Chapter 62 Check!
Li Zhiguo thought that it would be better for him to die than for his friend, so he would get the credit for finding out the problem.

Director Li looked at the bill, which was marked in red, and said tremblingly, "It's shocking. Our comrades have serious ideological problems.

Thank you for your hard work. You can take a rest today. Come back on Wednesday to redo last week's accounts."

Li Zhiguo was confused. How could this have brought trouble upon himself?

"Li Zhiguo, I heard you have a brother-in-law?"

Director Li picked up the teacup and said, "Only men can understand men. He also has a brother-in-law."

"Director, I'll come over on Wednesday afternoon. It won't delay anything."

Why does Li Zhiguo feel that the director has also become a bad person? Isn’t it said that people become redder by the company they keep? Doesn’t he feel his righteous spirit?
When I came out of the office and went to the reception hall outside, I saw Chen Xueru. As expected, she came to visit me.

"No, why are you here where I work?"

"I need to ask you for something. It just so happens that I have something to do on the street."

Chen Xueru didn't yell this time and decided to talk about it after they got out.

When they got outside, she asked quietly, "Why didn't you come to the store to settle the accounts yesterday? Have you figured out how to expand the business?"

"Yesterday was Sunday. I don't work on my holidays. Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Li Zhiguo had just been cheated by the director. The director was a high-ranking official and took good care of him, so he didn't try to get back at him.

But with the little rich lady, you have to be a little more careful.

"I didn't teach you anything, except that Sundays are the busiest time in the store, and we usually don't take a break."

Chen Xueru felt that this person's attitude was different today. Was he bullied on the street?
"I need to rest and recuperate. Don't worry, I've already thought about expanding the business. Let's go back to the store and talk."

Li Zhiguo took out the bicycle and sat on it.

"Yeah!"

Chen Xueru sat on the back seat awkwardly and reached out to support herself gently.

"Go away!"

The street was quite close to the silk shop, and we arrived there just after warming up.

When they arrived at the inner hall, no outsiders were allowed in. Chen Xueru handed over the hand-ground coffee she had prepared and sat down next to it.

"Have you arranged your brother-in-law's job?"

"I went to work on the street early this morning. I'll be an intern for now and wait and see what happens next."

Li Zhiguo took a sip of coffee.

"It seems that Director Li is really good to you. I know his wife and I know Director Li. He is a very protective person. That's why I was so anxious to help you agree to work in the street office that time."

Chen Xueru is an expert at being a lady.

"Yeah! I noticed that too."

Li Zhiguo nodded. Director Li was just like that. As long as they were his own people, even if they did something wrong, he would just make them drink three glasses of wine as punishment.

Then they will be demoted, and once they have made some achievements they can be reused, or even promoted.

This is also one of the reasons why he is willing to work in the street. In this era, leaders like Director Li are rare.

"Xue Ru, we've finished our coffee. Should we settle the bill first, or talk about expanding the business?"

"Li Zhiguo, what did you just call me?"

Chen Xueru was stunned for a moment. Why did he change the address again?

"Xue Ru! Both your name and my wife's name contain the character 'Ru'. We can start a business in the future. Let's open a Rujia Hotel, which is similar to a guesthouse and can make a lot of money."

Li Zhiguo did not expect his wife Qin Huairu to start a business, but Chen Xueru was a strong woman. Although she never defeated the fake widow in the tavern, she was not lacking in business acumen.

"That's good. I finally heard that you want to do business."

Chen Xueru felt that she had a better understanding of this person.

"Let's get back to the topic. After chatting for a while, we have to eat."

Li Zhiguo pretended to look at his empty wrist and took out a cigarette. The rich woman lit it for him and also held the ashtray waiting for him.

"Li Zhiguo, let's talk about expanding the business first. Didn't you say that we should make more money now and become bigger and stronger?"

"Okay, I'll draw the blueprint!"

Li Zhiguo took out a folded piece of homework paper from his bag. How should I put it? It was abstract painting technique, and he could understand it.

Chen Xueru was confused. Is this the way to make money that you came up with after spending a week?
"Xue Ru, we must take over the yard at the back. It is now under the management of the street. Instead of renting out the rooms to individual residents, why don't we use it for commercial purposes?

You happen to know Director Li's wife, so you can ask her to come to the store to inspect it and let her choose some curtain fabrics. It won't be shabby."

After Li Zhiguo said this, Chen Xueru thought for a while and said, "We don't have curtain fabric in our store."

"Why are you suddenly not smart? Silk is also a kind of cloth and can be used as curtains!"

"what!"

Chen Xueru understood and was also numb. You have never done business before, so how come you are better at giving gifts than me?

"You can use Mrs. Li's pillow talk to take over the backyard and rent it out at the market price.

Bring Aunt Fang's team over here. If you talk to her like this, she will charge the same fees as before. It is equivalent to just changing the work location.

That is, our silk shop and tailor shop are in a cooperative model. "

Li Zhiguo deliberately kept a trick up his sleeve. If things went wrong during the future public-private partnership, he would simply dissolve the silk shop, ruin the business, and let it go to waste.

"Cooperative mode?"

Chen Xueru is a little unable to keep up with the pace.

“Yes, cooperation will lead to a win-win situation, not just for her team to enjoy.

But we can provide a free lunch to the tailoring team and waive the rent.

After giving priority to garment processing in our store, they can also take private jobs without affecting each other.

You listen to me on this matter. Do you know chess? The first move counts as at least three moves."

Li Zhiguo did not explain, which seemed to be going against the street.

"Well, I'll listen to you. Then go on. What else?"

Chen Xueru held the ashtray in both hands and watched the ashes fall from the man's fingertips. The faint smell of tobacco made her feel that the room was different and manly.

"Then I will design 12 spring outfits and have them made directly by the tailor shop. In addition, I will design 12 sets of classic styles that everyone can accept, and you can choose the fabrics.

Just hang it up in the store, with a clear price tag on it. You can give discounts to regular customers, for example, if the price is 100, you can cut it down a bit. But forget it, this is too rip-off.

You can just give a 95% discount or something and calculate it based on the profit.

We produce whatever sells best without worrying about overstocking, and when spring is almost over, we sell off all the overstocked goods quickly at a discount price.”

After a pause, Li Zhiguo continued, "To put it simply, it means selling short and fast. As long as the fabric is not of the season, we will not keep a single foot and sell it in bulk.

It was the end of the season, and winter silk fabrics were being sold at a discount starting this afternoon, so it was a good opportunity to invite Mrs. Li to come and choose curtains.

This will help you quickly recover funds and concentrate on purchasing spring fabrics. This will be done every season.

Another small plan is to sell high-end clothes for men, such as white shirts, which can be worn in spring, summer, autumn and winter.

But instead of selling to men, I will sell these clothes through female customers, and finally the new layout of the store, follow me."

As he spoke, he put out his cigarette, stood up and talked to the rich woman about the layout of the store while looking at the sketch. The most important thing was to set up a small inner hall in the outer hall.

There are sofas and coffee tables, coffee and tea are provided, there are new product areas, discount areas, etc. There is nothing too new, just trying to cheat women out of their money.

And you don’t have to spend any money on redecorating, just change the layout.

"Li Zhiguo, you really have a good grasp of both Chinese and Western culture. Many of the concepts you mentioned are from the West."

There are many things that Chen Xueru cannot understand for the time being, but that does not stop her from feeling that it is very amazing.

"Okay, give it back. Add a little more money and ask Aunt Fang's team to make more pants. We won't sell them, we'll just give them away.

It will be given for every certain amount of consumption. In the future, such small gifts will be given as extra gifts. If you feel you are losing out, just raise the price of the clothes.

That’s all for now. What time is it? Can we have dinner now?”

Li Zhiguo subconsciously raised his hand again, but his wrist was empty.

Chen Xueru's eyes lit up. "Go to the inner hall and have some coffee first. I'll go ask the kitchen if it's ready. I'll be right back."

"Okay! After dinner, we'll have a clearance sale this afternoon. I can help you calculate your inventory as well."

Li Zhiguo went to the inner hall to drink coffee and flipped through the account book...

Wait, it seems like I forgot about my brother-in-law. Never mind, Qin Guangming has money and knows how to go out for lunch by himself.

I didn't wait too long before Chen Xueru walked in with an exquisite box.

"Li Zhiguo, I suddenly remembered that I have a new watch at home. It's just sitting there for a while, so you can use it first. You have stomach problems and can't miss meals."

"That's not good! Watches are so expensive, and I'm just an ordinary worker."

He wanted to remain reserved and did not reach out to take it.

Chen Xueru sat next to him and opened the box herself. "It's for you to choose. No, there just happens to be an Omega men's watch."

"This is an imported watch, a Swiss brand. It must have cost a lot of money!"

Li Zhiguo didn't expect that the rich woman would be so willing to invest.

"It's just over four hundred and fifty dollars, less than five hundred! This watch suits your temperament very well."

As Chen Xueru spoke, she took Li Zhiguo's hand and put the watch on him.

"Xue Ru, let me make it clear first. This watch is borrowed from me. It's not a gift from you. I don't accept such an expensive gift."

Li Zhiguo looked at his wrist. After putting on the watch, his temperament immediately changed. He rose from the working class to the ranks of cadres.

At noon, he had a staff meal at the silk shop. In the afternoon, the shop started having a discount sale. Don't underestimate this discount, because now the prices are basically fixed and even a penny less will not do.

Suddenly, even on a weekday, the store was packed with customers.

This inner hall also had to be vacated for the use of the female family members. Li Zhiguo went to the small room to calculate the account book. He looked at his watch and saw that it was just past three o'clock in the afternoon. He simply leaned back in a chair and took a nap, as he had to pick up his brother-in-law from get off work later.

"plum……"

Chen Xueru pushed the door open and saw that the person was sleeping soundly. She tiptoed to find a blanket and covered the person with it, then went out to do her work.

"Mrs. Li, these two pieces of silk were bought as extras when the store was last stocked. They were free. You can take them home and make two curtains. Please don't despise them."

Chen Xueru used the method taught by Li Zhiguo and gave gifts to the director's wife.

"Curtains? Sister, how did you know that my family was going to change the curtains?"

Mrs. Li had no way of refusing, as curtain fabric was not something else.

We are in the inner hall now and there is no one else around, so you don't have to be too cautious with your words.

"Mrs. Li, I have something to trouble you. There is a yard behind my store. It's empty and owned by the street.

I would like to rent this place and turn it into a tailor shop. You can take the cloth back first and come over to make curtains anytime later. There is a back door in the yard, and it is located in the alley, so it is convenient to come in and out.

I have already applied to the street office, but for a yard this big, I’m afraid only Director Li can give the approval.”

Chen Xueru thought that the place chosen by the enemy was really good and very hidden.

"Sister, you know I usually don't ask about Dechao's work. But since the yard is empty, it would be convenient for the neighbors to turn it into a tailor shop."

Mrs. Li placed her hands on the silk. Two pieces of cloth, how many curtains would be needed to make them?

"Isn't that right, Sister Zhenzhen..."

Chen Xueru lowered her voice and said, "Spring is coming soon, I will contact Suzhou to send a batch of high-quality white lining materials.

When the tailor shop is established, I will keep a few sewing machines to make men's white shirts. They can be made to measure and they are not only cheap but also decent."

"I see. Then we have to open the tailor shop as soon as possible."

Li Zhenzhen chatted for a while and then left with the two pieces of silk that had been wrapped.

"Huai Ru, Huai Ru..."

Li Zhiguo shouted a few times and suddenly realized that he was not at home.

I wiped the saliva from the corner of my mouth and looked at my watch. Fortunately, I didn’t oversleep.

"Li Zhiguo, you're awake! Madam Li just came over and sent the curtains out as you asked."

Chen Xueru heard the noise and went into the house to put away the blanket.

"That's great. I have to go to the street again on Wednesday. I'll stop by and see you. I'll leave first today because my brother-in-law is about to get off work."

Li Zhiguo twisted his neck and took a nap. Now he felt refreshed.

"Then I'll wait for you to eat at noon on Wednesday. Do you want to order some food? I'll prepare a special meal for you."

Chen Xueru didn't keep anyone there either. She had made an appointment with Aunt Fang to discuss cooperation later.

"Just fry two eggs for me, I'm not picky!"

He really had to leave, otherwise he would have no way to explain if Qin Guangming got lost on his first day at work.

"Slow down on the road."

Chen Xueru shouted, touched the ring on her finger, and smiled happily.

……

"Guangming, how do you feel about work today?"

Li Zhiguo rode his bicycle to pick up his brother-in-law.

"Brother-in-law, everything is fine. I followed a few aunties from the neighborhood committee to the grain store to register and just ran errands."

Qin Guangming felt that this job was easy, just like strolling around, and quite decent.

"Well, watch and learn more, don't be afraid of trouble, and tell your brother-in-law if someone bullies you."

He is best at communicating with the aunts, which is indispensable for grassroots work. The only thing he is afraid of is that his nephew is young and cannot grasp the situation.

"Brother-in-law, I don't cause trouble."

Qin Guangming knew very well that he was from the countryside, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

"I don't cause trouble, but I'm not afraid of it! You have to know the way. You have to come here by yourself early tomorrow morning. You just got here, so don't be late."

Li Zhiguo put the watch into the space now, is it too ostentatious?

"Here we are. You have to figure out how to make dinner. If you can't cook, just eat out."

"Okay, brother-in-law, take care. I can do it on my own."

(End of this chapter)