Transmigrated as a Stepmother: Time to Bring the Family to Prosper!-Chapter 244 - 243: Mixed Doubles

If it were someone else, hearing this, they might already have been blinded by the pie in the sky thrown in front of them, and couldn’t help but expose their maximum current capacity, losing the qualification to negotiate.

What’s more dangerous is signing a supply order in a muddled state, which they couldn’t fulfill, and thus paying a huge penalty for breach of contract.

Qin Yao didn’t respond, but lowered her head and took a sip of tea, remaining very composed.

Jiang Wen didn’t expect her to have no emotional reaction at all, which made his heart skip a beat.

Isn’t she from the countryside? With such a big profit in front of her, she’s not tempted?

How could Qin Yao not be tempted!

She just had the habit of thinking things through before responding.

The time it took to drink half a cup of tea was enough for her to calculate all the figures before she, under the scrutinizing gaze of the other party, asked:

"I am confident in my family’s book box because I know it well, but you, Second Shopkeeper, have known about our book box for less than two days; how can you be sure it can sell across Sheng Country?"

"Why doesn’t the Second Shopkeeper take some goods to try first? If they don’t sell well, at least you won’t take too much at once and get yourself stuck."

Qin Yao’s crystal clear big eyes couldn’t be more sincere.

The clash between merchants is often like a needle against wheat, belittling each other’s goods to achieve a lower price.

If you’re trying to raise the price of your goods, you have to brag that they’re unparalleled on heaven or earth.

Like Qin Yao, not only not boasting but also having an attitude of thinking for the other party, Jiang Wen encountered it for the first time and almost couldn’t handle it.

After all, being an experienced shopkeeper, he quickly reacted, smiled, and probed: "Is Miss Qin worried that you cannot deliver such a large quantity?"

Qin Yao thought, yes!

But on the surface, she said, "It’s only right for the Second Shopkeeper to strive for more profits for the company. It’s getting late; at home, my husband and children are waiting for me to have dinner. How about we schedule another time to discuss this in detail?"

"No rush." Jiang Wen raised his hand, and the waiter came over; he directly ordered a table of food, inviting Qin Yao to bring her husband and children to eat together.

The order was given so swiftly that there was no chance for Qin Yao to refuse. If she insisted on leaving now, it would seem like not giving face to others.

Since that’s the case, Qin Yao didn’t banter any longer, glanced at the few families ready to leave sitting in the corner, smiled helplessly,

"If the Second Shopkeeper invites you to this meal, others might just feel they have no chance."

Exactly, if you’re all going to eat together, what chance is left for others?

Fulong Trading Company has always liked to monopolize; once they take over a business, others don’t get a chance to step in, very overbearing.

Qin Yao didn’t know much about the situation in the Prefecture, but from this brief interaction today, she understood a bit and felt a little annoyed inside.

While she was brooding, Liu Ji arrived with the four Da Lang brothers and sisters, and Qin Yao had no choice but to wave them over, introducing them to Jiang Wen.

Seeing Qin Yao’s expression, Liu Ji felt a jolt in his heart despite the fake smile he wore. His excitement for the meal was instantly suppressed, leading the four children to greet Jiang Wen before sitting down.

The food came quickly, and as Qin Yao and Liu Ji served the children, with heads close, Liu Ji whispered:

"Lady, is the situation bad?"

"It’s manageable." Qin Yao indicated stability.

Liu Ji felt slightly assured, drank a cup of wine with Jiang Wen, and couldn’t suppress his enthusiasm, chatting warmly with him. Hearing Jiang Wen is the shopkeeper of a big business—his excitement was palpable.

Upon hearing that Jiang Wen wanted to do a business worth thousands of taels with Qin Yao, he gasped and looked amazed at Qin Yao, who continued eating calmly. Such a big deal!

Didn’t she have any concept of thousands of taels? It could buy their entire village land, yet she’s still managing to eat?

Qin Yao cast him a sidelong glance, continued indicating to keep doing what he should, and not to meddle in the rest!

Liu Ji nodded excitedly, stood up to toast Jiang Wen several cups, appearing exceptionally affable, draping an arm, as if they were brothers.

Jiang Wen was taken aback; he thought this was a money-hungry country scholar with little knowledge. Who would have thought he’d be this outgoing?

In fact, it was the first time Qin Yao heard the figure of thousands of taels too, and her heart skipped a beat.

Her mind raced furiously, with calculations whirring through her head.

From Jiang Wen’s tone, the quantity he wanted probably wouldn’t be less than five thousand units, and considering just the cost, she couldn’t manage it.

Five thousand book boxes would require at least a thousand taels of silver in production costs!

Even if Jiang Wen agreed to a down payment of thirty percent, it would still be far from enough, with a shortfall of about four hundred taels—where could she get it from?

This was also the reason Qin Yao dared not speak bluntly, with opportunities right before her eyes, the risks and benefits equally high.

Liu Ji didn’t consider all this; hearing thousands of taels made his soul drift away.

However, he didn’t forget his task, persistently extracting information from Jiang Wen.

Unfortunately, the opponent was a slick veteran, revealing the figure of thousands of taels only because he intended to disclose it.

Half a pot of wine down, Liu Ji’s face was flushed, signaling to Qin Yao that he couldn’t handle it anymore.

Qin Yao, timely, brought Liu Ji back, looking at the equally flushed but increasingly deep-eyed Jiang Wen, she asked him:

"Second Shopkeeper, I can deliver the goods you want, but would require a fifty percent down payment."

"No way!" Jiang Wen immediately rejected it, pointing at the Divine Power Book Box on the ground, calculating the costs for Qin Yao finger by finger, "This book box, even with the strap, costs at most two hundred cents, no more."

"Our firm has always done business fairly, and I see Miss Qin as a straightforward person, so I’ll be honest with you. The down payment follows the rules, thirty percent, every cent given without shortage."

"But as for the price, say, two hundred and fifty cents each, how about it?"

Qin Yao’s mouth twitched; though she was mentally prepared, she didn’t expect the other party to press the price so low, almost laughing in exasperation.

"I see, Second Shopkeeper, you really drank too much to be speaking so carelessly; two hundred and fifty cents is impossible, I have to sell for five hundred and sixty-eight cents."

"Well, then a thirty percent down payment won’t do; the trading company’s money isn’t blown in by the wind." Jiang Wen snorted.

"Actually, bottom line, it’s because you can’t produce that much goods, right? Having seen many such small workshops, but not many bosses like Miss Qin, so I’m thinking... how about we continue being friends?"

Qin Yao raised her brow, motioning him to speak, with emotions stable, not reacting to the belittling as ’small workshop’.

Jiang Wen gave her a surprised look; in his heart, he could already tell this business wouldn’t likely succeed as she doesn’t bend or break, all usual tricks don’t work on her.

Since that’s the case, let’s see if they can still maintain a friendship.

Jiang Wen said, "Five hundred taels of silver, for the blueprint of your Divine Power Book Box, does Miss Qin think this friendship can be established?"

Five hundred taels of silver!

Liu Ji sobered up immediately, couldn’t help tugging at Qin Yao’s sleeve, agree with him, agree quickly!