Hearing what Qin Guodong said, Qin Yun nodded.
The money to buy the house, his elder sister Qin Xuan borrowed a hundred thousand, his younger uncle’s family lent some, and then there was his eldest uncle’s family, both of whom lent twenty thousand each.
After dinner, Qin Yun went to the Celestial Fortune Clothing shop on the commercial street. After taking a look, he then paid attention to the Qiyun Clothing Store run by Sun Yadong and walked in with large strides.
At this time in the Qiyun Clothing Store, besides Sun Yadong, Sun Jianqiang was also there.
"Dad, I told you high-priced clothes sell well, let you wholesale more." When he arrived outside the store, Qin Yun did not go in, but heard Sun Jianqiang’s words.
"With more clothes, there will definitely be more customers, otherwise they won’t have many choices."
Hearing this, Qin Yun went inside.
"Boss Qin."
Seeing Qin Yun come in, a smile appeared on Sun Yadong’s face as he said.
Qin Yun looked around the shop and said, "How’s business, Boss Sun?"
"Ah, just so-so, barely breaking even." Sun Yadong sighed.
Despite saying so, Sun Yadong was in a pretty good mood at the moment.
Now, he could sell a few pieces of clothing every day, and they were all high-priced clothes. Even though it was just a few pieces, the high profits were irresistible, so in just over a week, he had already earned several thousand yuan.
This was much better than collecting rent.
At this time, the high-priced clothes in his shop had obviously increased a lot. Previously, only three pieces were displayed, but now there were more than a dozen placed out.
Obviously, high-priced clothes were selling well, and Sun Yadong was clearly increasing his wholesale orders.
"Gradually taking the bait."
Qin Yun’s face remained calm, he thought to himself.
Every day, he let part of the Wealth Gathering Array cover the high-priced clothes at the Qiyun Clothing Store. With the help of the Wealth Gathering Array, only the high-priced clothes of this store could sell.
Furthermore, as more and more high-priced clothes appeared, Qin Yun allowed the Wealth Gathering Array to cover them for longer and longer periods.
"I wonder how greedy Sun Yadong will become?" He was waiting.
"Haha, Qin Yun, my clothing store is no match for yours." As Sun Yadong finished speaking, Sun Jianqiang also laughed aloud.
Even though he laughed heartily, his mood wasn’t that great.
This time the college entrance exam was too difficult, he didn’t know many answers, and he estimated his score wouldn’t be too high.
Not staying in the store for long, after taking a look, Qin Yun directly left.
"Hmph, so what if business is good? I see your family’s business has also declined somewhat recently."
Watching Qin Yun’s departing figure, Sun Jianqiang sneered inwardly.
A small part of the first-level Wealth Gathering Array was separated, naturally causing the business at Celestial Fortune Clothing Store to decline a little, but not too much.
Thinking about it, Sun Jianqiang looked at Sun Yadong and continued, "Dad, in this past week or so, only three pieces of cheap clothing were sold, while dozens of expensive pieces were sold. It would be better to completely switch to expensive clothes, as it would provide more choices for customers, and those who didn’t find satisfactory clothes before might end up buying something."
Actually, under the effect of the Wealth Gathering Array, just seeing the clothes didn’t guarantee a purchase. In this week or so, the Qiyun Clothing Store sold dozens of clothes, and as for those who tried them on, there were hundreds.
The Celestial Fortune Clothing Store was the same, selling dozens of clothes every day, while hundreds of people strolled in the shop daily.
Those who actually spent money on clothes were still a minority.
Sun Yadong shook his head and said, "I’ll consider it."
These expensive clothes were costly to buy. A piece that sold for over a thousand had a purchase price of more than 500, even up to 600. Nowadays, people’s eyes were very sharp, and many could differentiate between good and bad clothes.
Selling a clothing piece bought for a hundred yuan at a thousand would easily draw criticism.
And there were over ten styles of the same kind of clothing. Selling a few more types only slightly offset the high costs of purchase.
Qin Yun’s first batch of clothing wasn’t numerous either, and most were around one hundred yuan, totaling more than a hundred thousand, using up all the money he won from the lottery.
Although Sun Yadong had some money in Qingwu County, mainly from several shops and a grocery store, his actual savings were limited.
Moreover, his household expenses were large, and the grocery store also needed enough money for stocking.
Seeing Sun Yadong’s caution, Sun Jianqiang had nothing more to say.
He thought to himself, "The old man is too timid. This shop is obviously suited to sell high-priced clothes, and he’s still hesitating?"
If it were him, he would’ve switched all the clothes in the shop to high-priced ones. Perhaps some of the hundreds of people who visited before would have directly become buyers.
...
Qin Yun’s hometown is called Qin Family Village. It used to be an area with a few households scattered around. Houses here and there, unevenly built, no faucets, and bathrooms; water had to be fetched from the river.
But ten years ago, all these homes were demolished. Due to the remote location, there was no such thing as demolition compensation. All the scattered households were allocated to the new rural community.
Qin Yun’s family also took out fifty thousand yuan, and a house in this new rural community became theirs.
Three stories, around ninety square meters, and the Qin family has been living here for ten years.
"Guodong, Zhao Mei? You’re back?"
"Your kid finished the college entrance exam, right?"
"How did he do?"
In rural communities, people like to gather in groups of seven or eight to chat, and they can gather in several spots. They talk about everything: whose child got married, what incomes are like, anything you want to know about the village, they basically know by asking around.
Seeing the three people approaching from outside the community, familiar faces immediately called out.
"Yes, we’re back." Watching the villagers, Qin Guodong and Zhao Mei replied with smiling expressions.
Back at home, they began to clean quickly.
They had come back once before May Day, but since Celestial Fortune Clothing Store opened, they were busy and hadn’t returned.
"Yun, come with me to pay back your uncle." Seeing that cleaning was almost done, Qin Guodong said with a smile.
They had withdrawn twenty thousand yuan from the bank when they returned.
"Okay, Dad." Qin Yun nodded.
The two walked through the community, occasionally encountering familiar people.
Having lived here for ten years, they basically recognized most of the people they encountered.
"Guodong, is this your kid? Looks so handsome, taller than you by half a head."
Someone teased.
Qin Guodong cheerfully replied, "I was also handsome when I was young, now I’m old, and even my height is shrinking."
He didn’t mind at all.
With money, he felt more confident, standing straighter, unlike before when he unconsciously stooped as he walked.
After walking for two minutes, Qin Guodong and Qin Yun arrived at the elder uncle’s house of Qin Yun.