Chapter 123

In Shangjun County, generally speaking, the New Year's meal is eaten at noon, and the time depends on each family. Therefore, families with daughters married off usually have the daughter's family go to the mother's home to eat first, opening the meal early, and then go to the husband's home to eat, opening the meal slightly later.

Su Xinghui put the big fish, a pheasant, and a bamboo rat into a snake-skin bag, sent them downstairs, and helped Tan Mingcheng tie them to the back seat of his bicycle before sending them off.

After returning home, waiting for Guo Suhua to clean up the dining table, Su Xinghui said, "Dad, Mom, let's go, let's go to the street, I'm going to buy you clothes!"

Guo Suhua asked, "Why, did you get rich during the New Year?"

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "It's okay. Besides the New Year goods, the unit also distributed three hundred yuan for New Year expenses. I didn't spend much of my salary from the past few months, and there are still several hundred. Brother Gaoshan came this time and said the company's efficiency is good, so he gave me one thousand yuan first. So, buying you clothes is still possible."

Guo Suhua said happily, "Then you are doing well, you have more money than me this New Year. However, you don't need to buy clothes. Keep your money for yourself, Dad and Mom both have clothes."

Su Wenjun was also a very traditional person. He wasn't used to having his son buy him clothes, so he also said, "Yes, your mother is right, we both have clothes, just keep your money for yourself."

Su Xinghui said, "No, Dad, Mom, today I must buy you clothes. My son has grown up and hasn't done much filial piety for you. Now that my son has the ability, buying clothes is to show my heart. Don't refuse."

Guo Suhua's eyes were about to turn red, but she still shook her head and said, "Forget it, Xinghui, Dad and Mom know you have grown up and have filial piety, but you have already done enough by cooking a birthday meal for your dad. Dad and Mom really don't need you to buy clothes."

Su Xinghui knew that his mother was a thrifty person, but he really wanted to buy them clothes. In his previous life, due to an unhappy marriage, his parents worried a lot for him, making him feel that he was very unfilial. In this life, he hoped to make up for the things he didn't do well in his previous life as much as possible.

Su Xinghui said, "Dad, Mom, if you don't want to go, then I will go to the street by myself. Don't blame me if I don't buy something you like!"

Hearing his son say this, Su Wenjun and his wife could only look at each other and agree to go to the street with their son. They followed him to the street, and they could also control the expenses. If they let their son go to the street alone, who knew how much money he would spend?

To tell the truth, although they were refusing in their mouths, they were still very happy that their son really wanted to buy them clothes. They didn't raise such a good son in vain.

The family of three went to the street happily. In Shangjun County now, the place where clothing stores were most concentrated was on the street where the People's Hotel was located. This street was also the main road of Shangjun County, named Shangjun Avenue.

Approaching the Spring Festival, Shangjun Avenue was very lively, with people coming and going, shoulder to shoulder. Everyone was out to buy New Year goods and new clothes.

In the past few years, many clothing stores and shoe and hat stores had opened in the storefronts on both sides of Shangjun Avenue. These shop owners were very flexible people. They went to Jiangcheng to purchase goods and then sold them in Shangjun. They earned profits and also brought the latest styles of clothing back to Shangjun.

Guo Suhua was relatively thrifty in managing the household, and Su Wenjun was not a person who paid much attention to dressing up. Therefore, they had very few opportunities to go shopping for clothes together. Today, going to the street with their son, they were also overwhelmed and felt a bit unaccustomed.

Su Xinghui took them into a store selling down jackets. He wanted to buy a down jacket for each of his parents. His parents hadn't worn down jackets until now, but they bought him one last year.

As soon as Su Wenjun and his wife entered the store and saw the price, they wanted to pull Su Xinghui out. They said they didn't like the styles here, but Su Xinghui knew they thought the price was expensive, so he said to them, "It's okay, Dad and Mom, buy a better piece of clothing to keep warm in winter."

While speaking, he took down a black men's long down jacket from the hanger and asked his father to try it on. Su Wenjun couldn't resist him and had to enter the fitting room. After changing into this down jacket and coming out, Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Hmm, very good, Mom, what do you think?"

Guo Suhua also felt it was good. Su Wenjun's height could be considered relatively high here, close to 1.75 meters, and his figure was also very standard. Wearing this long down jacket made him look very handsome, and he looked at least several years younger than his actual age.

Guo Suhua nodded and said, "Hmm, you have good taste, very dashing."

Su Wenjun looked at the price, the label of this piece of clothing was over four hundred, and he was startled. This was almost his two months' salary. He hurriedly wanted to take off this piece of clothing and not buy it.

Su Xinghui hurriedly stopped his father and said, "Dad, this piece of clothing is really very good, it looks good to wear, and the quality and workmanship are also okay. As for the price, we can negotiate."

Today, the business of every clothing store was good. The female shop owner had just sent away a customer and walked over to Su Wenjun and said, "Yes, this comrade, our store is holding a Spring Festival grand promotion, the price can be discounted. As long as you like this piece of clothing, we can negotiate the price."

Su Xinghui said, "Boss, I also want to buy a piece of clothing for my mother. Let's talk about the price after we have chosen. If we are satisfied, I will buy it all. If we are not satisfied, we will change to another store."

The shop owner smiled and said, "Fine, then you choose first, the price will satisfy you."

Su Xinghui then picked out a purple women's long down jacket for his mother and let his mother try it on. The effect was also quite good, so he began to negotiate the price with the female shop owner.

The female shop owner said, "Comrade, since you are buying two down jackets at once, I will give you a 20% discount. This is already the lowest discount in our store. I will calculate it for you. The total price of the two down jackets is 836, and a 20% discount is 668. I will wipe out the odd amount for you, just give me 666."

Hearing so much money, Su Wenjun and Guo Suhua wanted to pull Su Xinghui away again. Su Xinghui waved his hand and said to the shop owner, "Sister, is it appropriate for you to give a 20% discount? I think I can accept a 60% discount."

The female shop owner suddenly had a bitter face and said, "This comrade, you are bargaining too hard, aren't you? How can you ask for a 60% discount right away? Isn't this making me lose money?"

Su Xinghui said, "Don't think I don't know your purchase price. The purchase price in the Wanma Market in Jiangcheng is 80% off, right? I have a classmate who used to do this business."

Su Xinghui was really not talking nonsense. In his previous life, he had a classmate who did this business, and he even asked his classmate to buy clothes for him at the professional Wanma Clothing Market in Jiangcheng. The purchase price there was about 70% to 80% off the tag price.

The female shop owner was suddenly bluffed by Su Xinghui. She had a bitter face and said, "Comrade, it seems you are an expert, but our purchase price is not as low as you said. Those at 80% off are parallel imports. Look at the quality of our clothes, they are absolutely high-end goods, they are genuine products, and the price of genuine products is not that low."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Then what is your purchase price? It won't be higher than 70% off, right?"

The female shop owner said, "To tell you the truth, our purchase price is 60% off, but we also have travel expenses, storefront rent, labor wages, and reasonable profits. We can't shout for nothing, right? So selling at 20% off is absolutely not expensive."

Su Xinghui said, "20% off is definitely too high. If you say this price again, we will turn around and leave. Anyway, after a few days, after the New Year, not many people will buy down jackets."

The custom in Shangjun County is to wear new clothes for the New Year, and they are all bought before eating the New Year's meal. After eating the New Year's meal, no one buys clothes. And in the 1990s, no matter what kind of shop was opened, they had to close for a few days after eating the New Year's meal, and the longest would rest until after the Lantern Festival.

In Shangjun County, there is such a saying, beggars have three days of New Year, and there is also the saying that the New Year is small and the fifteenth is big. That is to say, before the Lantern Festival, it is considered the New Year. You cannot do business during the New Year. If the female shop owner cannot sell all the goods in these few days, then after the New Year, she can only sell them at a reduced price.

The female shop owner pondered for a moment and said, "30% off, no lower."

Su Xinghui turned around and walked out. The female shop owner hurriedly called him and said, "40% off."

Su Xinghui still shook his head and wanted to leave. The female shop owner gritted her teeth and said, "50% off, if you are still not satisfied, then I can't help it. If you want to go, go."

Su Xinghui knew that this had almost reached the female shop owner's psychological bottom line, so he nodded and said, "Fine, I have to let you earn something."

The female shop owner had a bitter face and said, "Sigh, this is already losing money to earn a shout."