Nanqiao spent the entire week between classes and taking care of the children. Because Chaoyang was about to open, Sheng Yanchuan basically had to go to those stores after school to work.
During this week, Nanqiao could only see people in the morning when he went to school and at lunch.
On Friday night, Nanqiao stayed awake all night, leaning on the bed reading a book, waiting for Sheng Yanchuan to come back.
"Is everything going well?" Nanqiao looked at Sheng Yanchuan's tired expression and asked worriedly.
"It went pretty smoothly. There were a lot of miscellaneous things to do. I just finished them today." Sheng Yanchuan returned to the room and saw Nanqiao was still waiting for him. He walked up to her and kissed her on the lips.
"I'm going to take a shower first. If you're sleepy, go to bed first." Sheng Yanchuan rubbed Nanqiao's head.
"I'm not sleepy. I'll wait for you." Nanqiao looked at him and said with a smile
"Okay, wait for me for a moment, I'll be quick."
After saying that, he took off his clothes and threw them into the dirty clothes basket beside him, then went to the bathroom shirtless.
Less than ten minutes later, Sheng Yanchuan came out of the bathroom, wearing only a pair of shorts, and wiped his hair with a towel. Water drops fell on his chest along his hair. During this period of time in Shanghai, the climate and soil seemed to be more nourishing. She found that Sheng Yanchuan seemed to be a little whiter...
"Go to sleep." Sheng Yanchuan wiped his hair half dry, threw the towel aside, got into bed, and pulled Nanqiao into his arms.
"Yeah," Nanqiao responded in a low voice, rubbing against Sheng Yanchuan's arms, wrapping her arms around Sheng Yanchuan's waist, smelling the familiar scent of the man, and having a good night's sleep.
The next day was the opening day of Chaoyang, so Nanqiao and Sheng Yanchuan went out after breakfast. The store was very busy at the opening, so Nanqiao had to leave the two children at home with Aunt Zhou.
Having been so busy in the past few days, Sheng Yanchuan was not too anxious about the opening of the store. All the things that needed to be solved had been solved, and the staff in the store were in good order. So this morning, Nanqiao and Sheng Yanchuan did not go very early. The store officially opened at 9 o'clock, and Nanqiao and Sheng Yanchuan did not arrive until 8:30.
However, to their surprise, when they arrived, a group of people had already gathered at the store entrance, holding brochures in their hands, waiting for the store to open. Dongzi and Huzi were standing at the door asking everyone to be patient, but these people were so excited that they could not hear Dongzi's words and kept clamoring for Dongzi to open the door.
Nanqiao and Sheng Yanchuan saw that they couldn't get in through the main entrance, so they went around to the back. Dayong was asking the clerk to prepare the goods. At first, he didn't expect so many people, so Dayong was worried that there would not be enough goods, so he transferred some from other stores.
"Is he newly transferred here?" Sheng Yanchuan saw the scene at the front door and looked at the store name on the cargo box. Naturally, he also knew the situation.
"Brother Chuan, sister-in-law, when I woke up this morning, I saw people waiting at the door at around 6 or 7 o'clock. There are more and more people, and I am worried that the store may not have enough stock."
"I didn't expect so many people." Sheng Yanchuan knew that once the store opened, the fact that no tickets were required would attract a lot of people, but he didn't expect it to be so crazy. The black market was still a little reserved.
Nanqiao was more receptive. She had previously reminded Sheng Yanchuan to stock up more. If nothing else, the old men and women who got up early and blocked the door of her supermarket for a few eggs were crazy enough. That was when the old men and women had high pensions. In this era, food and drink are relatively simple. For many families, having a few more tickets is like saving lives. What's the big deal about getting up early?
As for whether their big move would attract the attention of the state-owned factories, that was not what Nanqiao and Sheng Yanchuan cared about. They were all following normal procedures and the government allowed it.
Moreover, state-owned department stores have their own advantages. They are only spread over a small area and have great limitations in product selection. In the past few years when the tickets were abolished, state-owned department stores were still the main force.
Nanqiao and Sheng Yanchuan agreed on this point. In the years when the tickets were invalidated, they would not expand the variety of goods. The items they sold were relatively common daily necessities. Other large and rare items would be considered for expansion in a few years.
"It's almost time. You guys go open the door. I'll go help at the cashier." Nanqiao looked at the time and saw that Dayong had almost finished moving the goods, so he volunteered to help.
"Okay, if you feel tired, go to the backyard and rest for a while. There are enough people in the store." Sheng Yanchuan was worried that Nanqiao would be tired, so he reminded him.
"Okay, go ahead and get busy."
Sheng Yanchuan nodded, took the firecrackers placed aside and went to the front door. In this era, there was not as much awareness of opening a business as in later generations. Simply saying a few auspicious words, setting off two strings of firecrackers, and opening the door was considered as opening.
Inside the store, Nanqiao and three other men and two women stood at the cashier counter at the door, checking the goods together, collecting money and making change. Inside were neatly arranged shelves for everyone to choose from. There was a convex mirror on the ceiling at each corner, so that even those standing at the cashier counter could take in the scene inside the store, without the problem of blind spots.
Because today was the first day of the store's opening, it was crowded. Sheng Yanchuan was worried that he would miss out on taking care of some people, so he specially found several people to stand at the corner and watch the situation in the store. On the one hand, they could know the out-of-stock situation in time, and on the other hand, they could prevent the loss of goods in the store.
Without surveillance these days, Nanqiao can only be like this
There were indeed many people outside the door who wanted to steal things to get a bargain. After all, this was a private store. They thought that if there were many people, they could hide a few items. After all, the store was so big and there were shelves blocking the view, how could they see?
But as everyone entered the store, many people stopped thinking. The mirror at the corner... one look at it would allow them to make eye contact with the burly shop assistants. Immediately, everyone stopped thinking and honestly selected items to buy. No tickets were needed, and if you spent 5 yuan or more, you could get a 30-cent discount. This made the purchase much cheaper. In short, it was a bargain.
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