Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 319: Big Business

"Thirty-seven! Thirty-seven is good enough, right?"

Chen Tieshan had never felt so frustrated doing business with others. Today, he had ended up falling into the hands of a little girl, and he felt utterly uncomfortable.

Seeing how young this girl was, he thought she’d be easy to talk to.

Su Xiaoxiao turned back to meet Chen Tieshan’s gaze, just staring at him, neither speaking nor nodding, just staring, which made Chen Tieshan’s heart race.

Beside him, Wang Shengli quietly poked his arm, "Big brother, is Comrade Su still not satisfied? Should we give a bit more?"

Chen Tieshan was starting to feel like cursing.

Whose side was this guy on anyway? Why does he keep helping the other side lower the price?

"Are you out of your damn mind?"

He gritted his teeth and spoke. To his surprise, Wang Shengli looked shocked, "Big brother, how did you know? I did get out of the door and got caught between it this morning."

Chen Tieshan: "..."

It’s not godlike opponents you should fear; it’s pig-like teammates.

Faced with Su Xiaoxiao’s probing gaze, he gritted his teeth and said, "I’ll give you a profit margin of three and a half, any more, and it’s a no-go."

He had so many brothers to look after and had to put in the effort to find buyers, this was his bottom line.

Su Xiaoxiao still didn’t speak, she had to test if this was really the bottom line.

She pushed her bike to turn and leave, seeing that the other party was frowning and didn’t intend to stop her, she symbolically took two steps forward, parked her bike, and looked back, "Alright, deal."

She learned this bargaining tactic from her grandma back in modern times: when buying things, don’t rush; haggle first, when you can’t haggle anymore, pretend to leave, and if the other party calls you back, then the price can still be negotiated, if they don’t care, then you’ve basically hit their bottom line.

Unexpectedly, selling things also applied.

She parked her bike and walked back.

Silently calculating in her heart, since they were willing to give a share, she couldn’t overly exploit, so she decided to sell to them at the price she used for the department store.

"One hundred eighty per unit, thirty percent deposit upfront, pick up the goods in three days, if you cancel, the deposit is non-refundable."

After Su Xiaoxiao spoke, she raised her eyelids to look at them, "How many do you want?"

Before she finished speaking, Wang Shengli was already counting on his fingers, they planned to order twenty units, just the deposit would be one thousand and eighty.

Such a large sum of money, once said non-refundable, means non-refundable.

"Big brother, just the deposit is over a thousand, this..."

Even though they often mingled in the black market, handling deals worth thousands from time to time, this was the first time they heard of taking a deposit, and that if they back out, the deposit cannot be refunded.

Chen Tieshan was also considering this matter, the deposit was no small sum.

"Comrade Su, how about this, we’ll give you two hundred as a deposit, and settle the rest upon delivery?"

"No, the rule for buying from me is this, if you don’t want it, you can ask someone else."

With that, she was ready to go push her bike again.

Wang Shengli, with a bitter face, hurriedly stopped her, "Hey hey, Comrade Su, don’t be hasty, let’s discuss it further."

Why did she want to leave the moment they disagreed, this female comrade sure had a temper.

Su Xiaoxiao actually didn’t intend to leave for real; after all, this was quite a large deal, with considerable profit.

However, doing business means not losing in terms of momentum.

She raised her chin and asked, "What’s your suggestion?"

Wang Shengli quickly poked Chen Tieshan, signaling him to speak quickly, or the deal might fall through.

"I... I don’t have that much money on me right now; how about giving you twenty percent of the deposit first, and settle the rest in full upon pick-up?"

"Comrade Su, we want twenty units, twenty percent is seven hundred twenty yuan, it’s not a small amount."

The two followers behind him quickly nodded vigorously.

Having done so many business trips with the big brother, this was the most frustrating time yet.

They usually had people begging them wherever they went, hardly like today, being pushed around by a young girl.

Yet, she was the only one with the supply of these mini sewing machines.

Su Xiaoxiao still didn’t speak, just kept staring.

Chen Tieshan became anxious under that gaze, searching all his pockets, pooling with some followers, barely coming up with seven hundred fifty yuan and six cents.

Spreading the pile of assorted money in front of Su Xiaoxiao, he used his most confident tone to speak the weakest words, "This is it, not a penny more, don’t believe me, see for yourself..."

Being able to pull out over seven hundred yuan just like that, this was someone loaded for sure.

Su Xiaoxiao thought, pretending to nod casually, "Alright, this will do."

In the end, she accepted their seven hundred fifty yuan as a deposit, agreeing on the delivery location three days later.

The four men eagerly watched Su Xiaoxiao leave, as if sending off a deity of wealth.

Once she was gone, Chen Tieshan looked at the six cents in his hand, feeling a bit heartbroken.

This was all the money he had brought today, and he originally planned to get some other goods and have a nice meal with a few brothers.

Now, even having steamed buns might not be guaranteed.

Su Xiaoxiao, having made money, was cheerfully heading home. Passing by the deli, she specially bought half a pig’s face to let her mom make cucumber salad at home.

"Comrade Su, Comrade Su..."

Just as she was about to arrive home riding her bike with the purchase hung on the handle, she heard two furtive voices calling from behind her.

The voices weren’t loud, if the surroundings hadn’t been so quiet, she might not have noticed.

Curious, she turned her head, facing two heads peeking out from an alley.

One had a thin, monkey-like face, the other’s face, also scarred, wore a simple honest smile, giving an impression of a bit of foolishness.

Su Xiaoxiao hit the brakes, placing a foot on the ground, puzzled, "Weren’t you two supposed to be lying low? Why are you back so soon?"

The visitors were no other than Skinny and Liu Dadan.

Their clothes looked brand new, and even the previously stick-thin Skinny looked like he had gained some weight.

It seemed they were doing quite well during this period.

Skinny rubbed his hands, smiling at Su Xiaoxiao, "Comrade Su, we’re back. By the way, did you encounter the black market boss?"

Su Xiaoxiao frowned, thinking to herself, even if I did, I wouldn’t know, so tell me what they look like first.

As if realizing her thoughts, Skinny spoke, "He’s dark and tall, with a scar on his left face like Dadan, looks like trouble."

This description certainly stood out in a crowd.

"If you run into him, be careful; he’s not as reasonable as us two brothers."

Before Skinny finished speaking, a familiar face had already appeared in Su Xiaoxiao’s mind.

She thought, well, it’s too late, I’ve already met him, and the other party seemed quite courteous.

Meanwhile, Chen Tieshan, who was squatting by the roadside with a few brothers, munching on steamed buns, uncontrollably sneezed.

Damn it! Who the hell is badmouthing me?

Wang Shengli poked him, "Big brother, do you think Comrade Su might report us to her brother? Her brother is the police chief."