"Boss, you have more than a dozen of these bighead carp, weighing at least thirty or forty pounds. I'll buy them all. Aren't you going to give me a discount?"

"You sell it for 50 cents a pound in small quantities, and I buy this much and you still pay 50 cents a pound? That's not fair, is it?"

Yu Chengyuan was doing some mental calculations. With so many fish, it wouldn't be worth it to still sell them for 50 cents a pound.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Young man, since you're buying so much at once, I'll give you a discount of five cents per pound, how about forty-five cents a pound?"

As you know, selling this fish for 50 cents a pound is already practically giving it away for free.

I'm giving you a five-cent discount now, that's already the absolute best price I can offer, I can't go any lower.

"Boss, please don't say that. If you weren't making money, you wouldn't be standing here."

Isn't the head of the bighead carp the part that makes money?

Your fish heads sell well, but the fish bodies don't. I've bought them all for you, you should be very glad!

Who would buy so many large-headed fish bodies at once?

It's not the head of a bighead carp, so there's no worry about selling it.

Besides, business is a matter of practice; we might end up doing business together for the long term, so I still hope you'll show some sincerity.

As Yu Chengyuan spoke, he thought to himself that if the price was right, he would stick with this supplier from now on, so as to avoid the trouble of finding a second one.

The boss hesitated for a while before saying, "Young man, wait a minute, I need to discuss this with my wife."

"Your wife isn't here, so are we just supposed to stand here and wait like idiots?"

I don't have that much time; my brother and I are in a hurry to get back!

Yu Chengyuan said with a smile, thinking to himself, "I didn't expect this boss to be afraid of his wife."

"My wife went to the toilet and will be back soon. It won't be long."

The boss explained somewhat awkwardly.

After a conversation, Yu Chengyuan learned that the boss's surname was Liu and his name was Liu Qiangdong.

Of course, the two brothers also introduced themselves.

A short while later, a woman in her thirties with a plump appearance walked over.

Mr. Liu hurried over and said with a smile, "Honey, this little guy wants to buy the body of our bighead carp, but he said the price..."

Mr. Liu briefly explained the situation to his wife.

"Xiaoyu, if you really want all of these, I can give you a discount, but you have to keep your word and buy your fish from me from now on."

The proprietress had a smile on her face and seemed quite kind.

For them, repeat customers are very important in this business.

Yu Chengyuan quickly nodded and said, "Of course."

"As long as you're straightforward, I'll definitely keep my word."

"In that case, I'll give you the bighead carp body for four cents a pound, but that's the lowest price I can go. I can't possibly do business at a loss!"

If you agree, I'll weigh the fish for you now and then process them.

The proprietress pointed to the body of the bighead carp on the cutting board.

Since we're selling them one by one and we don't know when we'll be able to finish, we might as well sell them at a lower price.

After all, the fish head is where they make the most money.

"Okay, the boss lady is generous enough, it'll be four cents a pound as you said."

The proprietress is so generous; she's sure to be wealthy and prosperous, with many children and grandchildren.

Yu Chengyuan praised him sweetly, thinking to himself that if he was sweet-talking, people would be happy to hear it.

"Xiaoyu, you have such a sweet tongue! I appreciate your kind words!"

I'll weigh you right now.

As she spoke, the proprietress deftly packed all the fish tails into a basket to weigh. "Xiao Yu, it's thirty-five jin in total, and it costs fourteen yuan."

Now I'll start cleaning it up for you.

"Okay, thank you, boss lady!"

Yu Chengyuan thanked him politely, thinking to himself that once it was taken care of, he could just do a simple cleaning at home, which would save him a lot of trouble.

I didn't expect them to help me prepare the fish when I bought it; that's so convenient.

"Old Liu, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and help me process these fish." The proprietress turned her head and glanced at her dazed husband.

"Alright, wife." Boss Liu chuckled and then quickly picked up a knife to start scraping off the scales.

"Old Liu, you sold it for only four cents a pound?"

What profit do you have left?

How can a grown man like you listen to a woman's opinions in everything?

"They've completely lost all sense of decency!"

"Your wife probably sold the fish to these two young men so cheaply because they are good-looking."

How am I supposed to sell them if you do this?

We can't break the rules in business.

The owner of the first stall suddenly said these words.

"Old Zhang, we're only selling to him at this price. Everyone else sells for 50 cents a pound. It won't affect your business," Boss Liu explained apologetically.

"Old Zhang, what are you saying? Xiao Yu buys a lot, so we get a discount. How does that affect your business?"

When we sell small orders, it's only 50 cents a pound. We're not competing with you by lowering our prices.

We know whether we're making money or not, so Mr. Zhang doesn't need to worry about it.

Even if it's a losing proposition, it's something we're willing to do.

And why can't my man listen to me?

none of your business!

Don't you even know what kind of person you are?

The proprietress wasn't one to be trifled with either, and immediately retorted.

"Old Liu's wife, why are you talking like that?"

I'm only doing this for your family's good.

Selling it for 50 cents a pound already wasn't very profitable, and now you're selling it for 40 cents and you're still not making any money? You don't know what's good for you!

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