Chapter 291 Refrigerator

"Old Zhao, you guys have to take care of the warehouse today. I'll send someone to the hotel to pack some dishes and bring them back." Liu Qingqing took out twenty yuan and handed it to the other party. He was very satisfied with their work attitude.

He told the other party not to say more.

Then they carefully guarded their respective directions from beginning to end without saying a word.

Old Zhao thanked them and put the money in his pocket.

When Mr. Qian's son and several employees came to check the goods, they saw these stern-faced and silent strong men around them.

The whole transaction process was very pleasant.

After selling all the food and fruits in a large warehouse, she went into the bank with a suitcase of money.

It was still a few years before the 100-yuan note appeared.

At that time, people who were doing business did not have much money, but they had to use sacks to carry it.

After all, Master Qian met him on the train, and it was not necessarily possible to understand each other with just a few words.

Before she sold the things to Master Qian's son, she rented a warehouse for a month, and then went to the labor market to hire a team of people to help guard the warehouse.

"Guarding the warehouse" was just a trick.

She gave them a week's salary in advance, but they only worked for one day. As for whether these people would come the next day?

Anyway, the money was paid, and she didn't care whether they came or not.

The warehouse was rented for a month, and the same thing happened.

Being alone outside, no matter how strong one's fighting ability is, one still fears a hidden arrow.

Since she rented this house to someone, she would observe first if she had any idea.

After she had almost done her homework, she would find the most suitable opportunity.

And she ran away in just one day. No one would have thought of it.

Who would spend an extra one or two hundred yuan on these nonsense?

Liu Qingqing waved her sleeves and took away a bag of money.

The next step is to go to the electrical appliance factory.

In fact, there are many electrical appliance factories in Huating, but they are all quite arrogant. Liu Qingqing has only dealt with the Hero brand TV of "Huating Harmonica Factory".

Compared with Huating, Huicheng should be easier to talk to because it is at the forefront of reform and opening up.

However, it is not possible to get everything done in one go, as not every appliance has a single manufacturer.

So she can only get whichever one she wants.

If it doesn't work, she will go back to Huating to find a solution.

The supply of TVs is already there, and the most important thing now is to look at refrigerators.

The Wanbao refrigerators of the Shengcheng Refrigerator Factory are already the largest brand in China.

Many people will proudly show off to others when they buy refrigerators: "Refrigerators, you have to buy Wanbao, look at this one at home, it's sturdy and easy to use, and the effect is first-class."

The Shengcheng Refrigerator Factory has already taken shape, and the sound of machines can be heard continuously in the factory buildings.

A little further away from the factory gate, many people were squatting or standing.

During the time when Liu Qingqing was looking at the door.

Several people came over and said, "Do you want to buy a refrigerator or do you want to purchase goods?"

Liu Qingqing looked over suspiciously and didn't wait to say anything.

Two people took the others away, and then there was only one person in front of her.

The other person lowered his voice: "Sister, let me tell you, don't think you can buy things just because you have some money. You know that you can enter this gate? If you want to get the goods, you still have to find us. Our eldest brother is the brother-in-law of the factory director. He can get the goods. Others are useless. Now all places are looking for our factory director to place orders. It's very popular."

Liu Qingqing nodded suddenly. This is probably a scam gang.

It was the words of the factory director's brother-in-law that made her think of "the factory director and his sister-in-law ran away, and the factory closed down..." for no reason.

I felt like laughing for no reason.

Liu Qingqing asked, "Where can I get the goods?"

The other party pointed to a yard not far from the factory and said, "See? This is where our big brother keeps the goods. There are a lot of goods in stock. Do you want to go and have a look?"

Liu Qingqing smiled and said, "I'm not buying anything. I'm looking for someone."

The other party's eyes flickered for a moment, and he didn't believe it at all: "Haha, then you can try it."

He looked like he was waiting for her to hit a wall.

Liu Qingqing turned around and walked towards the guard room.

There were two middle-aged men at the guard post.

At this time, the guards in the factory were also formal employees, and they also had iron rice bowls.

Many of the guards were retired soldiers, and the requirement was that they could look after the factory's property and the country's property.

Being able to fight and having good physical fitness are the key.

Not all gatekeepers are masters.

Gatekeeper masters and security masters only exist in later generations...

Chapter 292 Done

Seeing Liu Qingqing walking towards the door, the two looked at each other, one continued to scan the surroundings, and the other stared at her and asked: "What do you do?"

Liu Qingqing took out her ID and turned to the page with the photo carefully: "I am from Huating Machinery Factory. This time I came to our electrical factory to inspect the assembly line equipment here. I want to improve some problems of production machinery based on the situation here..."

The other party was confused, but he did see the words Huating Machinery Factory, and the person in the photo was right.

He nodded: "Then wait a moment."

After that, he went into the guard room to make an internal call.

Liu Qingqing didn't know if she could fool people, but she would try it first.

Besides, her identity was real. Before she left, she even said hello to the machinery factory, saying that she was going to visit relatives in Huicheng and to see the machinery in various factories.

Not long after, a young man in white short-sleeved shirt and black pants came out.

After introducing Liu Qingqing to each other, he took her in.

The trio who were watching the situation at the door almost dropped their jaws when they saw this.

They secretly thought it was bad luck and a waste of time.

He was actually looking for someone.

And she asked him a lot of random questions...

The young man's name was Zheng Keming, a team leader on the assembly line.

Liu Qingqing smiled and chatted with him about this and that, and secretly gave a thumbs up to the factory leader in her heart.

Look at him, he didn't even say that he was not allowed to enter.

Finding a small team leader is neither important nor offensive.

Liu Qingqing doesn't care about these things, as long as she can get in.

Following Zheng Keming into the production workshop, many steps are still done manually, and only a few are done on the assembly line.

She took out a pen and paper from her pocket and walked from the production to the packaging workshop.

She got familiar with the team leaders and directors of each line.

When it was almost time to get off work, she said goodbye to Zheng Keming: "I will come again tomorrow morning. Please tell Team Leader Zheng and the two employees at the gate."

Zheng Keming looked embarrassed. He thought one day was enough, but he didn't expect that he would come again the next day.

Liu Qingqing said quickly: "I'm just observing the operation of the machine. Team leader Zheng can do your work tomorrow. We are all brother factories. I know the rules. I will stay in the production workshop tomorrow."

Zheng Keming quickly put the cigarette box in his hand into his trouser pocket: "Okay, I'll say hello when I send you out."

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The next day, Liu Qingqing discussed maintenance knowledge with Master Lan from the repair team for a whole morning.

Master Lan felt that he had met a soulmate and took her to study various machine tools.

The apprentices behind him were confused, with a confused expression of who they were and where they were.

Are all the "maintenance masters" in Huating like this?

The few people looked at each other and felt that they were too "old".

As if they would be eliminated by the maintenance team at any time.

Master Lan liked Liu Qingqing very much and wanted to keep her to work in Huicheng.

He even took her to the cafeteria at noon.

When he met the director of the production department, he chased after the director and asked if he could transfer her from Huating.

Director Wang had a big head and couldn't explain it to Old Lan.

He had to look to Liu Qingqing for help.

"Director Wang, Master Lan was joking."

"Who said I was joking? I'm serious."

Liu Qingqing spread her hands: "Master Lan, my wife and children are in Huating Military Region. I can't leave my family and career to run here."

Director Wang waved at Old Lan: "Master Lan, don't make things difficult for my young colleague. Xiao Liu, right? He's so amazing at such a young age, that's really good."

Liu Qingqing got on this line, of course she couldn't let it go.

During the meal, she talked a lot with Director Wang.

She thought about it and decided that if she didn't talk about the goods now, she would have to talk about it sooner or later.

If she asked again in a few days, it would seem that she was being too deliberate.

It would be better to be straightforward now.

Director Wang listened to her request, hesitated for a moment, and did not agree immediately.

But Master Lan nodded: "This is not a problem. You only need a few quantities. It won't affect anything."

After hearing what he said, Director Wang smiled and said: "Master Lan, you can't make decisions for your son casually."

Liu Qingqing looked around with a confused expression.

Director Wang then said: "Master Lan's son is the sales manager, so it's right to ask him."

Master Lan raised his head and said: "I didn't make the decision for him. Director Wang also agreed to this. We didn't use any backdoors."

"Yes, yes, yes, you are right."

Liu Qingqing thanked everyone with a smile, and in the afternoon, she got the approval slip for the supply quantity.

Leaving the refrigerator factory, Liu Qingqing sighed that Master Lan was a good person.

She came from a long way, and had just arrived at the factory not long ago, and no one told her about the situation of Master Lan and his son.

And she went directly to Director Wang, and didn't tell Master Lan about the idea of getting the goods.

So no one would think that she did it on purpose this time.

It is estimated that people who work in their maintenance business are all straightforward and enthusiastic.

For example, she...

Chapter 293 Power

The goods Liu Qingqing brought were not very eye-catching.

Not to mention the relatives of the factory director and deputy factory director.

Even if there were relatives such as team leaders on the production line in the family, they could get the convenience of getting the goods first.

Otherwise, if they only supplied to the state-owned supply and marketing company, where would the middlemen come from?

At this time, in order to get the goods, many people worked hard in this area.

In the seller's market, whoever has the goods has the final say.

The people here obviously have this kind of business acumen.

The enthusiastic old master, Master Lan, not only helped her get the approval, but also solved the transportation problem.

In fact, it is not that much effort. When they purchase and deliver goods, they can bring it to Liu Qingqing.

But no matter what, Liu Qingqing can't take it for granted.

She gave Director Li and Master Lan a red envelope each.

Director Li took it with a smile.

When the red envelope was stuffed into Master Lan, the old man frowned: "Take it back. If you do this, I won't help you."

Liu Qingqing made a bunch of jokes and pushed a cigarette over.

Master Lan looked at the rare and good cigarette that was not available on the market.

He smacked his lips and reached out to accept it.

"Master, do you have a landline at home?"

"Why? Want to make a phone call? There's one in the factory, I'll take you there."

Liu Qingqing quickly grabbed him: "I just want to leave your phone number so I can call you when I get back."

Master Lan nodded happily: "Yes, yes, I'll write it down for you."

Liu Qingqing kept Master Lan's phone number and said she would definitely call him when she returned to Huating.

Master Lan was very happy to be coaxed by her.

In the future, although you can contact the sales department directly for purchasing goods, you still need to maintain the relationship.

If you have nothing to do, give Master Lan a call to say hello, and if there are some local specialties, send some occasionally.

Relationships need to be maintained through frequent visits.

You can't make friends when you need them.

If you don't contact them normally and only contact them when you have problems, they won't be willing to pay attention to you.

After solving the big problem of transportation, Liu Qingqing began to inquire about the situation of the washing machine factory.

There are many washing machine factories in Huicheng.

Since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee was held in 1977 and 1978.

As the first city to receive international information, many overseas Chinese and overseas businessmen seized this opportunity and came here to open factories.

At this time, the policy of "three imports and one supplement" allowed major emerging enterprises to develop rapidly.

And based on the idea that "foreign monks can chant sutras", the electrical appliances produced by these joint ventures and foreign-funded factories are very popular.

It is basically impossible for Liu Qingqing, a small trader with no reputation, no capital, and a small purchase volume, to get first-hand sources in these places.

If she wants to buy, she can buy it, but she has to buy it from second-hand dealers, or even third-hand or fourth-hand dealers.

The price is increased layer by layer, and there is no advantage.

The factory that Director Li introduced to her was built with the east wind of reform.

The factory was just a small workshop a few years ago.

It can only produce more than 2,000 washing machines a year.

Until this year, the factory changed its director.

Xu Changchang was young and courageous. He introduced foreign technology with loans and imported machinery from many countries to form an advanced production line.

At that time, the country encouraged loans, with low interest rates and easy loans.

But ordinary people had never been exposed to doing business with loans. When they heard that they had to borrow money to do business, everyone shook their heads.

At that time, the loan business department of the bank was in the most difficult period, and everyone had task requirements.

But in fact, no one borrowed money at all.

So under the situation of loose policy, the bank further relaxed the situation of borrowers.

Of course, in the first few years, some people also discovered the loopholes in the loan at that time.

Many bad accounts and bad debts followed.

Let's go back to the washing machine factory.

The factory director took the initiative to apply for a loan and then introduced technology and equipment to develop the factory, which was very courageous.

The washing machine factory has undergone large-scale improvements, relocations, and factory construction.

Today's new production line only takes a few minutes to produce a double-tub washing machine.

So if Liu Qingqing wants to buy a washing machine, it is best to choose Wei Li Washing Machine Factory.

This factory currently has a fast production speed and is an emerging domestic brand.

With Director Li as a bridge, it is easy to negotiate a washing machine order.

It's just that the washing machine factory can't provide transportation.

However, it can be sent to her by train, but Liu Qingqing has to bear the freight.

The transportation industry was not very developed at that time, mainly because the roads were not good, and coupled with the unrest in the past few years, road robbery often occurred.

Therefore, some factories would think of trains when choosing transportation.

After talking about these two brands of electrical appliances.

Liu Qingqing planned to go back. She did not plan to sell imported products now.

One reason was that she could not get the source of goods, and the other was that after going through layers of expenses, the profit was not high.

Before leaving, she passed by the wholesale market and thought of something else.

It was an electronic watch.

Nowadays, watches are still luxury goods worth one or two hundred yuan.

And the electronic watches here are exquisitely made and the styles are also novel.

The selling price is only twenty or thirty yuan.

This thing has no cost. If you find an electronic watch manufacturer to wholesale, it may only cost ten yuan, but it is not cheap in inland areas.

Liu Qingqing remembered that when she was a child, electronic watches were considered a luxury among children.

Anyone who had an electronic watch could walk around the alley.

The friends around him would listen to his orders.

Some children would cry and howl at home all day long to bother their parents just to wear a watch.

However, the price of electronic watches was much cheaper at that time, which is not comparable to the current period.

Chapter 294: Empty-handed

Liu Qingqing wandered around the market twice.

It is true that the supply of large household appliances is tight, but the supply of electronic watches is not tight at all.

Every merchant with a wholesale sign has goods.

The price ranges from fifteen to thirty yuan.

Liu Qingqing remembered it in her heart and returned to the refrigerator factory.

She was alone and spoke with a foreign accent. When she opened her mouth, she was telling everyone: Come quickly, this is a fat sheep.

For such small electronic equipment, Director Li and Master Lan could not be asked.

Everyone was busy and looked down on small gadgets like electronic watches.

Liu Qingqing entered the production workshop and chatted with everyone.

Zheng Keming took the job of guiding Liu Qingqing a few days ago.

Liu Qingqing had gotten familiar with the place these days, so she didn't need him anymore. But no matter what, he had to treat her well as long as she was here.

Hearing Liu Qingqing's topic turn to the electronic meter, he knew why the other party was doing this.

It can be said that this person had used all his tricks to buy home appliances.

As soon as he heard it, he knew what the other party wanted to do.

"Comrade Liu wants to buy some electronic watches?"

Liu Qingqing smiled and squinted her eyes: "Yes, I think the electronic watches here are selling well. Does Team Leader Zheng have any familiar factories?"

Zheng Keming nodded: "My second cousin from my uncle's family works in an electronic factory. If Comrade Liu wants to buy, I'll take you to ask after work."

"That's great. Team Leader Zheng has a wide network of contacts. If this cooperation is successful, it must be Team Leader Zheng's help." Liu Qingqing tactfully hinted that she would give the other party a benefit.

Zheng Keming smiled: "Comrade Liu, don't be polite."

In fact, not all electronic watches are cheap. Some brands of quartz electronic watches are still quite expensive.

However, the factory where Zheng Keming's cousin works produces some low-end products.

The price ranged from eight yuan to twenty yuan.

It was really cheap to get the first-hand price from the factory.

And the quality of a twenty-yuan watch was very good.

After Liu Qingqing paid for the refrigerator and washing machine, she didn't have much money left.

This was also due to the big money she made in the first two days, otherwise it would be expensive to take these jobs.

In the end, she only took a watch worth more than three thousand yuan.

After signing the contract and leaving the factory.

Liu Qingqing quietly stuffed a red envelope into Zheng Keming's pocket.

Zheng Keming smiled and didn't say much.

"Team Leader Zheng, if you have any other business in the future, you must think of me."

"Of course."

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Except for a few hundred yuan for living expenses.

All the remaining assets were spent.

Even so, she still hasn't paid the TV factory.

Liu Qingqing thought that she might as well get some loans after returning.

Let's open the home appliance store first.

The home appliance business is a stable business at this time.

In fact, if you open a factory and produce home appliances, you can make more money.

But she doesn't want to work so hard now.

Once the clothing store and home appliance store are opened.

She can lie down and count money.

These two businesses were very profitable until the end of the 1990s.

She once read an article about reselling home appliances in the 1980s and 1990s.

The most powerful businessman at that time could make a net profit of 15 million a year.

This number is quite terrifying.

Purchasing power is equivalent to more than 100 million in the future? ? ?

(Those who are going to travel back in time, pay attention to the blackboard and emphasize that they must sell home appliances.)

Liu Qingqing didn't ask for more, just 1.8 million a year.

She was not a greedy person.

Liu Qingqing asked someone to pack these watches and send them back to Huating.

She said goodbye to everyone and boarded the train home.

She didn't know anyone at the train station here, but she had "money power".

When no one was paying attention, she stuffed ten yuan into the ticket seller, and the other party immediately put on a smile.

"Comrade, do you want to go downstairs?"

"Okay, I'll go downstairs." Liu Qingqing took the train ticket with a faint smile.

In two years, scalpers will become rampant, and it will be difficult to buy tickets like this.

You can only add more money and buy scalper tickets.

She missed the days of real-name authentication and online ticket booking.

Oh, forget it, by then I will be an old lady, and it will be a pain to travel. It is better to travel more while I am young.

Chapter 295 Big Cake Leader

After Liu Qingqing returned to Huating, she began to arrange the opening of the new store.

The electrical appliances will arrive soon.

Try to finish the store before the school starts. As for the opening, it will be at least after the school starts.

Liu Qingqing handed the decoration work to her brother-in-law Zhou Jiaxing.

When he was in the village, he would lend a hand to anyone who wanted to build a house or plaster a wall.

Liu Qingqing hired someone to clean the house. As long as her brother-in-law looked after it, it would be fine. But Zhou Jiaxing was a practical man.

From time to time, he worked with the workers.

Because they were selling electrical appliances, there was nothing to decorate. As long as the ground was paved and the walls were painted white inside and out, it would be fine.

As for the internal space, the bigger the better, and the open environment makes people more comfortable.

In fact, it took less than two days.

The house was tidied up, and then the ventilation was arranged and the goods arrived.

Another thing was to recruit service staff. In addition to sales staff, the electrical appliance store also needs transporters who can deliver goods.

With so many people at home, it is not realistic to do it by yourself.

After she posted the red paper on the clothing store, she handed the job to Mrs. Liu.

The old lady was full of confidence, and she always claimed to be able to judge people accurately.

With just one glance, she could tell whether the other person was a human or a monkey.

Liu Qingqing laughed and asked if the part she was talking about was "The True and False Monkey King"?

Mrs. Liu looked confused, and she was the only one who was laughing foolishly.

She seems very busy these days, but actually she didn't do anything after she came back.

It was her idea, and others did it.

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The first to arrive were watches and washing machines.

Both of these things came by train, so it would take a long time.

As for the refrigerator, it had to wait for the actual route of the transportation team, so it was better to deliver it by yourself.

After getting the watch, she took out six pieces and gave one to each of Mrs. Liu, her eldest sister, her eldest brother-in-law, and the three employees of the clothing store.

Of course, the grades of watches for her own people and employees were different.

"Boss, we dare not take this." Sun Yumei waved her hands and refused, such an expensive thing.

Since the eldest sister of the Liu family came, several people can't tell the difference between Sister Liu and Sister Liu.

So they just changed the name and called Liu Qingqing the boss.

Sun Zhenxia had already hung it on her wrist. After hearing this, she paused slightly, not knowing whether to take it off or continue wearing it.

"This is a reward for your hard work in the past period of time. If you work hard in our store, you will get this kind of welfare treatment in the future. I told you before that our store will expand and become stronger in the future. And now our electrical appliance store is about to open, and everyone can enjoy employee treatment and a 10% discount when they go to buy. However, if there are violations of rules and regulations, the store will not keep them, so you must strictly abide by the store regulations when doing things."

Liu Qingqing drew a big cake, gave welfare, and finally knocked it.

The whole process was as smooth as flowing water.

Liu Honghua was stunned.

After the three people responded loudly, Liu Qingqing waved her hand and let them go about their own business.

After everyone left, Liu Honghua winked and went into the backyard with Liu Qingqing.

"Sister, you're going to go out with such expensive stuff?" Liu Honghua felt that this girl was a bit extravagant in spending money.

"Sister, if you want to win over employees, you have to use both kindness and power. Good welfare benefits are also the main reason why employees are willing to stay." She would never be a leader who only draws big cakes but does not take actual actions.

Liu Honghua seemed to understand, but she took note of what the sister said.

She remembered something and handed the two watches back: "Then we don't need them. Don't waste the money."

"Sister, you can take them. It will be convenient to watch them in the future. They are also indispensable for my brother-in-law."

Chapter 296 Good luck in the opening

Liu Qingqing had no intention of selling low-end electronic watches in the electrical appliance store.

In a few years, the price of these low-end electronic watches would go down, and if the electrical appliance store sold these things, it would be a waste of money.

As for the more expensive ones, she set aside a small area in the electrical appliance store and put up a counter for "high-end" watches.

When Xie Guangyu and his wife came to purchase goods, Liu Qingqing took the initiative to show him the electronic watches.

"How about it, are you interested? I guarantee it will sell better than others."

Xie Guangyu's eyes sparkled with stars: "Teacher Liu, this price must be high, right?"

Liu Qingqing placed them one by one on the table with a smile: "The styles are different, and the prices are different. They are not too expensive, more expensive than clothes, but you can make more profit by selling them."

Xie Guangyu touched the electronic watches on the table one by one.

It was very rare.

Without much hesitation, he began to inquire about the purchase price and select the goods.

The wholesale price Liu Qingqing gave him ranged from 40 to 80.

Although the price she bought the goods was low, in fact, ordinary merchants with small purchases went to Huicheng for wholesale.

The price they could get was about 20 yuan, plus the travel expenses and the freight.

It is normal for a watch to cost more than 30 yuan on average.

Zheng Xiangling did not understand these things. Xie Guangyu made all the decisions on business matters.

So when Xie Guangyu nodded, she opened the big bag on her back and started to take out money.

Xie Guangyu did not have much money, and Liu Qingqing was in urgent need of money, so she did not mention giving him cash.

So the couple only picked a low-end electronic watch for 50 yuan.

Even so, they spent all the money they had earned during this period.

After Zheng Xiangling paid the money, she prepared to help the man pack up and leave.

Xie Guangyu picked another watch with a thin leather strap and a small oval dial: "Teacher Liu, take this one."

Liu Qingqing didn't think any of it was too little, and took the money that Zheng Xiangling handed over again.

"Xiangling'er, wear this one."

Zheng Xiangling was stunned. She didn't expect that Xie Guangyu's extra watch was a gift for her. She shook her head quickly: "No, keep it to sell it."

Xie Guangyu was very stubborn and insisted on giving it to Zheng Xiangling.

"We earned it in one day, don't be reluctant, wear it!"

Zheng Xiangling's face flushed, and she blushed even more when she saw Liu Qingqing looking at them with a smile.

"I'll stay. Okay, don't make Teacher Liu laugh."

Xie Guangyu shook his head: "Teacher Liu, we'll leave first."

Liu Qingqing nodded and sent the two out.

After wholesale of this batch of electronic watches, plus the income from the clothing store recently.

It's barely enough to buy a batch of TVs.

Everything is ready.

Mid-September.

Liu Qingqing picked a weekend to open the store.

"Brother-in-law, prepare to set off firecrackers!"

This time, Liu Qingqing asked her elder sister and her husband to prepare the firecrackers. They bought 20 sets of 100-ring firecrackers.

"Okay." Zhou Jiaxing's smile has not fallen since this morning. After listening to Liu Qingqing's instructions, he responded and ran out.

"You guys, are you all ready!"

"Hey!"

"Okay!"

"Ready."

"Uncle, count!"

The three boys of the Zhou family and Song Xiangyang have been ready for a long time.

Before the new store opened, Zhou Jiaxing saw that his sons were doing nothing all day and just wandering around.

He was afraid that these ignorant kids would cause trouble for their aunt and uncle in the big city of Huating.

So he kept the children by his side and usually arranged some cleaning and store tidying work for them.

This time, he arranged the important task of setting off firecrackers for these children.

They were so happy that they almost jumped up.

He patted his chest and promised to set off the firecrackers smoothly and not intermittently.

Zhou Jiaxing was beaming with joy and shouted loudly: "Listen to my command, three, two, one, open!"

The "crackling" sound of firecrackers filled the air with thick white smoke.

The four children were busy and happy, each of them was in charge of five sets of firecrackers, lighting one and then the next.

When all were lit, several of them made excited "wows" and clapped their hands to celebrate.

Liu Qingqing's second store, "Affordable Electrical Appliances Store", opened with a bang.

Liu Honghua and Old Lady Liu took Zhou Xiaoyu to watch the firecrackers at the door. When the firecrackers were over, Zhou Xiaoyu cheered and went into the store.

The crowd watching around also followed into the house, and whether they wanted to buy or not, they all came into the store to see the excitement.

As for activities like tailoring, Liu Qingqing skipped them all.

At this time, she didn't have such a habit, and she was too lazy to do it.

The four waiters in the electrical appliance store were newly recruited. Liu Qingqing was afraid that these people were not familiar with the business, so she asked the four people to go to the clothing store to learn a few days ago.

Although the items sold were different, the business level they trained was similar.

At this time, customers had lower requirements for waiters.

They were all influenced by the supply and marketing cooperatives with unified purchase and sales.

As long as they didn't roll their eyes or make sarcastic remarks.

Everyone recognized it.

Of course, Liu Qingqing had higher requirements.

Service attitude was the first priority.

She was afraid that some people would be nervous on the first day and couldn't handle it well.

She called Liu Honghua over as well, and together with her and her elder brother-in-law, it was estimated that it would be enough.

After all, an electrical appliance store is not like a clothing store.

Many people try on clothes, and many people buy them.

Televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, these elder sisters are all looking for something new and exciting.

Especially the TV area.

Because there are two TVs turned on.

One is color, and the other is black and white.

Many people gathered there to watch TV.

Although many families bought TVs at that time, on average only one in ten families had a TV.

As for color TVs, they had rarely seen them.

Now seeing the ones with color, they all sighed that color TVs were good.

Several waiters had long listened to Liu Qingqing's instructions and let these people gather around to watch.

These two TVs play different channels and have different sounds.

In fact, it is impossible to tell how many there are if you watch them for a long time, so everyone just wants to try something new temporarily.

The store is very lively, but Liu Qingqing is very relaxed.

On the first day of opening, she originally thought that no one would buy.

For big items, the whole family must discuss and consider before making a move.

She thought that she would not open the bill until at least tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and at least everyone would come to watch it a few times.

But unexpectedly, it was not even afternoon yet.

Three TVs were sold, and even one washing machine and one refrigerator were sold.

Other things were fine, as the prices of black and white TVs and washing machines were not too expensive.

But a refrigerator costs 980 yuan.

In addition to the one that was sold, there were many people who came to inquire and watch.

Some people even started to bargain.

This shows that they obviously have the desire to buy.

It can be seen that there are many people with good conditions at home at this time.

Liu Qingqing adheres to the current principles of doing business, no price increase, no gifts.

Those sales methods such as promotions cannot be used all at once at this time.

New things are released bit by bit to attract attention.

Chapter 297 Gifts

During the first week of business, Liu Qingqing would go to the electrical appliance store to check it out from time to time when she had no classes.

The sales were very good.

Liu Qingqing found out by chatting with several customers who had bought the products.

Most of these people had planned to buy the products long ago.

But the supply and marketing cooperative not only required tickets, but also required waiting.

If you didn't have any connections, you would never get a number.

So as soon as Liu Qingqing's store opened, some people who had originally planned to buy home appliances came to buy them.

Liu Qingqing looked at the inventory and immediately called Suicheng to place an additional order.

You can't wait until the products are sold out before replenishing them, otherwise you will lose many customers.

As for televisions, in addition to the original "Feiyue" brand, there is also a "Hero" brand.

They are all local TV manufacturers in Huating.

In addition to these two, there are actually many more, but Liu Qingqing didn't talk to any of them, and she was not too anxious.

At this time, ordinary people don't pay much attention to the brand when buying things.

As long as the quality is good, durable, and the price is good and reasonable.

As for the brand, only a small number of people will pay attention.

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Song Jinglin finished his mission and had a few days of vacation after returning.

As soon as Liu Qingqing got off work, she saw someone standing outside the school gate.

The man was not wearing a military uniform, but a shirt made by Liu Qingqing and black pants.

He was tall and straight, with a high nose bridge and tightly pursed lips. Even the short hair on his head could not hide his increasingly handsome appearance.

Liu Qingqing turned the car around and rushed towards the person on the opposite side.

Song Jinglin was startled and moved his feet quickly.

Liu Qingqing: ...

She has already stepped on the brakes.

What's wrong with not trusting her driving skills?

Song Jinglin was scanned by her questioning eyes and quickly reached out to take the car: "Wife, I'll ride."

It must be that his wife was too excited to see him just now, yes, it must be.

"Just back?"

"Yes, I'm sitting still."

Liu Qingqing moved her buttocks and patted him on the back twice: "Let's go."

She was not in a hurry to let her ride home. She first let her go to the clothing store and showed off the scale of the store.

Then she directed him to the electrical appliance store.

Song Jinglin found that his wife had opened another store. He looked at Liu Qingqing with some admiration.

He knew that his wife was a powerful and capable person, but he didn't expect her to be so capable.

Song Jinglin didn't say much about doing business.

His wife has always been a person with her own ideas, and she doesn't need him to tell her what to do.

But when he heard her say that she went to Huicheng alone, although he saw that she was safe and sound now, he couldn't help but feel uneasy for a while.

They participated in the anti-gangster operation during this period.

I saw too many chaos outside, so I couldn't help but remind him.

If you want to go somewhere in the future, you must tell him.

The two of them go together.

These days, Liu Qingqing eats dinner with her mother and her elder sister's family in the room where her elder sister lives behind the electrical appliance store.

Song Jinglin didn't know that his elder brother-in-law had come with the children. They had a few drinks together at night.

Old Mrs. Liu couldn't hide her happiness every time she saw Song Jinglin come back in one piece.

It's good to be able to come back. She always misses him when he's outside.

Alas, what did I think back then.

This job is not very good either.

It always makes people nervous.

After dinner, the family of three arrived at the compound.

Song Xiangyang threw down his schoolbag and ran away.

The couple ignored him. Song Jinglin took the lead in entering the room and waited for Liu Qingqing to arrive in the living room. The hand behind his back stretched out in front of her. Liu Qingqing took the handkerchief in his hand and opened it to reveal a gold bracelet. It is guessed that he probably spent all the pocket money he saved during this period. I can't help but think about leaving more "private money" to others in the future. He happily twisted the chain and looked at it. Although the style was simple, it was not exquisite enough. But there are enough grams. Perhaps because of the straight male aesthetic, Liu Qingqing didn't dislike it at all, and the corners of her lips never dropped.

After she asked Song Jinglin to put it on for her, she whispered in his ear with a smile: "We really have the same mind. I also bought you a gift when I went to Suicheng this time."

Liu Qingqing also prepared a gift for Song Jinglin.

Unexpectedly, he also bought one for her.

Then she got up from the bedroom drawer and took out a small box and handed it to Song Jinglin.

Song Jinglin's eyes seemed to have stars, and he was very surprised: "What is it?"

In fact, no matter what his wife gave him, he would be happy enough.

In love, whether it is a man or a woman, receiving a gift from a lover is equivalent to the other party thinking about him and valuing him.

Song Jinglin looked at his wife's eyes expecting him to open it, and his heart was sour and soft.

"Open it and take a look." Liu Qingqing smiled.

Song Jinglin's hand had already opened the lid involuntarily.

"Watch?"

Liu Qingqing took the watch out of the box and put it on him carefully.

Song Jinglin stared at her slightly lowered face, his face full of tenderness.

"Does it look good?"

Song Jinglin's eyes were still fixed on his wife's face, and he replied seriously: "It looks good."

Liu Qingqing grumbled at him: "Why are you staring at me? Look at the watch! Is it beautiful?"

This watch was really not bought by her.

To be honest, she was not satisfied with the quality of those bought in Suicheng.

This watch was won by her in a lottery before, a classic Shanghai brand style.

She never had the chance to take it out.

In fact, there are still a few foreign watches in the space, and she didn't give them away mainly to avoid trouble.

Never mind whether it is open now or not.

Comrade Da Song has a special status, so Liu Qingqing doesn't give him any foreign products.

Besides, there is nothing wrong with supporting domestic products.

The one in Song Jinglin's hand is a bit old, so it's normal to change it to a new one.

He reached out and took her into his arms: "It looks good, and you look good too."

The two of them didn't do anything excessive, they just leaned closer, and Song Jinglin just held her waist.

Liu Qingqing didn't push him away, and she was used to this kind of situation, every time she came back from a mission.

Perhaps because he missed her too much, Song Jinglin always had such a "clingy period".

The two were laughing and talking about the big and small things in these days, and they were bumped into by Song Xiangyang who ran home and didn't know what to get back.

Song Xiangyang rubbed his arms, as if he had a layer of non-existent goose bumps.

"Ah." He grinned and went back to his room with his head shaking.

After a while, he ran out with a handful of paper "squares" in his hand.

"Mom and Dad, I'll be back before dark."

Song Jinglin glanced at him and waved his hand to let him go play.

Liu Qingqing rolled her eyes. Once a child is over ten years old, he is like a mad donkey.

He will not go home easily if he does not stay outside until dark every day.

However, on weekends, this minor will be arrested and go to work in an electrical appliance store.

Of course, he will not be paid.

In addition to Song Xiangyang, Zhou Xiaoyu and his three brothers were also pulled into the store by their parents to work as laborers.

Giving money would be considered as hiring child labor, which is illegal and we don't do it, so Xiao Song's mother didn't give money. (=^▽^=)

Chapter 298 Date

The trip that Song Jinglin and his wife had agreed on for two people never happened.

When he had a day off, Liu Qingqing had to go to work.

When Liu Qingqing had her summer vacation, he had another mission.

Seeing that there was no chance, he would have to wait until the winter vacation to go. Although his wife never complained and didn't worry about it, Song Jinglin felt uneasy.

Taking advantage of this vacation, even if he couldn't go far, he could take his wife out for a walk nearby.

For several consecutive days, Liu Qingqing was at school except for classes.

The rest of the time was spent with Song Jinglin.

During the day, Liu Qingqing went to work, and Song Jinglin picked her up and dropped her off. At night, they snuggled up at home to watch TV or walk along the road.

Usually when Song Jinglin is not at home, Liu Qingqing is not like other people, who would talk about it or complain to the neighbors when there is nothing to do. When people come back, they will dislike the other party for causing trouble and quarrel with each other.

When Comrade Da Song is not at home, she will do her own things and live a fulfilling life in a busy life.

When Comrade Da Song comes back, the two of them can be sweet together and talk about small things that the other party has not participated in recently.

Song Jinglin's vacation is only three or four days. After this weekend, he will have to go to work.

So he has made a full plan for his wife's rest day.

"Where are you going?" Liu Qingqing sat in the back seat. Early in the morning on the weekend, she originally planned to go to the store to take a look.

But Song Jinglin wanted to take her out. It was rare for this person to be interested. He had been working hard for a whole year and could not relax.

She could still satisfy this wish.

The two of them went out with the intention of making each other happy.

Song Jinglin was not at home a while ago, and it was the first time for her elder sister and her husband to come to Huating.

She took a large group of people to visit most of the scenic spots in the city. Huating has changed a lot this year. Several scenic spots have been renovated. After visiting all of them, the novelty disappeared in a short time.

There would be nothing fun to do if we go there again.

Song Jinglin smiled and said, "Let's go shopping, watch a movie, and then I heard that there is a new small restaurant that is delicious. In the afternoon, we will go to People's Park to fly kites."

He shamelessly asked a few young people under his command.

Nowadays, young couples go on dates in this way.

Liu Qingqing had no objection. It was better than going to a zoo or something like that.

"Okay, let's go." She looked around and slapped Song Jinglin's butt hard.

Then she laughed "hahahaha" while Song Jinglin looked back helplessly.

The wife is good at ruining the atmosphere.

Liu Qingqing hugged his waist and comforted him, then put her head on his broad back.

The two rode bicycles and shuttled through this city that was developing as fast as possible.

The figures of the two were left in the streets and alleys.

Liu Qingqing had a lot of fun all day.

Don't think that Song Jinglin and Liu Qingqing are already in their thirties.

In terms of playing, they still have a lot of common interests.

It may also be that Liu Qingqing loves to eat and play. Song Jinglin had no hobbies of his own for more than 20 years.

Later, when he came to Liu Qingqing, these hobbies gradually became his wife's.

"It's nice to go out for a walk like this, come back another day!"

Liu Qingqing had a lot of fun all day.

Song Jinglin stared at her slightly red face and said, "Okay, come back next week."

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Since his wife received the gold chain, she immediately increased his pocket money.

That amount is higher than his salary...

She also said that it was because the two stores had made money recently.

Song Jinglin understood and bought Liu Qingqing some brooches, headdresses and the like from time to time.

As soon as Liu Qingqing entered the door, she saw her own comrade Song acting mysteriously again.

She walked straight to the table with a bouquet of flowers.

I don't know where Song Jinglin picked them from.

There are all kinds of colors, yellow, red, blue, and they don't look good together.

But Liu Qingqing's mouth was still happy.

The bottom of the bouquet was tied with a handkerchief.

As soon as Liu Qingqing picked it up, she saw a small box hidden inside.

She looked at Song Jinglin.

The man was still trying to control his facial expression.

But his curved eyes and upturned lips betrayed him.

Liu Qingqing happily opened the lid, and it was a golden ring.

The smile on her face was a little stiff.

This one is really a bit big.

Seeing the other party's expectant expression, Liu Qingqing smiled and put the ring on her finger.

Don't worry about whether it looks good or not, it's all Da Song's good intentions. Let him watch more movies in the future and let him wake up.

After Song Xiangyang came back, he found that his mother was walking back and forth in front of him with her rootless fingers.

He didn't understand at first: "Mom, are you okay?"

Liu Qingqing shook her head: "No."

Until he saw the golden color.

Then he understood why this happened!

Song Xiangyang knew that his mother was a little petty bourgeoisie and liked these exquisite jewelry.

Dad also cooperated.

Buy it for mom when you have nothing to do.

It would be fine if she liked it herself, but now she is showing off in front of him.

It's really speechless.

Chapter 299 Tiger Strength

The way this couple gets along is very enviable, especially Lu Ruyan.

She lives next door to this couple and has never heard them quarrel, let alone fight.

Liu Qingqing pursed her lips and smiled slightly, saying, "If it's not necessary, I don't want to quarrel. Quarreling doesn't solve any problems, and it will only break up the relationship."

She was too lazy to waste her breath, and she had plenty of strength. If she really couldn't do it, she could just fight.

Quarreling is useless.

Lu Ruyan nodded: "You have a good temper. In our compound, even the couple, Mrs. Lu, who have the best relationship, have quarreled."

"Oh, that's not easy. Mrs. Lu is usually straightforward but never loses her temper, and Brother Pan has never quarreled with his family."

Lu Ruyan covered her mouth and laughed for a while before saying: "At that time, you hadn't moved in yet. Pan Wenhao from Mrs. Lu's family rode Brother Pan's bicycle and put his feet in the saddle. The child The child was yelling in the back, but Old Brother Pan didn't take it seriously. He said that the bicycle couldn't be ridden. After pedaling hard for a few times, he still didn't care. He got anxious and stood up to pedal. Wenhao was in pain..."

Liu Qingqing grimaced when she heard it: "Oh, how painful it must be for the child."

"It's not painful, I couldn't pedal when I stood up, and it took a while for me to react. My feet were almost broken. Don't blame Sister Lu and him." What a strong force! The child's feet were stuck there, and the adult stood up and exerted force for a long time.

Liu Qingqing secretly thanked her son for not having the treatment of a back seat.

Otherwise, with her strong legs, her feet might have been broken!

Usually, when the family of three went out, she carried the child at first, but later, when the child grew up, they rode on a bicycle.

Song Xiangyang rode on the bicycle, and now he doesn't go with the couple.

No matter where he goes, he is determined not to ride a bicycle.

Seeing that the child's head was not short anymore, Liu Qingqing waved her hand and bought him a bicycle without a bicycle.

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Three months passed in a blink of an eye.

The electrical appliance store was a latecomer, and its profit far exceeded that of the clothing store.

While Liu Qingqing's wallet was bulging, she also did not forget to train new employees.

At the same time, she bought another store next to the clothing store.

She planned to open a branch store after the new year.

The price of houses nowadays is much more expensive than before.

But Liu Qingqing could accept it, and it was easier to make money at this time.

Before, she had to work hard and do it secretly to make some money.

Even if the house price was cheap, she couldn't afford much.

Now it's a bit expensive, but now she can do business openly.

It's still easier.

As for the garment workshop, because the clothes are selling too fast, they have to expand the scale.

Everything is going in a good direction.

On the 20th of the lunar month, the electrical appliance store and the clothing store successively posted red papers to close the store in three days.

The store was very busy these days.

A new year, a new atmosphere.

Those who have some money at home want to buy some new clothes and new home appliances.

Liu Qingqing brought her son and worked in the store until the end.

Before closing the store on the last day, Mrs. Liu was still reluctant to leave.

"Business has been so good these days, it would be a shame to close it, right? Your elder sister and I can leave later..."

We were all looking forward to the money, but it was gone after the closure.

"Mom, how can we ever make enough money? We have to take a break, my elder sister has a big family there." Liu Qingqing was almost exhausted, let alone others.

My elder brother-in-law's parents are still alive, so they must go back for the New Year.

It doesn't really matter if the store is closed a day earlier or later.

At this time, it is enough to open until the Little New Year, which is different from the later generations where the store becomes more and more lively as the New Year approaches.

After the Little New Year, basically no one goes out on the street, and the things that should be bought have been stocked up.

On the second day of the Little New Year, Zhou Jiaxing and Liu Honghua went out to buy a lot.

In the past six months, I have saved a lot of money. It's time to spend it during the Chinese New Year.

Old Lady Liu is not like them.

She has to buy things by herself to feel the value.

She had the old lady prepare things for her and sent them home directly.

Look at the inexperienced look of the eldest lady and her husband. They refused to send the things back and insisted on keeping them.

Humph

If you don't listen to the old people, you will suffer.

The inexperienced Liu Honghua and her husband followed Old Lady Liu happily, carrying large and small bags and pulling a bunch of children to get on the train.

When there are many children, they will make noise. Several children are talking to each other, and it feels like the roof is about to be lifted.

After watching several people enter the carriage, Liu Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief.

Pulling the man's son away quickly.

Liu Qingqing secretly rejoiced that she had a child.

Let others enjoy the blessing of having many children.

Chapter 300 Going North

Old Lady Liu and her friends left.

Song Jinglin made all the arrangements and set off with his wife and children.

His wife was thinking about buying a house in Jicheng.

Song Xiangyang heard that they were going to climb the Great Wall.

He was so excited that he took out his mother's camera overnight.

Then he went to check the small iron suitcase where he saved money, opened the small lock, and silently counted his "assets".

He also flipped through the history textbook and the map of Jicheng to make a schedule.

He listed all the things he wanted to do.

Another thing was to buy more film.

He had to take more photos and show them to his friends in the compound.

They were so jealous.

Seeing that he had made good use of his little money, Liu Qingqing encouraged him and said that she would take care of the film and developing the photos.

As a reward for his careful planning of the trip.

The three of them took the evening bus and had dinner at home before coming.

They just took a nap and arrived the next day.

In fact, Liu Qingqing had already given up on buying a house.

Money is enough to spend.

At present, her family's assets are enough.

She didn't want to start a big business, so there was no need to work so hard.

But Song Jinglin made all the arrangements with great enthusiasm. If she changed her mind and said she didn't need to buy it, wouldn't it be a bit disappointing?

After thinking about it, she nodded happily, and the family of three went on a trip to celebrate the New Year.

It is quite fashionable to use such a word.

This will be fashionable in 20 or 30 years.

Since they don't plan to go back to their hometown, it doesn't matter where the family spends the New Year.

Song Jinglin has no objection, as long as his wife is happy.

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Old Mrs. Liu was very sad for a while when she returned to the village.

Two of her good old sisters passed away. At her age, she can't stand the death of good people.

"Daqin, you have to take good care of yourself. I have to leave after the New Year." What if she is gone when she comes back next time?

Zhang Daqin rolled her eyes and used a crochet to scratch her mostly white hair: "Don't say those unlucky things, say something nice on New Year's Day."

This tiger woman used to tell her to open her mouth every day, but this time she changed her tone and called her Daqin Daqin every day, which made her scalp numb.

Old Lady Liu grinned: "In this life, life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God. There is no need to be so cautious."

Zhang Daqin grinned at her: "I'll arrest you if you say anything nonsense."

"Look at you, look at you, you are an old antique. Those are old policies, and they are no longer in use now." Old Lady Liu showed off with shaking feet.

"You're living a comfortable life out there, right? I see your hair isn't white at all, and mine has barely a few black strands."

After Zhang Daqin showed weakness, Old Lady Liu felt a little frustrated. The two of them had been doing this for half their lives. In her heart, she was still looking forward to the day when they could continue to quarrel until the end.

Old Lady Liu patted her thigh: "You should worry less about your children. Just think about yourself when you have nothing to do. Look at me, I never get angry with those people."

"Really, no one is as careless as you. The eldest girl of your second son's family is really fierce. She believes everything anyone says every day. I don't know whose brain she inherited. You should take good care of her when you come back. If you don't take care of her anymore, she might be deceived by others in the future." The children of the old Liu family are all good, but the second son is a fool.

The old saying is right, marrying a bad wife will bring disaster to three generations.

It's really true.

Old Lady Liu frowned. She found out a few years ago that this child was a little stupid.

She thought about asking the second son's family to teach her well.

She just didn't appreciate it.

She wanted to call the children over, but the second child was called to work.

She only thought about giving birth to a son every day. How could she raise a good child without educating him?

She owed it to the two daughters. If she didn't die, she would have to help look after the family who liked her.

If she really raised a son, she might be praised to the sky.

There is no cure for the second child's temper.