On September 1, sisters Xu Ke and Xu Le officially became glorious primary school students. The school is not far from their new home, only a few hundred meters away.
On September 2, the supermarket changed its sign and the "Cola Convenience Store" officially opened.
Xu Dong has no experience in selling things in his past life and is not interested in running a convenience store.
But Father Xu was different. He had experience in setting up a stall before, and since he couldn't sit around at home, he had long wanted to show off his skills, so he took over the position of store manager without hesitation.
Since he had to make a show, Xu Dong reluctantly collected more than half a truckload of goods from the underground warehouse, mainly various clothing, local specialties, tobacco, wine, candies and other commodities.
Coupled with half a truckload of fresh produce and a truckload of daily necessities obtained from wholesalers, the convenience store was finally able to stand up.
On the day of the opening, Father Xu followed suit and not only placed an arch and flower baskets in front of the gate, but also hired an advertising company to print flyers and hired people to distribute them in several surrounding communities.
The sales performance on the first day was excellent. Because we were losing money to gain popularity, the main fresh products were sold cleanly, and other products were also sold well.
But in the next few days, the performance fell apart. It was always tepid, with a daily turnover of about 5,000 yuan, which made Father Xu sigh anxiously.
After all, the monthly rent of the store is 20,000 yuan less, which is really unaffordable.
Later, in order to save money, Xu's father even fired the only tally clerk.
Xu Dong couldn't help but tried to persuade him, but not only was it useless, he was even arrested as a young man and had to accompany Xu's father to and from get off work every day.
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Time cannot be seen or touched. When you are not paying attention, it has passed you by quietly.
In two days, New Year's Day of 2022 will be here, and there are only more than forty days left before the solar flare erupts.
Father Xu's complexion has improved a lot recently.
After three months of trial and error, in December, the "Cola Convenience Store" finally turned a profit.
In order to cope with the sales peak last year, the store once again hired a tally clerk.
The biggest contributor to this turnaround was definitely Xu Dong, who accidentally found the "hit product" for the convenience store.
In the past three months, Xu Dong certainly would not let himself be tied up in a convenience store. He always found various reasons to "ask for leave" and then continued his business of stocking up.
With the 1 million he got from selling his house in Luyang and the 2.45 million he got from selling his diamond ring, his bank account once again exceeded 5 million.
With money in hand, Xu Dong became active again, often driving his own minivan to and from rural areas around Yanjing.
After collecting native chickens, ducks and eggs several times, he came up with the idea of selling these agricultural products in his convenience store.
First, you can find an excuse for yourself to shop for goods in the countryside;
Secondly...well, there is no secondly, there is no harm in trying it anyway, you won't lose much money.
After obtaining Xu's father's consent, the "Coke Convenience Store" was transformed into a specialty store selling local chickens, local eggs and other agricultural products.
Since all agricultural products were purchased by Xu Dong from rural areas in mountainous areas with great painstaking efforts, and the quality was guaranteed, the "Coke Convenience Store" gradually became famous in the surrounding communities.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the winter wind was biting on the streets of Yanjing, and Xu Dong drove over to pick up Xu's father and take him home.
As soon as they got in the car, Father Xu couldn't wait to order: "Can you give me more free-range eggs? Every time I order them, they are sold out before noon."
"Okay, I'll run farther tomorrow." Xu Dong agreed.
He usually goes to the countryside for at least a day or two and as long as three or four days. This time he plans to go a little further because there are still bad things in the vast mountainous areas.
"Today's sales exceeded 20,000 yuan. This store is really open." Father Xu couldn't hide his joy.
Xu Dong flattered a little: "It's all your fault, Dad."
Father Xu waved his hand, he still knew himself, "If you can't rely on me, you young people are still smarter and have ideas."
"Dad, shall we go back to Luyang for the Chinese New Year this year?" This was difficult to answer, so Xu Dong quickly changed the subject.
"I'm not going back." Father Xu shook his head and explained: "Dabao and the others are too young. Let's celebrate the New Year in Yanjing this year. There is no need to go back and forth."
"Okay, I'll ask mom to prepare more New Year's goods and send them back later..."
We arrived home while chatting.
After parking the car, as soon as the father and son walked into the restaurant, Yang Lina asked: "Dad, a hundred boxes of milk powder were delivered by express delivery today. Is the milk powder selling well in the store recently?"
"What milk powder?" Father Xu was confused, "Our family doesn't sell milk powder."
Xu Dong immediately jumped out and explained: "I ordered the milk powder."
"Why did you buy so much milk powder? Dabao and the others wouldn't be able to finish it in ten years!" Yang Lina said, covering her forehead.
"If you can't finish it, you can take it to the store and sell it. What I bought is imported good milk powder, so I don't have to worry about sales at all. I'm reluctant to sell it!"
Xu Dong didn't lie this time. These milk powders were specially purchased from abroad by a previous big supplier, specifically to give back to big customers.
This milk powder is also a big brand abroad, and demand has always been in short supply. Xu Dong specifically asked the other party to leave a hundred boxes, which saved a lot of trouble.
After all, there are three babies at home, and milk powder is definitely indispensable.
In the previous life, due to malnutrition, the triplets' physical condition became worse and worse, leaving them with eternal regrets.
Hearing this, Yang Lina felt much less confident and complained softly:
"You don't have to buy so much at once, do you?"
Xu Dong said angrily: "Do you think I want it? The quantity is small and they are still not selling it. This is a product that is in short supply."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Ma came out with the dishes and smoothed things over:
"Stop talking, wash your hands and eat quickly, but they are already hungry."
Father Xu immediately echoed: "Nana, don't worry too much. Imported milk powder is still very popular. I will take a box to the store tomorrow to sell it."
"Don't be in a hurry to sell it yet." Xu Dong quickly stopped him: "The Chinese New Year is next month, and I want to give some milk powder as a favor. It won't be too late to sell it after the new year."
In the future, milk powder will become more and more rare. If it were not restricted by the shelf life, Xu Dong would definitely stock up a tall mountain of milk powder.
"Okay." Father Xu nodded.
Yang Lina finally reminded: "Be sure to pay attention to the expiration date, and don't forget, a box costs thousands of dollars!"
"knew."
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Dinner was air-dried chicken hot pot.
The chicken is local chicken that Xu Dong purchased from the countryside. The convenience store couldn't sell out the chicken, so Xu Ma took it back and made it into air-dried chicken. After it was cooked, it could be sold to nearby local restaurants.
After several months of accumulation, the yard is now filled with all kinds of dried chicken, duck and fish meat. A rough calculation shows that the number is at least five or six hundred.
Xu Dong heard from his wife that Xu's mother could earn more than 10,000 yuan a month by selling dry goods, which made Xu's father envious.
Who asked me to live in a courtyard? When the owner of the local restaurant came in and took a look, he felt that the old lady was a real person.