"It’s all my fault that I can’t help you much." The gentle woman sighed and said.
"Honey, no one blames you. You’ve been working hard taking care of Xiaorui at home." Hearing this, Zhao Tianqiang quickly said.
His wife had once fallen seriously ill, and her health was not good, so she couldn’t handle any work that was too tiring. Therefore, she could only be a full-time housewife at home, and he helped out with some housework as well.
All the money at home was earned by him.
This was also the reason he refused to quit after working at Tian Yidie for such a long time.
If he left his job and couldn’t find a new one, the family’s financial support would be cut off.
Regarding this, he didn’t harbor any complaints in his heart. He always felt blessed that his wife had stayed by his side.
"Squeak."
At that moment, the door opened, and a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl walked in.
"Xiaorui is back, time to eat." Seeing the little girl, the worried expressions on Zhao Tianqiang and the gentle woman’s faces disappeared immediately, and the gentle woman said with a smile.
The family sat around the dining table, eating a simple meal of three dishes and a soup, yet it was very cozy.
"Dad, Mom, our school needs to order some materials, and we have to pay a hundred yuan. This weekend, our class is going on a trip, and that also requires a hundred yuan," Xiaorui said after finishing the meal.
"Okay, ask your mom for it, and take an extra fifty yuan just in case you need to buy something to eat on the way." Hearing his daughter’s words, Zhao Tianqiang said with a smile on his face.
After the two left, he sat quietly at the table alone.
Everything at home needed money, and his daughter was soon going to high school, which would require even more money.
The house was so small; when his daughter’s classmates mentioned wanting to come over to play, he didn’t agree, fearing it might hurt his daughter’s self-esteem.
Flipping through his phone, Zhao Tianqiang started searching for garment job postings.
There were many ordinary garment sales positions, but for someone like him in management, finding a job was difficult. Even if he found one, the salary would be heavily restricted.
"Buzz..."
Just then, Zhao Tianqiang’s phone rang unexpectedly.
Seeing the caller ID, he quickly answered the call.
"President Qin."
A few seconds later, a smile of joy suddenly appeared on Zhao Tianqiang’s face. He stood up and started putting on formal attire.
"What’s going on, Tianqiang?"
His wife came out of the room, looking at Zhao Tianqiang with confusion.
"I have to go out, there’s something going on at the clothing store," Zhao Tianqiang said.
Taking his briefcase, he quickly headed to the place Qin Yun had mentioned.
...
"President Qin."
Upon seeing Qin Yun, Zhao Tianqiang quickly called out.
At this moment, Zhao Tianqiang was still quite puzzled. Earlier, Qin Yun had called him and said he was to start preparing for the reopening of the Celestial Fortune Clothing store.
However, this wasn’t the location of the previous Celestial Fortune Clothing branch.
"Manager Zhao."
Seeing Zhao Tianqiang approaching, Qin Yun beckoned him and then led him into a large shop.
"President Qin, what is this?"
Looking at the large shop and the clothes piled inside, Zhao Tianqiang couldn’t help but ask, "Are we opening our Celestial Fortune Clothing store here?"
Although he had just arrived here, he noticed a Cold Dew Clothing store not far from where he got off. In his opinion, even if Qin Yun wanted to open a new store, he should choose a place without Cold Dew Clothing.
"Yes."
Qin Yun smiled and said, "Let me take you to other places."
After speaking, Qin Yun took Zhao Tianqiang to eleven other locations.
After visiting all the sites, it was already past ten in the evening.
At this moment, Zhao Tianqiang was completely shocked. Previously, Celestial Fortune Clothing had been suppressed by Cold Dew Clothing and eventually closed, forcing them to lease their locations.
Everyone believed Celestial Fortune Clothing was powerless to fight back, but during this time, Qin Yun had quietly secured twelve new shops!
Moreover, these shops were scattered across various locations, and with Celestial Fortune Clothing positioned at Cold Dew Clothing’s eleven branches in Jinling, the intention to challenge them was obvious!
Before, Zhao Tianqiang thought Qin Yun had no solid background, but now it seemed Qin Yun might have some hidden power behind him.
"Manager Zhao, all the items for the twelve stores have been moved in. Your task now is to handle everything well. By the morning of the third at the latest, all twelve stores must be open for business!" Qin Yun ordered.
"Understood, President Qin." Hearing this, Zhao Tianqiang nodded quickly.
He had no thoughts about what Qin Yun had previously kept from him, only feeling that his boss was incredibly mysterious.
...
Time flew by rapidly. With Zhao Tianqiang’s coordinated management, the final preparations for the Celestial Fortune Clothing store were significantly accelerated.
Meanwhile, many former employees of Celestial Fortune Clothing were at home waiting. Some were trying to find new jobs, but they found the conditions could not compare to those at Celestial Fortune Clothing.
Not only did they have to work longer hours each day, but their salaries were also drastically reduced.
Of course, they wouldn’t be satisfied with such jobs.
In the blink of an eye, another day had passed.
"Will our store reopen?"
"I’ve found some jobs, but the conditions are too poor."
"Me too, those clothing stores don’t even offer contracts."
"Cold Dew Clothing is so despicable. I really hope our Celestial Fortune Clothing can open again."
These employees had joined the company’s WeChat group, but they also created many small groups among themselves, where they constantly complained. Without exception, they complained about the poor conditions of other companies.
Many people also inquired about the company’s situation in the company’s large group of a thousand members.
...
Meanwhile, at Jiangyuan University, in the 406 dormitory of the eleventh dormitory building for girls.
Zhou Xiaoke was also looking at her phone, checking the messages in the group.
She worked part-time at Celestial Fortune Clothing on Saturdays and Sundays.
Celestial Fortune Clothing offered excellent conditions for part-time university students, paying fifteen yuan per hour.
She could earn over two hundred yuan a week from her part-time work.
"Xiaoke, how’s your part-time job going? Are you still working? I went to the commercial street today, and that Celestial Fortune Clothing store was closed, with a notice saying it’s for lease."
Zhao Qing looked at Zhou Xiaoke and asked curiously.
She noticed it by chance today.
"Closed?"
"These clothing stores close so quickly."
As the words fell, the roommates Jiang Yi, Lin Mengmeng, and Rui Chenqi also curiously asked.
They all knew about Zhou Xiaoke’s part-time job at Celestial Fortune Clothing.
In their impression, Celestial Fortune Clothing was a big company.
"I’m not sure; the store I’m working at is also closed. I’m waiting for notification," Zhou Xiaoke shook her head and said.
She had seen the notification about the store closure in the group chat.
Tomorrow was December 3rd, Saturday, and if the store didn’t open, she wouldn’t be able to go for her part-time job.
"It seems that opening a business is really hard."
"My parents once tried doing business too, but they gave up after incurring losses."
The roommates discussed.
With her introverted nature, Zhou Xiaoke didn’t say much.
Her roommates didn’t know, but she was aware that Celestial Fortune Clothing was owned by Qin Yun.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Zhou Xiaoke looked at the group notification and her eyes lit up.
"Work starts at 8:30 tomorrow morning! Address: Commercial Street..."