Ling Chuan looked at the merchandise in the store, then took out a few pairs of earrings, necklaces, hairpins and other samples from his canvas bag.

"Boss, we are engaged in the wholesale of small accessories. Here are our samples. Please take a look..."

When the boss heard that the two were here to sell something, his face immediately fell and he waved his hand impatiently.

"No, no, go, go, go!"

Ling Chuan was not angry either. He handed a pair of red agate earrings to the boss with both hands and said, "Excuse me, this is a small gift I prepared. You can give it to your wife or the women in your family."

When he heard it was free, the boss softened his attitude a little.

He took the ear needle and looked at it. He thought it was pretty good, so he casually asked Ling Chuan, "How much do you sell it for?"

"For retail, we suggest selling it at 50 to 80 cents. Other jewelry stores that buy from us set the price accordingly. As for the purchase price, it depends on the quantity you buy. 30 cents per pair for less than 20 pairs, 25 cents per pair for more than 20 pairs. We can accept mixed batches. For round bead earrings like this, we have not only red agate, but also rhodonite, turquoise, yellow dragon jade, white pearls, etc. Different materials and colors have their own merits. You can take a look at the real thing."

This time the boss was no longer reluctant to see the goods Ling Chuan brought out.

At this time, two female customers walked into the store from outside, and the boss immediately put down what he was holding and went to greet them.

Ling Chuan pulled Zhou Xiaowei back to a corner so as not to disturb the boss's business.

Two female customers walked from the right to the left. One of them saw the ear needles on the counter that Ling Chuan had not yet put away, and immediately came forward with interest.

"Boss, do you also sell earrings here?"

The boss was also a shrewd man. He nodded without blinking, "Yes, these are the goods we just got. We haven't had time to display them yet. See if anyone likes them."

Another female customer also came over, picked up a pair of star-shaped earrings and asked the price.

"This one looks pretty good. How much is it?"

The boss thought of Lingchuan and quoted a price of 80 cents.

"Can it be cheaper?"

"These are all new goods, not available anywhere else. If you really want them, I'll sell you two pairs for $1.50, just right for one pair for each of you."

After some bargaining, the two female customers finally bought two pairs of earrings for 0.70 cents a pair.

After sending the two female customers away, the boss's attitude towards Lingchuan changed 180 degrees.

"Hey, brother, your batch of goods is pretty good. Let me sell 20 pairs first. If they sell well, I'll buy more next time."

"Okay, no problem."

Ling Chuan took out all the samples he had for the boss to choose from, "Boss, please choose the style first. I'll have my little brother bring it to you after you've made your choice."

After the boss picked out the style, Ling Chuan made a note and took out other samples such as hair ties, combs and hairpins from his bag.

The boss's shop sells these things. When he saw that Lingchuan's goods were good, he readily took a lot.

After coming out of the clothing store, Ling Chuan handed the bicycle key to Zhou Xiaowei and asked him to ride the bicycle back to deliver the goods he had just sold.

"Brother Chuan, what about you? Aren't you going back with me?"

It's almost 5 o'clock now. Normally at this time, Ling Chuan would finish work and go home to prepare dinner for his wife.

Did he have a fight with his wife today and not cook dinner? Ling Chuan didn't know what Zhou Xiaowei was thinking, "I have something else to do, I'll take the tram back later."

"Oh well."

After Zhou Xiaowei left, Ling Chuan turned around and went into the silver shop next to the clothing store.

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Yunmo ate little at noon, and her stomach was growling with hunger before 5 o'clock.

Guessing that Ling Chuan might not come back so early to cook, she went into the kitchen, thinking of frying an omelet or vegetable pancake to fill her stomach.

When I opened the lid of the pot, I found half a plate of sweet and sour pork ribs inside.

The coal cakes in the stove were still on fire, so the pot was always hot and the ribs were also warm.

The surface of the ribs was a little dry due to the heat, but the gravy inside was very rich, and paired with the sweet and sour sauce, it was simply delicious.

Yun Mo came to the yard carrying the pork ribs.

"Chunhua, open your mouth."

Children have strong digestive abilities, and Ling Chunhua was already hungry after dancing for an entire afternoon.

But when faced with the bright red and tempting sweet and sour spare ribs that were fed to her mouth, she pursed her lips and shook her head.

"Aunt, I've already eaten at noon. This is what your uncle left for you."

"It's okay. I can't finish it. You help me eat it."

There is only a lack of meat, not endless meat.

Ling Chunhua expressed her doubts about her aunt's words, but ultimately she couldn't resist the temptation of the ribs, and she and Yun Mo started eating them together.

Just as I was enjoying my meal, there was a knock on the door.

Yun Mo's first reaction was that Ling Chuan had returned. While signaling to Ling Chunhua not to open the door, she hurried back to the kitchen, put the remaining sweet and sour pork ribs back into the pot, and stired them twice with chopsticks, pretending that she had never eaten them.

After coming out of the kitchen, Yun Mo licked the sugar juice at the corner of her mouth before opening the door.

"sister in law!"

Seeing that the person outside the door was Zhou Xiaowei, Yun Mo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, you're back?"

Zhou Xiaowei wiped the sweat off his face as he walked in. "I came back to get some goods. Brother Chuan is still busy outside. He will be back soon."

After Zhou Xiaowei left with the goods, Yun Mo discovered that there were still the leftover bones of her and Ling Chunhua on the stone table.

It was almost 6 o'clock when Lingchuan returned home.

As soon as he entered the yard, he looked around subconsciously and saw the back of his wife studying quietly in the house. A hint of tenderness appeared in his black eyes.

"Uncle, you're back."

Seeing his niece running to him, Ling Chuan's stern expression eased, "Chunhua, what did you do at home this afternoon?"

In fact, he just wanted to know what his wife did.

Ling Chunhua was also a clever girl, and she answered crisply, "My aunt has been studying in her room, and I've been playing hopscotch in the yard with Dabai and Erbai."

His wife didn't eat the sweet and sour pork ribs he left? Is she still angry with him?

Ling Chuan couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

After sending his niece out to play, he went to the kitchen to cook dinner, but when he opened the lid of the pot he was stunned.

He clearly remembered that there were 11 pieces of ribs on the plate, but now there were only 7 pieces left.

It is impossible for my niece to eat secretly, so the only option is...

Ling Chuan's mood, which had sunk to the bottom, seemed to soar to the sky again, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise high.

The tempting smell of food wafted through the air, and in the blink of an eye it was dinner time.

Yun Mo actually knew in her heart that she was just trying to cover up her mistake by putting the ribs back into the pot. There were only a few pieces of ribs in a plate, and she had eaten nearly half of them. Only a fool could not tell that.

With the mentality that she was not embarrassed but others were, she calmly walked to the dining table, and when she saw the dishes on the table clearly, she couldn't help but be stunned.

In the middle of the dining table was a plate full of sweet and sour pork ribs.

Although the man looked cold and rude on the outside, he was actually very considerate. Fearing that she would be embarrassed, he specially made a large plate of pork ribs to cover up her greedy behavior in the afternoon.

(End of this chapter)