Wang Taozhi went to put the cotton into the bedroom cabinet.
He Xiaojie moved her chair closer to He Ruixue and whispered into her ear, "Aunt, did you deal with that thing?"
"It's dealt with."
"Where's the money?"
Seeing her expectant look, He Ruixue didn't want to keep her waiting any longer. She took out a Plum brand watch and put it on her wrist without saying anything. "Here, this is for you. We both have one."
As she spoke, she turned her wrist, revealing an almost identical watch.
"ah!"
He Xiaojie couldn't help but scream, turning her wrist over and over to look at it, unable to contain her surprise, "Aunt, where did you get this watch? Are you giving it to me? Thank you, I know aunts are the best!"
"No hurry, just listen to me."
He Ruixue ruthlessly shattered the filter she had just created for her and said bluntly, "This is a brand new Plum watch. I spent a lot of effort to get it. It can be sold for over two hundred yuan outside, not including the watch ticket.
I won't ask for much from you. After all, you also got a share of the money from selling the watch. Starting from next month, you give me the fifteen dollars you gave your mother. Continue giving me for ten months, which will be exactly 150. How about that? I'm being righteous to you, right?"
He Xiaojie pouted.
She knew why her aunt suddenly became generous.
But she also understood that even her own parents would ask her for money for such a valuable item, so she muttered, "That Shanghai watch is only 120 yuan, and your watch strap is leather, why is it so expensive?"
"You like wearing that thick and heavy thing, so just ignore what I said. I'll change it for you."
"No! This watch is good, I like it very much. Ten months is ten months, I will tell mom later."
He Xiaojie retracted her hand, touched the smooth dial, took it off again, and studied the structure on the back. She exclaimed in amazement, "Look, little aunt, there's a plum blossom engraved on it! No wonder it's called the Plum Blossom brand."
"Something about plum blossoms and peach blossoms."
Wang Taozhi returned to the living room and noticed the watches on their wrists. She raised her voice a little, "Where did these watches come from? I've never seen this style before."
"What watch?"
He Chunsheng, who had just returned home, read the key words and walked in quicker. Seeing what they were wearing on their wrists, he was also shocked. "Dongbao, you didn't take any samples from your store, did you? Return them when you've shown them off enough, and don't let anyone find out."
Wang Taozhi realized what was happening and nodded, looking worried. "Yeah, it's okay to wear it occasionally for fun, but what if it breaks? If you feel embarrassed, just ask your brother to send it back and apologize to your leader. He's thick-skinned."
He Ruixue was speechless for the umpteenth time. "Brother and sister-in-law, I bought these two watches myself. I didn't steal anything from the store. Forget it. I'll just show you the invoice."
The system is naturally thorough, and all the purchase receipts such as invoices for valuable items are available and are placed in the watch box.
She took out the box and invoice from her bag, which clearly showed that the purchase was from the next city, on the day she and Xie Peng were on a business trip.
Wang Taozhi saw the official seal on the invoice and was wondering where the money came from. But when she saw the price, she forgot everything else. "Oh my God, this watch is inlaid with gold, and it costs 185. Why don't you just rob it? Dongbao, it seems this watch seller is in the same business as you!"
He Ruixue: “…”
One needs a bit of vicious intelligence to not understand her sister-in-law's sarcasm.
He Chunsheng leaned forward and saw the words "a certain foreign exchange store" on the top of the invoice. He understood. "Swiss watch? So fashionable! I was wondering why I had never seen it at the watch counter before. It seems that they are displayed on a higher floor. A commoner like me is not even qualified to go in and take a look."
He had been looking forward to buying a watch for several years. Every time he had saved enough money, something would happen at home and he would be forced to cancel his plans for the sake of his children. However, he was so envious that he could only go to the watch counter in the department store often to wait and see.
Several sales clerks remembered his appearance and started rolling their eyes when they saw him.
Unexpectedly, this time he was surpassed by his younger sister, and the goods were extremely rare foreign goods.
It’s true that this watch is made in Switzerland. The strap is brown, the dial is light gold, the hands are slender and have some small carvings. It looks beautiful and fashionable when worn on the wrist.
It is worthy of being something specially worn by girls. It really shows your temperament and makes you look like a college student in the past.
Thinking of the important matter, He Chunsheng's face turned serious. He put on the dignity of an elder brother and said in a deep voice, "Dongbao, the two watches together cost nearly four hundred yuan, not to mention that you need foreign exchange coupons to buy them. You have only been working for a few months. Where did those things come from?"
Don’t be afraid if you do something wrong, tell me as soon as possible, and I will help you solve it. And your parents, they will definitely not be willing to scold you.”
"Yes, they only beat your brother and me, scolding us for neglecting you and making you short of money, which led to you going astray." The eldest sister-in-law interrupted, feeling sad as she spoke.
He Ruixue frowned and imitated the original owner's temper, "What did I do? Why don't any of you believe me? I really can't reason with you!"
Isn't it just a few hundred yuan? What do I do? I'm a purchasing agent for a big department store in the city! Do you really think I just work hard when I'm on business trips? With supplies being in short supply everywhere, I buy some from factories privately when I'm purchasing and then resell them. How can I still be short of money?"
Wang Taozhi's first reaction was to check if the doors and windows were closed. "You went out to speculate? My God, you're so bold now, you dare to do such a thing?"
"I didn't go to the market. If I had anything, I just sold it on the train. My colleagues all did the same thing, not just me. If I didn't do anything, I would seem like a loner."
Either the purchasing department has enough money, or the people in the transportation team take things with them and move goods, which is a low-end practice and a common phenomenon.
The high-end ones are like Xie Peng, who takes advantage of his position to understand the price differences among various manufacturers and stores in different regions, and helps to communicate with each other without doing any work himself. Not only can he make money, but he can also gain favors.
As for what Xia Lingqing taught He Ruixue, it was mid-range operations, such as getting to know a few salesmen on the train, communicating with each other in advance, and selling the goods at a price slightly higher than the purchase price and slightly lower than the market price after getting the goods from the factory. The two parties would deliver the goods directly on the train. Although some profits were given up, it was easier and safer.
The crew members have their own separate rest compartment. They travel all over the country and also make purchases privately in various places.
However, their connections are not as good as those of real buyers. They cannot get factory prices and can only make a profit from the price difference between regions, so people are very inclined to cooperate with them.
After receiving the goods, they either find the right person to sell them on the train, or find a nearby market at the train stop to sell them quickly, and then leave immediately after selling them.
Even if some red armbands got wind of the news and wanted to arrest people, they would have already left the province on the train.
However, He Ruixue was a newcomer and had been on business trips with her direct supervisor, so she had not had time to come into contact with these things. But she didn't mind bringing this up to fool her brother and sister-in-law.
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