Unfamiliar Yet Raising 70s Children Together: A Couple's Daily Life

Song Qing and Lu Yang's marriage was a muddled affair. At the beginning of that special era, fearing implication, her parents forced her to break up with her ex-boyfriend and used their connect...

Chapter 307 Business is Booming

Many people hesitated, after all, it cost more than 20 yuan, and only fashionable young women would be willing to pay for it.

But no one can resist those beautiful clothes, and their attitude was unusually enthusiastic. They pulled them inside, let them touch the fabric and clothes, and showed them the details.

Song Qing was pulling a girl with round eyes. As soon as she arrived, her eyes were fixed on the square-necked dress.

"Comrade, look at our colors. Aren't they dyed particularly bright? Which clothes have colors as beautiful as those from our textile factory?"

It is indeed a rare shade of light green, much softer than the military green clothing that is everywhere, yet not so eye-catching. This subtlety can only be appreciated upon closer inspection.

Song Qing was wearing the same color, just not the same style. She turned around and let the girl take a closer look.

"This material is smooth and wrinkle-resistant. Our materials sell for 13 yuan per meter outside, but this garment is only 26 yuan. As you know, this is our first time selling here, so we definitely need to build a reputation first before offering such a low price."

The price won't be like this anymore, and we've ordered a lot of this style.

The girl hesitated for a long time, touching the dress. Just thinking about wearing it out in the warm spring made her feel happy.

"...Only a 6 yuan deposit?"

"Yes, you can pick up the goods here in 20 days. If you don't come here, the deposit will not be refunded."

I think this outfit suits you well; you look especially good in this color. However, I know it's expensive, and I myself had to think about it for a long time before buying it. Please consider it some more.

If you keep urging someone to buy something, they might be afraid you'll rip them off. But if you put yourself in her shoes, she'll feel much more at ease.

Finally, gritting my teeth, I said, "Then I'll order one."

Upon hearing this, Song Qing beamed with joy. After confirming it one last time, he pulled her over to fill out the form, carefully inquired about the color and style, and then filled in her name.

"Make sure you keep this order safe. It's the only proof of your arrival to pick up the goods. Don't lose it."

People have a herd mentality, and since what they did was so novel, it ended up being packed with people.

Song Qing was so busy with the salespeople that she didn't even have time to drink water, and there were other people helping her out.

She had just finished filling out a form and sat down to the side when Xu Ting immediately gave her a thumbs up.

"My goodness, I didn't expect it to be so popular. We've already sold nearly fifty items this morning."

Keep in mind that this was only the first morning of the first day, and Xu Ting hadn't expected to sell so many at first.

"I thought selling more than thirty a day would be impressive."

"...Sister Xu, our daily rent is 30 yuan."

Xu Ting laughed, her only worry was that they wouldn't even be able to recoup the rent.

Actually, the proportion of people who actually paid was not high, but there were just too many people. Some who were hesitant immediately made a decision after hearing that others had also placed orders.

In addition, most people in the morning are just there to watch the spectacle, but once word gets out in the afternoon, the real potential customers will come back specifically to see it.

Their payment percentage will definitely be high.

After noon, they finally had time to eat. To reward these great contributors, Director Zhang specially had meat and vegetables brought over from the military canteen and heated them up in the boiler room at the department store.

"Director Zhang, we haven't even had a 30-minute break today."

"Hang in there, comrades, we'll give you rewards when we get back."

Director Zhang also smiled broadly, "Let's count how many items we ordered this morning."

"Fifty-eight!"

"Only fifty-eight?"

Director Zhang's eyes widened. These people were really arrogant. Only 58?

"I kept talking non-stop all morning, I feel like I said 58 things by myself."

Everyone laughed and said, "Of course, that's what everyone thinks."

Most people are still hesitant, and the price is indeed too expensive.

"A girl came once around nine o'clock this morning, and just came again. She looked at that peach-pink dress for a long time, and finally asked us how long we would be displaying it here."

I figured she was going to go back and live frugally for a few months, but I told her we'd be there for at least three months before she left.

“I’ve met several people who were worried that we wouldn’t sell this style next time, and said they would come back to order a month later.”

Many people can save money, but they just can't get cloth coupons.

Director Zhang was both pleased that the clothes were selling quickly and somewhat puzzled. "I'm increasingly unable to understand you young women. You tighten your belts for months just to buy a single piece of clothing?"

"If I had this dress before I got married, I would definitely save up for several months to buy it. It's only now that I'm married and have a family that I'm reluctant to spend the money on it."

"Me too. Before I got married, I was willing to buy a bottle of face cream for 8 yuan at the department store. Now I'm stingy even if it's only 8 mao a bottle."

Everyone laughed when they talked about it; they had only been married a short time, so they were naturally very understanding.

The department store manager spent the entire morning either fidgeting in his office or sneaking off to the textile factory's stall.

At first, I could tell myself that so many people flocked there because they found their model unusual, but as I watched more and more people signing contracts, I couldn't sit still any longer.

"Xiao Wang, how many items did they sell this morning?"

"I haven't counted them, but there must be quite a lot. Nobody there has ever had a chance to get them. Whenever we take these clothes out, they're always gone as soon as they're taken out. Even today, they're still all left."

To be honest, whether they sell a lot or a little has nothing to do with the sales staff, but everyone is still a little jealous.

“There were a few familiar faces who had been queuing for days. They came here to touch the products, and then went back to their own place. Some of them have even signed orders.”

"But it doesn't matter. Even if many people order, we may not be able to sell them all. I heard that it only costs 6 yuan to order one item, but you will have to pay another 20 yuan later."

Most people just came to watch the spectacle; they might go back and calm down and then decide they wouldn't want to spend so much money.

That's not necessarily true. The person in charge patted his stomach and sighed. Six yuan is not six mao (0.6 yuan). Who would be willing to throw so much money away?

Moreover, they were smart enough to only pay the deposit today, and the remaining money for the cloth ration coupons would be paid in 20 days.

By the afternoon, even more people had heard about it and came to see what was going on. Song Qing and the others were so trapped inside that they couldn't even turn around.

"Comrades, comrades, don't push. We're here every day, and you can see us from outside."

But who wouldn't want to squeeze in and see what's going on? These saleswomen are unusually enthusiastic, and the clothes look beautiful on them. Even if you don't buy anything, it's worth touching the nice fabric.