An An's ideal was not supported, and in fact he had not thought it through completely. In the end, the matter was left unresolved.
Not long after the Chinese New Year, Lu Shi discussed with Zhang Weifang that he wanted to do some other business.
In the past few years of running the restaurant, Lu Shi made a lot of money, but it also consumed a lot of energy and time. Moreover, he came home too late every night, which made it difficult for Zhang Weifang to rest well with him, so he wanted to change to another job.
In fact, Zhang Weifang didn't really want him to work in a restaurant because it was too hard.
In March, Lu Shi transferred the restaurant to Liu Jiahua, and he withdrew from it.
Recently, Lu Shi has taken a fancy to two businesses. One is selling clothes. In recent years, people's dressing has made great progress. Both the color and style have changed. They are no longer the black, gray and blue of the past.
Another one is selling grain. Before, people needed to take tickets to the grain station to buy it, and the amount was fixed. Now, the economy is booming and people's living standards have greatly improved. White flour and rice have become staple foods, and coarse grains have gradually withdrawn from the stage of history.
Although the government has not yet proposed to cancel food coupons, in many places, you no longer need coupons to buy things.
However, the government has always had strict control over food, so Lu Shi has been hesitant.
In the end, Lu Shi decided to sell clothes, after all, this was the safest option.
With the idea in mind, Lu Shi immediately looked for a storefront. The city center was the most prosperous place, with department stores, the People's Hospital, and cinemas all nearby.
Therefore, storefronts in the city center are also the most expensive, especially in recent years, with the rapid economic development and the proliferation of various shops, which has also brought new vitality to this small city.
Lu Shi wandered around for more than ten days but couldn't find a suitable place. Finally, his sights began to expand to places around the city center.
There is a wide street east of the city center, which ends at the train station, so there are many shops on this street.
Lu Shi rented a storefront on East Street. The storefront now looks gray, and even the ground is compacted hard soil. There are no neon lights and no big white walls.
In the following period, Lu Shi began the intensive renovation. He found a professional decoration team, renovated the floor and walls, and installed bright lights.
During this time, Lu Shi also went to apply for a business license. Everything was ready, and the only thing left was to purchase the goods.
Lu Shi went to the south again and bought a lot of goods in Shenzhen. He didn't know what the fashion trends were, so he brought back some of various clothes.
Rows of clothes are neatly hung on hangers, which look high-end and classy at first glance. The name of the store was chosen by Lu Shi, which is very consistent with the characteristics of the times, so it is called Era Clothing.
Zhang Weifang originally wanted to name it "Fashionable Clothes and Pants", but Lu Shi and An An both thought it sounded ugly, so in the end the name "Times Clothing" was decided.
The clothing store had just opened and not many people came in. Everyone was in a wait-and-see state. After all, with such high-end decoration, many people were afraid that the things inside would be expensive.
Finally, Zhang Weifang matched An An with a white shirt, jeans, and white sneakers and let him go to school wearing them.
When An An first put on jeans, he was not used to it. He felt that they were too tight. However, for the sake of his family's business, he had to put himself in a difficult position.
As soon as An An arrived at school, he attracted everyone's attention. He was also a thick-skinned person, so he directly recommended his family's store to his classmates.
Zhang Weifang also wore the same style of clothes to the office, but her shirt was red, which is said to be a popular style for the Spring Festival Gala.
This fashionable and new style of dressing directly became a trend indicator. In the following days, the clothing store was crowded with customers, and Lu Shi was very busy every day.
Ten days later, Lu Shi went to purchase the second batch of goods. The business in the clothing store was very good, so he hired two more waiters.
There are a lot of people looking for jobs now, so as soon as he posted his recruitment brochure, people came for interviews.
Lu Shi recruited two young girls, dressed them in different styles of clothes, and had them act as models while selling goods.
Because of Xiao Mu's previous incident in the restaurant, Lu Shi initially wanted to hire two men, but was rejected by Zhang Weifang. To sell clothes, he still had to hire female waiters, after all, most of the people shopping were women.
When the waiters arrived, Lu Shi first talked about their salary and benefits, and then made the only request of them, which was to behave themselves.
The two girls were both junior high school graduates and were new job seekers, so Lu Shi gave them a lot of instructions.
When Lu Shi was purchasing goods, Zhang Weifang and An An came to the store temporarily to help. After all, they couldn't let the store close down. This was the source of livelihood for their family. If it closed, they would have to lose a lot of income.
Lu Shi's new store soon got on track. He was very satisfied with his current job. He earned a lot of money and could go home early every day.
Now, Lu Shi no longer needs to go out specifically to purchase goods. Every time there is new goods, the boss there will call him and then put the goods on the train and ship them over.
This year, the freight department has new regulations and private transportation is officially allowed, so Lu Shi doesn't have to go to the south every time.
In May, a call came from his hometown saying that Zhang Weibao's wife had died of complications during childbirth, and both she and the child were killed.
This tragic news shocked everyone and made Zhang Weifang very sad and regretful. After all, it was a young life.
Zhang Weifang took a leave and went back. Looking at her shocked parents, Zhang Weifang didn't know how to comfort them. She could only wait for time to digest everything.
Zhang Weibao looked okay. Although he was sad, the heavy workload allowed him to hide his sadness deep in his heart for the time being.
Something happened at home, and it was no longer suitable for Zhang Weiren's two children to stay.
Not long after, Zhang Weiren brought the two children back to the city. The children were five and six years old, just old enough to be sent to school.
Zhang Qiaona and Zhang Jiuyun seemed to have aged several years in an instant. Zhang Weifang wanted to take them to the city to stay for two days, but they refused.
Because these two old people are illiterate, they have never left the place they are familiar with in their entire lives, and have never even set foot far away. They are full of fear and unfamiliarity with the outside world, so they are very reluctant to step out of the house.
This mentality may stem from their fear of the unknown, or because they have been accustomed to a comfortable lifestyle for a long time, making it difficult for them to adapt to new environments and new things.
Zhang Jiuyun is 66 years old, which is considered advanced age, so he prefers to stay in a familiar place, eating, drinking and basking in the sun every day, which is a particularly wonderful life.
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