Chapter 148 Ambition
The job posting was written on a large red piece of paper and taped to the door. Many people had inquired that morning, and Gu Erhui found two who seemed suitable. At noon, she closed the shop and went home for lunch.
When they got home, Gu Yimin was still reading in her room, Wang Yueju was cooking in the kitchen, and Gu Siqing was the only one sitting alone, fanning herself and reading the newspaper under the eaves. She walked over and sat next to Gu Siqing, asking, "Didn't you go play with Zhengping?"
Gu Siqing turned her eyes away from the newspaper and said, "He's studying. He just got into high school and has already started taking high school courses before he even started."
Gu Erhui smiled, "You are about to publish a book, so he must be under pressure."
Gu Siqing doesn't think so. Han Zhengping has his own plans when doing things and he won't compare himself with others.
"Would you like to read the newspaper?" Gu Siqing handed the newspaper to Gu Erhui and pointed to an article on it. "Look, a supermarket opened in Hai City. They said it was packed with customers on the opening day."
Gu Erhui was reading a newspaper. Gu Siqing waited until she finished and then said casually, "I think this supermarket is just like the small shop at the entrance of our alley. But in a supermarket, customers can choose what they want, and there's more stuff."
Gu Erhui listened to her and read the report again, looking thoughtful. After a while, she said, "What do you mean?"
Gu Erhui knew that her daughter-in-law hadn't given her the newspaper for nothing, and that she hadn't said that for nothing either. Just like when she'd first started the family business, this girl had a lot of ideas.
Gu Siqing didn't hide her thoughts. She said, "I think this supermarket is great. Of course, we don't have the capacity to open such a large supermarket right now, but we can open a small supermarket similar to a convenience store, selling some daily necessities."
That is the convenience store of the future.
Gu Erhui thought for a moment and said, "It's not easy to do. The key is the supply."
Gu Siqing gave her a thumbs-up. Her second sister always had a knack for grasping the key points. She continued, "Actually, everyday necessities—rice, flour, grains, oils, pots, pans, and other non-staple foods—are just that. Now that we've embraced reform and opening up, we can import a lot of these things from manufacturers. I think they'd be happy for us to buy them, but finding the source will definitely be a bit of a hassle at first."
If you want a good price and good quality, you must compare from multiple sources.
Gu Erhui thought for a while while holding the newspaper and said, "Let me think about it. I'll have to discuss it with Dad when I get back."
Gu Siqing hummed, "It will definitely be cheaper if we buy more. If we can open dozens or even hundreds of stores in the future, there will definitely be people who will come to us to buy their goods."
Gu Erhui looked at her in surprise. There are dozens or hundreds of families. How can you imagine so much?
Gu Siqing: "What's the point of opening one? Maybe it won't make as much money as our current store."
She wants a chain, and she wants a nationwide chain. By then, it won't just be a few hundred stores. Isn't that 7 a global chain?
Gu Erhui felt that her brain was not enough. She had not had time to digest many of the things she had heard from Zhang Zijun before. Now her son Xiao Si actually said that he would open dozens or even hundreds of small shops in the future.
She didn't dare to think about it.
Seeing that she was stunned, Gu Siqing said, "Of course, you have to eat one bite at a time." Then she saw three exquisite small boxes placed aside. She took out one and opened it. It turned out to be perfume, French perfume.
"Did Zhang Zijun give it to you?" Gu Siqing asked.
Gu Erhui came back to her senses, "I bought it from him at the purchase price."
Gu Siqing sighed. This was really fast. They had just returned from Kyoto when he caught up with them.
Gu Siqing didn't ask any more questions. She didn't want to interfere in her two sisters' relationship, unless they met a scumbag. But now it seems that whether it is Ye Chi, Luo Yongnian or Zhang Zijun, they may have some problems, but they are not scumbags.
Gu Siqing returned to her room, while Gu Erhui sat on a chair, fanning herself and thinking about her future plans. Perhaps her vision was too narrow, or perhaps her ambitions were not big enough. Perhaps she could go out and see what was ahead.
After lunch and a short nap, Gu Erhui went back to the store. She met with a few applicants for the store clerk position. Around four or five o'clock, Zhang Zijun came again, offering to take her ice skating. Gu Erhui closed the door and got into the car, sitting in the passenger seat.
Gu Erhui looked around at his car, wondering why Zhang Zijun had one. Ye Chi and Luo Yongnian should have driven cars provided by the army, but Zhang Zijun was an unemployed vagrant, and Secretary Zhang was a cautious person. Why would he let him drive around?
Zhang Zijun saw her looking at his car, started the car and said, "This car was given to me as a reward by my grandfather."
In reality, it was the Zhu family who had previously used the debt of life-saving grace as a threat to force the two families to marry. His grandfather, wanting to save face, had said so much that he couldn't go back on his word and could only choose one of his grandsons to marry into the Zhu family.
There was no need to choose among the three grandsons of the Zhang family; it had to be him. First, he was about the same age as Zhu Yujiao, and second, his two cousins were both young and promising. Who else should he sacrifice if not him?
In fact, he didn't feel that he had been wronged. It was just an engagement, not a marriage. Besides, after getting married, you can still get divorced. Don't talk about how much harm breaking off an engagement or divorce would cause a woman. It was the Zhu family and Zhu Yujiao who brought it upon themselves.
But his family felt that he had been wronged because of the incident, especially his grandfather, who felt sorry for him and asked him what he wanted in order to make amends. He asked for a car, which his grandfather could afford anyway.
Indeed, although his grandfather thought that he was driving around in a car and showing off, he still got him a car.
Of course, he couldn't tell Erhui all this because he also wanted to save face.
"How many days can you stay in Lizhou?" Gu Erhui asked.
"If you want me to stay longer, I will stay longer." Zhang Zijun said with a coquettish smile.
Gu Erhui: ""
I did not mean that.
Zhang Zijun was also joking with her, and said, "Stay for ten days or so. My dad is very clingy and really wants me to stay with him."
Gu Erhui: I believe your lies.
As they were talking, they arrived at the skating rink. Zhang Zijun parked the car aside and took Gu Erhui into the ticket office of the skating rink. When the ticket seller saw him, he immediately smiled and greeted him: "Mr. Zhang, you are a rare guest!"
Gu Erhui raised an eyebrow when she heard the man addressing Zhang Zijun. Different circles play differently. Listen to the different ways these addresses sound.
"Bring your friends over to play." Zhang Zijun took the two new pairs of skates handed to him by the ticket seller and handed one to Gu Erhui, while he slowly put them on. Gu Erhui was smart and knew how to put the shoes on after just one look, but she still felt very touched by Zhang Zijun's thoughtfulness.
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