Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Qianmen Department Store is very close, just two streets away. On this Sunday, it was crowded with people and very lively.

The counter of the Beijing No. 2 Electric Factory on the outskirts of the city is still located in the inner position of the second floor. The mall only allocates 50 alarm clocks every day. There is almost no need for promotion. All the stock will be sold out in less than an hour after the market opens.

The two of them quickly walked to the top floor of the department store. The entire first floor department store has seven floors.

The top floor displays high-priced selected products, which often even attract the attention of foreigners.

However, there were no elevators in that era, and the two walked all the way from the bottom floor to the top floor, breathing slightly with some difficulty, with beads of sweat oozing from their foreheads, showing their physical exhaustion.

Unlike the crowded lower floor, the seventh floor had few customers and was quiet.

Young sales clerks stood patiently in front of the counter, greeting customers.

For Ye Chuan, this was the first time to climb to the top floor of the department store, while Tong Yao had had this experience once before, accompanied by her mother, and that was several years ago.

As he stepped onto the floor, Ye Chuan immediately noticed a counter with bright clothes.

In this era, clothing colors were roughly divided into three categories: black, white and gray. Even when the seasons changed, the clothes on the streets remained the same.

Both daughters and daughters-in-law are wearing this color. In the past few months, apart from Tong Yao and her fashionable cousin Wang Yanli who wore light green hip-length skirts and bright red overalls, and the neighbor Lou Xiaoe who wore a light pink dress that made her skin look particularly delicate, few others were seen.

In the compound, Qiu Guiru wore a white shirt in the summer, and changed into a green work suit in the fall and winter, with wristbands to cover her arms, which was a unique style. "Yaoyao, how about that wool sweater?" The two stood in front of the counter, and Ye Chuan pointed to one of the eye-catching goose yellow cashmere coats.

Tong Yao's eyes lit up and she immediately fell in love with the goose yellow cashmere sweater.

In this monotonous ocean of clothes, the goose yellow is particularly eye-catching.

The person in charge of sales was a sweet girl of about 23 years old, but she did not take the initiative to entertain the two customers.

After she glanced at Tong Yao, she changed the subject and started chatting.

Women usually have a competitive spirit, especially beautiful women. When facing an opponent who is more beautiful than themselves, their first instinctive reaction is to secretly grow jealousy.

Ye Chuan didn't care. Having been in this era for a long time, he had become accustomed to the way public officials did things.

The two of them looked at it for a while, and he liked the sweater more and more.

It was a wool sweater with a nice slimming effect, and it would definitely highlight Tong Yao's graceful figure when she wore it.

Ye Chuan asked, "Comrade, can you please let us see that sweater?" His tone was polite and sincere.

But the salesperson didn't even try to get up, and only lazily responded, "You're not allowed to touch the sweater, for fear of getting it dirty. You can only try it on if you want to buy it, 95 yuan!"

Hearing this, Ye Chuan felt a little dissatisfied, but he knew that he came here to shop, not to cause trouble.

Arguing cannot solve actual problems, it will only make you more angry.

So he said, "Comrade, if you can't see the real thing, how can you know whether it is suitable or not?"

The saleswoman glanced at him and said impatiently, "How are we supposed to work if everyone comes up and looks through the clothes? What if they get dirty if you touch them!" Her words were quite sharp.

Bang! Ye Chuan slammed the counter hard and said in a deep voice: "As a salesperson, it is my job to entertain customers! You actually sat there while I was talking to you? Don't you even have the most basic manners?"

Realizing that Ye Chuan was not targeting the clothes but the etiquette, the salesperson knew he was in the wrong, so he stood up and said without thinking: "I have to work now. If you want to buy, go and pay yourself!"

Tong Yao was dissatisfied with the saleswoman's words, and her eyes turned slightly red: "Ye Chuan, we don't want to look anymore, let's go." There was a hint of determination in her aggrieved look.

Seeing his girlfriend being wronged, Ye Chuan was not going to stay out of it. Just as he was about to continue speaking, he heard a voice behind him:

"Consultant Ye?!" That was the voice of Wei Dong, the manager of the department store. He had been in a very good mood recently.

Because of the strategy proposed by Ye Chuan, the number of customers of the Second Electronics Factory increased significantly, which brought a wave of business growth to the building.

When taking inventory in the evening, it was obvious that the operating income had increased, and the management method proposed by Ye Chuan had already built a complete framework in his mind.

As the Spring Festival is getting closer, Manager Wei has begun preparing for the New Year’s Market and is currently selecting suitable products from cooperative manufacturers.

Manager Wei had just inspected a store on the seventh floor and was about to return to his office. As he passed by the sweater counter, a figure caught his eye.

The figure from behind looks very much like Ye Chuan, the technical consultant of the Second Electronics Factory.

Afraid of recognizing the wrong person, he walked closer and saw that it was indeed consultant Ye Chuan.

So he called out.

Ye Chuan turned around and unexpectedly found that it was the manager of the department store. He smiled and greeted him and shook hands with him. "It turned out to be Consultant Ye. I thought I had seen it wrong." Manager Wei greeted with a smile. "Hello, Manager Wei. Today is Sunday. I brought my fiancée to the mall to shop and buy some wedding supplies." Ye Chuan explained. "Consultant Ye is getting married soon. Don't forget to invite me to drink a cup of wedding wine." Manager Wei smiled and expressed his wishes. "It would be my honor if Manager Wei could attend my wedding!" As he said that, Ye Chuan took Tong Yao's hand and introduced her, "This is my fiancée Tong Yao, a teacher at Hongxin Primary School.

Tong Yao, this is Manager Wei from my department store. "

Tong Yao greeted him warmly, and Manager Wei exclaimed, "Consultant Ye is so lucky to have found such a beautiful partner."

Watching Ye Chuan communicating eagerly with Manager Wei, the saleswoman behind the counter turned pale and her eyes were full of fear.

The woman who had been chatting with her also quietly stepped back and kept a certain distance. "Advisor Ye, I heard the noise from afar just now. I wonder if it offended you?" Manager Wei said with a smile.

The female clerk was trembling slightly because she was afraid of being blamed by Ye Chuan.

In her opinion, as long as Ye Chuan was unhappy, her career would probably be over.

The sales counter on the seventh floor is coveted by everyone. The work is easy with high commissions, and one can occasionally receive kind tips from foreign guests. It is simply heaven.

If Manager Wei sends me to the storage area on the ground floor, not only will it be crowded and busy, it will also be easy to make mistakes, and the salary and benefits will be far less than what you get here.

Ye Chuan waved his hand and replied: "No, my girlfriend has chosen a cashmere sweater and hasn't looked at it carefully yet."

The manager nodded slightly and glared at the lady behind the counter, knowing the little flaws of his employee - arrogance and incompetence.

But seeing that Ye Chuan didn't mind, he decided to let him go for now and planned to give him a lecture later. "Xiao Li, show that cashmere sweater to Consultant Ye." The manager walked up to the counter and instructed the clerk.

The clerk didn't dare to show any displeasure and quickly took out the cashmere sweater and handed it to Ye Chuan, while giving him a look of gratitude.

Tong Yao touched the clothing, which was soft and smooth, but the price was too expensive - the 95 yuan was almost equivalent to her three months' salary. "Do you like it?" Ye Chuan asked.

Tong Yao nodded firmly, "I like it!"

She was about to ask the clerk to issue an invoice, but she suddenly said, "Ye Chuan, you have already spent several hundred dollars today, let your sister-in-law pay for the dress herself!"

“We’re going to get married in a dozen days, so why should we be so divided among family members?

Besides, you are my wife, and it is natural for a man to buy clothes for his wife."

Tong Yao's face flushed, but she nodded happily, reveling in the love and favor of being nicknamed wife.

The love between this couple is so beautiful, no less than what is described in the book.

Manager Wei praised behind their backs: Consultant Ye is amazing, not only is he handsome and wealthy, but his words are as sweet as honey.

The clerk who had been dismissive before was now envious. Her partner was simply a block of wood. When he got home, he could only chop wood and move coal briquettes. He had no sense of romance. "Please issue an invoice," Ye Chuan said.

She immediately nodded in agreement, issued the ticket and handed it over with both hands.

After receiving the receipt, Ye Chuan went to pay. When he returned, the clerk had already packed the clothes and was waiting there. "Consultant Ye, is there anything else you need? I can accompany you." Manager Wei glared at the clerk and asked with a friendly smile.

Ye Chuan smiled and said, "You're too polite. I'm just strolling around so as not to disturb your work."

"Our duty is to serve customers," Manager Wei replied. "Thank you for your understanding and concern. Please don't let our matter affect your work.

Shopping centres have a lot of work to do every day.”

Seeing Ye Chuan's sincerity, Manager Wei smiled and shook hands with him: "Okay, I won't keep you any longer.

If you need anything, please let me know.”

Looking at the manager's back as he left, Tong Yao playfully pinched Ye Chuan's arm, her eyes a little cunning: "Advisor Ye, what exactly does that consultant mean?"

Ye Chuan's eyes flickered: "Well, didn't I say it clearly?"

Tong Yao's pretty face was slightly angry: "Don't try to fool me, give me the truth!"

Ye Chuan smiled but said nothing, and changed the subject: "Yaoyao, you know what an alarm clock is, right?"

"Of course! Qiuye bought an alarm clock a few days ago and showed it to me.

But what does this have to do with you being called a 'consultant'?"

He told me before that their factory’s main product, electric fans, were not selling well in winter, so I gave him some suggestions.”

"What kind of suggestion?" Tong Yao was shocked. She didn't expect Ye Chuan to have such a close relationship with the director of a state-owned enterprise. "After I saw the design of the table clock, I assisted the Second Electronics Factory in developing a new alarm clock and launched it in Beijing."

Tong Yao was even more surprised. She opened her small red lips slightly and asked, "Did you design the alarm clock?"

Ye Chuan nodded with a hint of pride on his face, "So in order to reward me, the higher-ups awarded me the title of consultant and allowed me to enjoy the salary of a level 21 cadre." After saying that, he took out a certificate from his pocket and handed it to Tong Yao.

Tong Yao felt like this was a dream. She took the certificate and looked at it carefully, confirming that the name and picture were indeed Ye Chuan's, and his position was actually a consultant.

After returning the certificate to Ye Chuan, she looked up at him with eyes full of admiration: "Ye Chuan, you are really amazing!"