At the end of June, the storefronts of the small department store began to be delivered.

Qian Qing took this opportunity to finish her exams. Just kidding, there were five shops, how long would it take her to renovate them all by herself? She had better gather people together so that she could prepare for the new summer decoration.

The questions in this written test are quite simple, just some self-introduction, simple math problems, and how to deal with unexpected events.

There was no need to print out the ten questions; Zhou Hao just had to copy them a dozen times when he had time.

There were not too many people coming, but not too few either, most of them were Qian Qing’s former neighbors who lived in the same building.

The salary Qian Qing gave was about 20 or 30 yuan, not much, but the advantage was that there was less work, the hours were stable, and it was close to home. It was not a problem for those with children at home, as they could go home and cook lunch at noon.

There were also people who were like Wang Li's wife, but they were all rejected by Qian Qing. In the end, only about ten people came to take the exam.

Wang Li's wife was in confinement after giving birth, so she couldn't come. Qian Qing was relieved, so she sent a set of baby clothes and said she would call Wang Li's wife next time she was looking for someone. This time, she just had a baby and was in confinement, and Qian Qing was in a hurry to hire someone.

What Qian Qing didn't see was that after she made her point clear and left, Wang Li's wife's face froze behind her and she threw the small clothes she had brought to the ground.

He said angrily: "If you don't want to go, then don't go. You really think I'm worth anything! You usually say nice things, but your true colors show when it comes to things!"

Wang Li had just sent Qian Qing away when he came back and heard his wife say this.

His expression also fell, and he looked at his wife seriously: "Is this what you really think?"

Wang Li's wife was a little scared, but she also felt that now that she had given birth to a son, she should be more confident than before, so she said a few words with some courage.

"What's wrong with what I said? They've made enough money, but they still act like stingy people. They think of others instead of you when good things happen to them. You're a classmate of her husband, but you still rush to her parents' house to give her gifts when you return home. Look, now that things have come to a close, she doesn't want to talk anymore..."

The more Wang Li listened to his daughter-in-law's nonsense, the angrier he became.

Why didn't he realize before that his wife had so many twists and turns in her mind?

"You better understand. If it weren't for your sister-in-law's help, you wouldn't be able to stay here now! You wouldn't have the chance to say such nonsense. What did you say when you gave birth to the baby a few days ago? Didn't you thank your sister-in-law profusely and say you were lucky to have met her? Why are you getting angry now that she doesn't do what you want?"

"Besides, what they said is not wrong. The storefront has been rented out and they are waiting for someone to hire. If they don't hire anyone, are they just waiting for you? Waiting for you to finish your confinement and breastfeed your baby? How dare you ask others to delay their business for you?"

"Brother Hao and I went to the same school, but Brother Hao helped me a lot before. I only helped Brother Hao once on the day of his return. How many years are you going to talk about this?"

Wang Li became more and more serious as he spoke. His wife's face turned red and white, and finally she burst into tears.

"I just said that... Why are you scolding me like that? She saved me? If I hadn't gone out that day to talk to her about the job opening, I wouldn't have encountered such a thing! Why do you attribute this favor to her?"

Wang Li looked puzzled: "Did they force you to go out to look for her? Didn't you want to go out on your own? I told you not to go out often when your due date is approaching, but you were so obsessed with it that you went alone without asking mom to follow you? Xu Xiaohong, if you think so, then I can only say that it's your fault that your sister-in-law didn't ask you to go. Otherwise, who knows what you can do if you are so ungrateful? I don't want you even if you hold me back."

Wang Li's wife Xu Xiaohong burst into tears: "Wang Li! Explain it to me! What do you mean you don't want me? I just gave birth to your son and you treat me like this? I said a few words and you put me on the line. Whose man are you?"

Wang Li remained calm and said, "Whatever you think, it's fine. My salary is more than enough to support you and the child. Don't ask me to work anymore in the future."

Such a confused wife, who would she work for? It would be a waste of money if she went out to work for someone else? He was lucky to hear these words today. If Qian Qing really married him because of his relationship with Brother Hao, there would be a lot of trouble in the future, and even the previous relationship would be involved.

Qian Qing had solved the problem of Wang Li's wife, so the remaining candidates for the exam were much simpler. Except for the accountant, the other five were in place, and they were all women.

Two of the five people were housewives. They were originally from the tube-shaped building and were young, around 30 years old.

Qian Qing arranged for them to learn from Yang Hua, and when they had learned enough, they were assigned to Qingyue Store. Wutong University was a bit far, so they took turns going there.

By this calculation, Qingyue has three stores in total, with one salesperson in each store. If there are not enough people in the future, they will recruit more.

The remaining three had their own characteristics. One was an older woman, already in her forties, and everyone called her Aunt Hua. She was originally a member of the family in the compound, but after being married for more than ten years, she had no children, so her husband despised her.

Aunt Hua couldn't hold back her anger and got divorced a few years ago. Divorce has a bad reputation these days, so Aunt Hua lives in a small house that was allocated to her and runs a small business.

Qian Qing saw that she was capable, so she hired her to help her manage the tobacco, alcohol and telephone stand. As for the bad reputation of divorce? Qian Qing didn't care. She was happy to hear about her sister's divorce, so why would she care about other people's family affairs?

Aunt Hua was so happy that she didn't know what to do. She didn't have a deep relationship with Qian Qing. They just knew each other when they were setting up a street stall. When she heard Qian Qing said she was hiring, she just came to try her luck. After all, she was old and setting up a street stall was not a long-term thing. Besides, the small department store was opened, and the street stall would definitely be affected.

Aunt Hua has worked really hard in the past few years. She has to go to the countryside early to pick vegetables to sell, and she has to go to the market to buy goods to sell miscellaneous items. She works day and night and dares not slack off.

From this perspective, working for Qian Qing is the best option. She can earn a few dozen yuan a month by running a tobacco and alcohol stand without being exposed to the sun or rain. She is alone anyway, and if she is well fed, the whole family will not be hungry.

The remaining two were both young unmarried girls. One was a "second-generation oil worker" in the compound, named Fang Ru. After graduation, she couldn't find a job in the factory, and her family wanted her to get married, but she didn't want to, so she came to Qian Qing to try.

Qian Qing saw that she spoke clearly and had her own ideas, so she immediately asked her if she was willing to manage the sanitary napkin sales point and keep Xu Ahua company.

This trend was unexpected to Fang Ru. She was just swearing at her family and didn't really have any plans for her career. She thought Qian Qing just wanted to look after the stall, so why did she transfer her to make sanitary napkins?

Qian Qing described the business prospects to her: "Don't think that we are just a sanitary napkin agency now, but our goal in the future is to take over downstream channels in more cities and create our own brand. By then, we will be the factory! You will be the veteran of the factory!"

For Qingyue, the people Qian Qing has recruited now are all those who want to stay close to home and have less trouble. If Qian Qing describes the prospects in front of these people, they might be scared away. But the sanitary napkin is different.

Whether it is Xu Ahua or Fang Ru, Qian Qing is consciously looking for these energetic and capable young girls. For such an emerging industry, the future is unknown. What is needed is the courage and determination of young people.

Sure enough, Fang Ru agreed without much hesitation.

She had used sanitary napkins before, and Qian Qing's words struck a chord with her. Instead of getting married and having children, couldn't she do something decent? Selling sanitary napkins and building factories sounded much more tempting than marrying a good man.

After taking down Fang Ru, Qian Qing was troubled for a long time about the last employee. It wasn't that there was anything wrong with her, but mainly because this girl's family was not very good.

This girl is only eighteen years old and her name is Wu Pandi.

Honestly, just by hearing the name Chong, Qian Qing could imagine what the other family was like. Not to mention that there was nothing new in the compound, and the affairs of the Wu family had been discussed over and over again.

The Wu couple tried their best to have a son. Before they had any family planning, they gave birth to five daughters in one go.

Despite this, the Wu family still insisted on having a son, and finally they got their wish and had a son before the family planning policy was implemented.

Several daughters, the oldest is 20, the youngest is 13. It means that the pregnancy is basically seamless, just for the sake of having a son.

As the second child, Wu Pandi should have been sent out in exchange for a dowry at this age, but for some reason Wu Pandi came to Qian Qing to apply for a job secretly.

She was good at math and had good handwriting, so Qian Qing hesitated for a long time but finally decided to keep her.

This person obviously wanted to fight for his life, and Qian Qing, as a bystander, also wanted to give him a push.

However, Qian Qing still asked: "Does your family know about this?"

Wu Pandi shook her head and whispered, "I don't know."

This won't work. Qian Qing's place isn't a secret place. How long can you expect to keep it a secret?

"Do you want to tell your family?"

Wu Pandi was silent for a while, then said softly: "I don't want to... they won't agree."

Qian Qing sighed and said, "Girl, you came to apply for a job without any plans, but in the end you will be arrested anyway."

"I'll give you an idea, see if it works."

"Go back and tell your family that you are working for me. I will pay you 30 yuan a month, and you should tell them 10 yuan less, say 20 yuan. In this way, your family will probably agree to let you work for me. But the money will be taken away. However, it will only be the 20 yuan. You can save the 10 yuan every month in a savings account, or you can keep it with me. We also have bonuses every year, and don't tell your family about this money."

As for what happened later, Qian Qing had no control over it and no way to control it.

It is a great progress for Wu Pandi to have such an idea. She has three younger sisters at home. Qian Qing can only say that she is giving her a platform and see how she will go. If Wu Pandi can really stand on her own, it will be the best thing for her and her sisters.

Wu Pandi's eyes lit up. Compared to the one-time payment of a few hundred yuan for marrying her off, her family would definitely be willing to let her work here and earn money!

Not to mention that Qian Qing also said that she would leave her ten yuan every month. With this little money, she could also buy some things for herself and her sisters.

"Thank you!" LJ

There was a hint of sparkle in Wu Pandi's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant, making Qian Qing almost think it was an illusion.

"Okay, let's put it this way. Come over the day after tomorrow and I'll tell you the specific work and we'll sign the contract."

Wu Pandi returned home with beautiful wishes for the future and told her parents what Qian Qing had taught her.

Wu's father and mother were about to beat her, but they were relieved after hearing that she could earn twenty yuan a month.

"You're losing money, why didn't you say that in advance? Okay, remember to work hard when you get there. When is the salary paid every month?"

Wu Pandi said in a low voice: "I haven't told you yet... I'll know when I go to sign the contract the day after tomorrow."

Mother Wu rolled her eyes and said, "You didn't even bother asking in advance about something so important? Never mind. I'll go ask Qian Qing and I'll collect my monthly salary when it comes."

The season is about to change, and the precious son at home needs some new clothes? This silly girl didn't say anything, but she solved a difficult problem for her.

Wu Pandi was extremely panicked, fearing that her mother would say something unpleasant to Qian Qing. What would she do if Qian Qing no longer wanted her?

"…I can't collect it on your behalf. I've asked. I'll bring the contract back to you the day after tomorrow. Just hand it back every month when you get paid."

Originally, Wu's mother went to see Qian Qing not to ask when her salary would be paid, but because she was afraid that her second daughter, who had suddenly become smart, would be too smart and hide her salary again.

Seeing Wu Pandi directly ask to return the contract, she felt relieved. The salary was written in black and white on the contract, it couldn't be fake. As for the salary, Wu Pandi would not dare not pay it even if she had two guts.

Father Wu coughed twice at the right moment and said, "Okay, let's do this. Ask your mother to cook you an egg tonight. When you go to work, remember to be obedient and don't let anyone bring you back."

Wu Pandi finally let go of her fear and made up her mind to let Qian Qing keep the ten yuan. With the situation in her house, there was no place to hide the passbook!

Wu Pandi returned to her own room. Her house had two bedrooms and a living room. Her parents lived in one room, her younger brother lived in another, and she and her sisters lived in a small room separated from the living room. There were two bunk beds in the room, which made it difficult for them to even turn over and stretch their legs.

Her third sister was sweeping the floor in the house. She had just listened to the conversation in the living room. When she saw her second sister come in, she leaned over to Wu Pandi's ear and asked, "Second sister, have you really found a job?"

Wu Pandyi nodded, then leaned over and whispered a few words into the third sister's ear.

Third sister Wu Yindi's eyes widened immediately: "Really?"

Wu Pandi whispered, "Really? Go back and tell Fifth Sister to study hard and do her best to get into high school."

Wu Yindi nodded heavily: "Well, if Wu Ya makes trouble again, I will beat her up!"

Wu Pandi patted the head of her sister who was only two years younger than her and said, "I'll buy you some delicious food later and we can eat outside secretly."

Although it was only ten yuan, it was the sisters' hope. Their parents had married their eldest sister off to a place several provinces away. If they didn't move forward, they would be scattered all over the world and would never see each other again.

Wu Pandi was even more grateful to Qian Qing in her heart. She didn't know if Qian Qing treated her so well because of her family, but no matter whether it was the case or not, she would work hard to repay him.

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After an intense renovation process, Qian Qing's storefront was finally finished when most of the surrounding shops had already been packed up and started business.

Qian's mother moved her small shop to a new location, adding several shelves to the 50-square-meter house. Qian's mother still placed the TV in the small shop, with the shelves lined up on one side and the TV against the wall on the other.

Qian's mother also prepared dozens of small stools. In the past, the kids who watched TV in the canteen would crowd each other and their heads would be piled up in the air.

Now that the venue is larger, Qian's mother simply provides seats to save the kids from having to lie on the ground, looking pitiful.

The first and second floors of the canteen are connected. Qian Qing separated the second floor into two rooms and built a kitchen and bathroom. This is much more comfortable than living in a tube-shaped building, where you have to use a public bathroom.

Mother Qian was very satisfied and immediately took Qianqian to live upstairs above the canteen.

The three rooms on Qianqing's side have also been renovated. Qingyue's style is based on that of the store on the shopping street, except that the storage space has been increased. After all, this is to be the head office, and it cannot be too shabby.

For the shop at the back of the first floor, Qian Qing made some partition frames and prepared to use it as a warehouse.

At the small stall at the entrance of the department store, Qian Qing built a glass counter, put cigarettes inside and a few bottles of wine on top. The phone was not hung up, because Qian Qing was a little short of money after renovating these houses...

The plan to install a telephone had to be postponed.

On July 26, Qingyue officially opened for business. After the thousand-sounding firecrackers were set off, Qianqing pulled out the banner.

"During the opening period, all items are 20% off."

The same banners were hung at Wutong University and the shopping street, and the clothes in the store were still Qian Qing’s latest new summer clothes.

It was a lively scene now. All three stores became popular at the same time, with waves of young girls coming to look at the clothes.

Qian Qing took Wu Panditi and Fang Ru with her, and the three of them each guarded a store and helped the three salesmen.

I have to say that Yang Hua taught them well, and the two women who just started out also did a good job. Qian Qing would give them training every time a new style came in, teaching them how to recommend different combinations based on the different body shapes of the customers.

Yanghua learns the fastest and can now put together simple clothes by herself. The remaining two still have a lot to learn.

But it wasn't a problem at the moment. Qian Qing had bought a large batch of goods this time, and the discounts were huge. Many customers didn't even bother to buy the goods, but just chose a number and paid.

This attitude scared the new employees. No wonder everyone in the compound said that Qian Qing was making a lot of money. Look at those people who came to buy clothes, they held the money like paper and spent money in a frightening way.

The discount lasted for three days. After three days, Qian Qing was smiling happily while doing the math, and she found a phone!

It was only at this moment that Qian Qing had some free time to go shopping in this small department store.

The factory built this building high and wide, leaving a large space in the middle of the store for people to pass through.

There are many kinds of things sold in the small department store. The first floor sells mostly clothes and general merchandise, while the second floor sells food, drinks, and some small gadgets.

Qian Qing walked around and found that there were not many familiar faces among the people selling clothes. It was obvious that the shop was opened by outsiders.

Come to think of it, most of the factory employees were selected through lottery, most of them rent out their shops, and some of them run their own businesses. But selling clothes requires traveling, and the cost is high, so few people would choose this.

Most people would choose some food that is easy to prepare, and some small items that can be wholesaled from the market and sold here.

Just like Qiangzi, who was almost fooled by Wang Hua to give up his qualification at that time, he spent 400 to buy a small shop, and after thinking about it, he decided to start his own business. So he opened a second-hand home appliance shop.

Qiangzi is good at playing with radios. Now he has opened his own shop. He can repair radios and buy second-hand ones and sell them in the shop. In this way, the business is quite good. He can open a shop every day.

After only two weeks of opening, Qiangzi calculated that he had already made eighty dollars!

This money is simply like money falling from the sky. He only bought this store for four hundred dollars, and he can make more than one hundred dollars a month. Doesn't that mean he can make back his investment in less than three months?

At this time, Qiangzi thought of what Wang Hua said again, and the resentment in his heart rose up again.

He has never seen the world and doesn't understand. What Wang Hua said that day sounds fine, but considering that the business is so good now, isn't what Wang Hua said pure deception?

This person didn't win the lottery, and he cheated himself without even thinking about it. He never considered that he had a sick mother at home who needed money!

Qiangzi angrily took apart the radio in his hand. Wang Hua better not let him see him! Otherwise, he would definitely settle the score with him!

Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Within a few days, Wang Hua returned to the oil field.

Unlike the desolation that most people expected, Wang Hua's return this time actually felt like a return home in glory.

Wang Hua changed into a suit, carrying a briefcase, and wearing leather shoes. He also had a pair of sunglasses on his nose.

Even Mrs. Wang didn't recognize him in this state. When she saw clearly that this well-dressed man was her son whom she hadn't seen for several months, she cried and rushed over to beat him: "Don't you even know how to make a phone call when you go out? At the very least, you could write a letter. There has been no news from you for several months. Are you trying to kill me..."

Wang Hua quickly took off his glasses and went to help Old Lady Wang, begging: "Mom, I'm back now, aren't I?"

Wan Zhenzhen heard the noise in the house and rushed out holding her child: "Wang Hua, you are such a heartless person! How dare you come back? Wuwuwu..."

Wang Hua's head was full of questions at first, "Who is this fat woman?", but when he realized it was Wan Zhenzhen, the corner of his mouth twitched unconsciously.

It was not until he saw the baby in Wan Zhenzhen's arms that he felt a little more like a father. Old Lady Wang wiped her tears and said, "Hold your son. He's already one month old."

Wang Hua's arms were filled with a meat ball, and his heart softened a little.

Wan Zhenzhen didn't notice Wang Hua's dislike at all, and kept talking about the grievances she had suffered. From the hospital's door being blocked, to the cold shoulder she received when she went out to borrow money when she had no money at home, and the rumors in the compound that Wang Hua had run away and would never come back.

"Hua Zi, you have to give them a good slap in the face! You make money out there, right? Let's hold a grand full-month banquet for our child, and let these people open their eyes and see for themselves!"

Wan Zhenzhen had a beautiful idea, but Wang Hua glanced at her coldly. Considering that she had given birth to a son for him, Wang Hua did not reject the proposal.

"Let's talk about it later, Mom. The storefront is mortgaged to the hospital, right? Then we should redeem it as soon as possible. I will need it for my business in the future."

As for what kind of business to do, Wang Hua went out for a trip and had an idea in mind.