Chapter 11: Dreaming of Striking It Rich

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Yu’s Iced Black Tea: Sold 73 bottles, earning 1,095 yuan.
Yu’s Oolong Tea: Sold 154 bottles—86 bottles before receiving the upgraded version of Side Quest 1, earning 1,290 yuan; 68 bottles sold after acquiring 100 bottles of Oolong Tea, treated as inventory, earning 12,444 yuan. Total earnings: 13,734 yuan, with 32 bottles of Oolong Tea remaining in stock.
Yu’s Fresh Milk: Sold 11 bottles, earning 913 yuan.
Yu’s Sour Plum Juice: 10 bottles in stock.
Warehouse: -800 yuan.
Sampling expenses: -940 yuan.
Total net income: 14,002 yuan; 32 bottles of Oolong Tea and 10 bottles of Sour Plum Juice remain in inventory, currently valued at 7,686 yuan.
New store assets acquired: 1 display cabinet, 1 warehouse, and 1 automatic checkout machine (Xiao Ka).

By this calculation, Yu Zui has made a substantial profit.
Today, she has nearly caught up with the profits needed for two days. If the afternoon and evening continue at this pace, she will turn a profit by day’s end.
If this momentum holds for a month, not only will rent for this and next month be covered, but she will also earn a significant sum, achieving a genuine escape from poverty.
Well, perhaps not wealthy just yet, but certainly out of poverty for real!

Immediately, Yu Zui began reflecting on the reasons behind her success.

Timing: It’s summer, hot weather, and drinks have a special appeal.
Location: A tourist spot with heavy foot traffic.
People: She encountered an internet celebrity streamer and a group of generous ladies.

Next, she must maintain these advantages.
The first two factors won’t change significantly for now; the focus is on the last.
She needs to continue strong online promotion, maintaining her base of regular customers while attracting more stable clientele.
Thanks to Xiao Ka, managing orders is less stressful.

In just a short while, Xiao Ka was singing to attract customers!
Quite a few tourists came in, happy to be served by him.

Yu Zui took this opportunity to browse various marketing cases from popular online stores.
If she didn’t understand something, she learned on the spot.

When she saw the concept of diversified operations, an idea struck her suddenly.
She could open an online store!
Most of her customers are tourists for whom offline purchases are inconvenient; moving sales online makes perfect sense.
Most importantly, the majority are accustomed to online shopping anyway.

“System, this should be feasible, right?” Yu Zui whispered to the system.

[Yes.]

With the system's approval, Yu Zui immediately got to work.
Fortunately, all the materials and preparations were already in place, so after registration, she submitted the application for review.

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Once the preliminary work was done, Yu Zui tried to expedite the process by negotiating behind the scenes with the system: “Since our procedures are all legitimate, can we get the shop opened earlier?”
She had checked, and the store review normally takes 72 hours, plus more time for subsequent preparations—a long process!
If the system could assist and speed things up, she could start “operating” sooner, at least to promote to tourists.

[Understood.] the system replied.

In the blink of an eye, Yu Zui’s online store was fast-tracked through review as if it had a green channel.
Not only that, the system automatically listed all the goods from Yu’s general store, each with exquisitely detailed product descriptions.
It was already a fully mature online shop.

“Ahhh, thank you so much!” Yu Zui exclaimed, “Your efficiency is incredible!”

[I also set up a mini program with a customer service bot to respond to customers and process orders. It will sync the store’s inventory automatically; you just need to handle shipping.]

“Thank you,” Yu Zui said again, feeling grateful. Ever since encountering the business system, she had thanked it countless times.
The system gave a simple affirmative hum.

Then Yu Zui spoke to Xiao Ka beside the counter.
“Xiao Ka.”
The device, which had been interacting with customers, responded without hesitation, [Master, I’m here.]
“Promote our online store to customers; offer a 5 yuan discount for following it,” Yu Zui instructed.
[Understood.] Xiao Ka replied, and soon the screen displayed the online shop’s page.
“Ladies and gentlemen, if you’re interested in our store, please save our online shop!”

“What if I don’t save it?” a tourist tested Xiao Ka’s intelligence.
[That’s okay; it’s your choice.]
“Ah! I’ll save it right now!” the tourist said, charmed by Xiao Ka.

Meanwhile, Yu Zui noticed the sampling cups had all been taken and quickly began restocking, focusing on the new fresh milk and new sour plum juice.
For the new sour plum juice, when the bottle was about one-third full, she saved some for herself.

Speaking of which, sour plum juice was one of her favorite drinks. At a barbecue place she had visited before, the sour plum juice was especially delicious, so much so that she went back several times just to drink it!
She decided to savor this new product.

The taste was a delightful blend of sweet and sour, with a rich plum flavor instantly spreading in her mouth—full-bodied and delicious. After swallowing, a refreshing aroma lingered.
Delicious! Even better than that barbecue place! Especially refreshing and crisp, leaving an irresistible aftertaste.

Unconsciously, she finished the bottle little by little.
When she snapped out of the enjoyment, the customers around had already cleared out all the sour plum juice.

“Boss, you really enjoyed that just now. We couldn’t resist tasting it; it’s really good.”
“Boss, the flavors of your drinks are amazing—each unique.”
“I think the sour plum juice is my favorite.”
“Yeah, the others are good too, but a bit bland for me; I prefer the sweet ones.”

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As Yu Zui expected, after the new product sampling, all 10 bottles of sour plum juice she had listed were sold out!
She was thrilled and immediately restocked another 10 bottles.
Currently, she earns 83 yuan profit per bottle of sour plum juice, which is quite worthwhile!

As for fresh milk, although it was the target of Side Quest 2, it probably wouldn’t sell as well without the popularity of Oolong Tea.

Over time, the four drinks steadily sold in stable numbers.

By two in the afternoon, the carpenter she had booked arrived.
After confirming the warehouse location, he carried down each piece of wood from upstairs.

“This wood is good! Solid wood, must be worth a lot!” The carpenter examined the grain; he couldn’t identify the species at first, but from the smell and feel, it was valuable.
“Yeah,” Yu Zui nodded, though in truth it was a gift from the system, so even she wasn’t sure.

The carpenter didn’t press for a price—after all, rich people tend to be discreet!
Judging by the display shelf he had seen before, which used similar wood and craftsmanship, the cost of wood plus carving easily put one shelf’s value into five figures.

Then he began hammering and assembling in a corner of the store.
The wood was pre-processed; he only needed to assemble it. Although the full mortise and tenon structure took time and effort, it was a good learning experience.
Wealthy people love this kind of quality.

Due to the noise, some curious tourists approached.
“Boss, what are you making here?”
“A warehouse,” Yu Zui explained.
“Oh, I see.” A tourist dropped the subject, then pointed to the second floor, “Can we go up and take a look?”
“Sure, but there’s nothing up there,” Yu Zui replied.
“No problem, just want to take some photos,” the tourist said quickly. Then, seeing Yu Zui’s friendly demeanor, added, “Boss, why not put more products out here? Your location is great, but the small selection is such a waste!”

Yu Zui: “…”
—Couldn’t she tell?

Of course, she had to save face. Calmly, she said, “Filling it up little by little gives customers the fun of blind boxes and helps build the store into the dream I envision.”
“Having ideals and focusing on quality is great,” the tourist said. “By the way, boss, your drinks taste fantastic! And the decor is beautiful. With time, your store will definitely become popular!”
“Thank you,” Yu Zui replied.

She hoped for that blessing!
If it takes off, she’ll make a fortune!!!
She dreams of getting rich every night!