Xu Mingwan rubbed his eyes, poured himself another cup of strong tea, and said, "That's right, I feel like I've been drugged in the afternoon, I just keep getting sleepy."

Chu Xiaoxiao smiled, pursing her lips. "That's a refreshing way to put it. If you're sleepy, just say so. You even made up an excuse. But I'm here today because I have something to tell you all." As soon as she finished speaking, she yawned, and the others exchanged glances and laughed.

Xu Mingwan quickly poured Chu Xiaoxiao a cup of strong tea, and teased her with a smile, "You look like you've been drugged. Have a cup of tea. This is a new tea my mom made this year. It's quite strong and a great remedy for drowsiness."

Chu Xiaoxiao didn't stand on ceremony. She picked up the tea and took a big gulp, which was so bitter that she almost vomited.

She looked at Xu Mingwan with a distorted expression and complained, "Why didn't you say it was this bitter! I almost threw up."

"Haha, that's why I called it a miracle cure. Tell me, aren't you full of energy now?"

"I feel better, but my mouth is so uncomfortable."

Seeing how uncomfortable she looked, Zhang Xuemei poured her another glass of cool boiled water and said with a smile, "Rinse your mouth! It's not the first time you're used to it, but you'll get used to it after a few more times. It really works."

After finishing a glass of water, Chu Xiaoxiao continued, "I almost forgot the important matter. I came to tell you that the newly built wholesale market has started recruiting businesses. Are you interested?"

"Wholesale market? Isn't there already one?" Xu Mingwan asked curiously. All the clothes in their clothing market came from there, so why are they setting up another one?

Chu Xiaoxiao said with an expression that said, "You didn't know this, did you?" "The old one is almost a dangerous building now. It needs to be renovated or even demolished and rebuilt. So, isn't the new wholesale market in high demand?"

Zhang Xuemei's heart sank, and she quickly asked, "Where is the new wholesale market? Do you know anything about it?"

In her past life, she had been to the new wholesale market and knew that most of the clothing wholesale was located there, and business was booming. As for the old one, although it was rebuilt, it missed its opportunity and ended up losing out.

"It's near the train station. A few years ago, someone bought a piece of vacant land there. I didn't expect it to be used to build a wholesale market. The outer outline is almost finished, and all that's left is the interior decoration. They're now looking to attract businesses. A lot of people want to go there, but they're worried that the old wholesale market won't be demolished. So, with all this hesitation, not many people have made a decision."

Zhang Xuemei had an advantage; she knew that shops in this new wholesale market were extremely scarce and highly sought after, so now that she had this opportunity, she was determined to seize it.

"Xiaoxiao, has there been any discussion about how this will be settled? How much deposit is required in advance, and what are the details?"

Zhang Xuemei pondered her family's savings. If possible, she planned to place two orders. It wasn't that she was afraid to place more, but rather that she didn't have enough money on hand.

Chu Xiaoxiao glanced at Zhang Xuemei in surprise, seeing that she really had an idea, so she said seriously: "The newly built one is called Yongqing Market. It has ten floors. The first floor is for wholesale of small accessories, such as hair clips, earrings, bracelets, hats, etc. The second floor is for wholesale and retail of bags."

The third floor is for women's clothing wholesale, the fourth floor for men's clothing, the fifth floor for children's clothing, the sixth floor for underwear wholesale, and the seventh floor for shoes wholesale, for both adults and children. The eighth floor and above are not yet planned; further plans will depend on the specific circumstances.

Chu Xiaoxiao paused again, "However, it seems quite a few women's clothing items have already been ordered, so if you want to sell women's clothing, there might not be many good spots left."

He calculates the price by area, at 13 yuan per square meter, and a 30% deposit is required for reservations. If you really want to go there, you should choose a location early, as good locations generally have better foot traffic.

"If it really takes off, the rent isn't too expensive." Xu Mingwan nodded. The rent for their market is 450 a month, so for a wholesale market as big as Yongxin, less than 10,000 a year is acceptable.

"That's right, that's why it's so cheap. They're only offering it now because they can't find enough people yet. The price will definitely go up later." Chu Xiaoxiao's family had already found out the details, because she wanted to start her own wholesale business.

Zhang Xuemei noticed this too, and looked at her with a smile, asking, "How about we go together sometime? Maybe we can get a discount if we go together."

Of course, the last sentence was a joke; it's not like you're buying a shop, so there's no such thing as a cheap deal.

Chu Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement, "Okay, let's not bother finding a time, let's meet tomorrow at A Liang's food stall. We'll go together, and make sure we have all our documents ready. If we decide on a date, we can just pay right away."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Chu Xiaoxiao caught a glimpse of someone entering her shop out of the corner of her eye, so she quickly ran away.

Xu Mingwan looked at Zhang Xuemei with a hesitant expression. She realized that she really couldn't keep up with her third sister-in-law's pace. The lingerie store had only been open for a short time, and her third sister-in-law already had a new plan. It seemed that she was always taking advantage of her third sister-in-law, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Zhang Xuemei naturally sensed that Xu Mingwan had something to say, so she smiled and asked, "There's no one else here, Xiaowan, just say what you want to say!"

"Third Sister-in-law, I just wanted to ask if you really want to rent Yongqing's place? What about the lingerie shop here?" She wanted to say that if possible, she would help her third sister-in-law keep an eye on the place, since she was already familiar with the business.

Zhang Xuemei sat down, looked at Xu Mingwan seriously, and said, "I want to rent two stalls, one for your third brother and one for the two of us."

"The two of us?" Xu Mingwan pointed to herself. "Third Sister-in-law, are you taking me with you?"

"Why wouldn't I take you with me? You're my good helper. I've thought it through. We'll do wholesale underwear business, and then open a maternity and baby store that sells things for pregnant women and newborns. Of course, we'll do wholesale as well as retail."

Zhang Xuemei had always aimed to do wholesale, but as a newcomer, she couldn't get into the old wholesale markets. Luckily, Yongqing started recruiting merchants, and that's when the opportunity came.

"Then," Xu Mingwan hesitated for a moment, looked around the store, and finally asked, "what about this lingerie store?" The lingerie store has been doing quite well for the past two months, earning them seven or eight thousand a month. It's really hard to bear closing it down.

Zhang Xuemei hadn't thought about it yet, but said with a smile, "We'll talk about it later. Right now, Yongqing is just attracting investment. It will probably be next year before everything is ready. We have plenty of time to think about it."