Chapter Ninety-Five: Women and Clothes

  "Boss, I'll go to the post office to pay the phone bill." Sun Wu looked at the calendar and saw that the internet fee also needs to be paid.

  "Uh-huh!" Ning Qingming responded, "I've been so busy these past few days that I forgot to bring my ID when I came over. It's better if I just go to the bank and set up automatic payment after a while, so I won't have to run to the telecommunications office every time to pay the fee."

  "There's nothing much to do now, I can run errands for you." Sun Wen said, and followed Ning Qingming out after taking the money.

  After Zhang Rui-li hung up the samples, she took down some clothes hangers from the corner and wiped off the dust with a cloth. Suddenly, she heard laughter coming from the opposite stall, looked over and saw that Zheng Mei's friend had arrived, and couldn't help but say: "Just now they were scolding Jing Chun and the others for being stupid, now they're laughing so happily!"

  "Oh, those two girls were Zheng Mei's neighbors from her hometown. When Zheng Mei first arrived, she lived with them. Ning Qingming found the girl who came to find Zheng Mei somewhat familiar and remembered that when Zhang Yu first arrived, he shared a rental house with Zheng Mei and met them once when he went to Zheng Mei's house to find Zhang Yu. Zheng Mei's two friends were very direct and rough in their speech."

  "I just made a new friend, she's a prostitute!……" one of the girls who came to find Zheng Mei said loudly, laughing loudly. As soon as this sentence came out, Ning Qingming was also shocked, perked up her ears to listen, and whispered to Zhang Ruili: "Her friend is a prostitute, how can she be so shameless to say it so loudly?"

  "Really? What's wrong with you?" Zhang Rui was speechless, daring not to believe that a girl could proudly announce such a thing about her friend.

  "Because she's doing it, we've had a lot of eggs to eat lately. Some of the chickens she sells have laid eggs in the basket and can't finish eating them herself, so she gave us a lot." The voice from across the way continued to drift over, at which point Ning Qingming and Zhang Ruili couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Haha, it turns out her friend is selling chickens, how did you say 'doing chickens'? That's really easy to misunderstand!"

  Two people were laughing and saw Sun Wu coming, looked at him and said: "No wonder the basketball strongman can run so fast even with a fee."

  "Now fewer people are paying." Sun Wu smiled foolishly and helped Zhang Ruili put the wiped clothes rack back in its original position.

  "Although it's the off-season now and there are fewer customers, we have more new samples. However, you should occasionally adjust the positions of the samples when you're sitting idle. Some customers come in several times and notice that the sample positions have changed. Sometimes they'll pay attention to samples they didn't notice before because the position has changed. This makes people feel like there's something new and they'll take another look. It also increases the chances of making a sale."

  Zhang Rui and Sun Wu were originally two diligent children, but after all, they had not been in society for long. Some things could only be learned from school. Following Ning Qingming, they had already learned a lot about doing business. Ning Qingming said with a smile: "The boss is the boss, everything is more than we think."

  "Alright. Stop flattering. It's almost noon. Let's order lunch!" Ning Qingming finished checking the account book and asked Zhang Ruili to call for takeout.

  "Boss, order a five-person serving of sour soup fish. Let Ah Yu and Ah Wen come down to eat together too. It'll be more lively that way. Okay?" Zhang Ruili flipped through the takeout phone, waiting for Ning Qingmin's response.

  "It's fine if you like it. I don't care!" Ning Qingming nodded and let Zhang Ruili bring the sour fish dish over. She went upstairs to call down Zhang Yusuwen.

  Because the office building upstairs is written. According to the mall's regulations, it is possible to open and close doors at will. There is no regulation on working hours or off-hours. So if you want to leave, just lock the door. The first floor of the commercial building downstairs opens its doors for business. The mall has set opening and closing times in the morning and evening. Usually, you can't close the door and leave for too long. It's to give customers a lively and prosperous impression. So several people want to eat together, they have to gather on the first floor.

  Seeing Zhang Rui Li going upstairs to call Zhang Yu and the others, Sun Wu couldn't help but ask: "Boss, it's enough to make a phone call to let Ai Yu and the others come down, why do you still need to let Rui Li go up and call?"

  "Hmm, there's no business now and few people are around, so let Rui Li take a look around. It's not just about calling Xiao Yu down." Ning Qingmin smiled, "Didn't you see her walking out eagerly?"

  "It turns out that the upper floor of this mall is a wholesale market for fashion, and Rui Li has been saying that she wants to go take a look when she's free. Now it's off-season, some bosses have also taken out some old samples to sell in retail. When they come down, they might really go check out the fashion floor." Sun Wu looked at the pearl-inlaid cheongsam in the stall and said with wide eyes: "Our own clothes are beautiful enough, why bother buying from outside? It's better to wait until our new goods come out and wear one of our own!"

  “Haha……”, Ning Qingmin laughed, “Our goods may be beautiful, but if you look at them every day for too long, you'll get tired of them. By the time they're sold out, the novelty has worn off and it's not exciting anymore. And when you see a piece of clothing every day, naturally you won't want to wear it again.” Many girls have clothes that are still in good condition, but they just want to buy new ones and discard the old ones. The reason is that they like new things and get tired of old things, not necessarily because the style or quality of the old clothes is inferior to the new ones. It's precisely this way that women's clothing sells well. On the other hand, men are not as fond of new things and tired of old things when it comes to clothes, but they have another aspect where they like new things and get tired of old things - they easily get tired of women. Everyone has different objects of liking new things and getting tired of old things, but perhaps their psychology is the same.

  Women want to rely on men, fashion wants to rely on women, and everyone has different paths but the same destination.

  Women often abandon old clothes, men often abandon women, but people are after all different from objects, which forces women to be self-reliant and independent, so that they can survive and live beautifully without relying on men.

  Just as she was lost in thought, her phone rang. Ning Qing saw that it was a call from Du Huo's house and stared blankly for a moment before pressing the answer button, her palms seemingly sweating.

  "Don't forget, you promised to make me a cup of chrysanthemum tea tonight!" Du Huajia smiled lightly, "I'll come pick you up at my place this evening to make the tea!"

  Ning Qingmin was slightly flustered upon hearing Du Huajia's voice, and the wise and powerful figure who had just instructed Zhang Ruili and others suddenly disappeared without a trace. She lightly touched her lips and murmured: "That... if your cough is really severe, it's better to go to the hospital for a check-up. Just drinking cool tea might not be enough."

  "Let's drink some cool tea and see what happens." Du Huajia didn't give Ning Qingmian an excuse, "It's settled then." He hung up the phone.