Era: The naive beauty charmed the villain!

Gu Qingsong's newly opened department store is located on the most bustling street in this area.

Lin An'an was helped off the cart, and after standing up, she looked up.

I found the shop to be very bright and spacious, which looked much more upscale than those small, run-down shops.

Despite its impressive storefront, the items inside are very affordable.

This piqued her curiosity, and she couldn't help but ask, "Why open a shop here? The shops here aren't cheap, are they?"

Gu Qingsong smiled and explained, "The shops here are a bit more expensive than in other places, but the location is good and there's a lot of foot traffic. We mainly focus on volume sales, so opening a shop here is perfect."

Lin An'an nodded; the store did indeed look very crowded.

She doesn't understand business, so if Gu Qingsong says it's good, then it must be good, right?

After all, although the man is the main villain in the original book, he is also a business tycoon, so he should be better at doing business than her, right?

The department store truly lives up to its name, with a dazzling array of goods available.

From needles and thread to matches, and from refrigerators and televisions, you can buy anything you can think of here.

Of course, most of what they sell is similar to what the supply and marketing cooperative sells, consisting of common daily necessities.

For example, fabrics, washbasins, soap, and so on are some of the goods that supply and marketing cooperatives also sell.

However, a small portion of it was specially purchased by Gu Qingsong from other places through various channels.

These items are rare and scarce in the local area, and many are novelties that locals have never seen before.

After entering the store, Lin An'an compared the prices of the goods and found that although they were more expensive than those of the supply and marketing cooperative, none of them required receipts.

In fact, people in Haishi who are working families receive a monthly salary.

At this time, most people are very frugal and rarely buy luxury goods or spend money on particularly expensive hobbies.

Therefore, every household has some savings.

It might not be a lot, but it's more than enough to cover normal daily expenses.

The only scarce resource is various types of receipts, which is also a barrier preventing people from spending freely.

However, Gu Qingsong removed this threshold from his department store.

In addition, department stores obviously offer a wider selection of the same product.

A wide variety of goods are neatly arranged on the shelves for people to choose from, making for a much better experience than buying from a supply and marketing cooperative.

Therefore, even though the prices were slightly higher than those at supply and marketing cooperatives, people still preferred to buy from department stores as long as they didn't need receipts.

Although it was during the typical working hours for workers, the store was still packed with people.

The sales clerks were extremely busy, and every now and then customers who bought large items or a large quantity of goods would ask for home delivery.

As soon as Lin An'an got off the tricycle, another shop assistant greeted Gu Qingsong and then loaded goods onto the tricycle.

The young man pedaling the tricycle didn't even get off before turning it around to deliver goods to his customer.

After greeting the shop assistants, Gu Qingsong took Lin An'an to the back lounge.

This lounge is not large, even smaller than the lounge over the warehouse. It is mainly used for the staff on duty at night to rest.

Fortunately, the place was very clean, and Lin An'an didn't smell anything strange when she first entered.

Gu Qingsong led Lin An'an to the table and poured her a glass of water with his own cup. He also brought some snacks and placed them on the small table.

He instructed, "Wife, sit here for a while. I'll go help out at the front and come back to keep you company right away."

Lin An'an held the teacup, blinked her big eyes, and said, "It's okay, you go ahead and do your work, I can manage on my own in a bit."

Gu Qingsong ruffled Lin An'an's hair and strode out.

After leaving, he made sure to leave the door to the lounge slightly ajar so that he could keep an eye on his wife's every move while he was busy, ensuring her safety.

This also makes it easier for him to discover Lin An'an's needs at any time.

Even when he's very busy, he remains vigilant to ensure she doesn't suffer any injustice.