"Eighty yuan is too high." He Wenlin shook her head. "Seventy yuan, I'll take it for seventy yuan."
"Add a little more, you won't find this price anywhere else."
"That's all. If you tell me this is a low price, I'll go ask other factories. If their prices are higher than yours, then I'll contact you."
"Look at you, you little girl, always saying you'll go find someone else. You really can't buy it for seventy yuan. Here's what we'll do: increase the quantity a bit more, and I'll give you the lowest price I can offer—seventy-five yuan a box. That's really the lowest price I can offer. You can't buy this quality anywhere else at this price. If anyone else can offer you a lower price, I'll give it to you for free!"
He Wenlin hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, then send me ten boxes each on the 10th."
"Order more."
"It's not that I don't want to order more, but look at my place, there's no room left."
He Wenlin has already stored a lot of goods in the dormitory where Lin Fei and He Wenjun are staying. Fortunately, the room is big enough, and they haven't had much luggage since they just arrived.
If Zeng Guangji (number 10) were to send a child to the boarding school, He Wenlin would probably put it in her mother's dormitory.
Mr. He resigned, but Mrs. He did not, so they did not return the dormitory. Mr. He sometimes takes a nap there.
It was already quite late when Zeng Guangji left.
He Wenlin quickly asked Lin Fei to cut the pork belly and broccoli, while He Wenlin herself prepared the side dishes and pork liver.
At 4:15, He Wenlin started cooking.
My younger brother and Xiaomin also started packing rice.
At 4:30, apart from Grandma Ruan and Ruan Jianxin, everyone else started packing up the food.
At 5:15, Peng Liang and Ruan Lingfeng went to the shirt factory and Meihua Garment Factory respectively to deliver goods.
Yes, Peng Liang is back from the cardboard box factory.
However, He Wenlin was too busy to ask him about the situation or check the size of the cardboard box.
The shirt factory was his former employer and is now his client, so he will try his best to have it deliver the shirt factory's orders in the future.
At 5:30, He Wenjun successfully delivered the goods to Hongda.
The workers at the Perth Garment Factory had also finished get off work, and the fast food restaurant was packed with people and extremely lively.
This time, Ruan Jianxin had enough egg rolls in stock, and he was still making them at this time, the aroma was incredibly enticing.
The people at the factory couldn't resist taking some to eat themselves, and they weren't polite at all.
Fortunately, only a few of these people were greedy and wanted to get something for free; most customers would buy a bag.
One bag contains half a jin (250 grams), so He Wenlin asked Peng Liang to collect the money.
He's mother was still worried about Peng Liang, feeling that she didn't know his background. He Wenlin thought that with so many people watching, he certainly wouldn't dare to do anything underhanded, especially since Ruan Jianxin was right next to him.
At 5:50, the meals were finally served.
"This is the money for the egg rolls." Peng Liang handed the money to He Wenlin. "It's 90 yuan in total."
That means thirty bags were sold.
That's pretty good.
"Give the money to my grandma." After saying that, He Wenlin walked towards the cardboard box that Peng Liang had brought back.
Peng Liang explained, "The people at the cardboard box factory said that these boxes are 35 cents each, and these are 50 cents each because they are sturdier and less likely to be deformed. There are also better ones, which are 60 cents each. These are all wholesale prices. You need to order at least 500 boxes to get this price. If you order 100 or 500 boxes, you will get an extra 5 cents per box. If you want to have a trademark on the outside of the boxes, you will need more than 5,000 boxes."
If you're giving them away for free to shirt factories, or buying them from nearby factories as employee benefits, you don't really need fancy cardboard boxes for packaging, because they won't be stuck with unsold stock. The important thing is that the quantity is large and the price is reasonable.
Moreover, for short distances, there's no need to worry about deformation during transportation.
Peng Liang brought back a total of nine different types of cardboard boxes of various materials and sizes.
After gesturing around, He Wenlin chose the cheapest box. It was large but relatively short, so it wouldn't be too embarrassing to distribute as a welfare item.
"Linlin, eat first, we'll discuss this after you finish eating," Grandma He called out.
"It's all settled. I'll take this box to the shirt factory tomorrow." He Wenlin washed her hands and sat down to eat.
"After you've had your meal, Uncle Ruan, you should go back and rest today. Come back at six o'clock tomorrow morning," He Wenlin said.
I've prepared quite a few egg rolls today, so I don't need to work overtime tonight.
"If the egg roll business goes through later, you might have to work hard."
"It's not hard work at all."
Ruan Jianxin couldn't wait to go to work every day, but he had no choice because the pressure at home was too great.
In the evening, after dinner, He Wenlin prepared ten pounds of dumpling filling, which they could use tonight to finish making dumplings.
At 8 p.m., the dumpling filling was ready. He Wenlin called Luo Zhonghui and, together with Peng Liang, immediately delivered 50 jin of steamed dumplings and 20 jin of xiaolongbao to him.
"Boss Luo, this is Peng Liang, our company's salesman. I'll have him deliver another batch of goods around four o'clock tomorrow morning. I'll come over tomorrow morning to taste and promote the products."
This was a day earlier than the agreed time, which was exactly what Luo Zhonghui wanted.
Although He Wenlin didn't participate in the promotions at Boss Guo's place, he did put up a loudspeaker and added a rice cooker to prepare some samples every day. Although business wasn't as good as when He Wenlin was there, they could still sell 10 to 20 kilograms every day.
This made Luo Zhonghui feel strange and envious.
After leaving Luo Zhonghui's place, He Wenlin and Peng Liang went to buy two bunk beds. He Wenlin also rode her bike to a bookstore to buy two calligraphy practice books for her brother.
Her brother's handwriting is truly indescribable.
After buying his things, Peng Liang returned to the dormitory at the shirt factory. He planned to stay there for another night and come back to stay the next day.
He Wenlin moved the things back, and didn't plan to install them tonight; she'd deal with it tomorrow.
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The next morning, He Wenlin, Mrs. He, and Mr. He got up at 4:30 as usual.
Now, He's father has improved a bit and is more proactive in his work. You can't be too nice to him. You have to make him feel that even if he is his father or ancestor, he can be fired at any time!
When He Wenlin and her family of three arrived at the store, Peng Liang also came.
Today he's going to deliver goods to Boss Luo's place.
So we have to come early.
He Wenlin started steaming the glutinous rice, quickly weighed the ingredients and made the dough, while Grandma He began washing the scallions and ginger. Soon, He Wenlin would also be chopping minced meat.
Mr. He sent 10 jin of xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) and 15 jin of steamed dumplings to Mr. Guo.
"Linlin." Zhou Libo has arrived.
"Brother Zhou, so early?" He Wenlin said.
"I've rented a place over there. I'm taking advantage of the cool weather and no sun to move my things quickly," Zhou Libo said. "Make me some fried noodles."
"You're only moving now? I thought you'd already opened for business."
Zhou Libo has been away from He Wenlin for three or four days now that he has completed his studies.
He hadn't come to He Wenlin's for a meal these past two days, and He Wenlin thought he had already sorted things out.
"Where do you rent your place? When are you going to sell your goods? I'll come and patronize your store when you open."
"I'll be selling them at the night market tonight. If you're free, remember to come visit."
"Of course I have to support you!" He Wenlin placed the fried noodles in front of him and said with a smile, "I'm afraid Boss Zhou won't have the chance to patronize my place anymore, so this fried noodle dish is on me today."
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