After dinner, Xu Nian’an kept looking outside, wondering why his younger sister hadn’t come back yet. Even if she was going back to school, shouldn’t she stop by the store first?
As Xu Nian’an was thinking this to himself, Pei Yicheng arrived.
When Xu Nian’an saw his car, he assumed his younger sister had returned, but there was nobody in the car except for Pei Yicheng.
"Where is my little sister?" Xu Nian’an looked behind Pei Yicheng, but there was nothing there.
"I’ve already taken Nianhua back to school." Pei Yicheng wore a coat specifically for today, with his injured hand completely wrapped up inside it. He asked, "Have you prepared the goods you’re sending back? Liunian’s car will be heading back to South City tomorrow."
Xu Nian’an didn’t ask anything else, understanding that if his younger sister had school matters to attend to, he quickly turned around to move the merchandise inside the house.
After speaking with Ji Shuyuan on the phone, Ji Shuyuan had nearly sold all the items, not only earning living expenses but also repaying all the owed money.
Now, Ji Shuyuan had transferred all the money for the goods, and yesterday, taking advantage of his little sister being at the store, Xu Nian’an had restocked, with even more variety this time and also replenished the boutique’s inventory.
Ji Shuqin appeared at the store entrance, excitedly carrying a backpack and happily went inside looking for Xu Nian’an. Not finding Xu Nian’an there, Ji Shuqin decided to wait for him to finish his noon class and went specially to the school to fetch Xu Nian’an.
"Brother Shuqin, did you bring in new stock?" Seeing his beaming expression, Xu Nian’an knew that the trip to Yangcheng must have gone very smoothly.
Ji Shuqin had a lot to say and dragged Xu Nian’an into the store, sharing his experiences from the trip to Yangcheng. He said, "Nian’an, without visiting Yangcheng, you really don’t know how many good things are out there."
"I found the place using the address you gave and indeed, they do sell radios, but they are not just a retailer of radios, but a radio factory!" Ji Shuqin excitedly recounted. He guessed that his friend hadn’t expected him to actually go to Yangcheng, so he gave him the correct address.
Ji Shuqin thought about stocking up radios after finding the place, but he didn’t rush into making a purchase this time. Having learned from a previous mistake, he toured Yangcheng first, especially the wholesale markets Xu Nian’an had mentioned. Roaming around Yangcheng, he indeed uncovered a lot, as if he had opened the door to a whole new world.
Ji Shuqin proudly presented his merchandise and said, "You wouldn’t know without going to Yangcheng, the price of radios sold directly from the factory is completely different from those bought in the outside market!"
"My friend sounded so nice, said he sold it to me at a loss, but in fact, he made half the profit!"
Speaking of that friend, Ji Shuqin felt an itch in his teeth with dislike. The friend had cheated him, making twenty-five dollars off every radio!
"Are you saying this thing costs just twenty-five in Yangcheng?" Xu Nian’an was also thoroughly shocked.
"That’s right." Ji Shuqin nodded affirmatively, and at the same time, pulled out several others, saying, "There are many styles, and some are even cheaper. Look at this one—you can listen to the radio on it, but it costs much less, only fifteen yuan each."
"Did you, buy these from the factory?" Xu Nian’an asked.
Ji Shuqin nodded and eagerly clarified for him, with a proud face, "I told them I was checking out samples for the boss, and I would take some samples back first. If they’re good, I will order more in the future; if not, I won’t come back."