Chapter 658: Chapter 658: Your Girlfriend?
Shopkeeper: "The lowest is 300! I have to pay this price to stock it; I can’t do business with you at a loss, can I?"
Rong Ling: "85."
Shopkeeper: "Alright, alright! 249 for you!"
Rong Ling curled the corner of his mouth: "I’ll make a concession too, 95, how about it."
He knew this stall.
Previously, when accompanying Xiaoyi to buy clothes, he passed by by chance and saw a woman haggling with the shopkeeper, eventually buying the bag for 120.
Actually, he wasn’t born knowing how to bargain, but, influenced over time, every time he passed by and saw intense bargaining between buyers and shopkeepers, he’d pretend to browse but was secretly observing how others haggled.
Over time, with constant exposure, he learned how to bargain with shopkeepers.
The shopkeeper skeptically examined the man in front of her.
Looking at his appearance, he was still young, yet how could he be so ruthless when haggling?
Shopkeeper: "Handsome young man, we’re doing business, you know, we don’t want to make a loss. I’ll show you my purchase ledger..."
As she spoke, she made a pretense of taking out her ledger to show him: "The price I pay to stock it is really that high!"
Rong Ling said: "So, 95 won’t work?"
The shopkeeper showed a troubled expression: "Your price is too... too... too low! How about 200?! I’ll sell at a loss to you; I haven’t made a sale yet today!"
Li Yufei stood aside, dumbfounded.
She didn’t know what Rong Ling and the shopkeeper were doing, furrowed her brow, and was puzzled.
Rong Ling suddenly grabbed her hand: "Let’s go, I know a shop where a bag like this only costs 100 bucks."
With that, he was about to lead her away.
The shopkeeper, seeing that he was about to leave, panicked: "Handsome young man, don’t go!"
She hurriedly rushed out and grabbed his arm.
Rong Ling turned around, raised an eyebrow: "What’s the matter?"
Shopkeeper: "How about... 120! Is 120 okay? The purchase price changes daily, and who knows, that shop might sell it for more than mine today!"
Rong Ling: "Then I’ll go check first, if that place is more expensive, I’ll come back."
The shopkeeper was nervous: "Don’t!"
She bit her lip, stomped her foot: "Alright! You’re tough! What’s your offer?"
Rong Ling: "95."
The shopkeeper was almost in tears; she stocked the bag for 80, selling at that rate would only earn her 15.
Enough is enough!
The shopkeeper said: "100, that’s the lowest price, let me earn a little more! If you can accept it, take it for 100!"
Rong Ling: "Deal."
Li Yufei saw the deal seemed to be struck and was about to pay. She had just taken out five bills when Rong Ling had already scanned the code and paid 100. Turning his head, he noticed Li Yufei holding five bright red bills and was momentarily stunned: "What are you doing?"
Li Yufei: "Paying. Did you pay?"
She felt a bit bewildered.
After all, she had never been to such a market and didn’t know about bargaining, so she thought it was 500.
Rong Ling took the bag from the shopkeeper and handed it to her: "You clearly have a real bag; why buy a bag like this?"
Li Yufei: "Just curious."
She smoothly slung the bag over her shoulder: "Can you tell that I’m carrying a fake bag?"
Rong Ling: "Even if you’re carrying a fake bag, no one would doubt it’s not a real Chanel."
Li Yufei smiled: "Yeah."
She looked around, finding it rather novel: "This place is quite fun; it’s my first time in such a place. Take me to look at clothes!"
Rong Ling said: "Do you really want to buy clothes here?"
Li Yufei: "Yeah."
Rong Ling, familiar with the place, led her to a clothing store.
This shop sold export singles, catering to markets in Asia and Europe, and factory stores would produce in bulk, the excess from orders would flow into this domestic market.
So it’s very cheap.
Although this is Beijing, it’s also the largest clothing wholesale market.
Li Yufei stood at the shop entrance, glancing around, suddenly attracted by a beige knitted blouse.
Although this shop didn’t have any brand concept, the shop owner seemed to be good at fashion pairing. Each morning, after stocking up, she busily assembled outfits to hang on display racks.
"Hey beauty, want to come in and take a look?"
The owner, a young woman, approached Li Yufei, following her gaze to see which outfit she liked: "This is our new style, miss. Do you fancy this outfit?"
Li Yufei said: "Is this outfit put together by you?"
The owner smiled: "Yes."
Li Yufei: "It’s very nicely matched."
The owner was taken aback.
She’d been in business here for so many years, most patrons were choosy and liked to mix and match themselves.
She was passionate about pairing beautiful clothes daily, but seldom received such compliments.
The owner felt somewhat shy: "Really? Do you like it?"
Li Yufei said: "Can I try it on?"
Owner: "Of course!"
She immediately took the clothes down and led Li Yufei to the fitting room entrance.
The fitting room was small.
But Li Yufei didn’t mind at all, taking the clothes inside to start changing.
Rong Ling glanced at the clothes hanging on the rack, the owner recognized him instantly: "Xiao Rong?"
Rong Ling: "Ying."
Owner: "Did you come together with that pretty lady just now?"
Rong Ling: "Yeah."
The owner suddenly slapped his shoulder hard: "Is she your girlfriend!? Wow, you’ve got game."
Rong Ling, caught off guard, explained, "No..."
Owner: "Come on, don’t be shy in front of me! You’re grown, it’s time to have a girlfriend."
Rong Ling: "She’s..."
The fitting room door suddenly opened from inside.
Li Yufei, having changed, stepped out from inside.
Rong Ling looked up, glancing in her direction, and was slightly dazed.
Her attire, unexpectedly, carried an indescribable aura.
Because she tried on the clothes, she removed her high heels and donned disposable slippers, and without the suit, he noticed just how petite she was.
The knitted blouse with an off-shoulder design, despite Li Yufei’s narrow shoulders, were straight and elegant like a swan’s neck. Her two jade-like collarbones, paired with a collarbone necklace and this beige knitted blouse, exuded an inexplainable beauty.
Li Yufei walked up to him and asked: "Rong Ling, do you think I look good in this outfit?"
Rong Ling’s fair face showed a slightly unnatural expression, with the tips of his ears also turning a bit red.
He slightly parted his lips: "Yes, it looks good..."
The words that came out were in a slightly hoarse voice.
He immediately cleared his throat, slightly turned his face away: "It looks especially good."