Chapter Fifty-Four: A New Lease on Life



Gu Wei made a rough estimate of the turnover so far.

It's at least three thousand yuan.

Because he still had a lot of small denominations of money, he didn't have time to count them.

It can be said that the sales performance exceeded his expectations.

Afterwards, Gu Wei asked Zhao Zhengying and the others to watch the shop while he went to the warehouse to retrieve the goods.

Zhao Zhengyuan and Jin Hongda both knew where the so-called warehouse was and wanted to help carry the goods.

But Gu Wei politely declined.

Li Bin watched from the side without saying a word.

The warehouse where the goods were stored was a sensitive area, and he would rather never know where it was than have a problem arisen one day and become a suspect.

Gu Wei then brought back three more large packages of goods.

From a distance, you can see several people squatting outside the shop.

Seeing Gu Wei return, Zhao Zhengyuan and the others stood up and jogged over to him.

"Brother Gu."

"Quite a few."

"Give me the car, I'll push it."

Gu Wei handed the bicycle to Zhao Zhengyuan.

Seeing that there were seven or eight customers in the store, they were allowed to enter the yard directly through the main gate, and the goods were first moved into the east room to be sorted and priced.

Otherwise, if you put it in the store, it will easily cause chaos when there are customers.

Gu Jianguo and the others had finished drinking, and the kitchen was all cleaned up.

As the representative of the whole family, Zhao Dajiang wanted to give a gift while those people were getting the goods.

"Gu Wei, your business is opening soon. Uncle Zhao didn't know what to buy, so we, Lao Xiao, and Yingzi's family gave you a red envelope. You can decide what to buy yourself."

“Uncle Zhao, it’s just a shop opening, not my wedding, so there’s no need for a gift. Besides, you guys have been a great help to me today; otherwise, I really couldn’t keep an eye on all those people who suddenly came in.”

Gu Wei didn't want it at all.

Zhao Dajiang insisted on giving it to him.

The two argued about it for a long time.

In the end, Gu Wei had no choice but to accept it.

He was quite moved when he saw that there was 300 yuan in the red envelope.

In modern times, that amount of money might not even be enough to have a barbecue with friends.

For someone earning only a few dozen yuan a month in 1984, this was a large sum of money.

Even if Uncle Zhao and the others made some money selling the watches, this gift package was still too much.

To Gu Wei's surprise, Li Bin also gave him one hundred yuan...

That night, after closing time.

Gu Wei and the others drew the curtains in the east room, listened to music from the radio, and sat together counting and bundling money.

Even though, aside from clothing and small accessories, Gu Jianguo and his colleagues absolutely refused to accept any commission.

Gu Wei counted and found that there were 24 yuan to be taken.

"...However, I'll keep the money with me for now, and I'll pay you back in a month."

Gu Jianguo and the others were stunned, after all, many workers only earn a few dozen yuan a month.

At the same time, the money felt incredibly hot to handle, and I was too embarrassed to take it.

"Just keep it with you."

"Yes, yes! We don't really have anything to spend money on anyway."

Gu Wei knew his grandfather too well; this was a disguised way of saying he didn't want the money.

"You have many expenses, such as household registration. Can you stay here as a migrant worker forever?"

The three of them fell silent.

The household registration issue is like a mountain weighing on their minds.

Gu Wei continued, "Besides, the money you earn is far less than what I earn, so don't always think you shouldn't take this money."

They're not stupid; they know Gu Wei is deliberately helping their family out.

Gu Jianguo opened his mouth, as if to say something.

In the end, however, we found that words are inadequate; we could only keep all our gratitude and emotion in our hearts and through our actions.

The next day, before Gu Wei and his group had even finished breakfast, there were already people waiting outside the shop to buy goods.

After Zhao Zhengying arrived at work, Gu Wei saw that the four of them could manage, so he left home and returned to the modern world.

Today is Monday, the day Gu Wei personally interviews the head of the kitchen.

After taking a shower, he changed into a set of comfortable clothes and drove to the store.

Several cleaning company workers were working inside the store.

Jian Fei and Zhou Wenyi were chatting near the door.

Upon seeing Gu Wei appear, he quickly stepped forward to greet him.

"Brother Gu."

"Mr. Gu, you've arrived."

"Yes." Gu Wei smiled and nodded at the two of them, then asked, "How many did you make plans with this morning?"

Jian Fei quickly replied, "I invited three people, and they are on their way."

"Okay, then I'll go upstairs and take a look." Gu Wei pointed upstairs.

"Okay, I'll call you when they arrive." Zhou Wenyi watched the tall and straight Gu Wei go up the stairs, feeling a little excited.

Jian Fei watched from the side, secretly shaking her head.

Gu Wei's office is on the second floor.

Facing south, it gets good natural light.

Inside the room, there were only a few potted plants of various sizes, which Gu Wei had arranged for Jian Fei to purchase in the past two days.

Other items, such as desks, executive chairs, and bookshelves, are about 80% new and haven't been replaced yet.

Anyway, he might not be able to come to the office often in the future, so it's not too late to buy it when needed.

Gu Wei walked around the private rooms upstairs and found that some details still needed to be addressed.

Soon, one of the interviewees arrived.

Gu Wei returned to his office.

He also had the experience of going to interviews in various places.

It feels like a job interview is just another form of blind date.

In the past, he focused on his career.

Now that he's the boss, his role has changed, and he's looking for suitable employees.

Unfortunately, he was not satisfied with either of the two applicants.

The first one has quick eyes, talks a lot, and seems to have a wide network of connections.

Based on Gu Wei's limited experience with facial features, he knew he couldn't handle this kind of person.

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