Reborn in 1990: My Family Store Leads to the Future

The bright red GG paper features large, gleaming gold lettering, followed by pictures of various products and their prices.

Nowadays, flyers are printed with large black and white characters on purplish-red paper. Color printing with pictures like this is expensive, and no store would use it.

Not to mention the strange things on there. This is Shanghai, the forefront of China's development and the first line of contact with foreign countries. Air conditioners, cars, and washing machines all came here first, and then began to spread to the rest of the country.

The lady had eaten chocolate, popcorn, milk candy, and the like before, but this strange packaging was the first time it had caught his attention.

"You know what, the stuff on here is actually pretty interesting. How about we go check it out tomorrow if we're free?"

"Yecheng, my youngest daughter is coming back soon, I'll pick out a scarf for her."

Similar situations are constantly unfolding in various places.

There's no way around it; the main reason is that the road is too far and they're too willing to spend the money. Just those 8-page offset color pages are something that ordinary people can only dream of, and no one can do it like that.

After picking up the flyer, those people didn't throw it away as usual. Instead, they kept the flyer, which felt nice to the touch, and in a way, it increased the store's visibility.

To get rich, you must first promote yourself.

Lu Yuanshen knew the importance of publicity, so naturally he had to first make a name for his store.

That wasn't enough. After rearranging the cabinets inside, Lu Yuan called on Sui Tingting to help. They bought some firecrackers and came over before dawn to start tidying up and making final preparations.

"Put more firecrackers on the other side, otherwise they might jump on other people. Also, rearrange our cabinets."

As Lu Yuan spoke, he glanced at Sui Tingting, who had changed into a new suit.

Sui Tingting has a great figure. The women's suit she wore made her look tall and slender, and in her hometown dialect, she looked very neat and tidy. She was very pleasing to the eye.

If any shop in the vicinity had such a beautiful saleswoman, its doorstep would probably be worn down by customers.

Lu Yuan was not entirely satisfied; he took two steps back, feeling that something was off.

Sui Tingting had never been looked at like that before, and her face flushed slightly as she asked awkwardly.

"Boss, what are you looking at?"

"I see."

Lu Yuan slapped his hand, finally realizing where the problem lay.

"Tingting, you can't keep having that blank expression. You need to smile, understand? Think about happy things, and make sure your smile looks nice."

"How am I supposed to laugh?"

Anyone can laugh at that.

But when Lu Yuan made this request, Sui Tingting couldn't bring herself to smile.

She felt it must be her fault, and lowered her head with some guilt, speaking with a hint of grievance.

"Boss, is it because I did something wrong?"

"Okay, if business is good today, I'll give you a bonus of fifty yuan."

"real?!"

Sui Tingting was both surprised and delighted, and almost jumped for joy.

Now Lu Yuan finally got the effect he wanted. He told her to keep up the current state and not to stop smiling.

After completing the necessary preparations, Lu Yuan unbuttoned his coat, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, but his gaze couldn't help but drift towards the street outside.

He had done everything he needed to do, but he had no idea how many people would be coming.

After all, he had poured all his money into buying things, so it would be a bit inappropriate if no one came.

Most importantly, he had bought a lot of items from the shop at once, and if they couldn't be sold, he would lose everything, so he couldn't help but worry.

Lu Yuan had just lit a cigarette when his eyes suddenly lit up. He saw a group of people appearing on the street. Most of them were middle-aged women, some elderly men and women, and even more were young women dressed in a pretty way.

opened!

Lu Yuan quickly went over and lit the firecrackers.

"There are a lot of bosses."

After arriving at the door, Sui Tingting looked at the intersection in surprise.

At first, there were only a few scattered people, but later they gradually gathered together. It seemed that they were all from nearby communities and had arranged to come over.

And in even more distant places, even more people are preparing to come.

"Boss, you're amazing! I've never seen any store with so many customers before."

"That's right, don't you even know who the boss is?"

Lu Yuan and his companion hurriedly began preparing to buy things.

Soon someone walked in, and his eyes lit up as soon as he entered.

"Is this the Friendship Store?"

"What kind of things are in the shop? Why is there so little?"

"This counter looks really bright and spacious, much better than that green glass."

"Of course, is this chocolate? The packaging looks different."

"Which store is this from? I've never seen it before."

When guests arrive here, their first reaction is not to pick things out, but to carefully examine the items in the shop, just like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden.

The glass cabinet that Lu Yuan spent a lot of money to get was not just for show; there were even light bulbs on it to clearly illuminate the goods inside.

Black chocolate, yellow popcorn, white milk candy... all neatly arranged together, are pleasing to the eye, and the prices clearly marked on them mean there's no need to ask.

Faced with so many people, Sui Tingting was somewhat at a loss, while Lu Yuan remained calm and spoke loudly and energetically.

"The stuff here is much better than those imported goods. Don't be fooled by the small quantity; it's all genuinely high-quality stuff. There are some samples here, so feel free to pass them around and try them out."

Good products are worth the price. Lu Yuan is not worried about not being able to sell his products. Although the economy is not very good right now, this is Shanghai, and the price is really not expensive.

There are plenty of people willing to spend money.

Lu Yuan passed out some small pieces of Dove chocolate, then popcorn, milk candy, and other snacks, and also handed out Qingfeng toilet paper rolls.

Everyone's eyes widened when they touched it. The paper was so smooth and soft to the touch, it was so much better than all the other random stuff on the market.

They're worlds apart.

"Good heavens, is this a toilet paper roll?"

"I wouldn't even use it to wipe my butt."

"This popcorn smells amazing."

"How are these sunflower seeds made? They taste so good!"

"Give me half a pound of sunflower seeds first."

"Two Dove chocolates, please!"

Someone in the crowd spoke first, and those in front quickly tried to squeeze through.

While collecting money, Lu Yuan called out to the others and spoke loudly.

"You're all grown men, so be considerate. Don't rush, line up properly, and take what you want one by one."

Lu Yuan made no attempt to hide his thoughts and began speaking loudly to the others, but the situation in the store did not improve at all; he had underestimated everyone's enthusiasm.