Chapter 171 Sister Yao's Business
"Xiaoxue still has good vision." Sister Yao smiled meaningfully.
She didn't talk about the pearls and jade anymore, and asked about the land in the west of the city.
"Have you started the construction of the land in the west of the city? Is it going smoothly?"
Cui Xue was stunned for a moment, then said: "It's going quite smoothly. The foundation has been laid. It should be completed by the middle of the year. After that, it will be decorated. It should be open by the end of the year."
"It will be good in time for the New Year." Sister Yao smiled nonchalantly.
Seeing the smile on her face, Cui Xue always felt a little weird for some reason.
Before she could think about it, Sister Yao leaned over and grabbed two pearl necklaces from the table and handed them to her.
The words "for you" startled her and her heart beat fast.
It was not because Sister Yao gave her these two pearl necklaces, but because she guessed that Sister Yao might have some other requests.
Sure enough, when she was hesitant, Sister Yao stuffed the necklace into her hand and said to her, "Sister has a business here, and I want to discuss it with you, Xiaoxue."
Without waiting for Cui Xue to speak, she spoke directly and explained to Cui Xue what the business was and the process. As
Cui Xue listened, her brows wrinkled, and her eyes turned strangely towards Sister Yao.
"Sister Yao, do you mean to use my foreign trade company to sell fake goods to foreigners?" As she spoke, her eyes fell on the remaining pearls and jade on the table.
"You put it so harshly, what is a fake? Mine is also real, okay?" Sister Yao gave her a reproachful look.
Really, let her sell freshwater pearls at the price of seawater pearls, and sell ordinary jade at the price of imperial green?
Is this really cheating foreigners who don't know the goods? Those foreigners are the smartest, how can they be deceived.
"I'm not hitting you, foreigners are not stupid, they have seen pearls before, and if they are found out by selling inferior products as good ones, the biggest loss will be the reputation of the country."
At this point, Cui Xue paused. Would someone like her care about the reputation of the country?
Sure enough, Sister Yao said nonchalantly: "I'm not saying this, Xiaoxue, but I only came to you because of our friendship. Otherwise, I would say a word and there would be plenty of people who would help me do this."
"Besides, I just want you to help me ship the goods out. As for the other things, you don't have to worry about it. It won't cause any damage to your reputation, and you can make money. Isn't this a good thing?"
Cui Xue felt even more weird. What did she mean by just taking care of the transportation and not worrying about the other things?
If it was just some fake goods, it would be fine.
What if she smuggled some illegal things out of the country, and she, as the transporter, would also be held jointly liable.
Thinking of this, she was about to refuse, but swallowed the words back.
She only said that she would think about it, and then left Sister Yao's house.
After returning to the compound, she went to the Shao family, but did not see Shui Danhua. However, she asked Old Lady He to call Shui Danhua's office at the Shao family. When she
heard Cui Xue talk about Yao Liwen's behavior, she was shocked and quickly rushed back to the compound from the office.
When she saw Cui Xue, she immediately asked Cui Xue to tell her again in detail what happened and what she said when she went to Yao Liwen's house today.
In fact, Cui Xue had calmed down by this point.
Yao Liwen knew her identity, and it was impossible for her to dig her own grave and carry any private goods.
But since Shui Danhua had been called back, she repeated what she had just said on the phone.
"Yao Liwen shouldn't be so stupid, but your information is very important. She really values you. To put it simply, she values this business very much."
Cui Xue was not surprised at all when she heard Shui Danhua's words.
Just like Yao Liwen said, she might not have to find Cui Xue. She would find Cui Xue only because Cui Xue might be the best solution.
She has a mature transportation chain, from inland to port, and from port to foreign countries. Cui Xue can be regarded as a one-stop service.
And Yao Liwen must have inquired about the transportation and foreign trade companies under Cui Xue. Not to mention that they can become the leader, at least their reputation is definitely among the best.
Then take advantage of their relationship and naturally negotiate the price to her satisfaction.
But she didn't expect Cui Xue to be so wary of this matter, and at the same time she was quite repulsive.
Although it is said to be deceiving foreigners, this behavior is indeed not very good. If it is not done well, it is easy to get into trouble.
"I don't plan to do this business with her. I plan to reject her." Cui Xue calmed down and told her her plan.
Shui Danhua was silent for a long time before saying to her, "Don't rush to reject her. I'll go back and discuss it."
What to discuss? Cui Xue was a little confused.
She went to Shui Danhua because she was afraid that Yao Liwen had smuggled something, so she came to her to report it and let her investigate, not to let her use this matter to achieve her goals.
"No matter what the result of your discussion is, I said I will refuse to cooperate with her in this business." Cui Xue took a deep breath and interrupted Shui Danhua.
As she finished speaking, the air was quiet.
Shui Danhua looked at her helplessly, then nodded, agreeing with her insistence.
However, it seemed that Shui Danhua saw a breakthrough point. She did not discuss the matter with Cui Xue anymore, but turned back to the office for a meeting.
Cui Xue refused, but did not find Yao Liwen immediately. Two
days later, she found Yao Liwen and told her her decision.
"Xiaoxue, are you really not going to think about it
again?" Yao Liwen was not surprised, but still wanted to persuade Cui Xue to change her mind. "Sister Yao, this business can be big or small. You should think about it carefully and decide whether to do it or not." Cui Xue couldn't help but persuade her in the opposite direction.
Yao Liwen smiled, patted Cui Xue on the shoulder, said nothing, and let her go back.
Cui Xue didn't know what happened next, and Sister Yao didn't look for her for a long time. I don't know if she meant to give up on her.
However, from time to time, Sister Yao would ask her subordinates to buy things from her store. When asked, Sister Yao would just be busy recently, but Cui Xue couldn't ask what she was busy with.
After a long time, Cui Xue found that not only did she not see Sister Yao, but she also hadn't seen Shui Danhua for a long time.
They were in the same compound, but they used to see each other every day. Now, they may not see each other for ten days or half a month.
Even if they met, Shui Danhua would just greet her hurriedly and leave.
Cui Xue had some guesses, but she was not sure. She went home and asked Liang Zongshan, telling him the whole story and guesses to see if he knew what happened.
"I haven't heard Captain Shao mention anything about this, but he used to frown when talking about his wife's work. I haven't seen this happen recently." Liang
Zongshan thought for a while, and then talked about the recent changes in Captain Shao.
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