"Hello, this is our store's new arrival. We're having a promotion right now..."
Inside a clothing store, a young man was enthusiastically introducing to two people.
The young man was a little over six feet tall, with a buzz cut, looking very handsome and sunny.
After a while, the two of them tried on two pieces of clothing, then left.
Inside the clothing store, there were many trying on clothes, but the proportion of those actually buying was not very large.
"Qin Yun, did you sell the clothes?" Another young man walked out from the back of the store, he looked much older than Qin Yun.
In the entire store, only the two of them were present.
"No." Qin Yun shook his head.
"It's almost half a day, and we've only sold one piece of clothing so far. This business is getting harder to do."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tao sighed and said, "I guess this store won't last much longer."
It's 2022, even though Qingwu County is a small county not even ranked in the fifth tier, the market is almost completely saturated.
Back in 2000, there were market gaps, business opportunities everywhere. If you opened a store, you could earn money quickly and many people made big money back then.
But now, walking down the street, all you see are clothing stores, restaurants, milk tea shops, etc., the competition is too fierce.
After saying this, Zhang Tao cautiously glanced outside the store, his voice lowering abruptly.
"The boss said before that this store is ready to be transferred."
"Transfer?" Qin Yun was taken aback.
He was not an official employee of this clothing store, just working part-time.
Zhang Tao shrugged and said, "A few months ago it was okay, but then two more clothing stores opened nearby. The one on the east side closed ten days ago. Now the boss is completely losing money. What else can he do if he doesn't dispose of it?"
Currently, there are too many stores closing outside, sometimes ten stores in a row have signs saying they're up for transfer, such scenes are very common.
He looked at Qin Yun, troubled, and said, "You're just working part-time here, so you don't have to worry, but I'm about to be unemployed."
He was nearing thirty, not yet married, and even when meeting potential partners, as soon as they heard his situation, they usually wouldn't reach out to him again.
However, after saying this, he immediately stood up straight and stopped speaking as a fat middle-aged man walked over from outside.
"Boss."
Seeing the fat man, both Qin Yun and Zhang Tao called out.
This fat man was the owner of the clothing store, Zhao Zhiyuan.
Zhao Zhiyuan's face was visibly displeased, as he inquired about the situation in the store, his expression worsened.
He looked at Qin Yun and said, "After today, you don't need to come anymore. I'll transfer your part-time money to you by tomorrow at the latest."
"Okay, boss." Qin Yun nodded, having already been prepared in his heart.
After saying a few words, Zhao Zhiyuan's phone rang, he answered it, and then hurriedly left.
In no time, it was almost noon.
"Brother Zhang, I'm leaving." Qin Yun waved his hand, smiling.
He worked part-time at this clothing store on Saturday and Sunday mornings, three hours each day, at eight yuan per hour.
That means he could earn forty-eight yuan in two days.
Today is May 1st, the school was on holiday, and yesterday Saturday, they had make-up classes for May Day, so he didn't come here.
"Qin Yun, I heard you're about to take the college entrance examination, work hard and get into a good university."
Zhang Tao looked at Qin Yun with a sincere smile and said.
Approaching thirty, now wasting time in a clothing store, if he had known it would be like this, he definitely would have studied hard back then.
"Thank you." Qin Yun said with a smile, and then he walked out of the clothing store.
Outside, the sky was sunny, and the weather in May was already a bit hot, but a gentle breeze brought a sense of coolness.
But this kind of weather wouldn't last long, as the hot summer was coming.
"Qin Yun?"
He hadn't walked far when a voice rang out.
Looking towards the source of the voice, two girls approached. One had a ponytail and was very pretty, while the other had an average appearance.
"Xiao Lan, Zhang Xiaoya." Qin Yun greeted with a smile upon seeing the two girls.
However, he didn't say much and soon left, leaving Xiao Lan and Zhang Xiaoya watching his departing figure.
"Xiao Lan, I heard from classmates that Qin Yun works during holidays, and now I've actually run into him." The average-looking Zhang Xiaoya said curiously.
"And not just at the clothing store, Qin Yun works at several other places too."
Xiao Lan remained silent and after a few seconds, suddenly asked, "Xiaoya, does Qin Yun's family have financial difficulties?"
They were now in their senior year, and the college entrance examination was just over a month away. This time was crucial for every high school senior. Who would work part-time at such a critical moment?
Unless the family was in real financial difficulty, perhaps even unable to afford college, making it a slight possibility.
"I'm not sure."
Zhang Xiaoya shook her head. She had only heard bits about Qin Yun but didn't know about his family's situation.
...
As they were talking, Qin Yun was on his way home, a noticeable look of anticipation on his face.
"It's almost noon, less than a minute left. After more than a year, I've finally saved up ten thousand yuan. I wonder what change the Wealth System will undergo."
He waited silently, unconsciously slowing his pace.
Time was slipping by rapidly, sixty seconds...fifty seconds...thirty seconds...ten seconds...one second...
Finally, it was exactly noon.
Buzz...
Qin Yun felt a brief dizziness in his consciousness, then suddenly some information appeared in his mind.
"Name: Qin Yun."
"Wealth Gathering Array: None"
"Balance: 10,430"
Once this information appeared, a mechanical voice followed.
"Balance has reached ten thousand. You can activate one level-one Wealth Gathering Array each month. To activate a level-two Wealth Gathering Array, you need a balance of one hundred thousand."
After the mechanical voice, Qin Yun felt a warm stream flow within his body, his entire body relaxing, and the information in his mind changed directly.
"Name: Qin Yun."
"Level-One Wealth Gathering Array: 1"
"Balance: 430"
After this information appeared, Qin Yun clearly sensed a peculiar light point in his mind, very small, almost feeling like he could take it out.
With a thought, the light point indeed appeared in his hand.
The entire light point was almost invisible, but in Qin Yun's perception, its inside was incredibly complex, with strange patterns crisscrossing in a deeply mysterious manner.