"Don't worry, everyone. The egg tarts are delicious, and our other products are also great. Our Hong Kong-style bubble tea is warm and rich, perfect for winter. We're offering a buy-one-get-one-free deal right now," Liu Zi quickly introduced the other items.
Upon hearing this, everyone switched their focus to milk tea, and in short, Liu Zi's small shop got off to a good start.
In less than half an hour, all the stock in the store was sold out.
Fortunately, Liu Zi had the foresight to order a batch of special cards.
If you can't wait, you can take the card first and then arrange a time to come back and pick it up, saving you waiting time.
People generally have a habit of shopping in groups, and seeing that there were always people coming and going in front of Liu Zi's store, most of them would come over to take a look.
At first glance, most people will be attracted by the food in the glass cabinet, even if it's not dessert, it will be meat skewers.
Liu Zi, the dessert shop owner, ordered custom-made paper holders with her own logo, separated by parchment paper inside.
Although the prices are a bit high, it looks very upscale. Customers carrying their desserts feel like they're walking on air under the envious gazes of others.
The store's initial plan was for Liu Zi to be the main player, with Mei Hong as her assistant, and then the two would gradually switch roles.
But there were just too many customers today. They were busy from morning till night, and the two of them couldn't tell who was in charge and who was assisting. They just kept thinking about one order after another.
Even Aunt Zhang wasn't idle outside; she kept bringing in plate after plate of fried skewers.
Liu Zi's secret seasoning is so delicious that you want to take a second bite after just one. Many people leave, only to come back to buy it a second time.
Before 2 p.m., Liu Zi's store was completely sold out, even the sausages were gone.
Liu Zi had to quickly call to restock and put up a sign at the door saying that all the goods had been sold and that everyone should come back tomorrow morning.
Liu Zi also called back the two temporary workers to help Mei Hong with the registration.
Mei Hong was greatly shocked that day; there are so many rich people in Beijing!
Without batting an eye, I ordered half a plate of cake that cost five yuan a piece.
What kind of family is this?!
However, the more stimulation she received, the faster she grew. In just half a day, Liu Zi watched as she was able to stand on her own.
Aunt Zhang once again set out urgently, bringing three energetic middle-aged women with her to the Liu family's house.
Liu Zi pays them 40 yuan a day to help skewer meat, and provides them with lunch. They can leave after working eight hours.
Of course, Liu Zi also said in advance that if anyone was just dawdling and trying to earn wages by wasting time, she would not keep them.
She has such a small business that she doesn't have time to support idle people.
The women all nodded emphatically.
Aunt Zhang noticed this when she was choosing the staff; all the women were very capable in the kitchen and worked efficiently.
The arrival of the older women quickly replenished the fruit drink shop's stock, which reassured Liu Zi considerably.
They've placed a lot of orders, and if they can't deliver them on time, it'll be the fruit drink shops that get affected.
Mr. and Mrs. Liu went out to a banquet. One of Mr. Liu's old colleagues was having his son get married.
They originally thought that the street would be busier in the afternoon, and then they could come and help out.
But when I came to the store, I found out that everything was sold out and so many items had been ordered.
Liu's mother immediately changed her clothes and joined the skewer-making team, while Liu's father and Liu Zi went to clean up the next room.
In order not to affect the store's normal operation tomorrow, Liu Zi plans to have customers who have made reservations come here to pick up their goods.
The group of middle-aged women worked from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m., and Liu Zi even treated them to a meal in between.
Liu Zi did not delay paying everyone's wages just because they had only worked for half a day; she paid them in full on the spot.
The women happily took their money and left, praising Liu Zi for her honesty and kindness.
Finally, with only her own family left at home, Liu Zi collapsed into a chair.
She was exhausted!
Her two daughters came over and gently massaged her arms and legs.
However, Qiqi's workplace was in the wrong place, and she kept tickling Liu Zi's sore spot, so the three of them started arguing in no time.
Mr. and Mrs. Liu looked at their daughter, who had just been listless, now acting like a child, and they were both amused and exasperated.
"Alright, let's move on to the last task of today: counting the money!" Liu Zi excitedly brought out the money bag and money box.
At one point, the money box was too full, so she had to find a bag and put all the money in it.
The two items were poured onto the table, instantly forming a small mountain on it.
There were both banknotes and coins, large and small denominations mixed together.
The three elderly people stared in disbelief. How could there be so much money?
The two little ones are already cheering. Mom is amazing!
After instructing the children not to touch it, Liu Zi asked several elderly people to help take care of it.
At the square table, each of them faced a different direction, and the mountain of money kept descending, eventually forming a tall stack of money in front of them.
Finally, everyone added up all the money, totaling two thousand and twenty-two yuan.
Based on the costs Liu Zi had initially set, she made a net profit of 1,011 yuan that day.
The group looked at each other, wondering if it was really that profitable.
Even though there's some pre-booked revenue included, it's still way too much!
Could it be a miscalculation?
How could someone earn two months' salary in just one day?
No wonder so many people are going into business these days, it's really enviable!
Xu Mei exclaimed excitedly, "Zizi, how about Mom retires early and comes to help you!"
"Mom, I don't object to you coming over to help out occasionally, but I don't support your retirement. Today is an exception; people are curious about new things, and with the opening promotions, the foot traffic is high. I've hired another person; she should be able to come to Beijing after the New Year."
"Don't bother recruiting anymore. Mei Hong usually watches over the shop, and you and Aunt Zhang lend a hand occasionally. Your dad and I will come over to help after get off work. There won't be any problems." Xu Mei was thinking about earning more money so that she could pay off the loan as soon as possible.
"Mom, I don't have time."
Liu Zi has limited energy; she has to write and run her studio at the same time.
This fruit drink shop was just something she set up in her spare time; it's not something she should worry about too much.
Xu Mei suddenly thought of her daughter's job.
“Yes, yes, opening this shop is your side business, you can’t put the cart before the horse.” In Liu’s mother Xu Mei’s mind, contributing articles to the magazine was a great job that she couldn’t give up.
Liu Zi nodded, "Don't worry, Mom, I know what I'm doing."
At this moment, Liu's father spoke up: "Everyone has worked hard today, so get some rest. We'll deposit this money in the bank tomorrow; it's not safe to leave it at home."
"Okay!" Liu Zi nodded in agreement.
On the second and third days, the fruit drink shop remained incredibly popular, with Liu Zi and Mei Hong keeping themselves extremely busy.
Liu Zi felt that her prediction was wrong. Now the daily turnover is almost exactly the same as when the business first opened, and there is even a slight trend of exceeding it.
Liu Zi now desperately hopes that Wang Jian will bring his sister back to Beijing as soon as possible.
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