CHAPTER 258: CHAPTER 258: HER BIRTHDAY

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t waste words with them and turned to leave: "Forget it if you don’t want it."

Anyway, she’s not worried about selling this sewing machine.

Except for the thirty units the department store wants, there are still seventy left, and as soon as she puts out the word, they can sell out in no time.

Seeing her turn directly and leave, the two were dumbfounded.

Not even a chance for negotiation, how come she just walks off at the slightest disagreement.

Skinny hurried forward to stop her: "Comrade Su, don’t be angry, after all, 660 isn’t a small amount, could you see about making a deal, maybe a smaller deposit?"

"Alright."

Unexpectedly, Su Xiaoxiao nodded readily: "Alright, I’ll give them at 264 per unit, and you just need to pay a twenty-five percent deposit."

Skinny: "..."

What the heck, it’s still 660, and the price went up.

"Forget it, our department store leader just ordered thirty units from me and said they’ll want more later..."

As she spoke, she turned to leave again, and Skinny hurried to hold her back and gritted his teeth: "Alright, let’s go with what was initially said, 221 per unit, thirty percent deposit."

Only then did Su Xiaoxiao stop, turning to him with her hand out: "Alright, 660, pay up, pick up the goods here in three days."

Skinny’s mouth twitched: "I don’t have that much money on me right now, I’ll bring it to you tomorrow night, reserve the goods for me first."

"That won’t do, the deposit must be paid before reserving, business is business."

Su Xiaoxiao spoke in business-like terms, in business, sentiments can’t be indulged, what’s said should be what’s done.

"Alright, I’ll bring it to you early tomorrow."

The two of them hadn’t planned to restock at all, how could they carry that much money on them.

Who knew that they thought they could manipulate a deal without investment, yet ended up getting themselves tied up in it.

Watching Su Xiaoxiao’s stylish departing back, Skinny was gloomily thinking about getting a cigarette to smoke, his hand reached into his pocket only to remember, damn it! His smokes were all swindled by that little girl.

He instantly felt more depressed.

Compared to the gloom of the two, Su Xiaoxiao was walking home in high spirits, she was about to make a fortune, this sewing machine had much higher profits than those small items.

Soon enough, she felt she could become a ten-thousand-yuan household.

Su Xiaoxiao thought happily, walking home in a good mood.

Just as she reached the door, she collided with someone coming out from inside.

Su Xiaoxiao looked up and realized it was her big brother Su Wenbing.

"Bro, it’s getting dark, what are you rushing out for?"

Just as she asked, she saw her second brother Su Fusheng also coming out with a stick.

"Wait, what are you two..."

Su Wenbing was first surprised upon seeing her, after scrutinizing to ensure she was alright, he anxiously asked, "Third sister, where did you just go? Why did you disappear after coming out to open the door?"

"It’s nothing, just ran into two suckers, chatted for a bit."

"What suckers?"

The brothers both looked clueless.

"Not important, big brother, second brother, I’m sleepy, going to sleep first, have to work tomorrow."

The department store had its downside, others rest while she had to slog to work.

But thinking about the payment for thirty sewing machines coming in tomorrow, she felt good again.

Work is good, she loves work.

After finding the seller of sewing machines and arranging to deliver thirty units to the department store address tomorrow, she happily went to bed.

In the morning, while half asleep, a mechanical prompt suddenly sounded in her mind.

Su Xiaoxiao, feeling irritated, scratched her head, she was dreaming about diving into a pile of money, who was so lacking in tact to interrupt her sweet dream?

Sleepily open her eyes, she opened the game interface to find out the sewing machines had arrived, she could simply click to pick up and instantly deliver to the designated place.

Looking at the time, it was only five in the morning, too early, there wouldn’t be a soul at the department store, she’d better wait until she went to work.

Just right, she was curious as well, how the cross-time delivery worked, she might just witness it personally.

She yawned and buried her head back under the covers to continue sleeping.

Soon, she dreamed she was lying on a thick stack of banknotes, her lips curved into a satisfied arc, drooling while scattering money.

The feeling was summed up in one word, awesome!

Just as she was feeling happy, the familiar sound of an alarm clock rang in her ears.

Su Xiaoxiao irritably raised her hand to turn off the alarm, yet suddenly remembered this was the ninth alarm clock she bought, if it broke again, it would be costly.

Stubbornly controlled by the piercing ringing for a few seconds, she struggled to open her eyes, staring at the newspaper-covered ceiling, with her mind blank for a moment, before hearing the creak of the door being pushed open, followed swiftly by resounding street yelling.

Needless to say, it was Old Wang in front scolding his grandson again.

Su Xiaoxiao had come to realize, the old man’s temper was fiercely explosive, every morning he scolds at the same regular time, even more punctual than her alarm.

Lying on the bed for a while longer, she forced herself to crawl out of the quilt.

With Old Wang’s yelling, Su Xiaoxiao, with messy hair, came out to wash up.

Seeing the steaming hot buns on the table, her spirits lifted.

Eating so well this early, actually having fine flour, her mom was not planning to live anymore?

Usually, the table only has pickled vegetables and cornbread, now it had a basket of second-grade flour buns, and a plate of stir-fried shredded potatoes, unprecedentedly with shredded meat added.

The buns made with second-grade flour are slightly yellower than fine flour, but much better than coarse-grain cornbread.

Though not as soft as fine flour, they’re very chewy, with a rich wheat fragrance, Su Xiaoxiao felt they tasted much better than modern white flour buns.

But even this stuff was precious, usually wouldn’t eat it, at most mix a little when making coarse-grain cornbread.

At this moment Liu Cuilan came in, Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but ask: "Mom, what good day is today, how come we’re eating so well this morning?"

Liu Cuilan placed a bowl of noodles in front of her, topped with a poached egg and sprinkled with tender green scallions, the broth rich, color tempting.

Smelling the tempting aroma, Su Xiaoxiao uncontrollably swallowed.

"It’s your birthday today, forgot?"

Liu Cuilan spoke, pulling out a banknote from her pocket and handed it to her: "Finish the noodles quickly, don’t let the younger ones see, take this money, find time to buy yourself a new outfit."

Only then did Su Xiaoxiao remember, the original owner’s birthday was the same as hers, it was exactly today.

How could she forget about that?

Taking the money from Liu Cuilan, Su Xiaoxiao rushed over and hugged her, planting a kiss on her mom’s cheek: "Thanks, mom."

Liu Cuilan felt a bit embarrassed by her actions: "Eat your noodles quickly, they’ll get mushy soon."

After speaking, she blushed a little and turned to leave.

Su Xiaoxiao picked up the noodles, took a bite of the poached egg, then ate a large mouthful of noodles, the noodles were strong, the broth fragrant, it was delicious.

She picked up another chopstick full of shredded potatoes, crispy and refreshing, delicious.

Seeing that the time was getting late, she quickly finished her meal, and shouted to Liu Cuilan busy in the room: "Mom, I’m off."

There were sewing machines to confirm for pick-up, she must hurry.