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It's not surprising that Qin Yan would ask such a question.

She has a wide range of people and good news. D&L Group and Qinfeng Department Store are competitors. Almost everyone in the industry knows that Dong Qingping has suddenly brought back a son who was raised by a relative since he was a child. The key is that she still knows the young owner.

There are many versions circulated outside, and nine out of ten are exaggerated. Of course, if someone comes here to give "melon" specially, you have to try it out.

It's fine if you're just curious, Gu Xi was a little worried that she would politely refuse because of her rigorous new identity, but in business, business is about win-win and mutual benefit, and no one will have trouble with money.

After all, Qinfeng Department Store has also introduced the D&L brand collection store, and the location given is quite good.

"I've heard something about you two from other people..." Qin Yan took a sip from her cup, "Yan... Boss Lin just met his mother, are you planning to start your own business so soon?"

"If there is a suitable opportunity, why not..." Gu Xi asked back, "Aren't your family also planning to enter the hotel industry recently?"

"Miss Qin, our physical store has been open for almost a year, with a stable customer base and a large number of members..." Mu Xue quickly explained, "It's not a sudden whim. There is an idea of ​​expansion.”

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just asking casually..." Qin Yan leaned back in her chair and smiled, "Gu Xi, I'm sorry I couldn't help, my father supports the Xu Group's acquisition plan, and Aunt Li The proposed cooperation plan was rejected."

Gu Xi frowned, and gently turned the cup in his hand: "It's okay, the company has a lot of problems, even if it is not acquired, it probably won't last long, this is already the best result."

"Hey, you can think about it..." Qin Yan sighed with a long voice, "I heard from Xiaoyao that you are not doing well now, the money is gone, the house is sold, and you are still serious... How about it? Consider being my boyfriend?"

"No..." Gu Xi refused very simply, "Do I look like the kind of half-hearted person?"

"Well said, with personality..." Qin Yan smiled and gave him a thumbs up, "Don't worry about the entry of Jianyi men's clothing, I will arrange a good place in the side hall on the fourth floor, other clothing Brands are commissioned at 32% discount, and I will sign with you at 16% special sale discount, and I won’t talk about the guarantee for the first year, so I’ll check the sales situation before making a decision.”

"Thank you, thank you so much!" Mu Xue excitedly held her hand, almost knocking over the coffee cup on the table.

While waiting for the car on the side of the street, Gu Xi felt the gazes from his side constantly shooting towards his face. Every time he turned his head, Mu Xue would quickly look away. He was used to the heroine's outspoken character, but now he was not It's so fitting.

The words she held in her stomach were not difficult to guess, they just wanted to clarify what Qin Yan had said just now.

"Liqi Daily Chemical was acquired, and I used the acquisition money to set up a garment factory, and then the factory collapsed, and the former boss owed the employees several months' wages, so I had to sell the house to fill in the hole. "Gu Xi spoke quickly, in a simple and clear way.

Perhaps these setbacks have made his heart strong enough, and now he can face it calmly. It is really not easy to admit and accept failure, but as long as he has passed that hurdle, the future will suddenly become clear.

"Where's your car..." Mu Xue hesitated for five seconds before continuing to ask, "Is it..."

"It's sold..." Gu Xi replied truthfully, "After paying the 50 transfer fee, there is still some left over. Isn't your new store going to be decorated and stocked up? Go back and calculate how much is left. If it's not enough, I can think of a way. "

"You are so kind to Xiao Jinzi, I believe he will forgive you..." Mu Xue said, "I also saved more than 20 yuan last year. I have acquaintances in the decoration company. The design should use a unified template, plus the time for stocking , about [-] more.”

Gu Xi clicked on the mobile banking, and glanced at the account balance, 34 yuan, he directly transferred the money to Mu Xue, and he will be able to enter the market early next month after signing the contract.

The construction progress is much faster than expected. Every day after get off work, he will go to the mall to stare for several hours, check the drawings several times, and immediately ask the master to make corrections if he finds any problems.

Mu Xue recruited a store manager and four clerks on the talent website. In addition to taking care of the business of the old store, she also had to provide on-the-job training for the employees. I often work overtime until three or four in the morning.

"The last few boxes of clothes are here..." Gu Xi pulled the trailer and walked out of the freight elevator, and moved the cartons to the aisle at the back door of the shop, "Thank you everyone, I'll go buy you some food. "

"No need, just take a break..." Mu Xue quickly stopped him, and handed him a bottle of mineral water, "Thanks to you, I'm sure I won't be able to do it by myself during this time, and it will be fine after the opening. "

"Don't say that, I can't help you much, I can only do some physical work..." Gu Xi unscrewed the bottle cap and took a few sips, "You should recruit two people from the old shop, you need more in the early stage Take it easy."

"Well, that's what I planned too..." Mu Xue lit a cigarette and drank it, "I also have a share in this company, and I should work hard. After all, I am also a shareholder and half the boss."

The store manager walked up to the two of them with a few hangers, with a very modest attitude: "Mr. Mu, where is the best place to hang these clothes?"

"That wall on the left, the second shelf in the middle..." Mu Xue raised her arm and pointed, "This is a series."

The store manager nodded and walked over to hang up the clothes.

The employees that Mu Xue recruited are all around 30 years old. Although they are not particularly outstanding in appearance, they are very diligent in doing things, not as impetuous as the little girl, and they work hard without complaining.

"Mr. Mu, you didn't slip the tongue, did you..." Gu Xi laughed and teased, "Has Mr. Yan become suspicious?"

"Don't worry about my work..." Mu Xue threw the cigarette butt into the mineral water bottle, "When are you going to tell him that I'm just the vice president of the company, and he still has to handle most of the external affairs."

"Let's wait until the business here is stable..." Gu Xi lowered his eyelids, "I still have some things I don't want to understand."

Before leaving, they removed the fence around the door. The decoration style of the new store and the old store are basically the same, simple and elegant. There are a few black molds in the windows on the left and right, and the well-matched clothes are distinctive.

Qin Yan kept her promise, this location was facing the main aisle, and she could see it clearly when she got up the escalator.

The shopping mall was extremely quiet late at night. When I came out of the staff passageway, only the sanitation workers who got up early were cleaning the road. After taking a taxi back to the apartment, Gu Xi went into the bathroom and took a shower to wash off the dust on his body.

Obviously tired all day, lying in bed but unable to fall asleep again.

He closed his eyes and squinted for a while, when the phone rang beside the bed just after dawn, he glanced at the screen and connected the call.

"Boy, Shen Xu has paid you tens of thousands of wages, and you have been working overtime every day for the past two months..." Grandma roared at the other end, "Wait for me at the Central Hospital at ten o'clock. Xiaojin's aunt is discharged from the hospital today. Let's pick them up and have dinner together."

"Can I not go..." Gu Xi moved the phone half a meter away, "I'm so sleepy, I just lay down after a busy night yesterday..."

"What client asked to see the house in the middle of the night? Does your company sell cemeteries..." Grandma continued to shout, "I don't care, get up and wash up quickly. If you dare not go, see how I deal with you."

Before he could speak again, grandma hung up the phone directly.

The old lady is still that hot-tempered, with her character of doing what she says, maybe she will come over with a cane to whip people. In order to avoid a large-scale live-action physical punishment show, it is better not to take risks.

During this period of time, Gu Xi seems to understand what it means to be close to home and feel timid. Although he is eager to see rigor every day, he is worried that it will cause unnecessary pressure on the other party. The main reason is that he has no self-confidence.

Fear of rejection.

Fear of being left out.

Fear of being slighted.

In the past two months, he has arranged every day very full, using busy work to numb himself.

After changing his clothes, he took a taxi directly to his grandmother's house. It was less than nine o'clock when he entered the corridor. On the way here, he made a bold decision, and even entered 120 in advance on the dial interface, just in case .

"Didn't I tell you to wait in the hospital..." Grandma brought a bowl of noodles from the kitchen and put it on the table, "Didn't you have breakfast?"

"I'm not hungry yet..." Gu Xi leaned against the door frame, watched her busy in front of the stove, hesitated for ten seconds before speaking, "Grandma, I want to ask you, if I fall in love with someone who is not The person I like, what should I do?"

"What do you mean someone you shouldn't like..." Grandma turned off the fire, turned around and looked at him, "That girl murdered and set fire, robbed her house, or was kidnapped. Does she have a criminal record?"

"No..." Gu Xi felt a little overwhelmed, "Is your request too low?"

"As long as your character is fine, everything else is fine..." Grandma answered as a matter of course, "Xiaoxi, no matter who you like, you don't need to care about what other people think, and no one can tell you what to do."

Gu Xi lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and shivered nervously: "What if I like a man?"

Grandma took two steps back, and she knocked the stainless steel basin by the stove to the ground, making a loud bang, and the boiled eggs in the basin rolled into the gap between the cabinet and the refrigerator.

The surrounding air froze instantly, and the voices of the couple upstairs beating and scolding their children were amplified several times.

"Is the person you're talking about Xiao Jin?" Grandma was stunned for two seconds, then she spoke calmly, her tone was much calmer than expected, as if she had guessed it a long time ago, it seems that there is no need to call 120 .

"Hmm..." Gu Xi nodded with difficulty, her voice lowered, "Do you think I'm sick?"

"I'm old, but I'm not too old yet..." Grandma twitched the corners of her mouth, "Your attitude towards him is completely different from that of other people. I saw it on New Year's Eve. I checked out information about homosexuality. It's not a disease."

Gu Xi opened his mouth wide in shock, and couldn't believe his ears.

The old lady is a retired employee of the post office. Although she only has a high school education, she was considered an intellectual in their day. I didn't expect her to be open-minded and open-minded, but also have a heart that loves learning.

"Xiaoxi, you have been hiding from him for so many days, is it because you are afraid that he will look down on you?" Grandma asked.

"It's not all..." Gu Xi sighed, "I never had the courage to admit it, and I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to accept it. In fact, I knew he was Aunt Dong's son when I first met him, but I didn't tell him. And my aunt..."

"If you're worried about this or that, I'll just ask you..." Grandma clicked her tongue, "Do you really like him?"

Gu Xi gritted her teeth, her eyes were very firm: "Yes!"