Lin Qi smiled, and the two returned to the guesthouse together.
Since the factory would only deliver the goods after a week, Lin Qi couldn't leave for the time being. He could use this week to walk around and understand the development of Pengcheng.
Chen Lishu had previously told Lin Qi about her desire to develop the construction industry. After two meetings, he also felt that the profits were huge. Pengcheng was currently building everywhere, and Lin Qi felt this was an opportunity to investigate first.
Before returning to the guesthouse, he called Chen Lishu. He heard that the batch of goods was settled for only sixteen yuan and five jiao, much cheaper than the estimated price. Chen Lishu was very happy. After a few more instructions, Chen Lishu hung up and continued to go back to class.
...
Since meeting Er Biao and his group, Sun Ling felt she had finally found friends she could have fun with. Every day was either at the swimming pool or the roller skating rink, and she quickly came out of the sadness of her family's misfortune and being expelled from school.
"Your cousin's shop needs a sales assistant. Although it's not a state-owned enterprise, it's still family, so you'll have some support. And it's thirty yuan a month. I've already spoken to him. You can start working tomorrow."
Seeing her daughter hanging around with idle hooligans all day, Sun Ling's mother had no choice but to find Jiang Weiguo.
"Mom, you want me to go work for a private business owner? I've been to college, and it's embarrassing enough. Whoever wants to go can go, I'm not going!"
Especially as a sales assistant. With people coming and going, if she were seen by former classmates or acquaintances, she couldn't imagine how they would mock her.
"With your father and I in this state, and you being expelled from school, it's hard to find a satisfactory job right away. Why don't you work there first? It's better than hanging out with those hooligans all day."
"Who caused me to be like this? It's all your fault for dragging me down. If you two haven't found jobs, why should I go out to work?"
Sun Ling threw down a sentence, ignored her mother's displeased expression, and turned to leave.
"Ling'er, where are we going to have fun today?" Er Biao and the others asked when they saw her coming.
This morning, her mother mentioned Jiang Weiguo's shop, which reminded her. Chen Lishu was also running a shop there. If she caused herself to be in this state and still wanted to live peacefully, that was impossible.
"Aren't you guys collecting protection fees from those vendors around the swimming pool? That doesn't earn much. I think we should go to the commercial street and collect from those shop owners. They earn more and definitely have money."
As soon as Sun Ling made the suggestion, everyone was eager to try.
"But, Brother Biao, I heard that's Jin Kun's territory. If we go there to collect protection fees, will we offend him?"
Er Biao hesitated when he heard this.
For people like them, each small gang had its own familiar territory, and they had a good relationship with the local police. If they rashly crossed the boundary, and it got to the other party's ears, a fight would definitely break out. Jin Kun was the son of a factory worker and had many brothers behind him.
"Is this all you've got? Who says that territory belongs only to him? Forget it, I didn't expect you guys to be such cowards. This is boring. I'm going back." Sun Ling said contemptuously and turned to leave.
Er Biao had feelings for Sun Ling. He couldn't falter in front of the girl he liked at a time like this. He quickly called out to her, "Alright, let's go take a look today."
...
"Lishu, you're really not being considerate. You didn't even tell me about opening a shop, such a big thing. If Li Zhiwei and the others hadn't seen it, when were you planning to hide it from us?" Zhang Xue said angrily.
"Private business owners aren't considered glorious things, so I didn't say anything."
At this time, most people's thinking had not yet changed. They still thought that becoming a formal state-owned worker was the most glorious thing.
"You're saying that means you don't consider us friends. What kind of work isn't work? I think private business is quite good. Without you guys to compare with, those sales assistants in the state-run shops would be sticking their noses up in the air." Li Zhiwei flipped twice on the horizontal bar and jumped to the ground.
"Right, what do you sell in your shop? Can I go take a look and support you?" After getting over her initial anger, Zhang Xue became curious again.
Li Zhiwei: "Bell-bottom pants and floral shirts, but I don't think they suit you."
Zhang Xue was puzzled: "Why?"
"You already look like a tomboy. If you wear the same style as those guys, tsk tsk." Li Zhiwei made a few clicking sounds, then reached out to Zhang Xue with a salute: "Brother Zhang!"
"Li Zhiwei, you're asking for death!" Zhang Xue gritted her teeth in anger and lunged at Li Zhiwei. The latter, unable to dodge, was hit twice. Immediately, Li Zhiwei's exaggerated loud pleas for mercy followed.
"Since Xue'er is curious, why don't you all go? If you like something, I'll give it to you at cost price."
"Really?" Zhang Xue stopped. Li Zhiwei seized the opportunity to quickly escape from her clutches.
As there were no classes in the afternoon, they took Feng Pangzi and soon the four of them took a car to the shop.
"I've seen others wear this style. I didn't expect they bought it from your shop. Lishu, you're amazing." Zhang Xue exclaimed as she looked at the clothes and pants on the shelves.
"Lishu, classmate, can I also get two pieces at cost price?" Li Zhiwei unceremoniously picked up a pair of bell-bottom pants and a floral shirt.
Chen Lishu smiled: "No matter how many you take, it's at cost price."
"That's very kind of you." Li Zhiwei said, then turned and went into the fitting room.
"Sister, are they all your classmates?" Wang Aixiang couldn't help but lean closer and ask in a low voice as she watched Zhang Xue and Feng Pangzi look at clothes.
She really couldn't believe that these college students didn't mock Chen Lishu for being a private business owner, and instead seemed to think highly of it.
Chen Lishu nodded: "I've told them that all the items will be at cost price for now. I'll make up the difference later."
Wang Aixiang nodded. Seeing that Zhang Xue was also going to try on clothes, she quickly went to find her size.
...
"Sister Ling'er's suggestion is good. We've only gone to a few shops and already collected ten yuan. That's enough for our meals this week," said a boy with a chrysanthemum hairstyle excitedly.
Er Biao was also a little excited. The small vendors who set up stalls before would at most give three jiao or two jiao. Now, even shops willingly gave one yuan, showing that they were really making money.
"Should we go into this one?" Er Biao pointed at the door of the 'Meili' clothing shop.
"Let's skip this one. This shop belongs to my cousin," Sun Ling said, and continued walking forward.
Not long after, the group arrived in front of the 'Shuse' clothing store. Sun Ling's eyes narrowed dangerously.
"From what I know, this shop is the richest. How much you can get depends on your ability."
Er Biao glanced at Sun Ling, turned around, and led his brothers to push the door open and go in.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Chen Lishu turned her head. Before she could greet them, Er Biao and his brothers recognized her at a glance: "It's you?"