Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 395: The First Order

Before Su Xiaoxiao could speak, Chen Lingling slapped Liu brother on the shoulder: "Brother Liu, are you really going to be indifferent to my sister? That quartz clock is a new model from Hong Kong, we haven’t seen it many times here. How could my sister get it? Isn’t that right, sister?"

Su Xiaoxiao raised her hand weakly: "Actually, I do have it."

"See, I was just saying that my sister couldn’t possibly..."

Halfway through, she suddenly realized something and turned to Su Xiaoxiao, looking incredulous: "Sister, what did you just say?"

"Sis, I said I can get a gold quartz clock."

Chen Lingling changed her expression in a second: "Wow, my sister is really capable! Even such a rare item can be obtained. I also want one. That color would look so bright at home. Here’s the deal, get one for both me and Liu brother."

Liu brother: "..."

Who just said he was being impolite? Seems like she’s the one being more impolite, right? Isn’t this a slap in the face?

An order is incoming; Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t be happier. She realized that these old-style clocks are indeed difficult to sell.

But it doesn’t matter. As long as the order says ’clock’, it doesn’t matter what she actually sells, does it?

As long as the clocks are sold and the money comes through, no one will inspect closely. Besides, even if they do check, she has no problems here.

She immediately declared: "No problem at all, sis. If any other relatives or friends need it, they can come to me too. To be honest, I came out this time specifically for these clock orders."

"What?"

Chen Lingling screamed, this thing is indeed a rarity; even the department store here has never seen it in stock. Binhe City is truly a major city to even manage to get such a hot commodity.

"Sister, you really found the right person. I have a cousin who is a head of the store at the First Department Store here. I’ll take you to ask him later; you won’t even need to advertise outside. Just hand them over to them to sell on behalf, and you’ll have no effort, with these selling themselves."

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t expect her luck to be this good; she originally planned to find nearby factories and see if they needed anything as year-end benefits.

She wholesale-bought 3,000 quartz clocks in the mall at a price of twenty-six yuan and eight cents each, which, converted to the prices of this era, is just a few cents. Used as year-end welfare, can be said to have substance and appearance alike.

At this point, Chen Lingling suddenly thought of a serious question: "Sister, how much does this clock cost per unit? I’m afraid I can’t afford it if it’s too expensive."

Earlier, she heard someone say that such a new-style clock seemed to be over a hundred per unit.

Su Xiaoxiao stretched out four fingers, and Chen Lingling immediately widened her eyes: "Four hundred? I definitely can’t afford that."

Liu brother also shook his head: "I thought it was just over a hundred. Sorry, sister, I don’t want it either."

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

She originally wanted to say forty, but before she could speak, the two had already talked themselves out of it.

"How could it be possible to be four hundred? I’m here on behalf of our department store to get orders, surely I’m here with sincerity. It’s just forty per unit, no need for receipts."

As soon as she finished speaking, both of their faces changed simultaneously.

Outside, this thing costs over a hundred, and you need a receipt. This is way too cheap.

Forty isn’t a small sum, but compared to the outside prices, it’s really like picking up money.

Liu brother slapped his thigh, saying: "Sister, just ignore what I said before, get me two units, one for my brother and one to keep at home."

"I have homemade pickled vegetables in my kitchen; I’ll give you some later. They’re sour and spicy, really delicious with rice."

Liu brother now looked at Su Xiaoxiao with eyes full of warmth, akin to looking at his own sister, full of enthusiasm.

"Go, go, go, who wants your pickled vegetables? Sister, I’ll give you some cured meat another day, save me two units too."

"No problem, there will be enough for everyone, as many as you want."

Business came in as soon as she opened; Su Xiaoxiao was feeling extremely happy.

The price for old-style clocks was over forty; she set the price based on that, never expected she actually priced it cheaper. But even at this price, she was still making good money, after all, there was one-to-one rebate. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Sister, are you free now? I’ll take you to meet my cousin to get acquainted with the place."

Chen Lingling eagerly offered. The price of each quartz clock is about the same as the old clocks, but the subsequent usage costs are much cheaper than the old clocks.

If it can be sold in her cousin’s department store, she might even earn a bit of commission.

Su Xiaoxiao wanted to get the orders sorted out first anyway, so that her orders for sold old-style clocks could come into the open.

She nodded without hesitation: "Sister, I’m free now."

Chen Lingling was delighted and quickly spoke to Liu brother before leading Su Xiaoxiao briskly towards Hai City First Department Store.

The First Department Store wasn’t too far from the state-run restaurant, they reached there smoothly after a short walk.

At this time, there weren’t many people in the department store.

As soon as they walked in, Chen Lingling saw the familiar figure and urgently called out loudly: "Dog Egg, Dog Egg, it’s me..."

Before finishing her sentence, she saw the figure who had been walking calmly suddenly sprint over and quickly covered Chen Lingling’s mouth: "Cousin, I’ve told you many times, do not call me by my nickname outside. After all, I’m now the head of the store department, need to save face!"

Chen Lingling disdainfully pouted: "What’s wrong with Dog Egg? People in the village are given such names to be easy to raise. Are you forgetting your roots just because you stayed in the city for two days?"

Li Fuhua saw his cousin going off-topic and hurriedly said: "What’s the matter, cousin?"

Chen Lingling recalled her actual purpose, hopping up to heavily slap Li Fuhua’s shoulder: "Good news, great news."

Li Fuhua initially was confused, but upon seeing Su Xiaoxiao standing beside Chen Lingling, a layer of blush immediately appeared on his wheat-colored face: "Cousin, couldn’t this female comrade be the match you introduce to me?"

Before Chen Lingling could respond, he lowered his head, stirring his clothing seam: "Well... I’m quite satisfied."

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

Chen Lingling gave a slap: "Damn it, what are you thinking? Look at your state, you don’t match up to my fairy-like sister."

Li Fuhua looked sad: "Cousin, who is really your dear cousin here? If it’s not introducing me to a match, what else could be the good news?"

Chen Lingling cleared her throat, trying hard to maintain a ladylike demeanor: "Sister, let me introduce you. This is my cousin, Dog... oops, Li Fuhua, head of the store department at Hai City First Department Store."

After saying this, she turned to Li Fuhua: "This is Manager Su from Binhe City Second Department Store, here to discuss cooperation this time."

"Discuss cooperation?"

Li Fuhua looked surprised; this young lady seems quite young, already a manager? Could his cousin be getting swindled?