Chapter 65

The front door is finished. The neat two-story building stands there, forming a sharp contrast with the gray bungalows around it. The two-story building is across a street from the Provincial University. Qin Xiang can already foresee how popular it will be after opening.

Qin Xiang was very happy. She breathed a sigh of relief and said to Qin Yang, "Third brother, tell the foreman to go to the state-owned hotel in the evening. I will treat everyone to a post-work drink."

Qin Yang was also very happy and nodded, "Okay, but there is still decoration."

"It's okay, we will continue to drink after the decoration is finished." Compared with that little money, her happiness is more important.

In the evening, the contractors and the people from Qinjiatun went to the state-owned hotel to set up three tables, and all the good wine and food must be served.

The state-owned hotels are not as good as they used to be, and there are not as many people as before, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the chefs in state-owned hotels have skills that most people cannot match.

The next day, the construction team began to plaster the walls and decorate. The two sides of the main store on the first floor were equipped with double-layer glass that was larger than the one in the square. The walls were painted white, and the fitting rooms were also prepared. All were done according to Qin Xiang's requirements.

Qin Xiang was not idle either. She went to the Housing Authority to change the house title, but she shocked the people in the Housing Authority.

Qin Xiang felt relieved after getting the new house title. She just had to wait for the decoration to be completed and the smell to dissipate, and then she could quickly prepare to open the store and do business.

Three days later, the storefront was simply decorated and looked very impressive. Qin Xiang held a party to celebrate the completion of the work, settled the workers' wages, and then let the people from Qinjiatun go back.

They had worked here for more than half a month, and everyone's pockets were bulging. They were all smiling and went to the big night market to buy gifts for their families.

When Qin Xiang saw them off, Qin Baotian looked at his daughter and hesitated to speak. Finally, he said, "Do your best in the exam, and don't worry about the family."

This was referring to her mother.

Qin Xiang nodded, "Dad, take care of yourself too, don't be too tired."

After that, she took out two hundred yuan and stuffed it into Qin Baotian's pocket. Qin Baotian refused to take it no matter what. Qin Xiang said, "You are a supervisor after all, this is your salary, take it."

Qin Baotian felt very uncomfortable, nodded to accept the money and got on the car.

After the car left, Qin Yang sighed and said, "Let's go, go back and count the goods."

When the brother and sister went back, they discussed the new store. Although it is not yet July, Qin Xiang has already planned to put a batch of autumn clothes on, half summer clothes and half autumn clothes. Anyway, the store is big enough, it must be allocated reasonably.

Drying the house is a process, but so is purchasing goods.

Qin Xiang will take the college entrance examination in more than ten days, so it is naturally impossible for her to leave, so Qin Yang still has to go to Yangcheng alone to purchase goods.

Fortunately, Qin Yang had the experience last time, so he didn't feel too embarrassed. Qin Xiang asked Mi Hongjun to go with his third brother because she found that Mi Hongjun's aesthetic taste was still good.

But then there would be no one to watch the store.

Qin Yang went to find a retired soldier he knew before. He was farming in the countryside and happened to come to help.

Qin Xiang met him and chatted with him. She thought he was nice, so she asked him to stay.

After Qin Yang left, Qin Xiang couldn't care about anything else. She went to Qingshui County No. 1 Middle School and brought back another stack of test papers. Zhao Qian also brought her some materials and papers from time to time. Qin Xiang was busy doing the papers from morning to night, and she wished that one minute would be used as ten minutes.

Of course, there was an effect.

Qin Xiang no longer had to worry about her solid foundation in Chinese, math and foreign languages. Her political studies, which had been holding her back, had also gradually improved with Zhao Qian's help. Her only weakness now was chemistry, which was also steadily improving as the exam approached.

Eight days later, Qin Yang returned with a large number of goods, and Qin Xiang's money was gone again.

And there were only three days left before the college entrance examination.

After looking at the goods Qin Yang brought back, Qin Xiang was quite satisfied. The storefront in the university town was gradually drying up, and all the necessary clothes drying racks and other items were brought back from the south by Qin Yang at once. He

even bought a few mannequins.

Qin Yang said, "Guan Zhibin made this. He said that they use mannequins to sell clothes in Gangcheng."

In fact, their department stores in the provincial capital also have mannequins, but the mannequins here don't have heads, which looks a bit abrupt.

The workmanship of the ones Qin Yang brought back is much better.

Qin Xiang planned to put two of them on the side of the window to attract passers-by.

To look beautiful when hanging, you need to imagine how good it will look, but it is obvious when worn on a model.

But it needs to be dried in the university town for a few days to continue to dissipate the smell.

Qin Yang asked, "When do you plan to open here?"

Qin Xiang was daydreaming and thought about opening the business when the college entrance examination results came out, but then she thought that although she was a good student and might get the first place in the city, she was still a long way from the first place in the province. It is estimated that the impact will not be that big by then.

As the saying goes, the first place is known to everyone, but who will know the second place?

Qin Xiang hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I will open the business after the college entrance examination."

Suddenly she thought of something, "Third brother, it seems that the university will have summer vacation in more than half a month."

Qin Xiang felt bad when she realized this problem.

The customers of the store in the university city are college students from several nearby universities. College students are on summer vacation, who can I sell these clothes to?

After she reminded him, Qin Yang also realized the problem, "When will we open?"

Qin Xiang thought about it, and finally decided, "Then let's just be empty for two months, and when the provincial university starts school, we will open the business. Then we can do a big deal. Don't worry about the clothes, just sell them at Xiang Ai's place. There is still a lot of summer, and at most we can go less often to stock up."

The store ships a lot every day, and now He Liping can also sell some socks and underwear at the stall in the square, so Qin Xiang is really not worried about squeezing out some goods. If they really can't be sold, then wait until autumn to clear the warehouse. She doesn't believe that no one will be tempted by cheap and beautiful clothes.

Thinking of this, the two of them were no longer in a hurry. Instead, they prepared the second floor first. Since it was to be a dormitory for employees, they had to buy beds and cabinets. Because they were all double rooms, they were arranged with bunk beds, and the empty space was used to put a cabinet to store clothes and sundries, a small table and a small stool, everything was ready.

He Liping came to see it once and liked it very much. She wanted to move in that day.

Tan Xiu was very straightforward and asked Qin Xiang, "Sister Xiangxiang, can I move in?"

Qin Xiang was happy, "Of course, but do you agree to my moving out?"

"Why not?" Tan Xiu said helplessly, "I have three brothers at home, they are all married and are worried about having no place to live. I moved out just to make room for them, they are so happy."

Qin Xiang could hear the sarcasm in Tan Xiu's tone.

She had heard Tan Xiu say before that when Tan Xiu was unemployed, her family introduced her to potential partners every few days in order to let her move out and get a dowry. As a result, Tan Xiu came to Qin Xiang to work, earning dozens of yuan a month. Her parents were reluctant to let her get married, and even asked Tan Xiu to pay 30 yuan a month for food and accommodation on the grounds that the family conditions were poor.

Qin Xiang was speechless. Tan Xiu had wanted to move out for a long time, but Qin Xiang's place was not spacious, so she never mentioned it and lived at home silently. Now there are employee dormitories, and Tan Xiu applied for it without thinking.

Qin Xiang nodded, "Okay, then you can come and live here."

Miao Xiaofeng, who was not far away, looked at Qin Xiang and hesitated to speak, but finally said nothing.

Tan Xiu and He Liping had a good relationship. The two finally decided to live in the same room, and even started to discuss how to decorate their dormitories when they were free.

Qin Xiang let them go, and asked Mi Hongjun if he wanted to move in.

In fact, from Mi Hongjun's point of view, of course he would go wherever Qin Xiang was, but the bed in Qin Yang's room was indeed a little small. He looked at Qin Yang hesitantly, "Third brother, how about I buy another small bed, and we can squeeze into one room, okay?"

Qin Yang was speechless, "Wouldn't it be more spacious for you to live in the dormitory by yourself? Why do you have to squeeze in here with me?"

"I'm also considering other people." Mi Hongjun said seriously, "We will definitely need to recruit people behind the store, and we will need accommodation. It's not good for me to occupy a room alone."

Qin Yang said casually, "Then let Brother Zhao live in the same room with you. He doesn't have to run back and forth."

Brother Zhao's name is Zhao Ping. He is really a person who can't be found in a crowd. But Qin Yang said that he had performed special missions in the army before the photo, but he was retired because of an injury. He is very silent and stable. The most important thing is that he is big and was hired by Qin Xiang to look after the place.

But Mi Hongjun is a little afraid of him, for fear that he will be killed by a punch if he is not careful. So after hearing this, she was determined not to do it, "I won't go. If they hire a bodyguard, then I will just live in the same room with Brother Zhao, and I won't take up space."

Anyway, no matter what Qin Yang said, Mi Hongjun was determined to stay here. When he said something harsh, the young man looked at Qin Yang with red eyes, "Third brother, do you really want me to leave?" As expected

, Sister Xiangxiang is still the best.

So Mi Hongjun went to the room and cried to Qin Xiang again, feeling very aggrieved.

If she wasn't worried that the people downstairs would hear it, Qin Xiang would definitely laugh unkindly.

But there was no need to argue. The young man came from afar to seek refuge with her, and he was diligent and capable. She couldn't let him feel sad.

So Qin Xiang went to persuade the third brother, "Forget it, third brother, let him stay here. If not, let him sleep on the floor in the living room."

But Qin Yang thought that sleeping on the floor was not a big deal, so he went to buy a small bed and installed it in his room.

In fact, Qin Yang didn't want Mi Hongjun to live here because he was on guard against Mi Hongjun. He always felt that Mi Hongjun had a crush on his sister.

In Qin Yang's heart, his sister was the best girl in the world, and Mi Hongjun...he didn't like her.

Who would cry in front of a girl? It was

disturbing to see, not at all like a father.

No matter what, Mi Hongjun stayed and was very excited.

Two days before the exam, Tan Xiu and He Liping moved to the staff dormitory, and Qin Xiang was also leaving for Linshi.

The national college entrance examination was first implemented in 1980, and Shandong Province was no exception. For the convenience of the examination, the pre-examination and the college entrance examination were set up in the city, and almost all the schools in the city, big and small, were occupied.

Qin Xiang had already agreed with Ning Sumei that he would go directly from the provincial capital before the examination.

So after packing up, he went directly to Linshi.

The reason why he went two days in advance was to take a look at the examination room first and take a break to get familiar with the environment. Then he would take the examination in the best condition.

However, this time Qin Xiang did not plan to follow the school's actions, but directly found a relatively large guesthouse nearby according to the location of the examination room and checked in.

On the day before the examination, Ning Sumei led the senior high school students to Linshi, and they stayed in the guesthouse they had stayed in before, which was not far from the guesthouse where Qin Xiang lived. Of course, there were students from other schools in the guesthouse where Qin Xiang lived. Anyway, there were senior high school students everywhere.

Qin Xiang waited for Ning Sumei to arrive before she went to Ning Sumei to get her admission ticket.

Ning Sumei was very nervous, fearing that Qin Xiang would have an accident.

Before coming, the school leaders specifically told her to observe Qin Xiang's condition. The school hoped that Qin Xiang could get a good score, and it would be best if she could get the first place in the city, so that their school would be famous in the future.

Qin Xiang got the admission ticket from Ning Sumei, listened to Ning Sumei's instructions, and then prepared to go back.

When he came out, he ran into Teacher Qi. The smile on Teacher Qi's face suddenly became awkward, and he walked sideways. After walking a few steps, he turned back and said, "Qin Xiang."

Qin Xiang turned back to look at him, "Teacher Qi, is there anything wrong?"

Teacher Qi was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry about what happened before."

Qin Xiang was a little surprised that Teacher Qi apologized.

Teacher Qi said, "Do well in the exam." After that, he smiled and turned away.

Qin Xiang looked at his back and laughed. When he turned back, he saw Wang Xiao looking at this side with dissatisfaction. When he saw Qin Xiang looking over, he quickly shrank back.

Qin Xiang remembered what happened two years ago, so he walked up to Wang Xiao, "Wang Xiao."

Wang Xiao was startled, looked around, and was a little scared, "Qin Xiang, what do you want to do?" You

can't want to break her legs to prevent her from taking the college entrance examination, right?

"What are you afraid of?" Qin Xiang looked at Wang Xiao, "They say that if you don't have bad thoughts, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door in the middle of the night. Are you worried about bad things?"

"I'm not." Wang Xiao's eyes widened, and he turned and ran, "Qin Xiang, I'm telling you...ah..."

Then Qin Xiang looked at Wang Xiao with his eyes wide open and ran straight into the wall. Because of his strong inertia, Wang Xiao sat down on the ground.

Qin Xiang was stunned, and then laughed.

She was in a good mood, so she turned around and left.

It seemed that teasing Wang Xiao was not bad.

If she remembered correctly, Wang Xiao was admitted to a junior college in the provincial capital in the college entrance examination this year. Since then, he has acted superior to her whenever he saw her. It was really awesome.

I just don’t know if Wang Xiao can get into a junior college again if he gets the chance again.

If he does, then the junior college seems to be near her store?

That would be even more interesting.

After watching Qin Xiang leave, Wang Xiao felt so wronged that she wanted to cry, but she could only swallow her tears when she remembered the recent ridicule from her classmates.

Because in the eyes of others, her tears were just because of envy and jealousy of Qin Xiang.

No one sympathized with her.

When Wang Xiao thought of Cui Hong who was enjoying a good life in the capital, she felt even more wronged and wanted to cry.

After making Wang laugh, Qin Xiang was in a good mood. She went back to the guesthouse and took a nap. The next morning, she did not go anywhere. She read through her textbooks in the room. In the afternoon, she went to a nearby park. She had a good meal in the evening and went to bed early.

When she woke up again, the 1985 college entrance examination had begun.