Chapter 14

"Is Sister Jiahui okay?"

Zhuzhu's loud voice came from the front room outside. Jiahui in the back room had just finished eating a pineapple bun. After swallowing it, she shouted back, "Sister Zhuzhu, I'll be right here."

Song Shu took a tissue to wipe her mouth and hands, and then Chen Zonghao picked up the little man with one hand. Song Shu picked up the cute rabbit bag she made for Jiahui that was hanging on the chair and followed them.

When they arrived at the door, Zhuzhu was already waiting there holding her mother's hand, with the piggy backpack that Song Shu made for her on her back. When she saw them coming out, she broke free from her mother's hand and rushed over to hug Jiahui who had just been put down.

Jiahuiren hadn't even stood firmly and was nearly knocked down by her. Fortunately, Chen Zonghao pushed her with his foot.

Zhuzhu's mother glanced at her daughter unhappily and said unceremoniously, "Be careful. Do you think your sister Hui is as sturdy as you?"

Jiahui raised her head and said softly to Zhuzhu's mother, "It's okay, Jiahui can hug Sister Zhuzhu."

Zhuzhu was so moved that she hugged Jiahui even tighter and said sweetly: "Jiahui, you are so kind, do you know how much I missed you today?"

Jiahui also hugged her little friend tightly, nodded and said loudly: "I know, I miss you too."

For a moment, Song Shu and the others looked at the two kids in a state of amusement and tears, as they repeated the same drama every day without getting tired of it.

"Okay, let's go." Zhuzhu's mother said to them, holding one of them in each hand, and turned to Song Shu and said, "I will take them both to school today."

Song Shu didn't bother to be polite with her and said, "Then please help, Sister Ying."

Since that day in kindergarten, the little girl Zhuzhu would hold her mother's hand and go to kindergarten with Jiahui every day.

Song Shu also met Zhuzhu's mother, Liu Ying, a woman with short hair who seemed to be very efficient.

Ms. Liu Ying worked at a newspaper office. On her first day, when Zhuzhu pulled her over, she said to Song Shu in embarrassment, "Zhuzhu is such a jumpy brat. Sometimes she annoys me to death."

Song Shu thought Zhuzhu was cheerful and cute. "No, Hui became cheerful with Zhuzhu at home."

This is the truth. After Jiahui went to kindergarten for a few days, she had a lot to talk about every day when she came home. She would tell her what Sister Zhuzhu took her to play today, and what delicious food she and Sister Zhuzhu had eaten. She also became much more cheerful.

After a few visits, Song Shu and her family became familiar with Zhuzhu's family. Sometimes Song Shu would pick up and drop off Zhuzhu and Jiahui, and sometimes Zhuzhu's mother would do the picking up and dropping off. Whoever had time would help out, which actually saved everyone a lot of time.

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Song Shu can also spend more time in the store.

In the past few days, Chen Zonghao and his friends have finished painting the front room.

The snow-white walls, bright lights, wide floor-to-ceiling windows, and simple and elegant decoration make this store of less than 40 square meters look much larger than usual.

On the right side of the store, from under the French window to the side of the wall separating the front and back rooms, Chen Zonghao and his team built a half-moon shaped platform that is more than ten centimeters above the ground. This sense of height and unevenness gives the store a more designed feel.

On the platform under the French window on the right, Chen Zonghao brought three fake clothing models from somewhere and placed them behind the window.

Although the man said that the clothing store had discarded them, Song Shu saw that the mannequins were not damaged at all. How could someone give them to you for free?

As for the platform on the right side, there are three wooden racks placed side by side, which can be used to hang clothes. In the corner of the platform on the right side near the back wall, there is a long white table used as a cash register.

Chen Zonghao removed the wooden door connecting the front and back rooms and installed an aluminum door on the far right side of the wall behind the cashier counter, which is safer and more solid.

Moreover, it is installed in the corner of the front counter, which does not affect the use of the store. With a curtain, the back room will also be more private.

Song Shu only hung a row of parallel wooden shelves in the middle of the store, leaving more space so that people would not feel crowded when walking in.

On the left side of the store, there are two wooden shelves hanging side by side in front. In the left corner, there is a small changing room surrounded by light brown cloth, and next to the changing room is a floor-length mirror.

In this corner, Song Shu used warm yellow light to make this small corner look more cozy.

I originally wanted to put a small sofa, but the space was not big enough, so I could only put a small wooden bench, which matches the wooden floor.

Outside the door, Song Shu followed the crowd and ordered a neon sign. It was white with a light yellow background and hung in the middle of the door. There were only two words on the sign: "知遇".

Song Shu had also racked her brains to think of a name for her clothing brand, and had thought of both high-end and simple names.

Finally, she chose two words that represent her satisfaction with coming to this era, this place, and the people she met, and the meaning of being content, so she named them “知遇” (knowledge and enjoyment).

As soon as the sign was hung, the whole store looked bright and eye-catching. Song Shu looked at the light, which was like warmth shining into her heart, calming her wandering heart.

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After the shop was completely renovated, Song Shu still left it to air out for a few days, even though people decorating houses at that time had not thought about ventilation and the materials used did not contain any toxic elements.

Song Shu still took a few days to ventilate the room. On the one hand, it was a habit, and on the other hand, she was waiting for the clothes to be made to arrive one after another.

The day the store opened was a good day chosen by Chen Zonghao's neighbor, Uncle Fu. Only then did Song Shu realize that Uncle Fu had this skill.

According to Mrs. Liang, Uncle Fu's mother used to be a great fortune teller. People in the neighborhood would go to her for help with any problems. Although Uncle Fu did not inherit his mother's great abilities, he was still good at choosing auspicious days for neighbors to handle affairs.

The day the store opened was an ordinary day. It was also the day Jiahui went to kindergarten as usual, and Song Shu had breakfast as usual.

But this time she was the one who walked in front to open the door of the front shop, and Chen Zonghao followed behind her, holding Jiahui in one hand and carrying Jiahui's small schoolbag in the other.

In the store, Song Shu had hung up the clothes she designed with the help of Chen Zonghao last night. Most of them were western cowboy-style skirts, jackets and pants, and the others were dresses, jumpsuits, women's suits, etc.

She hung all the denim-style clothes on the right side and the rest on the left.

Today Song Shu wore a black halter-neck backless jumpsuit. The suit was simply cut, but the fabric was smooth and drapey, giving it a casual, less formal urban beauty style.

As for her hair, she had a Thai-style big bang. Fortunately, she had a small head, a high forehead and a good face shape, which perfectly supported this hairstyle. Her facial features were fully revealed, giving her a generous and bright beauty.

When Song Shu came out this morning wearing this dress, Chen Zonghao almost got his stomach full from feeding Jiahui. If the little girl hadn't protested, the man would have been unable to react.

Jiahui even said something surprising, "Uncle, are you stunned by my sister's beauty?"

Song Shu almost choked on the meat bun in her mouth after hearing this, and she didn't dare to look at the man.

Chen Zonghao calmly pinched Jiahui's cheek and said, "Who taught you to say that?"

"Sister Zhuzhu, Sister Zhuzhu says every day that she is stunned by how cute I am." Jiahui said this and nodded her head to show her agreement.

Chen Zonghao heard this and glanced at Song Shu, "Then your sister Zhuzhu is right."

"Ahem." Song Shu met his gaze and was really offended this time. She quickly changed the subject and said, "We're all full. Let's go."

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Early in the morning, Liang's wife said to Liang's uncle, "Please take care of it during breakfast today. Ashu's shop is open today, I'll go over to take a look."

"Don't worry, wife." Uncle Liang patted his chest to indicate that there was no problem.

Mrs. Liang didn't say anything more. She picked up a flower basket she had prepared and was about to go over. But before she walked out the door, she felt someone pulling her clothes. She turned around and saw her second daughter's face. Mrs. Liang frowned, "Liang Shuyi, what are you doing so early in the morning?"

Liang Shuyi grabbed her mother's clothes and smiled, as obedient as she could be. "Mom, are you going to that store owned by Brother Chen Zonghao?"

But Liang's wife couldn't stand her giggling appearance, and when she heard what she said, she hit her on the head.

"Oh, mother, why are you hitting me?" Liang Shuyi cried out in pain, holding her head and looking at her mother with resentment.

Liang's wife calmly took back the hand that was knocking on her head, "I have a name, Song Shu, and you have to call me Second Sister-in-law, do you understand?"

Liang Shuyi looked at her mother's expression and curled her lips, not daring to refute. In order to go over and see what the man looked like, she was flexible and said shamelessly, "Then, Mom, I'll go with you."

"Haha." Liang's wife rolled her eyes at her. She knew her daughter's character. "No need. I'm afraid you'll be embarrassed."

After saying that, she turned around and walked out. Liang Shuyi could only protest quietly, "You are still not my mother, how can you say that about your precious daughter?"

She shamelessly took her mother's flower basket and followed her mother, "Mom, let me help you get it."

Mrs. Liang took a look and said nothing. She decided to let her foolish daughter go and have a look so that she would know when to retreat.

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When Song Shu opened the shop door, Liang Sao, Awen Shitou, Ying Jie Zhuzhu, and even Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu were waiting at the door.

Each of them held a flower basket in their hands. When they saw her open the door, they all shouted to her, "Congratulations on your opening!"

"Ah Shu, I wish you a prosperous business."

"Sister-in-law, the store is making a lot of money."

"I'm sending this for Haozi. He's busy with a case and can't make it here."

At this time, no one knew where Shitou got out a string of fireworks from, and with a "bang" he fired them at her. Instantly, red and yellow streamers floated down, and even Chen Zonghao and Jiahui who came out behind were not spared.

For a while, the door was unusually busy. Chen Zonghao had planned to get some strings of firecrackers to set off, but Song Shu refused. She wanted to open the store quietly without making such a big fuss.

I didn't tell Liang Sao and the others the specific opening time of the store, but now it seems that they learned the time from Uncle Fu or Chen Zonghao, so they sent her a flower basket.

Song Shu took the baskets of flowers in full bloom one by one, her eyes welling up with tears, and she said a little embarrassedly, "Why did you give me so many baskets?"

"Hey, isn't the purpose of opening a store to give away flower baskets?" Mrs. Liang waved her hands nonchalantly.

"That's right." Liu Ying handed the flower basket to Song Shu, "And I think the clothes you designed are very good. I like the one you're wearing. I'm giving you a flower basket so you can give me a discount."

Song Shu took the flower basket and said with a smile, "I'll definitely give you a discount."

"Then I won't bother you for now. You have things to do. I'll send Zhuzhu and Jiahui to kindergarten today." Liu Ying said as she took Jiahui's hand and took Zhuzhu to the kindergarten.

After sending the flower baskets, the others also said, "Yes, you have to be busy today. We are all acquaintances, so you don't have to entertain us."

After saying this, he left without giving Song Shu time to react or disturbing her.

In an instant, only Song Shu and Chen Zonghao were left there.