After exchanging contact information with Huang Cui, Wang Yi and Lin Shu left together:
"Sister, what do you want for lunch? Let's go back to the county town to eat!"
"No!"
Lin Shu looked around, searching again for a small street-side shop in the town.
Wang Yi understood Lin Shu's thoughts:
"There's a good braised pheasant nearby. Want to eat chicken?"
"Braised pheasant?"
Lin Shu's eyes lit up:
"Where is it, let's go!"
Wang Yi understood, Lin Shu's biggest hobby was eating!
As expected, after the pheasant was braised, Lin Shu ate heartily, ignoring her image.
Wang Yi looked complex:
"Eating like this and not getting fat, it's really strange. Many girls don't eat dinner to maintain their figure!"
"Dieting is unhealthy. I love food and exercise. I work out and do yoga for shaping every day to maintain my figure,"
Lin Shu said, continuing to eat.
Others only saw her impressive figure, unaware of the extreme self-discipline behind it.
Wang Yi, however, said meaningfully:
"It might also be that the fat grew in the right places!"
"..."
Lin Shu looked down, her face turning red again:
"You rascal!"
"Haha, I won't tease you anymore."
The braised pheasant in '11 cost just over seventy yuan for two people to eat until they were full.
In later years, it wouldn't be less than two or three hundred.
The two cars returned to the county town, one after the other.
"Zheng's Shoe Factory, your third aunt's husband's surname is Zheng?"
Wang Yi was a little curious.
"No, my maternal grandfather's surname is Zheng, and my third aunt's husband married into the family."
Wang Yi understood that Lin Shu's family was very prominent on her maternal grandfather's side.
In those days, matching social status was important, so her paternal grandfather's side didn't seem bad either.
With a strong alliance, by her parents' generation, the Lin family became even more glorious.
And since her third aunt's husband's family was of average means, he had to marry into the family!
"This world is truly damn realistic," Wang Yi sighed in his heart.
Seeming to sense Wang Yi's emotional fluctuations, Lin Shu held his hand and comforted him:
"Don't worry, my third aunt is very gentle and dotes on me the most. Don't be nervous."
"Why would I be nervous? It's not like I'm meeting the parents," Wang Yi joked.
"Hmph, meeting the parents? You wish!"
Lin Shu snorted, but couldn't help but wonder if that day would truly come.
Although they had only known each other for a few days, her impression of Wang Yi was quite good.
Especially after receiving Chu Chuanjun's harassing messages, Lin Shu felt even more that Wang Yi was a good person!
Having been harassed frequently since childhood, she already had a shadow over her.
Wang Yi's appearance, however, was like a breath of fresh air, bringing her a completely different experience.
It turned out that men and women could also interact this way, starting as friends, free and uninhibited.
As for how far things would go in the future, it was up to fate.
There was no great pressure, nor the purpose of a blind date.
It was nothing like those idiots her uncles and aunts secretly tried to set her up with, who, upon meeting, would immediately start thinking of baby names, which was simply suffocating!
"Xiao Shu, you're here!" An elegant woman greeted her.
Her gaze fell on Lin Shu's hand, which was holding Wang Yi's, and her eyes instantly darkened.
"Third Aunt, you're looking younger again!"
Lin Shu smiled, letting go of Wang Yi's hand, her cheeks slightly flushed.
She had only held his hand to comfort Wang Yi just now, who knew her aunt would see it...
Trouble, she'll definitely tell Mom and Dad later!
"Hello, Auntie, I brought you some fruit."
Wang Yi smiled slightly, carrying a freshly bought fruit basket in his left hand.
"Hmm, okay."
Zheng Yun nodded:
"Xiao Shu, you go wait for me in the office. The factory floor is messy, I'll take him over myself."
"This... okay, you two talk. I'll go see Qiuqiu."
Lin Shu winked at Wang Yi and walked towards the office next door.
A small Bichon wagged its tail and quickly ran to her, full of affection.
"This way, please."
Zheng Yun led Wang Yi to a warehouse.
Similar to Han Caixia's place, it was filled with shoes, but these were leather shoes.
"To be frank, foreign trade isn't easy these days. There are quite a few canceled orders, and they're all piled up here, hard to sell!"
Zheng Yun got straight to the point:
"Xiao Shu said you could solve it, selling two thousand pairs of odd-sized shoes in a day, that's impressive."
These odd-sized leather shoes couldn't be sold no matter what and were occupying an entire large warehouse, almost driving her crazy!
She hadn't expected Wang Yi to be able to handle them, which was wonderful!
"Auntie, you flatter me. I was just lucky."
"Heh heh, capable and humble, very good."
Zheng Yun nodded:
"There are over twenty-two thousand pairs of leather shoes here, and you don't need to worry about the quality. You can take a look."
Wang Yi looked, and they were indeed good.
The styles weren't new in the city, but they would definitely be popular if sold in the countryside, as long as the price was right!
People in towns and villages also bought leather shoes for occasions like weddings.
"As long as you can clear them all out, two thousand plus pairs of shoes for one hundred fifty thousand!" Zheng Yun said.
"One hundred fifty thousand!" Wang Yi nodded.
On average, each pair of odd-sized leather shoes was less than seven yuan, not expensive at all!
"No problem!" Wang Yi readily agreed:
"But I'm just starting my business and don't have a warehouse, so I'll need to store them here for now. As for payment, I'll pay cash every time I pick up the goods!"
Every transaction would be cash and goods cleared, which was more secure, so neither party had to worry.
Wang Yi's business was just starting, with limited capital, so he chose a path of high profit and light investment.
He wouldn't invest in warehousing, logistics, or similar things.
He would use the manufacturer's warehouse, deliver the goods himself, and hire two people to sell.
This way, the daily cost would only be employee wages and fuel, at most four hundred yuan.
An expenditure of four hundred yuan, but a profit of sixty thousand!
If he were to get a large warehouse, he'd have to hire people to guard it, install surveillance, and buy another truck...
It seemed the hundreds of thousands Wang Yi earned would all be sunk into it, which wouldn't work.
Starting a business with limited funds required careful budgeting.
"Okay, your model is quite good."
Zheng Yun looked at Wang Yi with higher regard:
"But this warehouse can't be occupied by you indefinitely, let's add a time limit."
"Half a year. Within half a year, I'll clear this batch of goods! We can sign an agreement. If I can't clear it, the contract becomes void, and I'll pay a penalty of twenty thousand."
Leather shoes probably wouldn't sell as fast as sneakers, and the quantity was large, so Wang Yi gave a more conservative timeframe.
"No problem, as long as you can clear them in half a year!"
Zheng Yun breathed a sigh of relief.
These odd-sized leather shoes, which had been rotting in her hands, could finally be cleared out, which was a huge help to her!
"This is Accountant Xu's contact information. In the future, when you come to pick up goods, just contact her."
"Okay."
Wang Yi took the business card:
"In a couple of days, I'll finish processing the remaining five thousand pairs of sneakers, then I'll start selling leather shoes!"
"Alright!"
After discussing the shoes, Zheng Yun changed the subject:
"Xiao Yi, how did you and Xiao Shu meet?"
"We met while learning to drive. We're friends."
"Just friends?"
Zheng Yun's willow-like brows furrowed slightly.
"Currently, yes."
"A very clever answer!" Zheng Yun sighed, hesitating for a moment:
"Xiao Shu's family, you should know about it. There are some things I shouldn't say, but as her third aunt, I have to mention a couple of things."
For Xiao Shu's sake, she decided to be the bad guy!
"Please say,"
Wang Yi replied, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Xiao Shu is young and naive. She might be infatuated due to a moment of impulse. But that doesn't count!"
Zheng Yun looked at Wang Yi, stating solemnly:
"The Zheng family's door is not easy to enter, and the Lin family's door is even harder! Do you understand what I mean?"
Wang Yi's expression was calm; how could he not know what she meant?
She was subtly saying:
"You kid, you'd better know your place. Don't think about climbing the social ladder and marrying above your station!"
No wonder Zheng Yun's marriage was a mess; with her straightforward personality, it would be strange if her life turned out well!
Zheng Yun continued:
"I know you're angry, even cursing me in your heart. But none of that is useful."
"At our level, marriages for both men and women cannot escape the concept of matching social status!"
"Even if Xiao Shu has feelings for you, it's all in vain. To put it bluntly, Lin Shu, you're not worthy!"
"I hope you recognize yourself, stay away from Lin Shu, and take care of yourself!"
(End of Chapter)
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