After Yi Qingqing sent Yin Yang Pavilion away, the clothing store was back on track and she no longer needed to help out in the store, so she returned to staying in Luoguxiang with Yun Guyuan.

After the winter vacation, the two moved to their home on Xuefu Road together and started their junior year of study.

After entering the third year, the academic pressure became greater.

Yi Qingqing and Yun Guyuan only focused on studying, and since they had already started studying in advance, things were a little better.

Qian Lailai, Wang Lingling and Li Mengxue are the ones who are really exhausted.

Not only do I have to study hard at school on weekdays, but I also have to go to the store to do my job on Sundays.

Fortunately, Qian Duoduo is really reliable and they found the right store manager. He saved them a lot of trouble and reduced their burden. Only then could they run the clothing store well while ensuring that they would not fail the school exams.

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In early 1981, after the final exams of the junior year, Li Mengxue notified Yi Qingqing and the others to go to the clothing store on the evening of January 16 to hold the first shareholders' meeting. She also asked them not to bring family members, but to remember to bring a shoulder bag with money.

That evening, Yun Guyuan rode his bicycle to take Yi Qingqing to the store.

The others had been staying in the store these days, and now they were the only ones waiting for her.

"You're finally here," Li Mengxue, who had been waiting anxiously in the store lobby, pulled her into the store. The other sisters quickly locked the door and said, "Comrade Yun, Qingqing is in our care. Just come back tomorrow to pick her up!"

Before Yi Qingqing had the time to say goodbye to Yun Guyuan, she was controlled by the anxious sisters.

She was so scared that she quickly checked the time. "Is that right? It's only half past six. Didn't we agree to meet at seven? Why are you in such a hurry? If I hadn't known that we were here for a meeting, I would have thought I had strayed into a kidnapping gang's den."

"You are not enthusiastic about distributing the money. There is something wrong with your thinking." Li Mengxue glanced at her and said, "Today is the first day of our dividend distribution. Aren't you in a hurry?"

Yi Qingqing, who was not in a hurry, lied with his eyes open: "I regard money as dirt!"

"Tsk~ I hope you won't be too shocked later!" Li Mengxue was very anxious: "Let's go, let's have a meeting in the conference room on the second floor!"

"You guys go ahead, I'll go to the kitchen to make some midnight snacks. It's a good opportunity to celebrate after you've finished your talk," Qian Duoduo said.

She is very sensible. She is paid a salary of 60 yuan a month, which is twice what a regular factory worker gets. She also gets free food and accommodation, and meat for every meal. As the store manager, it is ok for her to participate in the discussions and put forward some opinions when discussing business matters in the store. However, it is not so good for her to participate in such a shareholders' dividend meeting because she is an employee, not a shareholder.

"Hey, Sister Duoduo, you have to come too. We still have to discuss the company's development priorities this year. You're the one who takes care of the store the most. How can you not come?" Li Mengxue held her back.

Qian Duoduo is very good at recruiting suitable talents for different positions. She is also eloquent and a good candidate for sales. She is also good at managing a store. For this reason, the four of them discussed privately and decided to give Sister Duoduo some shares in advance and let her be responsible for the company's sales and personnel. However, they haven't told her about this yet. It is a surprise for today.

“Yes, yes, yes, how can we let you go out for midnight snack alone? Let’s finish the meeting and then go for midnight snack together,” Yi Qingqing also said.

Qian Lailai and Wang Lingling also pulled Qian Duoduo upstairs.

"Okay then," since they had already talked to this point, Qian Duoduo no longer tried to avoid suspicion.

They trust me, so I have to live up to their trust.

Letting the others sit in the conference room first, Li Mengxue and Qian Lailai went back and forth to the staff dormitory. They took out a large cloth bag from the locked box under Qian Lailai's bed, brought it to the conference room, and placed it on the large table in the conference room.

This is the money that Qianlai took out from the bank a few days in advance to count the company's total profit this year.

Li Mengxue sat upright and made a simple opening statement: "Our 8751 Clothing Company was established on January 11, 1980. Today is exactly one year old. During this year, our company's team has expanded from the original 4 people to 15 people. Our clothing has also made a name for itself in the capital and achieved very good results. Now, please allow our financial manager Qian Lailai to give everyone a brief report on our achievements this year."

Qian Lailai knew the company's profit figures by heart and could recite them without even looking at them: "Last year, as of last night, a total of 4,380 pieces of clothing were sold, an average of 12 pieces per day, total sales of 153,316 yuan, and a net profit of 76,758 yuan. This is the detailed report I summarized, you can take a closer look."

She calculated the accounts diligently, every week, every month, and every quarter. Now all the figures were summarized by month on this piece of paper. She copied five copies manually and handed them to everyone one by one.

Although this year was tiring, it was the most satisfying and fulfilling year for her. She handled amounts of money that she had never dared to imagine before, and she completely enjoyed it.

Qian Duoduo took the report and glanced at it briefly. The results really shocked her, but she was just more optimistic about the development of the clothing store and had no other ideas.

The account was calculated by Qian Lailai, so she naturally knew it best, so she was not surprised. Even Li Mengxue and Wang Lingling, who had also been staying in the store recently, saw her calculating the accounts and drawing the report, and had expected the number. Their excitement had long passed, and only happiness remained.

Only Yi Qingqing, who was a hands-off manager, was completely unaware of the situation. She was shocked when she heard Qian Lailai's report, and when she saw the report in her hand, she couldn't hide the surprise on her face.

The total capital investment in the clothing store was only 10,000 yuan, but after one year, the net profit was more than 76,000 yuan, which was seven or eight times the original amount!

The profit is too huge.

She looked at the sisters who were watching her expression with relish, and summed up thousands of words into one sentence: "You have worked hard!"

"Haha, it's not that hard at all. It's worth it to be able to earn so much money!" said Wang Lingling.

When she saw the profits, she felt that all her hard work this year had turned into sweetness.

"No matter how hard we work, it's nothing compared to such a harvest. Many people work harder than us but can't make so much money in their entire life! If it were me a year ago, I would never believe that we can make so much money!" Qian Lai said.

"Do you still regard money as dirt?" Li Mengxue teased.

Yi Qingqing shook her head: "I don't dare, I don't dare!"

Her sisters are her breadwinners, and she really depends on them for making money!

"Okay, now let's discuss this year's development focus. After deducting this part of the budget, the rest can be distributed as dividends," said Li Mengxue.