The next morning, Meng Qidi didn't get up early because she didn't have to go to the county town. As for the village meeting, it had nothing to do with her. Wang Jinhua went to the meeting, and Ling Cheng and Chujiu had already been sent to school by Yang Shihua.
Just as she was about to relax, Meng Qidi suddenly remembered something. Oops, she forgot that today was the grand opening day of Ling Fugui...
So by the time Yang Shihua sent the child back and took her to town, it was already nine o'clock.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's a little late and we're family." Facing her niece's apology, Ling Fugui's wife felt a little embarrassed.
"Wife, please let Xiaoqi come in and sit down." Ling Fugui called out quickly.
"Yes, yes, Xiaoqi, hurry in and sit for a while, the sun is strong."
Meng Qidi nodded, looked around, and stepped in.
It was a newly opened store early in the morning and there was no advertising, so there were not many customers. The store was quite large, with two rooms, two rows of bookshelves, and three walls were also full of books.
The couple put a lot of thought into this store. The books are classified in great detail, and even miscellaneous notes are classified and placed together separately.
The wealthy daughter-in-law pulled out a chair with her bulging belly and asked Meng Qidi to sit down.
Meng Qidi glanced at her big belly that was about to give birth, "Aunt, don't worry, I can take care of it myself."
The wealthy wife nodded quickly, but she didn't sit down either. She followed behind her, fearing that she would be so engrossed in watching that she would bump into something.
"Aunt, is there any discount for the opening of this bookstore?"
"Yes, we also have free gifts for purchases over a certain amount, but I don't know why..."
I don’t know why there was no one here. It was completely different from the day when Ling Laosi opened the shop.
Meng Qidi understood immediately, "Selling books is different from running a grocery store. Auntie can actually free up some bookshelves to put some unpacked books in and provide them to those students for free."
The rich wife was a little surprised, but she listened with her ears perked up and took note of it silently in her heart.
"You can read these books for free in the store, and you can rent them out if you pay a deposit. When you're done reading them, you can return them and the rent will be deducted. The remaining deposit will be returned."
"But...the books we sell in our store..." The wealthy wife hesitated. What if someone borrowed the book and didn't return it?
Meng Qidi raised her lips and said, "The deposit for borrowing books is naturally the original price of the book. The rent is charged on a daily basis. If you don't return it within five days, it will be considered a purchase. As for the books you are selling?"
Meng Qidi glanced around and said, "For example, a book is divided into two volumes. The first volume is free to read, but the second volume must be purchased. Isn't the problem of selling books solved?"
"Also, Auntie, you can put a row of glass cabinets in front of the bookshelves on these three walls. This will prevent the books on the shelves from being opened by others. You can also put various writing instruments in these glass cabinets. Anything related to reading can be sold."
Meng Qidi's words made the rich wife's mouth curl up uncontrollably. As expected, with Xiaoqi here, there is nothing that cannot be solved.
Meng Qidi pointed to the checkout area and said, "You can hang schoolbags, basketballs and other sports items on the wall over there. Auntie, that's all I have to say. We need to be more flexible in selling goods. Books are not easy to sell and the profit is small. Let's start from other places. You can ask Ling Laosi for these things."
"Thank you, thank you Xiaoqi." The rich wife was full of gratitude. If she hadn't been pregnant, she would have wanted to kneel down to express her gratitude.
She knew that Xiaoqi would come and save them.
"No, don't thank me too early. I can't save the business today. Once the glass cabinet is ready, just hang a notice at the door offering free book rentals."
In fact, reading books for free is not a loss. Nowadays, no one has the time to sit in a bookstore and read every day. Most families go back to do farm work after class, so I guess most people rent books.
Although Ling Fugui did not follow, he kept his ears perked up. He grinned, "It's okay, it's a great honor for you to come today. I will be working on the glass cabinets in the afternoon."
Meng Qidi reminded him, "Don't rent the books too expensively every day. The deposit should be the original price of the book. Make it clear before borrowing the books that they must be returned in full, otherwise the deposit will not be refunded. This also applies to reading the books. Don't leave the books on this bookshelf uncollected..."
The couple remembered what Meng Qidi said carefully until they sent the guests out, with smiles all over their faces, and even forgot how bleak the business was on the opening day...
With Meng Qidi's reminder, Ling Fugui was as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood. It was not until he finished work in the evening that he remembered another thing.
The wealthy wife comforted him, "It's okay, I'll ask Xiaoqi how to do it next time I go back, let's start the bookstore first."
Of course, what happened that night is a story for later.
Ling Xiao came back a few nights ago, along with Meng Daqiang, but Wen Xi and Jin Yue did not come back.
The business in the clothing city is good. Meng Daqiang walks with an aura of authority. In the words of Mr. Qiu Sanye, it's the aura of a turtle.
Facing Mr. Qiu Sanye, Meng Daqiang did not dare to show off his bossiness. With a silly smile, he went to the back mountain with Yang Shihua and Yi Bo to collect the fish.
When they went to the mountains in the evening, Wang Jinhua was worried, so before leaving she not only asked them to take a few dogs with them, but also a gun.
After the three men left, Wang Jinhua went to the kitchen to do some work.
Uncle Qiu San came back rarely and sat under a tree to teach his two children to do their homework and practice calligraphy.
Ling Xiao accompanied his wife to the top of the mountain for a walk.
It is autumn, the flowering season is in full swing, and flowers of all colors are blooming all over the mountain.
The couple looked at each other and decided that the flowers were ready to be picked.
After walking around the top of the mountain, Ling Xiao picked a flower and put it next to his wife's ear when he was going down the mountain. Meng Qidi glared at him unhappily.
The two of them came down laughing and joking. Just as they reached the Rose Gate, a gunshot was heard from the back mountain.
Meng Qidi was slightly stunned and subconsciously looked at Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao's face was solemn. "Something happened in the back mountain. I'll go take a look. I'll leave soon, so you lock the back door tightly."
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