Chapter 124
Su Xiaoxiao wasn’t annoyed but rather smiled casually. “The effect is there for you to see, and you can try it out. If you think the buyers are all fake, you don’t have to buy. I’m not forcing anyone to buy.”
Since the product was good, she wasn’t worried about selling it. The female comrades who had spoken that statement felt a bit awkward. However, no one took her words to heart, and they eagerly started trying the product one by one.
After trying, everyone was amazed, and in the end, nearly everyone bought one or two. Those with more money in their pockets also bought the whitening pills. In the end, with the addition of men who joined in just for the fun, they sold a total of 19 portions of the moisturizing pills. As for the whitening pills, they couldn’t be tried, and though they sold more slowly, they eventually all sold, totaling 80 portions. The moisturizing pills sold for 3 yuan each, bringing in 57 yuan, with a cost of only 8.6 yuan. The whitening pills were 1.5 yuan each, totaling 120 yuan, with a cost of 18 yuan. In other words, they made a net profit of 148 yuan in just one day, after subtracting the expenses for coal and stove rental.
While Jiang Yexun could earn this much money on his hunting trips, this business venture was much safer and easier for him.
“We earned this much today because we only spent a little over an hour yesterday making a pot. We can make two more pots when we return today, and in the evening, we can roll more pills in our room,” Su Xiaoxiao suggested with a bright and radiant smile.
“Alright, it’s still early. Should we go somewhere?” Jiang Yexun suggested.
However, Su Xiaoxiao glanced at the time and shook her head. “Let’s put our things away and then go to the compound to wait.”
Their schedule for the day was tight, and she needed to find out the background of the mother and daughter who came to the hospital to see them the other day.
“Maybe you should rest at the guesthouse, and I’ll go alone,” Jiang Yexun said seriously.
He knew very well what kind of place the compound was. The people who lived there were not easy to deal with. He didn’t want any trouble for Su Xiaoxiao.
But Su Xiaoxiao remained resolute. “No, I have to go. This isn’t just about me; it’s also about my brother. I can’t let you go alone.”
Last time, that woman had used her power to suppress them, and she had acted strangely. So Su Xiaoxiao felt that she needed to personally go and inquire. She couldn’t stop worrying until she saw it for herself.
Jiang Yexun’s brow furrowed, and he wanted to persuade her further. Su Xiaoxiao immediately approached him and tugged at his clothes, acting pitiful and sweet.
“Brother Yexun, please say yes! If I don’t see it for myself, I’ll be anxious, and it might lead to insomnia at night, and then I’ll start losing hair. If I don’t sleep well, my health will deteriorate, and I might even get sick…”
With each possible outcome she mentioned, Jiang Yexun’s face darkened. In the end, he had to interrupt her hurriedly.
“Alright, we’ll go together. You just keep putting these bad thoughts on yourself.”
He sighed and gave in, so she wouldn’t make herself upset.
Su Xiaoxiao, who had just been a pitiful little thing, immediately lit up with joy when she heard his agreement.
He sighed again and muttered, “You only know how to hold me tightly.”
“I can’t really do much, it’s all because you spoil me,” Su Xiaoxiao replied sweetly and softly.
Jiang Yexun shook his head, and they returned to the guesthouse to drop off their belongings. Then, they took the subway to get close to the compound.
By the time they arrived, it was already past 9 o’clock. They sat down on a nearby curb and waited for nearly half an hour, but there was no one in sight.
Su Xiaoxiao had drunk a bowl of soy milk in the morning, and she had also consumed a pot of malted milk, which left her feeling anxious after sitting here for so long.
“Brother Yexun, I’ll go to the bathroom first, and you can wait for me here,” Su Xiaoxiao suggested.
“I’ll accompany you,” Jiang Yexun said.
Su Xiaoxiao immediately shook her head as if she were a tambourine. “No, we’ve been waiting here for a while, and no one has passed by. You stay here and wait, just in case someone comes while I’m in the bathroom.”
For safety’s sake, she had even taken the portrait of the young woman from Jiang Yexun’s hands.
“If I meet anyone while I’m in the bathroom, I can ask them. I’ll ask young people, there won’t be any issues because we are all female comrade. I think you can also ask elder ones, there won’t be any issues either.”
Su Xiaoxiao spoke convincingly.
Jiang Yexun tightened his brows, feeling anxious whenever Su Xiaoxiao left his line of sight.
Seeing him like this, Su Xiaoxiao sweetened her voice even more and coaxed him. “I checked earlier when I went to the bathroom. It’s less than a kilometer away from here. This is near the compound, and no one would be stupid enough to do something bad here. They’d be caught in no time.”
Jiang Yexun glanced at the entrance of the compound and the two guards standing upright. He also looked at his little partner, who appeared confident.
In the end, he could only compromise. “Alright, go quickly and come back.”
“Okay! You wait here for me,” Su Xiaoxiao replied, showing a sweet and adorable smile.
Then she turned around and hurried away. Jiang Yexun’s gaze followed her until she disappeared completely.
When Su Xiaoxiao came out of the bathroom, she saw four or five young people not far away. When the sunlight shone on the young man being surrounded by them, Su Xiaoxiao’s heart suddenly tightened.
Brother!
She subconsciously took a couple of steps after them, but she quickly realized that it was impossible for this person to be her brother. Her brother’s health hadn’t recovered enough for the military to let him leave the hospital.
But the feeling of resemblance made Su Xiaoxiao’s heart race, as if it was about to jump out of her throat. She involuntarily followed the group of young people.