While Zhu Dazhuang was busy telling the villagers about the plums, Zhao Tiezhu drove his truck up to the entrance of Shiqing Fruit Store.
The electronic display outside indicated that the Vigorous Grape was sold out, and as a result, the long queues had vanished. However, the store remained bustling with activity inside. Qiu Shiqing was not her usual vibrant self; she lacked the passion to engage with customers and stood listlessly by the window, gazing outside.
Yesterday, her sales had plummeted by 70%, leaving them only about double what they had been when the shop first opened. The buzz created by the initial surge of traffic was fading, and she had been agonizing over how to retain those customers. With foot traffic continuing to drop today, she estimated that within a few days, the store would be back to its original, quiet state.
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