Chapter 37 The Ladies' Passion
However, at this moment, Wang secretly breathed a sigh of relief!
Fortunately, the shop owner kept his promise, otherwise she would have been embarrassed in front of all the ladies.
It turned out that after the ladies visited several times and were turned away, they suspected that Wang was deliberately deceiving them and playing them by telling them about an abandoned rural shop!
Qi Qi came knocking on the door to settle accounts!
After hearing what they said, Wang felt uncertain.
She was aware that the shop was often closed.
She secretly sent Xiao Cui to check twice, but both times the gate was tightly closed.
As the ten-day deadline approached, Wang became increasingly anxious and agitated.
At this point, the ladies insisted that she was lying, speaking with barbs and threats, and even threatened to unite and boycott her family's shops!
Wang Yue had no choice but to pat her chest and promise that she would personally take them to her door today and make sure they all bought that scented soap!
She was very nervous on the way there, afraid that the store was not open!
Fortunately, Xiao Cui was quick-witted. She stood on the carriage and looked out from afar. When she saw that the shop had opened, she quickly reported it to Wang Shi.
When Wang lifted the carriage curtain and saw the contents, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
Standing in front of the shop, his face was beaming with pride!
When the ladies realized they had wronged Wang, they all smiled and apologized.
"I'm so sorry, Sister Wang, it was just a slip of the tongue. Please just take it as me talking nonsense!"
"That's right, that's right! We didn't know the relationship between the shop owner and the sister, that's why we talked nonsense!"
"Little sister, why didn't you tell us you had this relationship with the shop owner earlier? You've made us wait here for days. If we had just known, it would have been perfect to have the shop owner deliver the goods directly."
"Since Sister Wang knows this shopkeeper, wouldn't it have been better to say so sooner?"
Wang stood with her head held high, giving her a unique, superior air. She waved her hand, feigning magnanimity, and said:
"Alright, come in, everyone. I'll show you what good stuff this store has!"
Jiang Ling listened at the door for a long time before she realized that it was her old customer who brought a new customer!
What a pleasant surprise!
He hurried out to greet her, "Second Madam Chen, it's been a long time. I've prepared the scented soap you ordered. And who are these ladies?"
Wang held Jiang Ling's hand warmly, as if the two were truly sisters.
“Sister Jiang, these ladies are my close friends. They want to buy scented soap from you, but they have been looking for you several times without success. They had no choice but to ask me to bring them to you.”
Hearing what Madam Wang said, the ladies looked somewhat displeased, but they couldn't refute it.
"I see. Please come in, ladies. Our shop is simple, but please feel free to browse. If you need anything, just let me know."
The ladies were seeing this kind of shop for the first time. The shelves were neatly arranged in rows, with a wide aisle in the middle. It looked clean and bright, and they all found it novel.
Madam Zhou put on her arrogant face again. Even though the shop was clean and tidy and had a faint fragrance, she still pretended to be disgusted and fanned the air in front of her nose.
"I knew this country grocery store couldn't possibly have anything good. The decor is so shabby and the furnishings are so weird, like they were just cobbled together from scraps. Only you guys would treat it like a treasure and rush over here like that!"
However, at that moment, the other ladies were already distracted by the novelties on the shelves, and no one responded to her comment.
Even Madam Song, who usually loved to contradict her, was now immersed in a pile of colorful silk scarves.
"This silk scarf is actually made of the finest silk, with a smooth and delicate feel. The pattern is clear and unique, and it doesn't even look like it was embroidered!" Madam Song exclaimed in surprise as she carefully touched the fabric of the scarf.
Madam Song's family was in the fabric business, and she immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of this silk scarf.
She was the first to call out, "Shopkeeper, how much is this scarf?"
Jiang Ling walked to the third shelf and looked at the Arabic numeral 12 written on it.
"Madam, you have excellent taste. The silk scarf is made of fine material, and the dyeing process is rare. We only have a few left in our shop. The original price is 120 coins per scarf, but since you are a close friend of Madam Chen, I'll give you a friendly price of 100 coins per scarf."
She made a point of mentioning that it was out of respect for Wang Shi, giving Wang Shi ample face.
The ladies were quite surprised! Wow, Madam Chen's influence is so powerful, she just gave them an 85% discount!
Wang Shi was pleased with the gazes cast upon her by the ladies, and she held her head even higher!
"Thank you so much, shopkeeper! Thank you, Sister Wang!" Madam Song said happily.
When Madam Deng and Madam Kong saw that she had discovered something good, they also gathered around.
Wow, what a beautiful scarf!
"This feels so good, much better than the ones I have at home!"
Upon hearing that only a few were left in the store, everyone grabbed one or two to take home.
“Madam Song, you can’t carry this many by yourself, why don’t you give me two of them?”
"Yes, yes, I want two too!"
Madam Song wouldn't budge, snatching them away, "No way, I'll take them all! I can carry as many as I want!"
She didn't buy it to bring with her. With such fine silk and dyeing techniques, she could easily sell it for two hundred coins apiece in her own shop!
This is a sure-fire way to make money!
Unfortunately, only these few are left.
Next time I'll have to come when it's less crowded and talk to the shop owner about their sourcing channels!
Seeing that they couldn't compete, Mrs. Deng and Mrs. Kong had no choice but to go shopping elsewhere.
Seeing that they were enjoying their shopping, Jiang Ling turned to Wang Shi.
"Madam Chen, the scented soap you ordered is ready. I'll get it for you right away."
"Thank you for your trouble, Sister Jiang."
After Jiang Ling finished speaking, she went to the warehouse to get the scented soap that Madam Chen had ordered.
A whole box was brought out, totaling fifty yuan.
As soon as the box was opened, a rich aroma instantly filled the air.
Wang took a deep breath, and instead of feeling suffocated, she looked completely intoxicated!
With these, we'll have enough to last through the summer!
Following the scent, Mrs. Deng walked to the shelf at the back of the shop against the wall.
"Hey, isn't this the scented soap that Sister Wang uses? Oh my god, there are so many different scents here!"
The ladies' main purpose for coming here was to buy scented soap, so upon hearing this, they didn't care about anything else and all crowded around.
They were all excited when they saw a whole row of shelves, almost as tall as a person, filled with all kinds of scented soaps!
I originally thought it was a rare item, and that you would have to place an order to get it if you wanted a lot, just like Wang's case.
Who would have thought this store would have so many items in stock!
Wow, shopkeeper, you have so many scented soaps!
"This box looks just like the one that Sister Wang uses, but the colors of the pattern seem to be lighter, and the fragrance is also much weaker."
Jiang Ling explained, "Because the scented soap that Madam Chen used was custom-made, with an enhanced fragrance that is richer and longer-lasting. The ones on the shelf, on the other hand, are made to standard specifications, with a more moderate and natural fragrance."
Upon hearing this, the ladies understood.
Mrs. Zhou immediately picked up a bar of ordinary rose-scented soap, brought it to her nose, and smelled it, saying in her usual tone:
“I told you that the fragrance Wang used was too gaudy, not the kind that respectable families would use. People of our status should naturally choose this kind of fresh and elegant scented soap.”
"Exactly! I don't really like Madam Chen's scent either. It makes me dizzy just looking at her. These fresh and light scents are much better!"
"No wonder it can mask the Second Madam's body odor, it's a strong fragrance! Those of us who don't have body odor should probably avoid using it, it'll suffocate people on the street!"
"Hey, I like this. It has a light grassy scent, much better than the cloying floral fragrance that Sister Wang wears!"
Wang was furious: "You! All of you! Don't forget that it was because I brought you here that you were able to buy this!"
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