After returning to Beijing, Yunshang Clothing Store quickly resumed normal operations.
After being closed for nearly half a month, many regular customers came only to find the place empty-handed, resulting in a rather slow business in the first two days after reopening.
To boost her popularity, Xia Qingqing launched another promotion: 10% off one item, 20% off two items, and 30% off three or more items.
Many customers were immediately attracted by the discounts, and business was much better on the first day of the event.
"Boss, why are you closed all this time? I made two wasted trips before," a regular customer complained as she picked out clothes. If Yunshang's clothes weren't more beautiful than other stores, she definitely wouldn't have come back.
Zhang Hongyan said with a slight apology in her tone, "I had to go back to my hometown for a while, so how about this: if you make a purchase at the store today, I'll give you an extra pair of stockings."
Upon hearing that there was a benefit, the regular customer immediately beamed with joy: "Oh, then I won't be polite."
"Oh, it's my pleasure. I should thank you for coming to my shop so often to support my business," Zhang Hongyan said, quickly making him happy and all the resentment from his previous wasted trip disappeared.
"Boss, do you get free stockings with every clothes purchase today?" another customer who had just entered the store asked immediately after overhearing their conversation.
Zhang Hongyan replied with a smile, "It's a gift. We give it away with every purchase of clothes. It's a way of thanking our loyal customers."
Seeing her mother so composed and at ease, Xia Qingqing felt very gratified.
When Xia Qingqing got home that evening, she brought up her idea of opening another store.
This was something she had planned beforehand. Now that the clothing store's business has stabilized and Zhang Hongyan manages it very well, she can confidently develop other businesses.
Zhang Hongyan knew her daughter was opinionated and didn't intend to persuade her: "You can decide for yourself. You can't become fat in one bite. You have to be steady and cautious in everything you do."
"Mom, I know," Xia Qingqing nodded obediently.
The next day, Xia Qingqing and Xia Heping went to Guangzhou and brought back a batch of electrical appliances, including black and white televisions, hair dryers, radios, tape recorders, and various cassette tapes.
The electronics store was incredibly successful from the moment it opened, making a fortune every day. Xia Heping stopped going to the clothing store and spent all his time in the electronics store.
Xia Qingqing was worried that the store would be too busy, so she specially hired two employees, one for the clothing store and one for the electronics store.
Her idea was that if Zhang Hongyan and Xia Heping wanted to take a break sometime, they could do so whenever they wanted.
But Zhang Hongyan knew that her subconscious reaction to this decision was to oppose it. Hiring people to work would mean paying them wages every month, which was not cost-effective.
Fortunately, Xia Qingqing had already guessed her thoughts and acted first and informed her later, secretly finding the right person in private.
Since the person came directly to work at the store, Zhang Hongyan felt embarrassed to kick them out again, so she could only reluctantly let them stay.
When she got home, she started giving her a hard time. Xia Qingqing chuckled and hugged her arm to coax her, "Mom, we're not short of money now, so why make yourself so tired? You and Dad can travel around or go on trips when you have time. The world is so big, don't you want to see it?"
Hearing her daughter's words, Zhang Hongyan hesitated for a moment: "This... your father and I are still able to work, and you and Gou Dan are not married yet. How can we just enjoy ourselves?"
This contradicts the education they received from childhood. The older generation is supposed to work until they die, and besides, they are only in their forties. Who would stop working at this age?
Xia Qingqing dismissed this argument: "That's because you're poor that you have to work until you're old. Why can't you enjoy life if you're rich? Think about the rich people of the past, didn't they all hire people to do their jobs? If you do everything yourself, you'll never finish even if you work yourself to death."
Zhang Hongyan was startled by her daughter's words: "Pah, pah, pah, you can't just use those words carelessly. You're talking about capitalists, aren't you afraid of being heard and dragged into a struggle session?"
"Did you hear that? You absolutely cannot say such things outside."
"Okay, okay, I won't talk about this anymore," Xia Qingqing smiled indifferently, but this kind of thing doesn't just disappear because she doesn't talk about it.
After Xia Qingqing's witty remarks, Zhang Hongyan no longer had any other ideas about her hiring people.
However, after having an extra employee, Zhang Hongyan gradually noticed some benefits. For example, she no longer had to be in the store all the time, and she wouldn't have to close the store temporarily if she wanted to go back in the middle of the day.
In addition, the number of clothes in the store is counted, so there is no need to worry about employees pocketing the money. She knows exactly how many items have been sold.
......
At the entrance of the train station.
"Qingqing, I miss you so much," Liang Shuang threw her luggage on the ground and hugged Xia Qingqing tightly, unwilling to let go.
Xia Qingqing smiled and patted her on the back: "I missed you too. Let's go home and talk later."
"Hehe, okay," Liang Shuang picked up her luggage from the ground and sat on the back of Xia Qingqing's bicycle with a smile.
Liang Shuang came to Beijing specifically to attend Xia Qingqing's wedding. Not only Liang Shuang came, but Ding Miao was also coming.
However, Ding Miao's train will be a little late, arriving in the afternoon.
Sitting on the back of the bicycle, Liang Shuang couldn't help but sigh, "Time really flies. I never thought that we would both be married women when we met again this time."
Sometimes when I think back, it feels like my time as an educated youth in Shihe Brigade was just a short while ago, but unfortunately, four years have passed in the blink of an eye.
“You’re a married woman, but I’m not. I can still be a pretty girl for one more day,” Xia Qingqing said playfully.
Liang Shuang pretended to be angry and pinched the soft flesh on her waist: "Oh right, right, you're a beautiful young girl, and I'm a young married woman, okay?"
“You said it, I didn’t,” Xia Qingqing said with a hint of pleasure in her voice.
Liang Shuang: "..."
In the afternoon, the two went to the train station together to pick up Ding Miao, and the three sisters of Shihe Production Brigade were finally reunited.
Ding Miao immediately gave the two of them a hug: "Shuangshuang, it's been a long time."
“It has indeed been quite a long time since we last met. If it weren’t for Qingqing’s wedding, I don’t know when the three of us would have been able to get together again,” Liang Shuang said with a smile.
"Miaomiao, you need to hurry up too. I hope that our gatherings can go from three people to six people in the future."
Ding Miao pouted: "I'd like to find someone, but I need to find the right one. How about I ask your Zhang Jianguo to introduce me to someone in the army?"
Liang Shuang's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "Great! I'll write to him when I get back and mention it—no, I'll call him tomorrow to tell him about it."
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