Chapter 570: Chapter 190: The ’80s Drama Queen is Forced to Become a Top Student (25)

Although the Red Sun Clothing Mall’s business was lukewarm, Bai Zhiyang had still made a profit overall.

Moreover, he had barely touched the money, planning to wait for one of Mr. Bai’s construction projects to come along so he could invest in it.

’Selling clothes is just small potatoes; real estate is the real path to a gold mine!’

Now, having just paid the fine and restocked his inventory, he was faced with the major expense of renovations.

After confirming the budget for the renovation, Sheng Leyun rolled up her sleeves and started giving orders. All the wine-red wooden baseboards, suspended ceilings, counters, exaggerated light fixtures, and heavy curtains were torn out.

The expensive wooden floors were also ripped up, piece by piece.

The entire street-facing wall was converted into large windows. The unsafe revolving door at the entrance was replaced with a standard push door, with a small bell hung on it that made a crisp, pleasant sound whenever the door opened or closed.

Sheng Leyun adopted a minimalist design style: recessed ceilings, simple downlights, marble baseboards, and a white tile floor.

As for the dismantled wood, carpenters fashioned it into swings, tables, chairs, and even small boats, which were then placed around the mall as decorations.

The counters were placed against the walls to serve as storage cabinets for merchandise. Sample garments were hung on the walls and on racks, while featured styles were displayed on mannequins. Moreover, the salesclerks also wore clothes from the mall, acting as walking models.

Many shelves were also built from the old floorboards, repainted in a walnut finish, and used to display greenery, fresh flowers, fish tanks, decorative objects, accessories, bags, and shoes.

Furthermore, a children’s play area was set up on the first floor, complete with rocking horses, seesaws, swings, slides, a climbing wall, and small ride-on toys. There were also tables with various kinds of building blocks and even a sandbox filled with cassia seeds!

With this area, rambunctious children would no longer be a hindrance to their parents’ shopping. Next to it were a drink bar and a reading lounge.

The mall provided complimentary tea, desserts, and a variety of newspapers and magazines.

This level of service was truly one of a kind in the Capital City!

Seeing the results, Bai Zhiyang clapped his hands in praise.

They had three months, and fine work takes time. But during the renovation, the salesclerks couldn’t just sit idle and collect a paycheck.

So, in the evenings, Sheng Leyun led the team to set up a street stall, heading straight for the city’s largest pedestrian street.

Since it was still summer vacation, her friends all tagged along.

Sheng Leyun used the free labor to make money at her stall while simultaneously teaching the salesclerks sales techniques.

She would demonstrate once, then they would each take a turn. While the business boomed and they raked in money, she also effortlessly completed their training!

Of course, even while they were busy, they didn’t dare neglect their demanding schoolwork. They had worked so hard to catch up and couldn’t make the mistake of putting the cart before the horse just to earn some money.

Amidst the hustle and bustle, time flew by. As soon as school started, they began participating in various competitions, and the street stall was put on hold.

Having just won first prize in the municipal junior high chemistry competition, Sheng Leyun was heading home, holding her award certificate and prize.

Besides her, the other friends who competed also achieved excellent results. But that was to be expected—their tutor was Gong Zicheng, after all.

He was a legend in the world of academic competitions. With him as their guide, they wouldn’t have a chance to embarrass him even if they tried.

Just as she was nearing home, Ren Xingchen, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, appeared. She was wearing a white, cinched-waist dress, carrying a red handbag, and wearing silver sandals, her long, wavy hair cascading over her shoulders.

She had on exquisite makeup and had deliberately taken a detour to appear before Sheng Leyun.

"Oh my, who is this little country bumpkin? Tsk, tsk. If it isn’t Yunyun. Long time no see."

"You’ve moved to the city, so how is it you still don’t look the least bit like a proper lady?"

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