Shu Yan sought out Zhang Huaxiu alone today to discuss her promotion to store manager.
She had witnessed Zhang Huaxiu's hard work during this period, and she had indeed made great progress. The main thing was that her shop wasn't particularly big, and Zhang Huaxiu was fully capable of managing it.
"Isn't this too fast?" Zhang Huaxiu asked anxiously.
"That shows you've improved quickly. If you didn't have this ability, I wouldn't have entrusted the store to you. You need to have confidence in yourself. After you become the store manager, your salary and commission will be different from before. The base salary is 300 yuan a month, and the commission is still one percent, but you will receive the head office's commission. At the end of the year, I will give you a bonus based on your performance. That's about it. Do you have any requests?" Shu Yan had been running around doing things haphazardly, setting up several stalls. She couldn't really ignore Old Zhang's business, and Hu Ruixue's business might be very busy later on. There were also two children, so there were fewer and fewer managers to manage this store.
Xiuxiu bit her lip, trying hard to control her excitement, and bowed, "Thank you for your guidance, boss. I will definitely work harder."
Having worked at the store for several months, Zhang Huaxiu knew very well the monthly turnover, which ranged from 30,000 to 40,000 yuan to more than 20,000 yuan. She and Yingying earned several hundred yuan a month in commissions alone, sometimes more than 300 yuan, and a monthly salary of 700 to 800 yuan. Even college students couldn't earn that much.
One percent commission from the head office? That means she gets at least three hundred yuan a month in commission, plus her salary and various subsidies, making over a thousand yuan a month. The average salary in Nancheng is only around 300 yuan, and she's earning over 3,000 yuan a month. Zhang Huaxiu feels like she's dreaming.
"There's something else I need to tell you. They've hired two sales assistants across the street. They'll be interning here for now, and they'll go over there once the renovations are finished. Try to mentor them as much as possible." Shu Yan had originally planned to hire another sales assistant, but considering that the lingerie store's sales assistants would be staying here for a month or two, she decided to wait until they left before looking for another one, otherwise there would be more employees than customers in the store.
After briefly explaining the information of the two employees to Zhang Huaxiu, Shu Yan handed the matter over to her. With so many things delegated, Shu Yan felt much more relaxed.
On the weekend, instead of sending the two children to their tutoring classes, Shu Yan took them to clean the new house. On the way, they passed by the sales center and greeted Manager Wang.
"Ms. Shu, we were just looking for you," Mr. Wang called out to Shu Yan.
"What do you want?" Shu Yan couldn't figure out why he wanted to talk to her.
"It's about household registration." Manager Wang invited Shu Yan to the second floor of the sales center, where he had milk poured for the two children and also brought them a lot of their favorite small cakes.
At the time, Shu Yan was in a hurry to get Jingjing into school. After paying off the house, she handed over the household registration matter to Manager Wang. She didn't know how he handled it, but she got a blue-stamp household registration.
Blue-stamp household registration is a type of household registration that falls between formal household registration and temporary household registration. After a period of time, it can be converted into formal household registration through review.
At the time, Manager Wang said it would take about six months, so Shu Yan didn't ask any questions.
"What? Is it going to be reviewed? Did it fail the review?" Shu Yan frowned. At this time, obtaining a household registration is not as difficult as it will be in the future, so it should be possible to get it done.
"Your application has been approved. You can now apply for official household registration, so you need to register in person." It's really just a matter of submitting some documents and signing a form.
"It's Sunday today, is no one working at the police station?" Shu Yan certainly hoped to get her official household registration as soon as possible.
"Tomorrow. I was going to call you, but it just so happens that this is the day."
"Why is it so fast this time? Wasn't it supposed to take half a year?" Anyway, Shu Yan's impression of government departments was that they were always late, never fast.
"I'm not sure about that either, but it's a good thing to be able to get the household registration ahead of time," Manager Wang said with a smile.
"That makes sense. There's another thing I want to ask. I was afraid of delaying the children's schooling, so I didn't prepare anything. As you can probably tell, I'm divorced from their father, and both children live with me. So I want to change their surnames and names. What procedures are required for this?" At the time, I was only thinking about the children being able to go to school, and I didn't think about anything else.
Shu Yan knew nothing about the procedures of this era. In any case, if one party wanted to change their name, they would need the other party's consent. Not to mention that she couldn't contact Ye Zhiqiang now, even if she could, Shu Yan wouldn't contact him.
"No problem, I'll just let you know," Manager Wang said without hesitation.
What she thought would be a difficult task was resolved with just a few words. Shu Yan breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Thank you so much. Should I handle it myself tomorrow, or..."
"I'll go with you. I have some relevant documents to submit to the police station." Shu Yan wasn't the only one who needed to register her household registration; Manager Wang also had a lot on his plate.
Having no interest in cleaning, Shu Yan took her two children home and took out a notebook from under her pillow. This notebook was her accounting book, with income and expenses clearly recorded. However, the last two pages were filled with densely packed names.
From the moment she transmigrated here, she decided to divorce Ye Zhiqiang. In her spare time, she thought about naming her two children. After much deliberation, Shu Yan finally chose the names Shu Jinxi and Shu Jinchen. People have feelings, and not to mention the blood connection between this body and the two children, Shu Yan had truly come to regard them as her own children after spending time together.
As a mother, she would never allow her children to end up like that in the future; she hoped they would have a bright and promising future.
"Mom, will my name be Shu Jinxi from now on?"
"Yes, you don't like this name? If you don't like it, you can change it, or you can choose one yourself?" Shu Yan handed her the notebook.
"I like it, I really like it." Ye Jingjing, no, now called Shu Jinxi, silently repeated the name in her heart several times, feeling extremely happy.
In contrast, Tianbao didn't have as many feelings; it didn't seem to make much difference whether he was surnamed Ye or Shu.
"From now on, Jingjing and Tianbao will be your nicknames, and Shu Jinxi and Shu Jinchen will be your formal names. You don't need to change your names at school for now, as your classmates are probably already used to calling you that." Saying this, Shu Yan was a little annoyed. She had only thought about enrolling in school as soon as possible and had forgotten about this.
Changing names now, especially surnames, might cause classmates to overthink things. Unlike in the future, divorce rates aren't as high now, and single-parent families face a lot of discrimination. Shu Yan doesn't want her two children to be discriminated against.
Tianbao is better off; it's just kindergarten, and many children are called by their nicknames. When they start elementary school, they'll use their formal names, and no one will ask any questions. Jingjing's situation is a bit more complicated; changing her name is quite difficult.
"You'll definitely need to use your full name on the exam paper. I'll talk to your teachers about it, and if anyone asks, just say Jingjing is your nickname."
The next day, Shu Yan went to the sales center with all her documents, where Manager Wang was already waiting for her.
Manager Wang drove Shu Yan in the company car. On the way, the two chatted idly. Shu Yan suddenly remembered the rumors in the south of the city. "I heard that your company is planning to develop a new residential area in the south of the city?"
"Your information network is quite extensive. We do have such a plan, but the competition for that plot of land in the south of the city is fierce, and it's still uncertain whether we can secure it." Although Manager Wang said this, his words were full of confidence.
"Are they going to build a similar residential complex over there?" Shu Yan was hesitating about whether to buy another house.
"There are some differences, but I'm not entirely sure myself, since we haven't even secured the land yet, it's too early to say." Manager Wang smiled. "Are you planning to buy a house?"
"Just asking, where would I get the money to buy a house?" Shu Yan was considering whether to buy a private house or a commercial house. Many private houses have unclear property rights, so she was hesitant to buy one. Village houses in the suburbs were also difficult to buy; most didn't have property certificates, just deed agreements. If there was no demolition, everything was fine, but if there was demolition, wouldn't the original owner be tempted by such a large sum of money? Shu Yan wasn't from the village, so the locals would definitely side with them. If it came to a lawsuit, Shu Yan might not have the upper hand. Therefore, buying a house and waiting for demolition compensation wasn't so easy.
Manager Wang smiled, clearly not believing Shu Yan's words. How could someone who could buy a 120-square-meter apartment in one go not have some wealth?
“If you’re buying a house, it’s definitely for investment. Buying in the south of the city isn’t worthwhile. I think the houses near Xiaonanmen are good. That area might be demolished at any time, so buying there would definitely be a good deal.” Manager Wang doesn’t have money; if he did, he would definitely buy a few and save them up.
Shu Yan understood what he meant and smiled, "Do you have inside information?" Xiao Nanmen was demolished in 1994 or 1995, but preparations must have started many years earlier.
"No, I was just saying that," Manager Wang denied.
Since he didn't admit it, Shu Yan didn't press him further. However, Xiao Nanmen... was something she could really consider.
Manager Wang must have already made arrangements; in less than an hour, Nancheng's official household registration was finally processed.
Upon receiving the newly issued household registration booklet, Shu Yan flipped through it and saw her own name written in the head of household column, followed by her eldest daughter Shu Jinxi and eldest son Shu Jinchen. She carefully put it away.
"Thank you so much. How about we have a simple lunch together?" Shu Yan sincerely invited Manager Wang.
"I have to go to work, and I already have lunch plans. I'm really sorry, but next time, I'll treat you to lunch," Manager Wang politely declined.
Shu Yan stopped him and bought him two packs of good cigarettes. "Since you're not going to eat, you must accept these cigarettes."
"Then I'll shamelessly accept it."
Shu Yan patted her bag. From now on, she and her two children would be residents of Nancheng, and would have no connection with Xicheng at all.
Thinking of Xicheng, Shu Yan went to a nearby public phone and made a call to Shu Jianyang.
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