Chapter 6868 [Second update]
It is very difficult for students in Wuzhong to go out of school once a year. Normally, they are not allowed to leave the school gate. When they leave the school gate, the students go home and go directly back to school. Therefore, it is rare to see students shopping on this street.
This time they were really pushed hard. For half a month in a row, they got up at five o'clock and went to bed at eleven o'clock. Except for eating and going to the toilet, they spent all their time studying.
Not even a single day off!
This time they had a rare day off, and it was a day without homework. They couldn't sit still in school. Except for a few of the top students who were still studying in school, the others either made appointments to play ball or to go for a walk outside the school gate. No matter where they went, they had to get some fresh air.
As soon as I walked out of the school gate, I heard a faint voice coming from not far away from the school gate: "29, 39, all 29, 39, all on sale!"
Seeing many people walking over there, they curiously asked the security guard, "Security guard, what are you doing over there? Why is it so busy? I see many people going to the store?"
Although the security guard seldom came out of the school, he still knew what was happening on the street. He even went to buy a new jacket. I heard it was a down jacket, very thick.
The security guard was injured when he was young, and his arm would hurt whenever it was cloudy and rainy. And it just happened that it liked to rain in Wucheng in winter.
At this time, he was wearing a thick down jacket bought from Jiang Ning's store. He said with a smile, "That's a store that sells clothes. The clothes in the store are all from Jiangnan Garment Factory. The factory director of Jiangnan Garment Factory ran away with the money, leaving behind a pile of clothes and workers. He couldn't pay their wages, so the workers used the clothes to pay their wages and sold them. The price of the clothes is only half of the market price. Isn't it the New Year? Every household nearby bought a few coats. It's rare to find such cheap and good quality clothes. If you miss this opportunity, you will never see this store again."
The security guard's family had obviously also bought several pieces, and he was not stingy in praising the store: "That factory has closed down and no longer produces clothes. I don't think this store will be open for long. Once the clothes are sold out, they will be gone."
When the boys heard this, they were surprised that a cotton-padded coat or jacket only cost 29 or 39?
Even if they turn a deaf ear to the world outside and focus on reading books of sages, their parents will tell them how much the clothes they are wearing cost.
Especially winter coats, the cheapest ones cost forty-nine or fifty-nine yuan, and those are the prices that only people who are good at bargaining can pay after much negotiation.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, the prices of clothes on the street become more and more expensive. People know that you are buying new clothes for the Chinese New Year, so they will ask for as much as possible of the prices you pay, hoping to rip off your customers as the year-end approaches.
If they don’t kill people now, when will they be killed? Apart from weddings, how many people are willing to spend money to buy new clothes?
Hearing that the clothes in that store were so cheap and of good quality, several people couldn't help but go to that store together.
The closer they got, the clearer the sound from the loud speaker became. It was like a magic sound filling their ears. The clear and young voice inside the loud speaker rhythmically drilled into their ears: "Jiangnan Garment Factory! Jiangnan Garment Factory! It's closed down! It's closed down! The bastard Director He! The bastard Director He! He ran away with his sister-in-law!"
When have these innocent high school students in Wuzhong, who are only interested in reading books of sages, ever heard such gossip? Even if someone has heard of this gossip before, they rarely spread it because the students in Wuzhong are all focused on their studies.
What did they hear at this time?
They were so naive that they never thought that this was just a fake news. They all thought it was true and were shocked that Director He actually took away 35 million!
How much is thirty-five million?
His father's monthly salary was less than 200 yuan, and this Director He actually took away 35 million? And he ran away with his sister-in-law?
Thinking of this, their faces turned slightly red, and they walked into the store which was said to have good quality and low prices.
Because the security guard recommended it to them, they had no doubt at all whether the quality of the clothes in this store was bad. If the quality was not good, the security guard would not have recommended it to them.
There weren't many people around at that time, so it was easy to see who was in the store and what clothes were on. When they entered the store, they saw Jiang Bai, who was neatly dressed.
Jiang Bai was ironing clothes. When he saw them come in, he smiled at them.
They all looked at his face with laughter, stunned.
In fact, now that Jiang Bai has grown to 1.81 meters in height and his face has grown, he will no longer be mistaken for a girl. His Adam's apple is so obvious and he has a very short buzz cut. Unless you are blind, you would mistake him for a girl.
But I can't help but think he is so handsome.
That brightness, completely different from the grayness of the ancient Wucheng, struck their sight like a ray of light. They were stunned for a long while before they reluctantly moved their gaze away from Jiang Bai's face, and then looked at his clothes, and then they couldn't help but try on his clothes.
They thought that they would look just as handsome if they wore the same clothes he wore!
I just didn’t bring enough money.
That doesn’t matter. The school is right next door. Just go back and get it.
The family backgrounds of students at Wuzhong are generally better than those at No. 1 Middle School. Local students in Wucheng with excellent academic performance will basically choose to study at Wuzhong rather than No. 1 Middle School. Since No. 1 Middle School cannot recruit good students in Wucheng, it sets its sights on the top students from the township middle schools below, especially those with good academic performance and poor family backgrounds, and directly uses scholarships and tuition waivers to attract them.
Scholarships and tuition waivers are very attractive to many families for the top ten students in the senior high school entrance exam. However, these people did not go to No. 1 Middle School, but chose Wuzhong, which requires tuition and does not provide as many scholarships as No. 1 Middle School. It can be imagined that the family backgrounds of these students, although not very excellent, are definitely not short of money.
For example, Jiang Hehua, although she is a rural girl, her father is the brigade secretary.
In their rural area, this is the highest-ranking official!
They get pocket money every week, but they are locked up in school. Apart from buying snacks at the school shop, they have no place to spend the money, so they basically save it all. Some students have saved quite a lot and spend a lot of money, even on snacks. When they run out of money, they borrow from their classmates and then ask their parents for more.
After a while, everyone returned to the dormitory wearing new clothes.
Even the dark blue knitted scarf that Jiang Bai used as decoration around his neck was sold out.
The scarves were sold together, and there were not many of them to begin with. Seeing Jiang Bai just tying it casually and it looking so good, they followed his example and wrapped the scarves around their necks.
Although it looks good if you learn to tie it like Xu Wenqiang, it’s cold!
In Wuzhong, we are not allowed to wear coats with the coat open, nor are we allowed to wear scarves around the neck like Xu Wenqiang did. They value style over warmth. If the teacher sees this, he will tie a knot for you.
For a time, a new way of tying a scarf became popular throughout No. 1 Middle School and Wuzhong.
Yes, not only Wuzhong, but also the boys in No. 1 Middle School see Jiang Bai at school every day, dressed up in all kinds of fancy clothes, and they have long wanted to buy the clothes he wears, okay? But the school is strictly enforced and they can’t go out every day. Now they finally have a day off and they don’t have to take exams, so can’t they go out?
The students of No. 1 Middle School are not as rich as the students of Wu Middle School, but they always have enough pocket money. Many of them are very frugal. They usually don’t want to spend money and save it. Now they have money to buy clothes, right? Some students saw that the clothes in the store were so good and so cheap, and they wanted to buy one for their parents. Unfortunately, they had limited money and were lucky enough to buy two pieces of clothing.
After thinking about it, they chose their parents over themselves and gave one to each of them.
Some people only think about themselves and buy themselves a coat.
By nine o'clock, Jiang Ning's store was already crowded with people, all of whom came to buy clothes.
Boys' way of buying clothes is different from girls' who like to try on each piece one by one. Boys usually just try on something they like and if it looks good, they buy it.
Especially since this store does not allow bargaining, all prices are the same and everyone is treated fairly. This is very friendly to these boys who are not good at bargaining and are thin-skinned. They buy things quickly and efficiently.
Grandpa Jiang was in charge of finding money, and Jiang Bai was in charge of collecting money and selling clothes.
During the rare holiday, Tong Jingang brought a basketball to play basketball with Jiang Bo, but when he arrived at the store, he was so crowded that he couldn't even squeeze in.
As soon as Jiang Bai saw him, he unceremoniously grabbed a strong man and said, "King Kong, come and help me sell some. There are too many people and I can't handle it!"
Tong Jingang did not consider himself an outsider. Having never experienced the rush of selling goods, he happily got into the role right away.
He is a social celebrity. He always smiles when he speaks to people. He is enthusiastic and keeps boasting. He sells better than Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai is mainly responsible for matching clothes for customers. Many people want to match the clothes he has worn these days.
These days, Jiang Bai has been listening to Jiang Ning talk about matching techniques, color selection, highlighting body advantages, covering body shortcomings, etc., and he has also gained some experience in matching. He is very serious in helping the boys choose their clothes and giving them advice.
But many people don't listen to his opinions at all and want to be exactly the same as him.
In addition to boys, there are also girls who come to buy.
When they have nothing to do during the holidays, boys will make plans to play ball together and may not leave the school. But girls are different. Few of them like to play basketball or football. They either read in the dormitory or stroll around the playground. More often, they will make plans with classmates they are close to, hold hands and walk around the school gate, or go to the next street to buy some delicious food.
All the delicious snacks are on the street next door.
As soon as I walked out of the school gate, I heard the sound of a horn coming from Jiang Bai's shop.
People all like to watch the excitement, and the girls in Wuzhong are no exception. When they hear how lively it is over there, they can't help but want to go over there to see what is being sold, whether it is delicious or fun. Then the closer they get, the clearer the sound from the loudspeaker becomes.
They were not interested in any gossip. They just heard what was said on the loudspeaker that clothes were being sold at a low price because the garment factory had closed down.
"Are these really clothes that used to cost over one hundred, two hundred, or three hundred yuan?" They were still a little bit unbelieving. What they usually wear are only a few dozen yuan worth of clothes, while clothes that cost over one hundred, two hundred, or three hundred yuan are all branded luxury goods.
When they walked in, their eyes first fell on the clothes, and then accidentally fell on Jiang Bai's face. After a moment of stunned silence, their faces couldn't help but turn red with excitement.
But on the surface, they were all very calm. They calmly went over to ask the price and whether it could be cheaper. After confirming that it could not be cheaper, they paid with a normal expression and walked out of the store hand in hand with their friends.
As soon as they left the store, the two little girls couldn't help but look back and said excitedly: "It's him, it's him, wow, he looks even better up close! How come he's so white!"
“He’s so tall!”
"If you look closely, he actually has a few freckles on his face, but they're not noticeable."
"You're handsome even with freckles!"
“I didn’t expect that he was actually the grandson of the owner of this store.”
"He was just looking at me!"
The two little girls were so excited that they were in a good mood after buying clothes.
After they bought some snacks on the next street, they felt they had finished shopping and returned to this street and came to the egg cake shop next to Jiang Ning's store. While queuing up with the proprietress to buy egg cakes, they kept glancing at Jiang Bai's store.
There were a lot of people in the store, coming and going, boys and girls, and there was a constant stream of customers.
But they still saw Jiang Bai.
He is tall.
In Wucheng, there are not many people who are over 1.8 meters tall. Jiang Bai's height makes him stand out in the crowd like a crane among chickens. He is half a head taller than others, so they can easily see him.
The proprietress smiled and said, "Are you here to see Jiang Bai?" She winked at them with an expression that showed that everyone knew what was going on.
It turns out his name is Jiang Bai.
The two girls blushed after being exposed. The proprietress smiled and said, "They are all here to see him, just like you." She leaned close to them and whispered, "Usually, his grandfather is the only one in the store, and the business is average. But when Jiang Bai comes, oh my." The proprietress looked straight at Jiang Bai's shop and said, "Look at the business, it's so good!"
Even her egg cakes are selling like hot cakes.
She added, "This store sells honest products. They only make one dollar per piece of clothing, which is cheap. Plus, the guy is good-looking and sells honest products, so everyone comes to his store to buy clothes." She pointed to her new cotton-padded jacket and said, "Look at what I'm wearing. I also bought some from his store. I also bought some for my family and children."
Regardless of gender, people in Wucheng rarely call their significant other "husband or wife". Instead, they call them "family members".
After hearing what the proprietress said, the two girls felt that their clothes were worth the money and that Jiang Bai was really honest in selling things.
He's so good-looking and kind, what should I do if I'm even more attracted to him?
Anyway, no matter how moved they were, they would just look and not take any action. But when they returned to the dormitory, they couldn't help themselves.
"Let me tell you, do you know that boy in No. 1 Middle School? The one who looks like a celebrity! I know his name!" The girl spoke in a low voice but could not hide her excitement.
On the day of the joint entrance exam, many girls saw Jiang Bai. They came over curiously, but they were all calm: "Is it true? How did you find out? What's his name?"
When I thought about the fact that my roommate actually went to find out the other person's name, I was really impressed.
"The lady boss of the egg cake shop told me. His name is Jiang Bai!"
"Jiang Bai." A girl in the dormitory silently recited his name, "The name is nice, just like him."
“The name fits the person.”
"Do you know? He opened a shop opposite our school, right next to the egg cakes. The clothes he sells there are very cheap and of good quality. Many people go to buy them. Look, this is what I bought!" She opened the bag and took out her new clothes. "Do you know? He is so gentle and considerate, always smiling. He ironed my clothes himself, so smooth! And the clothes are not expensive, only thirty-nine. If you go to the center of the street, you can't buy this clothes for less than seventy-nine!"
"I heard from the lady boss of the egg cake shop that he is not only good-looking, but also honest in selling things. He only makes one dollar for each piece of clothing, and the whole store is full of people buying clothes!"
Several girls were very excited after hearing this. They stood up, put on their shoes and took the money: "Then let's go, let's go and take a look too!"
Jiang Bai's store was busy all day long on Sunday. Even Tong Jingang, who was extremely strong, was so tired that he sat down on Grandpa Jiang's bed and drank some water.
People kept coming to the store, some even came not to buy clothes but just to see him. Some girls were bolder, some were shyer, and after seeing the clothes, they shyly ran away from the store, leaving behind only their clear, silver bell-like laughter.
Until the shop closed at five in the evening, there were still girls passing by Jiang Bai's shop and turning back to look at him.
Tong Jingang was so jealous that he hugged Jiang Bai's neck and said, "Fuck, they all came to see you, can't they see how handsome I am?"
He walked over to the mirror, facing it, and placed his hands on either side of his head, stroking his hair back and admiring his own beauty.
Jiang Bai poured all the money he earned today onto Grandpa Jiang's bed and counted the money happily.
I wonder how much salary my sister will give him today? He worked so hard and sold so many clothes today, so he wouldn't have fifty more dollars, right?
Thinking that he might receive another huge salary of fifty yuan, Jiang Bai couldn't help but count the money even more happily!
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