Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

"Okay, please wait a moment!" The saleswoman was also very happy. She could get a commission of 17 yuan for each watch she sold. She had already sold the fifth watch today. The shop had been open for less than half an hour. At this rate, it was not a problem to sell 5 watches a day. She could earn more than 5 yuan in commission alone, which was equivalent to her salary for the past year.

When the saleswoman went to issue the invoice, Qin Huairu pulled Sha Zhu's arm and complained in a low voice: "Sha Zhu, are you crazy? A watch costs nearly 900 yuan. Even if it is made of gold, it is not so expensive!"

Sha Zhu waved his hand and pretended to be generous and said, "It's not expensive, less than a thousand yuan. As long as Bang Geng likes it, it's worth it. What he promised us is also worth the price."

Qin Huairu didn't say much. It wasn't her money being spent anyway, so as long as her son was happy, that was enough.

After the saleswoman issued the receipt, Sha Zhu followed the direction she pointed and walked towards the cashier counter on the second floor.

He took out 88 large-denomination banknotes from his pocket and handed them to the cashier. He felt a pang of pain in his heart. But thinking that he could live with Qin Huairu forever, he felt that the price was worth it.

After paying, he returned to the Omega counter, where the clerk carefully put the watch into a delicate paper bag and handed it to him with both hands.

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Sha Zhu handed it to Qin Huairu casually and said, "Take it back to Lao Shuan and see if he likes it." Qin Huairu seemed very happy after taking it, with a bright smile on her face.

"Sister Qin, let's take a look at the other floors to see what's on them?" Qin Huairu nodded in agreement, and the two left the counter one after the other.

The Future Department Store consists of many brand counters and no open-air vendors, so the space inside the mall is quite spacious.

It was as if the two people had just entered the city and were curious about everything they saw.

The two were particularly surprised to see that on the top floor there was not only a play area and an electronic game room, but also a cinema.

In Sha Zhu's opinion, a movie theater should have its own rules. How can it be set up in a shopping mall? "What nonsense! What kind of movie theater can be opened here!" Sha Zhu said disdainfully.

However, Qin Huairu thinks this design is quite clever. If you are tired of shopping, you can have a meal in the restaurant and watch a movie after the meal.

In this way, you can find everything you need for food, drink and entertainment, which is more convenient than traveling to multiple places.

At noon, the two of them were walking and chatting until Sha Zhu's stomach started to growl.

During the shopping, more than one young person mentioned how delicious the KFC on the first floor was. "Sister Qin, why don't we go downstairs and eat KFC?"

Qin Huairu was completely unfamiliar with KFC, but she thought it must taste good after hearing the name, so she nodded. Then, the two of them went to the KFC store on the first floor. The elegant decoration inside the store impressed them deeply.

It was lunchtime and there was a long line of people waiting.

"Why do we have to line up? Shouldn't we just sit at our seats and wait for the waiter to take our order?"

His words caused a burst of laughter from a young couple in front of him.

"Uncle, this is ** fast food restaurant. You have to order the food yourself and then bring it to the table yourself." Now Sha Zhu finally understood that ** fast food restaurant requires customers to serve themselves.

Qin Huairu observed everything in the restaurant with great interest. This kind of decoration style was something she had never seen before. After nearly an hour of waiting, it was finally their turn to order.

"What would you two like to eat?"

Sha Zhu replied proudly: "Give me two KFCs!"

The waiter was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help laughing. The people behind Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu also laughed. Sha Zhu was confused: "What are you laughing at? I want two KFCs!"

The waiter suppressed his laughter and explained: "Sir, this is a KFC restaurant. You can order according to the menu behind you."

The waiter then noticed a glowing sign next to him with various prices densely written on it, but after pondering for a long time, he still couldn't understand what was on it.

"Comrade, what's the best-selling item here?"

"Our most popular meal here is the fried chicken burger combo."

"Then please give me two of these combos!" "Okay, a total of 16 yuan!"

After comparing with the watches, Sha Zhu felt that the money was a great bargain, so he took out two "Great Unity" banknotes from his home to pay.

But in Qin Huairu's opinion, this is not the case. Even if they go to Donglaishun to eat mutton hotpot, it will cost less than 10 yuan for two people, but it will cost 16 yuan to try KFC.

After waiting for about a minute or two, a waiter brought a tray and said, "Sir, these are the two fried chicken burger combos you ordered. They are ready."

Sha Zhu nodded in confirmation, picked up the tray, and found an empty table in the corner. After the two sat down, they looked at the burgers in front of them, but didn't know how to start.

Seeing that everyone around him was enjoying their meal, Sha Zhu began to imitate others, tearing open a wrapping paper and handing it to Qin Huairu.

When he opened his portion, he found slices of bread with delicious fried chicken, lettuce leaves, tomato slices and salad dressing.

In addition to the hamburger, the meal also comes with a small bag of fries and a cup of iced cola. Thinking that these only cost 8 yuan each, Sha Zhu began to question the cost-effectiveness: this piece of fried chicken is not worth cents, plus some not-so-valuable fries and soda, the cost is only one yuan at most. With this calculation, the actual cost of the two meals may be only two yuan.

In other words, the restaurant made a net profit of at least $14 on this transaction.

Since the money has been spent, no matter how uneconomical it may seem, you can only finish the burger with tears in your eyes. Sha Zhu took a bite and savored it slowly.

His instinct as a chef made him pleasantly surprised by this meal: the chicken was carefully marinated and perfectly paired with the salad dressing, a taste that very much caters to the preferences of modern young people.

Although he thought it tasted good, it didn’t wow him, especially except for the first bite.

"Shazhu, this burger is really delicious!" Qin Huairu couldn't help but exclaimed. "I can do this little thing too!" Shazhu said unwillingly.

But Qin Huairu ignored him. She continued, "No wonder the price is so high. It is indeed very delicious."

The store is bustling and noisy, and the hundreds of tables are almost always full.

Sha Zhu calculated in his mind: If 1000 people come here every day and each person spends 8 yuan on a set meal, the restaurant's daily revenue will be as high as 8000 yuan.

He thought of a restaurant near the entrance of the alley where he lived, with a total of four tables, but its turnover in three months was not as much as that here in one day.

Sha Zhu has not yet realized that he is living in an era full of business opportunities. He often laments that his talent cannot be fully utilized and that he can only earn about 50 yuan a month despite his superb skills.

Even if you occasionally work part-time after get off work or on weekends to earn money, the extra income per month is far less than 100 yuan.

Qin Huairu tasted the food in small bites, she was reluctant to finish the food. Both the hamburger and the fries were very much to her liking, but the dark soda tasted a bit like Chinese medicine. Although the taste was strange and not very tasty, she still wanted to try it.

"Sister Qin, after we finish eating, shall we go to the supermarket in the basement?"

“What is a supermarket?”

"Have you seen it? It's just like a vegetable market, but there are no clerks here. You can choose the goods yourself and pay at the exit."

After listening to this, Qin Huairu suddenly had an interesting idea in her mind and nodded.

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A hamburger, a cup of Coke, and a bag of potato chips, Sha Zhu finished them in three minutes. "Sister Qin, are you full?"

Qin Huairu nodded and replied, "Almost."

Seeing this, Sha Zhu also said that he was only 70% full, but he was reluctant to spend another 8 yuan to buy a set meal. Forget it, just make do with it and eat together at dinner.

When the two left KFC, the line was still long, and the waiters and kitchen staff were still busy. Most of these customers were from Beijing. It was their first time at KFC, and they were shocked by the prices on the price list.

A set meal costs eight dollars, and you can't even eat half full. Only a fool would buy it.

Most of the waiters are recent graduates. They are young, easy to accept new things and learn quickly.

At first, some people were not happy about this job. If you graduated from a technical secondary school or high school, you could earn 50 yuan a month in a state-owned enterprise, and working in a restaurant was a bit embarrassing.

But after the first month of training, when they received a salary of 80 yuan, everyone was excited. The restaurant also told them that after passing the training and becoming a regular employee, their monthly salary would increase to 120 yuan, plus overtime pay and bonuses, and their income would be even higher.

These people were immediately motivated. It was incredible that they could earn more money than their parents right after graduating from school.

When everyone thought this was an easy and high-paying job, they were shocked by the scene on the opening day. They realized that the 120 yuan a month was not easy to come by.

From the opening of the business that morning until 1 p.m., they had been busy almost non-stop, with customers coming in one after another. They even began to wonder, how come so many people still buy such expensive things? Have people really had a better life these years?

Customers who come to KFC for meals come from all ages and occupations.

There were young people in their twenties, as well as parents with children. People like Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu were not uncommon.

Everyone comes here with the mentality of giving it a try. The eight-dollar set meal is indeed not cheap, but it is not worth eating here every day. It is acceptable to come here once in a while.

Sha Zhu took Qin Huairu out of KFC and took the elevator to the supermarket on the basement floor.

The supermarket was packed with people, as if everything was free. Sha Zhu pulled Qin Huairu and finally squeezed in.

The scene inside the supermarket opened their eyes and felt very fresh.

The store is lined with rows of shelves, less than two meters apart, but already full of customers. Goods fill the shelves, and supermarket employees in red vests can be seen walking around at any time.

In this day and age, it is almost impossible to completely prevent robbery, so Wal-Mart has chosen to replace surveillance cameras with anti-theft personnel to prevent customers from stealing goods.