Chapter 1852: Chapter 1854: You Must Really Be Dumb
As soon as it was opened, Yang Chuxia discovered that inside were neatly arranged high-quality leathers—some pure black, some dark gray, and others red and white. Yang Chuxia noticed that each piece here was shinier than the ones she had bought.
Instantly, Yang Chuxia’s face turned a bit green.
Yangyang, seeing this from the side, laughed, "So many leathers! Now I can make several more outfits. Oh my, that’s great." As he spoke, he tugged at Yang Chuxia’s sleeve and said, "Mom, make two outfits for Chengcheng too, in the same colors as mine."
Yang Chuxia gave Yangyang a long look, then turned to look at Lele.
Under Yang Chuxia’s burning gaze, Lele had no choice but to remove his hands from his face. As soon as their eyes met, he raised his hands, "Alright, I’ll confess, that shop is mine."
Instantly, the room fell silent; Ye Zi’an had a look as if he had expected it.
As for Yangyang, he was full of admiration, "Wow, brother, you really meant it about the leather business? You’re amazing, I’m utterly impressed!"
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Ye Zi’an was embarrassed!
Lele sighed, "Little brother, that’s called being ’utterly impressed’!"
"Oh, no problem!" Yangyang waved it off and added, "Brother, since it’s yours, can I just pick whatever I want here?"
Lele waved dismissively, "Go ahead, pick whatever you want."
"Ah, a real brother is a real brother. When I make money in the future, I’ll buy a lot of things for you to choose from." Yangyang said boastfully.
Ye Zi’an noticed that Yang Chuxia’s expression wasn’t quite right, and thought to himself this might not be good.
Sure enough, the next moment, Yang Chuxia shouted, "Son, are you stupid? I originally thought the shop owner was pretending to be stupid, maybe thinking of small profits and quick returns. But if it’s your shop, you must be truly stupid!"
"Mom!!" Lele pouted, how was he stupid?
"You won’t even admit you’re stupid?" Yang Chuxia chided in annoyance, "No matter how cheap you sell these furs, it’s not something ordinary people would buy. Can they afford it when one piece is dozens of taels? Since it’s sold to wealthy nobles, who would care about saving a few coins? Those people value quality, prestige—they want that price. The more expensive, the more it matches their status! Don’t you get it?"
She mentioned so because today she noticed many people who looked like nannies came to buy; these people were probably buying not for the masters’ families, but for themselves. Servants of wealthy families could still afford dozens of taels of silver.
Others seemed to be from wealthy households, probably from families that run two or three small shops and the like.
"So mom thinks I’m selling too cheap?" Lele dug his ear.
"Of course!" Yang Chuxia replied in exasperation, "Just forget it for today. Starting tomorrow, stop selling your leathers. Reopen in three days and sort all the leathers according to quality and type. Select the best fox and deer hides!"
"Uh, like this?" Lele scratched his head, "I thought furs were like herbs; making two to three times profit would be enough. Had no idea it could be more? Besides, is there such a big difference between different leathers?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Chuxia was also exasperated, "Son, didn’t you look into this beforehand? How could you just mindlessly sell them?"
"I got them cheap, I calculated selling at thirty taels would still make a good profit, thought that’d be enough," Lele covered his face, then added, "I only thought that by selling cheaper than other shops in Capital City, more people would buy, just overlooked the mentality of the wealthy."