Chapter 160 Frenzied Merchandise Rush

Before long, it was New Year’s Day.

Hua Yuezhan was doing the routine accounting—

“By the end of last month, our balance was 10,777,594 yuan. After returning 10,000,000 yuan to the sect leader, we were left with 777,594 yuan. In December, after the dormitory building was officially put into use and the full air-conditioning upgrade across the resort was completed, all 99 guest rooms were brought into operation. In addition, some online promotion led to an increase in visitor traffic. Combined with the increased consumption brought by the teahouse. This month’s net income is 15,316,460 yuan.”

Miao Yunyou spat out her milk tea in one go: “Our monthly net income has exceeded ten million???”

Hua Yuezhan seemed well prepared. She took out an embroidered silk handkerchief with orchid patterns and gently and thoughtfully wiped the corner of Miao Yunyou’s mouth, her tone still light and casual. “Ah, it’s alright, it’s not that much~”

As expected of someone who had once been the richest in Jiangnan—she had truly seen the world.

Miao Yunyou silently swallowed and thought to herself in shock: over ten million in a single month, and that’s still “not much”? The gap between people is just too big!

Hua Yuezhan continued, “Then, the biggest expense you had this month was the 3.5 million for the parking lot. So now, our current cash flow is—

12,594,054 yuan.”

After saying this number, Hua Yuezhan herself clicked her tongue and lightly poked Miao Yunyou’s arm, her tone carrying a hint of “you really need to step up”: “Sect Leader, you need to work harder—try to spend more money!”

Miao Yunyou trembled: “I-I-I… I’ll try…”

In these past few days, the atmosphere at the resort had already been filled with a strong sense of festivity and busyness.

To cope with the surge in visitors during New Year’s Day, Miao Yunyou had contacted Lord Lu a week in advance, asking him to arrange twenty temporary workers.

Lu Cheng’an agreed without hesitation and quickly sent over twenty diligent and responsible temporary workers.

Combined with the thirty full-time employees already on staff, the total workforce at the resort had now reached fifty people.

Fortunately, when the staff dormitory was originally built—thanks to Zhang Mo’s reminder—Miao Yunyou had deliberately reserved enough vacant rooms. With fifty temporary workers, sharing double rooms only required 25 rooms, leaving more than enough space.

With the arrival of New Year’s Day, the parking lot at the foot of the mountain also officially made its “debut.”

As the resort’s reputation continued to spread far and wide, a steady stream of visitors flocked in like a tide. The once disordered open space at the mountain’s base had now been transformed into a neat and standardized large parking lot. Fresh white parking lines gleamed under the sunlight, dual-entry and dual-exit barrier gates rose and fell in an orderly manner, and the sounds of license plate recognition echoed one after another, completely putting an end to the chaotic scene of vehicles previously parked haphazardly.

The pricing rules were clearly displayed at the entrance—

3 yuan per hour, capped at 30 yuan per day. Guests staying at the resort enjoy free parking for 24 hours.

The price was reasonable and did not provoke any dissatisfaction among visitors.

At the same time, the convenience store also experienced unprecedented activity.

The three types of merchandise that had been custom-produced were all completed and neatly displayed on the shelves of the shop.

The cloud-patterned leopard cat plush toys were produced in five styles, with 1,000 units of each. Due to their detailed design, the unit price was 12.5 yuan.

Five types of acrylic keychains were also produced, 1,000 units each, at a unit price of 1.5 yuan.

In addition, there were 1,000 sachet plush toys at a unit price of 10.5 yuan.

In total, there were 11,000 items.

Total procurement cost: 80,500 yuan.

Miao Yunyou wasn’t sure whether they would sell well. Taking advantage of the sunlight that day, and having nothing better to do, she—who rarely left her “hibernation”—personally went to the convenience store to check on sales.

That single trip completely shocked her.

She saw that the leopard cat plush toys were displayed in the most eye-catching position. The rolling, sleeping, head-tilting, teeth-baring, and obedient-sitting styles—five different chibi designs—were all soft, adorable, and irresistibly cute. The ultra-soft fabric felt smooth and plush to the touch, while the embroidered facial features were vivid and lifelike—adorable to the extreme.

The acrylic keychains were displayed nearby. The high-definition prints faithfully captured the lively appearance of the leopard cats, and the thick acrylic material gave off a refined sheen. Paired with metal keyrings, they were both compact and practical.

The most special item was the sachet plush toy.

It did not come with a fixed herbal pouch. Instead, it had a small opening pocket that could be opened and closed, allowing users to place or replace sachet herbal packets themselves. The herbal packets were made from a blend of natural herbs, emitting a light fragrance that lingered gently. They could calm the mind, aid sleep, freshen the air, and soothe emotions. After use, the old packet could be removed and replaced with a new one at any time, making it very convenient.

Originally, worried that the merchandise might not sell, Miao Yunyou had even cleverly installed a television in the convenience store, playing continuous 24-hour videos of the cloud-patterned leopard cats acting cute and affectionate.

Keep in mind—there wasn’t even a TV in the guest rooms!

Yet one had been set up here!

Looking at the situation now, her worries had been completely unnecessary.

At this moment, the convenience store was packed with visitors. People crowded around the shelves, chatting excitedly while holding plush toys or keychains, unable to put them down. A long line had already formed at the self-service checkout counter.

The convenience store had previously been transformed into a fully self-service, unattended model. Aside from restocking twice a day, it required almost no management.

But given the current situation, that clearly wasn’t enough anymore.

Miao Yunyou was stunned by the sheer volume of people and quickly called Su Qingluo and Su Qingyu, who were helping at the teahouse, to come assist with checkout. After all, they had prior experience working in the convenience store.

She herself, along with Luo Xinglan, handled restocking.

While one side had self-service machines beeping continuously, the other side handled quick manual scanning and payments. With both systems operating simultaneously, the queues soon became much smoother.

The merchandise on the shelves was disappearing at an astonishing rate.

Miao Yunyou and Luo Xinglan kept restocking continuously. Although both of them worked quickly, as soon as one row was replenished, it would be wiped out again by visitors almost immediately.

In the end, Miao Yunyou gave up in frustration. Pointing at the newly opened cartons on the ground, she said with a resigned tone, “Forget it, we’re too lazy to restock anymore—you can just pick directly from the boxes…”

The visitors responded happily, “Alright, alright, this is even better! Then please stand aside a bit so you don’t block the boxes!”

“…”

Miao Yunyou and Luo Xinglan silently stepped aside.

Well… sorry about that…

Among the various leopard cat plush styles, the sleeping version was especially popular. In just one morning, all 1,000 sleeping plush toys were completely sold out, leaving only a small remaining stock of styles like the rolling and head-tilting versions.

Even Miao Yunyou herself felt deeply shocked. A small plush toy priced at 59.9 yuan was being bought without hesitation—there really were a lot of wealthy people in the world!

Next time, she might as well just restore the original price of 99.9 yuan…