Guide to Running a Shop in Another World

Chapter 146: Four stores linked together

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The "Ji Zhi" group has been quite active recently, with Ji Zhixiang and others always pulling Ji Zhixun aside to ask about the child.

The child still only saw Ji Feichen, and the others occasionally helped run errands, but the opportunities were rare.

Ji Zhixun was a direct relative and had always been by Ji Feichen's side, helping with a few small matters.

Ji Zhixiang and the others were very envious; they had never had the chance to go to Tianshu, let alone work for Zhizi.

That afternoon, the group members were listening to Ji Zhixun talk about his experiences in Tianshu City.

When they were almost done chatting, Ji Zhixun suddenly @Ji Zhixin. Everyone else had forgotten about it, but now they remembered Uncle Ming.

[Ji Zhixiang: No... Brother Zhixin probably won't go to Uncle Ming.]

[Ji Zhiqing: How can Brother Zhixin be interested in that job? ]

[Ji Zhile: My mother initially thought that Uncle Ming had encountered something strange and needed to be investigated before asking the tribe for help. Until she heard that I was introducing him to work in a pet store, my mother secretly scolded him for a long time.]

[Ji Zhixun: Huh? I just saw that Zhixin changed his nickname. Did he find a job somewhere else?]

Everyone in the group used their full names as notes, and they were all brothers and sisters who knew each other. If Ji Zhixun hadn’t mentioned it, few people would have noticed that the nickname had changed.

[Ji Zhixiang: What has it changed to? ]

Ji Zhile clicked it and took a look, then immediately started yelling.

[Ji Zhile: Cinderella at work? What does that mean?]

[Ji Zhiqing: ... Are you in love? ]

When Ji Zhixin's leg was not broken, he was highly regarded by his elders and was almost trained as the next "Ji Feiming".

He was still in school at that time, and many of his relatives liked to joke and wanted to introduce him to a date.

But later, my leg was injured, and all the prosperity I saw turned into dust in the blink of an eye, and no one said such words again.

Ji Zhixin rarely appeared in public afterwards. It was said that he locked himself in his room all day, gloomy and withdrawn, like a fallen morning star.

He was already stuck in a quagmire, and suddenly he changed his name to this, maybe he really found love.

Although this association is tacky, it just hits the gossip nerve of most people.

[Ji Zhile: !!!]

[Ji Zhile: If you say this, I won’t be sleepy anymore [eating melon.JPG]]

[Ji Zhixiang: Brother Zhixin is out for a chat @Ji Zhixin]

[Ji Zhixin: What are you talking about?]

[Ji Zhixun: Brother Zhixin really went to work? ]

[Ji Zhixin: Yes.]

[Ji Zhixiang: Where?]

[Ji Zhixin: Pet shop. ]

[Ji Zhile: Oh my gosh! Brother Zhixin, did you really go to Uncle Ming's place? ]

[Ji Zhixin: Well, I've been working for two days. This place is pretty good. If you want to come over, ask the owner. There should still be a chance.]

After signing the confidentiality agreement, Ji Zhixin finally understood why Uncle Ming did not explain the situation when he asked the clan for someone, because there was no way to explain it at all.

The confidentiality agreement imposes strong and comprehensive constraints on store employees, leaving no room for any physical manipulation.

Even if I wanted to reveal the benefits of the shopping street, I couldn't say it clearly.

[Ji Zhiqing: Forget it, forget it. I’m fine here and have no plans to change jobs for the time being.]

[Ji Zhile: If that store was in Tianshu City, I would come. ]

[Ji Zhixiang: Brother Zhixin, are you happy at work? ]

[Ji Zhixin: Yeah, that’s good.]

No one in the group spoke anymore.

Ji Zhixin more or less understood the thoughts of his younger brothers and sisters, they all wanted to climb to the highest place.

To Ji, the more difficult something is to understand, the more attractive it is.

Everyone receives the same teachings and aspires to reach the top that can be seen at a glance.

This is human nature.

But he and Uncle Ming have reminded them many times, but no one understands and there is nothing they can do.

Ji Zhixin put his cell phone in his pocket, squatted down and rubbed Piao Piao's soft belly, and asked it to go back to the switchboard room to work.

Piaopiao is the teardrop seal who first learned how to make tickets. Lu Yao gave him a name. Now he is Ji Zhixin's colleague and playmate.

Ji Zhixin walked along the transparent steps from the deep sea to the fishing house step by step. The feeling was completely different from when Uncle Ming carried him up.

Five years later, he stood up again in a way he had never imagined.

Even though the magic had a time limit, he was grateful.

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Ji Zhixun looked through the group records in his spare time, and then looked through Ji Zhixin’s recent social updates, and opened a small window to chat privately with Ji Zhixiang.

[Xun: Xiangxiang, do you know what Zhixin brother is doing in Yaoguang City? ]

[Xiang Zhi: Isn't it just the pet store operator? What's wrong? ]

[Xun: Brother Zhixin changed the names of all his accounts, which feels a bit strange. I wonder if he encountered something? ]

Cinderella always feels that there is something unusual going on at work.

[Xiang Zhi: What happened?]

[Xun: I don’t know either. Xiangxiang, why don’t you ask Aunt Rong? Brother Zhixin should not get into trouble outside.]

[Xiang Zhi: ... Well, I don't think it's a big deal. As you know, since his leg injury, Zhi Xin has changed a lot. He changed his name, maybe he really met someone he likes over there.]

[Xun: ... I'll go ask myself when I'm not busy.]

These words were emotional, but Ji Zhixiang was not good at dealing with Ji Feirong and did not want to agree to them, so the topic ended here awkwardly.

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With only two days left until the Mid-Autumn Festival, the staff at snack bars, nail salons and blind box shops are racking their brains to make the best mooncakes. I heard that they all have great ideas and are actively trying to make them, but they just don't let Lu Yao participate.

There was no professional baker in the furry shop, so Jiuhua plucked up the courage to take the initiative to talk to the customers, hoping to collect some good ideas.

The Sheniu version of Jiuhua is actively operating, and with Lu Yao providing a wealth of sample references, the Maorongrong shop also has ideas for mooncake gift boxes.

However, we encountered a huge bottleneck during the trial production. Harold told us that other shops did not reveal their ideas to their owners. Everyone wanted to make the mooncakes with the most unique characteristics of this world and amaze the shop owners.

Jiuhua was very sad after hearing this, and out of fairness considerations, she had to reluctantly refuse Lu Yao's help.

It's funny that several shops are operating normally, but the production of mooncakes is like an "arms race". The shop assistants don't want Lu Yao to go to the store these days.

Lu Yao stood at the door of the furry shop and scratched the vacant shop.

The system was very excited: [Preparing for a new store, what store will you open this time? ]

Lu Yao spread out his five fingers and swiped from the right side of the furry shop, "These shops are quite small, can they be combined?"

System: [Why merge them? After opening the star gate, just expand the space. ]

Lu Yao narrowed his eyes slightly, "The interior will be expanded, but some stores have to have grand facades."

The system took advantage of the situation and asked: [Has the store owner decided on the types of products to sell?]

She has been busy with the Mid-Autumn Festival and recruiting people these days, and has not mentioned the new store at all, so it thought she had no idea.

Lu Yao shook his head slightly: "I have some ideas, but I haven't thought it through yet. Help me combine the shops first. From here to here, there are one, two, three, four, and five shops. Yes, combine these five shops together."

System: [… Five stores together, so big, what kind of store do you want to open? ]

Lu Yao's cell phone rang, and the caller ID showed it was Zhou Su.

She asked Zhou Su to order more than ten kilograms of old-fashioned dim sum and small mooncakes, and the address she gave was in an old residential area not far from the shopping street.

Zhou Su said they were almost there.

After Lu Yao answered the phone, he rode his electric scooter out.

The small electric scooter is a new means of transportation I bought yesterday. When not in use, it is parked next to Uncle Ming’s Cadillac.

Zhou Su was waiting at the gate of the community, with her electric scooter parked on the side of the road.

Lu Yao hurried over, picked up the pastries and returned.

Zhou Su drove his electric scooter to catch up with them, "Do you live in this direction?"

Lu Yao: "Yes, you live here too?"

Zhou Su shook her head: "No, I just happened to come here for something today."

From the downtown to the suburbs, the traffic decreased. The two of them, one in front and one behind, changed lanes from the main road and drove into the small road of the shopping street.

Lu Yao's electric bike stopped at the door of Mao Rongrong. Zhou Su stopped next to her and couldn't help asking, "Are you here for an interview too?"

"Who brings ten kilograms of snacks to the interview?" Lu Yao shook his head in amusement, "Haven't I introduced myself yet? My name is Lu Yao."

On the dilapidated street, the only four shops with signs all have the prefix "Lu Yao" in their names.

Zhou Su reacted quickly, her face a little red: "Are you the boss?"

Lu Yao nodded: "Wait for me for a moment, I'll deliver the snacks to the store."

After recruiting Ji Zhixin, Lu Yao posted the recruitment information online.

Yesterday Ji Zhixin said someone submitted a resume. She was feeding seals at the time and didn't think much about it or look at the resume. It was not easy for someone to come, so she asked him to notify the interview directly. Unexpectedly, the person was Zhou Su.

Zhou Su used to work in a large factory, but resigned half a year ago due to health reasons.

After being treated in the hospital for several months, she did not want to return to the high-pressure work environment after being discharged, so she began to try to set up a roadside stall to sell snacks, as a way to earn some living expenses through her hobby.

She was browsing job information in her spare time and accidentally saw a pet shop recruiting pastry chefs. The salary was generous and the interview location was quite close to her, so she submitted her resume with the idea of giving it a try.

She didn't expect to be notified for an interview so soon, and she didn't expect that the boss was her customer.

When Lu Yao knew that the person applying for the job was Zhou Su, he was very satisfied.

She added Zhou Su as a friend and went to check out her Moments. This young lady is not only good at making dim sum, but also has great knife skills and is very knowledgeable about cooking.

Since both parties were acquaintances, the interview process went very quickly.

Lu Yao said it was a deal, it just depended on whether Zhou Su could accept the working environment of the furry shop.

"Let's go and take a look at the store first. The environment of my store is a little special, but also very interesting. If you can accept it, we will sign the contract when we come out." Lu Yao said seriously.

Zhou Su didn't realize the meaning of this sentence at this time. She was still thinking that the boss was so young and polite. The job content and salary were exactly the same as what was written in the recruitment notice. There was no water in it at all. This alone was very rare.

As long as the environment is not particularly bad, she can accept it.

At the same time, a question popped up in my mind: Do the shops here really have business

Thinking of this, Zhou Su suddenly felt something was wrong.

Why would the owner of a shop that obviously has no business offer such generous conditions

Isn't this some new scam

Lu Yao handed her a temporary worker badge as usual, "Wear it on your wrist, follow me, and don't panic."

Zhou Su: “…”

What should I do if I get even more panicked

The alarm in Zhou Su's mind went to the highest level and she retreated quietly.

At this time, a young man rode a bicycle into the shopping street, passed by Zhou Su like the wind, and stopped in front of Lu Yao: "Shopkeeper, I heard from Doctor Bai that the store has upgraded new facilities and hired new furry staff. I just got off the plane and rushed here. Sister Yuxi will also come over later."

The boy is Luo Huan. He came to the store with a monthly card and met Bai Jing by chance.

As the only few VIP guests on this side of the shopping street, they formed a group to share their experiences in the furry shop.

Luo Huan started taking on acting jobs again, Jing Yuxi was also competing abroad, and only Bai Jing came over often and gave feedback in the group from time to time.

"I'm just about to go to the store, let's go." Lu Yao greeted familiarly, and when he noticed that Zhou Su didn't follow him, he turned around and called her: "Let's go."

Zhou Su felt that Luo Huan looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before. However, he was wearing a bracelet on his wrist that was very similar to the one in her hand, except that the color of the string was different.

Zhou Su put on the bracelet and followed, feeling a little embarrassed, but fortunately she didn't shout out.

She has been too relaxed recently, and has been catching up on a lot of TV dramas and fantasy novels, which has led to some over-association.