As soon as Jiang Ling asked about the shampoo, the man immediately started to talk about it at length, explaining the shampoo's benefits to her.
Jiang Yaojie, who was standing to the side, grew increasingly sullen as he listened. In the end, if Jiang Ling hadn't gently kicked him under the table, Jiang Yaojie would have surely thrown down his chopsticks and stormed off.
"Wow, this thing is so amazing! No wonder it's Yecheng, the things sold here are much more novel than those in our county!" Jiang Ling exclaimed, feigning surprise.
"Big sister, don't underestimate yourself. Your blind box is the real novelty. What have you thought about regarding the blind box?" Su Shunhe couldn't stop talking about blind boxes and brought the topic back to the present.
Looking into Su Shunhe's sincere eyes, Jiang Ling knew she couldn't escape and began to recall the remaining porcelain in Shen Qianhe's warehouse.
"Mr. Su, how many blind boxes do you plan to order for the first batch?" Jiang Ling asked.
Su Shunhe's eyes darted around, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "I'd like to take a hundred for the first batch. I wonder if you can provide them?"
Jiang Ling nodded and said, "No problem, a hundred is fine! But the next batch might have to wait a while!"
"Okay! It's settled then!" Su Shunhe agreed without hesitation.
After the meal, Jiang Ling took Su Shunhe to her room and had Jiang Yaojie draft two contracts. Then, she pressed her fingerprint on them. This time, Jiang Ling prepared a special red ink mixed with some pearl powder.
Under the sunlight, the red ink emitted a shimmering color, which could be considered an anti-counterfeiting mark that Jiang Ling came up with on the spot.
"Hmm? Jiang family, Lu family village?" Looking at the name and address on the contract, Su Shunping's eyebrows furrowed even more, like two caterpillars.
"Mr. Su, is there something strange about you?" Jiang Ling asked calmly.
Su Shunhe didn't speak, but focused his gaze on the shampoo in his hand. He held it up, looked at the small print on the bottom, and after examining it carefully for a while, asked, "Is this your stuff?"
“Yes! It’s me…” Jiang Yaojie couldn’t hold back any longer. He opened his mouth and said half of it, but then he remembered what Jiang Ling had told him before, so he quickly covered his mouth and didn’t continue.
Su Shunhe glanced at Jiang Yaojie with amusement. Jiang Ling smiled faintly and said, "The child is young and doesn't understand. Mr. Su, please don't take it to heart!"
"So, this really is yours?" Su Shunhe nodded and pushed the shampoo in front of Jiang Ling, asking.
Jiang Ling nodded and said, "Yes, this is indeed a product of our family, but we have always had stable merchants. I wonder where you obtained this, Mr. Su?"
Upon hearing this, Su Shunhe smiled enigmatically and said, "It seems you already knew that the thing I have in my possession was of dubious origin?"
Jiang Ling did not deny it and readily admitted, "That's natural, but I still dare not make a conclusion when I am unsure whether Mr. Su is a friend or foe!"
Upon hearing this, Su Shunhe laughed heartily and nodded, saying, "Not bad, not bad at all. Boss Jiang is indeed a natural businessman. I, Su, am determined to be your friend!"
Jiang Ling grinned but didn't give birth. Su Shunhe glanced at Jiang Ling and immediately understood what she was thinking. He continued, "Don't worry, I, Su, will help you find out about the shampoo. However, I have a small suggestion that I hope you will consider."
“You…” Jiang Yaojie was very unhappy with Su Shunhe’s words. He felt that this guy was trying to take advantage of his misfortune. He was about to speak when Jiang Ling glared at him and stopped him.
Jiang Ling glanced at Su Shunhe and said, "Boss Su, you've been traveling all over the country for quite some time now, haven't you? Just say what you want to suggest directly. It's annoying to have to beat around the bush!"
Upon hearing this, Su Shunhe laughed heartily again, praising Jiang Ling as a heroine among women while saying, "Ms. Jiang, you don't know how well this shampoo sells. It's even reached the point in Qingzhou where people are willing to spend a fortune to get a single bottle. Since we've met, it must be fate. I won't hide anything from you. Ms. Jiang, I'm a businessman, and I hope to get a share of the profits too!"
"That's it?" Jiang Ling gave Su Shunhe a meaningful look, but didn't ask any further questions.
Su Shunhe nodded generously and said, "That's all, nothing else!"
Jiang Ling glanced at Jiang Yaojie and whispered, "Yaojie, how long until the next batch of goods arrives?"
Jiang Yaojie took out a small notebook from his pocket, carefully flipped through it, and said to Jiang Ling, "Mother will probably need about two more months!"
Jiang Ling nodded and turned to Su Shunhe, saying, "Boss Su, I can share some of the goods with you, but it will take at least three months. Can you wait that long?"
"Three months?" Su Shunhe stroked his chin thoughtfully for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, three months it is!"
"Yaojie is preparing a contract. By the way, how much shampoo does Boss Su plan to buy?" Jiang Ling asked.
"Give me a thousand first! How much is it in total? I can pay in full in advance!" As he spoke, Su Shunhe took out a stack of silver notes from his pocket and prepared to count them and hand them to Jiang Ling.
Jiang Ling thought for a moment and shook her head. "No, just pay me a 10% deposit first, and you can pay the balance when you receive the goods!"
Su Shunhe, who was counting silver notes, suddenly paused. Then, he looked at Jiang Ling with an incredulous expression and asked after a long while, "Boss Jiang, you are the first person I've ever met who refused to pay in full. Are you worried that I, Su, can't afford it?"
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Su. The shampoo that inexplicably entered the market this time is because some customers paid in full and others took advantage of the loophole. I don't plan to collect the full payment until the matter is clarified, after all, it concerns my reputation!" Jiang Ling explained patiently.
After listening, Su Shunhe raised an eyebrow and said to Jiang Ling, "Don't worry, Boss Jiang, I, Su, will definitely help you find out the truth about this matter!"
Su Shunhe then put both contracts away and prepared to leave.
Just before leaving Jiang Ling's room, Su Shunhe's gaze suddenly fell on Nianci, who was staring blankly to the side. He then frowned and muttered, "Could there really be two people in the world who look so alike?"
But Su Shunhe didn't ask anything; he just left Jiang Ling's room with a belly full of suspicion.
...
The next morning, at the dock.
The shampoo incident left Jiang Ling, Jiang Yaojie, and Nianci with no time to linger in the prosperity of Yecheng. They boarded the earliest merchant ship and headed towards Guangping County.
On the way back, Jiang Ling felt inexplicably panicked. She could only comfort herself by saying she was seasick, and prayed that nothing would happen in Lujia Village.
However, it seemed that Heaven did not hear Jiang Ling's prayers.
At this moment, in Jiang Ling's shampoo factory, a burly man was pointing his finger at Lightning Girl and beating her incessantly, while Lightning Girl had red eyes and was on the verge of tears!
"Call your boss out here right now! If he doesn't come out, believe me, I'll smash up your shampoo factory!" the burly man threatened Lightning Girl.
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