Volume 1 Chapter 280 Sales
Just when Li Tian was puzzled, his parents came out from the new house on the homestead.
Li Tian naturally didn't feel uncomfortable at all, and he even looked around to see if the ghost was there.
Seeing her parents-in-law, Gu Ruoxi, as a daughter-in-law, became restrained. After getting off the car, she tucked a strand of her unruly hair behind her ear and shyly called out, "Uncle Li, Aunt Liu!"
Mom and Dad were stunned on the spot and looked at Gu Ruoxi in disbelief. They really didn't expect that their daughter-in-law was so beautiful.
"Dad, Mom, she is Ruoxi." Li Tian hurriedly took Gu Ruoxi's hand and introduced her to his parents.
"Okay, okay, you've changed so much since you grew up. I almost can't recognize you."
The mother was the first to react. She slapped Li Tian's hand away and took Gu Ruoxi's hand instead of Li Tian. "Come on, Ruoxi, follow me into the house."
Gu Ruoxi nodded and walked into the house with her mother.
Li Tian looked at the back of his hand which was slightly red from being slapped, and asked in confusion: "Dad, what does Mom mean? Why did she forcefully separate my hand from Ruoxi's?"
"It's not appropriate." Dad said earnestly.
"What's inappropriate?" Li Tian was even more confused.
"You and Ruoxi are not suitable. We can't marry someone above our level. I'll call our boss later and cancel this marriage." said the father.
Li Tian was dumbfounded: "Dad, didn't you call me and tell me that this was fate destined by God? Why are you suddenly saying that Ruoxi and I are not suitable?"
"At that time, I thought Ruoxi was disabled and no one wanted her, otherwise why would she take the initiative to bring up the child marriage. But I didn't expect that Ruoxi was not disabled, and she looked like a female star. How could we let her marry into our family? What's more, this is not your first marriage. You are a divorced man." Dad frowned.
Li Tian finally understood. It turned out that his parents thought that Gu Ruoxi had grown ugly and fat when she grew up and no one wanted her, so they took the initiative to propose a child marriage. The ugly and fat Gu Ruoxi was a good match for him, a divorced son. On the contrary, he was not worthy of Gu Ruoxi, who was so beautiful that she could conquer a country.
Oh shit!
Am I your biological child?
Li Tian once again began to doubt whether he was his biological son.
"She and I got our marriage certificate in Binhai, and we've already gone through the ceremony of marriage." He had to tell the truth, otherwise his father would really call the Gu family and ask them to cancel the marriage. It was a done deal, and now they had to accept it and could not go back on their word.
"What?"
Dad was dumbfounded, as if he had seen a ghost, and then he looked around for something.
"Dad, what are you looking for?" Li Tian asked hurriedly.
"Stick." Dad replied with two words.
"Gu~"
Li Tian swallowed hard and said, "What are you looking for a stick for?"
"I'll break your legs and take you to the customer's house to pay a gift and apologize!" Dad said viciously.
"Dad, it's not that bad."
Li Tian quickly stepped forward to comfort his father, "Ruoxi and I have a good relationship. We truly love each other. I will be responsible for her to the end. You see, we got the marriage certificate just to be responsible for her."
"You bastard, you have no self-awareness at all. I heard from your mom that your restaurant has closed down?" Dad scolded.
Li Tian nodded: "Yes."
"I have no career and no family background. How can I be worthy of her? Marriage is about being well-matched."
The father was heartbroken and confused, not knowing how to face Gu Ruoxi's father. He originally thought that there was still room for maneuver, but his son had done it first and even got the certificate. How could he maneuver now?
"Dad, you're overthinking it. I heard from Ruoxi that in addition to Grandpa Gu's last wish, Uncle Gu also strongly supports this marriage."
Li Tian quickly comforted him, and then changed the subject, "By the way, Dad, where have all the young and middle-aged people in the village gone? Why do I only see old people and children?"
When talking about this, my father's brows wrinkled up: "This year's orange harvest is very good, and the output is twice as much as last year."
"This is a good thing." Li Tian said.
Dad sighed, "Bullshit, our oranges grow well, and so do those in other places. Now the supply exceeds the demand, not only has the price of oranges dropped, but everyone has to worry about whether they can be sold. Everyone has gone to the village office to discuss ways to open up a market for Lijia Village's oranges. If the market fails, no matter how many oranges are hung, they can't be converted into cash, and will just fall to the ground and rot."
"Oh, so that's how it is."
Li Tian suddenly realized that the sales of citrus fruits were related to the food problem of the people in Lijia Village. No wonder the village was so deserted. It turned out that everyone was worried about the sales of citrus fruits. "How much is one pound of citrus fruits this year?"
"The market price for wholesale is two yuan per catty, and for retail and online sales, it's three yuan and fifty yuan per catty," said my dad.
"The price is too low. I remember the wholesale price last year was 3.7 yuan, almost 4 yuan now. For retail and online sales, a 10-kilogram package costs 60 to 70 yuan."
Li Tian then realized the problem. It seemed that a bumper harvest of oranges was not necessarily a good thing. Even if they were all sold, the profit would not be much different from last year's. The problem now was whether the oranges could be sold. If they fell off the trees or rotted, they would be worthless.
"Alas... there's nothing we can do. This is the market situation this year. We have to beg buyers to come and purchase." Dad sighed.
In fact, my family didn't grow tangerines, but the tangerines in Lijia Village all have the same origin and were passed down from the same ancestor. We are all one family. When my father saw that the sales of tangerines in Lijia Village had become a problem, he naturally became concerned and worried.
Li Tian also has a sense of belonging in Lijia Village, where there are uncles, aunts, grandparents, and they are all from the same family.
He immediately took out his cell phone and called Bai Zhu, asking him to find out if there were any oranges for sale in Binhai.
The results came out very quickly, and the oranges were already on sale in various channels in Binhai.
"I'm now in my hometown, Lijia Village, Yu County, Jiang Province. You should tell the relevant departments in Binhai to stop purchasing oranges from any channels and arrange for people to come to Lijia Village to purchase directly." Li Tian ordered.
Bai Zhu said, "Mr. Li, there is nothing wrong with this, but the middlemen need to make a profit from the price difference. They buy oranges from farmers at a wholesale price of two yuan, and resell them at three yuan per pound..."
Li Tian interrupted, "Of course, the middleman is not a volunteer, he must make money from it, otherwise what is the point? I know everything about business, quickly arrange for someone to come over to make the purchase."
"Yes, there is a buyer in Jiang Province who specializes in selling oranges to Binhai. He should be able to arrive in Lijia Village in the afternoon." Bai Zhu said respectfully.
"Well, when they arrive, let them contact me directly." Li Tian ended the call.