After staying in the store for nearly an hour and waiting for Wang Yaping and the others to select the goods, Chen Zhifeng led everyone out for a look around.

Ji Erlin and the others came to the provincial capital for the first time. They were real country bumpkins who came to the city. Everything they saw was strange. They stood on the roadside looking at the buses and trains for half an hour without wanting to leave.

"Do you want to take some pictures?"

Ji Luo carried a camera in his backpack. He had now reached the train station gate and pointed at the sign of Shacheng train station, "Would you like to take a photo here as a souvenir?"

"Okay, let's take a group photo."

Ji Shengli made arrangements, and he immediately found a good location to take pictures, saying, "Ji Luo, your family of three can also take pictures with us. Let's take a group photo first."

Ji Luo nodded and gave the camera to Chen Zhifeng, "Brother Chen, take a picture for us first, and later you and Erbo and the others will take a few more."

Ji's family took a group photo first, Ji Sanlin took a photo with Ji Luo and his family of three, and then Ji Luo took a few more photos for everyone separately, and also took some photos when passing by other scenic spots.

It was slowly turning to noon, and Ji Bingqing arranged: "Sister Luo, let's go home and make lunch."

"Bingqing, don't go back to do it at noon. Let's go to the state-owned restaurant to eat. I'll treat you."

Ji Luo hasn't eaten local food in Shacheng for a long time. He misses the food here a little, so he arranges it in a good mood: "Let's go to the state-owned restaurant. I want to eat the boiled fish and spicy meat slices cooked by Master Liu."

Ji Bingqing chuckled: "Sister Luo, you want something spicy?"

"Yes, I really want to eat spicy food. The food in Kyoto and Yangcheng is on the lighter side. When I am craving for spicy food, I just eat the spicy sauce mixed with vegetables you mailed to me."

The state-owned restaurant is not far away, only seven or eight minutes' walk away. The restaurant is closed for the Chinese New Year and just opened today. Usually there are many customers here, but today it is rather deserted.

As soon as the group of them stepped into the store, a familiar voice of surprise reached their ears: "Ji Luo."

"Happy New Year, Li Zhen."

Ji Luo was not surprised to see him here. He smiled and said, "I wanted to call you tomorrow and ask you out for dinner."

"Didn't you go to Yangcheng to celebrate the New Year? When did you come to Shacheng?" Li Zhen and his brother were eating here, and they were almost done.

"I arrived this morning. I still have ten days off. I came here to meet my relatives and friends, wish them a happy new year, and have some fun for a few days before going back to school."

After Ji Luo finished speaking, he introduced the man behind him: "Brother Yan, this is my classmate Li Zhen. He is also from Shacheng."

After that, he introduced Li Zhen: "My wife, Ren Rongyan."

"Hello, Comrade Ren. Nice to meet you." Li Zhen stepped forward to shake hands with him.

Ren Rongyan also shook hands with him, "Nice to meet you."

Li Zhen ate here with his brother and cousins. He also introduced Xia Jiluo and his wife to his brothers, and the two exchanged simple greetings.

"Brother Yan, you go and order food first, and I'll have a chat with Li Zhen." Ji Luo was looking for Li Zhen about something.

"it is good."

Ren Rongyan nodded to the Li brothers, hugged his son and went to find a seat to order food with the others.

Li Zhen and the others had almost finished their meal, and he happened to have something to ask Ji Luo, so he helped her move a stool to sit on, and bought her a bottle of hot soy milk, being extremely enthusiastic.

Ji Luo could tell at a glance that he was busy, and asked with a smile: "You are so active, what's the matter?"

"We have something to ask for your help."

The two of them knew each other well in school, and they often chatted at the front and back desks. Li Zhen had known for a long time that she had opened a home textile factory in Shacheng and also ran a shop. The brothers were also discussing opening a shop at the gathering today.

"Ji Luo, my brother and cousin want to open a store together. The store is promising. It's not far from your store, at the intersection of Nanding Street and Puxue Lane."

Ji Luo was very familiar with the location he was talking about, "Isn't that the rice mill and the oil press?"

"The rice mill and oil press were removed and moved behind the farmers' market. Last October, the government renovated these two places and turned them into shops, with ten stores. My cousin used his connections to rent a medium-sized shop of 40 square meters. The contract was signed before the Chinese New Year, but they haven't decided what to sell yet."

Ji Luo understood and asked them: "What is the store next to it selling?"

Li Zhen's cousin had already inquired about it and told her: "There is one that sells breakfast, another that is planning to open a small restaurant, one that runs a grain and oil shop, one that runs a department store, and the others are still undecided. The remaining five are in the hands of the cadres' families."

"What were your original plans?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. They both have to go to work, so I can't stay in the store by myself. I have to hire someone to look after the store. I know you are opening a store and have a supply channel, so I wanted to ask you about it." Li Zhen was just talking about this with his two brothers.

Ji Luo understood that they needed a reliable supply channel, so he asked him, "Have you ever been to the department store next to the Kyoto Workers' Cultural Palace?"

"I've been there, I often buy things there." Li Zhen replied and asked, "Why do you ask this?"

"I opened that department store."

Li Zhen: "...What?"

“Thanks for taking care of the business.”

Ji Luo held the soy milk bottle and touched his bowl with a deep smile: "Whatever you want next time, I will bring it to you from home and give it to you at the wholesale price."

Li Zhen rolled his eyes and pointed at the clothes he was wearing. "I bought all these clothes in your store. If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have had to make a trip. You could have just brought them to school for me."

"Everyone has different aesthetic standards for clothes, so you still have to try them on to see if they fit you."

Ji Luo smiled lightly and told him readily: "There are many kinds of goods in my department store. These clothes, shoes, bags and leather goods are all shipped from Yangcheng. I have purchasing assistants and warehouses in Yangcheng. If you want to sell these, I can supply it to you at an easy price.”

"Brother, Brother Ping, it's good to sell these. Her store has very good business. The products are of good quality and the styles are beautiful. They are snapped up as soon as they are put on the shelves."

"There are also a lot of people buying suitcases and bags. I went there several times before the holiday to buy a handbag for my parents, but it was always out of stock. The salesperson said that every time the stock was put in stock, it was all sold out within three days."

Li Zhen's two brothers discussed it, and his cousin said: "Our store is only 40 square meters, not very big. It only has a small attic as a warehouse, which can't hold too many goods. Let's sell shoes and shoes first. Bags, we won’t arrange clothes for the time being. If the business is good and we make money, we will open a large store specifically to sell clothes in the future.”

"Sure. Ji Luo's store has a lot of shoes, including leather shoes, cloth shoes, sneakers and sandals. There are many styles and the prices are affordable. Many students in our school buy sneakers from her store, and the quality is very good." Li Zhen felt that his arrangement was very good.

Seeing that they had made up their minds, Ji Luo said for the sake of his classmates, "How about this, I'll ask the Yangcheng warehouse to send you a bag of samples. You can take a look at the styles, quality and prices of the goods first. If you are satisfied, you can purchase them. If not, you can send the samples to the home textile store."

"Okay, okay, let's take a look at the goods first." The Li brothers agreed.

Ji Luo asked them to leave their address and contact number, and then told Li Zhen something else. He didn't bother them to eat anymore, got up and went to the box arranged by Ren Rongyan.

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