Zhang Xuemei turned around and glared at her sister-in-law before replying, "Okay, Mom, you wear these first. We'll get you a few more when we go shopping tomorrow. We'll also get you underwear. We'll throw away yours and wear new ones inside and out."
Granny Liu quickly waved her hand, "No need, I can still wear mine." Deep down, she was very frugal; why throw away clothes that were still wearable?
Xu Mingwan chimed in, trying to salvage the situation: "Mom, I'll buy you new ones. Isn't it only natural for a daughter to be filial to her mother?"
Granny Liu glanced at her and readily agreed, "That's fine. Xuemei, remember to collect her money later. I want to buy a few more items."
Zhang Xuemei nodded seriously, "Mom, don't worry, I'll definitely pick out the best for you, even the most expensive ones."
Upon hearing this, Granny Liu chuckled and said, "No need for that, anything is fine. Money is hard to earn, so we should be careful with our spending." As she spoke, she glanced at Xu Mingwan, as if to say, "I'm letting you off the hook."
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The next morning, Zhang Xuemei took Xu Mingwan straight to the wholesale market.
There were more than a dozen lingerie wholesale stores in the basement. Zhang Xuemei and her companion quickly looked around and got a general idea of what they were looking for.
Xu Mingwan peeked into the small notebook in Zhang Xuemei's hand and asked, "Third Sister-in-law, what are you writing?"
Zhang Xuemei looked up at the stalls in front of her and whispered, "I'm taking notes on which stalls have good stock. You see, some stalls have a lot of bra styles and the quality is okay, but their underwear isn't good."
Oh, and I just found something great that I think I could try selling online. Look, it's that shop on the left; they specialize in selling tank tops and underwear for teenage girls. I think they're pretty good.
The tank top I'm talking about isn't your average tank top; it's more like a bra, but the padding inside is removable. Actually, you don't have to remove it, since it's just a thin layer. There are also styles that you can wear around your neck, and it comes in quite a few colors. Girls should love it.
Xu Mingwan had just seen it too, but she didn't pay attention to it then, because she didn't think it would sell well.
"Let's go get the goods." Zhang Xuemei put away her notebook, walked straight into the stall in front of her, and greeted the owner with a smile, "Boss, business is booming!"
"Hey, not bad, not bad. What's up? Going to pick up some goods today?" Although the boss wasn't familiar with Zhang Xuemei, he had seen her pick up quite a few hair clips and hair ties from there before, and knew that she had sold well that time and was a good businesswoman.
Zhang Xuemei nodded, "Take some. Which ones sell well? Can you tell me?"
The owner got excited when this was mentioned, pointing to a row of underwear on the wall and smiling, "These styles of ours sell very well, you can take a look, the quality is good too."
Zhang Xuemei reached out and took the bra from the shopkeeper, squeezed it, and said, "Can I try it on? I want to see how it works. If it's good, I'll take a few more. You can't really tell anything just by looking at it."
"Well, originally we didn't allow it. We don't allow trial fittings at wholesale places. You can try it on when we open in the morning!" The boss pretended to be hesitant, but then quickly changed his tune after seeing Zhang Xuemei put the bra down.
Zhang Xuemei raised an eyebrow and looked at Xu Mingwan. "Xiaowan, go try it on. I'll take a look at the styles."
Xu Mingwan had heard from her third sister-in-law on the way here that she would be a model for the bras. She wasn't shy at all. She took a few bras that her sister-in-law handed her and went into the owner's homemade fitting room, which was actually just a simple fitting room formed by pulling up a curtain.
A sound of clothes rustling rang out, and less than two minutes later, Xu Mingwan called out from inside, "Third Sister-in-law, come in and take a look."
Zhang Xuemei quickly went inside through a small opening. Xu Mingwan was wearing only a bra, and she seemed to be in a bad mood.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Xu Mingwan nodded, "I feel uncomfortable with the tightness down there. The cup size is okay, but it's just not comfortable, and the fabric doesn't feel very breathable."
Zhang Xuemei nodded, telling her to try the remaining two options so she would have a better idea of what to choose.
After Xu Mingwan changed her clothes and came out, she pointed to several pieces of lingerie and asked, "What are the price ranges for these?"
The shop owner glanced at the items Zhang Xuemei was pointing to and quoted a price, "Eight yuan fifty each. Don't you want the one with lace?"
"I don't want that one anymore, it doesn't feel breathable. Can you make it a little cheaper? I'm not buying much now, but I'll buy from you later when it sells well. Just give me a fair price." Zhang Xuemei felt that 8.5 yuan was too expensive; she had previously bought a batch for 10 yuan.
"We really can't lower the price; we're all about volume sales." The shop owner looked at Zhang Xuemei with a bitter expression.
"Alright, boss, just consider this a chance to get a regular customer! Look, I've already picked out more than ten items, it adds up to quite a lot, are you really going to charge me a discount?" After saying that, he looked like he was about to leave if they couldn't reach an agreement.
The boss pretended to be hesitant for a moment, then immediately said:
"Alright, eight yuan should be fine, but there are quite a few colors available: black, nude, bright red, purple, green, and pink. Do you want them all?"
Zhang Xuemei glanced at the colors the shopkeeper had brought out, frowned. Too many colors would overwhelm customers, and besides, summer was just around the corner, and some colors wouldn't look good if they peeked through the clothes. Oh well, she'd better take fewer!
Give me seven dollars, and I'll take it.
"Sigh, you... alright, alright!" The boss was also helpless. Seeing that Zhang Xuemei was about to leave, he immediately nodded in agreement.
Zhang Xuemei nodded to herself. Sigh, it would have been better if she had done this earlier. It's tiring for her to have to go through this every time!
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