The Sun Moon store in Wutong University is decorated in the same style as the stores in the shopping street. The same large windows, thick printed curtains separating the fitting rooms, and large mirrors that are tall enough to show people...
If there is any difference, it is that the clothes racks and hangers in the store are no longer made of expensive and time-consuming materials and cumbersome rattan hangers, but instead use ordinary clothes racks and hangers.
However, based on these reasons alone, the opening of Qingyue has also aroused the interest of many college girls.
I originally thought that the clothes sold in such a store must be expensive, so with the mentality of "let's go in and take a look, I won't buy if they are expensive", groups of female students went in to shop arm in arm.
After this visit, I was completely convinced.
Qian Qing asked Ding Jie to send back a batch of clothes. These clothes were different from the ones Qian Qing bought in the shopping mall. Instead, she chose some clothes that were not so "fashionable", such as a standard white shirt, a half-length skirt, and some hats and scarves that were not so exaggerated...
Qian Qing re-matched these clothes, embellishing them with accessories such as brooches, ribbons, hats, and belts. The clothes in the store all glowed with a different brilliance.
This is also the reason why the store is opened near the school. The atmosphere in the university is open now, but there are not many students who pursue fashion in their clothes. Most people still want to have a little highlight on ordinary clothes. Moreover, if there are students who pursue fashion, they will definitely go to the shopping street frequently, and Qian Qing will not lose these customers.
It was Sunday, and the news spread among the students of Wutong University, and many of them rushed to the East Gate.
Following Qian Qing's suggestion, the shop owners on both floors launched "discount promotions" in a timely manner.
In order to promote sanitary napkins, Qian Qing still gave away sanitary napkins when buying clothes. Considering the economic level of students, they simply set the price at 30 yuan for a pack of sanitary napkins. If one person can't get enough, then a few people can put together an order. After all, there are 16 pieces in a pack, so everyone can split it and share a share.
Ding's restaurant, owned by Uncle Ding and Uncle Ding, is very straightforward. They fried a pot of fruit. They used white flour, eggs, sesame seeds, and a little ground walnut powder. They cut the dough into two-finger-wide strips and put them in the oil pan. The fruit fried out is fragrant and crispy. It won't be cheap if you sell it out.
Uncle Ding has been making quite a bit of money lately, and he's quite generous. He fried a few large baskets of fruit and gave a few slices to everyone who came by.
Ding's Restaurant was on the first floor of a two-story building, and it was the first one facing the main road. After the students took the fried fruit from Uncle Ding and Uncle Ding, they naturally went inside.
Next to it is Professor Yan's used bookstore. Professor Yan is not a person who cares about the display of books. The books in the store are simply and roughly classified by profession. Single and non-professional books are placed on the shelves, and the remaining duplicates are piled directly on the ground. One by one, they are piled up almost to the height of the ceiling.
This creates a strange beauty.
At least the students exclaimed "Wow" in their hearts as soon as they entered the door.
Professor Yan was holding a plate with fried fruits given by Uncle Ding and Uncle Ding II.
——After a month of having students buy lunch for him, Professor Yan finally came to terms with it.
Food, sex, and love are the greatest desires of human beings.
In other words, as an old man who doesn't know how long he will live, what's wrong with him eating something good? !
After giving up everything, Professor Yan started to go to Ding's stall every day to get his meals.
He doesn't order meals in advance. What if he changes his mind when eating on the day?
Uncle Ding and Uncle Ding II were also very considerate. Considering that their niece's land was purchased from someone else, they would give her half a spoonful more of rice every time.
Professor Yan looked at these students looking around and thought that most of them came here just to check out the new books. They were all old books, and they were related to their majors. I guess few people would buy them...
"Hey, I've been looking for this book for a long time! I didn't expect to find it here!"
"Let me see... The Book and the Sword, what is this?"
"A martial arts novel! Haven't you read it?"
"No, if you like it, just buy it."
Professor Yan, unexpectedly, someone actually wants to buy a book, "The Book and the Sword"? What is that?
The student must have been very happy and came over excitedly with the book in hand to ask.
Professor Yan thought for a moment and said, "Three dollars."
He would sell professional books at a lower price, because they are knowledge. He would sell novels at a higher price.
Professor Yan is a pure science and engineering scholar, and he despises these love-themed novels that moan about love without reason!
"Three pieces..."
It was indeed a bit expensive, but the student really wanted it, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Can I come and get it tomorrow?"
As he was saying this, he was afraid that someone else would buy it first, so he stuffed the book into Professor Yan’s pocket and said, “Please put this book away first. I will come to buy it tomorrow! Don’t sell it to anyone else!”
Professor Yan had a blank expression on his face and put the book under his counter. He bit into a fried fruit and snorted, "Why don't you treat professional books as treasures?"
After a wave of students left, Professor Yan felt a little tired of eating fruit alone, so he poured a glass of boiled water. Looking at the students wandering around in the store, Professor Yan also felt bored. He casually opened the "Book and Sword Enmity" at hand...
For a long time, several students were shouting in the store.
"Wow, this professional book filled with notes is amazing. Which senior left this treasure? I want to take it back. I don't have to worry about the final exam."
"This English book is not bad. Although it is not our specialty, you can still read it after buying it."
"There are so many professional books here. I want to spend a day here when I have free time."
"Let's go and ask how to sell these two books?"
"Hello, I would like to ask..."
Professor Yan's eyes lit up, and he said without even looking up, "Old books are 50 cents each. It doesn't matter what the subject is or how thick it is. Put the money on the table."
The students looked at each other, full of confusion, but seeing Professor Yan's fascinated expression, they really didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Several people put money on the table and took the books out.
"Hey, didn't you think that boss looked familiar?"
"It seems so. I have seen it somewhere..."
"...Do you think he looks like the outstanding professor introduced on the school bulletin board?"
"…Isn't it Jin Yong that he was just reading…"
…
Leaving Professor Yan’s second-hand bookstore, going further inward are various grocery stores and snack bars.
The apprentices of Uncle Ding Da and Uncle Ding Er also worked hard. The youngest apprentice cooked a pot of hot and spicy food, which immediately attracted people. Students who love spicy food stayed in the store immediately, surrounded the big pot, and asked the owner to serve them whatever they ordered. A student from Gan Province ate so much that his eyes were filled with tears.
“Wow, wow, I haven’t eaten food from my hometown in a long time…it’s so delicious.”
The cost of boiling water is not high, and students can eat a full meal for only 50 or 60 cents, although it is more expensive than eating a meal on a normal day. However, it is a snack, and you don’t eat it every day. Many students are attracted by the taste and are willing to spend money once.
On the other side, the more lively place is the steamed bun shop. Uncle Ding’s eldest apprentice directly wrote what he was selling on a piece of red paper, which attracted many students to stop by.
"Dice eggplant stuffed buns, 1 cent each."
"Fish-flavored shredded pork buns, 20 cents each."
"Three-piece corn buns, 1 cent each."
To be fair, the prices at the bun shop are not expensive. After all, the buns are so big that even a person with a small appetite can eat two or three of them. But the fillings make people want to stay.
Apart from the usual big meat buns and leek and egg stuffing, the rest of the stuffings are weirder than the last.
The curious student bought a steamed bun with shredded pork in fish flavor and a steamed bun with three pieces of corn.
A group of people immediately gathered around, staring eagerly.
"What does it taste like? Is it delicious?"
"What does fish-flavored shredded pork taste like? And what's in the diced corn?"
The surrounded students looked helpless: "I haven't eaten yet."
As he said this, he peeled off the oil paper in his hand, picked up a plump white bun and took a bite.
The flavor of fish-flavored shredded pork spread instantly through the gap. The slightly sweet buns were surprisingly delicious and had plenty of ingredients. The shredded pork with the shredded wood ear inside was so filling that you couldn't stop eating it. At the end, you were afraid that the juice would drip down, so you swallowed it whole, skin and filling included.
People around him could hear the gurgling sound coming from his throat.
Immediately, someone couldn't help it and turned around to buy a bun.
The buns with three-diced corn are no worse than the shredded pork with fish flavor. They are filled with diced chicken breast, corn kernels and diced chicken, as well as cooked and chopped peanuts. They are fragrant and chewy in the mouth.
"Oh, I don't care, I'm going to buy it now!!"
…
On the first day of the small building's opening, Qian Qing's business was not the best. After all, the cost of buying clothes was no less than other things, and students had to choose carefully before deciding on one.
Uncle Ding Da, Uncle Ding Er and their apprentices had a great start on this day. The running water hit a new high!
Other shops are also doing good business, and most importantly, there is not a single negative word about today's opening.
The students visited every one of them excitedly.
At the end of the day, Uncle Ding and Uncle Ding simply invited the owners of more than a dozen stores to have dinner.
The store immediately became lively, and all the shop owners were smiling. After all, anyone with eyes wide open could see that as long as the business was well managed, Qian Qing's two-story store would have a good future. Qian Qing also said that it was better to do business with someone you were familiar with. The rent could not be guaranteed to remain unchanged, but it would be given priority to old tenants every year, and only when they were no longer interested would it be put up for rent.
Only a fool would not rent it! With such a good location and a good reputation, who knows, they may even become a landmark of Wutong University in the future! Then the people around them will be more enthusiastic. After all, who knows, we may be neighbors for more than ten years, so we need to build good relationships with each other.
Qian Qing asked Zhou Hao, who came over after work, to call Professor Yan. It took a long time before Zhou Hao came back alone.
"What? Professor Yan isn't coming?"
No matter how awkward Professor Yan is, he wouldn't be like this.
Zhou Hao was speechless.
"...He said he was busy and thanked you for your kindness. If possible, please give him some food and he will pay for it."
"What is he busy with?"
Zhou Hao: "...Busy reading novels."
…
After the small building opened, Qian Qing's daily routine became running around three times. She spent less time in the oil field building, leaving early in the morning and returning at night every day.
After all, Yanghua was watching over the other side of the shopping street, but she had to go to Wutong University on her own.
After a few days, Zhou Hao felt a little aggrieved.
In the evening, when his wife came home, Zhou Hao hugged the quilt like a wronged little wife.
"Are you going tomorrow?"
Qian Qing answered while changing her clothes: "Yes, at least we have to wait until we get on the right track at Xiaodongmen."
The name Xiaodongmen was given by the students to refer to the two-story building. Qian Qing thought it was very appropriate and wanted to hang up a sign on it.
Xiaodongmen, the name given by the students themselves, shows their feelings for their two-story shop. This kind of feeling is the most precious, enough for these students to still remember them after leaving for more than ten years.
Zhou Hao looked eagerly: "When will you be free?"
Qian Qing thought for a moment, it was really hard to say, Xiaodongmen was on the right track, the small department store in the factory should be built, and her five storefronts needed to be renovated and hired. After Qian's mother's hot sauce factory went into production, she would still have to worry about how to sell it...
When everything is back on track, this year will probably be over, the pigs in the pig farm will be slaughtered, and her sister's vermicelli will be sold again...
It seems that there will never be any free time again.
Zhou Haoruo was angry like a complaining woman: "It would be better to have a child, so that I can have a child to accompany me at home..."
Qian Qing pinched Zhou Hao's face and said, "I don't want it. If you do this, I will miss the growth of my child. Wait until I'm done with this busy period, okay?"
Zhou Hao looked aggrieved: "It feels like our lives are reversed. I seem to have no value except for giving birth to children. You married me and left me hanging."
Qian Qing:……
Why did you get sick again when you were fine?
Trying to coax him from Zhou Hao's perspective: "I am doing this to support you. Look, I make half as much money as you do. Are you happy?"
Zhou Hao looked "tired": "Is this how you plan to bribe me with money?"
"So what do you want?"
Zhou Hao: "I want you to stay at home with me tomorrow."
Qian Qing calculated the time and said reluctantly, "In the morning. It would be a bit awkward to close the shop all day."
Zhou Hao was counting on his fingers. Qian Qing came over curiously and asked, "What are you counting?"
Zhou Hao said as a matter of course: "I'll let you go to bed at a later time tonight."
Qian Qing:……
***
A few days after Xiaodongmen opened, Qian Qing started installing telephones. The telephones in the shopping street were installed on the first floor, but the telephones in Xiaodongmen were installed outside the door.
Zhou Hao helped Qian Qing get two boards with the words "20 cents per minute for phone calls, extra charge for long distance calls" written on them.
There's no way. Installing a telephone is too expensive.
These two phone calls almost emptied Qian Qing's piggy bank.
It cost me more than 4,000 yuan to write an application, pull the wires and install a telephone. It was so expensive that it made my heart bleed.
Now that the telephone has been installed, it is inevitable that people from the surrounding area will want to borrow it, which is foreseeable.
Qian Qing simply set a price and asked anyone who called to pay, so that no one would get angry over using the phone.
It must be said that once this phone was installed, Qian Qing's status was instantly raised many levels.
The people in the shopping street looked at Qingyue again, and they no longer dared to show their secret jealousy. After all, it was a big deal for a family to have a telephone these days!
Except for those families with leaders, very few people can afford to install it with their own money.
As a result, Qian Qing installed two at once!
Who can compare to this?
Qian Qing’s two stores can exchange goods with each other. If a certain style is missing here, just make a phone call and it will be transferred over.
In the eyes of others, this kind of phone call is simply the worst kind of phone call.
Looking at myself now, it seems a bit foolish that I had been trying to compete with others some time ago.
Not to mention the lack of funds, not everyone has the courage to install two phones with a wave of the hand.
Well, I'd better follow him and drink the soup.
Anyway, Qingyue's reputation is growing, and the styles in her store are also the trend vane of the entire Y city. If you can't catch the first bite of meat, then drink more soup.
This created a strange situation: every time Qian Qing released a new model, the first people to come were not his regular customers, but his colleagues on the same street.
These people seemed to have made an agreement, and they would come to pick up the goods separately every time, and buy a whole set at a time. Then, some stores would be closed that day, or there would always be one person missing at home.
Within a few days, after Qian Qing sold out the first batch, shopping streets began to stock up on a large scale. They were all of the same style but with slightly lower quality but also cheaper prices.
Qian Qing had no opinion on this. After all, she had laid the foundation for the Qingyue brand with her actions.
As long as Qingyue is mentioned, everyone knows that she was the first to sell a certain style, so naturally she will not be eliminated by the market.
It's May now and the weather is getting warmer.
Qian Qing originally planned to make another trip to the south, but then he came up with an idea.
She bought Ding Jie a camera, a Seagull brand camera, which cost her six hundred yuan.
Qian Qing sent the camera to Ding Jie and told him to find a photographer to learn how to take pictures of samples whenever a new style came out. He also had to go to the morning market at a fixed time and place to take pictures in case he missed any style.
Qian Qing's approach was unique, and Ding Jie was so excited that he almost jumped up on the phone.
"Sister, you didn't see it, many stall owners even gave me money to take pictures, saying that if I gave them a copy of the developed photos, they would give me money. Every time I went to take pictures, there were so many people surrounding me, it was so impressive!"
Qian Qing had no choice but to warn Ding Jie over the phone: "Don't get too carried away and don't delay your work. Also, even if you leave your camera in a photo developing shop, don't take it home directly. What if someone has bad intentions again..."
Ding Jie quickly agreed: "I know, I've kept them at the photo studio. They developed the photos for me and are willing to help me take care of the camera."
Ding Jie has grown a lot during his time in Guangzhou. Some stall owners gave him a price at first, but then changed their minds. Some people set a trap for him, but then said he remembered it wrong. After several back and forth incidents, Ding Jie, who is not very cunning, has learned his lesson.
With a camera, Qian Qing no longer had to travel all the way. She would ask Ding Jie to deliver the photos to the train and Lin Xiaohui would take them back to Y City.
Qian Qing was busy like this until the end of May, when Zhou Hao suddenly sent her a message.
"You mean the factory agreed to give you a new house?"
After the Chinese New Year, Wan Zhenzhen became much quieter. Qian Qing was always running around outside, and Zhou Hao also ate most of his three meals a day in the cafeteria. Occasionally, he would bring some food and ride his bike to find Qian Qing to eat.
With this in mind, I really haven't paid much attention to what's happening next door.
Now that I think about it, it seems like Wang Hua has been out for a long time? Even if he was just buying some goods, it was too long. Wan Zhenzhen's belly should be about to give birth.
Zhou Hao had to interrupt his wife's wild thoughts.
"It's about our house coming down."
Yes!
Qian Qing couldn't hide her excitement, and forgot about Wang Huawan Zhenzhen: "Where did it go?"
Zhou Hao pointed to the department store.
He specifically asked about it, and got such a pleasant surprise. The tube building next to the small department store will be much more convenient for Qian Qing to visit the store or for daily life. Not to mention that it is a two-bedroom and one-living room apartment. Although the two rooms are very cramped and the space is not large, it is still much better than a one-bedroom and one-living room apartment.
Qian Qing kissed Zhou Hao on the face and praised him a few times.
"Then let's move tomorrow."
It would be the best thing to be able to move away from Wan Zhenzhen's family.
Not to mention that Wan Zhenzhen is pregnant and it's hard to say when she'll give birth.
Qian Qing has been getting up early and going to bed lately, and doesn't even want to run into Wan Zhenzhen.
Pregnant women are dangerous, and Wan Zhenzhen is even more dangerous. Stay away from her if possible.
Zhou Hao always follows Qian Qing's lead in this matter.
That night, Qian Qing asked her mother to make a big pot of spare ribs, and Qian Qing sent them to all the families she had good relations with. She also said goodbye. Although Wan Zhenzhen, a nasty person, lived in this tube building, there were also many families who got along well with each other.
Qian Qing said that she wanted to be closer to the department store, so she applied for it from the factory. Zhou Hao got a promotion, so he could have moved to a bigger house, and no one complained about this.
However, Qian Qing still emphasized: "It's just a small two-bedroom, one-living room apartment. The area is not much bigger than it is now."
Since starting a business, Qian Qing was reluctant to interfere with Zhou Hao's work. If he didn't go today, people would say that Zhou Hao had spent money to gain connections, and it would be pointless to explain it.
The next day, Qian Qing and Zhou Hao packed up their household items. Zhou Hao's fellow workers in the maintenance team, including many women who were on good terms with Qian Qing, also came to help, and they moved the furniture to another tube-shaped building.
Wan Zhenzhen leaned against the door of her house, looking at the happy Qian Qing and Zhou Hao, as well as a large group of neighbors surrounding them. She spat in hatred.
Flatterer!
He only knows how to please Zhou Hao and Qian Qing! Isn't it just because they are rich?
When Wang Hua comes back, she will be able to make money! Then she will move out of this tube building in style!
She wants to buy a large piece of land to build a property and a house! She will also buy houses in various first-tier cities in advance for investment!
What's the point of moving from one tube building to another? Isn't it just like wandering around in an oil field?
Wan Zhenzhen was thinking over and over again about how to spend money and how to buy land and houses in the future.
I lay in bed and couldn't even turn over. My heart was filled with jealousy.
No matter what, she knew that Qian Qing had left her behind without even looking back.
Qian Qing was not affected at all by what she did to him. Instead, he was encouraged from nowhere and became more and more motivated to be a self-employed person.
I heard the women in the gossip building say that Qian Qing had been silent, but now he has bought a large piece of land and built a house.
The rent alone brings in hundreds of dollars every month, not to mention that she also owns a clothing store.
That clothing store is now synonymous with fashion.
Although Wan Zhenzhen was jealous, she could do nothing about it.
She had been a housewife who seldom went out in her previous life. When she did go out, she was deceived. She had no talent for clothing styles at all.
She can still get some business selling popsicles, but she is completely clueless about making clothes.
Wan Zhenzhen now places all her hopes on Wang Hua. Every day she counts on her fingers not when the baby will be born, but when Wang Hua will come back.
She had had enough of the anger Qian Qing had caused her and was just waiting for Wang Hua to come back and avenge her.
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