Xia Lan didn't have to wait long before the two sisters-in-law Qin Yu had mentioned arrived.
"Hello...!"
"We were introduced by... Comrade Qin Yu, who said you could give us both a job here!"
"We'll do anything you ask!"
"We can do anything."
"We can do laundry and cook."
The two women looked quite young, but they seemed to have endured a lot of hardship.
His face was etched with the marks of time.
Xia Lan looked at the two of them and smiled at them.
"Don't be nervous, sisters-in-law. My goods haven't arrived yet. I'll teach you once they do, so don't worry!"
"My monthly salary is thirty-five yuan, and it might be a bit tiring..."
"We're not afraid of being tired, we can do it."
Upon hearing that the salary was thirty-five, their eyes lit up. With this salary, things would be much better for their family.
"Then it's settled."
Xia Lan saw that the two of them were honest, so she smiled and agreed.
"So what do we do now?"
"Let us clean this up for you."
The two looked around. Xia Lan had cleaned the new shop after it was decorated, but it was still very dirty in the eyes of the two aunts.
The two men went out quickly to fetch water and cleaned the shop again.
Every detail was kept spotless.
Even Xia Lan was amazed when she saw it.
Compared to her cleaning, her cleaning was at most just sweeping the floor.
That's what you call real cleaning and tidying.
Xia Lan was truly satisfied with the two of them.
When the goods arrived at the train station, Xia Lan took her two aunts to pick them up. The two aunts carried all the goods onto the car like strong women.
Xia Lan stood by the whole time without giving her a chance to help, and the two aunts wouldn't let her lift a finger.
"You can rest on the side, the two of us will do it."
Once the items were delivered to the store, Xia Lan taught them how to hang the clothes. Although the two weren't very familiar with this, they had no problem hanging the clothes up.
But how to match them? That would require Xia Lan to personally guide them.
Xia Lan couldn't help but sigh with relief, finally she had a chance to use her skills.
They were taught how to coordinate outfits, how to hang clothes, the process of selling clothes, and how to handle any problems that might arise.
Both of them listened attentively and even took notes.
After Xia Lan finished teaching, they started chatting, and the conversation eventually turned to family matters.
“My husband has been unable to get out of this state, and it breaks my heart to see him like this. How could a perfectly healthy person suddenly become disabled?”
“My husband is no exception. He’s always been very arrogant. I never expected that he would lose an arm in an explosion. We’ve had to take care of things at home.”
"Even so, they still drink alone every day."
"That night, as we were talking, my husband burst into tears, saying that he would rather die than live like this, because dying would ease the burden on the family and allow him to receive a pension."
“Who says otherwise! My husband said the same thing. Looking at him, I don’t know when he might do something rash.”
As the two aunts recounted their stories, Xia Lan felt distressed.
"So what are you going to do now?"
“It’s much better now. Ever since Comrade Qin Yu gave my man a job, he’s a completely different person.”
"Although it's not like before, it's still better than drinking alone at home."
“My son was the same way. It was hard for me to see him like that every day. But now he’s better. He has something to do, and he’s not upset anymore. I’m happy to see him like that.”
"Thank you so much."
"Your Qin Yu gave us men a job, and now you're giving yourselves a job too."
The two aunts expressed their gratitude to Xia Lan.
If they did this now, their family would be much better off, and they wouldn't be living such a tight life anymore.
Xia Lan smiled softly at them.
"That's all thanks to your hard work! Look how clean my shop is now, it's all thanks to you."
The three looked at each other and smiled.
Once all the clothes were packed up, Xia Lan's shop officially opened for business.
She placed a few wreaths at the entrance, but not wanting to disturb her mother-in-law's family behind her, Xia Lan didn't even light any firecrackers. She just asked someone to hand out some flyers in front of her.
"Are you sure it's okay if you don't set off firecrackers?"
The two aunts, one named Cuihua and the other Caihua, looked at Xia Lan with puzzled expressions.
"I promised Grandma I wouldn't bother their family."
Xia Lan chuckled softly.
"Our clothes aren't in a rush."
Xia Lan has great confidence in her own clothes.
Xia Lan promised, and she will keep her word.
For two days, no one came into the store, and some people didn't even know that a store had opened there.
Sister-in-law Cuihua and Sister-in-law Caihua were extremely anxious, but Xia Lan remained calm.
"Huh, when did a clothing store open here?"
"Let's go in and take a look."
"Let's go, let's go."
A group of girls went shopping together and discovered Xia Lan's clothing store, so they went inside.
Xia Lan smiled at the three girls.
"Welcome! Take a look at the clothes, and if you like anything, you can take it down and try it on."
Wow, this dress is so pretty.
"This dress, this skirt, isn't that what we saw in that book?"
"Oh my god, this is the dress I saw on TV last time, and you actually have it here?"
"Feel free to try it on, we have all sizes available!"
Xia Lan smiled at the three girls.
"Then I want to try this one on."
"I want these three items."
"good."
Cuihua quickly stepped forward, took the clothes off, and gave them to them.
"The fitting room is here."
Xia Lan led them to a corner.
The three girls changed into their favorite clothes, and when they came out, they saw a large mirror, which made them like it even more.
"Oh my god, this dress must be really expensive, right? But I really love it..."
The girls were overjoyed to see the dresses they were wearing.
Xia Lan smiled at them.
"Our new store is opening! Buy two items and I'll give you a 50% discount on the second one!"
"Really?"
The girls' eyes widened in surprise, and they immediately grabbed their favorite clothes.
"Then I'll take both of them."
"But I only have enough money to buy this one..."
"I can only buy one..."
One of the girls seemed to come from a wealthy family, while the other two seemed a bit shy.
Xia Lan spoke up.
"Then I'll still give you a 50% discount on the second item, and you two can split it, isn't that better?"
"You can do that? Thank you, sister."
The two were overjoyed to hear Xia Lan's idea.
"Since you like them so much, I'll give you three more hair accessories! They'll match your outfits perfectly."
Xia Lan chuckled, packed their clothes, and then gave them two hair ornaments.
Girls these days are at the age where they really like hair accessories.
Xia Lan's actions successfully won over the three girls, making her extremely happy.
"This is amazing!"
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