Chapter 171: Participate in the Tinglan Meeting
Boss Mei came here this time to participate in the "Tinglan Club" of Yixiangfang.
"Those who are eligible to attend the Tinglan Club are all branch managers and managers who ranked among the top 20 in terms of turnover in the first year. Even the shopkeeper himself will attend in person. And not only those top bosses with high skills will participate, but also the shopkeepers in the shop.
We also invited many guests with distinguished status and good family backgrounds to attend the banquet." Shopkeeper Mei introduced to the sisters.
Yi Mingxue, listen, this is a bit like the annual group reunion of a large company. It's just that Yixiangfang has held it more elegantly.
Shopkeeper Mei has been excited since she received the invitation.
Even after running so far, I still couldn't hide my joy when I saw the Yi sisters.
"Sister, you don't know how difficult it is to get an invitation letter from the Tinglan Club. There are even rumors that there was an official lady who was not invited and spent nearly a hundred taels just to buy an invitation letter.
Where’s the post?”
Yi Mingxue was noncommittal. If you want to win the favor of more distinguished guests at such a gathering, you must raise the bar high.
If anyone can attend easily, how can we show that the distinguished guests are distinguished?
Shopkeeper Mei put the invitation from Yi Xiangfang to Yi Qingqing on the table, thinking that the two sisters would be as excited as she was.
Unexpectedly, one looked calm and the other looked full of rejection.
She was a little dumbfounded, "Sister Qingqing, this is an invitation to the "Tinglan Club" that many people dream of. They personally invited you to attend, aren't you excited?"
Yi Qing listened to Shopkeeper Mei's introduction and had a vague idea of what this was.
But as soon as she heard that many people would gather together that day, she immediately lost interest.
"I...I don't like crowded places."
Shopkeeper Mei: "This——"
She quickly turned her eyes to Yi Mingxue for help, "Sister Yi, please persuade Qing Qing. You must go to such a grand banquet."
Yi Mingxue held back her laughter and looked at her second sister.
"Haven't you always wanted to learn from experienced referees? This is a good opportunity."
"Well..." Yi Qingqing heard this and began to hesitate.
She is indeed very talented, but she has never studied systematically. Her basic skills are very poor. The reason why she has not encountered any problems is because her design is so eye-catching that people ignore the basic part.
But as time went by, she also discovered that many basic problems began to gradually come to light.
She really needs to communicate with some experienced and skilled referees.
"...Okay, but...I don't like crowds."
"Don't worry! Just go ahead and leave everything else to me," Shopkeeper Mei was overjoyed when she finally nodded.
Shopkeeper Mei quickly packed her bags and got ready to go.
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Three days later, Yi Qingqing, Yi Mingxue and Shopkeeper Mei arrived at the Zhuangzi where the Tinglan Club was held as promised.
Because there were many officials and nobles coming to the banquet, Tinglan Club allowed the invited people to bring a few accompanying persons.
Before they could reach the door, they were blocked by a woman who looked like a servant.
"How many of you are here to attend the Tinglan Party?"
None of the three people knew why. Shopkeeper Mei was the first to speak, "Exactly, I wonder what this is, girl?"
The boy's face lit up with joy when he heard this, and he immediately pulled Shopkeeper Mei and others aside mysteriously.
"The distinguished guest looks unfamiliar. This must be his first time attending the Tinglan Party, right?"
"That's right." Shopkeeper Mei nodded suspiciously.
But I heard the waiter continue, "Did your distinguished guest know that each invitation can only accommodate up to five people?"
Shopkeeper Mei naturally didn't know and immediately shook his head.
"But there are only three of us."
When the young man saw this, he was overjoyed and said, "Dear guest, your two vacant seats can be exchanged for ten taels of silver. This is a great thing that benefits both parties."
Shopkeeper Mei understood now.
It seems that it is true that votes for Tinglan Club are hard to come by.
I just didn't expect that there would actually be people buying and selling tickets in public.
Boss Mei immediately refused, "Sorry, this is inappropriate, you should find someone else."
After saying that, he turned around and led sisters Yi Qingqing and Yi Mingxue towards the gate.
The boy didn't want to miss the opportunity, so he quickly raised his finger and said, "How about twelve taels? No! Thirteen taels!"
However, Mei and Yi didn't pay much attention to him.
In the resting pavilion on the other side, Huang Dazhuang rubbed his eyes.
Some couldn't believe it and said, "Mom! Why do I seem to see Yi Mingxue and Yi Qingqing?"
Huang Minglan was currently feeling upset because she had not received an invitation from the Tinglan Club this year.
Who is in the mood to care about Yi Mingxue or Yi Mingshuang?
"Only the two of them, why did they come to participate in the Tinglan Club? You may have misunderstood."
Huang Dazhuang also thought it was impossible and shook his head to himself.
"That's right! Those two country bumpkins, I'm afraid they haven't even been to the worst store in Yixiangfang, so they're even less likely to appear here." As she said that, she sat back down next to Huang Minglan and said anxiously.
"Does this method of splitting tickets work? What should I do if I can't get it?"
As she spoke, she began to get angry, "What do you think is going on with the shopkeeper of Yixiangfang? In the past, we were invited to the Huang family every year, why did we miss it this year?"
Huang Minglan knew very well that there was something missing here.
It is obvious that the Huang family's business has shrunk severely, and their spending at Yixiangfang has also shrunk significantly last year.
When she thought of this, she became more and more upset.
Since returning from Dahe Village, not only has her family's dry goods business gotten worse and worse, but she has also been in a terrible situation regarding her human resources.
Not only did he have a bad relationship with his former good sister Liu.
Not only did they fail to get the Liu family to take the Huang family into the cattle business, but even the friendship in the past has faded a bit.
She also heard that the lame son of the Liu family was getting a wife.
I bought one from the countryside.
Although it was still not what Liu wanted, the matter was finally settled.
But her son Huang Zhong's marriage has not been settled yet.
Although the relationship with his second sister's family has eased somewhat, the two families have become a lot estranged since the last time they broke up.
Even today's Tinglan Party, when Mrs. Lin heard that her eldest sister Huang Minglan was not invited.
But I laughed at home for several hours.
The more this happened, the more she placed her hope in putting herself into production at Yi Chunlai's place.
I hope that the car dealership will open soon so that she can alleviate the Huang family's current embarrassment.
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Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
Yi Mingxue, Yi Qingqing, shopkeeper Mei and others were introduced into the hospital by a person who looked like a manager.
The manager should know that Yi Qingqing is the person he is.
So when I saw the invitation, I couldn't help but look Yi gently up and down.
This made Yi Qingqing feel a little uncomfortable, but fortunately the manager had no ill intentions, and there was even a hint of goodwill in his words.
In this way, Yi Mingxue didn't care too much.
Today, she positioned herself as someone who is here to eat, drink and have fun.
As for the rest, such as socializing, studying, etc., they are all the work of Lao Er and Shopkeeper Mei, and have nothing to do with her.
At this moment, I heard a slimy, slightly charming voice.
"Hey, isn't this Shopkeeper Mei from Fengyun Town?"
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Chapter completed!