Xiaoxiao stopped her movements, her mind racing. What to do? What to do? She seemed to have offended the major investor! should she play dumb or act cute? She guessed no one would buy her act!
"Miss, let me correct you once more, I am not the stalker or peeping Tom you think I am!"
Seeing that Xiaoxiao had stopped, Chu Lian immediately stood up straight to clear his name! He wanted to salvage his image!
"Oh!" Apart from that, Xiaoxiao didn’t know what else to say!
"..." Where did her fighting spirit go?
"Weren’t we supposed to talk about spicy cabbage? Let’s sit down and discuss it!"
Seeing Xiaoxiao’s confused state, Chu Lian hurriedly steered the conversation back on track, seizing a great opportunity to redeem his image.
"How is the spicy cabbage selling?"
With Chu Lian not pressing her anymore, Xiaoxiao felt relieved and quickly asked about the sales.
"It’s selling well. One jar is definitely not enough!"
"Oh, then why do I see it still being sold downstairs?"
"Because it’s so scarce, we’ve spread the sale out over five days, and thus the price has also gone up!"
"..." This rich second generation actually has a head for business, even knowing about limited sales making things more valuable!
"So, how much do you plan to order from me?"
Xiaoxiao really didn’t care about how others sold it, the retail price, or their profits—it had nothing to do with her. As long as they could sell the spicy cabbage and order from her, that was all she cared about. She didn’t have to strain her brains trying to help with sales, which suited her just fine considering she didn’t have much brainpower to spare.
"How long can your product last?"
"Seven days once opened, one month if sealed. It takes about five days to make. How long we can sell it this year is still unknown, at most three months. After three months, we can’t continue until next winter!"
"Because there are no raw materials left this year. We can only collect from the villagers and each doesn’t have much. It’s uncertain if we can make it through three months, but after three months even if we wanted to, we wouldn’t be able to collect any!"
"Why not just plant it in spring?"
"That won’t do. Napa cabbage is an autumn crop. Planting in the spring won’t allow it to form hearts—the spring would yield only Xiaobais. Moreover, the other ingredients are also harvested in the autumn. Even if we planted a lot in the autumn, we could only sell in the winter because Napa cabbage can’t be stored through the summer..."
When it came to work, Xiaoxiao was always serious and thorough, so she spoke earnestly, that articulate manner captivating to watch. In a place where most women wouldn’t show themselves much, she indeed stood out.
What Chu Lian saw was not Xiaoxiao’s fierce, calm, or adorably dumb appearance but that of a strong career woman.
Chu Lian thought perhaps she could shine even brighter. Suddenly, he really wanted to see that version of her, so he asked:
"Besides spicy cabbage, what do you think we need to do to compete with Dongfeng Restaurant across from Yuelai Restaurant?"
He was eager to hear her insights on doing business!
"Oh, I mean, what is your financial capability?"
Xiaoxiao had a habit of being impulsively foolish. Just when she seemed to be doing well, the next second she might blurt out something foolish! Who else but Xiaoxiao, in her foolishness, would outright ask someone if they had money in such a setting!
"Yuelai Restaurant is present in many towns and counties. Miss, what do you think about that financial capability?"