Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

Chapter 252

The brand store opened. Although there were few styles in the store, each style had several colors, and two pieces of each size were hung on the sample table, which barely kept the store going.

In addition, the store has good lighting effects and the clothes and skirts are brightly colored, which is very eye-catching in the quaint and old streets.

Lin Shu had each store equipped with a tape recorder playing the most popular music from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

It can only be seen within the visual field, but can be heard from far away. Many people on the street are attracted by the sound of music and then discover this store. The flow of customers gathers together and the business in the store is very hot.

The store was open for three days with a promotion, and was still packed with people until the last minute of closing every day.

Lin Shu thought that business would be good during this period, but he didn't expect it to be so booming.

"Boss Lin, business is so good, but we still have too few shopping guides. We can't keep up. After closing yesterday, we counted the goods in the store and found that two skirts and three tops were missing from the samples we hung up."

Today, Gu Jiu took the time out to accompany Lin Shu to inspect the store. Before they entered the store, Li Lanqiu noticed them.

He handed his customers over to other sales assistants and squeezed out of the store to complain to Lin Shu.

Li Lanqiu originally worked in a trading company. Now that brand clothing stores have opened, Lin Shu transferred her over to help manage several brand clothing stores.

Lin Shu noticed that there were fewer customers today than yesterday, probably because their grand opening promotion was over.

But there are still many customers in the store choosing clothes.

"If you are short of staff, hire one or two more people for each store. Slowly teach them to get familiar with the sales process and the products in our store. This way, when an employee resigns or when business is good due to promotions, there will be no shortage of staff."

Li Lanqiu didn't expect Lin Shu to be so easy to talk to. She prepared a lot of things but they didn't come in handy. "Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

"Use the acrylic marker I gave you last time to write the job advertisement. The words don't need to be very beautiful, just use the commercial fonts I taught you some time ago."

Lin Shu didn't want his shop to be decorated so fashionably, but the job advertisement looked like something written with a brush in this era, which could be used as a copybook.

Li Lanqiu nodded, turned around and went into the store, and went to the back to make arrangements.

Gu Jiu and Lin Shu entered the store.

The shopping guides in the store were busy serving customers. Gu Jiu watched people paying at the counter from time to time and joked, "Your three stores are making a fortune every day."

Lin Shu just smiled and said, "No matter how big our three stores are, they can't compare to your company. Yours is a big business, and mine is just a small business."

When the shopping guide saw Lin Shu come in, everyone was busy with their own things and just smiled at her without revealing her identity.

Gu Jiu found that the colors of the skirts in the store were very beautiful, some were bright colors, and some were elegant colors, so he couldn't help but encourage her, "I think the skirts here must look good on you, why don't you try two sets?"

Lin Shu looked around the store, neither saying anything good nor bad, and her attention was immediately attracted by the customer standing in front of the fitting mirror.

The customer is about 1.58 meters tall and weighs about 120 kilograms. His upper body is fat, but his legs are well-proportioned.

The customer looked at herself in the mirror again and again, frowning more and more. "I saw a colleague of mine buy this skirt. It looks very beautiful on me. I just came to your store today. Why does it look so bad on me?"

The salesperson brought a V-neck long skirt from the side and asked, "The one you're wearing has a round neck, which makes your shoulders look wider. How about trying this V-neck one?"

After listening to this, the customer thought about it, picked up the skirt and went to the fitting room.

But she came out soon and stood in front of the mirror, still not satisfied with the dress she was wearing. "This dress is similar to the previous one, but it feels a little off."

Gu Jiu also heard the dissatisfied voice of the customer, and leaned close to Lin Shu's ear, trying to speak in a voice that both of them could hear: "Is this customer too difficult to deal with?"

Lin Shu gave him a warning look, then she walked forward and took a high-waisted dress from the shelf next to her. "Little sister, you can try this dress. I think it suits you better."

The customer looked up at Lin Shu and was attracted by her appearance for a moment. After a moment, he asked, "Why do you think so?"

"This skirt is high-waisted, which makes your legs look longer and hides excess fat around your waist."

Lin Shu knew that a waist-hugging skirt was not suitable for her with such a fat upper body.

After the customer entered the fitting room, Lin Shu whispered to the shopping guide, "Many customers don't know what kind of clothes are suitable for their body shape. The reason is that they don't understand our products. You know the advantages and disadvantages of the products in your store. You can recommend clothes that are suitable for them. This is the necessity of your existence as a shopping guide."

"This customer just now has a fat upper body and a well-proportioned lower body. If you recommend a waist-hugging dress to her, won't it expose all the flaws of her figure?"

"A high-waisted skirt can effectively cover up the shortcomings of her figure. It can make her legs look longer and hide the fat around her waist."

The new store opened and the shopping guide was not yet fully familiar with the merchandise in the store. Lin Shu patiently helped her explain some tips on how to match clothes.

As he spoke, Lin Shu pointed to another top hanging on the shelf. "For example, this shirt has a long style, which means it is longer. This kind of shirt is very picky. If you introduce this shirt to a shorter customer, you will never be able to make a deal."

"Long-cut tops are suitable for tall lesbians, and short-cut tops are suitable for customers who are not very tall. The same is true for pants and skirts. Each style has its own customer group, unless it is a versatile style."

These sales experiences are accumulated slowly by shopping guides in their work.

Smart employees can master it quickly, but stupider ones may have to work for a year or two to understand it.

This is the main reason why shopping guides’ performance varies.

No matter what you do, the most important thing is to be attentive.

As long as you put your heart into your work, you will always have personal experience.

After the customer came out of the fitting room, Lin Shu said nothing more.

Sure enough, the high-waisted skirt perfectly concealed the flaws of this customer's figure and showed off her well-proportioned long legs.

The deal was completed quickly, and the shopping guide was very excited as she escorted the customer out the door. She had not expected that it would be so easy to close the deal with this difficult customer.

"Uncle, aunt, why are you two here?"

A surprised voice attracted the attention of both the couple.

There were four or five little girls at the door, one of whom was my eldest brother’s daughter, Gu Chunyu, who was nineteen years old and was about to take the college entrance examination.

Gu Jiu glanced at the little girl following behind her and asked, "The college entrance examination is coming soon. Are you out shopping with your classmates?"

Gu Chunyu's smile froze, "Uncle, today is Sunday. The teacher asked us to take a day off and not to be too tense before the college entrance examination."

Lin Shu pushed Gu Jiu behind him and greeted the group of girls with a smile, "It's necessary to relax before the college entrance examination. What did you buy today?"

When Gu Chunyu heard Lin Shu's gentle tone, a smile appeared on her face again, and she showed off her achievements today in front of Lin Shu: "Aunt, we bought a lot of cards today and plan to give them to our classmates as souvenirs after the college entrance examination."

Lin Shu took her card and looked at it. There were blessings printed on the front of the card, and a message could be written on the back. It was very suitable to give to classmates as a souvenir. It was expensive, but very commemorative.

"I just bought these things. Do you want to buy anything else? Should I buy some for you?"

Gu Chunyu waved her hand hurriedly: "No need, little aunt, I have money on me."

Lin Shu watched as a few girls entered the store. "Why don't you take a look at the clothes to see if there's anything you like?"

Gu Chunyu's face turned red, but she still shook her head, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Lin Shu encouraged her: "Just tell your aunt if you have anything to say."

Gu Chunyu glanced at Gu Jiu cautiously, pulled Lin Shu aside, and asked in a low voice: "Aunt, is this clothing store opened by you?"

She had not told anyone in the old house about opening a store, let alone Gu Chunyu who had been preparing for the exam at school.

The reason why Gu Chunyu was puzzled was because she knew that only her uncle and aunt in the Gu family liked to do business.

"Yes, I open it. If there is any piece of clothing in the store that you like, I will give it to you."

"No, no, no." Gu Chunyu was so scared that she waved her hands hurriedly. Her aunt was rich and always said she would give her gifts.

She doesn't look like she's here to take advantage of you.

"Aunt, here's what's going on. My classmates and I just saw the job advertisement at the door of your store, so we came in to ask, are you hiring for summer workers?"

Now Lin Shu understood the girl's purpose in coming to the store. "You and your classmates want to find a summer job?"

Gu Chunyu nodded: "After we finish the college entrance examination, we have about 50 days of summer vacation, so we are thinking about finding a job to earn some living expenses. If we are admitted to a university, we won't be too tight on money."

"As long as they can endure hardship, you and your classmates can come to work in the store. I'll say hello to the store manager."

The surprise came too suddenly. Gu Chunyu's eyes sparkled: "Really?"

"Really? When has your aunt ever lied to you?" Lin Shu reached out and ruffled her hair with amusement.

"Tsk, are the capitalists planning to exploit the students?"

A sudden voice interrupted, and Lin Shu and Gu Chunyu both looked at the person who came.

A woman wearing a dress, sunglasses and bright red lipstick, looks very fashionable, but she becomes sarcastic as soon as she opens her mouth.

Lin Shu didn't recognize who this woman was for a moment?

Gu Chunyu was sharp-eyed. She only looked at her for a moment and then asked tentatively, "Sister Zhou?"

"What Sister Zhou? You should call me Aunt Zhou." Zhou Xinyue glared at Gu Chunyu in reproach.

Gu Chunyu giggled: "Sister Zhou is only a few years older than me. Calling you auntie makes you look old, which is not nice."

Zhou Xinyue couldn't do anything about her. She looked at Lin Shu and the smile on her face disappeared.

She glanced at Gu Jiu who was sitting next to the counter, then looked away and glanced at Lin Shu with contempt.

However, she was wearing frog-eye glasses and her eyes were darting around, so Lin Shu couldn't tell where she was looking.

"I didn't realize you were becoming more and more capable. You've only been in the provincial capital for a short time, and you've already opened several brand stores."

"But the more money you make, the darker your heart becomes. It's fine if you exploit ordinary adults, but now you want to exploit teenagers. Lin Shu, your conscience is dark, right?"

Lin Shu scratched his ears and laughed: "You look so indignant that someone who doesn't know would think I dug up your ancestral grave."

"Lin Shu, you!"

But Lin Shu didn't wait for her to continue, and interrupted: "Stop talking about you and me. It's hard for you to admit that you are jealous of me?"

Zhou Xinyue was so irritated by her shamelessness that she laughed, "Who is jealous of you? What is there about a country bumpkin like you that I should be jealous of?"

Speaking of this topic, Lin Shu raised his eyebrows proudly: "There are many things about me that are worthy of your jealousy. For example, I am rich and beautiful, my husband and wife love each other, I have two children, etc. Do you have them?"

"You!" Zhou Xinyue was furious. As soon as her eyes touched the back of Lin Shu, her nose felt sore and tears instantly filled her eyes. "No one is as bullying as you are. You always poke at people's hearts. If Brother Nine hadn't gone to the county town, maybe..."

"Don't mislead my wife. Even if I don't go to the county town, I will have nothing to do with you." Gu Jiu embraced Lin Shu, looking eager to cut off ties with her, fearing that Zhou Xinyue would affect their relationship.

Zhou Xinyue was so angry that she stamped her feet: "Gu Jiu, you are useless and you are just stubborn. Have you forgotten that you invited me to the movies and that we took a walk under the moon after the movie?"

Oh wow!

Big melon of the year!

Many customers and shopping guides in the store pricked up their ears.

Gu Jiu was confused by her words.

When had he ever gone to the movies with her, let alone taken a walk under the moon?

But after Zhou Xinyue finished speaking, she stamped her feet sadly, turned her butt and ran out.

Leaving behind a group of stunned people.

"Uncle, did you ask her to go to the movies with you?" Gu Chunyu asked fearlessly, "If you did, tell your aunt the truth. We will try to be lenient to those who confess and strict to those who resist."

"Gu Chunyu!" Gu Jiu glared at her with sharp eyes.

The little girl was so scared that she shrank her shoulders, stuck out her tongue, and ran away with a few classmates.

After running out of the clothing store, she looked back at the store entrance and patted her chest as if she had survived a disaster. "My uncle was angry. He looked like he wanted to eat me. I was scared to death."

Following the students who ran out, Zheng Yueyao, who was Gu Chunyu's best friend, asked in confusion: "You just added fuel to the fire, aren't you afraid that your uncle will beat you up?"

"My uncle won't do anything to us youngsters." Gu Chunyu was afraid, but he had confidence in Gu Jiu.

Zheng Yueyao didn't understand, "Since your uncle treats you well, aren't you afraid that your uncle and aunt will get divorced because of what you said just now?"

Gu Chunyu snorted, "My uncle is not that kind of person. Can't you see that Zhou Yuexin has bad intentions? She just deliberately said ambiguous words to sow discord between my uncle and aunt. I can see her sinister intentions, how could my aunt, who is so smart, not see it? Don't worry, their relationship is good, there will be no problems."

Zheng Yueyao felt that Gu Chunyu was taking things for granted.

No matter how good the relationship between husband and wife is, they cannot withstand the deliberate provocation of others.

Sometimes if you tell too many lies, some people might take them seriously.

However, they are students now and cannot help.

I just hope that the relationship between my uncle and aunt is as strong as gold and that they can have a stable temporary job during the summer vacation.