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Caroline turned off all the lights in the premium store and the aisle, and took Francis back to her premium counter.

There were no chairs at the counter, so she lit a spare kerosene lamp and placed it on the cash register, found two discarded wrapping papers and put them on the floor, sat down with the hem of her skirt, and then patted the empty space around her.

Seeing this, Francis also followed, and sat opposite with his knees hugged.

Caroline rested her chin in both hands, listening to Francis telling herself vividly how he successfully negotiated the first business in his life in the afternoon.When he was excited, he would draw twice with both hands, which made her think of the boy when she first met.

Her gaze went from bottom to top, across the boy's handsome chin and lips, and the high bridge of his nose, and then fell on his earnest warm brown pupils.

How greedy, Caroline thought with a smile, she won't give up her career, but she doesn't want to give up this boy easily either.So, in the conversation that followed, Caroline was a little tentative.

"Francis, have you thought about the future? For example, what do you want to do in the future and what kind of person will you be?" She asked seemingly casually.

"Think about it, it should be, help uncle manage the factory well, and then do something you like. If I have the opportunity, I would like to travel around, just like my father. Isa should have mentioned to you that my father was young. I traveled to many places when I was young, and I also traveled to many cities with my mother after we got married."

"And what if your future partner is busy? Can't follow you around?"

"Then don't go, staying with her is the most important thing," Francis replied with bright eyes, and then brought a little distress, "And this is all my imagination, I follow Andrew every day Uncle, there is no chance to go out."

"Then do you want to go to school to continue your studies, just like Isa?"

Francis scratched his hair, and there seemed to be a flash of confusion on his face, "When I just graduated from middle school, I really thought about it, but now I have no idea after a long time. Maybe what I like is just the feeling of being a student, not in Learn something in school."

"Then, would you like to hear my plans for the future?" Caroline continued,

"At present, I just want to be the person in charge of the Best Store, just like you want to help Uncle Andrew manage the factory. I want to see the successful opening of this place, and I want the Best Store to open in other cities in the future. I want to be a partner here in the future, like Ms. Green, who is respected for her outstanding career."

Caroline spoke sentence by sentence, while observing Francis' expression and response.

Francis listened carefully, never wanting to miss a word Caroline had to say, let alone her plans for his future.

"You will definitely wait until that day, I believe you", after Caroline stopped, Francis put his chin on his knees with his hands like her, and said expectantly.

Originally, Caroline still had a lot to ask Francis.She wanted to ask, what did he think of a girl who worked so hard to get into college like Isabella, supported Isa just because she was Isa?And what do you think of those women who took to the streets to fight for women's suffrage?And Ms. Green, a woman who devotes most of her life to her career?

But now, although she hasn't asked yet, she already knows Francis' answer at this time.

Caroline knew that people would change, and she couldn't guarantee that the person in front of her would still think the same way five or ten years later.But if this person is really her future choice, she will work hard to keep him by her side.

"It's late, let's go back." Caroline stood up, patted the hem of her skirt, looked at Francis who was secretly annoyed because she got up one step later and couldn't reach out to help her, and secretly smiled.

On the day when the store opened, Caroline found that she was not too nervous.Probably because of repeated member activities and the practice of the preferred counter, she has gradually gained experience and growth.Or, it was the success of the premium counter that boosted her confidence.

"Hey, it's really nice here",

"Successful opening, Caroline",

"Oh my god, I really like the design here..."

Caroline freely greeted new and old customers who came to the Youyou store, thanking them for coming; she always paid attention to the employees in each division and asked them to be responsible for their respective jobs; she also took time to receive the newspaper reporters who Ms. Green had made an appointment in advance.

Ms. Green, on the other hand, acted as a "behind-the-scenes person" today, except to check the situation here every two or three hours, and did not intervene much.

Lily, who has experienced the business process of the preferred counter with herself from the beginning to the end, has been temporarily promoted by Caroline as her assistant. Once there is a problem that the salesperson cannot handle alone, she will rush to help solve it as soon as possible. Will speak to Caroline.

And how to improve the reception efficiency when there are many customers, how to fill up a sold-out shelf in the shortest time, how to happily let customers accept the preferred store to change the clothing adjustment to a separate service, and how to introduce and settle for customers in the fastest time At the same time, recommending premium store discount shopping cards for them, etc., Caroline has arranged for her staff to rehearse these common questions repeatedly, so basically nothing goes wrong.

Mr. Vincent has been doing his job as an "assistant" conscientiously. Whenever Lily can't handle it and Caroline is busy, he will naturally step forward to take over.

Ms. Green probably reminded him, so once a new customer accidentally mistook this middle-aged gentleman as the manager of the premium store, he would take the initiative to introduce Caroline's identity and the identity of his assistant while receiving the reception. identity.Most of the old customers of Meisi department store and the preferred counter have some impressions of Caroline, a young, beautiful and capable person in charge.

"My God, Vincent, you are actually here. When did you return to Chicago? Did you come to Meisi to develop?"

A gentleman in his 30s, wearing a brown Derby hat, was strolling casually in the store, but found a familiar figure and hurried forward.

"It's you, Dorin." Vincent turned around and saw this friend he had met in New York before, "It's been a long time."

"You started such a 'new business' as soon as you came back? It looks good."

"You know my previous situation. I'm just here to help with things. This is Ms. Green's store, and that Ms. Mibo is the person in charge." Mr. Vincent was talking to this gentleman calmly. , gave a brief introduction to the entire Best Store, and there was no joy of reunion in the words, and no mood swings because of the change in Jinxi's situation mentioned in front of acquaintances.

Mr. Dorling is also a businessman. He came to Chicago to deal with some matters, and he happened to listen to his partners talking about the newly opened Max Best Store.When he was still in New York before, he had heard about the various activities held by the Mays department store in Chicago. Out of curiosity about new things in the industry, he came to take a look on the first day of its opening.

"She's the person in charge here?" Mr. Dolin was a little surprised, but quickly put his expression aside. Although it's not common, there are many women who can take care of themselves. It's just that this Miss Mibo is surprisingly young.

Caroline stood not far away, and listened to the conversation between the two, so after seeing off the customer she had just received, she came over to say hello to the customer who was familiar with Mr. Vincent , joined the conversation between the two.

This Mr. Doring was much more enthusiastic than she had imagined, and if Caroline hadn't been sure that she was seeing him for the first time, she even suspected that she was his acquaintance like Mr. Vincent.

However, Caroline didn't think that Mr. Doring was interested in herself. Judging from the content of the conversation, this person was much more interested in Max's Department Store and Premium Store.

Caroline does not reject this kind of interest, and what she and Ms. Green hope most is to attract the attention of others, whether it is ordinary customers who come to the store or curious colleagues in the same industry, they are the targets they want to attract .So she patiently explained to Mr. Doring some of the doubts he raised, and learned about his business direction in New York during the conversation.

"You are such an interesting person, Miss Mibo. If there is a chance, I hope we can cooperate in the future."

"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Duoling, you might as well shop more at the Select Store. If you want to buy more high-end and special products, Max's Department Store is just across the door. In short, there will definitely be something that will impress you. Interested products, isn't that the first opportunity for you to 'cooperate' with Meisi?"

Mr. Doring agreed with a smile, and chatted with Vincent, an "old acquaintance", for a while, and really looked at the products in the store seriously.