Chapter 168 Transferring the Shop to Li Xiaohua's Family
In early August, the shop in the city was renovated, and the computers and mobile phones prepared by Boss Xia were all in place.
The shop was originally a telecommunications company's business hall. After the Gu family bought it, they did not carry out large-scale renovations, but only changed some interior decorations and furnishings. The design drawings were still drawn by Gu Yin based on those she had seen in her previous life.
The store's main colors are white and natural wood. The tables and chairs for displaying computers are made of natural wood, while mobile phones are placed in glass display cases that can be viewed from all angles. The store also incorporates some technological elements, with posters and graffiti on the walls. In terms of lighting, Gu Yin also used stage lighting fixtures from her previous life, making the overall look technological, fashionable, youthful, and energetic!
Such decorations are less rigid than traditional decorations, making them eye-catching and full of curiosity.
Gu Yin went with them on the opening day, and Xiao Shiyi's family also came.
Xiao Shiyi was admitted to the local University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, and the Gu family's shop was opened near the university, surrounded by various colleges such as normal universities and engineering universities.
"I start school on September 1st, and I was originally planning to promote our store after school started! But looking at the situation today, I don't need to worry anymore."
The group stood at the door for a short while, and at least ten people had already gone inside to look around! The store had hired two employees, and with Li Li and Gu Qinglang, there were four of them in total, which everyone felt was enough to handle things for now.
As the day drew to a close, more and more people arrived, and Gu Yin and Xiao Shiyi had to help serve the guests together!
The shop closed at six o'clock in the evening, and everyone slumped down and laughed together, then went over the events together.
Today we sold 10 laptops and 50 mobile phones.
The store "Gujia" sells mid-range laptops from domestic brands, priced around 2700 yuan. The mobile phones are also domestic brands, no longer flip phones, but slider phones with large screens and small buttons. These are more expensive, around 2000 yuan.
"If we only deduct the purchase price today, we've made about 50,000 yuan. Other expenses haven't been included yet; we'll calculate them together at the end of the month!" Gu Qinglang said with a smile after doing some mental calculations while looking at the documents.
No one objected.
"Alright, let's go get some food together, then go home!"
Xiao Shiyi's father shook his head: "You still have to go back later. It's already past six o'clock. It will be dark by the time you get back after dinner. There are a lot of children, and it's not safe. Why don't you take the shop's employees with you when you get paid at the end of the month? You can have a good celebration then. What do you think?"
Seeing that Gu Le had already fallen asleep in his wife's arms, and that Gu Hua and the others looked tired, Gu Qinglang nodded and agreed with Xiao Shiyi's father's decision.
Fortunately, it was summer, and there were still cars available to take them back to town. By the time everyone arrived in the village, it was almost eight o'clock. Li Li did not accept their attempts to stay and ran home as fast as he could.
The old lady and the old man didn't go today. When everyone returned, they had already called home to ask them to prepare dinner for the group.
"You're back? Go wash your hands and eat! After you eat and wash up, go to sleep. Judging from your faces, you're all so tired you're practically asleep!"
The old lady didn't even ask if the day went well or not; she just said, "Let's eat first!"
After dinner, Gu Qinglang looked at Gu Qingming and said, "Let's go back to the county to stay. Traveling back and forth every morning and evening is too tiring, and everyone can't take it. Besides, when I went out for lunch, I saw that the shops were open until 10 p.m. The night market was even more lively than during the day. We should open at night too."
Gu Qingming agreed, he had seen it too. He nodded: "Let the village chief ask who is willing to take over the shop in town. We won't open it. We'll sell the stuff in the shop to them at a low price. Your sister-in-law can go to the city to look at the shop, and your sister-in-law and I will look at houses near the market. Ask Xiao Shiyi's father if he and his wife want to come and look at the shop together. You and Li Li can just work as repairmen."
With no objections from the others, Gu Yin thought for a moment and then asked, "Could Brother Da Shu open the shop?"
Li Xiaohua's older brother, Li Dashu, is the same age as Gu Shu. He failed the high school entrance exam, is honest, and doesn't want to work in other provinces. He stays at home to help his parents with farming.
Xiaohua's older sister is currently studying at a vocational high school and I heard that she is doing quite well. She will take the college entrance exam next year. Li Xiaohua's family lives in the village and is considered a relatively poor family. They don't have much farmland. If Xiaohua's older sister goes to college next year, their family must have already tightened their belts.
As long as Li Dashu manages things well, there will be no need to worry about his sister's tuition or living expenses.
Two-dollar stores have been quite popular in the last two years. Maybe houses can even be built there by then. Li Xiaohua and she get along well, and she wants to use this selfish motive on her, rather than give the store to someone else.
The old lady also liked Li Xiaohua quite a bit, and that family was also a nice, honest family. She nodded: "No problem, then Grandma will go to their house tomorrow and talk to them. We'll go discreetly and get the shop sorted out first. Then even if the villagers want to make trouble, they won't be able to."
Gu Yin smiled upon hearing this: "Thank you, Grandma!"
The next morning, when Gu Yin got up, everyone else in the house was gone, except for the old lady.
"Did A-Le and the others go to the city too?" Gu Yin asked while washing up.
"No, he was still dazed when he left, and A-Shu carried him there!" The old lady said helplessly. She told him to stay at home, but he didn't want to; he just wanted to go see the excitement.
Gu Yin was also woken up by Gu Hua in the morning, but she didn't want to go.
After breakfast, Gu Yin went to Li Xiaohua's house with the old lady.
I mentioned earlier that I would be reading at Gu Yin's house, but something came up and I couldn't make it. When I got to Li Xiaohua's house, Gu Yin saw her washing clothes by the well. There was an English textbook on the stool next to her. She would glance at each piece of clothing she finished washing, and then recite it while washing.
"Xiaohua, are your parents home?" the old lady asked with a smile.
Li Xiaohua looked up, saw them, washed her hands and stood up: "Yes, my dad is feeding the cows and my mom is cooking! Grandma Gu, Ayin, what brings you here?"
"Memorizing texts?" Gu Yin asked with a smile.
Li Xiaohua nodded shyly: "Yes, before school starts, I'll memorize all the English words for the first and second years of junior high. With a larger vocabulary, reading comprehension and writing won't be difficult!"
It was because of her memorization that she didn't go to the mountain spring pool to wash her clothes.
Hearing a noise in the yard, Li Xiaohua's mother came out of the kitchen. Seeing them, she smiled and asked, "Auntie, what brings you here?"
The old lady pulled up a stool and sat down. Without any hesitation, she whispered, "We're planning to sell our shop in town. Are you interested?"
Li Xiaohua's mother didn't react for a moment: "Huh?"
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