After the first batch of customers arrived, more and more customers came, and the store was almost overflowing.
Fortunately, Xia Qingqing and her two companions were three people, so they were able to manage the workload.
For lunch, Xia Qingqing went out and packed a few dishes, and then the three of them ate a bite at each other's table.
After a busy day, Xia Qingqing was alright, but Zhang Hongyan and Xia Heping were almost exhausted.
The shop only quieted down around 7 p.m., so Xia Qingqing simply closed the shop and went home. Nowadays, people go to bed early, and there are basically no people out shopping at night.
As soon as she got home, Zhang Hongyan plopped down on a recliner: "Oh dear, running a shop is more tiring than your dad and I setting up a stall."
"We had a lot of people for the first three days of the event, and we did a good job promoting it, so business probably won't be as good later on," Xia Qingqing said with a smile.
Suddenly, Zhang Hongyan perked up as if she had just thought of something: "Qingqing, what's the store's profit today? Let's see how much we made."
Xia Heping looked at his daughter with anticipation, knowing that she had sacrificed a lot for the store.
Xia Qingqing smiled and took off the cloth bag she was carrying: "It's all here, Mom and Dad, let's count it together."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Gou Dan running out in his pajamas. She smiled and ruffled his short hair: "Why are you up? It's getting late, go back to your room and sleep."
"No, I don't want to sleep now," Gou Dan said, clinging to Xia Qingqing's hand. He had just fallen asleep when he was woken up by the noise. Seeing the light on in the main room, he knew that his parents must have come back. He put on his shoes and ran over.
"Alright, go put on a coat, and then come count the money with us," Xia Qingqing said, taking all the money out of her bag and placing it on the table.
Dog Egg obediently ran back to his room, grabbed a coat, and put it on. When he saw the money on the table, his eyes widened in surprise: "Wow, so much money!"
The four of them counted the money together, and they were quite fast; they finished counting it in no time.
Today's total revenue was 3688 yuan. Because of the 20% discount, the net profit was about one-third, which is a very good start.
Zhang Hongyan and Xia Heping were no longer the naive country bumpkins they once were, but they couldn't help but be surprised: "If you can earn a thousand yuan a day, wouldn't that be tens of thousands a month?"
Xia Qingqing smiled and shook her head: "Mom, it's not as exaggerated as you say. Most people came today because of the 20% discount."
Although she doesn't earn a thousand every day, she estimates she can still make several hundred. This amount might seem like a lot to others, but Xia Qingqing feels it's not enough.
The courtyard she bought had three rooms in a row. She combined two of them to open the current clothing store, and the other room was empty. She planned to find some time to go to Guangzhou to see what was popular and make use of the empty room.
Zhang Hongyan yawned, stood up, and started shooing everyone away: "Alright, go back to sleep, we have to get up early tomorrow."
"Okay, Mom and Dad, you should go to bed early too," Xia Qingqing said before returning to her room.
Over the course of several days, the sales revenue of Yunshang Clothing Store remained relatively stable at around two thousand yuan.
The first day of business was a day off that Xia Qingqing specially chose, so that everyone had time to go out shopping. As a result, the number of people on weekdays decreased significantly.
Fortunately, the grand scale of the first three days has already made Yunshang Clothing Store famous, and many people want to see this unique clothing store. Not only are the clothes in the store more beautiful than those in other places, but the store's decoration is also exceptionally different.
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The day to receive her graduation certificate arrived quickly, and Xia Qingqing rode her bicycle to school early in the morning.
Today is the day for taking our graduation group photo, and she specially wore a beautiful outfit and put on some lovely light makeup.
Unexpectedly, she ran into the dean of the department as soon as she arrived at the school and was taken to his office.
"Xia, are you sure you want to refuse the job that's been assigned to you? You're an outstanding graduate of our department, and you've been directly assigned to the government. Why don't you reconsider?"
"Teacher Lin, I have already made my stance clear last time. Thank you again for your kindness, but I have my own plans," Xia Qingqing said, bowing deeply to him with an apologetic tone.
"Sigh, I just don't understand what you young people are thinking. I'm just worried that you'll regret it later," Teacher Lin sighed, her face filled with helplessness.
Young people always like to keep going until they hit a wall, and they might regret it one day. He has seen many students like this in his many years of life, but unfortunately there is no medicine for regret in this world.
Xia Qingqing said firmly, "Don't worry, Teacher Lin, I definitely won't regret it."
"Alright, since you've made up your mind, I won't try to persuade you anymore. You can come back to school to visit your teachers and juniors whenever you have time," Teacher Lin said with a smile.
After leaving the office, Xia Qingqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as she reached the classroom door, she saw Liu Huimin looking anxious: "Qingqing, so you're here! Qiu-jie and I have been looking for you everywhere. Hurry up, it's our class's turn to take graduation photos."
After taking their class graduation photo, Xia Qingqing and her three friends also took a group photo as a memento, though they had to pay extra for it.
Besides Xia Qingqing, Liu Huimin and the other two also got their jobs assigned. Xiang Qiu and Chen Xiu were lucky enough to stay in Beijing, while Liu Huimin voluntarily applied to be assigned back to her hometown.
Liu Huimin's eyes were filled with reluctance: "I don't know when we'll see each other again. Let me treat you to a farewell dinner."
“You can come to Beijing to visit us anytime you miss us, and we can come visit you too,” Xia Qingqing said softly, hugging her.
Liu Huimin couldn't hold back her tears any longer, and they streamed down her face: "Qingqing, Sister Qiu, Xiuxiu, I'm so reluctant to leave you all."
"We can't bear to part with you either," Xiang Qiu and Chen Xiu said, their eyes red as they hugged each other.
Such scenes played out in many corners of the college, where classmates who had spent four years together were finally going their separate ways, and after this parting, they might never have the chance to meet again in this lifetime.
In the end, Liu Huimin was the first to react. She rubbed her eyes, which were red from crying, and said in a playful tone, "It's almost lunchtime. Why don't we go eat first? We can come back and cry after we've eaten."
These somewhat nonsensical words instantly dispelled the sadness of the group. Xiang Qiu smiled and rolled her eyes at her: "What are you crying for? Let's go eat."
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