Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me-Chapter 244 - 243: Did You Sneak Out Again? (5 Updates)

Xu Niannian indeed had a method, and it was very simple.

That was to let others see that Liuyue Su could really sell for a good price.

"Sister Qingshui, the three cooperative stores you’ve found, are they all in the same town?" Xu Niannian asked.

Li Qingshui: "Not exactly, they are in three different towns. I’ve visited four towns in the past few days, and there are still a few towns left to visit."

Xu Niannian pondered. Initially, she had planned to find at least three cooperative stores in each town, but now she suddenly changed her mind.

To make the name of Liuyue Su known, the best strategy was to show that the business was booming.

To highlight the business’s booming nature, for a town of this size, rather than having three stores sell the product, it would be better to collaborate with just one store.

After all, if the business was good, one store could handle the entire town’s demand by itself.

Moreover, this time there was no need to set a fixed quantity; since Liuyue Su would not go bad, they could supply as much as the demand required.

Xu Niannian said, "Since they are unwilling, then there’s no need to continue negotiating. Our current approach is to secure these three partners. In the future, we will just work with these three, but for the other towns where we haven’t talked about cooperation, we still need to negotiate, just ensuring that each town has one partner will do."

Li Qingshui was clearly stunned, "Didn’t we initially agree to have at least three cooperative stores in each town?"

Xu Niannian shared her newly changed thoughts with Li Qingshui.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingshui also felt it made sense.

But Xu Niannian didn’t set her words in stone either; she only said to wait and see how things went.

As for the towns that had yet to find cooperative stores, Xu Niannian gave Li Qingshui a suggestion.

She instructed her to negotiate with others, offering to provide 100 Liuyue Su for free to sell. If all were sold, they would settle the money with Li Qingshui.

If they couldn’t sell 100 within five days, the cost of those 100 wouldn’t need to be paid by the other party.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingshui thought it was a good strategy. When the products were being delivered for free, who would refuse? They would surely agree right away.

But there was a serious problem, "What if they sell the items but then play dirty and claim they didn’t sell any, refusing to pay the money?"

Xu Niannian shook her head, confidently saying, "That won’t happen. No businessman would be shortsighted to that extent. If they manage to sell, it proves this could be a lucrative revenue. As long as they wish to make money from our products, they wouldn’t sever their own future prospects for such a small profit."

"Even if they were indeed that shortsighted, it would be their loss."

Li Qingshui was a bit confused, "Your argument makes sense, but still, Niannian, we’ll be at a loss as well, won’t we? If they suffer a loss, we also won’t have received any money, right?"

"You can’t trap wolves without risking sheep. If we want to make money, we can’t expect to pay nothing. Our luck can’t be that poor, always meeting those without vision and who are rascals. There must be some business people who aren’t so shortsighted, aren’t there?"

"Besides, right now we are the ones urgently looking for partners and are in a passive position. It’s not a big deal to suffer some loss. Once they taste the benefits, they’ll be the ones begging us to supply our products."

Xu Niannian confidently stated her case. To secure this initial victory and to reassure Li Qingshui, she said, "If we do encounter a situation where the other party plays dirty, I’ll bear all the losses."

She had analyzed all the pros and cons lucidly, and as long as Li Qingshui wasn’t foolish, she would certainly understand.

The two had made it clear from the beginning of their collaboration that Li Qingshui would serve as the agent for the entire Nancheng County and Xu Niannian would only supply her with the products.

It was up to her to secure the cooperating merchants. Li Qingshui was a smart person; Xu Niannian’s willingness to advise her was already very generous.

After all, these were the tasks she had to undertake; else, why should she be the exclusive agent for Nancheng County?

The current popularity of Liuyue Su in the county town was evident. Anybody could see the business opportunity it presented.

Many store owners had already come several times to her shop to inquire about the supply.

Li Qingshui was not one to take advantage: "If that’s the case, I’ll bear any losses that occur. You’ve already given me a two-cent discount on the cost price; I can’t let you take on the losses. I can’t let you handle everything; otherwise, what’s the point of me being the exclusive agent?"

Xu Niannian smiled, "Naturally, I can’t let you do nothing. I’ll bear the losses, and what you need to do is to find people to assist those shopkeepers in selling."

"Assist?" Li Qingshui was dumbfounded, "Won’t that cost money too?"

"That’s what investment is all about in the early stages of a business."

Xu Niannian said with a smile, "Liuyue Su is priced high, and those small shopkeepers in the towns may not know the tricks of selling. You should train a few people to help them. Our goal is to let more people taste Liuyue Su and want to spend money to buy it, rather than be deterred by the price."

"Agreed, I’ll handle this. I’ll also bear the losses. But Niannian, I want to make one thing clear: as long as I don’t violate our agreement, I shall be the exclusive agent for Nancheng County," said Li Qingshui.

"No problem," Xu Niannian agreed readily. This was precisely why she highly appreciated Li Qingshui—direct and clear communication, as well as knowing her limits and propriety.

The key was that she also possessed a sharp mind; it was only the circumstances of her environment that had thus far limited her thinking.

After seeing off Li Qingshui, Xu Niannian took a deep breath and, enduring the pain in her foot, went to the hospital to buy medicinal oil.

She had stood for a long time today, and her foot had started to hurt again. Most importantly, she had run out of medicinal oil.

The medicinal oil came in just a small bottle.

It wouldn’t be enough even for a few uses.

To avoid worrying Xu Dawei, Xu Niannian didn’t tell him she was going to the hospital to get medicine.

After all, given Xu Dawei’s personality, he would definitely hobble along with her on his injured foot.

When she left the house, she told Xu Dawei she was going to have a look at the shop.

Because her foot hurt, Xu Niannian walked with frequent stops, and even when she reached the hospital’s entrance, she had to sit on the outside bench to rest for a while.

Otherwise, her foot would definitely be done for.

Having walked for too long, coupled with the hot weather, fine beads of sweat formed on Xu Niannian’s pale forehead.

Jin Ruiyang was scheduled to be discharged today, and he was changing clothes in the ward.

Taking off that sickly hospital gown felt incredibly refreshing.

Seizing the moment when there were no nurses in the ward, he gleefully ran to the window and slid the curtains back and forth.

Thinking about how he would soon go to find his beauty, Jin Ruiyang was unspeakably happy.

In his excitement, he suddenly saw the beauty he had been thinking about sitting on the bench outside the hospital.

Jin Ruiyang’s eyes widened in excitement instantly.

My beauty...

Seeing her sitting there obediently, Jin Ruiyang smiled, thinking it was a case of ’searching high and low only to find it effortlessly.’

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After making a fool of himself that day, he went to find her the next day with thick skin, only to be informed that she had left that very day.

Lying in bed, heartbroken and in despair, Jin Ruiyang told himself that there surely would be another chance to meet his beauty.

And there she was.

This time, he couldn’t afford to lose face again.

After a thorough check to ensure his clothing was without any fault, still as dashing as ever, Jin Ruiyang calmly descended the stairs.

Xu Niannian sat for a little while, and when her foot didn’t hurt as much, she tentatively began to stand up slowly.

Now she didn’t dare to walk too vigorously.

Just as she stepped forward, Xu Niannian realized she had stepped on someone’s instep.

White leather shoes.

They looked very delicate and expensive.

Xu Niannian lifted her head.

The sunlight fell upon the man in front of her, who stood with his back to the light.

A tall and straight figure, handsome, wearing a white overcoat with beige casual pants.

Even for the eighties, this was considered a very, very high-end outfit.

Even in later eras, it wouldn’t look dated.

With a refined and handsome face and rimmed glasses perched on a prominent nose, the sunlight bouncing off the lenses made him look cultured to the extreme, his entire being radiated an air of elegance and nobility.

Xu Niannian’s first reaction: What a handsome man.

Second reaction: It’s him! The lunatic from that day.

Third reaction: Such a shame, a man this handsome and with such good taste turns out to be a lunatic.

Xu Niannian’s gaze lingered on him a little too long, inflating Jin Ruiyang’s confidence.

He deliberately softened his voice, pretending that day’s incident never happened, "Miss, you stepped on me."

Cool and slightly husky, it was low and seductive.

Xu Niannian paused, looked up at him, and seeing his eyes natural and clear as if he’d forgotten the lies he told in front of her that day, thought to herself, indeed, he must be a fool, perhaps even a madman.

Acting on her compassion for those less fortunate, Xu Niannian gently asked, "Did you sneak out again?"

The refined smile on Jin Ruiyang’s face gradually stiffened: "..."

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