vstars Chapter 113 Chu Shaoqing Takes the Blame
Chapter 113 Chu Shaoqing Takes the Blame
Mu Xiaowan thought, "Isn't that because they have money?"
Chu Shaoqing, however, regarded money as dirt. The two families were considered well-matched, and the girl was not ugly, but he just couldn't stand her.
In winter, people spend less time outdoors, and by seven or eight o'clock in the evening, there are hardly any people on the streets.
Today was the opening day, and everyone was working non-stop, even having their meals delivered directly from the nearby restaurant.
Everyone was tired after a long day. When Mu Xiaowan saw that no one was around, she told everyone to move their things back and close the door.
"Sister-in-law, we can go and get the moving done. Can you calculate how much we earned today?" Chu Shaoqing was exhausted today and wanted to know how much money he had made.
"Alright, Zhihui, give me the list of membership cards issued today, as well as the money received."
Chu Zhihui handed the items to Mu Xiaowan, and while massaging her back, she went to help tidy up the counter.
"You and Jingyi should rest. We need to move the things outside back in in case they get stolen. There's no rush to finish the work inside the shop; I'll take care of it tomorrow. A few men outside are enough. Come and sit down and have some water."
My neighbor is a really nice lady; she always refills the kettle in the shop, so it's always full.
"Xiaohui, there's a snack cabinet under the counter. Take all the snacks out of there and you and Jingyi can eat them."
Wu Jingyi was exhausted; her shoulders slumped as she walked. "I never imagined making money would be so hard. I will definitely be more frugal in the future."
Chu Zhihui said with a smile, "It seems that the social studies lesson went well. Auntie has to thank Sister-in-law. Sister-in-law has saved her a lot of money."
"I should thank Jingyi; she was a great help to me today."
"Sister-in-law, you're too kind. If I ever have nowhere to go, I'll come visit you."
Wu Jingyi is three years younger than Xiao Hui. Her eyes are clear as water, and she is very innocent. She doesn't have the snobbishness of Chu Shaoting.
Mu Xiaowan had never interacted with them before, and they rarely saw each other. Since the young girl didn't seem to have any bad intentions, he was naturally easy to talk to.
"No problem, come whenever you want."
Mu Xiaowan was calculating with a small calculator, while Wu Jingyi and Chu Zhihui watched in astonishment.
"Sister-in-law, what's that you're holding?"
"Calculator? I don't know how to use an abacus. This thing is easy to use."
Nowadays, most businessmen use abacuses.
Mu Xiaowan learned it when she was in second or third grade, but she had forgotten everything she learned. She really didn't know how to use it, so she took some time these past two days to make a simplified calculator with only addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Wu Jingyi held it in her hand and looked at it repeatedly, her face full of surprise. "Wow, this thing is so good! Sister-in-law, where did you buy it? I want to buy one too, it's so convenient."
“This isn’t something sold outside; it was made by your brother Shaoqing. He’s very talented in this area; he can master these things just by looking at them.” Mu Xiaowan brought up Chu Shaoqing again.
Anyway, even if he and Chu Shaoqing didn't talk, Chu Shaoqing would still be covered up by his lie.
"What? Brother Shaoqing is so amazing?" Wu Jingyi jumped excitedly in front of Chu Shaoqing as he came in. "Brother, can you make me a calculator too?"
"Calculator?" Chu Shaoqing was taken aback for a moment, then realized, "Oh, oh, you mean calculator!"
Chu Shaoqing looked at Mu Xiaowan, and seeing her nod, he chuckled and said, "This... this is of course no problem. You're my sister, how could I not give it to you?"
After Chu Junbai put down the box, he noticed the eye contact between the two.
Their relationship is getting better and better; they can even communicate with each other through eye contact.
But why should Chu Shaoqing agree if he wants to, and why should he care about Mu Xiaowan's opinion?
This kid is really well tamed by Mu Xiaowan now.
It wasn't until later that he realized that Chu Shaoqing wasn't afraid of Mu Xiaowan, but rather that Mu Xiaowan was the original owner who did all this. If Mu Xiaowan hadn't agreed, Chu Shaoqing wouldn't have been able to do it even if he wanted to.
When they were halfway through moving, Ye Jincheng came to help.
"Xiao Mu, congratulations on your grand opening!" Ye Jincheng greeted him as soon as he entered the store, carrying a box.
"Brother Ye, thank you for the flower basket today." Ye Jincheng hadn't visited for several days, so he asked someone to send the flower basket.
Chu Zhihui whispered to Mu Xiaowan, "The Aunt He who came with Mom today is Brother Ye's mother. Not only did she get a card, but she also bought so many things. Most importantly, she got Second Aunt and her friend to buy a lot too. I heard everything from beginning to end. Aunt He's purchasing power is truly unmatched."
If Chu Zhihui hadn't told him all this, Mu Xiaowan would never have known that the aunt who spoke so fiercely was Ye Jincheng's mother.
He was busy entertaining other guests and didn't have time to entertain them. Knowing he had talked a lot, his second aunt's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
"Brother Ye, please thank your aunt for me when you get back. I'll visit her another day!"
"You are welcome."
After Mu Xiaowan finished calculating the accounts, she was astonished to see the large sums left in the notebook.
I never expected that the membership card would cost over three thousand yuan. Half of it has already been credited to my account.
Today's miscellaneous income totaled two thousand, not counting the net profit, but at least a third of that came in.
Today was indeed a very auspicious day for the grand opening!
The number she mentioned surprised everyone.
Mu Xiaowan said, "Today is the opening day, but we don't usually have this many customers. We also gave away quite a few things today, so we didn't make much money."
Actually, Mu Xiaowan had already roughly estimated the value of the items she was giving away and included it in the calculation.
Because she hasn't checked the inventory yet and doesn't know how much has been sold, she can't give a very specific number.
Mu Xiaowan didn't initially see this as a business; her goal was to expand the business upstairs. Now it seems that if she manages this general store well, the business won't be bad.
"Everything is difficult at the beginning. We've already made a good start, so why are we afraid of not doing well?" Chu Shaoqing was quite good at comforting himself.
After everyone had brought the goods back, Mu Xiaowan decided to treat everyone to hot pot.
After a long day, having hot pot and then going home to sleep will feel so good.
She went upstairs and brought down the nightlight she had made.
There are power outages here from time to time. If there were a nightlight, I wouldn't have to fumble around in the middle of the night.
She had originally planned to keep one of these nightlights for herself and give another to Xiaohui. Now, she had no choice but to take both nightlights down, giving one to Chu Zhihui and the other to Wu Jingyi.
This night light is shaped like a panda, it's really cute.
Chu Zhihui was delighted, beaming from ear to ear, as if all her fatigue had vanished.
Wu Jingyi was also captivated by it; she only knew about desk lamps, but she never imagined there was a night light as well.
If she took it to school, so many classmates would be envious.
"Sister-in-law, I love this so much."
"The advantage of this night light is that it doesn't need electricity, it only needs batteries. Even if the battery runs out, it can still provide light, and you can take it anywhere you go." Most importantly, young girls love it.
Despite coming from a well-off family, Wu Jingyi acted like a naive child, turning the items over and over to examine them. "Sister-in-law, did Brother Shaoqing make this too? Do you have any more? I'm sure I won't get a good price if I take it to school."
Just then, Chu Shaoqing came over to get a drink of water and saw the panda, asking, "Hey, where did this thing come from? It's really beautiful."