Chapter 1314 You're Too Late

Ren Huai silently took a sip of tea and leaned forward slightly. "We hope that all the melon seeds produced in Lu Xiangjun's workshop will be sold by Passion Fruit Shop in the future."

Shu Yu was taken aback, and secretly sneered to herself, "How wishful thinking!"

Seeing that she didn't speak, Ren Huai's voice was low and slightly seductive, "Lu Xiangjun, my suggestion is actually good for both of us. We can have enough goods, and you can save a lot of trouble. You don't have to worry about whether the sales are good or not, or how to sell them. Just send the goods to us, and we will take care of everything else."

He laughed and said, "Lu Xiangjun, passion fruit shops are all over Dasu. By cooperating with us, you've already got the goods all under control. You just need to focus on production and don't have to worry about anything else."

After listening to him, Shu Yu sighed after a long pause. "Young Master Ren, your suggestion is indeed excellent, and I'm extremely tempted. To be honest, I hate trouble, and now that someone has offered me this opportunity, I'm overjoyed. But..."

She looked conflicted and troubled, clearly distressed.

Ren Huai frowned. "What's wrong, Mr. Lu? What are your concerns? The price is negotiable. We can sign a contract to ensure you won't suffer any losses."

Shu Yu shook her head. "That's not the reason."

"That is..."

"Young Master Ren, you're a step too late."

Ren Huai narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean?"

"Just two days ago, I received a letter from Linzhang Prefecture in the southwest. The contract has been signed, the goods have been transported there, and they are already being sold in Linzhang Prefecture."

"What? The Southwest?"

Shu Yu said with great regret, "Young Master Ren knows that I was exiled to the southwest. Although I didn't stay there for long, I got to know some people I was on good terms with. Now that my workshop is up and running, I'm struggling to find a way to sell my products. Although I'm a local magistrate, it's just a nice-sounding title. I don't actually have any connections or know many people. So I have to find a place to sell them myself, right? That's why I thought of my friends in the southwest. I sent them a letter before the new year, and they replied that they were very willing to cooperate. I was so happy that I didn't think much about it and just settled the matter."

Ren Huai and Steward Xu were speechless for a moment. Just two days ago?

They were already in Jiangyuan County two days ago, but they were still investigating and hadn't had a chance to meet and discuss things.

However, Shu Yu hadn't finished speaking, "Besides the Southwest, there's also Changjin Prefecture. My fiancé set off yesterday morning to return to Changjin Prefecture to take the imperial examination. I saw that he has some acquaintances there, so I asked him to try and find a merchant to cooperate with. My fiancé is on horseback, so there's no way to catch up. He's a fast worker, so I estimate that he'll have taken care of this matter as soon as he gets to Changjin Prefecture."

She paused, then looked up. "Oh, by the way, my fiancé is Meng Yunzheng. He's quite famous in the capital. You should have heard of him, Mr. Ren. There's very little he can't accomplish if he sets his mind to it."

Ren Huai felt a slight headache.

Shu Yu looked innocent and regretful as she said, "If I had known earlier that Young Master Ren would come to me and say that the passion fruit shop in the capital wanted to cooperate with me and take over the sales, I wouldn't have bothered with so much effort. To be honest, it's quite tiring. It's mainly because it's too mentally taxing, and I also have to worry about whether they'll sell well or not."

(End of this chapter)