Although the concept of reform and opening up has been put forward, the policy has not yet been implemented.
Guangzhou was not officially designated as a special economic zone, so opening a store naturally could not involve various high-profile activities like in later generations.
Chen Chuning and Lin Shulan brought Xiao Ruirui with them, and followed Zhou Ya to quietly open the door, which marked the opening of the store.
Although it took a month to renovate the house, most of the time was spent repairing the dilapidated house, and the shop did not undergo any complicated decoration.
There was a sewing machine and a few tables against the wall, with some cloth piled on the tables.
Sewing machines are still in short supply nowadays, and Zhou Ya was able to buy this one only after Shen Chuning used some connections.
The cloth was also obtained through some connections.
The shop didn’t even dare to put up a sign and just opened quietly.
Zhou Ya dressed up today and put on her newest blue woolen coat.
This coat was bought for her by Shen Chu Ning half a month ago.
Her black hair was combed into a neat big braid.
After she arrived at the store, she busied herself with tidying up the store and then sat behind the sewing machine.
Although she tried to remain calm, her eyes that kept looking out the door still revealed her nervousness.
Shen Chu Ning gestured to Xiao Rui Rui at this time.
The clever little Ruirui immediately understood.
He ran towards Zhou Ya with his short legs, "Aunt, Rui Rui wants to do business with you."
The little girl's crisp baby voice instantly relieved Zhou Ya's nervousness.
She looked down at her niece with a smile, "Rui Rui, what kind of business do you want to do with your aunt?"
Little Ruirui said loudly with an adult-like look: "Auntie makes small clothes for my brothers and sisters, two dollars a piece!"
Little Ruirui made a big "two" gesture to Zhou Ya with her little hand, which looked like a little bun.
Zhou Ya couldn't help but smile, and said to little Rui Rui very seriously: "Okay, auntie will make small clothes for Rui Rui's brother and sister, but a set will cost less than two yuan, fifty cents will be enough."
At this time, Xiao Ruirui was already grunting and carrying a large bag over. In the bag were the fabrics that He Hui had sent to Shen Chuning.
"Aunt, use these cloths to make gifts for my younger brothers and sisters..." Xiao Ruirui put the cloths at Zhou Ya's feet with a grunt, and took out a big piece of paper and gave it to Zhou Ya, "Aunt, money, here you go!"
Zhou Ya: ...
Zhou Ya didn't expect that the little guy would actually give her money.
He quickly pushed it back to her, touched little Ruirui's head and said with a smile: "Ruirui, your brothers and sisters are also your aunt's nephews and nieces. How can your aunt make clothes for her nephews and nieces and charge them for it?
Keep your own money to buy candy. ”
Little Ruirui pouted her lips and shook her head stubbornly and firmly, "No, this is a gift that Ruirui wants to give to her younger brother and sister. If auntie doesn't accept the money, then it will become a gift from auntie to her younger brother and sister, not a gift from Ruirui."
Shen Chu Ning followed and advised: "Sister, please accept Xiao Ruirui's kindness to her younger brothers and sisters!"
Zhou Ya looked at Shen Chuning gratefully, “Ningning, thank you.”
How could she not know that Xiao Ruirui did this at the instigation of Shen Chuning.
After all, it's impossible for a little girl like Ruirui to bring such a big bag of cloth.
However, since Zhou Ya had work to do, she was not so nervous anymore and no longer stared outside the door waiting for business to come.
Just when Zhou Ya was busy making clothes for the three little ones in Shen Chuning's belly, Lin Shulan was helping her, and Shen Chuning was playing with her daughter nearby.
Zhou Ya’s first real customer finally arrived.
"Wow, Yaya, this shop really looks like the real deal." Wen Xueqing walked into the store, looked around, and said with a smile.
"Sister-in-law, please take a seat." Shen Chuning quickly asked Wen Xueqing to sit down.
Wen Xueqing waved her hand and said, "I won't sit down, there are still a lot of things waiting for me at home.
I came here because I heard that Yaya opened such a shop. It happened that Lao He's military uniform had a big hole, and my skills were limited and I couldn't mend it well, so I thought of bringing it here and asking Yaya for help. ”
As she spoke, she turned over the torn military uniform to Zhou Ya and said, "Yaya, take a look, can you mend this big hole?"
The military uniform that Wen Xueqing brought was torn because it had been worn for a long time, and it was indeed not easy to repair.
Zhou Ya looked at it and nodded. "Sister-in-law, I have this color of fabric here that can be repaired. Don't worry, I will definitely repair it for you so that there will be no trace."
Wen Xueqing clapped her hands, "Okay, then you go ahead and do your work. I'll go back first."
Wen Xueqing was about to leave when Lin Shulan couldn't help but call her, "Director Wen..."
After Lin Shulan spoke, she hesitated for a moment before asking, "Director Wen, my third child, Ningning's third brother, and Commander He have all been on a mission for more than a month. Is there still no news of their return?"
When talking about the man who was out on a mission, the smile on Wen Xueqing's face became a little more worried and reluctant.
But he said generously: "Aunt, you haven't been to the army before, so you may not know that it is common for these soldiers to have no news for three to five months when they are on a mission.
It is even possible that there will be no news for a year or two.
Let's just wait at home peacefully. No news is good news! ”
Hearing Wen Xueqing say this, Lin Shulan could only nod.
Wen Xueqing said: "Okay, Auntie, Yaya, Ningning, I'll go first!"
Although we can’t hold any activities now that the business is open.
But fortunately, people in this era are more humane.
Even if Shen Chu Ning and her friends didn't do business, the neighbors around them were curious about the new neighbors.
Shen Chuning and the others kept the door open, and there were a few old ladies around who couldn't help but come to visit out of curiosity.
As soon as they saw the furnishings in their room, the old ladies understood immediately.
"Girl, are you opening a cloth shop?"
Shen Chu Ning quickly smiled and asked a few old ladies to sit down, saying: “It’s not a cloth shop, but a small shop that helps people sew and mend.
Grandma, if you need clothes made or have torn clothes that need mending, you can bring them to my sister.
My sister has good skills and her prices are absolutely fair. ”
As Shen Chu Ning spoke, he poured hot water for the old ladies with a thermos and added sugar.
A few old ladies drank sugar water and exchanged glances with each other.
Everyone laughed and joked, but no one agreed to come to Zhou Ya's place to mend clothes.
When several grandmas finished drinking the sugar water and left, one of them pulled Shen Chu Ning and said, “Girl, you just moved here and you’re doing business so blatantly?
Listen to the old lady's advice, this kind of speculation is not okay, you should close the door quickly, if someone reports you, you will be in big trouble! ”
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