After entering the store, the mother looked around for a long time and was dazzled by the choices. Finally, she bought a small vest for her grandson on the recommendation of the salesperson. Then she walked to the raffle box with anticipation on her face.
"Auntie, you are the first person to win the lottery in this event. I wish you good luck." Liu Meiyu stood next to the lottery box and gave her aunt a friendly smile.
But the aunt didn't care to look at it. All she had her eyes on was the prize neatly placed beside her, making her feel itchy.
"If she wins the lottery, can you really give it to her for free?" someone in the crowd asked curiously.
The time Liu Meiyun chose was lunchtime. Many factory workers who were getting ready to go home after get off work were attracted by the bicycles and kettles piled up in front of the clothing store and stopped to watch the excitement.
After finding out that it was a lucky draw promotion, most of them were still skeptical about the promise of free gifts if they won.
"Of course, if you don't believe me, you can try it."
Liu Meiyu smiled and didn't explain anything extra. She just handed the lottery box to the mother.
The old lady reached into the lottery box, fumbled again and again, and hesitated for more than ten seconds before she took out a ping-pong ball.
"Got it!" Someone exclaimed first.
"I really won." The mother's voice was so shrill as she spoke excitedly. In front of everyone's lives, she turned the yellow ping-pong ball in her hand over and over again.
"Boss, you have to keep your word. This is a yellow ping-pong ball. Look, there are numbers on it." Fearing that Liu Meiling would go back on her word, the woman couldn't help but raise her voice so that everyone could hear it.
If the boss doesn't admit his mistake in front of so many people, he will inevitably be spat on.
"Well, congratulations, Auntie. It's the second prize. You are so lucky."
How could Liu Meiyun possibly default on her debt? On the contrary, she was eager to promote the product with all her might.
"Then... can I just take a kettle home?"
The aunt was so happy that her eyes narrowed into a line. Although she didn't win the most valuable bicycle, this hot water kettle was not cheap either. The supply and marketing cooperative sold it for more than ten yuan, and she needed a ticket.
"Of course you can." Liu Meiyu nodded again affirmatively: "Auntie, do you want the red or green one? I'll get it for you."
"The red one! I want the red one!"
The eldest mother carried a vegetable basket, and stuffed the small padded jacket she bought for her grandson into the basket. She went home quickly with a smile on her face and a kettle of hot water in her arms. She couldn't wait to go home and tell everyone about such a good thing. Her good sister who lived next door to her was clamoring to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy cloth to make a new dress for her daughter two days ago, to wear when she was looking for a date. According to her, there was no need to buy cloth, she could just buy it here.
The clothes worn by the young people hanging on the wall are all very nice. A bit expensive, but nice-looking and convenient. The key is that you can also win a prize.
"Boss, if you spend 20 bucks or more, you can get one free draw, right?"
At the entrance of the clothing store, more and more people gathered to join in the fun, especially the person who had witnessed the old lady winning the hot water kettle and taking it home. Each of them felt their pockets, stared at the bicycle with burning eyes, and was eager to try it out.
"Yes, if you spend 20 or more, you can draw a prize for free. In addition to the first, second and third prizes, there is also a lucky prize voucher of 5 yuan. If you spend 50 or more, you can directly use it as a cash voucher of 5 yuan, and you can draw a prize again."
Although the rules were clearly written on the poster at the door, everyone, whether literate or illiterate, would habitually ask Liu Meiyu.
It's no wonder people wanted to confirm again and again. Raffle promotions were very rare at that time. The prizes that Liu Meiyun carefully selected were what every household needed. Except for the soap, which was cheaper, the prices of the other two items were all there. The more attractive the prizes were, the higher people's suspicion was.
Liu Meiyun had anticipated this situation, so she prepared some wolfberry and red dates to moisten her throat.
The same thing happened to Song Qi and Chen Lili. Faced with the increasing number of customers in the store, they didn't even have time to drink a sip of water.
The old store was also very busy.
Moreover, there were more people there. Just a moment after Yao Shunliu took out the lottery box, a lucky guy went in and bought a sweater for the person, and came out to try his luck. Unexpectedly, he won a bicycle.
The huge surprise hit him on the head, and he was so happy that tears were about to fly out.
He was originally planning to get married, and his family was still trying to save money to buy three big items. Now, he could spend thirty dollars to buy a sweater for his partner and get a bicycle for free. Who wouldn't be so happy that they would cry?
After seeing the young man pushing away the bicycle with the red ribbon tied to it, the crowd was in an uproar.
There was an endless stream of people coming into the store to buy clothes, one batch after another. Although not everyone was lucky enough to win the first prize, there were always one or two people who could take the hot water kettle home. Even if it was just a bar of soap, people were very happy, because although this thing was cheap, soap tickets were hard to get.
If Liu Meiyu hadn't found a partner like Yao Shunliu, it would have been difficult for her to handle these things.
It only took one day for the lucky draw promotion at Huamei Clothing Store to spread quickly throughout the streets.
Liu Meiyu and her colleagues were busy until closing time at nine in the evening, yet some people still rode their bicycles from far away to buy clothes.
When the store closed in the evening and Yao Shunliu and Liu Meiyu were counting the cash flow in the account book, he didn't know what to say.
In just one day, the turnover doubled. If the cash flow remains stable for a few days, we won't have to worry about paying the factory the money before the New Year.
"Brother Yao, there will definitely be more people tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. The store is short of staff. Ask your sister-in-law if you can bring Xiaofei to my house and ask her to come to the store to help us. I also mentioned it to Chen Lili during the day, and she said to ask her sister-in-law to come over."
Yao Shunliu's wife, Liu Meiyu, is very familiar to me.
She followed her husband to Beijing from her hometown in the countryside. Although she doesn't talk much, she is smart and has been to school. Even if she can't do sales, it would be good for her to help collect accounts on a calculator.
"No, my parents came over two days ago, and Xiaofei can just stay at home with his grandparents."
Yao Shunliu also thought it would be a good idea to let his wife come over and help for a couple of days so that he could relax a little. Today he almost shouted himself hoarse.
"Are you coming here to celebrate the New Year, or are you not going back?"
The parents that Yao Shunliu mentioned were his father-in-law and mother-in-law. Liu Meiyu had heard him talk about them before. His biological parents died very early, and he lived with his cousin's family. Then, during those difficult years, he dropped out of school early and tried to make money everywhere. Not only did he support himself, but he also supported his cousin's family. He took the risk of making money on the edge of a knife to support his cousin's two nephews to go to school.
But later some ugly things happened. He not only had a quarrel with his cousin's family but also became enemies with them. He was driven to the Great Northern Wilderness and one of his legs was broken during that time.
Yao Shunliu doesn't have any relatives around him. Since he has become a son-in-law of Jiang Xiulan's family, Jiang Xiulan's parents are naturally the child's grandparents.
"Not going back. I asked them to come over to look after my grandson. I'm usually busy, and I'm worried about leaving them alone at home."
Yao Shunliu finally persuaded the old man to contract out the family land to others for farming. The whole family gathered here and planned to settle down in the capital, so that his wife would not have to worry about home.
"Brother Yao, since the old people are here, let's settle the balance of the factory in the spring after the New Year. You can use the dividends to buy a spacious yard, so that you can transfer your household registration here."
Compared with later times, buying a house now is really cheap. You can get one for just a few thousand yuan. If you stay in Beijing, you must buy a house, especially a courtyard house.
Liu Meiyu currently owns three properties, one is the Lu family's old house, and the other two are these two storefronts.
Yao Shunliu bought a house because she needed it, and she will buy another one for long-term investment.
But she wants to do business, and a slightly better courtyard house costs tens of thousands of yuan. When money was not tight, she would definitely buy it casually. But now is the starting stage of business expansion. Instead of spending tens of thousands of yuan to stock up houses and waiting for the price to rise in decades, she might as well take the tens of thousands of yuan to go to the market for a few rounds. In less than a year, she can buy two courtyard houses. After all, the increase in housing prices in recent years is nothing compared to the diving growth in later generations.
After all, she still doesn't make enough.
"Yeah, that's what I planned too." Yao Shunliu nodded.
He was lucky enough to meet Liu Meiyu in his life and do business with her. He really felt what it meant to have a noble person helping him in life.
From being penniless to now being able to bring my wife, children and mother-in-law to a place like Beijing to settle down, and even consider buying a house, it really feels like a dream.
The lucky draw promotion lasted for a week, and Liu Meiyun worked hard from dawn to dusk for the whole week.
Mother Wu was afraid that she would be careless when eating, so she asked Dabao and the other two to take turns to bring her meals at a certain time every day. Sometimes, the three brothers would just come together on their bicycles in a hurry.
When they are too busy, the three of them can lend a hand in the store.
For example, giving change to customers, or maintaining order around the raffle box.
During the first two days, the three brothers all felt it was new and they would stay in the store for half a day after delivering meals. But Dabao and Xiaobao became impatient later.
Dabao complains that it is too noisy when there are too many people in the store, and the air is not good when there are too many people in the store. It is better to read at home in peace and quiet.
Xiaobao made an appointment with his friends in the compound to play table tennis. He said his hands would itch if he didn't touch the racket for a day.
Only Lu Erbao persisted for several days in a row. He didn't complain of being tired at all, but instead enjoyed it.
Liu Meiyun sat on the steps outside the store, eating the nutritious meals prepared by Wu's mother, while watching Lu Erbao, who was as excited as a chicken next to the lottery box. The atmosphere there was very lively and enthusiastic.
"Wow, sister, you are so lucky, you won the second prize!"
"Uncle, you are awesome too. The third prize is a bar of soap. It's so big, it will last for a long time!"
Liu Meiyu didn't know where this kid got so much energy. In such a cold day, he wore a Lei Feng helmet and was unwilling to wear gloves because he thought it was inconvenient. He stood in the crowd and worked like a clockwork, not stopping for a moment.
It was not until the last day of the event, when the prizes they had prepared were almost all used up, that Liu Meiyun tore up the promotional poster, stopped the lucky draw, and closed the business half a day early.
"Sister Meiyun, it's still early, why are you closing? We can still sell a lot in the afternoon."
Chen Lili was packing her clothes, feeling very confused.
"That's right. I have another customer who said he was going home to get his money and will come back this afternoon."
Song Qi now feels quite fulfilled working in the store, mainly because he is counting his commission, and can endure any tiring day.
"I know!" Lu Erbao held the raffle box and answered, "Mom said she will treat us to a big dinner this afternoon!"
Sisters-in-law Song Qi and Chen Lili both looked at Boss Liu at the same time.
"Yes." Liu Meiyu nodded: "I have booked a private room at Quanjude to reward everyone for their hard work over the past few days, and also to treat everyone to a New Year's Eve dinner in advance."
If we talk about hard work these days, Liu Meiyu is definitely not the hardest working one. It is the people in charge of sales in the store, especially Song Qi, who has been working harder than Liu Meiyu expected. Not only has Miss Song lost her temper, but even her voice has become hoarse. There was a male customer who was being unreasonable and said some nasty things, but Miss Song was still able to hold back her temper and not lose her temper.
The boss invited them to dinner, and it was at a place like Quanjude. The employees were of course happy, but Song Qi was thinking about her customer who was going back to get the money: "Why don't you go, I'll take care of the store."
"No." Liu Meiyu refused directly: "This is a group activity, everyone has to participate. I guess Brother Yao has already gone there. Let's pack up and hurry up."
Song Qi curled his lips and said, "Okay, you are the boss, you have the final say."
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