CHAPTER 255: CHAPTER 255: REFUSING THE BIG SEWING MACHINE ORDER

Su Xiaoxiao wondered, "Grandma, what good news?"

Grandma Liu rubbed her hands together, looking excited, "My grandson’s friend wants to order ten sewing machines from you."

A sewing machine costs two hundred yuan, and ten sewing machines would be two thousand yuan.

Has she encountered a wealthy landowner?

Su Xiaoxiao’s eyes widened immediately, but she quickly calmed down.

Who would spend so much money on sewing machines?

Given the wage level of this era, an ordinary family would have to save for a long time just to buy a sewing machine.

In their village, households with thousands are rare, most families are uniformly poor.

After a brief thought, she helped Grandma Liu inside, "Grandma, first tell me what the situation is."

With Su Xiaoxiao supporting her, Grandma Liu sat down on a stool and took a big sip of the water Su Xiaoxiao had poured her.

She had hurriedly come all the way without even sipping water, and now she was truly thirsty.

This water tasted sweet in her mouth, indicating sugar had been added.

"Xiaoxiao girl, this white sugar is precious, giving it to an old woman like me is a waste."

"Grandma, what are you saying? We used to sneak food at your house when we were little. How would giving you some sweet water be a waste? If you like it, you can come to my house for a drink every day."

Su Xiaoxiao pretended to scold jokingly.

Grandma Liu felt sweetness in her heart as well as in her mouth.

It’s a pity her grandson is already married; otherwise, she would have wanted Xiaoxiao as her granddaughter-in-law.

Pretty, capable, and filial, she is the kind of good wife that is hard to find.

Unlike her own granddaughter-in-law, who is lazy and always causing trouble, not worth mentioning.

She sighed and put down the enamel mug, briefly explaining the situation to Su Xiaoxiao.

Grandma Liu’s grandson works at a towel factory.

A few days ago, while chatting idly with two colleagues, he inadvertently mentioned the mini sewing machine, and a colleague casually inquired about its origins.

He said his friend also wanted to buy sewing machines, ten at once.

Grandma Liu got excited on hearing this. Last time Su Xiaoxiao gave her a forty-yuan commission for a sewing machine, and she felt guilty accepting such a large sum.

She thought if she could help Xiaoxiao introduce more customers, she could at least accept the money with ease.

Su Xiaoxiao initially thought the person was opening a tailor shop or something, but was surprised to learn that the machines were for personal use.

Can an individual use so many sewing machines? Su Xiaoxiao felt suspicious.

But Grandma Liu was well-intentioned, and she couldn’t outright reject her.

She could only respond politely, "Grandma, thank you for introducing them, but my relatives are currently out of stock on electric sewing machines, so we can’t make this money."

Su Xiaoxiao appeared regretful, "Grandma, to be honest, I also want to earn this money, but it’s impossible since the supplies aren’t with me, I’m just running errands for relatives."

"You child, if it works, fine; if not, it’s okay, Grandma won’t blame you."

These sewing machines are rare even in the city, not having stock is normal.

It’s her fault for being overly excited and putting Xiaoxiao on the spot.

"Grandma, I’m really sorry for making you run for nothing."

Su Xiaoxiao felt apologetic.

Making Grandma Liu feel a bit uneasy, "Xiaoxiao girl, what are you talking about? Even if I wasn’t delivering the message, I had to stroll around to exercise my limbs, unless you mind the old lady always coming over to mooch food."

"Grandma, you’re like my real grandma. If you want to come mooch food, I’d be delighted."

These words made Grandma Liu beam with joy, "Xiaoxiao girl, don’t worry, I’ll tell my grandson to dismiss this matter, I won’t make it difficult for you."

Grandma Liu realized even further, feeling a bit annoyed at her grandson; a single sewing machine is hard to find, and he dares to ask for ten.

After Su Xiaoxiao saw Grandma Liu off, she returned to find Wang Chunhua in the west wing peering out the window eagerly.

Facing her gaze, she forced a stiff smile onto her face.

One side of her face was uncontrollable, with only half able to barely make expressions, giving her an eerie look.

Su Xiaoxiao twitched her lips, ignored her, and turned into the room.

She’s a resentful person; Wang Chunhua hasn’t been nice to her since childhood, not even as good as Grandma Liu, so why should she treat her well now?

Heart to heart exchanges yield results after investment.

She won’t soften just because Wang Chunhua is now bedridden.

Stepping into the room, she glanced up into her elder brother Su Wenbing’s probing eyes.

Su Wenbing had listened to their conversation earlier and now had a head full of questions.

"Xiaoxiao, when did we have a relative flipping sewing machines?"

Su Xiaoxiao scratched her head, "Big brother, actually it’s a friend of mine with supply channels. I’m just helping him sell some to earn commissions. It’s not wanting to be reported for illegal trading, so I can only say it’s from relatives outside. Please don’t slip your tongue outside."

"You know what kind of person your brother is?"

Su Wenbing replied, but felt uneasy inside.

Sewing machines are in-demand goods; why would someone inexplicably let his third sister sell them?

Selling directly would make more. Looking at his third sister’s appealing face, an oval face with big eyes, and fair skin, though dressed poorly, if groomed she would surely look prettier than city girls.

Wait... could that person have an eye on his third sister?

It’s not unheard of; his third sister’s face has always attracted boys since she was young, just like today with Song Weidong, whose eyes seemed glued to her face.

"Third sister, tell me the truth, your friend wouldn’t be interested in you, right? Otherwise, why would they let you handle such a profitable route?"

Seeing her brother’s obvious misinterpretation, Su Xiaoxiao quickly said, "Brother, you misunderstood; the friend selling sewing machines is a woman, she just thinks I work in the department store and know a lot of people, so she cooperates with me."

Hearing it was a woman, Su Wenbing finally relaxed, "That’s fine, I thought..."

Before finishing his words, Liu Cuilan and Xu Zhaodi came in, followed by Su Pan.

As soon as Liu Cuilan entered, she saw her third daughter talking to their eldest son in the main room, quickly stepped forward and pulled Su Xiaoxiao aside.

"Third girl, tell Mom the truth, where did this mini sewing machine come from? You didn’t secretly resell from the department store, right? Our family can’t do that kind of thing, it could land you in jail if something goes wrong."

"Mom, relax, these sewing machines have absolutely no problem with their origin, it’s a friend at the sewing machine factory. His family members hold leadership positions there, so they have some authority."

After hearing this, Liu Cuilan’s worried heart finally eased a bit.

"That’s good, when I was coming back earlier, I saw two men at the village entrance inquiring about the third girl’s sewing machines; those two didn’t seem like good people."