inspire-indiana Chapter 176 Having Your Own Home
Chapter 176 Having Your Own Home
On the opening day, Hu Xiuyun bought two firecrackers and set them off. Because she had distributed flyers two days before the opening, promoting the event as having half-price discounts on all items on the opening day, it attracted quite a few customers and the scene was quite lively.
Cheng Wenwen also came with Sister Gao to show her support.
Hu Xiuyun was busy and had no time to entertain Cheng Wenwen and Sister Gao. The two of them naturally knew this, so they just bought some desserts, said hello and left.
"The desserts here taste almost the same as those at Cheng's Dessert Shop, and the prices are so affordable, which is great."
"It's just that your store is a little out of the way, but at least the prices are affordable, and good wine needs no bushel!"
"Thank you all for your support. Please come often in the future. We give discounts to regular customers!" Hu Xiuyun greeted the guests with a smile.
The guests nodded immediately: "Okay, okay, we will come often in the future. My children love this dessert the most, but Cheng's is too expensive."
"We are also Cheng's, a branch of Cheng's. We specialize in affordable prices and small profits but quick turnover! But you can rest assured, although our prices are affordable, we also try our best to ensure the quality and taste." Hu Xiuyun explained.
"Is that so? Then we can rest assured. We thought you were running a fake Cheng's dessert shop."
“It tastes great and is pretty good! Very good!”
The customers are full of praise for the desserts in the store after tasting them. The key is that they are of good quality and inexpensive, so you don’t have to feel bad about buying more.
As a result, word spread quickly, and on the opening day, because of the affordable prices, nearby residents came to buy, and the goods in the window were quickly sold out.
It was considered a good start to the business. Seeing that all the goods were sold out for the day, Hu Xiuyun asked Aya to finish work early and take a break.
Aya was not afraid of being tired and never rested. Although there were no customers, she still helped to clean up things in the store and then went to the kitchen to wash and scrub. She was not idle at all.
Hu Xiuyun said to her: "Take a break before you continue working! Don't tire yourself out."
"I'm not tired. I've done more tiring work at home! I'm really not tired."
Aya is at home, chopping wood, boiling water, and working in the fields. She is so tired from every job. This little bit of tiredness is nothing.
Life is so good now, she naturally has to cherish it and repay Sister Xiuyun.
"Drink some water, come over and eat something to fill your stomach, and take a rest for a while. We'll work together later!" Seeing that she wouldn't listen, Hu Xiuyun could only pull her out from the kitchen and give her a small cake that she had put away today.
"Sister Xiuyun, this... I don't want to eat it!"
This is a grape mille-feuille. Grapes are a bit expensive, so their store doesn't use as much as the main store, and the price is a bit cheaper. However, a small cake still costs ten cents, and Aya is reluctant to eat it.
"Hey, just eat it if I give it to you. I saved it specially for us to have afternoon tea! This is a benefit from Mr. Cheng's family! We won't be left out here either!"
Hu Xiuyun remembered that at Cheng Dongjia's place, everyone could take a break in the morning and afternoon after changing shifts. Food was also distributed in the afternoon, which was called afternoon tea. It was very considerate to them.
Hu Xiuyun said, "In the future, you should rest when you are not busy. Don't be silly and always look for work. There are only two of us in this store. If you get exhausted, won't I be the only one working?"
Aya knew that Hu Xiuyun was concerned about her, so she nodded and said, "Okay, Sister Xiuyun, I won't tire myself out."
"That's right!" Hu Xiuyun patted her and said, "Eat quickly!"
"Ok!"
Aya just found out that this kind of pastry has become popular in the city. She has tried other desserts in the store, but not all of them. This grape cake looks really beautiful and tempting.
Aya ate just a little bit and was amazed.
There is a reason why the desserts in this store sell so well. This is because these desserts are so delicious that you can’t stop eating them once you’ve tried them.
Aya finished the cake in no time, and Hu Xiuyun also finished it. They rested for a while and then continued to work.
Aya washed the kitchen utensils while Hu Xiuyun prepared the ingredients for tomorrow.
After everything was ready, Hu Xiuyun calculated today's income.
She was afraid that business would be bad today, so she didn't make many desserts. Who knew that they were all sold out, and she made 360 coins! After deducting the cost of today's raw materials, she could still make more than 200 coins.
It’s still on sale today, and if it continues to sell like this tomorrow, it will definitely double in price.
Hu Xiuyun was very happy, so she gave five copper coins to Aya and said, "Today is a great day for the opening of the store. I will buy you some food."
"No, no, no, Sister Xiuyun, I don't want it. You've been very kind to me by taking me in. I said before that I don't want any wages!"
Aya felt that Hu Xiuyun treated her so well that she was flattered! So she never expected any salary.
But Hu Xiuyun was not the type to exploit people. She stuffed it directly into her pocket and said, "Just take it. Girl, how can you live without money on weekdays? This amount of money is not much, but don't despise it. I will pay you at the end of the month."
"No, no, no, I'm not disgusted. I just feel that Sister Xiuyun, you have treated me so well, I shouldn't take this money anymore! And I said at the beginning that as long as you give me food and let me stay, I won't take any wages." Aya quickly refused.
"This is not wages, this is a bonus! And how could I not pay you? I'm not an unscrupulous boss. If you work hard, you deserve the wages!" Hu Xiuyun continued to stuff money into her hands: "Take it! Don't refuse it anymore!"
"Bonus?" Aya had heard of rewards but had never heard of bonus.
"Because you do a good job, I will give you an extra bonus. In fact, it's almost the same as a reward. This is the rule set by Cheng Dongxi. Moreover, during festivals, Mr. Cheng will also give us bonuses! Although my store is a little small, there are still rules to follow. Just accept it with confidence." Hu Xiuyun explained.
"Is that so? Then I'll take it! Thank you, Sister Xiuyun."
Aya was very happy when she received the bonus. This was money she earned with her own hands. She held it in her hand like a treasure, as if she had gold.
Although it was only a small amount of five cents, it was all the money she had. When she returned home, she put the money into a piece of clothing, wrapped it up and put it under her pillow.
Sister Xiuyun said that she would pay herself at the end of the month, and Aya was already looking forward to it.
Although I only have five cents now, as long as I keep working hard, I will definitely have more and more money in the future.
Having money in my hands seems to make me feel more at ease.
At night, Aya fell asleep peacefully with her five cents as a pillow.
She dreamed that she was saving more and more money, and her life would get better and better. In the future, she would be able to buy a small house and have her own home. She would not be beaten or scolded, nor would she be kicked out of the house. She could sleep on a soft bed and no longer have to sleep in the woodshed.