Chapter 71 Jinjiang's Exclusive Helper
Su Ruyi was busy until after 6 p.m., by which time the stadium had mostly been empty.
Today's harvest was good; we received nearly 50,000 yuan in orders in just one day. This is just the beginning; the long-tail effect will definitely be great in the future.
After all, the number of people who came to watch the game today was still limited, but when the TV and newspapers started reporting on it, and with Ruyi Clothing's signboard being so big, it was bound to get some publicity.
Su Ruyi was in a good mood: "Aunt, Qiaoqiao, thank you so much for your hard work today. Let's go out for a big meal later!"
"No need, no need, why spend that money?" Tong Dahua quickly refused. "We've already eaten that chicken today, let's go home tonight."
At noon, Su Ruyi asked someone to buy her KFC. Although Su Ruyi was tired of eating it, it was very fashionable for people nowadays.
Children in the city can brag about a single meal for a long time.
Tong Dahua didn't understand this and didn't feel anything while eating it. Later, Zhang Qiaoqiao told her that it was a Western fast food and it was very expensive, and she immediately felt a pang of regret.
She had figured out her niece Su Ruyi's personality; she was extravagant and had no idea how much money she was spending.
She said she was going to have a big meal, which must be very expensive.
“I’m starving when I get home. And today is a great day to start the business, so we have to have a good meal. Listen to me, not only are we going out to eat, but I’ve also invited Wang Huizhen and the other staff members who are helping out at the store.”
Tong Dahua: "But if we don't hurry back now, we'll miss the last bus."
"It's okay, we can just take a taxi back."
Tong Dahua gasped, but seeing Su Ruyi's nonchalant and happy expression, she didn't say anything more and continued to help tidy up the stall.
"Hello, do you remember me?" a female voice sounded from behind.
Su Ruyi glanced back and greeted them with a smile:
"I remember you, Luo Youqiong. How did you do today? What place did you get?"
Su Ruyi was busy outside for half a day, but she still didn't know what the final result of the competition was.
She had taken the clothes to the hotel but did not personally deliver them to the contestants, so she did not meet with them.
Luo Youqiong's eyes still showed excitement, and the award winners would stay for interviews and other matters, which is why she is still in the stadium.
So Su Ruyi knew at a glance that Luo Youqiong must have won an award.
"I got third place." Luo Youqiong's face was flushed, and she couldn't hide her happiness.
Although she missed out on first or second place, it was still a windfall for Luo Youqiong. After selling the color TV and adding the prize money from the semi-finals, it greatly relieved the family's current financial pressure.
If it weren't for Su Ruyi's help, she might have missed the competition.
"Thank you so much before. Without you, I might have lost this opportunity," Luo Youqiong said again.
Su Ruyi waved her hand: "I didn't do anything, it's all your own ability."
"I'd like to invite you to dinner. Would you do me the honor?"
"You really don't need to be so polite. You deserve all of this, and I'm quite busy today..."
"How about tomorrow? Or any other time is fine too. I'll be staying in the provincial capital from now on."
"Staying in the provincial capital? Aren't you going back?"
Luo Youqiong nodded: "Xu Lili and I have discussed it and decided that we will stay in the provincial capital to work from now on. There are quite a few places in the provincial capital that are hiring, and the plastic factory is still hiring. We want to give it a try. You know Xu Lili, right? She is also from our city's competition area. She is the girl who almost arrived late for the competition."
Su Ruyi, of course, remembered and asked, "How did Xu Lili perform in this competition?"
"She's amazing, she won first prize!" Luo Youqiong exclaimed excitedly.
"That's amazing!"
“She almost missed the competition before, but she still managed to get a place. Now, she absolutely deserves to be number one.”
After winning prize money in a previous competition, Luo Youqiong took her mother to the city hospital for a check-up. There, she met Xu Lili, and the two became friends after chatting.
Due to their special family circumstances, neither of them brought any relatives with them to the provincial capital. They traveled together and even shared a room in the hotel.
Luo Youqiong was happy for Xu Lili to win the award, but she was not jealous of it.
Knowing especially about Xu Lili's family situation, they hoped even more that she could win the award, so that having money would give her the confidence to leave that home.
"She wasn't with you?" Su Ruyi glanced at Luo Youqiong's side.
Luo Youqiong: "She is still being interviewed. She has already sold the car and plans to donate the 20,000 yuan."
"You donated it?" Su Ruyi was extremely surprised.
The first prize car is worth 58,000 yuan. Because it is brand new and cars are hard to buy these days, it can be sold at the original price as soon as you are willing to sell it.
Luo Youqiong donated 20,000 yuan in one go, which can be described as a generous gesture.
"Yes, she wanted to donate 10,000 yuan to girls who had dropped out of school so that they could continue their education. She actually had good grades, but her family didn't let her continue her studies. She didn't want to see girls like her. She also wanted to use the other 10,000 yuan to help find missing women and children."
To help find Li Niannian and Li Yunyao, Lu Ting posted advertisements at the competition venue and even included their photos in plastic products.
This action led to Li Niannian being found, and the newspapers even reported on it.
Later, many parents of abducted children came to the plastic factory to inquire if they could also receive help.
Lu Ting did not refuse, so in addition to Su Ruyi's Ruyi Clothing advertisement, photos of missing women and children were posted everywhere during this final competition.
As more and more people came to him seeking help, Lu Ting simply set up a non-profit organization specifically for finding relatives.
Lu Ting did not deliberately publicize this matter, but anyone who pays attention will know about it.
Now, not only are parents of abducted children from this province coming to seek help, but people from other provinces are also coming. These people have no other choice but to try anything, even if there is only a sliver of hope.
In a short period of time, more than forty missing women and children have been registered.
When Su Ruyi found out, she donated five thousand yuan to Lu Ting's charity organization. Because of the huge investment required to start her factory, she was really short of money, so this was all she could donate for now.
"She's so thoughtful," Su Ruyi exclaimed.
“Lili said that since she took so much money, her family would definitely pester her, and since she couldn’t keep it anyway, she might as well use it to do something meaningful.”
Su Ruyi understood immediately, and in this way, Xu Lili's image as a good person was established.
If she takes so much money and doesn't give a single penny to her family, people won't care about the story behind it; they'll all think she's unfilial.
But now she's willing to give money to strangers, which means she has no moral issues.
Su Ruyi greatly admired Xu Lili; the girl was very clear-headed and had not been blinded by greed.
It was already obvious before that after she fainted during the competition and was hospitalized, she never went home and kept all her prize money firmly in her hands.
"Was it her who suggested she wanted to stay in the provincial capital?"
"Yes, actually she had wanted to go out and work for a long time, but she was always stopped from having the opportunity. She was the one who persuaded me to stay in the provincial capital, saying that there were more opportunities here and the wages were higher than here. I thought about it and it made sense. I can't earn much money if I stay at home, so it's better to go out and work. With money, it will be easier to do anything in the future."
Xu Lili found out that Hongxing Plastics Factory was still hiring, which gave the two girls more confidence to stay.
“My clothing store is still hiring, are you interested?” Su Ruyi asked.
Luo Youqiong's eyes widened: "Really?"
"I opened a store in the provincial capital, and it's still in the trial operation phase. I'm still recruiting sales staff."
"Is it the kind of pants and clothes that T sold me?"
Su Ruyi nodded: "These are produced by our own factory."
“I’m willing!” Luo Youqiong said excitedly.
Compared to working in a plastics factory, Luo Youqiong, who loves beauty, prefers to be around pretty clothes.
She really liked the outfit she was wearing and felt very comfortable and at ease in it.
Although she had never worked as a sales clerk, she still knew how it worked. But going to a plastic factory was different; she didn't know what she would be doing there or whether she could handle the work.
The plastic factory might not even hire her, but following Su Ruyi would guarantee her a job right away.
Luo Youqiong quickly calmed down again: "But I still want to ask Lili."
They had agreed to go in and out together, and she couldn't just abandon him like that.
“Sure, you can go to the storefront and check it out. Here’s my business card; you can contact me anytime.” Su Ruyi handed over the business card.
This is a newly made business card, which includes her title as the factory manager of Ruyi Garment Factory.
"Wow! You're the factory manager!" Luo Youqiong exclaimed in shock.
She knew Su Ruyi was capable, but she didn't expect her to be this capable.
Su Ruyi smiled and said, "So we need reliable people to guard this place. Once the store is operating normally, I won't be in the store very often."
Upon hearing Luo Youqiong's words, Xu Lili said directly, "What are you still thinking about? You're definitely going to work for Boss Su!"
When she received the clothes yesterday, she knew that this brand would definitely be a hit in the future. The boss is so smart to advertise like this. It will definitely be a bestseller after the competition.
Today, advertisements were everywhere on the field, which further convinced Xu Lili of this.
When she won first place, Xu Lili also considered whether she should invest some money to sell clothes, feeling that this industry had great potential.
Xu Lili eventually gave up; her current situation was not suitable for opening a shop, as she would easily become entangled with troublemakers.
Moreover, opening a store is not an easy thing; she certainly cannot open a store locally and needs to go to another place.
She was unfamiliar with the area and people, and it would be easy for her to be ripped off if she opened a shop rashly.
Especially since she's a girl, she's easily bullied.
Xu Lili is not a very strong person, otherwise she wouldn't have been bullied until she couldn't take it anymore and knew to fight back.
Therefore, she preferred to work, as it was safer that way.
The remaining prize money will remain untouched and deposited entirely in the bank.
Judging from Su Ruyi's words, if he does a good job, he might be able to become the store manager and be in charge of things here!
It's a great thing to be able to maintain a respectable appearance, have connections behind you, and not have to take any risks yourself.
Xu Lili certainly didn't want to miss such a good opportunity.
Luo Youqiong was also very happy, "It's so great that you think so too."
"Let's go see Boss Su tomorrow and finalize this matter as soon as possible, so that such a good opportunity won't be snatched away by someone else."
Su Ruyi began to review the store's accounts for the day and check the day's business performance.
Wang Huizhen had already tallied and clearly recorded today's sales figures.
Wang Huizhen exclaimed excitedly, "Today's sales exceeded eight thousand!"
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