Chapter 26 Xu Chun
Inside the online-hailing car, apart from the navigation system's machine prompt sound, it was quiet. The sunlight passed through the glass window, casting fine, shimmering shadows.
Yu Xiaoli turned to look at Han Que, only to see her leaning against the car window in a daze. Her eyes, as clear as lake water, beneath her thick and long eyelashes, seemed to contain infinite sorrow.
She was a little confused as to why Han was always in a bad mood. She was obviously hooking up with Mr. Gu from the Gu family, so shouldn't she be very happy? Moreover, she had just seen with her own eyes how handsome the young master of the Gu family was, even more handsome than Mr. Jiang.
Rich, handsome, gentle and considerate, he is the natural prince charming in romance novels.
"Sister Han Que, what's wrong with you?" Yu Xiaoli asked quietly.
Han shook his head, patted the product bag on his knees, and said worriedly, "Manager Chen just said on WeChat that the previous purchasing process didn't comply with their company's regulations. He was criticized by his boss and might have to return the goods. Oh, this is really troublesome."
Yu Xiaoli said "oh" in a daze. So this was what bothered her.
Seeing that she was confused, Han explained to her, "Manager Chen said that he would take us to meet the boss first, um, that's Mr. Xu. I heard that Mr. Xu is very shrewd and not easy to deal with." She paused and frowned, thinking about something.
Yu Xiaoli said "oh" and then she transferred to the sales department. She didn't know much about the inside story of the department, but she had heard many people say that Han Que relied on her beauty to achieve sales.
She also knew that the Ms. Xu that Han Que was referring to was actually Xu Chun, a single woman in her fifties. According to universal principles, she would not be fond of a woman as beautiful as Han Que.
So she felt that Han Que was a bit difficult.
Yu Xiaoli said, "It doesn't matter. Let me try first. I'm young and look ordinary. Mr. Xu shouldn't be wary of me."
"You?" Han was slightly stunned. She looked at Yu Xiaoli's innocent eyes in surprise, and suddenly understood the meaning of her words. She was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Yu Xiaoli, you don't think..." She shook her head gently, smiled, and said nothing more.
Yu Xiaoli thought she was angry and quickly explained, "Sister Han Que, I'm not trying to steal your clients. I heard that Ms. Xu is a single, older woman. She must be jealous of your youth and beauty, so she's making things difficult for us. If I deal with her, there won't be such a problem. I..."
"A single old woman?" Han was even more amused and confused. Seeing that she was really confused, she was afraid that she might say something wrong. Han waved her hand helplessly to interrupt her. She could only hold her temper and explain the basic situation of the client to Yu Xiaoli.
Chunyi Company is a well-known distributor in the industry. It has offline stores and theaters all over the country, a well-developed sales network, and very good performance on its online e-commerce platform. It has signed contracts with several well-known bloggers to live-stream and sell products, and its GMV performance is very good. In a word, if you can officially enter their agency sales system, you will have no trouble selling your products.
But the other party is very strict in product selection. The company has its own rules and regulations and testing standards and does not buy into the manufacturer's accounts. Even if you boast about your own products and can produce the test reports from relevant national departments, it will be useless as long as you cannot pass their own tests.
"Although our company's R&D department has provided good experimental data for this product, I'm not sure whether it can fully solve the problem of transdermal absorption of recombinant collagen. I'm more worried about the quality."
"As for their chairman, Ms. Xu Chun, she's a very intelligent and capable woman, definitely not what you'd call a single old woman. Although she's over 50, she's well-maintained and still has her charm. Most importantly, she's successful in her career." Han Que spoke slowly, his calm tone filled with deep respect. "If we can win her favor, then we won't have to worry about our performance."
Han sighed softly.
"Oh, so that's how it is." Yu Xiaoli nodded, not quite understanding. She looked at Han Que and said comfortingly, "Sister Han Que, no matter how strict their company is, you still sold your products to them. I heard that they bought a lot of our products a few months ago, which shows that they still trust our products."
Han smiled but said nothing.
She only got in touch with Chunyi Company this year, thanks to Lu Xiaoping's matchmaking, because Xu Chun is Lu Xiaoping's godmother and a close friend of Lu Xiaoping's mother.
As the boss's godson, his subordinates would more or less give him some face if he wanted to help take care of his friend. This matter did not need to go through Xu Chun, he just found Manager Chen from the purchasing department and got it done.
But it was easy to make a favor, but officially joining their agency system wasn't something that could be decided by personal connections. Besides, her relationship with Lu Xiaoping was over. And... Lu Xiaoping's mother kept calling her a bitch, and Xu Chun knew all this.
It is true that Lu Xiaoping is the reason for both success and failure.
Retribution comes quickly.
When she arrived at the front desk, Han introduced herself. After waiting for a long time, Manager Chen came out of the office area with a serious, cold and distant look on his face. He no longer had the enthusiasm he had when he first greeted her.
He led them inside and said as they walked, "Xiao Han, it just so happens that Ms. Xu is here today. She said she wants to see you alone. I'll take you to her office later."
Han paused slightly. Yu Xiaoli, who was following her with a bag of products, also stopped and looked at them in confusion.
Han, however, felt uneasy, her expression expressionless. She smiled and asked, "Manager Chen, do you know why Mr. Xu wants to see me?"
Manager Chen shook his head. "Boss Xu has given us these instructions, so we can't ask any more questions. We'll find out when we get there."
He instructed Yu Xiaoli, "Little girl, take your documents and sit in our purchasing office for a while." Then he pointed to the other side of the corridor.
Yu Xiaoli left with the bag of samples and looked at Han Que pitifully before leaving.
Han gave her a soothing look, and when she was out of sight, he turned to Manager Chen and said apologetically in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Manager Chen, I heard I caused you trouble."
Manager Chen didn't say anything. He signaled to her with his eyes that there were surveillance cameras in the corridor, and then led her to the chairman's office in silence.
Han knew that it was not convenient to talk at this time, so he could only sigh resignedly in his heart.
After meeting Xu Chun in person, Han had to admit that some people have a strong natural magnetic field.
They are about the same age and have beautiful facial features, but Liu Suping looks listless and prematurely aged, while Xu Chun is as youthful and charming as her name.
She was wearing a dark green velvet dress and a diamond-studded jade brooch on her chest. Her oval face was like a peeled egg, without a single wrinkle. If it weren't for the shrewdness and experience revealed in her sharp eyes, Han would almost doubt her age.
She was answering the phone at the window. She looked up at Han Que, nodded gently, and continued in a gentle voice: "...Okay, I understand. Don't be so excited for now. Stay calm and wait for me to understand the situation first. I'll give you news later."
After saying that, he hung up the phone and turned around to look Han Que up and down.
Han Que put on a gentle and polite smile and nodded, "Hello, Mr. Xu, I'm Han Que, and I came to visit you today."
Xu Chun nodded indifferently, paused, and swayed her skirt as she walked to the dark green velvet sofa by the window and sat down. She pointed, motioning for Han Que to come over and sit down. At the same time, she glanced at Manager Chen and waved her hand, "You should go out and do your work first. Xiao Han and I have something to talk about."
Manager Chen agreed respectfully, walked out of the office and closed the door.
After Manager Chen left, Xu Chun narrowed her eyes, lifted her high-heeled toes, and swayed them. After a moment of silence, she said, "I heard from Manager Chen that we've sold some of your company's products on your behalf, and the results are pretty good."
Han knew the visitor had bad intentions and quickly explained, "Yes, at that time we wanted to ask your company to help with marketing, but we didn't go through the formal process. I'm really sorry. It's not Manager Chen's fault. It's my fault for failing to do my job."
"Yeah, it's a small matter." Xu Chun waved his hand nonchalantly. "I also told them that sometimes they need to consider the actual situation and not keep talking about procedures all the time and engaging in formalism."
Han could neither agree nor disagree and could only keep smiling.
Xu Chun's beautiful phoenix eyes had been observing her intently. After a moment's hesitation, he asked casually, "I heard you asked Xiaoping to help you with this?"
Han nodded, "Yes. I asked Lu Xiaoping to be the introducer."
Xu Chun said "Oh", "Xiaoping is a child I have watched grow up, just like my own child. Of course, he doesn't treat me as an outsider."
When saying the last sentence, Xu Chun smiled slightly, implying something.
Han listened and quickly explained, "He wanted to report to you, but it seems you were not in the company at that time and went abroad, so he didn't have time to contact you."
"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether he tells me or not." Xu Chun smiled knowingly. His slender white fingers played with the jade pendant hanging from the phone case. He asked slowly, "But what I want to ask you is, what's your relationship with Xiaoping like now?"
Han Que's eyes couldn't help but look at her hands, and he thought of Liu Suping's dry and rough hands.
"Hmm?" Seeing that she didn't answer, Xu Chun raised his chin and asked with a smile.
Han finally came to her senses and was considering how to answer.
She and Lu Xiaoping had not been in contact for a long time, but they did not say they broke up.
How should she answer Xu Chun's question?
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Xu Chun explained, "Oh, I'm not asking about your personal affairs. Since you mentioned Lu Xiaoping, I'll ask a few more questions. Don't mind."
Han shook his head and said politely, "No, Mr. Xu, I'm very grateful for your concern."
Xu Chun smiled and said, "In that case, what is your current situation?"
Han had no choice but to continue, "Lu Xiaoping and I haven't been in touch for a long time."
Xu Chun raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh," "Does that mean they've broken up?"
Han paused, then decided to take a gamble and shook her head, "No."
Xu Chun frowned.
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