"Why are you so late? Have you eaten?" Jian Shu walked over and asked casually.

Gu Mingjing explained: "Something delayed me for a while. Are you done here?"

According to the original plan, the family of three came together, but Gu Mingjing was late, so Jianshu came with the child.

"Yeah, I just sent him away."

"Are you full? Eat some more with me." Gu Mingjing said.

It's getting late and there's nothing to eat at home. I'd better eat outside before going back, so I don't have to trouble Aunt He to cook.

"Okay." Jianshu nodded.

"Dad, today's Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is delicious, but Mom only gave me a little bit." The little girl tried to use her fingers to describe to her father how much a little bit was and complained to him.

Gu Mingjing touched his daughter's belly. It was bulging, and it was obvious that she had eaten a lot. No wonder his wife didn't let her eat too much.

If you eat any more, this little watermelon will explode.

"Dad will bring you here to eat next time, okay?"

"Okay, and bring grandpa along too!" The little girl is a filial and good child. Of course she won't leave grandpa behind when there are delicious foods.

"Okay, and grandpa too." Gu Mingjing nodded with a smile.

Gu Yiyi glanced at his mother who was following him. She sneaked up to his ear and whispered, "Dad, can we not take Mom with us? She only gives me a little bit of food every time."

Gu Mingjing: “…” My daughter, this is not up to me, your dad, to decide.

Jian Shu said coldly at this time, "Okay, if you don't take me with you, I'll see how your dad will pay the bills. If he can't pay, I'll force you to wash dishes to pay off the debt."

Gu Yitian really looked up, "...Dad, don't you have any money?"

“…” It hurts, my daughter.

Gu Yiyi seemed to understand something from the silence and patted him soothingly, "It's okay, Dad. I have money, you can spend it as you like!"

"Thank you, my daughter!" Gu Mingjing was deeply moved. She was indeed his little cotton-padded jacket. Even before she grew up, she had already started to support her old father.

Jian Shu felt a little sour in his heart, "Huh, we gave you that money."

Gu Yiyi, the master of keeping things balanced, keenly sensed her mother's jealousy and said generously, "Mom, I'll give you Yiyi's money too. You and Dad will each have half!"

Jianshu's face lit up instantly, and he kissed his daughter on the cheek, "Thank you, Yiyi. I want some ice cream!"

"Buy!" with a wave of his hand!

“And frozen pears.”

"purchase!"

"besides……"

“Buy them all!”

Little Gu Yiyi has had the demeanor of a domineering president since he was young.

The clothing store is closed, the New Year's goods are ready, and Jianshu has completely relaxed.

After calling the clothing factory, there was finally some progress on the down jacket issue.

We recruited a few experienced workers from elsewhere, and after more than half a month of practical training, we were able to finally sew a lint-free liner.

Now that the liner is complete, the rest of the work is easy. We expect to be able to produce the first batch of samples after the new year.

However, due to limitations in raw materials and proficiency, the initial output will certainly not be high.

Jianshu doesn’t mind. Once the first batch of products are completed, the rest will come slowly.

Down jackets are a new product, and with their high production costs and unit price, they're unlikely to sell as well as wool sweaters. Initial sales will likely be slow, but this will be enough for now.

By the time everyone feels the benefits of down jackets and rushes to buy them, the factory will have become proficient in making them, and production will be able to increase significantly.

In addition to the newly built down jacket production line, all the old production lines, except for one that continues to produce winter wool sweaters, have begun preparing for the spring styles after the beginning of the year.

Nowadays, clothing stores are popping up like mushrooms after a rain. As the benchmark for clothing stores in Beijing, many clothing stores are imitating Huayi.

Whatever they sell, others quickly follow suit, many engaging in price wars, trying to attract customers with low prices.

At the beginning, it did attract a lot of people who were looking for bargains. After all, when buying clothes, people will definitely go where the price is cheaper for the same style.

However, after going there a few times, many people returned to Huayi Clothing Store.

Firstly, the scale of those clothing stores is limited, so they can't buy large quantities of goods. As a result, the unit price cannot be reduced. Once the cost is high, the profit will naturally be even lower. How can this be possible?

So we tried to lower the cost, but you get what you pay for, and the quality of the clothes is certainly not as good as the ones carefully selected by Jianshu.

You have to know that people these days value practicality and attach great importance to the quality of clothes. Who would be willing to buy clothes that fall apart after a few wears?

Secondly, I am used to the spacious and bright decoration style of Huayi clothing stores. I can reach out and grab clothes, and try them on before buying. I always feel uncomfortable when I go to other clothing stores. I feel that nothing is going my way.

Opening a shop comes with costs. Jianshu invested a lot in the initial renovations, and the wide, bright glass was custom-made through connections. Other shops, on the other hand, have limited budgets and simply can't afford such a large space, so they often cut corners when imitating, giving the impression of a low-end version.

After experiencing the high-end version, can you get used to the low-end version?

Thirdly, the salespeople at Huayi Clothing Store are all carefully selected and specially trained by Jianshu. Whether in terms of service attitude or professional level, they are definitely far superior to the salespeople of this era. How can two people randomly found from other stores compare to them?

Not to mention that many stores’ sales clerks are directly the boss’ wives or family members. They all look so arrogant that it makes people angry just by looking at them.

In the past, customers might not have felt anything, after all, department store sales clerks are like this, or even worse!

But things are different now. After experiencing the home-like service attitude of Huayi Clothing Store, who would still spoil you?

The service attitude is not good, the matching clothes are not good-looking, the customer is given the cold shoulder, and the quality of the clothes is not good either. All these things are driving customers away.

There is no harm without comparison. Sometimes, good and bad are revealed through comparison.

As a result, a group of competitors used the weird methods they learned to consolidate a group of customers for Huayi Clothing Store.

Jianshu: Thank you, thank you!

But this was also what she expected.

How much did she invest in her clothing store? The initial building alone cost nearly two thousand yuan, and the subsequent renovation materials and decoration costs, as well as the various custom counters and hangers in the store, cost another two hundred yuan. Not to mention the purchase cost, which was more than ten thousand yuan, and then there were the store employees' salaries and commissions, etc. These costs added up to a lot more than most people's family assets.

At this time, those who followed her were all people with a certain amount of family background, but not particularly wealthy.

These clothing stores with small investments are destined to be unable to compete on the same track as the already established Huayi clothing stores.

Of course, the Beijing market is vast, and Huayi Clothing Store cannot capture it all. Those markets that are not taken care of are what they should strive for.

I just don’t know if they can realize it.