? However, I just played with the children for a few words, and they actually made you cry. It's really boring."

Song Weiwei said this and turned away. Xu Miaomiao was also amused by his appearance and ignored Song Weiwei.

Such a thing happened just during the day, and Xu Miaomiao really had no way to face Song Wushao again, so she simply stayed in Erbao's room at night and told her the story of "The Wolf and the Little Girl". Seeing the little girl fall into a deep sleep, Xu Miaomiao also lay down beside him and fell asleep with Erbao in her arms.

Xu Miaomiao felt a little unfamiliar as she hadn't slept with her own children for a long time. She got up early, glanced at her second child who was still sleeping soundly, tucked in the corners of the quilt for him, and then left with peace of mind.

As they arrived too early this morning, Yu Zhen and Yu Jie had not arrived yet, so Xu Miaomiao opened the door of the department store herself.

When Yu Zhen arrived, they were a little surprised: "Madam Xu, why did you come so early today?"

Yu Zhen asked back, only to see Xu Miaomiao looking at the two of them and saying solemnly: "Previously, the business of the department store was tepid. I had been calculating the bad debt when I left, and found that there were still many problems. Not all things are suitable for sale in the department store, so we must still solve these problems one by one."

"Ms. Xu, please go ahead." Yu Jie said immediately, taking the pen and ink from the desk and starting to write on it.

Xu Miaomiao inspected the department store and said, "For example, sweet-scented osmanthus cakes and egg yolk crisps can be preserved for a long time, but they also have a certain expiration date. These things cannot be used after seven days. Otherwise, they will become moldy, rotten, and smelly."

"So we can sell it at the original price in the first five days, but in the last two days, it will get moldy in two days, so we should sell it at half the price. Isn't it more cost-effective this way?"

"I think this is a good idea." Yu Zhen nodded immediately.

"For example, umbrellas don't have to be placed in the department store every season. We only introduce umbrellas when the next season is approaching or when it snows. Otherwise, if all the umbrellas are placed in the department store together, they will inevitably be damaged, which is not conducive to the image of the department store."

Xu Miaomiao paused here, thought for a while, looked at them and said, "Also, we want to build the department store into a place where everyone can come, buy, and use things, so these things must be the most common things, and the things that people use most frequently, like salt, vinegar, and salt. We must have them. I have been mistaking the department store before. It can only sell these things that are easy to package and carry. This is really wrong. I almost turned it into a different kind of pastry shop. This is absolutely not allowed."

"Also, there are pens and tea. Although our negotiations with the Pen and Ink Shop fell through, pens are something that almost every household can use, so we must find a new joint merchant. I have already negotiated with Ye's Tea House for tea. Their tea is good for everyone to see, but the price of this tea is indeed very different from other products in our department store. Our department store is mainly about being cheap and cost-effective, but tea is a high-end product."

"How should I deal with this?"

“So we need to build a second department store.”

"Department Store No. 2?"

Yu Zhen shook his head in confusion, still not understanding Xu Miaomiao's words. Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao looked at them and said, "Department stores sell the most basic things, with a wide range of products and low prices. But the things we want to create in this new store are what rich people, young men from wealthy families, and young ladies from high-class families need and want to go shopping."

"Only by opening two stores together can we attract all our target audiences. For example, those young ladies from wealthy families definitely have umbrellas when they go out, and they also have salt for meals. Naturally, they won't come to our department stores. The cakes they usually have are delivered to their homes by special cake shops, so they naturally won't come to department stores. If we want them to go shopping, we need to do something different."

"That's my lady, what do we mainly sell in this Department Store No. 2?"

Xu Miaomiao smiled slightly, looked at him and said, "We sell tea, cakes, pens, and jewelry. We sell everything in this department store."

"Then what is the difference between us and this department store?"

"Of course it's different. This department store focuses on convenience, but it's different over there. What they require over there is quality."

"Quality, what is quality?" Yu Jie on the side was a little puzzled, so he tilted his head and looked at Xu Miaomiao.

Xu Miaomiao then looked at them and said, "For example, the chopsticks used here are made of wood, while the chopsticks over there must be made of silver or gold. We need to make the department store so attractive that ordinary people won't dare to come in. The rich young men will feel very impressive after shopping and buying things here, and it will satisfy their mood. Only in this way can we build the brand of the department store. After it becomes famous, we can open the department store."

Yu Zhen nodded, and couldn't help but admire Xu Miaomiao's wisdom. If it were him, he might not be able to come up with such a plan even if he was given three days and three nights. Yu Jie on the side was in a dilemma. He frowned slightly and said to Xu Miaomiao, "Madam Xu, if you want to build a department store like this, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money!"

(End of this chapter)