On the first day of opening, business was booming. The whole day, except for the lunch break, there was hardly any free time, and the girls were busy all day.

Song Ning thought it would be a good idea to hold a small celebration party so that everyone could celebrate the successful opening of the shop.

In the afternoon, she asked Qingshuang to go to Zuixiangju and order two tables of food and wine.

In the evening, the waiters from Zuixiangju delivered the wine and food on time.

Mei and Zhou Ru were both kept by Song Ning. As the shop was about to close, everyone gathered together in the small courtyard at the back to have some fun.

The party was full of women, so it would not be appropriate for a man like Hang Shuheng to join in. So, as soon as he graduated from the county school, he made an appointment with Xie Yuxi to go out to a restaurant together.

At the shop, the celebration banquet was over and Mei and Zhou Ru left one after another.

While Song Ning was waiting for Hang Shuheng to pick her up, she chatted with a few girls and the female accountant who was brought in by Manager Gong from her dental practice.

"Today is the first day of opening. Thank you for your hard work. From now on, I will have to rely on you to take care of the store."

Before anyone else could say anything, Qingmei spoke first, "Madam, we are not afraid of hard work. The harder we work, the more commission we will get at the end of the month."

Everyone was silent. The warm and friendly atmosphere just now was completely ruined by her disturbance.

Song Ning was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry. This girl really didn't care about anything else except money!

"Yes! That way you can save more money." She agreed with a smile, and then said seriously: "But! If you want to earn more money, you must first have a good body. If you collapse from exhaustion, it will not be worth the loss. So, we have to earn money, but we can't fight for it. There is no end to money, but there is only one life, don't you?"

"Madam is right." Several girls humbly accepted the advice and nodded in response.

Qingmei even stuck out her tongue guiltily. She felt that what the lady said was actually meant for her.

The female accountant standing by saw all this and was very envious of the master-servant relationship between them.

The female accountant's husband's surname is Qian, and they all call her Madam Qian.

Mrs. Qian's husband's family was also in business. The couple's small business was doing well. Later, they wanted to expand into other areas of business, but they did not expect the business to fail. They lost all their money and even owed a large foreign debt.

In order to pay off their debts, the Qian family sold the house they used to live in, and barely raised enough money to pay off their debts. Now they can only rent a small courtyard to live in.

Their family is now very poor and they have two children to raise. Fortunately, the couple has hands and feet and can still find work.

Men were able to put aside their dignity and go to the streets to do the hard work of unloading goods for people, and women also took on some work such as washing clothes and embroidering.

When Song Ning asked Manager Gong to keep an eye out for people in this area, Manager Gong told Song Ning about the couple's situation. Song Ning then felt that the couple were quite adaptable.

With the introduction of Manager Gong, Song Ning met Ms. Qian and they had a good chat.

Knowing that she was literate and had experience in accounting, he signed a job contract with her and formally invited her to work as an accountant in the shop.

Madam Qian really didn't expect that such a good job would fall on her. She also knew that if it weren't for the special nature of this shop, this job might not have fallen on a woman like her.

Therefore, she cherished this opportunity very much and worked very carefully, and showed Song Ning the account book of the first day of opening.

"Boss, take a look. This is today's bill."

Song Ning took it and read it carefully, then nodded and said, "Very well done, very detailed, thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard. This is what I should do." Mrs. Qian was very happy that her work was recognized.

She looked outside and saw that it was getting late. She was a little worried about home, but her boss hadn't left yet, so she didn't want to leave first.

Song Ning seemed to see through her thoughts, so he said, "The shop is closed, and we have already eaten. Sister Qian, you should go back early too. If you are any later, it will be dark."

"We still have a lot of food left over from the meal we just had. If you don't mind, you can take some back for the children. I see there's still a lot left over, and they can't finish it all."

After saying this, without caring whether the other party agreed or not, Song Ning turned around and told the little girl Qingtao to help pack up some leftovers, and left the rest for the other girls to deal with on their own.

Madam Qian felt a little embarrassed, but those dishes were all ordered from Zui Xiang Ju, and they were all delicious dishes. Even when their family was living well in the past, they had never eaten at Zui Xiang Ju.

She thought that if she brought these dishes back to her children, they would be very happy! Therefore, even though she felt a little embarrassed, she couldn't say no.

After Qingtao brought the packed dishes over, Madam Qian took them, thanked her, and said goodbye to Song Ning and went home.

However, she had just finished greeting and hadn't turned around yet! Song Ning called her again, "Sister Qian, wait a moment, and the rest of you should put down what you are doing first."

Song Ning called everyone over, then took out several purses that had been prepared long ago and handed them to each of them.

"Today is the opening day of our shop. This is a small token of my appreciation to everyone. Thank you for your hard work."

Everyone was surprised when they received the purse, except Qingmei, the money-grubber, who was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling when she received the purse.

"Thank you, madam. Thank you, madam." She was so heartless that she checked the amount of silver in the purse in front of Song Ning, and then said in surprise: "Two taels of silver, madam, you are so kind to us."

You know, their monthly salary for working in the shop for a month, not counting commission, is only one or two taels of silver. Now they got two taels of silver, which is equivalent to their monthly salary for two months.

The others didn't dare to open their wallets in front of him, but after Qingmei's shouting, they knew the amount inside without even looking.

"Boss, it's only the first day and you've already rewarded us with silver. This..."

Madam Qian didn't expect that she would have a share. If she had given it to a few girls, it would have been understandable. After all, to Song Ning, they were all his own family members, and she was at most an outsider who made a living in this shop.

"Take it! Everyone, just do your best and don't let me down."

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