Chapter 134
After making this agreement with Meng Huaiqing, Qin Xiang found that her mood did not seem so depressed anymore.
The nausea brought by Wang Junsheng also dissipated.
On New Year's Day, the entire capital was decorated with lights and lanterns, and many lanterns were hung on the main streets of the university town.
The school rarely gave students two days off. The other students in the class were discussing where to go for fun, but only Qin Xiang planned to continue staying in the store.
Someone asked her, "Isn't it rare for you to go out and play during the holidays?"
Qin Xiang shook her head. "It's so cold, nowhere is as comfortable as inside. I'm not going."
Since she didn't go, several people in the dormitory also hesitated.
Meilin scratched her head. "How about we go and help Qin Xiang?"
As soon as she made the suggestion, the others agreed and they decided on a destination for the two-day vacation.
Qin Xiang was at a loss for words. "You don't have to go both days. You should at least take one day out to go out and explore."
After a while of talking, they finally decided to go to the store to help out and observe on New Year's Day, and then go shopping in the capital the next day.
After this was settled, Qin Xiang said, "Okay, I'll treat you to Donglaishun Hotpot the next day."
The girls were immediately excited. Meilin chuckled and said, "I've only heard of it, but I haven't been there yet."
It is not cheap to have a meal at Donglaishun. Except for those students with particularly good family conditions, few of them can afford to go to Donglaishun.
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "You've helped me so many times, I have to express my gratitude no matter what."
She closed the dormitory door and asked them seriously, "What are your plans after the holiday?"
Several people looked at each other and said, "Go home."
Guan Yuping glanced at a few people and said, "How stupid."
Dingxiang and the others were already accustomed to Guan Yuping's way of speaking, but they didn't understand. "What other plans do you have?"
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "I actually wanted to ask if you are planning on doing odd jobs during the holidays."
"Odd jobs?" Ding Xiang scratched her head. "What else can we do?"
Qin Xiang explained to them, "There are so many people who can do this. With so much emphasis on education these days, many schools are closed during the twelfth lunar month. We're students from Tsinghua University, so we can help teach others, right? If you don't want to teach, you can come to my shop and help me run it. What do you think? Of course, if you miss home, you can go back early, too."
She was just suggesting something. There were only six people in their dorm, and aside from her and Guan Yuping, the others weren't well off. Their majors also required painting, which meant slightly more expenses than other majors. Even that small increase was enough to cause them headaches. Their monthly allowance barely covered their own food and drink, so buying anything else was a struggle. Not to mention Dingxiang and the others were trying to save a little to help their families.
After Qin Xiang finished speaking, several people were really tempted, but Meilin was the first to shake her head and refuse. "Forget it, my home is too far away. The train alone would take several days, and the round trip is too time-consuming. If I work, I won't be able to work for more than a few days. I'll think about it next summer. Summer vacation is long, so maybe I won't go back."
The others were better off, as they all lived in the northern region. Although the round trip time was also long, it was more relaxed.
Seeing their hesitation, Qin Xiang said, "There are still more than twenty days left, so you can take your time to think about it. But if you come to my shop to help out for the next two days, I will pay you a temporary worker's salary of five yuan a day. What do you think?"
Zhao Wenna said hurriedly, "We're going there to learn, how can we charge money? No, no, no."
"That's right. We are already very satisfied that you can provide us with this opportunity. We can't ask for money." Dingxiang and the others also hurriedly refused.
Qin Xiang said, "You guys aren't going to just stand there and do nothing. Just take it. This way I can ask you for help in the future. Otherwise, I'd be embarrassed to ask you again."
She said with certainty, "That's settled. No objection allowed."
Several people felt a little embarrassed, thinking they were taking advantage of Qin Xiang, who was intentionally helping them. Qin Xiang advised, "There are always a lot of people on weekends, and the people in the store are very tired without your help. It would be good for you to share some of the burden."
After the matter was settled, they all went out together. Since they were working, they naturally couldn't all stay in the front room. They assigned Meilin and Mingchuanxiu to the front room, while Qin Xiang took the other three to the wholesale city. The wholesale city was busy at noon, so the four of them split into two groups to work.
The men's clothing business was relatively okay, with fewer individual wholesalers. However, the women's clothing business was very busy, with a lot of people coming. Qin Xiang and the others joined in, picking, searching, and packing goods. They were so busy that they had no time to spare.
They were busy until noon, when the crowds gradually thinned out. Qin Xiang said, "Now that there are fewer people, let's go to other clothing stores."
Seeing the surprise of several people, Qin Xiang smiled and said, "There are quite a lot of clothes shops around here. We can't just look at my shop. We can't tell the difference by just looking at a few things. We need to look at more and then we will know which clothes are suitable for which customers."
Several people nodded hurriedly, "You are right."
Sometimes, a few people would privately sigh that Qin Xiang was smart. They had almost no basic knowledge and had to start from scratch, but after following Qin Xiang to the store to observe and learn, they made great progress in color matching and became bolder when trying to design. Even the professors who taught them praised them for their great progress.
Of course, the professor's favorite is Qin Xiang, who has a good foundation, is good at design, and has a solid grasp of professional theoretical knowledge. Even a top student like Guan Yuping feels inferior to him.
At this moment, Qin Xiang's proposal was agreed by everyone. He also went to the front room to call Meilin and Mingchuan Xiu. The six of them were so powerful that it was obvious that everyone in the dormitory was going out together.
There was naturally a department store near the school, so the six of them went directly to the department store. When they saw the clothes in the ready-made clothing section, they couldn't help but frown.
Maybe it was because they had been in Qin Xiang's store for too long and had seen many nice-looking styles of clothes, so when they looked at the clothes in the department store, they felt that they were not right.
The quality of the clothes in department stores is undoubtedly excellent; most of the clothing is sourced from large garment factories around the capital. However, the styles are quite different; they're all the same, looking much the same as before. Some are even worse than those sold in smaller shops.
The clothes in the roadside shops are at least carefully selected by the shop owners, while the clothes in department stores are hung up as soon as they arrive, no matter what the style is.
The salesperson was a member of the Eight Great Staff, with a stable job. When serving customers, he was indifferent and had a very bad attitude. I was used to Qin Xiang's gentle and gentle manner, so I was a little uncomfortable.
There is no answer without comparison.
Even if they don't understand, they can still figure it out.
A few people just looked at it and didn't ask the salesperson to take it down to show them. However, some shoppers inevitably asked to take it down to show them, and the waiter's eyelids almost turned upside down.
After strolling for a while, they walked out and ran into Bei Nannan and Fu Yunmei.
Yes, these two made up after a falling out. They are really a magical combination.
Bei Nannan couldn't help rolling her eyes when she saw them now, and couldn't help showing off what she bought when she saw them now.
Qin Xiang felt that Bei Nannan was like a child who wanted to attract attention from others, but she had no intention of coaxing a child.
After coming out of the department store, several people strolled along the commercial street formed on this side, visiting every store, not only looking at the styles, but also trying them on. If they saw something they liked, they would buy it directly from Qin Xiang.
Then several people witnessed Qin Xiang bargaining with others. At this time, people are often embarrassed to bargain, and sometimes they cannot get the price down.
But Qin Xiang had seen a lot of clothes, and she could basically guess the purchase price just by touching and looking at the style. She would not cut the price in half directly, but would leave a certain profit, and finally successfully bought the clothes.
It's fine if you only buy once, but if you do it more than once, people will start to wonder, "Don't you have enough clothes in your store?"
If you ask them, these clothes are not even as good as those in Qinxiang store. The clothes in Qinxiang store are really carefully selected, and both the style and fabric are very good.
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "Who would complain about having too many clothes? Just buy whatever you like and go back to study."
The few of them walked around for a while, and since it was getting late, they went to have lunch. The wholesale city was basically closed at noon, so Tan Xiu and others went back to the dormitory to rest. The storefront usually opened at 10 o'clock and was open until the evening. Because it was a holiday, there were many people there.
In the afternoon, several people did not go out and stayed in the store to entertain customers.
Qin Xiang asked Qin Dong and Mao Yuxiang to go and rest for a while, while the six people in their dormitory stayed there to entertain them.
Qin Xiang asked them to try matching clothes in pairs, and asked them for recommendations when there were customers. In the past, when they were entertaining customers, they just cooperated, but now they have to match clothes on their own and are really nervous.
At least Qin Xiang was walking around helping out, so he didn't seem flustered.
At this time, the shop door was pushed open and several girls came in.
Qin Xiang looked up and smiled, "Welcome, take a look at what clothes you need."
The people who came in froze for a moment. Bei Nannan frowned and asked, "Is this the shop you opened?"
Not to mention Bei Nannan was surprised, even Fu Yunmei was surprised.
Qin Xiang glanced at the clothes on Fu Yunmei and said with a smile, "Fu Yunmei, do you like the clothes in our store? Whatever style you want this time, I will personally match you a set."
Hearing this, Bei Nannan turned to look at Fu Yunmei and glared at her, "You came to her store to buy clothes? You knew it was her store?"
Fu Yunmei glanced at Qin Xiang and shook her head, "I don't know. If I knew..."
"Student Fu Yunmei, I don't like what you said. Can you take it off just now after you know it?" Qin Xiang sighed regretfully.
Bei Nannan snorted, "Qin Xiang, I'm not buying your clothes. What's so great about it?"
After saying that, he pushed the door open and left. Fu Yunmei bit her lip and quickly followed him.
It's true that Bei Nannan is a fool, but she just needs a pawn like this. She really hates Qin Xiang. She finally managed to coax Bei Nannan, but now her efforts have failed.
Qin Xiang did it on purpose.
That’s right, Qin Xiang did it on purpose, and she seemed quite happy to see Bei Nannan jumping up and down.
Bei Nannan was like a clown, and she wanted to join forces with her cousin to make things difficult for her. She was not a kind person, so how could she not be angry?
After the angry person left, Meilin came over and said, "I was wondering why the clothes Fu Yunmei was wearing looked so familiar the other day. Turns out she bought them here. I even heard her bragging about buying them from Hong Kong the other day. I didn't expect Qin Xiang to expose her. Let's see if she still has the nerve to show off."
Qin Xiang said indifferently, "Why bother with them? They're just like clowns. Let them make trouble on their own. If they make trouble, they won't have time to take care of us."
At five o'clock in the afternoon, they prepared to have dinner, and after dinner they had to attend the school's New Year's Day party, which was held in the auditorium of Tsinghua University.
Qin Xiang and others came out of the store, but saw a car parked at the door and Meng Huaiqing got out of the car.
Ding Xiang pursed her lips and said, "Looks like we can't have dinner together. See you later."
Qin Xiang nodded and greeted them. After they left, she came to Meng Huaiqing and asked, "Why are you here?"
Ever since the two of them agreed to let things take their course that day, Meng Huaiqing hasn't come over very often.
I heard that Meng Huaiqing was involved in a government-supported project and was busy with a lot of things, so he couldn't come. I didn't expect that he had time to come today.
"Today is New Year's Day, happy New Year's Day." Meng Huaiqing smiled and handed over a paper bag, "This is a New Year's gift for you."
Qin Xiang took it and took a look at it, and was delighted. It was a very sincere New Year's gift, which was actually a book about colors.
"I asked someone about this book and they said it's quite good. I think it might be useful to you." Meng Huaiqing said, glancing at the car. "Would you be so kind as to have dinner with me?"
Qin Xiang nodded, "Of course. Where to?"
Meng Huaiqing smiled and said, "Hot pot?"
"This suits my taste very well. Can you get used to it?" Qin Xiang's name is worthy of the "Xiangzi" in it. She is almost the same as the Xiang girls in Xiang Province. She loves spicy food and has no resistance to hot pot. Every winter, she wants to eat hot pot every day.
But Meng Huaiqing is different. The young master has a very delicate stomach.
Meng Huaiqing raised his eyebrows, "There is a kind of mandarin duck pot."
Qin Xiang knew, of course, "Let's walk."
If you want to eat hotpot, you have to go to Donglaishun. You can go there for a meal today and then invite your roommates to have a meal there tomorrow. That would be perfect.
While eating, Qin Xiang watched him slowly cooking the dishes and couldn't help but say, "Brother, I have to go to school to attend the New Year's Day party at 6:30."
Meng Huaiqing nodded and asked expectantly, "Can I bring my family?"
"Are you a family member?"
Meng Huaiqing's eyes were burning, "Am I not?"
"You haven't started work yet, have you?" Qin Xiang lowered her head and couldn't help laughing. "I don't know if I can bring anyone with me, but no one will check. If you go, they'll know at a glance that you're not a student."
Although Meng Huaiqing was still wearing a black wool coat and black leather shoes today, he did not look like an ordinary college student.
Meng Huaiqing regretted, "I wanted to go and see it."
Qin Xiang smiled but said nothing.
She felt that Meng Huaiqing was quite cunning. If she really took him with her, everyone in the profession would see it. If she said that she and Meng Huaiqing were just friends, no one would believe her.
Both of them had good appetites, but their food intake was just so-so, and it was a little after six when they finished eating.
Meng Huaiqing began to sigh again, "I'll take you to school."
This place is not far from the school, so Meng Huaiqing simply didn't drive and walked to the school while chatting. Meng Huaiqing asked her again, "The New Year is still a month away. Will you go back to the provincial capital or spend it here?"
Qin Xiang thought for a moment and said, "I definitely have to go back to the provincial capital. My third brother and fourth sister are both in the provincial capital. I don't see them on weekdays, so we have to get together during the New Year."
She also asked, "What about you, going back to Hong Kong City?"
Meng Huaiqing nodded, "Yes, I wanted to take my uncle with me, but he refused. I want to go back and spend the New Year with my grandma."
Qin Xiang: "Oh."
The two of them soon arrived at the west gate of Tsinghua University. Meng Huaiqing wanted to take her in, but was about to speak when he suddenly noticed someone looking at them, so he looked up.
Meng Huaiqing smiled lightly, "It seems someone is waiting for you."
Qin Xiang looked in surprise and saw He Chenghua.
Calculating the time, it seems like it has been more than a month since we last saw each other.
She thought she would never have any contact with He Chenghua again. Unexpectedly, she saw He Chenghua here again.
Is He Chenghua here to see her?
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