Chapter 352 Adapting to the New Life

Chapter 352 Adapting to the New Life

Yao Shula and Yao Shuli started a new life in Shanghai.

The school Yao Shuli attended was just one street away from their house, a five-minute bike ride away.

Tian Tian's school is only a ten-minute walk from Yao Shula's house.

Yao Shula quickly adapted to life in Shanghai.

What surprised Yao Shula was that the place next to her house used to be a clothing factory store, but now that store was closed and the house had been taken back by the landlord.

And the landlord of the house next door is actually... Gu Xiaoman!

"Don't be surprised. Many of the houses on this street originally belonged to the Gu family. However, the Gu family donated a lot of them, lent out a lot of them, and distributed some to some of their collateral branches."

That house of yours belongs to a branch of our family. It's just that the son of that family is a bit too ambitious. He felt that Shanghai couldn't contain him, so he insisted on going abroad.

When he said he wanted to sell the house, my brother originally wanted to take it back, but then Lei Jingwu said he wanted to buy it.

It was said that it was your idea, that you wanted a place to settle down in Shanghai, and that's why that person sold it to Lei Jingwu.

Business is not very good for garment factories now. Many factories in the south have better styles and quality than garment factories in Shanghai.

So, their business wasn't doing well, so they had to close the store, and that's how we got our house back.

Oh, my dad decided to transfer this house to me. I was just thinking about what to do with this shop!

Shura, can you help me? We're going to do business together. I won't be involved because I have a job, and my company won't allow me to do business outside the office.

"Can you help me open the shop? We'll be partners in this business!" Gu Xiaoman not only explained the house situation to Yao Shula, but also made some requests.

Yao Shula thought about it for a moment and then agreed.

She had originally planned to start something in Shanghai, and now there's a ready-made storefront right next door... This is simply wonderful.

After discussing it, Yao Shula and Gu Xiaoman immediately decided to open a clothing store here, specializing in selling women's clothing from Hong Kong.

Because Yao Shula had some knowledge from later generations, and Gu Xiaoman grew up in Hong Kong, although she returned to Shanghai after growing up, she went to Hong Kong much more often than she went to Yun County.

The clothing store they co-owned was a real eye-catcher in Shanghai, both in terms of its decor and the styles of the clothes.

Of course, the price is also the kind that will make your eyes widen.

However, this also implicitly defines the target customer group.

In addition, Yao Shula used to read fashion magazines and had a lot of experience in matching accessories.

She knows at least twenty-eight ways to tie a silk scarf, and each way gives a different feel.

Even Gu Xiaoman's mother praised Yao Shula after she came to the store to try on clothes and Yao Shula put together an outfit for her.

"This girl has such good taste! She can make even a simple silk scarf look amazing. When I wore this outfit out to have afternoon tea with my friends, they all asked me who put together this look."

Xiaoman, you have a good friend!

And so Yao Shula began her new life.

She stopped taking care of the children and running the shop; she started selling clothes exclusively.

Oh, in modern terms, she'd be a fashion stylist now...

Of course, Yao Shula didn't forget the people of Yun County either, writing letters or making phone calls back to inquire about the situation of her hometown.

...

A year has passed in a flash!

China has also moved from the 1980s into the 1990s.

As planned, Yao Shuli successfully passed the entrance exam for a finance school after completing a year of junior high school in Shanghai.

Although when Yao Shuli first entered the school, the local students looked down on him, thinking he was a country bumpkin, and Yao Shuli himself couldn't quite understand the Shanghainese people's speech...

But Yao Shuli ignored them.

He came here to prepare for the entrance exam for the finance school, not to make friends at this junior high school. Even if he were to make friends, he would do so at the finance school!

Even though they were targeting Yao Shuli, Yao Shuli refused to pay them any attention.

Seeing that Yao Shuli ignored them, the students dared not provoke him further.

And so, Yao Shuli successfully completed her third year of junior high school, not only getting into a finance school, but also becoming quite familiar with the local dialect of old Shanghai.

Xiao Tiantian was also admitted to the best junior high school in Shanghai under the arrangement of Grandpa Lei.

Although it's a bit far from Yao Shula's place, Xiao Tiantian still comes here about five days a week.

For the other two days... he had to go out with Grandpa Lei for social engagements.

Grandpa Lei changed his usual low-key style of not liking to go out and socialize, and often took Xiao Tiantian to meet his old comrades and friends.

When important guests come to the house, they always bring Xiaotian with them.

Those familiar with the Lei family know that Old Master Lei is going to put a lot of effort into nurturing Xiao Tiantian.

"Grandpa will teach you more than just connections; he will also teach you about human relationships and social etiquette."

But you can also learn some things from your older sister, things that Grandpa can't teach you.

You need to be adept at social skills, down-to-earth, and relatable! This will make your future path much easier.

Little Tian wrote all of this down.

He tried his best to be an obedient and clever grandson to Grandpa Lei, and a good younger brother to Yao Shula...

...

This day was Monday, December 17th.

After class, Yao Shuli talked with her classmates about what the teacher had taught that day.

"Yao Shuli, the teacher for the Introduction to Finance class the day after tomorrow isn't coming. You'll have to study on your own during that class," her deskmate reminded her.

Yao Shuli was stunned for a moment.

"What's going on? It's Wednesday, why aren't there classes?"

Yao Shuli's deskmate patted him on the shoulder.

"It wasn't just the teachers who didn't teach; we all had the morning off, and half the teachers in the school didn't come to class."

Didn't you know? The newly established Shanghai Stock Exchange is about to open for business the day after tomorrow, and many teachers are going to see the excitement.

"Aren't you going to go and see what's going on?" my deskmate asked.

Yao Shuli's mind was only on the fact that the stock exchange had been established; he hadn't actually heard about it!

"Are you going too?" Yao Shuli asked.

His deskmate shook his head.

"How could I possibly be qualified to go! I'd rather just watch the excitement from the outside! The teachers are there to attend the opening ceremony; they're inside and need someone to guide them."

Our class monitor can go; his uncle is the branch manager of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China there, and he can take him. We don't have that connection right now, do we?

Yao Shuli responded with an "oh," but her mind was still preoccupied with the establishment of the stock exchange.

After returning home, he went straight to the clothing store next door.

Yao Shula was talking to Gu Xiaoman.

"Big sister, can I go to Huangpu Road the day after tomorrow? The Shanghai Stock Exchange is opening, I want to go and see what's going on," Yao Shuli said to Yao Shula with a smile.

"A stock exchange? You're interested in that?" Yao Shula looked at Yao Shuli in surprise.