It's just a copper coin...
Su Yanke repeated this sentence in her heart, as if to cover up some questions she didn't want to think deeply about.
"How's the progress now?" Su Yanke looked at Uncle Lao Ji and asked.
"We can finish it tonight," Uncle Lao Ji affirmed.
Su Yanke nodded and then looked at Chen Yonggui.
Chen Yonggui knew exactly what he was going to do next. After a little thought, he said to Su Yanke, "We can start selling it officially at noon tomorrow!"
With Chen Yonggui's assurance, Su Yanke felt more confident.
Chen Yonggui took Chen Yongshun back to his home and began to sort out his old network of connections. This night was destined to be an eventful one.
Su Yanke also returned to Uncle Lao Ji's home. There were dozens of stoves in the yard, filling it up tightly.
Looking at the stoves all over the yard, Su Yanke touched Xiaobao's little head contentedly. Xiaobao's eyes squinted comfortably because of Su Yanke's touch.
Many people were too excited to fall asleep that night. Su Yanke also practiced hard.
She had stayed here for too long. She didn't know if the time in this world was the same as that in her own world.
She had to implement her plan quickly...
The night passed without sleep.
Xiaobao always got dressed and waited outside Su Yanke's room before her every day. Su Yanke admired Xiaobao's perseverance in getting up early.
It was no problem for her to stay up late or even all night, but getting up early was an absolute big problem for her!
Because of Xiaobao, Su Yanke's daily routine had become very healthy recently. Since she had to get up early, her sleeping time had also advanced unconsciously. Now when teaching Xiaobao, she would recover her spiritual power on the side. They had a clear division of labor!
Just as Su Yanke and Xiaobao had finished their morning exercise, there came a knock on the door.
"Uncle Lao Ji, Miss Su, it's Yonggui!"
Su Yanke was a little puzzled. Why did Uncle Chen come so early?
Although Uncle Lao Ji hadn't slept all night, he was in good spirits and even a little excited.
As soon as Uncle Lao Ji heard it was Chen Yonggui, he quickly ran to open the door.
"Big... big event!" Chen Yonggui seemed to have run to Uncle Lao Ji's door. He was still out of breath when he spoke.
To avoid any unexpected troubles, Su Yanke asked Chen Yonggui to come in first.
Aunt Li brought a glass of water for Chen Yonggui to drink and told him to catch his breath and speak slowly.
"An old big client of mine heard about our project. He is very interested and has made an appointment to talk to us at noon today," Chen Yonggui paused and then said, "He wants to buy the whole batch!"
"All! The whole batch?" Uncle Lao Ji was shocked. He raised his voice, but was glanced at by Su Yanke coldly and immediately became quiet. He asked again in a lower voice.
Aunt Li and Chen Yonggui were also startled by Uncle Lao Ji's reaction. Aunt Li punched Uncle Lao Ji on the shoulder angrily and scolded him in a low voice.
Chen Yonggui nodded to indicate that the news was true. He looked at Su Yanke, wanting to know what to do next.
Su Yanke said casually, "Go!"
That big client's surname was Qiu. It was said that he was from the capital. No one knew why he had come to this remote small town.
The restaurant they had booked was Laike Restaurant, which had a good reputation in the town. Since coming to this world, Su Yanke hadn't had a decent meal yet. She had been craving for it for a long time.
Su Yanke asked Uncle Lao Ji to tell Uncle Dali and the others about this news. Uncle Dali and the others were very happy after hearing it. Su Yanke also asked about the candidates for the appointment. They discussed it briefly and finally decided that Su Yanke would lead the team, taking Uncle Lao Ji, the technical expert, and Chen Yonggui, the smart one, with them.
Before going, Su Yanke asked Chen Yonggui about this Boss Qiu. He was not very old but very capable.
It was said that Chen Yonggui's clan had to show respect to this Boss Qiu. It seemed that this Boss Qiu's financial resources and power should not be underestimated.
But when Su Yanke entered the private room booked in the restaurant, she couldn't help being stunned. Chen Yonggui had never met this Boss Qiu before, so they had always guessed based on their business dealings and what others had said. So they were very surprised when they first heard that they were going to have a face - to - face talk.
Su Yanke had thought of several possibilities, such as a bold and unconstrained bearded uncle, or a wealthy and "plump" young master, or an experienced but ordinary - looking "little rascal".
None of these were right. Sitting in the private room was a handsome young man with a scholarly air.
He was wearing a beige long robe and holding a folding fan in his hand. He was sitting by the window, his head slightly tilted, looking out of the window with a smile on his lips, as if he had seen something interesting.
Hearing the sound of Su Yanke pushing the door, he tilted his head slightly and was also stunned.
Su Yanke and Boss Qiu looked into each other's eyes. Chen Yonggui and Uncle Lao Ji stiffened all over.
Su Yanke didn't expect this Boss Qiu to be so young. He looked only in his early twenties, with fair skin, obviously a precious person.
His face looked very innocent, making people unable to raise any defense. His pupils were an uncommon dark green!
Boss Qiu was also very surprised by Su Yanke's appearance. After hearing about the functions of the stoves, he had seen the potential for making money. He was also a little surprised to know that it was a woman's idea.
After all, in this era, women rarely busied themselves for a living. Usually, it was the men in the family who did so. So his first reaction was that the man in this woman's family must be in some difficulty. And when he heard that she was from a remote small mountain village, he had automatically imagined the image of a little housewife in his mind.
So this task should be very easy. First, use the environment to put psychological pressure on the other party, and then he could control the whole situation. It couldn't be easier!
But when he saw Su Yanke, an uncontrollable feeling welled up in his heart. He felt that something might go wrong this time.
He knew that women in this era generally rarely went out to avoid suspicion. So he was not surprised to see Su Yanke wearing a veil. But the skin exposed outside the veil caught his attention.
Her fair and delicate skin seemed to emit a charming light, making Boss Qiu's eyes a little dazed. He had also met many noble ladies and young misses in the capital, but none of them had given him such a strong feeling.
This woman was too dazzling. She didn't seem to be from here at all, especially when compared with the two people beside her.
Uncle Lao Ji beside Su Yanke looked like an honest and simple man at first sight. As for Chen Yonggui, he knew him well. So Boss Qiu's eyes and attention were focused on Su Yanke again.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Su Yanke. This is our partner and the chief technical expert, Uncle Lao Ji. This is our diplomatic minister, Uncle Chen," Su Yanke said directly.
"My surname is Qiu. My given name is Xu. Qiu Xu," Qiu Xu stood up and walked up to her, saying gently.
Su Yanke felt a sense of incongruity.
But she didn't want to get entangled with him too much, so she didn't care too much. She just nodded to indicate that they could proceed to the next step.
Qiu Xu was a little surprised by Su Yanke's attitude. Her attitude seemed extremely cold?
Qiu Xu and Su Yanke took their seats.
"Mr. Qiu, I won't say any more polite words. I'm here today mainly to know what your plan is for the purchase and sale of the stoves?"
Qiu Xu wasn't angry at Su Yanke's almost rude directness. He just smiled slightly and said, "Miss Su, I'm very sincere. I wonder how Miss Su wants to do this business?"
Seeing that Qiu Xu kicked the choice back to her again, Su Yanke wasn't polite. She directly told him her previous plan.
Su Yanke's directness made Uncle Lao Ji and Chen Yonggui beside her sweat profusely. They didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
Su Yanke was different from them. As soon as she sat down, she poured tea for herself and the others. After taking a few sips, she said,
"First, for the profit sharing, you get 20% and I get 80%."
As soon as she said this, Qiu Xu's hand that was holding the teacup paused imperceptibly. He looked at Su Yanke with a complicated look in his eyes.
Su Yanke's expression was always calm. Qiu Xu couldn't read any emotions from her eyes.
"Of course, there are conditions. We'll attach the structural diagram of the stoves!"
"Oh?" Now Qiu Xu was even more surprised. If he had been only 10% curious about Su Yanke before, now it had increased to 30%.
Su Yanke didn't care about Qiu Xu's curiosity. She just asked directly if he agreed.
Qiu Xu didn't say a word. He just looked at the two people beside Su Yanke. But Uncle Lao Ji always listened to Su Yanke and had no objections at all. Chen Yonggui also wouldn't stop Su Yanke's plan because he was grateful to her, so he also kept silent.
"Okay, I agree," Qiu Xu said playfully, looking at Su Yanke.
"Second, and this is the last point. We need a store, a commercial store!" Su Yanke didn't show any courtesy to Qiu Xu. She directly stated her condition.
"A store? A commercial store?" Qiu Xu slowly uttered these words.
Uncle Lao Ji and Chen Yonggui's faces had turned pale. Qiu Xu had a polarized reputation outside.
Half of the people said he was extremely cold - hearted, and the other half said he was extremely ruthless. It was said that many people who had economic conflicts with Qiu Xu had been killed in the end, and they had disappeared without a trace!
Su Yanke didn't care about Qiu Xu's words at all. She even ate a few more mouthfuls of food.
Su Yanke had started eating as soon as she sat down. Most of the dishes on the table were already gone, but she still wasn't full. She had been so deprived in the previous period. Now that there was good food, she just couldn't stop!
Actually, there was another reason for Su Yanke to act like this today. She wanted to attract Qiu Xu's attention and reduce his attention on Uncle Lao Ji and the others, so as to avoid them being implicated by her in the future.