Chapter 39 Setting up a small stall

  Gu Xinxin's shout really worked, and in just a few dozen seconds, many onlookers gathered around. This time Gu Xinxin spoke with even more confidence, her hands on her hips, looking at the boss and saying: "Let everyone judge for themselves, my phone call didn't even go through, and he still wants me to pay one yuan. You guys say, isn't this extortion? I think the cigarettes here are probably all fake, cheating people."

  The boss also started to regret, didn't expect that he actually passed a beehive. The boss walked to Gu Xinxin's side and said in a low voice: "You'd better leave quickly, I don't want this money either."

  "Hey, what's with the sudden change of heart? You should've had this attitude from the start. Why make me go through so much trouble? You're just idle and have nothing better to do, hurry up and read your newspaper, smoke your little cigarette! In the future, when doing business, you must be honest, can't just take advantage of outsiders."

  The boss couldn't let her ruin his own business, after all, he was also doing a small trade and couldn't afford to be messed with like this. In order to smooth things over, the boss had no choice but to swallow his pride and admit his mistake.

  Gu Xinxin had won the first battle since arriving in this big city, a smile hung on her face as she walked out of the crowd, and her waist was straighter than before.

  That little boss was already sweating profusely, but when he saw Gu Xinxin leave, he still let out a sigh of relief. In his heart, he really admired the courage of that little girl.

  Gu Xinxin walked like this with a big bag on her back, aimlessly, under the scorching sun. She had already forgotten that she hadn't eaten dinner all day. When she passed by a baozi shop, she bought five baozi and a bottle of water and came to the bottom of an overpass, where it was cooler. She put the big bag on the ground and sat on it to start eating baozi.

  She found that the buns she bought were particularly delicious, and in one breath, she ate all five buns, took a sip of water, and contentedly let out a satisfied burp.

  She is very tired now and just wants to find a place to sleep well. But thinking about it, if she stays in a hotel, she will have to spend a lot of money. She doesn't have much money in her pocket, so to save expenses, she thinks the bridge below where she is now is not bad, and it's cool and has lights underneath, so even at night, she won't be afraid.

  The sky outside gradually darkened, and under the overpass, there were not fewer people as Gu Xinxin had thought, but instead more than during the day. Many people stood there selling things they held in their hands.

  But they are all small things, such as headwear, socks, undershirts and so on. And these things are very cheap, just a few yuan to tens of yuan. Some young people passing by really come to buy these things.

  After Gu Xinxin's observation, the best-selling item among these things is women's stockings. The little girl next to her, who is about the same age as her, sold out all the stockings in one night.

  Around midnight, these people slowly dispersed, and the entire bridge below returned to calm. Some homeless people would also come here to sleep and rest. Although the smell wasn't very good, having a place for Gu Xinxin to rest was already quite good.

  If she were an ordinary girl, she would have gone home long ago and wouldn't have to suffer so much for a man who doesn't like her. But Gu Xinxin is different, she's a very determined girl, once she starts something, she'll see it through to the end, no matter what.

  The next day, Gu Xinxin discovered that under the Tianqiao Bridge, there were many girls around her age selling things. Gu Xinxin was very good at communicating with these people and within half a day, she had hit it off with one of them, a girl named Meng Jia. She told Meng Jia about how she ended up here, and Meng Jia admired her courage.

  Meng Jia is also a girl from the countryside, her family conditions are very poor, she came to this big city alone to support her younger brother's education, originally wanting to find a job here to alleviate some of the burden on her family.

  But who would have known, with only a primary school diploma, I couldn't find a suitable job. Even being a waiter requires a high school education or above. And in this city, everywhere you go, there are university students. Finding a decent job is simply too difficult.

  In order to continue living here, she went to the wholesale market to buy some goods and would go under the Tianqiao Bridge or to the night market to sell them. She could earn dozens of yuan a day, and if she was lucky, she could even earn over 180 yuan.

  Gu Xinxin knew that if she also wanted to continue staying in this city, she must first find a way to solve her own economic problems. She decided to partner with Meng Jia to do some small business together.

  After all, they are both from rural areas, the two girls hit it off immediately, and Gu Xinxin is also happy that she has finally found a friend in this strange city, so she won't have to live such a lonely life anymore.

  Meng Jia lives in a basement of only a dozen or so square meters, and the monthly rent is only 300 yuan. If Gu Xinxin joins, the two can split the rent.

  That night, Gu Xinxin followed Meng Xin to the night market. There were indeed many people there, and many of them were selling things. Meng Jia was a somewhat introverted girl who didn't know how to shout when buying things. In order to sell more things, Gu Xinxin stood there loudly shouting.

  Her shouting actually worked, and soon many little girls gathered around. The atmosphere became lively, and naturally, more things were sold. Meng Jia finally smiled, feeling that she had found a reliable friend to rely on.

  Since Gu Xinxin joined, the business of the two people has indeed improved a lot. Gu Xinxin is indeed a person who understands social interactions. Although her education level is not high, she can accurately grasp the psychology of buyers. If someone is hesitant to buy that T-shirt, as long as she says a few words, the person will definitely end up buying it.

  Today, two sisters simply ate a bowl of noodles and then went to the night market early to find a good location.

  After the two sisters arranged their goods, they began to prepare for business. Since having Cui Xinxin's company, Meng Jia has also become more outgoing than before and now somewhat understands how to promote her own things.

  The sky gradually darkened, and the people in the night market on Tianjie Street became more and more numerous. Two young girls were shouting loudly to sell their goods.

  Luo Chuan had nothing to do today, so he thought of going out for a stroll. He knew there was a Tianjie Night Market nearby with many snacks. Since arriving here, he hadn't gone out at all, always following that young lady around during the day.