Chapter 114

Zhen Zhen drove to Zhenxin Department Store. When she arrived, a slogan had been hung on the store's sign:

Customers are the Jade Emperor! Customers are the most important! Customers are always right! The folks are as close to us as family!

These slogans were hung up by Meng Pandi.

Meng Pandi is experienced in her work. She has been in charge of Zhenxin Food Factory. When Zhenxin Department Store opened, Zhen Zhen transferred her to be the general manager.

"Not bad, Pandi, you have inherited the true teachings from your aunt and grandmother!" Zhen Zhen praised.

Meng Pandi took Zhen Zhen's purse and said, "Of course, I am your grandma's direct disciple. I must pass on your service philosophy to every employee of Zhenxin Department Store."

Meng Pandi is still single this year. He is still unmarried at this age. Not to mention in the county town in the late 1980s, even in forty years, people would still talk about him. It is conceivable how much psychological pressure Meng Pandi has been under in the past few years.

Zhou Shufen was worried about her daughter's marriage a few years ago. Later, after seeing Meng Laidi getting married, she was beaten every three days and a big beat every five days. So she gave up the idea of ​​arranging a marriage for Meng Pandidi.

Meng Pandi took Zhen Zhen to the department store for acceptance inspection.

The shops on the first floor were outsourced to others, such as the electronics supermarket, which was contracted by a Fujian native and was not under the management of Zhen Zhen.

"Auntie, the shelves on the second floor are all ready. Candies, cakes, jellies, canned food are placed at the entrance... The daily necessities area has hot water kettles, towels, washbasins, etc. Needless to say, the snack area is our specialty. We can proudly say that we have the largest variety of food in the country."

Meng Pandi said this and led Zhen Zhen to the food area.

"This is cooked food. My mother is the main supplier. Of course, we also have our own R&D department. We produce at least five new products every week, eliminating unpopular ones and keeping the hot-selling ones. I have told the vegetable section to control agricultural residues. As you said, we should not only produce fresh vegetables, but also healthy vegetables."

"The meat market is directly supplied by our pig farm, with fine classification, such as pork ribs, pork chops, hind legs, tenderloins, etc. Our meat is directly supplied by the pig farm, and new breeding pigs are introduced. People have said that our meat tastes better than the pork sold outside."

"The fresh food section is limited by transportation, so there are only some common fish, shrimp and shellfish, but I believe that there will be more in the future."

In addition to beds and bedding, the third floor also has a large clothing store, which can be reached directly from the first floor or by turning up from the supermarket.

Of course, if you go shopping on the second floor, you have to go around the third floor before you can leave the mall.

There is no way, who called Zhen Zhen an unscrupulous businessman?

Meng Pandi directed the workers to place items on the shelves. The shelves were drawn by Zhen Zhen according to the drawings of shelves in later generations. They were neatly arranged and particularly comfortable to look at.

“How is warehouse management?”

"Everything is arranged, not even a single embroidery needle is missing."

"The warehouse must be fire-proof to prevent anyone from taking advantage of it."

"We have been conducting fire training for a week and have also ordered employees to stop smoking. As you said, we want to be a smoke-free company."

Meng Pandi is growing up very fast and is more considerate than Zhen Zhen. Zhen Zhen remembers that when he first came here, Meng Pandi was still a little kid. Fifteen years have passed in the blink of an eye.

"Is the manual training completed?" Zhen Zhen asked.

Meng Pandi was just waiting for her to ask.

Meng Pandi excitedly pulled her to the shoe selling area.

These leather shoes are all ordered from other places. Not only are they well made, but the styles are all imported from Hong Kong. Not to mention Xin Yao County, even in Beijing and Shanghai, there are very few such modern styles.

The leather shoe area is also equipped with shoe shiners and shoe repairers, and free shoe polish is provided.

All shoes purchased from Xinxin can be polished for free once a month, and if the shoes are damaged, they will be repaired for life.

"Auntie, please sit down."

Meng Pandi winked at the salesperson, who immediately came over and took out a pair of leather shoes for Zhen Zhen to try on, with a standard smile and a gentle attitude.

Zhen Zhen raised an eyebrow, "I'm not wearing socks."

The salesperson responded fluently, "It's okay, ma'am, we have spare socks here for you to use."

The salesperson took out socks for Zhen Zhen to put on and helped her find the right shoe size. Zhen Zhen was satisfied after trying them on. The salesperson immediately arranged for her to have her shoe polished to ensure that she would go out in shiny leather shoes.

The salespeople are all very happy to be able to work in such a company. After all, the salary and benefits are among the best in the country.

They take pride in being sincere, and the satisfaction on their faces cannot deceive anyone.

The sales staff have good benefits and professional service, and they treat the company as their own home. Zhen Zhen is full of confidence in the future of Zhenxin Department Store.

Meng Pandi took Zhen Zhen to a clothing store again.

There are a wide variety of clothing here, with a rough count of at least thousands of styles.

The clothes in hypermarkets are not as exquisite as those in state-owned department stores, but they are more cost-effective.

Most of the items are basic, but very durable, which is very suitable for the consumption concept of this era.

On the opening day, the entrance of the department store was bustling with people, there were many raffle prizes, and people came early in the morning to wait for rice, flour, tea and oil. Zhen Zhen was used to worrying about it, so he wanted to go to the mall for an inspection, but was stopped by Meng Daguo.

Meng Daguo didn't want her to suffer, so he brought her a plate of melon seeds and fruit, made a pot of tea, and prepared some health supplements for her to take. Seeing her mother eating fruit and cracking melon seeds, he happily went out to work like a slave.

Zhen Zhen had just taken a few sips of tea when Sister Qian from next door came over.

"What brings you here?"

Sister Qian put down the flower basket and waved the supermarket card in her hand, "You didn't even tell me that you were opening the store. You're treating me like an outsider."

Over the years, Sister Qian has been cooking for the Meng family and taking care of the children. Several children of the Meng family also receive tutoring from Sister Qian during their winter and summer vacations. It can be said that Zhen Zhen gives a lot of money to the Qian family every year.

Sister Qian knows the basic etiquette of being a human being. When the Meng family shopping mall opened, there were many officials and wealthy businessmen who came to do business. The flower basket she sent was not big nor expensive, but it was a token of her thoughtfulness, and it was enough as long as it was thoughtful.

Zhen Zhen was quite moved. Everyone was taken care of and remembered her kindness.

"Guizhi, there was a little girl named Qinqin in my cram school. Do you remember her?"

This girl often came to Zhen Zhen's house to play, and her name was cute, so Zhen Zhen did have some impression of her.

"What's wrong, honey? Are you sick?"

"No, no," Sister Qian laughed, "It's like this, my mom gave me a pair of twin brothers, and the house was not big enough for them. It happened that when my dear went to your house to play, she saw the bunk beds you made for the third and fifth children, and she went home and told her mom that the bunk beds at Meng's were much better and more practical. So my mom was curious about what the bunk beds looked like, and when your old man was at home a few days ago, she went in to take a look and was completely fascinated by them."

It is indeed uncommon to get in and out of bed these days.

Originally, the house was big enough for them, but the third and fifth children were older and needed their own desks, so Zhen Zhen designed bunk beds for them, leaving space for one bed to place a desk for two.

This bed has stairs, a slide, and a small bookshelf, which is really irresistible.

Sister Qian laughed and said, "My dear mother just wanted to ask if you sell bunk beds. If you do, I'll get her one."

There was indeed an empty space on the fourth floor. Zhen Zhen had not decided what to do with it yet, but after hearing what Sister Qian said, she thought it would be better to sell the bunk bed.

Zhen Zhen called Meng Panddi over and asked her to talk to the furniture department about this.

In less than an hour, Meng Pandi sent someone to Sanwa's room to check the style and measure the dimensions.

The opening ceremony of the department store was very successful. Almost everyone in the county came out to attend. When there were so many people, even the police had to be dispatched to maintain order. It was extremely exaggerated.

The provincial capital TV station even sent someone to interview the event, and during the interview the camera gave a close-up of Hua Lan.

The flower baskets at Zhenxin Shopping Mall are very unique. In addition to county and city leaders and business friends, there are also people like Zhen Erge, Meng Li, Meng Dazhu brothers, Zhang Cuihua, and Gou Zi Niang. What is even more surprising is that many local farmers also sent flower baskets.

Some of them became rich by growing peppers with Zhen Zhen's help.

Some of them had sick family members and received donations from the sincere company.

There are also towns that have been lifted out of poverty through Zhen Zhen’s guidance.

Some farmers even shouted slogans, saying that sending flower baskets is too wasteful and it would be better to spend more at Zhenzhen Enterprise. A large local enterprise like Zhenzhen not only makes money for itself, but also helps everyone get rich. People in other counties and cities are so poor that they can't even afford to eat, but there are plenty of households with annual incomes of over 10,000 yuan in every township in Xinyao County. They spend the money they earn from Zhenzhen in Zhenzhen's department store. This is the real return!

The demand was so high, and Zhenxin Department Store was selling really well, that its sales reached an astonishing 1.2 million per day!

Meng Daguo's eyes were red with envy. In the past ten years, the Meng family did not earn tens of millions.

Zhenxin Department Store can sell 1.2 million in one day!

"Mom, the people are so supportive of us. I heard that some people even came from other counties and cities to join us. We will step up our efforts in the next few days and make sure that the people get the benefits!"

Meng Eryong had a headache, "But we don't have enough goods!"

They knew it would be popular, but they didn't know it would be so popular. They prepared half a year's worth of inventory, but it was not enough for this week.

"I will contact the suppliers outside the province and ask Huilan to go to Guangdong as well," Meng Daguo suggested. "We should still focus on our advantageous products, such as pork, genuine ham, and instant noodles. If we can keep up with the production volume and lower the price, we can use this to retain the people."

The two sons were able to take care of themselves, so Zhen Zhen enjoyed some free time. He just lay in the boss chair, drank tea and watched them work.

Seeing his two sons busy and exhausted, Zhen Zhen actually felt a strange sense of satisfaction.

The office door was pushed open again, and Zhao Meilan came in. She held a flower basket in her left hand and flowers in her right hand. Before she even entered, she was talking like a wheel:

"Sister Zhen, you really opened my eyes! Tell me, do you need to make all the money in the world into your pocket before you can feel at ease?"

Zhen Zhen smiled and took the bright rose, "Meilan, I have something to talk to you about."

Zhao Meilan was amused. "So, I came here by chance?"

In the past few years, Zhao Meilan's family's breakfast shop has been doing well, but they have only earned a little money. Fortunately, her parents-in-law are nice people and take care of their children. Zhao Meilan also relies on the Meng family and has saved 40,000 to 50,000 yuan, so she lives a comfortable life.

Zhao Meilan gained weight in middle age, but her skin is much whiter than before, and it is obvious that she has lived a life of luxury.

Zhen Zhen told her about the gold mine. Zhao Meilan was stunned for a while before she suddenly shouted:

"Gold mine? The kind that produces gold? No, sister, you are too awesome!"

Zhao Meilan has tens of thousands of yuan in savings and can laugh out loud every day.

Sister Zhen is not satisfied with her tens of millions of dollars?

"Hey, I have family members to help me. As you can see, Zhenxin Food Factory and the department store are all managed by my son and daughter-in-law. I have a lot of time, so buying a gold mine and opening a few gold shops is not a big deal."

Zhao Meilan was really shocked. Can a gold shop be opened just like that? No, if you can buy gold mines, what else is impossible?

"Sister, then tell me about this..." Zhao Meilan's heart was pounding.

In the past few years, they made a lot of money with the help of Sister Zhen and lived a wealthy life. However, the pig farm has been modernized and the pork has its own trademark brand. Zhao Meilan and his husband can no longer make money from the pig farm.

Her husband had some problems with his hands, so it was difficult for him to find a job. Although he tried to resell other things like Sister Zhen, they were all small businesses.

Recently, the crackdown on adultery has been particularly strict and some people have been sentenced. Zhao Meilan no longer allows men to go out and stalk women.

Her husband was still yelling this morning that he had nothing to do and didn't want to stay at home.

Now that Sister Zhen has bought the gold mine, if she could give them some shredded meat from her mouth, or ask her husband to go to the mine to help out, even as a janitor or a laborer, it would be better than sitting around doing nothing at home.

Zhen Zhen smiled and gave her a few pieces of candy. "I want your man to live in the mine and manage the mine's affairs."

Zhao Meilan didn't expect that Sister Zhen would give her man such a good job.

This is equivalent to being the person in charge of the mine, and the profit will definitely be great!

If there were any unwanted gold scraps in the mine, maybe I could pick them up and bring them home to make some gold rings or bracelets for her.

Zhao Meilan was so happy, "Sister, you are really my sister. God is so kind to me, letting me meet a noble person like you!"

Zhen Zhen wants to find an honest and quiet person to look after the mine, as she doesn't trust ordinary people.

After all, in a mine like that, if someone cooperates with the outsiders and brings in outsiders to steal the gold, the losses would be huge.

Zhao Meilan is a tight-lipped man, but he has been a tycoon for so many years and has a certain sense of crisis. He is quick-witted and smart, so Zhen Zhen is quite relieved to have him manage the gold mine.

Zhen Zhen told Zhao Meilan about Qiao Chengzhi's situation in general. Hearing that Qiao Chengzhi was rejected by so many experts, Zhao Meilan worried that this man was a fake and that Zhen Zhen had invested tens of millions but would not be able to dig up gold, and all the money would be wasted.

Zhen Zhen paid Zhao Meilan's man a good salary and also gave him performance-based commission. She also said that she would let Zhao Meilan's father-in-law come to the parking lot of Zhenxin Department Store to collect fees.

Shopping mall parking lots charge a fee these days, but bicycle parking is cheaper, just a few cents.

But the shopping mall has a large flow of customers, with so many cars a day, and if we can collect a few cents from each car, that's not a small amount.

Zhao Meilan was overjoyed and almost knelt down to Zhen Zhen. She went home and told her husband about it.

Zhao Meilan's husband never thought that there would be such an opportunity. Sister Zhen paid him a high salary and he could also get performance rewards. Combined with his father's income, the whole family could earn tens of thousands more a year.

The next day, Zhen Zhen took Zhao Meilan's husband to the mine. Zhao Meilan's husband worked diligently and carefully and quickly completed the handover work.

Qiao Chengzhi also had a preliminary direction. He wore a safety helmet and held a hand-drawn map.

"Boss Zhen, you see, when I came here to survey many years ago, I felt that we would definitely find a lot of gold if we dug down here! But those experts didn't believe me, saying that I was just daydreaming and deliberately going against them!"

Zhen Zhen believed in him unconditionally. How should I put it? Qiao Chengzhi didn't look particularly reliable, but most of the honest people in this world were just screws and bolts, the foundation that supported the operation of the world.

The development of this world actually depends on a small number of people, those fanatical people with ideals, who gave us electricity, trains and airplanes.

Rather than trusting those experts, Zhen Zhen would rather trust Qiao Chengzhi.

The gold will be dug out sooner or later. What Zhen Zhen needs to do now is to design the style of the jewelry.

Domestic jewelry designers tend to be conservative in their designs, so Zhen Zhen plans to come up with some designs on his own to ensure that their gold jewelry is essentially different from other gold shops.

Zhenxin Mall can make millions of sales a day even without a gold shop. If it adds a gold shop, its future will be immeasurable.

A gold shop can remain in the same location for decades, with stable sales and huge profits. Zhen Zhen can completely rely on these gold shops for his retirement.

Zhen Zhen went into the space and took out the jewelry that her stepmother had put in her shoes. There were also some of her own jewelry in the space, which she took out to study as well.

The gold of later times is extremely bright and of exquisite styles, which cannot be compared with that of this era.

Zhen Zhen put out these jewellery pieces one by one.

Well, thanks to her stepmother's love of collecting gold, there are dozens of new styles in this bag of jewelry, and with more changes, there can be hundreds of new styles.

She can also send the gold for analysis to see how to make pure gold with bright color and good quality.

But the gold business has to be managed by someone. It's not that Zhen Zhen is incapable of managing a gold shop, but if he is tied to one shop, he will not be able to do other businesses.

She couldn't be trapped in a small county town all her life.

Moreover, there are too few good jewelry designers in China. Who should be in charge of this? Zhen Zhen was in a headache.

Jiao Huilan is now considered a half-fashion designer. She occasionally attends some design exhibitions and gets to know many designers. However, Zhen Zhen has seen their works and magazine pictures and does not think they can take on the leading role.

"I almost felt it." Zhen Zhen said.

Jiao Huilan rubbed Zhen Zhen's shoulders and said softly:

"Mom, it's not that they are bad, it's that you have high standards. Our gold shop is located in the county town, which is not like Beijing or Shanghai. Ordinary people can only spend money here. They can't go shopping in other places, right? Not only is the journey far, but it's also easy to be stolen."

Zhen Zhen shook his head. "How many households with a net worth of 10,000 yuan have emerged in our county in the past five years? And those wives of officials... they have plenty of money. Don't underestimate them. They buy mink coats like wholesale. They have seen good things. You can't fool them."

Jiao Huilan didn't want to fool the customers, she just didn't want her mother-in-law to work so hard.

She originally thought that life at home was better and her mother-in-law could enjoy a peaceful life, but who would have thought that she was even busier than before.

Jiao Huilan felt sorry for her mother-in-law, "Mom, I made you some chicken soup with medicinal herbs in it. Please have a bowl."

As soon as Jiao Huilan finished speaking, the door of the Meng family was pushed open.

A woman in a red slim-fit suit walked in. She was wearing sunglasses, had big modern wavy hair, and bright red lips. She looked at the two of them with her chin raised as she entered the room.

Zhen Zhen was stunned for a moment and felt that the man looked familiar.

She didn't dare to admit it, but the other person threw himself into her arms with his leather boots, "Auntie Zhen!"

It turned out to be... Cheng Su!