My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 22 What kind of evil magic did the Lu family practice?!

The moment Du Hangwu appeared, the atmosphere in the main hall became heavy, and no one made a sound.

The Lu family members, who were practically jumping for joy just moments before, didn't utter a sound now.

The Liu family members appeared calm, but they harbored resentment towards Du Hangwu for pushing someone yesterday.

At this moment, Du Hangwu's eyes were wide open as if he had seen a ghost. A person who was on the verge of death and half-buried in the ground last night was now standing alive right in front of him. It was definitely like seeing a ghost.

But I clearly kept an eye on the Lu family last night, and I didn't see anything unusual happening to them... Could it be that the Lu family is practicing some kind of evil magic?!

...

In the modern era, Gu Xingzhao, who had already set off to print promotional flyers for a supermarket event, was almost out of breath after checking his bank account balance.

At first, because I had some savings and my usual spending was not high, I naturally felt that the 40% tax was acceptable, since it was only a few dollars and I could afford it.

But now, with more and more items available and prices rising, my bank account balance is dwindling. Yesterday, nearly 300 yuan was deducted in taxes, and last night, I had to buy the IV for Liu Xiangbai from the system's online store because the pharmacy didn't have it, and the price had skyrocketed...

When the Lu family was in danger last time, activating that lightning and thunder skill saddled her with a loan of 66,666 yuan. When she saw that amount, she wanted to overturn the system. It was too much of a rip-off, really too much of a rip-off!
Now she has less than 5,000 yuan left in her bank account, and she is starting to feel really anxious.

This was the first time the supermarket had held a pre-New Year event, and Gu Xingzhao was a little nervous, afraid of losing money. He prepared several plans and calculated them no less than a hundred times before printing out the promotional leaflets.

That afternoon, she hired several college students who were on holiday to work part-time at the supermarket to help her distribute flyers, while she started tidying up the supermarket, moving the television back upstairs, and setting up a raffle box and various prizes.

During the promotion, customers who spend 59.9 or more will receive a dozen eggs as a gift.

In addition to the product promotions, she also set up three raffle boxes for different shopping amounts, each containing a different colored ping-pong ball, corresponding to a different prize.

Purchases of 999, 599, and 399 will grant entry to corresponding prize boxes. Prizes include non-stick pans, rice cookers, and fans that older generations will appreciate, as well as curling irons, mobile phones, and Bluetooth earphones that younger people will enjoy. She has even considered children by providing some toys.

Seeing her running around doing so much, Aunt Wang felt sorry for her and asked, "Won't you lose money making so many prizes?"

What if someone else wins the jackpot? Who will want to draw it next?

What if someone thinks it's a scam and they can't win the prize at all?

Gu Xingzhao smiled mysteriously, "Auntie, don't worry, I have a brilliant plan."

The fruit stall owner next door was just about to close when he heard the two talking. He sneered, "Only a fool would believe these activities. They're all scams. Those prizes may look good, but they don't actually have to be drawn."

Don't think the people in town are easy to fool. Who wouldn't guess that there's no grand prize or anything like that in that box? You're just young and naive. Nobody will buy it. Just wait to lose money and go bankrupt.

...

The next day, Gu Xingzhao got up early and opened the store. Since it was the first time he had held an event and offered great discounts, many old customers came, but very few came for the lucky draw.

The owner of the fruit stand next door was chatting with customers, saying that the lucky draws at the supermarket next door were just a scam, and even fewer people would actually buy enough to enter the draw.

Aunt Wang, watching from next door, was very anxious, fearing that Gu Xingzhao would lose money. After all, running such a large supermarket was no easy feat.

At noon, Aunt Wang came to find Gu Xingzhao again, advising her to either stop the event or shorten its duration. She said that if things continued like this, people would buy things at discounted prices and then take eggs away, and the supermarket would probably lose money.

Gu Xingzhao smiled, "It's alright, Auntie. These are all at wholesale cost price, I won't lose money. Besides, I have arrangements. At the latest, more people will definitely come by tomorrow. Just wait and see." Aunt Wang was still a little skeptical, but she left her a bowl of dumplings before leaving.

Around 3 p.m. that day, a mother with her child bought over 1,000 yuan worth of New Year's goods and sent her child to participate in a lucky draw.

The moment the red ping-pong ball was pulled out, the crowd erupted in cheers!

"Oh my god, baby! You're amazing!"

"Red! This is the first prize!"

"I only bought 1,000 yuan worth of stuff and won an ugly refrigerator in a raffle! This is such a great deal!"

The mother happily picked up her child and kissed him several times. The surrounding crowd couldn't help but steal envious glances. People who were itching to win the grand prize rushed into the supermarket, afraid that someone else would take it away!

In this small town where information technology is relatively isolated in all aspects, winning a refrigerator in a lottery is extremely attractive to the town's residents, especially with so many other prizes available. Who wouldn't want to win?

Until 8 p.m. that evening, customers kept coming in one after another, and Gu Xingzhao was so busy collecting money that his hands were sore. He thought about hiring two temporary workers the next day, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to handle it.

Just as she was thinking about this, Aunt Wang happily brought her son over. "Little Gu, I see your business is so booming that you must be too busy to handle everything. I was thinking of having Xiao Ting come over and help you out starting tomorrow. What do you think?"

Gu Xingzhao paused for a moment, then looked at Lin Ting, whom he hadn't seen for half a year. "Isn't that a bad idea? Xiao Ting is a senior in high school this year, and she'll be taking the college entrance exam soon. She should be studying at home, right?"

Aunt Wang smiled and said, "It's alright. This child won an award in a competition at the beginning of the year. He said he could be admitted to university without taking the entrance exam. We're just waiting for the admission quota to be released."

Gu Xingzhao listened, but still felt it was inappropriate. It wasn't a done deal yet, and what if something unexpected happened... wouldn't that cause a delay?
Lin Ting, wearing thick, blue-rimmed plastic glasses, spoke up, "Even if I can't get a guaranteed admission, I can still pass the exam."

Boys at this age are going through puberty, and their voices are getting deeper and less bright and childlike than before, but they still sound quite reliable.

Gu Xingzhao gave Lin Ting a thumbs up, "You're a top student! Come work for me tomorrow, and I'll pay you a salary."

Aunt Wang quickly declined, saying, "What salary? I only asked him to come and help out because I was afraid he'd go crazy from studying at home. We're family, we can't be so formal."

Lin Ting nodded in agreement, "I don't need a salary."

Gu Xingzhao laughed and patted Lin Ting on the shoulder, "Alright, then I'll give you a big red envelope for the New Year!"

Lin Ting blushed slightly and replied shyly, "Mmm."

...

That evening, Gu Xingzhao tallied up the day's earnings. After deducting the cost price, utilities, the fees for several part-time employees, and the actor he had hired, he had earned approximately three thousand.

She narrowed her eyes. A good start. She would have to keep up the good work in the next few days and try to earn 50,000 yuan before the end of the year.

Just then, the doorbell rang, and Lin Ting stood outside holding a bowl. "Sister, I cooked dumplings. Are you hungry?"

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