"What are you looking at?" Shu Yan asked, seeing that A Le was going too far, taking out every piece of clothing to look at and then hanging them back up haphazardly, making a mess of the shelves.
"Ah! Let me check out the styles and quality of your clothes." Ah Le took out a jacket and put it on. "This jacket is nice! Where did you get it from?"
"It's Hangzhou." Shu Yan looked at A Le with a relaxed expression, but unfortunately, the other party's skin was as thick as a city wall. He leisurely took off his coat and put on a trench coat. "This one suits me quite well. Shu Yan, we're friends, right? Give it to me."
Shu Yan smiled and helped her take off her clothes. "We're just colleagues who've shared rides together, and she's the kind of colleague who can't stand seeing others do well. How could someone with such good taste like you be interested in my clothes? I won't tarnish your image. Your place seems pretty busy, go and greet your customers."
As she spoke, Shu Yan pushed Ah Le to the door, her face beaming. "I told you to just grab something to eat with us, but you're being so polite. We're neighbors, you should come over often!"
“You…” Ah Le left angrily.
"Wouldn't it be bad if we fell out?" Zhang Huaxiu felt that it was best to maintain harmony in business.
"Let's eat." Shu Yan glanced at her but didn't explain.
Zhang Huaxiu is a good person in every way, except that she is too soft-hearted. In life, she is easy to get along with and can work as a salesperson, patiently serving customers. However, she would not be a good manager, as she would not be able to manage her subordinates or handle emergencies.
Originally, Shu Yan planned to train her to be the store manager, but she has recently given up on that idea and will see how it goes later.
As for falling out with Ah Le? Actually, Ah Le had already disliked her ever since she came back from the last shopping trip. He often said sarcastic things. She was too lazy to pay attention to him before, but today he came to her shop and caused trouble. It was already good enough that she didn't kick him out directly.
Around 4 PM, the number of people gradually decreased. Shu Yan informed Zhang Huaxiu and went back to pick up the two children.
On the way, they encountered two children who were following Wu Xiuyue back.
"You're back. Your Jingjing is so sensible. When I went to your house this morning, she had already dressed herself and helped her younger brother get dressed. She had also washed her face and brushed her teeth. She's the same age as my brat, but they're worlds apart." Wu Xiuyue liked Ye Jingjing more and more as she looked at her.
"Girls are naturally more mature than boys, and besides, your Hanhan is very well-behaved." Who doesn't like others praising their child? Shuyan felt a surge of joy. Indeed, her daughter was just that sensible and adorable.
"Him? He's a real troublemaker." Wu Xiuyue shook her head. "Your shop is still having a promotion, right? Why don't you leave the child at my place, and you and Xiuxiu can pick him up after get off work?"
"No need, you've already gone to so much trouble for me today." Shu Yan never liked to trouble others, and she wouldn't have asked Wu Xiuyue for help this time if she hadn't had no other choice.
“Everyone says you’re being too polite. It’s just a coincidence that we’re going the same way. I was thinking of telling you that you’ve been busy lately, so why don’t I help you pick up your child? I don’t have much to do at home anyway, so I’m just sitting here doing nothing.” Wu Xiuyue said this sincerely. “If you don’t mind, you can have dinner at my place. The food certainly can’t compare to what you’re having at home.”
Shu Yan was somewhat tempted. The opening event lasted for seven days, and she was indeed extremely busy. After rushing back to pick up her child in the afternoon, she had to go to the store again. Not only was the back-and-forth travel taking up a lot of time, but Shu Yan's body was also overworked. If Wu Xiuyue could pick up her child on the way, it would really be a great help to her.
"It's on my way, so it's the same if I need your help later," Wu Xiuyue persuaded again.
"To be honest, I've been really busy lately. The store is having a promotion, and I have to go to Hangzhou every three days. Although Jingjing is sensible, she's only seven years old, and I really don't feel comfortable letting her take Tianbao to and from school. I'll have to trouble you this week." A lot of goods sold out today, and tomorrow morning she has to go to the train station to pick up the goods shipped from Hangzhou. In the afternoon, she has to go to Boss He's factory to get a batch of trench coats. When she gets back to the store, she still has to sort the merchandise and coordinate the outfits. She's like a spinning top, never having a moment to spare.
They were being polite, so Shuyan couldn't take it for granted. She took the children to the market and bought 10 jin of meat, 10 jin of rice, and 10 jin of noodles. At the entrance of the market, she saw a fruit stand and bought a bag of fruit as well.
The Zhang family was having dinner when they saw Shu Yan. Mr. and Mrs. Zhang were a little confused. Wu Xiuyue was taken aback at first, but when she saw what Shu Yan was holding, she said to her, "What are you doing? Take your things back quickly."
"Hurry up and help me carry this." Shu Yan handed her the meat, put the rice and noodles in a corner of the living room, and waved her hand. "Hello, Uncle and Aunt, I'm Ye Jingjing's mother. She and Zhang Chenghan are classmates. I don't know if Xiuyue told you about her?"
"I know, you're also Xiuxiu's boss, come on... sit down." Zhang Ma glanced at the things on the ground and in Wu Xiuyue's hands, a shrewd glint in her eyes.
When Wu Xiuyue came back, she had already told Zhang's parents and Zhang Huafeng about it. Zhang's parents didn't say anything, but Zhang's mother was a little unhappy. After all, the family was already struggling financially, and with two more mouths to feed, things would be even tighter. She was still a child who didn't understand, and she was sure that he would fight with her precious grandson for food. She didn't expect that he would bring so much stuff over so quickly.
"No need to be so polite, just call me Shuyan." Shuyan put the fruit on the table and smiled, "It's just a small token of my appreciation. You've been a great help to me, so please don't mind. I have dinner to cook at home, so I'll have to go now. I'll trouble Xiuyue to pick up my child tomorrow."
“You can leave, but take these things back with you.” Wu Xiuyue picked up the fruit on the table and tried to stuff the meat in her hand into Shu Yan’s hand. “This is pointless. Picking up the kids is just a side trip. The two kids don’t eat much anyway. Or are you complaining that the food at my house is too bad?”
"Look at what you're saying, is that what I meant? It's just a small token of my appreciation. If you don't accept it, it means you think it's not enough. Look, there are three children watching. It's not nice to keep passing it around like this." Shu Yan refused to accept it.
"You said it looks bad to keep passing it around, so hurry up and take it back. You're insulting me," Wu Xiuyue said unhappily.
"There's really not much. If you don't mind, please accept it. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare trouble you."
They pushed each other back and forth for a while, until finally Shuyan said that her family's food was about to burn, and she grabbed her child and ran away, which ended the argument.
Running downstairs, Shu Yan wiped the sweat from her forehead. When she was little, she often saw her mother and relatives pushing each other like this and thought it was quite interesting. Now she realized it was quite tiring.
"I knew she was a smart person." Wu Xiuyue glanced at Zhang Ma, then went over and took the things to the kitchen to put them away. The weather was so hot, the meat had to be marinated immediately. "Huafeng, go to the convenience store and buy a few packets of salt."
"They brought so much stuff over, so make sure to cook a good dinner tomorrow night. Don't skimp on their two kids." That evening, Zhang Huafeng and his wife whispered to each other.
"How could I not know that?" Wu Xiuyue glanced at him, then suddenly leaned closer to Zhang Huafeng and whispered, "I heard Xiuxiu say that the cheapest clothes in Shuyan's shop are 20 yuan, and the expensive ones are over 100 yuan. Yesterday, she almost sold out all the clothes. How much do you think she made? At least a thousand yuan. That's 30,000 yuan a month. Business really makes money fast."
Zhang Huafeng turned his back to her and said, "Stop thinking about it. You can't do business without capital, can you? Didn't you hear what Xiuxiu said? The rent is 800 yuan a month, plus utilities and salary, it's at least 2,000 yuan. The renovation alone cost several thousand yuan, and the inventory is worth tens of thousands. Do you have that kind of capital to do business? Or are you planning to use the money you would have spent on buying a house to start a business?"
Zhang's parents were quite open-minded. After Zhang Huafeng got married, they gave him his salary to save. Over the years, Wu Xiuyue stayed at home doing handicrafts to supplement the family income. The two of them lived frugally, hoping to move to a bigger house. When asked to use the money to start a business, Wu Xiuyue refused no matter what.
With a sigh, she said, "Where did Shu Yan, a woman, get so much money? She's never met the father of her child, nor has she ever heard him mention him. What's going on?" Buying a house and starting a business—where did she get so much money?
"This is their private matter, why are you meddling so much?" Zhang Huafeng muttered before falling asleep.
Shu Yan had just finished her work and, as usual, paid the temporary workers their wages before letting Yingying go home first.
"Boss, how about I stay and tidy up a bit more?" Selling clothes is really not as easy as I imagined. You have to stay enthusiastic, be good at talking, and keep bringing clothes to customers. If you encounter a picky customer, she will change dozens of outfits without buying a single one. Then you have to hang up all the clothes she tried on one by one. The whole process is very patience-testing.
"You've had a long day, don't worry about it now, we can deal with it tomorrow." Shu Yan put all the money away and carefully placed it on her person. "Let's go back."
Back home, Shu Yan, who hadn't slept for two days and one night, sat down in a chair. When people are busy to a certain extent, they feel a sense of excitement, but once they relax, they feel like their whole body is empty. That's how Shu Yan felt right now.
After a while, Shu Yan struggled to get up and go to the bathroom to take a shower. After changing into her pajamas, she went to Jing Jing's room first. Tian Bao domineeringly put his legs across Jing Jing's body. Shu Yan went over and put his legs down, covered the two children's stomachs with blankets, kissed each child's forehead, and then returned to her own room.
During this period, Shu Yan came home very late, and the two children slept together. Then Shu Yan noticed that the two children's relationship suddenly became very close, the most obvious being Tian Bao's admiration and dependence on his older sister.
She couldn't go to sleep yet. She was in a rush to catch the train last night and didn't count the money properly. Shu Yan decided to count it again. The total was 6135. Shu Yan took out her notebook and wrote it down. She started counting the money she had earned today. The total was 6085, which was about the same as yesterday. This was the income for two days. In addition, she bought 3762 worth of goods today. She also needs to buy another batch of trench coats tomorrow. After calculating like this, it seems that she doesn't have that much money left. Sure enough, the money for opening a shop is all tied up in goods. This saying is absolutely true.
The next morning, Shu Yan really couldn't get up. She simply cooked some porridge, ate some side dishes and bread for breakfast, and didn't even have time to make lunch for Ye Jingjing.
"Here's two yuan. Have a bowl of noodles at the noodle shop outside the school for lunch." Shu Yan felt a little embarrassed.
"No need, I still have the money Mom gave me last time," Ye Jingjing shook her head.
This silly child doesn't even know how to spend money. Shu Yan patted her head. "That's the allowance Mom gave you. You can save it yourself. This is your lunch money. Don't lose it. Come on, Mom will take you to school."
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