The two of them returned home while it was still fairly early. Shen Moxi had Song Qi prepare the vegetables while she designed a promotional flyer, planning to have Xiao Tao find a way to make some copies.
First, she drew the storefront sign, then wrote several large words underneath: Grand opening specials.
Next came the description: The latest styles in men's, women's, and children's clothing, rivaling those in the Capital. Stylish and affordable! Grand opening specials, plus a prize draw for cash-filled red envelopes. Opening June 24 at 7:58 a.m. Friends and comrades, everyone is welcome to come support us!
Once she finished, she called Xiao Tao out and asked whether the system workshop could copy these things.
Xiao Tao proudly patted a nonexistent chest. "Of course it can! Copying paper and things like that is child's play."
"Then I can relax. Make five hundred copies first. We'll hand out flyers tomorrow," Shen Moxi said, nodding in satisfaction.
She put the flyer into the workshop and let it copy at its own pace, with the finished copies going straight into the storage room, then went to the kitchen to cook.
Song Qi had already washed and chopped all the vegetables. Shen Moxi looked them over and patted his arm. "You're getting more and more thoughtful, Warm Man Song."
Song Qi smiled and leaned closer. "Since I'm so thoughtful, don't I get a reward?"
"A reward? Hmm, of course. I'll buy you a bag of spicy strips later." Shen Moxi nodded solemnly.
Song Qi was speechless. Could spicy strips possibly be as appealing as my wife?
Shen Moxi laughed, picked up the spatula, and had him light the fire so she could stir-fry the dishes.
After Song Yongjun and Huang Yushan returned, they chatted over dinner.
"Aunt Shan, the shop is all ready. Tomorrow, Brother Song, my eldest brother, my second brother, and I will head over first. We'll be staying there starting tomorrow night," Shen Moxi said as she ate.
"All right. Your uncle and I talked it over, and we won't go over for now. We wouldn't be much help, and we don't know how to sell clothes either," Huang Yushan said with a smile and a nod.
"Mm, that's fine. Once the clothing shop is running steadily, I plan to open another little shop. You can come over then." Shen Moxi was thinking of opening a small eatery once the clothing shop was established. As a foodie, she knew how to make plenty of delicious things. She had to earn enough money to go to the Capital as soon as possible.
"Huh? Another shop? Isn't one enough?" Huang Yushan asked in surprise.
Song Yongjun felt the same way. His daughter-in-law really did think differently from other people. The first shop had yet to open or earn any money, and she was already thinking about opening another.
Song Qi was only a little surprised and did not show it. Over the past few days, he had come to see just how driven this girl was.
"Yes, because I want to earn as much money as possible within a year, and then we'll all move to the Capital to develop our prospects," Shen Moxi said with a nod.
"The Capital? That's a big city. What made you think of going there to develop our prospects? We don't know anyone or anything there," Song Yongjun asked.
"Since it's the capital, it's bound to develop the fastest. That's why we need to move there early and develop our prospects. Only then can we establish a firm foothold and have better conditions for doing things in the future." Shen Moxi nodded.
"Dad, Mom, Moxi is a university student, after all. She definitely knows more than you do. Let's just listen to her. Things will only get better," Song Qi interjected at the right moment.
Song Yongjun nodded. "All right. We're both getting old, and living in this little village, we can't keep up with the times. Whatever you decide to do, we'll support you."
"Thank you, Aunt Shan, Uncle Song." Their words warmed Shen Moxi's heart.
After dinner, Huang Yushan went to wash the dishes and chopsticks and told them to go back to their room to rest. They would be very busy from now on and would not have much time to rest, so she wanted them to get some extra rest tonight.
Shen Moxi returned to the room and saw that all the flyers were ready. She took one out and handed it to Song Qi. "Brother Song, take a look. What do you think of the flyer I made?"
Song Qi took it, looked it over, and nodded. "It's good. This is a very good idea. This way, lots of people will know about our clothing shop."
"It's just that this era is too backward. There aren't any printers, or it would look even better. I wrote this myself and then copied it in the workshop." Shen Moxi sighed.
"I don't know how nice that printer you mentioned could make it look, but what you've made is already very good." Song Qi stroked her hair.
Shen Moxi put the earlier clothing designs into the workshop to continue production, sending the finished clothes into the storage room until there was no more room.
They had gone to bed so early that Shen Moxi suddenly found herself unable to sleep. Bored, she bought an iPad with the largest storage capacity from the system, had Xiao Tao download some movies and television dramas, and lay under the covers watching with Song Qi.
Song Qi looked curiously at the tablet Shen Moxi had taken out. "What's this now? It even lights up?"
Shen Moxi turned on the iPad and found the downloaded videos. "This is a tool for watching movies and television dramas. Movies are where people play different roles and act out the story in a book. They use lots of special effects and props. For example, people in your cultivation world who can fly, leap around, and cast spells-we can create all of that in post-production."
Shen Moxi found Ashes of Love, a xianxia television drama that had previously been a huge hit. She had no idea how Xiao Tao had managed to download it and bring it into this era. That little fellow was seriously awesome.
Worried that Huang Yushan might hear if the volume was too loud, she bought two Bluetooth earpieces as well, putting one on Song Qi and using the other herself.
When Song Qi saw the opening scene in the heavenly palace, his eyes widened, and he tugged at Shen Moxi in amazement. "Girl, is this heavenly palace real? It looks even prettier than our cultivation world."
He was even more astonished by the scene where the Flower Deity gave birth. "Ah! These immortals are so strange. When they have children, the babies just take shape outside like that? And they're so big? That's different from us! Where are these immortals from?"
Shen Moxi helplessly covered his mouth. "I already told you, this is all fake. It's made with special effects. We don't know what immortals are like either. It's all just people's imagination."
Song Qi nodded in delighted amazement. "Wow, your world really is... mm, incredible. So incredible. You can even create immortals."
"And this little thing is the most incredible of all. It can hold so many people. It's even more powerful than our wondrous magical treasures."
Shen Moxi: (￣ε(#￣)~ Weren't great immortals supposed to be aloof? Why was this guy becoming more and more of a goofball?
And so, amid Song Qi's hundred thousand whys, Shen Moxi watched more than ten episodes with him, staying up until one in the morning.
Even then, Song Qi still did not want to sleep and wanted to keep watching. Shen Moxi simply switched off the tablet and put it away. "We'll watch another day. It's already very, very late, and we have to go to work tomorrow."
Still wanting more, Song Qi smacked his lips. "All right, we'll watch another day. Let's get some rest."
Shen Moxi glanced at him, switched off the light, and undressed for bed.
Song Qi lay under the covers with his eyes open, still replaying the plot he had watched in his mind. As he thought about it, he slowly fell asleep.
The consequence of staying up late watching dramas was that neither of them woke until ten the next morning. They hurried to wash up, ate a little, then rode their bicycles into town.