Chapter 8
Coming among a large group of uncles, aunts, grandparents, one must bear some pressure, but in order to promote the store, Lin Gui chose to face the challenge.
Smiling, she greeted the elders who were exercising and chatting one by one. One of the elders noticed that Lin Gui was holding a pile of flyers and asked, "Xiao Lin, you haven't found a job yet? Isn't it easy for college students to find jobs? Why are you handing out flyers? It's a shame to be in college and handing out flyers."
Before Lin Gui could answer, Grandma Xu refuted her, rolling her eyes at the middle-aged man: "Our Xiao Lin has already found a job. Most college students sign offers and only start working in July or August after graduation."
Lin Gui smiled and continued what Grandma Xu said, "I found a job that allows me to start early. I just came here to promote it to my uncles and aunts. I just happened to find a job close to home."
As he spoke, he distributed the flyers in his hand to the elders who were watching the fun.
The middle-aged man who had just made the sarcastic remark took a look at the flyer and started to criticize again: "What kind of job can you get in a pet shop? It can't be a waiter, or a cashier. Isn't it a waste of four years of college to do this job?"
Lin Gui didn't want to say directly that she was the manager of the store, for fear of attracting attention. But Grandma Xu didn't care. She walked sideways on this street and immediately started to confront the middle-aged man.
"Xiao Lin has been appointed store manager since he arrived, and is directly in the management team. This is the first time their company has opened a branch in our Ping City. If sales are good, our Xiao Lin will be the person in charge of Ping City."
The aunt who was in the same square dance troupe as Grandma Xu immediately cheered: "Hey, Xiaolin is so amazing, as I said, you have been smart since you were a child, and Old Xia must have been wrong."
The middle-aged man named Lao Xia habitually refuted others, but now his face turned pale.
Lin Gui didn't want to cause any rift in Grandma Xu's social life, so she started to smooth things over, quickly saying modestly, "No, no, I've only opened a small shop at the moment. I don't know what the future holds for you, Grandma."
The neighbors who were familiar with Lao Xia also started to smooth things over, changing the subject one by one, saying that they would go to Lin Gui's store more often in the future and asking Lin Gui to give them more discounts.
Seeing that they had put the matter behind them, Old Xia's expression gradually softened and he began to flatter them: "Oh, I was just saying it casually. We have a dog at home. When your store opens, Xiaolin, I'll send you a flower basket and set off firecrackers."
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Lin Gui changed the subject: "Uncle Xia, there's no need for flower baskets and firecrackers. We have cats, dogs, and elderly people here. Firecrackers are loud, so don't scare them."
"As for the store opening, it's better to open it sooner rather than later. We're planning to open it tomorrow. We don't have much in store right now, so it's a good time to take care of graduation."
All the uncles and aunts said they understood. Grandma Xu grabbed Lin Gui's arm and winked at her. Lin Gui knew that she had something to say to her, so she followed Grandma Xu's words and said goodbye to all the uncles and aunts.
Grandma Xu found an empty space and said to Lin Gui, "Girl, your Grandpa Wang and I will give you the flower basket. Don't refuse it yet. We can afford it. Look around. Which shop doesn't have flower baskets? It means you'll be promoted step by step. We can't do nothing just because our shop is small."
Lin Gui was touched by Grandma Xu's kindness, and knowing that she couldn't refuse this, she agreed to it. Grandma Xu smiled happily when she saw Lin Gui agreed.
Since she had decided to open the store, Lin Gui went to check it again. She felt relieved when she couldn't find any mistakes. Although the current store was not very big, it was still a bit strange to sell only two kinds of goods. This was the only way for now, Lin Gui comforted herself.
According to 009, after the upgrade in two days, there will be more and more goods.
Speak of the devil, and here comes 009. It hadn't been paying attention to Lin Gui lately, and it wasn't clear what it was learning. 009, having made some progress, spoke at the right moment: "Host, to congratulate you on your grand opening, I've saved up some energy to exchange for some snacks to keep you entertained."
Lin Gui was pleasantly surprised. "Really? Wow, you're truly a leader who's constantly improving." "It won't be long before you become a powerful leader who can stand alone."
009 was flattered by the praise, but then he started to be modest: "There aren't many types, only three, one hundred each. I chose five types of hosts to see which three they would choose."
The five types are animal nutrition milk, cheese and egg yolk biscuits, duck meat and egg yolk buns, pumpkin meat floss pie, and vegetable stew.
Considering the two small snacks available, Lin Gui chose milk, vegetables, and duck meat and egg yolk buns, which seemed to have more variety.
009 used energy to exchange for the types specified by Lin Gui. In an instant, there were 300 more snacks in the store. Lin Gui arranged these three types of snacks neatly. With the addition of these three types of snacks, the store looked much more fulfilling. Everything was ready and it would open tomorrow and customers would come.
After returning to the community, Dahuang was tired from playing, so he waited for Lin Gui at the door where the security guard was. Lin Gui took him back to have a sumptuous dinner, looking forward to the opening tomorrow.
At nine o'clock in the evening, when everyone was playing with their mobile phones, many customers who added Lin Gui's work number received a message.
【Ertu Pet Snack Shop is now open>_<
Opening time: Tomorrow morning (3.28) 8:18
Current products: Dog bone biscuits, flavored beef, egg yolk duck buns, vegetable stew, and animal nutrition milk (only 100 of the last three new products are available, first come first served)
Opening discount, 20% off for the whole store, welcome to buy
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Also included are photos of the five snacks already available, as well as photos of the delicious rhubarb treat.
When customers see the news, they will pay attention to it. Some people plan to go and have a look tomorrow when they have nothing to do, while others hope to see that others have bought the product and there are no bad reviews before they make a purchase. In any case, Lin Gui has made the best preparations.
The next morning, Lin Gui put on a more formal white shirt, suit pants, put on some light makeup and took a bag with her and set off. In her early twenties, with a new career and a bright future, Lin Gui was full of energy, completely different from the low pressure state when she was looking for a job before. She looked bright and capable.
It was exactly eight o'clock when we arrived at the store. A group of uncles, aunts, grandparents who had gotten up early for morning exercises were already there. Grandma Xu had even arranged the flower baskets. It turned out that the elders were early risers.
Lin Gui acted calmly as she went to open the shop door. It was the first time for these elders to see a shop opened by Lin Gui. Seeing that it was tidy, they began to praise Lin Gui with kind words.
It wasn't time yet, so none of the elders, not even the argumentative Old Xia, came into the shop. Lin Gui was outside greeting everyone while taking out the small salutes she had bought. While they couldn't set off firecrackers, they were perfectly suitable.
The time came to 8:18. Lin Gui didn't prepare too many polite words, but he had to say a few words in this situation.
"First of all, welcome everyone to the opening ceremony of my small shop. With your support, my shop is truly flourishing. I am very happy to have you open today. Without further ado, I hope that the God of Wealth will bless us all and bring us prosperity."
After that, he opened the firecrackers with his hand, and streamers flew everywhere. Da Huang looked at the flying streamers and tried to play with them one by one. All the spectators also said good luck to the opening of the business. 009 was also celebrating in his mind. Grandma Xu took this photo of Lin Gui, Da Huang and the small shop from a distance.
Who would have thought that this photo would later be hung at the headquarters of a snack chain company? That’s all in the past.
Now Lin Gui invited the elders and customers to come into the store to shop, and while greeting them, he also said things like "Congratulations on the grand opening and 20% off on everything."
Although the uncles and aunts who have pets at home have never bought pet snacks like Lin Gui, they bought some because the price was not expensive and the appearance was good, and they were ready to take them home to try for their own children. They mostly bought dog bone biscuits, which looked good and cheap, and were products that Lin Gui had sold before.
Almost all the customers who had bought things at Lin Gui’s stall had looked at the three new items. After all, limited edition items are attractive, and those who have money bought a little of each. Most of them bought vegetables and duck meat as they wanted to change their taste.
Lin Gui was in charge of checkout at the front desk. At first, Grandma Xu was afraid that Dahuang would run away, but later, when she saw that Lin Gui's business was good, she took Dahuang to help.
Seeing that it was inconvenient for Grandma Xu to hold Dahuang, Lin Gui took Dahuang to the bottom of the cash register. There was a small space specially designed for Dahuang, with small mats, small dolls, and small snacks. The dog could also accompany its owner. It was simply a holy place in the dog's mind.
As the shop was relatively small, it was almost noon when everyone was busy. Seeing that Lin Gui was gradually getting the hang of things, Grandma Xu went home to cook. Lin Gui refused Grandma Xu's idea of bringing her lunch and took out the sandwiches she had made in the morning and Da Huang's lunch from her bag.
After two days of practicing making snacks, Lin Gui was now quite adept at cooking. After a quick lunch, Lin Gui began to sort out the shelves. With the grand opening discounts, people were still buying quite a lot. Only two-thirds of the new products were left, except for milk.
It seems that although people nowadays have the concepts of dog food and cat food, most people still think that animal milk can be drunk by themselves and their pets as well.
According to 009, this animal nutritional milk is suitable for all animals, whether cats or dogs. It is an auxiliary feeding product, has no side effects and can also increase the deliciousness.
In view of the recommendation of 009, Lin Gui chose this milk to sell at that time. Later, Lin Gui had to make a detailed introduction for this milk.
There were fewer people in the shop, so Dahuang came out to stretch his muscles. He stretched his front legs and then his hind legs. After walking around the shop, he wanted to leave. Lin Gui had been watching him, and when she saw that something was wrong with him, she hurried to stop him and prevented him from leaving.
Dahuang tried to circle around Lin Gui's legs but couldn't, so he gave up and started lying at the door with a sad face. Lin Gui took him to the mat and was hesitating whether to put a leash on Dahuang when Dahuang suddenly jumped up and ran out the door.
Lin Gui was frightened and immediately ran after it, fearing that Dahuang would scare others. As soon as she walked out the door, she saw Dahuang and a white Labrador happily communicating.
This Labrador looked a little familiar, with a leash around its neck. Lin Gui looked up along the leash and recognized that the person holding the leash was the girl who had come to the stall to buy snacks before.
Jiang Yi also saw Lin Gui and knew that this pet snack shop was opened by her, so she smiled at her.
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