Chapter 321: Busy

"It's just a small thing." Jiang Yunduo's little face flushed, reflecting her socially anxious nature.

"Everyone take turns eating; once one person finishes, swap with another. After we settle the accounts tonight, I'll give everyone a red envelope," An Yinan said to the few shop assistants.

Everyone looked very happy; although they were busy, it gave them a greater sense of belonging.

They had been in training for the past few days, and no one knew how business would go or if this stable job would last long.

Now, seeing the shop's business, their hearts were finally at ease.

An Yinan was as busy as a spinning top; one moment she was going to Liu Jiumu's side to coordinate stock, the next she was dealing with difficult customers picking faults, which she handled with a smile, and then there were payment issues she also needed to adjust.

She was so busy all afternoon that she didn't even eat.

Xie Yuanyuan went outside to manage the mood of the people queuing, while Zhao Qiu Hua and An Yinan looked after the shop, keeping an eye on the clothes and finances at all times.

It would be bad if someone with sticky fingers appeared in their shop.

Li Xiue was also busy collecting payments; one person really couldn't handle it alone.

"Nan Nan, it's almost four o'clock," Li Xiue said.

An Yinan looked at the queue outside; more than half had already dispersed, and there were only about ten people left waiting.

"Let everyone come in."

"Tell the people behind not to queue anymore, and mind your service attitude," An Yinan instructed.

"Alright, I'll go tell Yuanyuan." Li Xiue walked out.

Until the last customer left the shop, Zhao Qiu Hua sat directly on the floor, and it was An Yinan who pulled her up.

"My legs are jelly right now..." Zhao Qiu Hua said.

This day was busy and bustling, and if Xie Shuyang and Qian Zhao hadn't helped stock the shelves, they wouldn't have been able to keep up.

Jiang Yunduo was socially anxious at first and helped bring food for everyone, but later, seeing that they couldn't keep up, she participated herself, going from speaking in a small voice at the start to speaking loudly by the end.

She only needed to remember what Nan Nan said: smile, and everything will be fine.

Zhang Jia, having observed the shop's situation, whispered in An Yinan's ear, "I've already scheduled my high school and middle school classmates for you for tomorrow."

Then Zhang Jia took her friends and went out to play first.

This also reduced the burden on everyone quite a bit.

"My goodness, I've finally experienced the feeling of counting money until my hands go soft," Li Xiue and the cashier assistant said, laughing and crying at the same time.

And everyone burst into laughter.

"Qiu Hua, you lead everyone to take inventory of the stock, then tidy things up. We won't keep everyone for a meal today," An Yinan said, feeling a bit helpless.

"Xiue, you need to settle the accounts quickly."

"Yuanyuan and Yun Duo, you two go to the workshop and see if you can get all the stock sent over; otherwise, I'm afraid we won't have enough for tomorrow."

An Yinan arranged things one by one; business wasn't just for one day. Tomorrow and the day after were the three-day event, and all four of them had taken leave and explained the reasons to their Tutor.

Xie Yuanyuan's Tutor had even come over specifically to check; after all, this girl looked like she wasn't very bright...

But the Tutor hadn't expected that these four students would actually set up such a large operation.

She had come quietly, and then left quietly.

Except for An Yinan, who noticed this person, no one else had paid attention.

"Okay." The three of them were already used to obeying; once they heard An Yinan's instructions, they immediately took action.

The assistants gathered their strength and quickly stood up.

For the accounts, An Yinan checked the receipts and Li Xiue counted the money; the two finally matched the total.

There was ultimately no discrepancy between the clothing purchase receipts and Li Xiue's total amount.

"Calculate the costs and profits." An Yinan handed the final task to Li Xiue.

Then she set aside the change for tomorrow and put the rest of the money into her backpack.

For the sake of the money's safety, the four of them had long ago entrusted the storage of the money to An Yinan.

After all, from the beginning, Nan Nan was the "safe vault."

After everyone finished, An Yinan took out five red envelopes and gave them to the four hired assistants and Jiang Yunduo respectively.

"Everyone worked hard today. This red envelope is what you deserve. Keep working hard in the future, and there will be no shortage of red envelopes for everyone," An Yinan said.

The exhaustion from just a moment ago was swept away; because of the appearance of the red envelopes, everyone was full of energy.

"Let's tidy up and stock the shelves tomorrow, aren't you tired?" An Yinan looked at everyone.

"Nan, just let us finish stocking. So many people didn't get to buy anything today; as soon as we open tomorrow, there will definitely be customers," Wu Xia said with a smile.

Before coming to Nanyuan Xiuhua, her uncle had told her that she must work hard and not have any crooked thoughts.

Her uncle also said that Nan was her uncle's noble person and also her uncle's benefactor.

If she did anything to let Nan down, her uncle wouldn't let her off either.

Thinking of her uncle's solemn warning, she smiled; it was fortunate that her uncle had introduced her here.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have known where to go to work.

A monthly salary of forty yuan—where else could one find such treatment?

"Alright then, you've worked hard. Check the doors and windows in a moment, and make sure the storeroom is locked properly; fire and power sources must be turned off," An Yinan instructed.

The five of them left the shop.

The five of them returned to the Xiao Yuan; the distance wasn't far, but they were literally supporting each other—they really couldn't walk anymore. These legs, mouths, and arms hadn't had a moment of rest.

"Nan Nan, I don't want this red envelope." After arriving at the Xiao Yuan, Jiang Yunduo placed the red envelope on the table.

An Yinan picked up the red envelope with a smile, and then, in front of Jiang Yunduo, opened the red paper, "Take a look, then decide whether you want it or not."

On the red paper, a line was written: "One free piece of new clothing from the shop."

After seeing it, Jiang Yunduo asked helplessly, "Are theirs the same?"

An Yinan shook her head, "Only yours is."

Wu Xia checked her things one last time, locked the doors and windows, and after leaving the shop, her uncle was already waiting for her at the shop entrance.

"Uncle," Wu Xia called out wearily.

Wu Youzhi was riding a bicycle, looking at his niece with a chuckle, "I heard from the neighbors that business at the shop was good today?"

Wu Xia gave a soft "Mm."

Shortly after, she squinted her eyes and fell asleep.

Wu Youzhi felt his niece leaning against his back and knew the girl was exhausted today.

He slowed his pedaling and carefully avoided the bumps and potholes in the road.

Upon arriving home, her older brother and sister-in-law asked, "Why are you so tired?"

Wu Xia rubbed her eyes, "It was the opening event today, so a few more people came. Nan said that after the event, things will slowly return to normal."

"Mom, is there any food? I'm hungry."

Wu Youzhi had never married and lived in the same courtyard as his older brother and sister-in-law; he treated Wu Xia more like a younger sister.

"Oh right, the shop was busy today, and there wasn't much time to eat at noon, so Nan gave everyone red envelopes." Wu Xia took out the red envelope.