Chapter 312 Deng Wanwan's Changes
Gao Mingcheng's house facing the street has a layout that is very characteristic of the times. It is not a suite but a single room. There are four single rooms on the second floor. Gao Mingcheng and Xuanyuemei use one, Gao Shufang uses one, and later Gao Mingli also moved in. Until now, only one room is left vacant.
When Xuanyuemei went to pick up Deng Wanwan, Gao Mingcheng had already cleaned up the last room.
In this way, the second floor is full, so the goods originally placed in the empty room have to be moved to the third floor.
When Deng Wanwan came over, she was still a little shy and thanked Gao Mingcheng and his wife gratefully.
Gao Mingcheng personally rescued Deng Wanwan and felt very sympathetic towards her situation. He said gently, "It's normal that you don't know anything since you just arrived. Stay here and learn more from Duomei and Shufang."
"Selling clothes is relatively simple, as long as you dare to greet customers. Uh, Duomei, bring Wanwan a suitable dress. The one she's wearing won't do!"
Xuanyuemei looked Deng Wanwan up and down, then picked out a set of clothes from the hanging clothes.
She handed the clothes to Deng Wanwan and said, "Wanwan, take it to the changing room and change."
Deng Wanwan was flattered, but did not dare to accept the clothes.
Although she didn't know how much these clothes were worth, she knew they must be expensive just by looking at the fabric and style.
I just arrived and haven't done anything, but I was given a new set of clothes to wear!
This kind of thing is simply unheard of.
Gao Shufang also came over, smiled, and said, "Go change. My second brother said that you can't wear sloppy clothes when selling clothes, otherwise when customers come in and see you wearing sloppy clothes, they will look down on the things in the store. Look, my sister-in-law and I are both wearing clothes from the store. If you cherish your clothes, then you should dress carefully. When you clean up at night, either change into an old piece of clothing or put on a gown."
Many beauties also advised her to change it quickly.
Deng Wanwan looked at them nervously, and after seeing the sincerity and kindness in their eyes, she nodded shyly and took her clothes into the changing room.
Soon, she came out dressed in new clothes.
As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse, and 30% appearance and 70% dressing make a person look good. What's more, Deng Wanwan is very beautiful. At this moment, her skin is pale, and she looks a little sick, just like Lin Daiyu.
The 1983 version of A Dream of Red Mansions has been broadcasted, but not many people in this small county own a television.
If you have read the 1983 version of A Dream of Red Mansions, you will feel that Deng Wanwan has 50% of Lin Daiyu's temperament.
She was a beauty, so when her uncle had no money to marry his son off, he set his sights on her and sold her.
Gao Mingcheng, however, does not like this kind of weak and vulnerable appearance. From the fact that he married Xuanyimei, we can see that he actually likes women like Xuanyimei who are a bit bold, efficient and dare to face life.
If he hadn't eavesdropped, he wouldn't have known that Gao Feifei had ever liked him. It was because Gao Feifei's character was too weak and she was not in his eyes at all.
Gao Mingcheng said, "Duomei, take off Wanwan's braids and put them into a ponytail."
Deng Wanwan's hairstyle is very rural, with two braids hanging from the front to the chest. She looks like an innocent little white flower.
But after combing the hair into a high ponytail, all the hair on the forehead was combed up, revealing the smooth forehead, and the whole person's temperament instantly became bright and elegant.
"It looks good! It looks much better this way!" Many beauties looked at Deng Wanwan with admiration in their eyes.
Gao Shufang also praised Deng Wanwan for her good looks and asked her to comb her hair like that in the future.
Deng Wanwan looked at Xuanyuemei and Gao Shufang and found that they also had neat hairstyles, so she smiled and nodded.
"Look at yourself, look, how beautiful you are!" Xuanyuemei handed a mirror to Deng Wanwan, letting her look at her new look.
When Deng Wanwan saw herself in the mirror, she was stunned.
Who is the person in the mirror? He looks so strange!
She pulled the corners of her mouth stiffly, and the person in the mirror also pulled the corners of his mouth.
It's her!
After changing Deng Wanwan from head to toe, Xuanyue took Deng Wanwan to familiarize herself with the situation in the clothing store.
The clothing store is divided into three parts: women's clothing, men's clothing and children's clothing. Women's clothing and children's clothing are next to each other, while men's clothing has a special area.
In the entire men's clothing area, the most common items are suits of exquisite quality and various accessories.
While familiarizing herself with the store layout, many beauties will also tell her how much each piece of clothing costs.
In order to facilitate memorization, Gao Mingcheng adopted the method of later generations when setting prices, that is, one row of clothes had one price, and another pile had another price. He also posted a piece of paper on the shelf with handwritten prices on it. After the prices were clearly marked, customers had a clear idea in their minds, and merchants didn't have to bother remembering the price of each piece of clothing.
When Deng Wanwan found out that the clothes she was wearing were worth more than fifty dollars, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly whispered, "This dress is too expensive. I'd better change it."
Xuanyu Mei smiled and said, "No need to change. This is your joining benefit. From now on, I will give you a new set of clothes every season, all year round. As for shoes, you can buy a pair that matches yours when you have time."
"Of course, one thing is one thing. You just came this month and you don't know anything, so this month only food and accommodation are provided, but no salary. Next month, it will be a model of basic salary and commission, which means that the more clothes you sell, the more money you will earn."
This salary was set by Gao Mingcheng. Even for Gao Shufang, it was the same, except that Gao Shufang received salary in the first month.
But Gao Shufang is her biological sister and can use a sewing machine, so she is naturally different.
Deng Wanwan didn't dare to hope to get paid after getting the new clothes. You know, more than 50 yuan is already a worker's monthly salary.
How could she dare to ask for more!
While Xuanyue was helping Deng Wanwan do things and getting familiar with the layout of upstairs and downstairs, Deng Zhiyong finally came over with bedding.
When standing at the door of the Xinxin Clothing Store, he didn't dare to walk in rashly.
He kept twisting his feet, trying to get the dust off the soles of his feet.
Fortunately, it hasn’t rained recently, so the soles of my shoes are still clean.
"Dad!" Deng Wanwan saw Deng Zhiyong standing at the door and walked out.
"Ah...Wanwan?" Deng Zhiyong heard the familiar voice and looked up, but when he saw Deng Wanwan, a strange expression appeared on his face.
This beautifully dressed, smiling young woman in front of him, is actually his daughter?
For a moment, Deng Zhiyong was in a trance.
"Dad, come in, don't block the door. Sister Duomei, I'll take my dad upstairs to make the bed." In just one hour, Deng Wanwan's temperament had changed.
After she said hello to Xuanyuemei, she led her father to the second floor.
The room she lived in was closest to the bathroom, but because there were few people living there and it was a new house, there was no peculiar smell in the bathroom.
The bathroom is separated into dry and wet areas. The outside is for washing and the inside is for going to the toilet. There is also a very tall faucet installed there. In summer, you can turn on the faucet and take a cold shower while standing.
As for winter, you have to boil some hot water and use a bucket to wash.
After entering the room, Deng Zhiyong was even more surprised. He asked, "Such a big and nice room, is it just for you to live in?"
He looked around, his face full of amazement.
This house is a hundred times better than his! Oh, his daughter is really in luck!
Deng Wanwan was also excited. She had never thought that one day she would be able to wear such beautiful clothes and live in such a beautiful house.
She and Deng Zhiyong made the bed together.
The bed is 1.5 meters wide, which is considered very wide and large in that era. In the countryside, many beds are only 1.2 meters wide and have to accommodate three people, two adults and one child.
But because the bed is so wide, there is still some empty space on the bed board after the quilt is spread out.
But it doesn’t matter. Although it’s not beautiful, it doesn’t affect your sleep.
Deng Zhiyong looked at the empty space, gestured with his hands to indicate the width of the bed, and said to Deng Wanwan, "We still have some straw at home. When we get back, I'll weave a mat for you. I'll also go into the mountains to get some palm tree bark and make you a mattress."
Listening to her father's plan, Deng Wanwan's heart was burning with anger. She said, "Forget about the mattress. It's too much trouble. It's the same to get some straw mats."
"It's no trouble, no trouble! How can we just use straw to lay down the bed in such a nice room? The straw will fall apart!" Deng Zhiyong waved his hands, thinking that straw should not be used to make the bed. He couldn't say anything else, he just felt that it didn't match well and was not good.
Deng Wanwan asked her father to sit down and rest for a while, and told her parents about her treatment here to avoid worrying them.
When he heard that there was no salary for the first month, Deng Zhiyong immediately said, "You can't ask for money. The boss has given you such nice clothes and a good place to live. You just came here and don't know anything. How can you ask for more money? Oh, Wanwan, I should have brought you some more food."
These days, if you want to learn a skill from a master, you won’t get paid for three years and you have to bring your own food.
So when he heard that Deng Wanwan only didn't get paid in the first month, Deng Zhiyong had no complaints at all.
Deng Wanwan smiled and said, "Sister Duomei said that food and lodging are provided, so I don't need to bring my own rations. I just need to work hard at work."
"Well, you have to work hard. Well, I won't sit down anymore. I'll leave first and not disturb you from working. Wanwan, you have to be diligent here!" Deng Zhiyong stood up and didn't dare to disturb her anymore.
Deng Wanwan couldn't keep him, so she had to go downstairs with him.
After seeing Deng Zhiyong off, Deng Wanwan continued to learn how to sell clothes from Xuanyuemei and Gao Shufang.
She noticed that when there were no customers in the store, Gao Shufang was always reading a book.
When asked, Gao Shufang smiled shyly and said, "When there are no customers, you can also read books. Look, there is a bookshelf in the corner. It is full of magazines and newspapers. You can read them. Guests can also read them if they want. Just be careful not to let the guests take them away."
Deng Wanwan looked in the direction she pointed, and sure enough, she saw a bookshelf in the corner.
She walked over and first looked at the books on the bookshelf. She had attended elementary school and could recognize most of the common characters.
Especially because her family lives in the countryside, the primary school is not separate like that in Gaojia Village, but she can go to grade five in one go.
After graduating from the fifth grade, her grades were pretty good and she could have continued to junior high school, but her grandmother came to their house and scolded her, saying that girls didn't need to study so much and that it would be a waste to study too much.
In addition, money was tight at home, so she eventually did not continue her studies. Instead, she helped with housework at home and did some light farm work.
Unexpectedly, she can read books now!
These books were all brought back by Gao Mingcheng from Guangzhou. There were domestic magazines as well as foreign magazines. For Deng Wanwan, who came from the countryside, these things were like opening a door to the palace of knowledge.
Deng Wanwan has adapted well here, mainly because everyone is very nice.
When it was evening, she saw Duo Mei going to the backyard to cook, so she volunteered and said, "Sister Duo Mei, let me cook!"
Many beauties looked at her, wondering how good her cooking skills were.
But it wouldn't hurt to try, so I said to her, "Then put on a smock and don't get your clothes dirty."
Deng Wanwan also cherished her new clothes and was reluctant to wear them even when doing things. She said, "I'd better just change into my old clothes!"
"That's fine." Xuanyuemei nodded and started cooking the rice for herself.
The last time Su Tong came to our home to pay New Year's greetings, he gave them an electric rice cooker. Since using the electric rice cooker, many people feel that it is indeed much more convenient to cook rice with it, so they start using it to cook rice.
But you still have to use a big iron pot to cook porridge, because there are many people eating porridge, and the porridge cooked by this rice cooker is not enough.
Deng Wanwan was very happy to get the chance to show off. She turned around quickly and prepared to get her old clothes.
Unexpectedly, when I turned around, I almost bumped into Gao Mingli who was walking towards the backyard.
"Ouch." Deng Wanwan screamed and quickly stepped back, but there was a small step behind her and she missed a step and fell directly to the ground.
"Be careful!" Gao Mingli was also shocked and subconsciously reached out to pull Deng Wanwan.
Deng Wanwan was very thin, and when he pulled her, she fell directly into his arms.
After they collided, both of them exclaimed.
After bumping into a strange man, Deng Wanwan's cheeks did not blush with shame, but her face turned pale instantly.
She violently shook off Gao Mingli's hand and retreated rapidly as if avoiding a flood or a beast.
Deng Wanwan hates being touched by men as it brings back bad memories.
"Mingli, are you off work? This is Deng Wanwan. She will work in the store from now on. Wanwan, this is Mingli, Mingcheng's younger brother." Xuanyuemei put the washed rice into the rice cooker, pressed the button, and then introduced the two to each other.
After hearing that it was Gao Mingcheng's brother, Deng Wanwan's pale complexion finally improved a little bit. In her heart, Gao Mingcheng was her lifesaver.
If Gao Mingcheng hadn't rescued her from the desperate situation, her life would have been completely ruined.
"Hello." She greeted timidly.
"Oh, hello." Gao Mingli was also a little nervous. He seldom got so close to strange women, and Deng Wanwan's appearance amazed him.
Deng Wanwan is not bad looking in herself, and after wearing new clothes and tying her hair into a high ponytail, her facial features become brighter and more elegant.
But different from the vitality of many beauties, Deng Wanwan's beauty carries a hint of unconscious fragility. Only Gao Mingcheng doesn't like this, but most men actually prefer beautiful and weak women like Deng Wanwan.
It can be said that Gao Mingli was attracted at first sight.
"Sister-in-law, I'm here to light the fire for you." Gao Mingli's heart was pounding, but he was not the kind of shameless person who dared to pick up girls on the spot.
So he lowered his head shyly, not daring to look at Deng Wanwan nakedly.
Gao Mingli has to pay for food when he lives here, but when he is free, he will also help with some things, such as lighting the fire, or carrying new clothes down from upstairs, etc.
"Then you come and light the fire, but today Wanwan will be the one cooking, let's try Wanwan's cooking together." Xuanyimei didn't notice what was going on between the two of them and spoke normally.
The rice is already cooked, so don't worry about it. All you have to do next is stir-fry the vegetables.
Deng Wanwan had already changed into her old clothes. With the help of many beautiful introductions, she familiarized herself with the layout of the entire kitchen, then took the dishes to be eaten tonight and went to the faucet to wash them.
Gao Mingli sat by the stove and secretly went to see Deng Wanwan.
Deng Wanwan, wearing old clothes, is not as bright and charming as she looked at first glance, but she still looks good!
(End of this chapter)
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