Reborn as Tycoon's Wife in the Countryside-Chapter 310 - 306 Everything is Fake (Second Update)

Because of Liu An and his wife’s return, which was even more respectable than the last time, everyone’s attention was on Xiaotao, inquiring about what she was doing in the city and whether there were any job openings.

Su Xiaotao smiled and simply said that she got her job through someone else’s connections, so she couldn’t help others to get in.

He Ximei didn’t want to see Su Xiaotao acting this way, she thought it didn’t look like a proper job.

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"Fangzhou, I’m Su Xiaofeng." Su Xiaofeng went back to the office, thinking about calling Gao Fangzhou to ask about the cash register system.

"It’s you," Gao Fangzhou’s voice was hoarse: "I was just about to call you, and your call came. I have some good news for you."

"Could it be that you’ve made progress?"

"You could say that, Lele and I worked a few night shifts and we have found a way. I haven’t slept well these past few nights, so I’m going to get some sleep first, and I’ll call you after I wake up."

"Okay, you rest first, and we’ll be in touch later."

After hanging up the phone, Xiaofeng was elated. Judging from Fangzhou’s tone, it seemed that using the cash register system for transactions wasn’t impossible.

If the cash register system was viable, then the plan to transform the mall into a large supermarket could begin to be implemented.

The first step was the design. The mall had three floors: the first floor could be rented out for storefronts, the second could be used for the supermarket, and the third could host a children’s amusement park and Gourmet City.

The mall’s current business wasn’t bad, but this model would be outdated in another year or two. Besides, to make money, you have to be ahead of the competition.

Supermarket operations represented a new consumer trend.

The first thing that came to Xiaofeng’s mind was funding, and she thought she should go to the city to check with Zhao Xi to see how much capital the mall had in its accounts.

Zhao Xi was surprised when he heard that Xiaofeng wanted to transform the mall; in his view, such a change might not be feasible, but as just the operations manager, he had to listen to the boss’s ideas first.

"It’s the idea of a self-service department store. All products would be marked with their prices, and customers can come in, pick whatever products they want, and then pay at the checkout. There would be no salespeople to introduce the products to them."

Being a businessman with many years of experience managing a mall, Zhao Xi understood right away. Although the concept sounded good, the mall was doing well as is: "President Su, our mall has a good flow of customers. If we switch to a supermarket setting, business might not be as good as it is now."

"Self-service shopping will be the trend in the future, and we will also keep our storefronts for those who want to buy clothes and shoes."

"President Su, if we take a more conservative approach, I suggest running under the current model for a few more years. If you decide to switch now, I’m worried it won’t be as successful as expected." The mall was still making money, and he didn’t fully agree with changing a profitable mall’s business model.

Naturally, Xiaofeng couldn’t explain to Zhao Xi about future economic models: "We have a solid customer base, and as long as the new model is attractive enough, we don’t have to worry about losing them."

"President Su, if you’ve already made your decision, of course I have no objections." Zhao Xi still couldn’t see the capability of the young woman in front of him, and he was interested to see what she could do.

If Su Xiaofeng truly had ability, he wouldn’t mind working under her in the future. But if Su Xiaofeng turned out to be incompetent, without half a brain for business or operational skills, then he would have to think about whether to stick with her or not.

Xiaofeng, hearing Zhao Xi’s intention, knew his thinking still diverged somewhat from hers.

But Zhao Xi was the person who knew the mall best and he was the only person she could rely on at the moment. Moreover, since Zhao Xi was a decent man, she wanted to keep him on the team.

"Manager Zhao, as a businessman, you know that a new operational mode brings not only opportunities but also challenges. Once the mall changes its model, we must share the same philosophy."

"President Su, rest assured, I also have some interest in this model you speak of. But since you’ve spoken in general terms, I’m not sure what else to say for now. I can only wait for more of your detailed plans." For example, how to attract tenants for the storefronts, how to renovate the second floor, how to manage employee relations, and how to operate Gourmet City were all areas that needed to be worked out.

"You will definitely be interested." She was merely copying the business concepts of the 21st century, which would certainly attract a businessman like Zhao Xi.

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After checking the accounts, she found that the mall’s liquid funds were in good shape. If the mall needed a change in its operating model, all current stock would need to be cleared.

How to clear it, whether by discounting or organizing promos, was also a strategy.

In the evening, Lele returned Xiaofeng’s call, "Su Xiaofeng, Fangzhou and I are now one hundred percent certain that we can create a cashier system. I mentioned last time that if we write it, we’d like to register our own company. Do you have any good ideas?"

The cashier system idea was Su Xiaofeng’s brainchild, and Lele didn’t want to take advantage of Xiaofeng, some things needed to be openly discussed.

"There’s no rush to register the company for now, but you should apply for a patent first. Of course, before applying for the patent, you should probably run a trial. I can help you with that, and I will provide regular feedback on its use. How’s that?"

"You sure know how to do business," laughed Lele on the other end, "Sure, the idea was yours, so you’ll have priority to use it."

"Then I really have to thank you guys," Xiaofeng’s lips curved up, "When will your computer be ready with the system installed? When it’s done, I can have my people bring it back when they deliver goods to Haicheng."

"It should take about four or five days to get it ready," Lele was very confident, "Fangzhou and I will come over by then to see if there’s anything that needs to be added, and if so, we can correct it on the spot." For computer issues, he and Fangzhou were definitely professionals.

"Okay, then I’ll trouble you both." Now convinced that they could use computers for cashiering, Xiaofeng worked through the night to produce a shelf display layout and design for the supermarket.

In the nineties, some products were not very complete, and the packaging was not as varied as it is today. Creating an aesthetically pleasing shelf design was also a challenge.

Xiaofeng sat in the office all afternoon, stretched her arms and legs, and planned to walk around the workshop.

Sitting all the time wasn’t good for her body. After sitting for a while, she would consciously get up and move around.

The workshop now was not like the one when it was first established, with only five or six people sitting together and chatting.

Now over a hundred people were working in the workshop at the same time, with machines operating to the side. There were few people talking, all engrossed in their work.

Seeing Xiaofeng come over, Factory Manager Zhou greeted her, "President Su, our factory’s third new product has been produced, would you like to try it?"

The factory’s third product was pickled vegetables, a common dish on the dining tables of rural homes, very familiar.

Xiaofeng had been craving something tasty these past few days. Hearing that a new product had come out, she took some back to the office. Just as she had eaten a pack, Zhang Keke came over mysteriously, "President Su, there’s a young girl at the door looking for you. She seems to be saying she’s your sister. The girl was crying, utterly pitiful to look at."

Sister? Xiaofeng’s thoughts naturally turned to Lin Yue.

But she no longer had any relationship with Luo Yuzhu, and thus no relation to Lin Yue either. Lin Yue coming to find her at this time was something she did not really want to face.

"Tell her to leave, and say I no longer have any relation with her."

Zhang Keke nodded, "Alright, I’ll send her away."

As Zhang Keke tried to send Lin Yue away, Lin Yue didn’t want to leave at all. She kept pushing in, calling out,

"Sis, sis, please don’t drive me away. Sis, I came to apologize to you, don’t push me away."

During her pleas, she had already run into Xiaofeng’s office.

Xiaofeng looked at Lin Yue standing before her, both cheeks swollen high, evidently having been beaten frequently in the past few days.

With Lin Jianguo’s accident, the Lin Family’s former glory was no more, and this was related to Luo Yuzhu’s incompetence; Lin Jing and the old Lady Lin would definitely take out their resentment on Lin Yue.

"Keke, you go ahead with your work." Since Lin Yue had barged in, she wanted to hear what Lin Yue had to say.

Lin Yue, seeing Xiaofeng no longer pushing her away, stood opposite Xiaofeng, choking up, "Sis, I know I wronged you in the past, I did things that I should not have done to you. Even though you’re not Mom’s biological child, Mom picked you up, and from then on, you were my real sister."

Now Lin Yue had no one to turn to but Xiaofeng.

"Lin Yue, in terms of age, I’m a bit older than you, so I’m fit to be called your sister. However, I no longer have any connection with Luo Yuzhu, and I certainly have nothing to do with you. You coming here at this time, are you not afraid it’s just humiliating yourself?"

"Sis, in terms of age, I’m still a minor, a child. You are an adult, can’t you just stop holding a grudge against a child like me? You have no idea, Lin Jing is no sister of mine, she’s nothing but a wolf, one that hides in the dark, watching everything."

All this talk of sisters was a sham.