Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading

Chapter 173: Showing Off Skills

Su Xiaoxiao quickly stood up: "Ladies, all the issues you’ve mentioned can be solved with the right styling, and I assure you, you’ll look stunning in these clothes."

As she spoke, she looked at Manager Wang: "Manager Wang just promised that whoever is willing to wear these clothes will receive an extra bonus."

Manager Wang hurriedly tugged Su Xiaoxiao’s sleeve: "Comrade Su, when did I..."

Before he could finish, Su Xiaoxiao cut him off: "Manager Wang, do you want to sell these clothes or not? Just offer a little bonus, and I guarantee not only will all the clothes be sold, but you’ll also double the bonus money."

"Really?"

Manager Wang was a bit skeptical.

Su Xiaoxiao patted her chest in assurance: "Definitely no problem."

Seeing her confidence, Manager Wang bit his lip: "Alright, I believe you."

He cleared his throat and announced: "Comrade Su is right. Whoever is willing to wear the new clothes for promotion will receive an additional ten yuan bonus this month."

A regular salesgirl earns less than forty yuan a month, so this was an immediate ten yuan raise. The previously hesitant group eagerly signed up.

"Comrade Su, count me in."

"Comrade Su, I want to try it too."

"Comrade Su, I’m not doing it for the money, mainly because I really like the clothes."

A few salesgirls rushed to sign up, surrounding Su Xiaoxiao.

"Everyone, don’t worry, there’s enough for all."

Su Xiaoxiao looked around and pointed to a tall, fair-skinned young girl: "Comrade Zhao, right? You come over, I’ll style a set for you first."

Zhao Chunhua was fair-skinned and tall, she would look great in flared pants and a waist-baring floral shirt.

Su Xiaoxiao immediately picked a goose-yellow floral shirt and paired it with dark blue denim flared pants for Comrade Zhao to try on.

Comrade Zhao hesitated a bit: "Comrade Su, I’ve never worn this color before, won’t it be too flashy?"

"Comrade Zhao, your skin is so fair, this yellow really highlights it. Just try it on, you’ll look stunning."

Su Xiaoxiao immediately patted her chest again in guarantee.

Zhao Chunhua, encouraged by her, eagerly went to the back to change clothes.

A few minutes later, Zhao Chunhua emerged and the room was filled with audible gasps.

"Little Zhao, you’re so beautiful in these clothes, like a movie star from the magazines."

"Indeed, just look at those long legs, the outfit makes them look even slimmer and longer."

"And this color, I thought it was too flashy and might look dark, but you look even fairer."

Zhao Chunhua was a bit embarrassed by the compliments: "It’s all thanks to Comrade Su’s styling."

Everyone then shifted their gaze onto Su Xiaoxiao.

"Comrade Su, can you style a set for me too? Just like Comrade Zhao’s."

"For sure, I want one like that too."

"I thought these flared pants would be awkward, but they really show off the leg shape."

Everyone chatted enthusiastically, proactively asking Su Xiaoxiao to style them.

"Everyone, don’t rush, I’ll tailor the styling according to each person’s features."

As she spoke, she looked at Zhao Chunhua: "Comrade Zhao, come over, I’ll give you a makeover and do your makeup, you’ll look even better than the movie stars."

With her words, curiosity grew among the crowd.

They gathered around for a closer look.

Su Xiaoxiao scanned the room, picked a piece of yellow floral fabric from the material counter, folded it, and used it as a headband for Zhao Chunhua, also braiding her hair into a centipede braid. With just a bit of effort, Zhao Chunhua’s temperament was instantly elevated.

"Oh my, Comrade Su, you’re so skillful!"

"This scrap fabric actually matches Zhao’s outfit perfectly."

As the crowd marveled, they saw Su Xiaoxiao pull out a bunch of bottles and jars from her bag.

The cosmetics and false eyelashes she accidentally ordered now came in handy.

Zhao Chunhua curiously watched her holding things near her face: "Comrade Su, what are you doing?"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled mysteriously: "You’ll find out soon enough."

Zhao Chunhua, being taller, had Su Xiaoxiao tiptoe slightly, feeling it wasn’t convenient, she said: "Comrade Zhao, could you sit here and don’t move?"

Zhao Chunhua didn’t know what she was doing but obediently sat on the stool in front of her.

The surrounding people were curious and gathered around, watching Su Xiaoxiao waving small brushes and pads at Zhao Chunhua’s face, feeling puzzled.

"Comrade Su, what’s the plan here?"

Someone couldn’t help but ask.

At this point, Su Xiaoxiao had completed a simple makeup on Zhao Chunhua, turning her around to show everyone.

"Wow, is this still the Comrade Zhao we know? She looks stunning."

"Why does her face seem fairer, nose sharper, even her eyes look bigger."

"It’s like Comrade Su put makeup on Comrade Zhao, but it seems almost like she didn’t."

In this era, makeup usually meant a dab of powder and lipstick, and because of the cosmetics, issues like cakiness were common, making the makeup and non-makeup difference very noticeable.

Su Xiaoxiao’s makeup looked very natural, not overly pale, even the lipstick and eyebrow color appeared natural.

"Comrade, where did you buy these cosmetics? They seem so effective and natural."

Someone couldn’t help but ask.

"Well, comrades, let’s focus on selling the clothes first; I’ll answer all other questions later."

Su Xiaoxiao explained with a smile.

She had to hurry back to the counter soon and couldn’t stay here too long.

Zhao Chunhua stood in front of the mirror, looking at the beautiful girl reflected and was shocked: "Comrade Su, is this... really me?"

"Absolutely genuine."

Su Xiaoxiao’s words barely faded when several young salesgirls instantly surrounded her: "Comrade Su, could you style us too?"

A few older salesgirls who were initially hesitant also joined in: "Comrade Su, can we do this style too?"

"Of course, no problem."

Beauty is every woman’s nature, regardless of her age.

After Su Xiaoxiao’s busy work, the previously dreary-dressed salesgirls at the counter were completely transformed; each had a delicate makeup, donning various floral shirts styled differently and flared pants accentuating their legs, making them look fashionable and lovely.

Standing behind the counter, they were a picturesque scene.

As everyone just returned to their stations, two middle-aged women walked over.

Zhao Chunhua saw the pair and her expression changed: "Why are these two troublesome ones here together? It’s terrible."