Xu Nianhua awkwardly changed the subject, and when she saw Pei Yicheng, she immediately whispered in his ear, "Yining saw the perfume."
The rest of her words were unsaid, but Xu Nianhua’s meaning was abundantly clear.
"In a few days, I’ll give it to her," Pei Yicheng quietly responded in her ear, "Your bottle is one of a kind."
His warm breath enveloped her, and Xu Nianhua stepped back, saying, "Yicheng, can you not stand so close to me, please?"
"Hmm?" His voice rose at the end, like a tiny feather, tickling her heart.
Xu Nianhua’s heart quivered, and she thought: They say a beautiful woman brings trouble, but she felt Pei Yicheng was likewise trouble, a kind of ’blue calamity.’
Inside the store, which was almost ready, Xu Nian’an, when occasionally talking about the name, asked, "Little sister, what do you think is a good name?"
"Hmm," pondered Xu Nianhua uncertainly, "Nian’an Boutique?"
Little sister, that’s just lazy. That’s not what you call naming.
"What’s a boutique?" Pei Yining asked.
"You see, selling hair clips, scarves, and stuff like that, and in the future, we could sell some small and delicate items—that’s what a boutique is," explained Xu Nianhua. In future generations, there would be boutiques everywhere.
"Nian’an Boutique? That’s even worse than Anhua Boutique," Xu Nian’an curled his lips in disdain, uninterested in the name Xu Nianhua had come up with.
Xu Nianhua touched her nose sheepishly and said, "It seems not very catchy, let’s think again."
Xu Nian’an wracked his brains, and suddenly, inspiration struck, he said, "Let’s call it Beautiful Boutique."
"Xu Brother, can’t you think of something nicer sounding?"
The name Xu Nian’an came up with was unanimously ridiculed by Xu Nianhua and Pei Yining.
"Then let’s change one word, ’Beautiful Boutique,’" Xu Nian’an quickly amended.
In the end, the name ’Beautiful Boutique’ was decided.
"Brother, we still need to hire two more people," Xu Nianhua was a bit worried; she and her brother lived far apart, otherwise, she could also help.
"Eh, it would be great if we knew someone suitable," she sighed.
Xu Nian’an sighed as well; he had been troubled by this issue these days.
Days passed; In South City, Ji Shuyuan sold two batches of goods, his wallet bulging, not only recovering his capital but also earning a year’s living expenses.
Ji Shuyuan grinned from ear to ear every day. However, as more goods poured in, living at home became inconvenient.
They originally lived in factory dormitories, and many people had already inquired about what he was carrying.
Ji Shuyuan entertained the thought of renting a house and planned to look for one today after selling his goods. Maybe his grandfather would agree to rent with him?
That day, Ji Shuyuan sold his goods as usual.
There were many customers, and one of the girls bought a bunch of items but realized upon checkout that she didn’t have enough money.
"Boss, can you keep these items for me? I’ll go back to the dorm to get the money and come back to buy them," she asked cautiously, afraid that the items she painstakingly chose would be snapped up by someone else in the meantime.
"Sure," Ji Shuyuan put the selected items in a bag and set them aside, reminding her to come back quickly.
She ran off quickly and when she ran back, Ji Shuyuan had already closed up shop. She desperately looked at the empty table and asked, "Boss, did you keep them for me?"
"Right here," Ji Shuyuan lifted the bag, and she was overjoyed, even letting her dialect slip out.
"Are you from Gaoliang County?" asked Ji Shuyuan.