When Xiao Hui heard Xia Qingqing say this, he knew that there was no room for negotiation on the price.
However, this price is still within his acceptable range; it's just a matter of earning a little more or a little less.
Xiao Hui nodded and asked, "When can we receive the goods?"
"Come pick up the goods at the usual place at 10 a.m. three days from now," Xia Qingqing replied succinctly.
Xiao Hui had no objections: "Okay, we'll exchange money for goods in three days."
Xia Qingqing handed him the sailor shirt: "You can wear this sample. The size should be fine."
The size of this sample garment was originally chosen based on Xiao Hui's height and weight.
"Thanks," Xiao Hui said with a smile. Come to think of it, he had never worn a sailor shirt before and couldn't wait to try it on.
Xia Qingqing chatted with Xiao Hui about recent policies, and then left after a short while.
As soon as Xia Qingqing left, Xiao Hui immediately took off his clothes and put on a sailor shirt. He even raised his eyebrows at himself in the mirror, looking quite vain: "Tsk tsk tsk, another day of being amazed by my own handsomeness."
He could foresee how popular these sailor shirts would be once they appeared, and thinking about the small amount of money that was about to come in, he happily hummed a little tune.
When Xia Qingqing went home, she specially brought two sailor shirts, one for Xia Heping and one for Gou Dan.
Of course, to avoid appearing to favor one over the other, Zhang Hongyan was also given a small floral print shirt.
Xia Heping was very happy to see the sailor shirt his daughter bought for him, but he said with a slightly reserved expression, "Qingqing, you don't need to waste this money. Dad has his own clothes to wear."
Xia Qingqing had already guessed that he would say that. Anyway, no matter what she bought, her parents would always say it was a waste, and she was used to it.
They can say what they want; she can continue buying when she needs to.
Xia Qingqing pretended not to hear Xia Heping's words and said to herself, "Dad, why don't you go to your room and try these clothes on to see if they fit?"
"Well, since I've already bought them, I'll go try them on. You really don't need to buy me clothes anymore. Your mom made me several outfits a while ago, and I can't even wear them all," Xia Heping said, but his face couldn't hide his smile as he eagerly took the clothes back to his room.
Seeing this, Gou Dan also clamored to try it, and prepared to take off his clothes in front of Xia Qingqing.
"Stop, Gou Dan, go back to your room and try it on. You know there's a difference between men and women. You're too old to just take your clothes off in front of girls," Xia Qingqing said seriously.
Dog Egg asked in confusion, "Why? You're my older sister, not some other girl."
"You should still be careful. It's not like you can't go back to your room to change. It's just a few steps and it won't tire you out," Xia Qingqing said, pointing towards his room.
Gou Dan pouted, feeling that his sister was being too particular, but he didn't dare to object and could only take the new clothes back to his room.
Actually, there are a lot of men who go shirtless in the summer. If you take a walk around the village in the evening, you'll see a lot of men sitting at their doorways, shirtless and wearing shorts, chatting and relaxing.
This is a normal thing in everyone's eyes, but Xia Qingqing still felt that being shirtless was a bit indecent.
Call her fussy or whatever, she genuinely hopes that Gou Dan can develop good habits from a young age, and be aware of gender even in front of his sister and mother, instead of thinking that it doesn't matter if he's family.
When Zhang Hongyan returned from visiting her neighbors, she found that the father and son had both changed into new clothes: "Hey, you two look quite energetic in these short-sleeved shirts, did Qingqing buy them for you?"
Dog Egg nodded with a smile: "Hehe, I also bought you a floral shirt, it's so pretty, I took it to your room for you."
He and his dad originally just wanted to try them on, but once they put them on, neither of them wanted to take them off, so they just kept wearing them.
"You bought one for me too? Your sister is too generous. Didn't she just get new clothes made recently?" Zhang Hongyan complained, but walked straight into the room.
A moment later, Zhang Hongyan came out of the room wearing her new clothes, stood in front of Xia Heping and turned around: "How do I look? Do I look good in this outfit?"
"It looks good, it looks really good, it makes your skin look especially fair," Xia Heping nodded frantically.
He secretly learned these compliments from his daughter; he noticed that his wife always felt happy whenever his daughter complimented her on her fair skin.
Sure enough, Zhang Hongyan smiled after hearing his words, her eyes crinkling with laughter: "Our daughter has such good taste."
"Mom is beautiful, and the clothes my sister bought are beautiful too. Beautiful people look even more beautiful when they wear beautiful clothes," Gou Dan said, showering Zhang Hongyan with rainbow-colored clothes as if they were free, making Zhang Hongyan laugh heartily.
After dinner, Xia Heping specially wore his new clothes to visit neighbors, and his blue and white striped sailor shirt immediately made him the center of attention.
"Heping, did you buy that sailor shirt in Beijing? You look really smart."
"How much did you pay for this dress? Is it easy to buy in Beijing? I should have asked you to bring one back for me from Beijing too."
"It's a pity that the county supply and marketing cooperative couldn't get one, otherwise I would like to buy one to wear too."
Surrounded by several grown men, Xia Heping smiled faintly and said, "It wasn't bought in Beijing. My daughter bought it for me in the county today."
Zhang Shengli looked pleasantly surprised: "It really was bought from the county? Then I'll ask my wife to buy one for me tomorrow. Heping, how much did you pay for that sailor shirt you're wearing?"
Xia Heping was somewhat annoyed that he had spoken too quickly, but fortunately, the people in front of him were all his good friends.
To avoid the other party making a wasted trip, he could only honestly explain, "Shengli, don't let your wife go. I didn't buy these clothes at the county's supply and marketing cooperative."
"Where did you buy that? Heping, can you ask your Qingqing to get me one?" Zhang Shengli put his arm around Xia Heping's shoulder, acting like a good friend.
Xia Heping did not agree directly: "I need to go back and ask Qingqing first. If it's okay, I'll bring you one. If not, there's nothing I can do."
The remaining two were not to be outdone. Dazhu said with a smile, "I want one too. If it's convenient for Qingqing, please ask her to bring one for me as well."
"I want one too, and don't forget about peace."
Xia Heping smiled wryly, thinking that he should have known better than to come out and show off. This was just asking for trouble for his daughter. "I'll go back and ask first. Don't be angry if I can't buy it."
Zhang Shengli rolled his eyes at him: "What are you talking about? Do you think I'm that kind of person?"
Everyone knows how hard it is to get these sailor shirts. Every time they arrive, they're snapped up by city dwellers. By the time they hear the news and try to get them, it's too late.
So although they had wanted a sailor shirt like this for a long time, they never had the chance to buy one.
Xia Heping knew the character of these friends; after all, they had been friends for decades. Otherwise, he wouldn't have wanted to go home and trouble his daughter.
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