Seeing that Lin Wanru's attitude seemed to have changed, Shopkeeper Ma and Shopkeeper Xu sat down at ease and took a sip of tea. Shopkeeper Ma said unhurriedly, "Both our families have prepared the goods. May I know when the Lin family will pick them up?"
"There's no rush."
Li Yi picked up his teacup and took a sip. "Before that, there's one more thing I need to make clear to the two of you."
Lin Wanru looked at him, then at the teacup in his hand. Her lips parted slightly, but in the end, she did not say anything.
"Feel free to speak your mind," Manager Xu said with a smile.
He looked at the young man sitting in the main seat, then at Lin Wanru. He thought to himself, The Bai family has plotted against the Lin family for so long, but in the end, it was all for someone else's benefit. Fortunately, Bai Yu did not come today. Otherwise, if he had seen this scene, he did not know how he would feel.
Li Yi looked at them and said, "A few days ago, you unilaterally raised the price …"
Shopkeeper Ma said anxiously, "That's all in the past …"
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Because of your price increase, the Lin family just bought a batch of jewelry yesterday. At this time, we do not have enough money to accept these two batches of goods."
"Is that so?" Shopkeeper Ma and Shopkeeper Xu's expressions changed.
"Therefore, we can only accept goods from one family." Li Yi looked at the two of them and said, "As for whether it is the Ma family or the Xu family, you two can discuss it yourselves."
Having said that, he took another sip of tea and turned to look at Lin Wanru. He smiled and said, "Today's tea is quite good. Did you change the tea leaves?"
Lin Wanru's gaze lingered on his teacup. She said, "No, it might be because of the water. The water today was specially picked from the mountain spring by Big Brother Lin."
Having said that, she glanced at Shopkeeper Ma and Shopkeeper Xu, whose expressions had changed slightly, but did not say anything.
The price of the jewelry bought from the foreign merchants was low. Although it was not a small amount, the Lin family did not have to worry about it. If they really wanted to accept the goods from the Ma and Xu families, they would only be a little nervous.
He glanced at Li Yi again, and he more or less understood the meaning of Li Yi's words.
"One family?" Shopkeeper Ma's expression changed slightly. He did not expect that the Lin Family had already found a new partner. If he could only accept goods from one family, then the goods from the other family would have to remain in his hands.
The reason why they had unscrupulously raised the price before was that this line of business had already been established in Fengzhou. The Lin family could only get their goods from these two stores. It was the same for them. Those big stores had their own channels. Without the Lin family, no one could buy their goods.
It was not certain whether the goods could be sold in the future. If they could not get the silver today, they would not be able to complete the transaction with the foreign merchants tomorrow. They would have to watch a lot of silver slip away in front of their eyes. The loss would be immeasurable.
Shopkeeper Ma stood up and sighed. "The Ma family and the Xu family have always advanced and retreated together. In that case, we have disturbed you today. Brother Xu, let's go."
"Goodbye!"
Shopkeeper Xu also stood up immediately. The two of them casually cupped their hands and turned to leave.
Lin Wanru came over and looked out the door. She said, "They have left."
Li Yi took another sip of tea and said, "They will be back soon."
"Are you sure?" Lin Wanru raised her eyebrows.
Li Yi smiled and said, "Wait and see."
Although they called each other Brother Ma and Brother Xu affectionately, it was just a fake brotherly relationship. When it came to the interests of each family, even blood brothers would turn against each other.
The two families were currently short of money. Otherwise, they would not have come over to beg the Lin family to buy the goods. Now it was just a matter of who could not endure it first.
"The taste of the tea today is really different. It doesn't seem to be because of the water …" Li Yi picked up the teacup and looked at her.
Lin Wanru pointed to the teacup on the table and said, "This is red date and wolfberry tea … and this is my teacup."
Li Yi was startled. He lifted the lid of the teacup and looked at it again. He slowly put down the teacup. The atmosphere in the room was a little awkward.
"Haha, red date and wolfberry tea is good. Red dates can nourish the body, nourish the blood and calm the nerves. Wolfberry nourishes the liver and eyesight. Drinking more of this tea can also improve anemia caused by menstruation … Cough, in short, drinking more is good."
Li Yi coughed twice and stood up from the chair. He cupped his hands towards the door and said, "Shopkeeper Ma, please come in."
Seeing Shopkeeper Ma walk in again, a trace of surprise finally appeared on Lin Wanru's face.
A smile appeared on Shopkeeper Ma's face and he said, "Haha, Miss Lin, I thought about it. We can still talk about that batch of goods again."
Lin Wanru looked at Li Yi. Li Yi took a step forward with a troubled expression on his face and said, "Shopkeeper Ma, to be honest, our Lin family does not lack jade materials this time. Instead, we are more interested in the Xu family's gemstones. So, Shopkeeper Ma, I can only apologize …"
Shopkeeper Ma was startled. His expression suddenly changed and he immediately said, "Miss Lin, think about it again. Recently, the market for jade has been very good. There is no harm in hoarding more goods …"
Li Yi shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Shopkeeper Ma. We still think …"
"Ninety percent!" Shopkeeper Ma looked at them and said, "I'll lower the price to ninety percent. Ninety percent of the market price is fine!"
This time, the amount of Liuli was huge. He calculated the family's surplus money and scraped together some from here and there, but it was still far from enough. The value of this batch of goods was not small. It could be said that this batch of goods was his last hope.
Li Yi frowned and shook his head. "This is really not a problem of money …"
Shopkeeper Ma clenched his teeth and said with a trembling voice, "Give me another five percent. Can you give me another five percent …"
"Money is really not important …"
Shopkeeper Ma's eyes were already filled with tears. He clenched his teeth and said, "Eighty percent. Eighty percent. I can't go any lower. Go outside and ask around. There is no such price anywhere!"
Lin Wanru looked at Shopkeeper Ma. She had been dealing with him for many years, but this was the first time she saw such an expression on his face. When she turned to look at Li Yi, the expression on her pretty face became somewhat complicated.
What confidence did he have to be able to force Shopkeeper Ma to this state …
"Hmph, you said there is no such price anywhere?" A cold snort came from outside the door. Shopkeeper Xu strode in and said coldly, "My Xu family is willing to give you another five percent on top of the eighty percent!"
"Surnamed Xu, what is the meaning of this?"
"Surnamed Ma, what is the meaning of sneaking back here?!"
"Aren't you?"
…
…
Li Yi looked at Lin Wanru and shrugged slightly. He was very pleased with his prediction.
Lin Wan Ru glanced at him and sat down on a chair to the side. She took a sip of tea and looked at the two quarreling men in the hall. She sighed. At this moment, she actually felt some sympathy for them.
Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she slowly turned her head and looked at the teacup in her hand. The expression on her pretty face froze and she didn't even swallow the tea in her mouth.
"You two, calm down. Calm down."
The atmosphere between the two people gradually became white-hot. When one of them was already looking at the chairs in the hall, Li Yi knew that he couldn't let them continue arguing like this.
"We are all doing business together. We see each other all the time. Don't hurt the harmony between us." He walked in between the two people and separated them. He said, "Isn't it because of the problem of the goods? I have a way to get the goods of both families to sell."
"What way?" The two people immediately looked at him.
"How about we sell the goods of both families at fifty percent of the market price?" Li Yi looked at them and encouraged, "This way, the Lin family will be able to buy all the goods of both families."
Pu ~ ~ ~
Lin Wanru's body leaned forward slightly. She almost spat out the mouthful of tea that she didn't know whether she had swallowed it or spat it out. When she saw Li Yi looking at her, she awkwardly covered her face with her sleeves and secretly wiped away the water at the corner of her mouth. When she raised her head, the expression on her face froze. She had finally swallowed that mouthful of tea in a panic.
At this time, Shopkeeper Ma and Shopkeeper Xu finally recovered from the shock of that sentence.
"Fifty percent? Why don't you just rob a bank! "Shopkeeper Ma was the first to jump up and down.
Shopkeeper Xu quickly said, "Do you know what you are saying? Fifty percent? How are we going to make a profit?"
"Our Lin family is also in this business."
Li Yi looked at the two of them and said, "Everyone knows how much profit there is in this business. You can still make a profit from fifty percent. As humans, don't be too greedy …"
"That's for you!" Shopkeeper Ma looked at him and said angrily, "Brother Xu, let's go!"
Shopkeeper Xu's expression changed. He clenched his fists in his sleeves and finally relaxed them. He closed his eyes and said slowly, "Brother Ma, you go back first. I want to have a good talk with this greedy young man …"
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