BXBX NOVEL Chapter 175 - 175. A Business Talk
Su Hanxuan watched as Su Qing sipped on her tea unhurriedly. He couldn’t tell if she liked it; her cold face was expressionless.
“Young master, please taste this golden thread cake.”
Su Hanxuan greeted Su Qing with a smile. Su Qing raised her head and looked at him. The moment their eyes met, Su Hanxuan’s heart skipped a beat.
When he looked again, Su Qing had already lowered her head. She picked up the golden cake and started eating it. Su Hanxuan smiled slightly, but there was a hint of bitterness in his smile.
The man in front of him was a young master. He missed his daughter so much that he even thought a man was his daughter.
“It’s delicious.”
Su Qing complimented. She truly felt that it was delicious. It was sweet but not greasy, and it melted in her mouth. It was much more delicious than the pastries at the official relay station. She ate two pieces in a row and looked up at Su Hanxuan.
“This pastry is not bad. May I ask where I can buy it, Sir?”
“My family’s chef made this. You can’t buy it anywhere else. If young master likes to eat it, I’ll ask the waiter to pack some and give you two boxes.”
Su Hanxuan was overjoyed to hear that Su Qing liked it. He offered to bring two boxes of desserts for su Qing.
This cake was his daughter’s favorite. He didn’t expect this young master to like it too.
“Alright.”
Su Qing agreed readily. She had wanted to ask where he could buy the golden silk cake. She wanted to buy some for Xiaoying but did not expect the cook to make it herself. She felt regretful when Su Hanxuan offered to bring her two boxes, so she accepted his offer.
Ji Shuisheng and Qiu Yongkang scratched their eyebrows in embarrassment.
However, Su Qing’s personality was like this. She couldn’t be polite and modest.
“Thank you, Mr. Su.”
Ji Shuisheng thanked him on behalf of Su Qing. Su Hanxuan smiled and waved his hand.
“You’re welcome. It’s just a little snack, nothing expensive.”
Su Hanxuan waved his hand with a smile. As he spoke, the waiter returned with a tray of clothes. There was a set of cotton-padded clothes on the tray.
“Young master, please inspect the clothes.”
Su Hanxuan gestured for the waiter to show Ji Shuisheng the cotton-padded jacket.
Qiu Yongkang was in charge of the logistics, so Ji Shuisheng asked him to check the quality of the cotton-padded clothes.
Qiu Yongkang took a closer look and realized that the butt and knees were made of cotton, and so were the collar and the collar of his clothes. The material used was solid, and the stitches were tight. The workmanship was good.
“This cotton-padded jacket is very well made. I wonder if the other cotton-padded jackets are the same quality as this one?”
Qiu Yongkang was a meticulous person. He didn’t ignore his inquiries because the sample was of good quality. Many unscrupulous merchants showed the same thing to their customers but changed it completely when they sent the samples.
“It’s all the same. You can check the goods when you load them. I don’t want a single cent if there’s anything different from this cotton-padded jacket.”
Su Hanxuan gave his promise confidently. The Su family’s business was all about their reputation. They would never use inferior products to pass off as good ones.
“Alright, let’s talk about the price!”
Now that Qiu Yongkang had gotten a satisfactory answer, the next step was to ask for the price.
Even though Yang Zhi promised to give him a low price and Su Hanxuan pledged to provide him with the lowest price, Qiu Yongkang still had to ask.
“The cotton-padded clothes and pants are three taels of silver each.”
Su Hanxuan had given them the lowest price they could offer. This year, the cost of cotton doubled due to the disaster. They could only afford this price because they used the cotton they had saved up last year. Otherwise, they would have paid five taels of silver for a set at least.
“Three taels of silver?”
Qiu Yongkang hesitated. Three taels of silver for a set of cotton-padded clothes. They had over a hundred people and three hundred and sixty taels of silver. It would be a heartache to take out so much money all of a sudden.
“This is already the base price. Any lower, and we’ll lose money. This year, a bag of cotton costs one tael of silver. A set of cotton clothes will cost more than two bags of cotton. The cotton is made of the best sackcloth, which is strong and durable. Adding the labor, it will cost about three taels of silver.”
Seeing Qiu Yongkang’s hesitation, the shopkeeper settled the bill for him and told him the current price of the cloth shop.
“Our cloth shop normally sells four taels of silver per set.”
“The price is fair; thank you for the discount.”
Qiu Yongkang saw that they had misunderstood, so he quickly cupped his hands and said with a smile.
“I’ll charge you 120 sets of cotton-padded clothes at this price, and I’ll have them ready in five days.”
Ji Shuisheng said from the side. He set the price of 120 sets of cotton-padded clothes and delayed the time by five days. This way, they would not bump into Yang Zhi on the road.
“I’m going out for a while; I left something behind.”
Listening to their haggling, Su Qing remembered that he had forgotten to buy the seasoning, so she got up and told Ji Shuisheng.
“Alright. We’ll be waiting for you here.”
Ji Shuisheng used his eyes to remind Su Qing to be careful. Su Qing nodded and was about to leave.
“What does this young master want to buy?”
Su Hanxuan did not want Su Qing to leave, so he stood up and asked.
“I’m buying some condiments.”
Su Qing replied indifferently. Perhaps second master thought that she would ask about the prices of other cloth shops, so he asked.
When Su Hanxuan heard that Su Qing would buy some spices, he quickly offered help.
“Then do we still need young master to buy it himself? Write down the spices you want, and I’ll ask my staff to help you buy them.”
Su Hanxuan then ordered the shop assistant to bring a pen and paper over so that Su Qing could jot down what she wanted to buy.
“I want to buy many things, and I need to ask for other things. I’ll go by myself!”
Su Qing wasn’t used to his excessive enthusiasm, and she wanted to buy a large amount of spices.
She had used up all the spices she had snatched at Ji Ren Tang last time, so she had to replenish them.
In addition, it was not convenient to buy food on the way to escape, so she wanted to buy more food in Luo City and put it in the system in case of an emergency.
“Oh, I see. That’s good. Young master, please come back after you’ve bought the condiments. I’ll invite everyone to have a drink.”
Su Hanxuan didn’t force Su Qing when he saw she wasn’t willing, but he still hoped she could return.
“Alright,” she said.
Su Qing glanced at Su Hanxuan. Had he earned a lot of money from this deal? He was a little too enthusiastic.
Ji Shuisheng and Qiu Yongkang also stood up and said politely,
“Second master, you don’t have to be so polite. We brothers still have important matters to attend to, so we won’t bother you any longer.” “It’s about the escort, right?”
Su Hanxuan looked at Yang Zhi, who could not interject. It would be difficult to safely deliver so many coats to Jingshi Dao without the escort of an escort agency.
“Yes, it is.”
Ji Shuisheng nodded his head in agreement after hearing what he said.
Su Hanxuanlaughed.
“That’s easy; we can talk over wine. I want to make friends with you three.”
“Then I’ll accept your invitation.”
Ji Shuisheng saw that Su Hiianxuan was sincere in asking him to stay. He also wanted to make friends with Su Hanxuan. In the future, he wanted to achieve great things and had a massive demand for cotton-padded clothes and materials. He wanted to build a good relationship with Su Hanxuan first so that they could continue working together.
Su Qing saw that the two of them had stayed, so she bought some condiments first, then returned to buy some cotton cloth. Cotton was unavailable for now as they did not have the official documents.
However, Su Qing had her ways. She just needed a few more sets of cotton clothes and cotton. Although changing cotton clothes into cotton shoes was extravagant, she had no choice.
As soon as she left the shop, she saw a maidservant running into the shop with tears all over her face. As soon as she entered the shop, she implored the shop assistant,
“Where’s the second master?”
“He’s in the back hall entertaining important guests!”
The servant girl stomped her feet anxiously after hearing it. Seeing the anxious servant girl, the waiter quickly pointed to the back hall and told her.. “What do we do? Quickly call the second master out!”