Chapter 227 227. Business is booming
Shi Liu was worried about her second brother and Shi Pan, so after sending the children to school, she took Zhou Pan to the store.
Zhou Pan looked at the bustling restaurant and said with a smile, "Are you finally relieved now?"
Shi Liu frowned and said, "There are too many people here. I'll ask my uncle to recommend some people. Otherwise, my third sister-in-law and mother alone won't be able to serve them all." Especially since her mother is old, it would be troublesome if she got exhausted.
Zhou Pan nodded in agreement: "We do need to recruit people."
The busy Third Sister Shi grinned as soon as she saw Shi Liu: "Big sister, business is booming here. When it gets busy, Second Sister-in-law will come over to help. Have you eaten yet? If not, sit down and eat before you leave."
Shi Liu shook her head and said, "No need. I'll go check on my second brother."
Brother Shi's business is relatively slow, but fortunately there are not many merchants selling cosmetics now, so there are still many young girls who love beauty coming in.
Brother Shi was introducing a whitening cream to a little girl: "This whitening cream is rarely used. My eldest sister has been using it all the time, and her face is as white as tender tofu..."
"Brother, I came to see how business is going. Can you handle it alone?"
Two little girls who were looking at whitening cream saw Shi Liu, their eyes lit up, and they excitedly asked her how she maintained her skin.
Shi Liu didn't expect that she would become a living signboard. She happily introduced the products she used to them: "This water is moisturizing, this cream is whitening, and this one is anti-aging..."
To be honest, Shi Liu's eloquence is really average, but she is so beautiful that she is very persuasive. Unlike Brother Shi Er, whose handsome face has been ruined over the years.
The two little girls were so fascinated by Shi Liu's face that they took away a bottle of moisturizing water and a bottle of whitening cream when they left.
After the customer left, Shi Erge said cheerfully, "It's only the first day of opening. It's good enough that we can sell some products. After all, we're a private drugstore, unlike department stores that have built up a good reputation early on."
Shi Liu pursed her lips and smiled: "I thought Second Brother would not be used to it, but I didn't expect that Second Brother was born to be a businessman."
Shi Erge smiled and shook his head: "Nowadays, there are fewer competitors, so it's okay. Customers don't have so many choices, otherwise..."
Shi Liu, however, is very confident in her cosmeceuticals: "As long as our products are effective, we are not afraid of competitors."
Brother Shi Er thought of the effect of his wife using whitening cream during the autumn harvest, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Whitening cream is really useful."
Zhou Pan smiled and said, "Second brother, you should use more cosmetics in the future. Otherwise, what if people don't believe that our products are good?"
Shi Erge rolled his eyes at the other man in annoyance: "Zhou Pan, you are becoming more and more impolite. I remember you were not like this before."
"That's because we just arrived and it's not good to offend our uncle."
Shi Liu looked through the store's account book and found that there were already five customers in the morning. Her second brother's eloquence was really amazing. It seemed that she had to speed up the stocking process, otherwise the products would be out of stock soon.
"Second brother, can you handle this?"
"It's okay. The main thing is that this store is quite big. I'm worried that someone will steal things when I'm not paying attention. Do you plan to ask uncle to help find a few people to come over?"
"Yeah." Shi Liu didn't think it was difficult to guess. "People in the village only earn fifty or sixty yuan a year. They work themselves to death. They might as well come and help me. I offer a good salary anyway."
Second Brother Shi also agreed to let people from his hometown come over, but he asked: "Where will they live when they come over?" Now he and his wife live in the back room of a drugstore, and his third brother and his wife live in the back room of a hotel.
Shi Liu smiled and said, "Of course I rent a house. The cheapest house here is just over ten yuan a month. Two people can share a room, so the average cost is only six or seven yuan per person. I pay them 20 yuan a month."
Brother Shi nodded and said, "You'd better pay one month's salary in advance, otherwise they will have a hard time renting a house."
Shi Liu looked at his second brother in shock: "..."
Shi Erge said helplessly: "It costs a lot of money just to eat in a month."
Shi Liu immediately smiled: "We have a restaurant at home, why do we need to go somewhere else to eat? I'll take care of the food!"
Shi Erge frowned and said, "20 yuan a month is too much."
Shi Liu doesn't care about the twenty or thirty yuan. Although restaurants and drugstores don't make much money now, they will definitely be popular in the future.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Shi Liu, Brother Shi could only secretly tell his mother about this.
When Su Sanlan heard the 20 yuan a month, she was immediately unhappy. Many formal workers in this city may not even earn 20 yuan a month, so how could they be offered such a high salary?
Shi Liu was caught by Su Sanlan and lectured for a long time. In the end, her salary was reduced to 18 yuan. She would always feel sorry for the villagers if it was any less.
Uncle Shi was shocked when he heard the news: "Sister-in-law, are you sure you can get 18 yuan a month? This is not a joke."
Su Sanlan said angrily, "How can I refuse to pay my debt? I need two helpers. Big brother, you must help me find hardworking ones."
Uncle Shi thought about the villagers and said, "Sister-in-law, what do you think of the mother and daughter of Shi Chai's family? The child graduated from elementary school. If her father hadn't passed away so early, she might be able to go to college now."
Su Sanlan thought of the taciturn mother and daughter, and she didn't feel dissatisfied. "But, that girl is seventeen or eighteen years old this year, isn't it time to talk about her in-laws?"
Uncle Shi sighed, "Ah! That girl has a miserable life. She originally had a boyfriend, but who knows who the family listened to and gossiped about Shi Rong, saying she was a jinx and called off the marriage. I don't think the situation for the mother and daughter is good, so just consider it as a favor."
Su Sanlan thought of what the villagers said after her husband died, and her eyes darkened. "Okay, as long as they are quick and efficient, I have no problem. Then don't tell anyone in the village about this, so that no one will be jealous."
Uncle Shi naturally had no objection: "No problem, I'll let them leave as soon as possible."
Su Sanlan asked with some concern, "Can the mother and daughter take the car by themselves?"
"Don't worry, her mother used to be the daughter of a landlord. If she hadn't gotten into trouble, she wouldn't have married into our village."
Su Sanlan really didn't know about this, but in the past few years, everyone was very taboo about being a landlord, so it was no big deal if someone wanted to hide it: "Okay, I'll wait."
After hanging up the phone, Su Sanlan looked at her daughter with a smug look on her face and said, "It's solved. Your uncle asked the mother and daughter of the Shi Chai family to come over. The little girl is even in elementary school."
When Shi Liu heard that the other party could read, she immediately grinned happily: "That's great, I can come and work as a waiter..."
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