Volume 4: Beginning of Spring Chapter 35 Business
"When you were in Thailand, did you go to see the show?" Ding Tianhua asked.
"I took my son there. It's a good place for taking photos." He took out his phone, opened the album, and found a photo of Jiang Mo sitting on a baby elephant. He pointed the phone screen at Ding Tianhua and Ma Yi, "Look, isn't my son very cool?"
"This photo is pretty good." Ma Yi glanced at the screen.
"Your son is good-looking."
"That's right, just like me." Jiang You took back his phone. He also took a piece of lettuce and wrapped a few slices of pork belly in it. "Um, the boss of Light Oxygen Tea, how does he look? Has he suffered such a big blow?"
The lettuce neutralizes the greasy taste of the meat.
Jiang You, who originally felt a little full, suddenly felt hungry again.
"How is he?" Ding Tianhua thought for a while, "He looks okay, a very decisive person. I think he used to be a soldier . I advised him to take it slow and not to hang himself on the light oxygen tea. He didn't say anything in front of me, so I guess he won't give up."
"Maybe."
After eating the barbecue, the three of them stood at the door of the store for a while and smoked a cigarette.
Ding Tianhua said: "I'm sorry to have cost you money again."
"You came here today and helped me a lot. Really , I almost made a mistake," Jiang You flicked the ash off his cigarette and looked at Ma Yi, "Then shall we meet at the entrance of the train station on the 27th?"
"Okay, it's a good opportunity to go shopping a day early."
Ding Tianhua glanced at the time and said, "I have something to do tonight. Let's meet again next time. Next time, come to my place. There is a good Japanese restaurant. Brother Yi is so picky. He likes everything from the environment to the presentation."
"How can I choose now?" Ma Yi glared at Ding Tianhua.
"Okay, okay," Jiang You agreed with a smile, "It's a deal, just don't default on your debt."
After the breakup, Jiang You walked back to Wenhua Street smelling of cooking smoke.
At nine o'clock in the evening, there were still quite a few people on the street.
A young couple walked past him, joking around.
Jiang You stopped and turned to look at the corner where they disappeared. He turned into a convenience store, took two cartons of milk and a few bags of potato chips, and when he walked to the counter to pay, the cashier asked him, "Did you scan the red envelope today?"
"What red envelope?"
The teller pointed to the sticker on the table and said, "Someone just took out a red envelope worth more than 20 yuan."
"So lucky?" Jiang You scanned the QR code with his mobile phone.
"How much?" asked the teller.
"Three points," Jiang You sighed, "That's all. Help me get a bag."
While checking out, the cashier consoled Jiang You, "You can still scan tomorrow. There may be too many people scanning today. Come earlier tomorrow."
Carry the bag back to the bug house.
Step into the yard.
Jiang Mo was wearing light yellow thin cotton pajamas and sitting on the swing.
Jiang You walked behind the swing and gave it a push.
The swing swung high.
"These three pomegranate trees have started to grow new leaves."
"Our yard is so beautiful," Jiang You pushed the swing, "The barbecue today was delicious. It's a pity you didn't go to eat it. There may be some changes outside. Do you feel it?"
The swing swung down, Jiang You reached out and stopped it.
Jiang Mo turned around.
Jiang You looked at him and said, "I plan to start business in March. I will order a batch of goods tomorrow. They will arrive the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I will fill up the shelves first."
Jiang You reached out and touched Jiang Mo's hair, "Take your time."
He walked into the store.
"Do you drink milk? How about adding some honey to it?"
"Then I'll add some myself, don't steal my drink."
Two days later, the postcard Jiang You ordered was delivered.
He dragged the cardboard box into the store, found a utility knife, squatted on the ground and opened the box.
Inside were piles of postcards tied together with rubber bands.
He flipped through the postcards a few times, roughly sorted them into several categories, and then put them on the shelf.
The shelves are full and the cartons are empty.
Jiang You walked around the store for a few times, and after thinking for a while, he started to clean up, carefully cleaning the upstairs and downstairs, inside and outside the store, and finally put all the garbage and dust into the cardboard box and threw them out. After admiring the fruits of his labor, he stopped on the stairs. After the small living room on the second floor was converted into a workshop, the cabinets and workbenches have been empty.
He thought about it, changed his clothes, and walked towards Guanghe Bookstore.
When I opened the door, there were no customers in the bookstore. Chen Nan and Xiao Liu were sitting on two lazy sofas by the window basking in the sun.
Seeing Jiang You coming in, Chen Nan and Xiao Liu stood up.
"Sister Nan, Xiao Liu," Jiang You walked over, "The sun is shining brightly today. I'm cleaning the house today. A few flowers in the flowerbed have sprouted buds. When they bloom, come to my yard to enjoy the flowers."
"Okay, when will you open the store?"
"March, I thought, since school is about to start, I could organize some activities, but I have to go to Wuxu on the 28th, so I might as well do it when I get back. Probably the 3rd or 5th," Jiang You walked to the bookshelf, took out a book and flipped through it, "I found out today that there is nothing in the cupboard on the second floor. I plan to put a few books and some decorations, and then I'll come over to get the book."
"What type do you want?" Chen Nan walked to Jiang You.
"I want the kind that looks very cultured."
"masterpiece?"
"It can't be too well-known. You can tell at a glance that it was bought specifically for decoration. I want the kind that is well-known in the professional circle, but not many people know about it outside of this circle. But it can't be too obscure, the kind that is difficult to read, with a long paragraph that sounds like a foreign language with various language components at the end..." Jiang You spoke of his needs in a carefree manner, "It would be best if the cover is good-looking and the colors are bright. After all, it is for decoration."
Xiao Liu held back his laughter and walked behind the counter.
Chen Nan took the book out of Jiang You's hand and put it back on the bookshelf. "Go buy it on JD.com. There's a new back-to-school promotion going on. There's a coupon for buying 400 and getting 200 free."
"If I buy it here, I can just take it back and put it up there."
"Go buy a set of small books by famous people, and pick out the books you're interested in from the Oracle Bone Script series. If you can get more, I'll put a shape in your cupboard."
"You don't have this?"
"They can't be sold. Magazines were selling well a few years ago, but now they're not selling well. Xiao Liu and I were just talking. My lounge area is pretty big, right? She said, remove the bookshelves in this area ," Chen Nan pointed to where they were standing, "and put in a few sofas and coffee tables."
"Then what?"
"She said she would find some writers to hold book signings, and give them the venue for free, and sell books. She said there are a lot of peripheral products for books and comics now, so we can come up with a theme, and then hold a tea party for authors and readers to meet, and then sell peripheral products. And if the popularity increases, more passers-by will come in."
"That's good," Jiang You took out his phone and clicked on JD.com. "Are you talking about this back-to-school season event?"
"That's it."
"It was originally 40% off, but can we still get a full discount?"
"Yes, so now bookstores can't operate at all."
