"This, this is a bit pricey..." Ye Yiqiu muttered softly.

"Young lady, this isn't expensive at all. These clothes are all of top quality," the woman said, trying to persuade her.

“I don’t believe it. We’ll only buy these clothes if the price drops by half again,” Pan Tiezhu said, crossing his arms.

They've taken the bait!

Upon hearing this, the woman frowned, her expression showing great pain.

"Half price, well..."

Seeing the woman hesitate, Pan Tiezhu simply pulled Ye Yiqiu out without looking back.

"Since we can't buy it here, let's go to another store."

I hadn't walked more than a few steps into the shop when I heard the woman calling out from the doorway:

"Hey young man, don't go!"

......

We returned to the shop.

The shop owner picked up the computer, fiddled with it for a while, and then said:

"These clothes were originally priced at 849 yuan, but we've given you a 50% discount, so the price is 424.5 yuan after the discount."

"420 yuan, we can consider this price."

Pan Tiezhu crossed his arms, looking like he was in complete control.

"420 yuan..."

The shop owner gritted her teeth and once again displayed her superb acting skills.

"At this price, I can make 20 yuan on all six pieces of clothing."

"If you like it, take it! I'll consider it a good deed and leave no trace."

Before he could finish speaking...

The shop owner folded all six pieces of clothing neatly, put them in a bag, and then once again acted as if he couldn't bear to part with them.

Seeing this, Pan Tiezhu turned to look at Ye Yiqiu.

"Qiuqiu, how about 420 yuan? That's about 70 yuan per piece."

"Let me think about it."

Seeing this, the shop owner's expression became noticeably more flustered.

She was terrified that the pigeon she had finally gotten would fly away.

“Young lady, we do things with a clear conscience. You personally touched this piece of clothing in our store.”

"Just tell me, isn't the quality better than other stores?"

"I don't know." Ye Yiqiu shook her head.

The shop owner was speechless upon hearing this.

Just then.

The owner of the clothing store next door came over.

He was an uncle with thinning hair.

“Girl, it’s really not easy for us to do this job. We only earn a few dozen yuan by selling six pieces of clothing. I heard what you just said.”

"Xiao Hong really didn't make any money off you. Those clothes were all of very good quality. My wife often buys from her too!"

"I see..." Ye Yiqiu wavered.

“Qiuqiu, I think the old man is right. This price is already very favorable. Why don’t we buy it?” Pan Tiezhu persuaded.

“Then let’s buy it!” Ye Yiqiu said.

Upon hearing this, the shop owner couldn't stop smiling.

The fish has finally taken the bait!

"Wait a moment!"

Just as Ye Yiqiu picked up her phone to scan the code, Yu Hui stopped her from doing so.

......

Ten minutes later.

The three walked out of the clothing wholesale market.

Ye Yiqiu still bought those few pieces of clothing.

However, the final price she received was significantly lower than the price she had initially negotiated down by half.

The six items together cost only 220 yuan.

On average, each item costs only 36 yuan.

Pan Tiezhu never even dared to dream of being able to buy it at this price.

"Brother Hui, you didn't secretly open a clothing store behind our backs, did you? How do you even know the approximate low prices?" Pan Tiezhu asked.

Yu Hui answered seriously:

"I didn't actually know it was a low price. Don't be fooled by my seemingly reasonable explanation; I was actually panicking inside."

"The uncle next door and the shop owner are obviously in cahoots, working together to cheat people and then taking kickbacks."

"According to consumers' usual thinking: Hey, even the shop owner next door says the clothes in this store are of good quality, so they must be good!"

"They exploited this consumer psychology, deliberately putting on a show for us to make us feel like we got a great deal, while the store was actually selling at cost price..."

"Actually, that's not the case. We consumers may make a small profit, but the store owners never lose money! They are much smarter than we imagine."

"I never knew there was such a thing! I've learned something new!" Ye Yiqiu gasped.

"That's amazing!" Pan Tiezhu scratched his head and said, "It seems I still have a lot to learn."

"If Qiuqiu had listened to me just now, she might have wasted two hundred yuan."

"It's alright, just be more careful next time," Yu Hui comforted her.

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Two days later.

Mr. and Mrs. Ye boarded the only bus in the mountains that led to the town, preparing to go to Chuanshan to see their daughter.

This time, they specially changed into clean clothes and brought a full basket of free-range eggs.

As the bus engine started, Mr. Ye turned to look out the window and quietly described the outside environment to Mrs. Ye.

Although he is not highly educated and doesn't know how to use fancy words.

But the outside words were "fields," "grass," and "trees," which Ye's mother listened to with great interest.

He always had a smile on his face.

Yejiacun is a bit far from Chuanshan Town, and you need to transfer buses along the way.

Ye Yiqiu was worried that her parents would get lost, so she would call them every few days.

"So, where are your aunt and uncle?"

After hanging up the phone, Yu Hui asked from the side.

"They've boarded a bus to Chuanshan Town now, and they should arrive in about an hour," Ye Yiqiu replied.

“Then you and Zhuzi go pick up your uncle and aunt first. It takes an hour to get down the mountain from here,” Yu Hui said.

"Is it okay?" Ye Yiqiu blinked her watery eyes, her gaze full of longing.

"sure!"

But I'm afraid...

"Are you worried that I won't be able to handle everything by myself?"

Yu Hui took a sip of lemon tea and said casually, "It's nothing, it's not peak time."

"Besides, if I'm really too busy, I can ask Xiaoqian to help out, right?"

He turned to look at Ye Qian.

"That's right! Xiao Qiu, don't worry, even if the sky falls, your brother Hui will help you hold it up!" Ye Qian joked.

"Okay, I'm off!"

Seeing this, Ye Yiqiu felt relieved and left with Pan Tiezhu.

Watching Ye Yiqiu's departing figure, Ye Qian sighed:

"This young lady, Xiao Qiu, is so filial! After receiving her salary, she's been thinking about her parents the whole time, and she won't even buy herself a new dress..."

Yu Hui smiled. "A girl like that would be perfect as a wife; she knows how to be considerate."

"If she can find a man who treats her well, her married life will definitely be very happy!"

"There are too few good men like this. Why don't you introduce one to her, Brother Hui?" Ye Qian looked Yu Hui up and down.

As soon as Yu Hui opened his mouth, he saw Ye Qian's meaningful look.

Upon seeing this, he immediately became vigilant.

"You're not going to randomly pair up someone again, are you? Don't look at me like that, I don't have any feelings for Xiao Qiu."

"I was just saying!" Ye Qian pouted. "But, if I were a guy, I might actually pursue Xiao Qiu!"