webnovelfull Chapter 119 The Disappearance of Zhang Xinran
Chapter 119 The Disappearance of Zhang Xinran
Hua Antao placed her crossbody bag on the table, took out a calculator she had specially purchased, and began to sort out her money.
Hua Lichu wasn't idle either; she immediately started calculating the accounts by comparing them with the sales records.
It turns out that even before the business opened, Hua Lichu had spent several days teaching Hua Yuansheng how to fill out sales records.
You need to fill in how many goods are on the shelves, how many were taken out of the warehouse, how many were received...
With this sales record, Hua Lichu could know the accounts even without calculating the money.
Since the calculator was with her older sister, Hua Lichu simply used a notebook to write out the equations and calculate.
It has to be said that the accounting speed was really fast. Before Hua Antao had finished counting the money, Hua Lichu had already gotten the answer.
In just one day, the store's gross profit reached 2700!
After deducting the cost of goods, 879, the net income is 1821!
In just one day, Hua Lichu earned back all the money she had invested in the stationery factory!
Two-thirds of the goods in the warehouse remained unsold.
Hua Lichu's customized stationery swept through the No. 1 Middle School of the city like a tornado.
During breaks, the most common topic of conversation among students became:
"Pear's boutique clothing store has new arrivals! The new backpacks even have pictures of Cousin Mei from the show on them! Have you bought any?"
"I bought the latest stickers. Look, aren't they nice? I put one on the cover of every book I have."
"You all like stationery? I'm different, I like her clothes."
The girl who said this was known in the class for her love of dressing up.
Previously, she was always troubled by not knowing how to coordinate outfits.
But now things are different; the clothes sold in Pear's boutique clothing store are actually pre-matched!
Every outfit in the shop, from jewelry to accessories, was beautiful.
The style is trendy and the combination is refreshing.
She only regretted that she didn't have enough money in her pocket; otherwise, she really wanted to buy every set and try them out.
Even so, she had already given all the New Year's money she had saved for more than a year to Pear's boutique clothing store.
Hua Lichu thought about it for a moment and estimated that copycat products would soon appear on the market.
She decided to race against time and immediately called the stationery factory to order an additional batch of goods.
Two days later, a batch of similar products appeared on the market.
But Hua Lichu had already seized the opportunity, and with its superior geographical location, she had no trouble selling her products.
Even so, Hua Lichu still launched a series of promotions, including "20% off on Wednesdays" and "points redemption gift packs."
Activities such as "Member Card Special Offers" are available.
Daily turnover fluctuated, and net profit rose and fell, eventually stabilizing at around 500 yuan per day.
Most importantly, the news that Pear's boutique clothing store releases new styles every Wednesday has already deeply resonated with every student at the No. 1 Middle School in the city and the surrounding residents.
The new items might be the latest and most beautiful clothes, stationery printed with images of popular TV dramas, or even exquisite jewelry from Shanghai.
This has fostered a habit among people of going out to browse whenever they have free time.
But as Hua and Qiu said, since we're already here, it would be too presumptuous to leave empty-handed. Let's buy something before we go!
In the two weeks since the store opened, Hua Lichu has been extremely busy.
She goes to school during the day and helps out at the shop whenever she has free time.
She still had to come up with various ways to attract customers. The milk tea making machine was almost ready, but the specific products were still undecided. Hua Lichu really wished she could split herself in two.
Sigh, if only she could apply for a special ability. She's not greedy; she just wants 99 clones.
One goes to school, while the other 99 go into business and make money, hahaha!
"Ring ring ring..."
The loud school bell rang like thunder, instantly shattering Hua Lichu's beautiful dream.
Resigned, she took out her workbook and buried herself in writing problems.
Sigh, there are only two weeks left until the monthly exam. She should probably think about how to improve her grades.
"Teacher Qiu, I'm sorry to disturb your class. Could you please have Hua Lichu from your class come out for a moment?"
Just as Hua Lichu was engrossed in her homework, a strange woman's voice suddenly came from the doorway.
Hua Lichu looked up and found that it was actually the homeroom teacher of the Liberal Arts Class.
She had heard Zhang Xinran complain when she delivered stationery to her class before, so she remembered her face immediately.
Speaking of which, she's been incredibly busy lately and hasn't seen Zhang Xinran for several days. She wonders how Zhang Xinran is doing in the Chengfeng class.
Qiu Jianying stepped down from the podium, went to the corridor to learn about the specific situation from the other party, and quickly called Hua Lichu out.
Hua Lichu was a little confused, not knowing why the other person wanted to see her, but she still went out.
As soon as she stepped out of the classroom, a middle-aged couple rushed up to her: "Are you Hua Lichu? Have you seen my Zhang Xinran?"
Hua Lichu looked at the middle-aged woman's face, which resembled Zhang Xinran's, and shook her head.
"I've been a bit busy these past few days and haven't seen her."
But the middle-aged woman acted as if she couldn't hear her, grabbing Hua Lichu's arm: "Did you hide my Xinran? My..."
The middle-aged man hurriedly pulled his wife away and whispered, "Calm down!"
"Calm down? How can you expect me to calm down? Xinran is gone, my daughter is gone..."
Hua Lichu shook her wrist, which was red from being gripped, and in her anxiety, she forgot about her anger and hurriedly asked, "Xinran is missing?"
The head teacher of the Chengfeng Class then said, "These two are Zhang Xinran's parents."
Then, he introduced Zhang's parents: "This is Hua Lichu, Zhang Xinran's deskmate before she was assigned to either arts or sciences."
"Here's the thing, Zhang Xinran hasn't been to school since last Wednesday, and she hasn't asked for leave."
This morning, I noticed her desk was empty again, and worried that something might have happened to her, so I quickly called the Zhang family.
But to our surprise, she hasn't come home for the past few days... We searched everywhere, but couldn't find her.
After some research, I learned that Zhang Xinran doesn't have many friends at school, so I wanted to ask you about it.
If you know anything, you must tell us immediately. Or, could you think about it again?
Has Zhang Xinran shown any unusual behavior lately?
After listening to the words of the class teacher of Chengfeng Class, Hua Lichu thought about it carefully.
However, due to the class division, she and Zhang Xinran have only seen each other a very limited number of times recently.
One time she brought stationery to the other person, and another time she brought snacks to her.
Hua Lichu frowned as she looked at Zhang Ma, who was squatting on the ground wailing, and Zhang Ba, who had a stern face and looked very angry. She instinctively felt that the problem lay with the two of them.
So he said, "I've thought about it carefully, and she seems quite normal at school."
With her hair disheveled, Zhang's mother retorted, "How could she possibly disappear? My Xinran is the most obedient girl! It must be you! You must have corrupted her! Give me back my daughter! Give me back my daughter!"