He Ling acted swiftly, completing all the formalities the next day.
The stall and the goods all became hers.
She set up her stall that very evening.
They also hired temporary workers to help.
I selected three nice-looking items and gave them to He Wenlin. Her sister, He Shan, also received a few items. The rest were all sold off at clearance prices of ten or eight yuan.
He Shan helped her sister promote the cake shop, and after the shop closed in the evening, He Shan led the shop assistants to choose some cakes.
He Na from the second store also went there. Seeing that the items were so cheap, she went in headfirst and bought five items for herself. She also bought a few items for her older sister He Ni, who was studying at a university in the capital, and sent them to her.
Seeing that He Ling had her own bunk, He Na was itching to have one too.
"Ah Ling, how much did you spend to take over this stall?" He Na asked.
"I've already spent eight thousand so far. I still need to buy more goods and make a signboard, which I estimate will cost around ten thousand more."
"So much!" He Na was surprised that setting up a stall would cost so much money.
Her brother only made a hundred or so yuan a month in stall fees, while she thought that selling clothes at a stall would easily earn her two or three thousand yuan.
"Nana, are you asking this because you also want to set up a stall at the night market?" He Shan asked her.
"I want to, but it costs so much to get started. Even if I don't eat or drink, I can't earn that much in a year," He Na said with a distressed expression.
“How could you expect to grow big in the beginning?” He Ling said. “I also started by getting up early in the morning to sell rice balls, and riding my bike to sell peach shortbread and egg rolls in the morning, afternoon and evening. I earned every penny by myself. Don’t think about growing big in the beginning. I think Linlin is right about something: learn to walk before you run. We are just ordinary people, and we can’t compare to Linlin, who is fed by God.”
He Na didn't say anything, but watched enviously as He Ling and her employees greeted and saw off guests.
He Ling sold off the clothing she had taken over at extremely low prices, and after two days, the inventory was almost cleared out.
On the third day, which was the evening of the 4th, we started selling peach shortbread and egg rolls.
He Ling was fully prepared this time, and she was ready to go all out!
She also wanted to buy a piece of land like He Wenlin, build a six-story building, rent out the ground floor as shops, live on the second floor herself, and rent out the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth floors so that her parents could collect some rent to support them in their old age.
Knowing that the night market had a large customer flow, He Ling ordered fifty boxes of peach shortbread, one hundred boxes of egg rolls, and five pieces of fried dough twists for her first order.
Of course, the goods couldn't all be brought to the stall at once. Thirty boxes of peach shortbread, sixty boxes of egg rolls, and two pieces of twisted dough sticks were brought over.
She rented a house near the night market, thinking it would be more convenient to be closer so she could come back and pick up her goods whenever she was done selling.
Both a friend and a long-time customer, He Wenlin and her parents happened to be going to the cake shop to collect money, so they came over to her stall around 8 pm to check on things since it was her first time setting up a stall at the night market.
This is when there are the most people.
He Wenlin saw He Ling sweating profusely as she enthusiastically shouted out her wares.
He Wenlin and her family of three stood opposite and observed for about ten minutes.
"It's because of the large foot traffic. In just ten minutes, she sold at least seven or eight boxes of egg rolls!" said Aunt He. "Why didn't we think of selling egg rolls and peach shortbread here in the first place?"
Mr. He laughed and said, "Who would sell to us? That's good enough. We have to give others a chance."
“Now that Lingling is selling, and she gets her goods from us, we can still make a profit, so that’s fine.”
After saying that, He Wenlin walked over and said, "Lingling."
"Uncle Ming, Aunt, Linlin, what brings you here?" He Ling asked excitedly.
"Just came to see you," He Wenlin said. "How's business?"
"The egg rolls are doing well; we've sold about twenty boxes already. But the peach shortbread isn't selling well; we haven't even sold a single box yet."
He Ling was actually under a lot of pressure. Setting up a stall here meant that the monthly expenses, including electricity, rent, and a person's salary, would amount to at least 1,400 to 1,500 yuan. This meant that she had to sell at least 20 boxes of egg rolls a night just to break even.
"You've only just begun, don't rush. With so many people here, business is bound to be good," said Aunt He. "It's only 8:20 now, there's still plenty of time. At this rate, sixty boxes of egg rolls a night is a sure thing."
He Na was on the early shift today and finished get off work early in the afternoon.
He Ling officially started selling today, and she came to help out.
Upon hearing Aunt He say that He Ling could sell sixty boxes in one night, he asked without thinking, "How much money can you make from sixty boxes?"
This is a trade secret; how can I tell anyone?
The He family wouldn't say anything, and He Ling certainly wouldn't say anything either.
He Ling replied, "Sixty boxes would probably just be enough to break even."
Mr. He: "You go ahead with your work, we won't stop you from making your fortune. We'll look around some more, we still need to go to the cake shop later."
"Okay, then you can go ahead and get busy too."
...
He Wenlin and her family went to greet He Hui again.
Now He Hui also sells rice balls here at night. There are more and more rice ball stalls here. Their business is not very good, but at least they can make a living.
...
At 9:15, He Wenlin and her family went to two cake shops and picked up the day's sales figures.
Back home, the whole family was still basking in the joy of losing money.
The store's turnover today was 2,830, including nine birthday cake orders, which brought in 6200 yuan from birthday cakes alone.
The second store's turnover was 2,601, of which six birthday cakes were sold.
The two safes that He Wenlin bought have arrived, and one has been placed in the house.
Mr. He neatly folded the money and put it into the safe. He said excitedly, "Business has improved significantly in the past week. It must be the 50,000 yuan advertising fee that's working."
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