Chapter 58: Learning to Make Soap

Qin Xutao's Adam's apple slid up and down, and his voice was hoarse, "Okay."

The girl curved her eyebrows, stood on tiptoe, and slowly bent her soft waist. Her skirt spread out as she spun, like a bright flower. Her every frown and smile was extremely charming.

Qin Xutao followed closely with his eyes, unwilling to look away and miss even a little bit.

He smiled helplessly.

Looks like I'll have to take another cold shower tonight.

Su Su stopped dancing, panting slightly from exhaustion, and said, "How is it? This is something I learned when I was a kid. I haven't practiced for a long time, so some parts are still a little rusty."

Qin Xutao nodded, "You dance very well."

Then he frowned, "Are you going to do this dance at the social?"

Seeing Qin Xutao's expression, Su Su couldn't help but have evil thoughts and deliberately said, "Yes, I will perform this part."

Qin Xutao said in a deep voice, "Susu, be obedient and don't perform this part anymore. There are a lot of people at the social gathering."

Su Su didn't expect Qin Xutao to choose to say it directly.

She smiled and said, "I was kidding. From now on, I will only dance this part for you, okay?"

A smile flashed across Qin Xutao's eyes, "Okay."

Su Su had an idea and immediately walked to the desk and showed Qin Xutao the soap she had made in the afternoon.

"Qin Xutao, this is the soap I made. I plan to sell it in department stores."

Qin Xutao picked up the soap and a fragrance hit his face.

He pursed his lips and said, "It will be very tiring to supply the department store by yourself. I will do it with you after get off work in the future."

Su Su shook her head. "No, I've also asked the aunts from the Military Family Courtyard to help me. Compared to needlework, making soap is more profitable, and it can also allow the aunts to earn more to supplement the family income."

Qin Xutao looked at Su Su's bright eyes like a crescent moon, and a tender feeling surged in his heart.

"Whatever you do, I support you."

Su Su nodded with satisfaction and decided to increase the pocket money she gave the man in the future.

Thinking of what Sister Fang said to her, Su Su decided to discuss it with Qin Xutao.

"When are we moving to our new home?"

Qin Xutao said as he collected the dishes: "If you want, you can come anytime. I'll take half a day off to come back and clean up."

Su Su put on a smile on her face. "After I move to the new house, I want to invite Sister Fang and the others to have a meal. After all, they have helped me a lot since I came to Black City."

Qin Xutao nodded, "After we confirm the time, I'll go to the military canteen to buy some ingredients."

Looking at the man's unconditional support, Su Su nodded with satisfaction.

"How about we move the day after tomorrow afternoon and invite the neighbors from the military compound over for dinner tonight? I don't know how to cook much, so I'll probably have to trouble you."

Qin Xutao nodded and said, "No problem."

The next day, Qin Xutao found the chief, saluted, and said directly: "Chief! I would like to ask for half a day off tomorrow afternoon."

The chief looked up and said, "It's Xiao Qin. How's your recovery going?"

Qin Xutao pursed his lips and said, "I've recovered!"

"Then why are you asking for leave?"

Qin Xutao pursed his lips and said, "Report, moving to a new house! My wife can't handle it alone."

The chief put down the pen in his hand, smiled heartily and said, "I almost forgot, you are already married! And you are quite family-oriented! Not bad, I approve the fake one."

After saying that, the chief's smile faded and he asked casually, "Xiao Qin, when are you going to hold the wedding banquet?"

Qin Xutao remained calm, pursed his lips, and said, "Commander, Su Su and I have discussed it, and she doesn't want to hold a wedding banquet."

The chief looked up with a look of surprise on his face. "She brought it up on her own initiative?"

Qin Xutao nodded.

The chief's face was once again filled with a smile. "It seems that Comrade Su Su from Shanghai is indeed quite aware! Xiao Qin, the situation is getting increasingly tense. Not holding a wedding banquet is to avoid attracting attention. Do you understand?"

Qin Xutao pursed his lips and said, "I understand."

The chief nodded with a smile on his face, "Okay! You two should live a good life behind closed doors and have a big fat boy soon!"

Qin Xutao pursed his lips, saluted the leader, then turned and left the office.

On this side, Sister Fang and several military wives came to find Su Su, and Sister Fang went forward and knocked on the door.

Boom boom boom——

"Big sister! We came to learn how to make soap from you!"

Su Su had already prepared all the materials. When she heard the sound, she hurried to open the door.

The few military wives who came were all those who had a good relationship with Sister Fang. There were no round-faced or square-faced aunts.

Su Su looked downstairs and saw that they were still standing under the banyan tree to enjoy the cool air as usual, popping melon seeds in their mouths but glancing over here from time to time.

The aunts were cheerful and enthusiastic. They greeted Su Su and walked into the dormitory.

"Big sister! How to make this soap? Please teach us!"

Su Su smiled and distributed the ingredients on the table to them.

"I came back last night and made some soaps to give to everyone."

After receiving the soap, the military wives couldn't let it go. Their eyes lit up and they talked about it:

"Oh my god! Why is this soap so beautiful!"

"Not only does it look good, but you can also put it close to your nose and smell it, it smells amazing!"

"The smell of your soap is different from mine. Mine smells like roses, and yours smells like gardenias! Yours smells like orange..."

"What! Let me smell it!"

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At this time, Sister Fang shouted at the top of her voice, "Well, I told you that trusting Big Sister is the right thing to do. If this soap were put in a department store, it would be sold out! The more soap we sell, the more money we'll get! It's much better than sewing!"

The military wives all had smiles on their faces and said to Su Su, "Big sister, please teach us how to do it! We all want to learn from you."

Su Su was infected by everyone's enthusiasm and nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, I will definitely teach you all today, but there is one thing we need to discuss in advance."

Sister Fang said anxiously: "Big sister, please tell me quickly!"

Su Su nodded and said calmly, "Sister Fang, don't worry, it's about dividing the money."

"I will provide you with the materials and production methods. You just need to make the soap according to my method and then hand it over to me. I will deliver it to the department store."

"I plan to sell a bar of soap for four dollars and a half. After deducting the cost, each of you ladies can get one dollar and a half for every bar of soap you make."

When Sister Fang heard this, she immediately said, "Big sister, you know me. I always say whatever I want to say."

"I don't mean to discourage you, but the better soaps on the market only cost around $1.50. Isn't your price of $4.50 too high?"

"And you're charging us one dollar and fifty cents per bar of soap. That's too much! I'm worried you'll lose money!"

The other aunts also echoed: "Big sister, we are very touched that you thought of us when making soap and are willing to help us make money, but we can't take advantage of you!"