Chapter 186 It's Done
Li Xiaoxian picked up a uniquely shaped hair accessory with a puzzled look, examined it closely, rubbed the fabric between her fingers, and then looked at the stitches on the back—
"Tsk—!"
He gasped, his eyes widening instantly! The hesitation on his face vanished, replaced by ecstatic joy!
"The stitching, the color scheme, the ingenuity! It's much better than what you get at the supply and marketing cooperative..."
His cheeks flushed with excitement as he carefully put the hair ornament back into the cloth bag: "Dani, you stay at the hospital and take care of your mother! Baozhu, come with me to the supply and marketing cooperative! This deal is definitely going to work!"
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The supply and marketing cooperative was packed with people. Behind the counter, the sales clerks, each with their noses in the air, slammed the items customers wanted down with a loud bang. The shoppers held their anger, daring not to utter a word.
Li Xiaoxian's sharp eyes swept across the crowd, immediately locking onto his target. A warm smile instantly spread across his face as he nimbly squeezed to the counter and called out to a square-faced man who was sternly serving customers:
"Second Brother! Second Cousin! I've finally found you! My mother missed you, so she specially asked me to bring you some fresh mountain produce! Is this a convenient time for us to talk?"
The man called "Second Brother" looked up at the sound of the voice, and upon seeing Li Xiaoxian, a genuine smile immediately appeared on his face. He casually put the item he had just taken out back on the counter and said to a female sales clerk next to him:
"Xiao Liu, could you keep an eye on things for me? My cousin's here, I'll be right back!"
The saleswoman, with her sharp eyes, noticed the heavy basket in Li Xiaoxian's hands, bulging with walnuts, hazelnuts, and red dates peeking out. A smile immediately spread across her face.
"Hey! Brother Wang, you go ahead! Leave this to me, I'll take care of it!"
The three people arrived at the alley behind the supply and marketing cooperative...
"Brother Li, how much are these mountain products?"
"Brother Wang, take these mountain produce home and eat them."
Seeing his eagerness, Wang Er paused in picking out things and said, "So, what's up, kid?"
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoxian pulled the person aside and started chattering away...
"Hey, I thought it was something serious. My uncle happens to be here. I'll take you there. But let me make this clear: if this doesn't work out, don't blame me for not helping."
"I am extremely grateful that Brother Wang Er was willing to act as a matchmaker."
Let's go!
Lin Baozhu followed the two directly to the backyard of the supply and marketing cooperative. Wang Er pointed to the red wooden door not far away and whispered, "My uncle's name is Wang Dahai. He is the director of the procurement department of the supply and marketing cooperative."
"Brother Wang, whether this matter succeeds or not, I will always remember your kindness!"
"I like your personality. Okay, let's go."
Wang Erge knocked on the door with his fingers: "Knock knock knock."
"Enter."
As Wang Er pushed the door open, a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a dark blue cadre uniform and with his hair neatly combed, sat behind the desk...
He glanced at Wang Er, frowned, and said, "You brat, what are you doing here instead of selling things at the counter?"
Wang Er coughed lightly: "Uncle, I have a friend whose village made some trinkets and they'd like you to take a look..."
“Where would I find the time? Besides, the supply and marketing cooperative has its own supply channels.”
"Uncle, how can you draw conclusions without even looking at the items? Just take a look."
He then pushed Li Xiaoxian inside...
Seeing that there were outsiders present, Wang Dahai glared at his troublesome nephew and said, "This is the last time. Don't let it happen again."
After speaking, he looked at Li Xiaoxian and Lin Baozhu.
Li Xiaoxian hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Director Wang, hello, my name is Li Xiaoxian. We brought some new gadgets today and would like to ask you to take a look and see if there is any possibility of cooperation."
Wang Dahai gave an "Oh," sounding uninterested: "What new gadget? Our supply and marketing cooperative has everything."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoxian calmly took out several hair accessory samples from her cloth bag and handed them to Wang Dahai with both hands: "Director, look, these are new hair accessory styles that the women in our village have come up with. They are novel in design, made of high-quality materials, and look good and energetic when worn!"
The moment the bright and unique hair accessory was placed in front of Wang Dahai, his previously indifferent eyes were immediately drawn to it!
He put down his teacup, picked up a butterfly-shaped hair accessory and examined it closely, then touched the fabric and stitches.
"This...you made it yourselves?"
There was a hint of surprise in his voice.
The hair accessories sold at the supply and marketing cooperative were all sourced from the same suppliers, the same old brands, with outdated colors. Lately, he'd been really struggling to find new sources of supply, but he never expected this... never expected this...
Today's goods were delivered to my door.
"Yes, the women in our village are all very skillful! These hair ornaments not only look beautiful, but they also save on shipping costs, making them more affordable! There are many weddings in the fall, and every young woman and bride wants to wear something new!"
Wang Dahai pondered for a moment, then picked up several other styles and looked at them again and again, clearly tempted.
"Hmm... the style is quite nice. What's the price? How much can you sell it for?" He got down to business.
Upon hearing this, Lin Baozhu knew that the matter was mostly settled.
Li Xiaoxian: "Seven cents..."
Upon hearing this, Wang Dahai sneered and put the hair accessory back on the table.
"Do you know how much a single hair accessory from our supply and marketing cooperative costs? To put it bluntly, these hair accessories are very easy to imitate."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoxian chuckled and said, "Director Wang, the current price of hair accessories at the supply and marketing cooperative is between one and one and two yuan... but you can sell our hair accessories for one and a half yuan or even two yuan. As for what you said about being imitated, we can come up with fresh hair accessory designs every month. Can other companies be this efficient? Director Wang, as long as you are willing to give us a chance, we guarantee that we will always have new designs and let you choose them as soon as possible."
Wang Dahai looked at the hair accessory on the table. He really couldn't bear to give up this new look...
“The supply and marketing cooperative isn’t something I can decide on my own. How about this, if you can afford six cents, I can order two hundred to sell first!”
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoxian's palms sweated with excitement. He hadn't expected it to work out like this. Moreover, it was even a dime more than the price he and Baozhu had originally agreed upon.
Although Li Xiaoxian was extremely excited, his face didn't show much joy. He pursed his lips, and finally gritted his teeth: "Since Director Wang has spoken up, we must give him face. Okay! Let's sign a purchase order first..."
Upon hearing this, Wang Dahai slammed his hand on the table, pointed at Li Xiaoxian with his index finger, and laughed, "Just based on your attitude, I'll have the accountant sign a simple purchase and sale agreement with you right away, pay you a deposit of sixty yuan first, and settle the rest of the money when the goods are delivered."
"That's wonderful! Thank you, Director Wang!" Li Xiaoxian was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. The hair accessory business was a resounding success!
Li Xiaoxian was overjoyed, his eyes practically popping out of his head, as he held the purchase and sales slip issued by the accountant and a deposit of sixty yuan.
"I never thought it would work like this!"
Wang Er slapped him on the shoulder: "Xiao Xian, I never expected your village to have such a capable person! Besides hair ornaments, what else does the supply and marketing cooperative sell in your village?"
"Not at the moment. If I do, I'll contact you, Brother Wang, immediately."
"Then it's settled."
After saying goodbye to Wang Er, the two headed straight for Da Ge Ba Village in high spirits.
After the brigade leader heard that Lin Baozhu had taken the hair ornament to the county early that morning, he kept running to the door to peek inside...
"Captain..."
The captain rubbed his hands together and chuckled, "Baozhu, you're back so soon. How did the flower arrangement go?"
"Captain, it's done!"
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