The young girls in the shop were already very familiar with He Tiantian. As soon as she entered, one of the girls came up to her and asked, "Auntie, are you looking for our manager?"
"Yes, is Manager Guan here?" He Tiantian nodded.
"Yes, yes, I'll go call them." The little girl was very enthusiastic, and she ran upstairs to call them.
He Tiantian looked around the shop; the dazzling array of fabrics was overwhelming.
But something seemed to be missing. He Tiantian thought for a moment, then realized, "Oh, it seems there are fewer people in the store."
The last time she came, she saw three little girls and a young man. Why is there only one little girl this time?
He Tiantian found herself a stool and sat down, placing the money bag in her hand on her lap.
Before long, the young girl led Manager Guan downstairs.
When He Tiantian saw Manager Guan, she also felt that something was different.
She stood up, somewhat surprised. "Shopkeeper, you've lost weight?"
He Tiantian originally thought that the most distinctive feature of Manager Guan was his big belly.
But now, only half a month has passed, and her belly has shrunk by more than half.
Manager Guan patted his belly and smiled sheepishly.
"Hehe, isn't it because I'm too fat and look old? If I get any fatter, I probably won't be able to find a wife."
"What? Manager Guan, you're not married yet?" He Tiantian was a little incredulous.
Because in her eyes, she had always assumed that the shopkeeper was a married man. Who would have thought that this shopkeeper was so mature for his age!
"No, I'm over twenty and still not married, which is considered quite late." However, his parents don't worry about his marriage, so he's all alone.
Um... He Tiantian felt a little embarrassed.
In this light, it doesn't seem unreasonable that the shopkeeper used to call her Sister-in-law He.
It's going too far for her to ask people to call her "little sister".
"Then you should still call me sister-in-law from now on, that's more appropriate," He Tiantian said shyly.
"Oh...it's alright, it's alright, I can call you sister." Manager Guan replied. "Sister, I've heard that your shop is doing very well, I'm just waiting to have some time to try it out."
However, he has been very stressed these past few days. He has few staff in his shop and can't find anyone to hire, so he has to do everything himself.
"Of course, come whenever you have time, it's on me." He Tiantian handed the silver in her hand to Manager Guan and continued, "This is the two hundred and fifty taels of silver I borrowed from you last time, I've come to repay you this time."
When it comes to money, Manager Guan is quite cautious. He gestured for He Tiantian to go upstairs to discuss the matter.
He Tiantian glanced at the young girl who had greeted her downstairs, and silently followed Manager Guan upstairs to the second floor.
Manager Guan poured He Tiantian a cup of hot tea before complaining, "Sister, you have no idea what has happened here..."
He Tiantian looked at him, puzzled.
Manager Guan sat down and sighed deeply, "Sigh...you know about those two young girls in my shop before, right?"
He Tiantian nodded, she had a vague impression of it.
"These two girls seem quite honest, but I didn't expect them to be so bold. They've been secretly taking money from customers for over half a year. If I hadn't checked the accounts, I wouldn't have discovered it."
He Tiantian was startled. She had been on guard day and night, but it was hard to guard against a thief within her own ranks.
"How much silver did they secretly pocket?"
Manager Guan held out a hand, "A little over fifty taels. The two of them wouldn't dare take more than that at once, just a few dozen or a few hundred coins at a time..."
"That's why I've been so busy at this shop these days. It's so hard to find reliable people." Manager Guan took a sip of hot tea and pleaded, "Sister, if you have any reliable people over there, could you introduce them to me? My salary is 150 coins a month, and the work isn't tiring. I just need to introduce fabrics to customers."
"I don't want this money. That batch of silk gauze is almost finished. It's cold now, so we can't sell any more silk gauze. I've already calculated your commission." Manager Guan said, and went inside to get the money and account books.
He Tiantian had just taken a sip of tea when Manager Guan came out again.
He handed the ledger to He Tiantian, "Sister, take a look at this ledger. As previously agreed, I'll give you a 20% commission, which totals 315 taels of silver."
"So I'll give you another sixty-five taels of silver, to round it up to a whole number, seventy taels sounds better."
Manager Guan handed the counted seventy taels of silver to He Tiantian, saying, "Let's cooperate more in the future. Sister, you take care of the ideas, and I'll take care of the sales."
Manager Guan had great confidence in himself, after all, he was quite good at selling things.
He Tiantian took the silver; it was rightfully hers.
She had already made up her mind when she arrived.
Now that it's autumn and getting cold, people are starting to wear thicker clothes.
However, for those young ladies from noble families, they would rather be beautiful than dress in bulky clothes.
She could suggest selling thermal underwear, which is different from the undergarments they wear.
Thermal underwear is worn close to the skin, so the requirements for the fabric are very strict; it must be comfortable and warm.
Moreover, clothes should fit snugly against the body for better warmth.
Therefore, there are strict requirements for the style of clothing, which is the style of modern thermal underwear.
In ancient times, inner garments were relatively loose and did not fit snugly against the skin, so they were not very warm.
Besides selling thermal underwear, women's lingerie can also be sold.
Because she was used to wearing modern underwear, the thing she found most uncomfortable in this place was wearing the underwear here.
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