Half an hour later.
“Baizhi, I want an outfit like hers.”
"I want to wear the same clothes as her."
"Boss, how much is her outfit?!"
"I want those glasses too, and I want the whole outfit she's wearing."
"Bisho, do these clothes suit me?!"
"Give me a full set of clothes in size G. The guy next to me said that even chubby people can wear them, and they don't make you look chubby at all."
"She looks so good in that outfit, I want to buy one too. This person just said she's almost sixty, I don't believe it at all, she looks like she's over fifty."
"This outfit really makes you look younger, it makes you feel so young, I have to buy one too."
"This outfit is so cool! And with those glasses, he looks so handsome."
"Didn't you hear what they said? It's very popular in Hong Kong, it's the latest trendy clothing, and it's also very popular in the south."
"That's strange, we don't have that here yet."
“I want to buy a set too, so that I can save face whether I'm going on a blind date or visiting relatives.”
...
Nearby on the second floor of the Beijing No. 2 Department Store, a group of women excitedly surrounded Bai Jianmin and Bai Jianshan, while Su Huaiyuan and Qiao Jiuru shouted in unison.
From the moment Qiao Jiuru appeared wearing a batwing shirt, bell-bottoms, and sunglasses, the female journalists passing by were immediately drawn to her outfit, which was exactly the same as everyone else's.
Then, after Qiao Jiuru introduced that this was the most fashionable, trendy, and latest clothing in the port city this year, the female celebrities in Beijing got excited.
Which woman loves to look pretty?!
Which woman loves beauty?!
Who wants to become more beautiful and attractive?!
Qiao Jiuru also told these women that beautiful women rely on 30% dressing up and 70% makeup; there are no ugly women, only lazy women.
After listening, these female students nodded repeatedly, recognizing the meaning as they listened, and their understanding was refreshed.
"Hey girl, this outfit, including the glasses, is thirty-five yuan. If you want the glasses too, it'll be forty-two yuan and fifty cents. We're making a little less profit since this is our first time selling, but we can still negotiate a lower price."
While wiping the sweat from his forehead, Bai Jianmin hurriedly gave a price quote.
"Selling clothes like this for only thirty-five yuan a set is really cheap. Elsewhere it would cost at least forty yuan. We only sell a pair of sunglasses for seven and a half yuan. Other places sell them for ten yuan, but we would have to sell them for nine yuan."
Su Huaiyuan quickly chimed in, offering to help find and hand over clothes.
Bai Jianshan, standing to the side, kept a close eye on the goods, clutching clothes in his hand as well. Qiao Jiuru introduced the products and sizes to customers while collecting money.
An hour later, all the clothes that Bai Jianmin and his group brought were sold out, and only eight pairs of sunglasses remained.
However, not long after, all eight pairs of sunglasses were sold out; not a single pair remained.
Even so, some people still couldn't buy it, and others came to ask about it.
Bai Jianmin, sweating profusely, could only tell people that he would be setting up his stall here again at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, and that he would definitely bring goods tomorrow. After repeating this many times, the two of them finally went back empty-handed with Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan.
"Auntie, it has to be you."
"Thank goodness for you, Ran, we all know that things can be sold this way."
“We didn’t take enough. We should have taken thirty pieces of clothing and fifty pairs of sunglasses.”
"Yes, of course they've stopped selling these. Auntie, we should all listen to you."
On the way back, Bai Jianmin and his companion were filled with regret and remorse, feeling that they had made a mistake that cost them tens of thousands of yuan.
If they had brought more, they could have sold at least several more sets. What a pity, what a real shame.
"It's alright, you can take more tomorrow. Take thirty items each at noon, and fifty pairs of sunglasses. If it doesn't sell well, you can come back in the afternoon to get more."
Qiao Jiuru understood their thoughts perfectly. They were bold enough, good at talking, and most importantly, good at selling. However, these problems were resolved after they had been setting up their stall for a while and had practiced.
"Auntie, can you still help us tomorrow?! There were so many people gathered around, so many people looking at the clothes, I was worried they would be stolen."
A good day's work might earn you a few dozen yuan, a bad day might only earn you ten or twenty yuan. But if one or two items are stolen, then the whole day's work is practically wasted.
"Okay, we'll go with you again tomorrow."
“If business is still this good tomorrow, Aru, Jianmin, I think we need to readjust the personnel. If two people are enough, then let’s make it a group of three.”
Qiao Jiuru thought about it and agreed. However, Su Huaiyuan thought about how a dozen or twenty people had suddenly surrounded them, and the two of them couldn't possibly handle it. There was a real possibility that their clothes would be stolen.
If business is good, one more person is fine too.
"Okay, let's discuss this together tonight. If today's business is all bad, let's just form groups of three tomorrow."
Qiao Jiuru nodded, knowing that Bai Jianmin and his group were not yet skilled at setting up a stall, and their speaking skills were average. If there were more people, they would be more likely to make mistakes.
Bai Jianmin and the other man didn't want to go; they would only be afraid and feel restricted if there were too many people around.
When the four of them returned to the courtyard, Old Feng, along with Zilu, Baobao, Baobao, and Su Huazhu, were already busy in the kitchen.
The rice, flour, oil, salt, and other necessities here are all bought with money from Bai Jianmin and the others. They also buy the vegetables they need to eat every day in advance.
However, Qiao Jiuru and her family now eat lunch and dinner here, and they also help with the cooking. So, they've started buying extra groceries themselves.
Tonight, Lao Feng and Su Huazhu are cooking stir-fried pork liver and pork intestines with pork, braised pork trotters, braised grass carp with tofu, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, kelp, mung bean and bone soup, stir-fried bean sprouts, and stir-fried shredded bean curd.
Their meal had just been prepared when the others returned one after another, each with a smile on their face.
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