latelenovela Chapter 144 Model
Chapter 144 Model
Upon hearing this, Li Lian immediately exclaimed, "What are you thinking! It's not easy for my daughter to earn her tuition fees! This leather coat is of such good quality; it would normally cost at least 189 or 200 yuan in a department store. And these pants are so thick..."
"But it's summer now! Who would buy thick clothes for no reason?"
Li Lian rolled her eyes in annoyance: "Can you really buy such nice clothes for 139 in the summer? You'd be dreaming!"
Li Lian had already heard from Hua Zhigang that Hua Lichu had brought in several truckloads of goods this time, probably putting almost all of her savings into it.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been in such a hurry to help recruit people.
The goal is to help Hua Lichu recover funds as soon as possible.
As the mediator between Hua Lichu and her friend, Li Lian, after scolding her friend, turned to Hua Lichu with a beaming smile and said some nice things:
"Pear, look, they're all my friends too. I can't lower the price, but if you bring more people, could you give me something as a free gift?"
Hua Lichu pretended to think for a moment, as if she had no choice but to give in to Li Lian, and said, "How about this, the same clothes, 139 for a set, and I'll throw in an extra pair of underwear."
As she spoke, Hua Lichu took out the underwear she had bought wholesale from Ningyue Prefecture for 3 cents a pair: "Feel it, it's pure cotton. If you put it in a shopping mall, it would cost two or three yuan a pair."
"What kind of underwear? It costs two or three yuan a pair. I can buy them for only one yuan a pair from a roadside stall."
Although they said that, the group of aunties already believed it to some extent when they saw the exquisite outer packaging of the underwear.
Underwear sold for a dollar a pair at a roadside stall wouldn't have such attractive packaging.
Upon touching it, it was indeed pure cotton, and I immediately believed it completely.
But they wanted to get more for free, and complained, "Only one pair of underwear? Can't you give us a few more?"
Hua Lichu smiled but didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Li Lian quickly interrupted, "How come there's only one pair of underwear? Didn't you hear what my Pear said? This pair of underwear is worth two or three yuan! All of these goods were specially brought from Ningyue Prefecture, a long way away, and it cost a lot of money on the journey!"
The aunties were muttering to themselves.
Hua Lichu readily agreed, "If your spending exceeds 1,000 yuan in one go, I can give you some earrings."
That's right, they are earrings that cost 13 yuan per kilogram.
She had already instructed people to clean the earrings and pack them in suitable bags, making them no different from those sold in boutiques.
"If we spend 1,000 yuan this time, can we also get a pair of earrings as a gift?"
Hua Lichu deliberately wore an expression that suggested something was amiss.
After a long pause, he said, "One set for each person, only once. Also, once you leave this room, you absolutely must not tell anyone that you bought the clothes for 129 yuan each."
"Don't worry, we definitely won't tell."
Hua Lichu took out a calculator: "There are 5 of you. If each person spends 129, that's a total of 645 yuan. You're 355 yuan short of 1,000. What would you like to order?"
"Do you have any men's clothing? I'd like to buy some clothes for my husband; he's been wearing the same winter clothes for years..."
Hua Lichu nodded: "Yes."
"Is the men's clothing also 129 per set?"
"Yes, all leather coats and trousers, regardless of size or gender, are the same price."
After Hua Lichu took out the clothes, the other aunties also thought they were good.
Then, seeing the velvet-lined leather shoes that Hua Lichu had casually brought out, she was even more tempted.
How much does a pair of these leather shoes cost?
"These are genuine leather shoes, 40 yuan a pair, but if you want them, you can pay 38 yuan."
"Wow, there's cotton inside!"
But if you put on this set, you'll need 167 pounds.
Not everyone is willing to spend so much money on clothes.
Hua Lichu smiled and said, "This price is only available in the summer. In the winter, it will probably cost twice as much."
Just as everyone was in a state of anxiety, Hua Zhigang arrived.
Unfortunately, he was wearing the same set of clothes that Hua Lichu had given him during the day.
To match his outfit, he even used hair gel to style his hair into a slicked-back look.
It's clear that he's very satisfied with this outfit.
He quickly walked up to Li Lian, his expression a mix of anticipation and trepidation, and asked, "How is it? Does it look good?"
Li Lian gave him a reproachful look: "Aren't you afraid of the heat!"
Turning to the others, he smiled sheepishly and said, "Look at my husband, he's really something. He's in his thirties or forties, but he's still like a child. It's just a new set of clothes, but he insists on wearing it and showing it off to me."
The others were laughing uncontrollably.
But upon closer inspection, the clothes Hua Zhigang was wearing seemed to be exactly the same as the ones they were carrying!
Hua Zhigang smiled憨厚ly: "Just tell me if it looks good or not?"
“They look great! But I still need a pair of shoes… Pear, get me a pair of those leather shoes you just mentioned,” Li Lian said.
Hua Lichu: "Okay! What size do you wear, Uncle?"
"42 will do."
Li Lian didn't haggle and simply took out 38 yuan from her pocket and handed it over.
Hua Lichu hesitated for a moment, but still accepted.
I plan to return 13 yuan to Li Lian after everyone has left.
We'll just say it was purchased for 25.
Yes, although the shoes only cost 8 yuan to buy, she couldn't tell anyone her real purchase price.
It was too hot, so Hua Zhigang didn't change into leather shoes.
But he was tall and had made a special effort to wash and dress up, so he looked at least several years younger than usual.
This undoubtedly presented the true effect of wearing the clothes to everyone.
The aunties, who were initially hesitant, stopped hesitating and each grabbed a set of clothes and leather shoes according to their husbands' height and build.
Five people ordered a total of 10 sets of clothes and 5 pairs of leather shoes, plus 5 free earrings.
The cost of earrings is almost negligible.
Therefore, the five people brought by Li Lian brought a total net profit of 1290 to Hua Lichu.
Hua Lichu was secretly delighted to set off firecrackers, but she didn't show it on her face at all.
After seeing the customer off, he called out to Hua Zhigang, "Uncle, don't go yet."
"What is it?"
"Are you free tomorrow? I'd like to ask you for a favor. You could work as a model at my shop for a day, and I'll pay you."
Hua Zhigang pointed to himself in surprise: "Me? A model?"
"Yes, look at those aunties just now. They were a little hesitant at first, but after seeing you, they immediately placed an order."
Hua Zhigang hadn't expected to have this ability, and since he had nothing else to do, he agreed.
"Okay, what time tomorrow?"
"Around 7 o'clock. We had breakfast together and then headed to the mall."
After agreeing on a meeting time, Hua Lichu entered the rented room.
She immediately met her grandfather's and sister's bright eyes.
Hua Lichu smiled and said playfully, "Now you can all rest assured, right?"
As I said, even if we only sell one-fifth of the goods, it will be enough for us to recover our costs.
As for the ones sold later, that's pure profit.
If we're lucky, we can sell them all, and our money will multiply several times over!
Hua Yuansheng and Hua Antao nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
It wasn't that they lacked confidence in Hua Lichu; otherwise, they wouldn't have agreed to let Hua Lichu invest all her savings.
It's just that when a poor person suddenly becomes rich, investing more than 100,000 yuan all at once, they can't help but feel flustered!
But with just 5 people, they made back 1480 yuan.
The two believed that it wouldn't be long before they would be able to recover all their funds!