Chapter 242 Seeking Advice
"Also, when you've agreed on a cooperation agreement with the manufacturer, you can have them ship the goods directly to you. This way, you won't have to travel to the city every time, and you can save on labor and transportation costs."
Xu Yirou continued to offer suggestions and pointed out several shortcomings in her plan.
For example, it is necessary to sign a purchase agreement with the villagers, and the quality must be guaranteed, and there must be no cutting corners, etc.
As Cai Shuhua listened to what Xu Yirou said, her eyes grew brighter and brighter. Then she looked at her and said, "Yirou, how do you know so much? No wonder you were able to get into Peking University!"
When Xu Yirou heard Cai Shuhua say this, she just chuckled lightly and offered no explanation.
Actually, these things aren't taught in books; they're just experiences she accumulated little by little from doing business in her previous life.
"Yi Rou, what do you think, given the current situation, should we sell it ourselves, or should we find a partner to sell it, like Xiang Wan suggested?" Cai Shuhua looked at Xu Yi Rou expectantly.
Compared to facing the increasingly powerful Su Xiangwan, Cai Shuhua still felt that discussing things with Xu Yirou made her feel more at ease.
Regardless, she and Xu Yirou lived together for several months, becoming more familiar with each other and closer in their relationship.
Xu Yirou hesitated for a moment before saying, "Auntie, why don't you think about doing both together?"
"Both together? How do you do that?" Cai Shuhua was taken aback, but continued to humbly ask for guidance.
"These things are handmade after all, so there will definitely be differences in quality, as well as the simplicity or complexity of the craftsmanship. Auntie can take a look later and see what kind of partner Miss Su is introducing to you."
After thinking for a moment, Xu Yirou began to offer suggestions to Cai Shuhua: "If it's the kind of shops and department store counters, Auntie can provide them with high-quality and mid-quality items with intricate patterns and exquisite workmanship. As for items with simple patterns and ordinary workmanship, Auntie can set up a stall on the street to sell them herself."
"In this way, your customer base is different from Ms. Su's, so there is no competition. Moreover, you can cater to both high-end and ordinary customers, and also allow villagers who are not very skilled or who are just starting to learn embroidery to earn money."
After listening to Xu Yirou's words, Cai Shuhua looked at Xu Yirou with utter astonishment.
"Yi Rou, you are so smart! You really deserve to be admitted to Peking University. If it were your aunt, you could never have thought of such a comprehensive plan."
Xu Yirou smiled and shook her head, saying, "Actually, even if I didn't tell you, Miss Su would have told you these things."
She could actually see that Su Xiangwan also wanted to help Cai Shuhua.
Moreover, the partner that Su Xiangwan mentioned was clearly a business owned by the Su family.
Otherwise, with Cai Shuhua's current small-scale operations, even if the whole village started doing these things, how much productivity could there be?
Therefore, since Su Xiangwan was unsure of Cai Shuhua's determination to do this, as a partner, she naturally couldn't say too much now, lest she put too much psychological pressure on Cai Shuhua before the cooperation even started, causing the two to be on different levels.
After all, Su Xiangwan will be the client in the future. If she continues to support Cai Shuhua, the cooperation is destined to be short-lived.
After hearing what Xu Yirou said, Cai Shuhua paused for a moment before asking, "Yirou, do you think I've been too hard on Miss Su?"
She's not stupid. Not to mention that Gu Yanxiao is now a division commander, Su Xiangwan herself is no ordinary person. She refused when a leader from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wanted to hire her. This shows that her vision and perspective are far beyond those of ordinary people like them.
But now, even for such a trivial matter, Su Xiangwan is asking for advice.
That's really a waste of talent.
Xu Yirou was taken aback: "Auntie, why do you say that?"
“Miss Su is someone who does great things, but I…” Cai Shuhua sighed, suddenly hesitating whether she was really capable of doing this well.
“How could you think that way, Auntie? Miss Su is a very good person. Auntie has forgotten that the school in our village was also set up by Miss Su. Miss Su is a person with great love in her heart. Auntie, you are doing this to help the people in the village. No matter what problems we have, Miss Su will be happy to answer them.”
Xu Yirou smiled and reassured her, and what she said was all from the bottom of her heart.
Although she hadn't had much contact with Su Xiangwan, she genuinely admired her.
"I'm nowhere near as good as Xu, the educated youth. You're really too kind!"
Just then, Su Xiangwan walked in carrying Niannian and said with a smile.
"Oh! Miss Su..." Cai Shuhua was surprised that Su Xiangwan would come over at this time, and she stood up somewhat embarrassedly.
"Why are you becoming more and more distant, Auntie? Didn't you call me Xiangwan's girl yesterday?"
Su Xiangwan smiled and put Niannian down, rubbing her arm.
The little one was just fussing for her to hold him, and with his sturdy body, it's getting harder and harder to carry him.
Because he had to park, Gu Yanxiao, who had fallen a few steps behind, noticed Su Xiangwan rubbing her arm and subtly glanced at the little guy beside her.
While Su Xiangwan was speaking, he took him away from her to prevent the little guy from making a fuss and disturbing Su Xiangwan and Cai Shuhua's conversation.
Su Xiangwan didn't notice Gu Yanxiao's little actions, and just looked at Cai Shuhua and the others with a smile.
"Yes, Xiang Wan," Cai Shuhua corrected herself somewhat embarrassed.
She was influenced by Xu Yirou's respectful address of "Miss Su" all the time.
Thinking about it, Su Xiangwan looked at Xu Yirou and said, "You don't need to call me Miss Su anymore, just call me Xiangwan!"
Having resolved her inner conflict, Su Xiangwan no longer instinctively kept her distance from Xu Yirou. On the contrary, she quite admired Xu Yirou, who was strong, kind, and principled.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yirou paused for a moment, then smiled slightly at Xiang Wan's kind gaze and said, "Okay, then Xiang Wan, don't call me Xu Zhiqing anymore, just call me Yirou!"
“That’s right! Not to mention that you were sent-down youth together in the countryside before, you’ll be classmates at Peking University in the future. You should get closer to each other.” Cai Shuhua nodded, looking at the two of them with satisfaction.
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