Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire-Chapter 143 - 134 Xinxin Clothing Store_2

Chapter 143: Chapter 134 Xinxin Clothing Store_2

Lu Jiajie said with a smile, “Since you want to install it, go ahead and apply. I’ll try to find someone later, and hopefully, we can get it installed by spring.”

“No need, let’s just follow the process. When it’s our turn, there will naturally be a master to install it,” Lu Jiaxin replied. Given Lu Jiajie’s temperament, he would probably ask Lu Jiaguang for help, but she didn’t want to trouble Jiaguang with everything. It wasn’t an emergency anyway, so waiting a bit was fine.

The storefront Lu Jiaxin bought was not only well-located but also quite large, with forty-six square meters. During the renovation, she partitioned off ten square meters to create a storage space near the ceiling.

Xue Mao and Xiao Qiu had already been waiting in the shop. When they saw the three people busy, they came forward to help. By the time they had unloaded and carried everything into the shop, it was already past one o’clock, and Lu Jiaxin’s stomach was growling with hunger: “Fifth Brother, Xue Mao, let’s go have lunch first and come back to tidy up later.”

After lunch, Lu Jiajie told Lu Jiaxin to go back: “You shouldn’t overwork yourself. We’ll sort things out here first, and tomorrow you can come and teach us how to match the clothes.”

Lu Jiaxin was indeed exhausted, and not one to overexert herself, she went home with Xiaoxiao.

After the clothes were delivered to the shop, Lu Jiajie thought they were ready to open. However, to his surprise, they weren’t at all. Lu Jiaxin had asked Big Sister Chen and her sister-in-law to come over; Big Sister Chen’s sister-in-law ironed the clothes, while Big Sister Chen altered the clothes according to Lu Jiaxin’s requirements. Xue Mao and Xiao Qiu had never done this before and followed along to learn.

After everything was prepared according to Lu Jiaxin’s requirements, it took almost half a month to get ready.

Lu Jiajie suggested finding someone to pick an auspicious day for the grand opening, but Lu Jiaxin didn’t want to wait and directly set it for Sunday.

Big Sister Chen felt this was too hasty and said, “Xiao Lu, that won’t do. You need to pick a lucky day to open for good fortune.”

Lu Jiaxin said nonchalantly, “I checked the almanac, and Sunday is suitable for opening.”

Big Sister Chen couldn’t argue with that.

Looking at her, Lu Jiaxin said with a smile, “Sister Chen, some clothes may need to be altered. Xiao Qiu and Xue Mao are okay at managing the shop, but they can’t do alterations or mend clothes. If you’re willing, I hope you can stay and work at our shop.”

Some clothes needed alterations, such as hemming the pants or adjusting the waist. Lu Jiaxin intended to offer these alterations free of charge, considering them an invisible benefit for customers. Of course, this was also because labor was cheap at the moment; it wouldn’t be cost-effective in the future as it is now.

Big Sister Chen really wanted to take on this work, but she didn’t have the time.

Lu Jiaxin said with a smile, “You don’t need to be here all day, just from one to five in the afternoon. Any new clothes sold at our store can be altered for the customers for free. If they bring in old clothes for you to alter, you can charge a fee.”

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Since it was only four hours a day, Lu Jiaxin planned to pay thirty, not covering meals or transportation expenses.

Big Sister Chen’s eyes lit up. It was only a little over half an hour from her home to Xiushui Street. She could finish all her house chores in the morning and spare time in the afternoon to help out at the shop.

After weighing it in her mind and finding no issues, Big Sister Chen said, “Xiao Lu, let me discuss it with my husband tonight, and I’ll give you an answer tomorrow.”

“That’s fine.”

Lu Jiaxin spoke again to Xue Mao and Xiao Qiu, “Today is Thursday, and our shop opens on Sunday. We have two days left. You two go out and distribute flyers during these two days.”

“Distribute flyers? What kind of flyers?”

Lu Jiaxin showed them a flyer she had written the day before, thinking that since Xue Mao didn’t read much, she began reading it aloud: “Buy one piece of clothing and get a pair of socks for free; buy three pieces and get a pair of gloves; spend three hundred or more on clothes, shoes, and socks and get a 10% discount; five hundred or more and get a 15% discount.”

She had chosen clothes that were good quality and fashionably designed, so the prices were on the higher side. The least expensive item was eighteen, and the most expensive was one ninety-eight. However, the discount and gifts were only available for the first three days after opening, and not after that.

Xiao Qiu felt dizzy listening to all this.

Xue Mao was the quickest to react, “So if they spend three hundred and get a 10% discount, do they still get the free stuff?”

Lu Jiaxin explained, “They get the free items on top of the discount. The more they buy, the more they get, and it’s more cost-effective.”

Qian Xiaoxiao felt that this way of accounting could easily lead to mistakes: “This is too complicated. Rather than give free items and discounts, you should do just one or the other. Mixing both gifts and discounts can be confusing.”

Lu Jiaxin thought about having an extra person at the payment area, someone responsible just for handing out the gifts: “Lu Zhang and Zhenzhen don’t have classes on Sunday, right? Let’s ask them to help out then.”

Lu Zhang was in grade seven, and Zhenzhen in grade four. Back then, it wasn’t like in the future, where kids had to attend tutoring classes and had lots of homework. The two siblings didn’t attend tutoring classes and could finish their homework in the evening, so there was no big problem asking them for help. Especially Zhenzhen, she was quick with numbers.

Xue Mao wasn’t sure about it.

Lu Jiaxin said with a smile, “What’s the problem? Lu An is in grade eleven and too busy with his studies to help, but it’s not hectic for Xiao Zhang and Zhenzhen. This will be good training for them.”

Actually, she was the same age as Lu An. But because her original self was extraordinarily bright and started school at five, and then skipped a grade, she would still be in grade eleven like Lu An.

Of course, she’d need their parents’ approval for this, so Lu Jiaxin called Wang Xiaojie right away to ask.

Wang Xiaojie wouldn’t refuse. It was an experience and practice for the children, but she was concerned that Lu Zhang and Zhenzhen might not be helpful and might get in the way instead.

Lu Jiaxin assured her, “No worries. I’m concerned some customers might steal clothes, so I’ll have Xiao Zhang keep an eye out. Zhenzhen can help customers with their complimentary items,”

“It’s okay if there are mistakes; socks only cost one jiao, and gloves just five jiao.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaojie’s worries were eased, and she said, “Xinxin, I have to work on Sunday; otherwise, I would come and help out.”

Lu Jiaxin replied cheerfully, “No problem; with Lu Zhang and Zhenzhen, we’ll have six people. The shop isn’t that big; we can handle it.”

Wang Xiaojie laughed and asked, “Jiaxin, what’s the name of your store? I’ll recommend it to my colleagues, have them shop at your place. You don’t know, but the outfit you bought for me, they all said it was beautiful and praised your good taste.”

They all wore uniforms at work, but she had worn that outfit to a dinner where a colleague was celebrating a promotion. Everyone complimented how good it looked and asked where to buy it.

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, “The store’s name is Xinxin Clothing Store. Not the ‘xin’ from my name, but the ‘xin’ made of three ‘gold’ characters, symbolizing abundant wealth.”

Wang Xiaojie thought the name was very good, as making money was what business was all about!