After transforming into Lao Dong, Luo Jingyan used the fake hand again because of her previous "injury," wrapping it with bandages to make it look incredibly realistic, as if her real hand had been injured.

She looked at Zhuang Feifei and said, "Old Hei, don't worry. I've already sold a lot of that batch of goods. You know that my target customers are mostly people with financial means. The payment is faster than when selling ordinary grains and other items. When we do our next transaction, I'll settle the money from the previous transaction and the money from the next transaction together with you. What do you think?"

Zhuang Feifei hesitated again, pursing her lips and remaining silent. When she looked at Luo Jingyan, her eyes were filled with doubt.

Luo Jingyan had to reassure her again: "Old Hei, just trust me. I, Old Dong, have always been upright and honest in my dealings. Everyone I've worked with has trusted me. If I say I'll give you the money, I definitely will. We still need to continue our transaction, so let's not waste our precious time. Let's talk about the next part of the deal."

Zhuang Feifei dared not be careless. She insisted, "Since you haven't received your payments yet, I'll wait until you've received all the payments and paid back all the money you owe me before we do any further transactions."

"Old Hei, there are so many people waiting for new stock. If we don't supply them, they'll go looking for new sources, and we'll lose these downstream customers. It'll be hard to win them back later. Customers are our most valuable resource; we must hold onto them and not let our guard down. If you don't keep restocking me, you're cutting off both of our livelihoods. Are you willing to do that?"

Zhuang Feifei thought for a long time but still refused to budge. When you're in the martial arts world, you have to be careful.

Luo Jingyan remained calm; she still had a plan to feign injury.

But she had to put on a panicked expression, as if she was worried about losing her job.

"Old Hei, I didn't expect that after so many business deals, you still don't trust me. Do you want me to cut off a few more fingers before you'll regain your trust? Fine, whatever, I'll just cut off all my fingers on my wrists. As long as I can regain your trust, I'll be healed. Where's my knife?" She pretended to pat herself down, of course not finding it. "Old Hei, I didn't bring a knife. Do you have one? Give me your knife, and I'll cut it off for you right now. I want you to see my sincerity."

Zhuang Feifei was still very conscious of her image in the black market; she didn't want to make a big fuss and attract too many people.

"I didn't bring a knife."

She saw that the spot where Luo Jingyan had "cut off" three fingers last time was now wrapped in thick gauze.

At this moment, she wavered. Old Dong must be a very wealthy man. If he could repeatedly ruin his health, he must have some real reason to do so.

But she would never pity Old Dong.

With caution in mind, Zhuang Feifei said, "In that case, I've decided not to do the transaction for now. We'll do it after you pay me back the money you owe me for the goods last time."

Luo Jingyan was slightly disappointed; she hadn't expected that this trick wouldn't work either.

Zhuang Feifei truly lives up to her role as the female lead.

Winning over Zhuang Feifei is becoming increasingly difficult.

Despite Zhuang Feifei's difficult nature, Luo Jingyan did not give up.

Nothing in this world is difficult if you're willing to deceive.

There's nothing that can't be fooled. If there is, it's because you haven't fooled hard enough or put in enough effort. Keep fooling around.

When Luo Jingyan was in the modern world, she never backed down from anything, and she will not back down now either.

She said to Zhuang Feifei apologetically, "But I really don't have any money to give you right now. If you don't supply me with goods, I'm afraid I won't have any money to give you after a while."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Feifei immediately put on a stern face: "Old Dong, so you were just playing me. I've already given you the goods, and now that you've sold them and collected the money, why can't you give them back to me?"

"Old Hei, I think you're oversimplifying things. It's not like that at all. Think about it: if you don't supply me, I can't supply the people down there, and they won't have any goods. They usually only pay me back when I give them my next batch of goods. Some even owe me a lot of money. Only if I keep working with them and they need my supply will they consider me and pay me back. Once I stop supplying them, they'll turn their backs on me, and it will be very, very difficult to get the previous payments back. If they don't pay me, how can I pay you? But they can cheat me, but I absolutely cannot cheat you. Even if they stop supplying me, I will still try my best to get those payments back to you. However, the earliest I can expect to do so is around the Chinese New Year."

"Chinese New Year?!"

"Well, that's fast. Some things take two or three years to get back, and that's considered good."

Zhuang Feifei couldn't wait until the New Year. Although she didn't quite understand the intricacies of business, she still grasped some of it.

"Old Dong, are you saying that if I don't supply them with goods on a long-term basis, it will be difficult for me to get my money back? If I keep supplying them with goods, they will still owe me money, so I will have to keep supplying them endlessly?"

"No, it's because I'm having cash flow problems right now. If I had money on hand, I would definitely pay for the goods first, without having to wait for them to sell the goods before paying you back. Moreover, if you can continue to supply me, once our customer base stabilizes, I will develop new customers and raise the prices of goods from our existing customers. Not only will we be able to recover our funds quickly this time, but we will also be able to earn more and more in the future. Think carefully about what I'm saying, isn't that right?"

After thinking it over, Zhuang Feifei realized he was right. She would have to sell the supplies in her space sooner or later. Once she had sold most of them, she would calmly wait for the college entrance exam and wouldn't need to risk coming here again.

Finally, she agreed to Luo Jingyan's request, "Alright then, let's continue with the deal."

"That's great, Lao Hei. I knew you were a very insightful person and would be able to analyze the pros and cons clearly. After our last batch of goods went out, because of the good quality, the people below told me that it sold better than the previous batch. So, let's increase the quantity this time."

How many do you want?

Luo Jingyan took a piece of paper out of her bag and handed it to Zhuang Feifei.