Chapter 141: First the Villain, Then the Gentleman

"You looking for me?" A burly man came out. He was wearing a red vest and flowered shorts, dressed very warmly. He might have just woken up and was still a little grumpy. His brows were furrowed in impatience, but his eyes fell on the wine and fruit in Su Jiaojiao's hands, and his tone softened a lot. "Who are you?"

The yard was very large, with a lot of leather materials piled up in a mess, as if they had just been unloaded.

Seven or eight workers in blue short-sleeved shirts were sweating profusely as they sorted the leather, bursting into laughter from time to time.

"Hello, Mr. Du. I'm the customer Liu Wenji introduced to you to look at leather materials. I just arrived here today." Su Jiaojiao handed over the gift in her hand and said with a faint smile, "It's just a little gift from me. I hope Mr. Du doesn't mind."

"Oh, it's you!" Du Pengfei suddenly realized and walked over to take the wine and fruit from her hand with a smile. "My brother-in-law told me. I didn't expect you to come today. If I had known, I would have picked you up at the station and asked you to come. I've even let you spend money. Let's go inside and talk."

"Boss Du, you are so polite." Su Jiaojiao followed him into the house. The living room was right at the entrance. In the middle of the room stood a large red solid wood table with many tea bowls and teapots on it. The brown leather sofa was piled with children's toys and a few canvas bags.

The floor was covered with wooden floorboards and its original appearance could no longer be seen.

It's full of footprints.

"Haixia, a guest has arrived." Du Pengfei called out to the inner room. Wang Haixia came out in response. She was about thirty years old, with fair skin and beautiful features. She was very pretty. Seeing that the visitor was a pretty young girl, she asked in confusion, "Who is it?"

"The client my brother-in-law introduced me to." Du Pengfei put the wine and fruit on the table and said with a smile, "The girl is so polite. She even brought a gift."

"Oh, my brother-in-law is talking about you!" Wang Haixia was also wearing a blue short-sleeved work uniform. She was putting on makeup, with a thick layer of powder on her face. She pointed at her face and said to Su Jiaojiao, "Please sit down first. I'll be ready soon."

"Okay." Su Jiaojiao sat down next to the sofa.

"My brother-in-law said you should come over to look at the leather. I wonder what kind you want?" Du Pengfei poured her some tea and sat down. He dragged the electric fan over and blew it towards Su Jiaojiao. He said in a hoarse voice, "The weather is too hot. It's not as cool here as it is over there."

"Ordinary pork skin is fine." Su Jiaojiao smiled. It's hot everywhere this season, but the provincial capital is especially hot. She's from another place, so she can't just complain about the weather here. So she avoided the topic and said, "I just went to the overpass and looked around. I see the goods at their stall over there aren't as complete as Boss Du's."

She wasn't flattering him.

At least, that's what it looks like.

The goods in the Tianqiao Clothing Wholesale Market are all sold wholesale by stall owners, and the goods piled up are indeed not as much as those at Du Pengfei's place.

It was her first time dealing with him, and she didn't know what kind of person Du Pengfei was. From a business perspective, it was not enough to rely solely on Liu Wenzhi's face. To put it bluntly, it was just a matter of how much Du Pengfei could earn.

She went to the Tianqiao Wholesale Market to find out the prices, so the price Du Pengfei offered would not be too outrageous. Otherwise, the price he offered would be too high and she could not afford it. It would be better to be a villain first and a gentleman later.

She didn't mean to take advantage of others, she just hoped to get a suitable price and not be ripped off.

"Don't worry, since my brother-in-law introduced you here, I won't let you make a wasted trip." Du Pengfei nodded, glanced at the inner room, and seeing that Wang Haixia hadn't come out yet, he said to Su Jiaojiao, "Come with me to look at the goods and see which one you like. Let's take a look at the goods first. Don't worry about the price, it's definitely the lowest price."

After a round, Su Jiaojiao roughly understood.

Du Pengfei mainly processes pigskin leather. Their cowhide and sheepskin are all imported from the Tianqiao Wholesale Market. In fact, this is just to make their products look diverse and complete.

The leather materials that Su Jiaojiao liked were processed by Du Pengfei himself, and the price he offered was 28.

It’s not that Du Pengfei’s leather factory is seven yuan cheaper than the Tianqiao Clothing Wholesale Market, but there are several types of pig skin. The domestic sources of pig skin are North China, Central China, and South China. Among them, South China pig skin is better than North China pig skin. Their Sudong Province is in the north, and the quality of pig skin is not as good as that in the south. This price can only be considered moderate.

When Du Pengfei learned that Su Jiaojiao wasn't doing leather wholesale but was going back to process leather garments, he packed up the leftover scraps from their cutting and gave them all to her. "If you're going to do leather wholesale, I won't give them to you, but you can definitely use them in leather garments. I bet it'll save you at least 500 yuan in accessories."

"Thank you, Boss Du." Su Jiaojiao accepted it with a smile. Du Pengfei was right. These scraps were indeed very useful. They could be used to make lining pockets or as auxiliary materials. It was better to have them than nothing.

The two of them had almost finished chatting when Wang Haixia came over wearing heavy makeup and said to Du Pengfei, "Give my sister a fair price. If there's nothing suitable here, take her to Boss Wang at Tianqiao to pick out some. He has a lot of good materials there."

Then he turned to Su Jiaojiao, "My brother-in-law told me to treat you well. Please stay and have dinner with me tonight."

"No need this time. I feel carsick and want to go back and rest early. Let's talk about it next time!" Su Jiaojiao declined. Wang Haixia giggled, "Then you go back and have a good rest. I'll go get busy first."

As she spoke, Wang Haixia walked away with her high heels clacking on her feet.

"Then please pack these goods for me and ship them today. I'll be back tomorrow, and we'll settle the payment." Su Jiaojiao didn't want to drag things out. Du Pengfei had connections with long-distance trucks, so she simply asked him to help deliver the materials to the Jiali Garment Factory. Du Pengfei was also very happy and took her to the house to settle the payment. "I'll give you a call. If you continue to need this kind of leather material, I'll send it to you directly. You don't have to come here again."

"Okay." Su Jiaojiao brought 20,000 yuan in cash and paid 18,000 yuan for the goods. She felt much more relaxed with the remaining 2,000 yuan in her bag. Du Pengfei called the truck driver and said to Su Jiaojiao, "It's too late today. We have to come tomorrow. He said he'll come to load the goods tomorrow. I'll pay for the shipping for you."

"Thank you, Boss Du." Su Jiaojiao did not refuse. Generally, for such large transactions, the shipping fee of hundreds of dollars is borne by the seller, and there is no personal relationship involved.

After coming out of Shunfa Leather Factory, it was almost dark. Su Jiaojiao went to the cold noodle restaurant and had a bowl of cold noodles before returning to Tianqiao Hotel.

Still feeling hot after taking a shower, Su Jiaojiao turned on the electric fan, dried her hair, and stood at the window to look out. The night in the provincial capital was very beautiful, with colorful neon lights everywhere, and the noise and bustle of people were a hundred times more lively than the Jiaoxian Fair.

If you do business here, you will definitely make more money.

After a busy day, Su Jiaojiao was really tired and threw herself on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

The dream was filled with the smell of leather.

The next morning, Su Jiaojiao was still asleep when she was woken up by a knock on the door.

The front desk asked her to go to the first floor to answer the phone.

It was Chen Guilan calling: "Jingjiao, when will you be back? Is it hot over there? Did you sleep well last night?"

"I'm on the train tonight and will be back tomorrow morning." Su Jiaojiao was speechless and yawned. "I was just sleeping when you woke me up. Mom, I'm not a child anymore."