His wife has sold her job, but she's gone off to start her own business. He can't be angry; he has to do his best to support her, which is expensive and exhausting. He's miserable every day.

Meanwhile, the three of them were busy as bees, having asked their father to choose an auspicious day, and the Jinyi Pavilion opened for business on April 18th.

They even set off firecrackers. Because of Yu's mother's presence, Liu Yun didn't dare to advertise like people in later generations. However, there was no need to advertise. The shop's location was excellent, situated on a bustling street. Once the firecrackers were set off, the shop entrance was crowded with people.

There was no need to shout, because it was Sunday and there were already quite a few people on the street. As soon as the store opened, it was packed with people who saw the clothes hanging in the store.

There are no fixed prices now, so the three of them just categorize and hang them up by price, clothes, pants and skirts, since the shop is big enough anyway.

Because the clothes were beautiful and novel, with styles for men, women, children, and the elderly, business was booming. The three of them were so busy that they didn't even have time to drink water. It was only after Yu's mother and the others came over to check on them and bring them food that they had a chance to sit down and have a drink of water. Only after they sat down did they realize that they were already starving.

There were too many people, and Yu's mother and Fu's mother were completely overwhelmed. The three of them quickly finished eating and went back to work. Even Cheng Ke, who used to be a well-bred young lady, couldn't care less about her image and started eating heartily.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief when they arrived at the home of Yu's mother and Fu's mother, but seeing how busy they were, they stayed to help as well. The children were left at home to be looked after by Yu's father and Fu Yao. They had said before they came that if things got too busy here, they would stay to help.

Mother Yu had long ago foreseen that the three of them had a booming business in their previous life, and they were always too busy to keep up. Although today was the first day of business, she didn't know if business would be as good as it would be in the future, but she thought it wouldn't be too bad. However, after arriving, she found that it wasn't just that business wouldn't be too bad, but that it would be even busier than in the future.

As it got dark, the people in the shop gradually dispersed, and the group was finally able to rest.

However, the three of them couldn't leave immediately; they still needed to tidy up the shop. So, Yu's mother and Fu's mother went straight back and told them that the three of them would stay at Yu's house that night.

"I'll hang up the clothes that got messed up. Cheng Ke, you can restock. We can open the store directly tomorrow. Sis, you can mop the floor and then come help."

The two had no objections; they just wanted to finish quickly and go home to count their money.

"I didn't expect business to be so good. We're short-staffed. We'll hire a few more people when things aren't so busy in a couple of days! This is too tiring." Cheng Ke was the first to break down; she had never been this tired before.

Liu Jing hadn't expected business to be so booming. Although she was tired, the thought of the money in the cash register gave her plenty of energy. "Today, everyone was just going for the novelty, so there were a lot of people, but I didn't expect so many. Tomorrow should be better. I'll hire more people when there are fewer people. If I do this every day, I won't have to do anything else."

As for Liu Yun, she was fine. She knew business would be good today, but she didn't expect it to be this good. It was worth asking her father to choose a good day like Sunday.

Today, knowing that they were going back to the house by the river to settle accounts, Yu's mother had already told Yu's father, and the two of them went back here to cook. Unexpectedly, Yu's mother and Fu's mother were also busy until almost dark today, so Yu's father had to do the cooking all by himself.

But the three hadn't returned by the time the food was ready, so the group decided not to wait any longer and served the food to the three of them and ate it first.

However, the three of them did not return even after they finished eating. Seeing how busy the business was that day, Yu's mother knew that they would be busy again, so she warmed up the food for them and took the children to wash up.

It was past eight o'clock when the three of them returned home with flashlights. After eating and taking a shower, they were physically exhausted but mentally excited.

You'll soon know how much you earned today.

The group turned on the lights, closed the door, drew the curtains tightly shut, poured the money from the box onto the bed, and began counting it.

Liu Yun was the first to count, after all, her ten years in the finance department hadn't been for nothing. "I have four hundred and sixty-eight."

"I have three hundred and seventy-two."

"There are 394 here."

Liu Yun immediately pulled out a small notebook, and the group started calculating rapidly.

"A total of one thousand two hundred and thirty-four."

It was quite a shock when I calculated it, but I was somewhat prepared. After all, most of the skirts they sold were around ten or twenty yuan, and they also sold quite a few individual tops and pants. Although the clothes for the elderly and children were not as expensive as those for young girls, they still bought some. And with such a large shop, if half of it was sold out today, the money must have been over a thousand yuan.

However, Liu Yun remained calm. After all, their costs were not insignificant; they just hadn't spent as much money. But that didn't mean they didn't spend any. For example, if they had to buy sixteen sewing machines themselves, they might not have been able to get them for three thousand yuan. The house alone cost more than two thousand yuan, and that was just the purchase price, not even factored into the accounts. "Although it's a lot, today is the first day, and everyone is just curious. In a few days, there won't be as many people, and besides, we've invested quite a bit."

"That's right. Let's do the math. This batch of fabric cost me 3,600. I hired 16 workers, each at 40 a month. We'll be paying them in 12 days. So here's 640."

"The renovation and custom-made clothes hangers I do cost 480 yuan each."

“I still have a lot of scrap material. We each invested three thousand yuan initially, but judging from the current situation, we shouldn’t need to invest any more next month and we can break even.”

"That's true, but we also need to find a way to utilize the waste materials over there. But it's getting late, so let's go to sleep first! There's still a tough battle to fight, and we need to get some rest." After finishing the accounts, Liu Yun wanted to sleep. She was too tired today and didn't want to think about anything else; she just wanted to sleep.

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