Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 183 - 175 Logistics Convoy

Chapter 183: Chapter 175 Logistics Convoy

"How much is there, is it enough for this month’s rent, wages, and various expenses?" Xia Na asked anxiously.

"Enough, enough."

Gu Tianming smiled mysteriously and exaggeratedly, "Not only for this month but also for the past few months. Who knows, maybe this time we can even buy a shop and won’t have to pay rent anymore."

"..." Xia Na looked at him in shock, feeling that Gu Tianming might have been hit by the dismal business of the last two or three months to the point of developing paranoia.

"Don’t think nonsense, I’m wide awake."

Gu Tianming laughed heartily, knowing exactly what his wife was thinking from the look on her face. He flaunted the black briefcase produced in the Magic Capital with a face full of pride.

"The order I now have in hand is just a small one, the bigger one is still pending a detailed talk with Lu Aiguo. The people initially wanted to settle everything at once, but the quantity was so large, I didn’t know if Haicheng could supply enough, so I dared not agree."

Gu Tianming’s expression was a bit strange, "Originally, I thought to wait for Lu Aiguo to come before discussing it. But they couldn’t wait, and insisted on confirming an order first, which made me feel as though they were scared we wouldn’t be willing to supply them."

"Just tell me how much it is already, you’re killing me here," Xia Na said, her curiosity mounting like a cat scratching at her insides.

"One hundred thousand."

Gu Tianming leaned close to Xia Na and whispered the number to her, shocking her so much that her mouth hung open, forgetting to close it, "Are you mistaken? One hundred thousand and it’s only a small order?"

Xia Na couldn’t believe it and was stunned for a long time before suddenly understanding, "You didn’t run into a scammer, did you?"

"Stop talking nonsense. How could Mr. Jiang be a scammer? The contract is signed, with our own brought contract, signed in person in two copies. It also clearly states the quantity of each ’Hua Yan’, with delivery set for one month later. The deposit is also received, a total of fifty thousand yuan, and the deposit slip is in my name, right here. Do you think there are scammers that stupid in the world?"

Gu Tianming patted his briefcase with a smile full of joy. Then he took out the contract and the deposit slip for Xia Na to see.

After reading carefully, Xia Na finally eased up, "That’s good. Our first business deal actually succeeded just like that."

"Heh heh."

Gu Tianming smiled, wasn’t it the first business deal. And all his efforts from these days of going around to distribute the specially prepared small boxes of ’Hua Yan’ samples were not in vain.

"Wife, we sent that letter a while back, so why haven’t we received a reply after such a long time?"

"Yeah, why haven’t we received a reply? That’s not normal," Xia Na was taken aback as well.

They hadn’t opened for business all these days, only seeing money rushing out without coming in, and both were feeling very insecure. Since they sent the telegram, followed by a letter to leave this side’s address with Haicheng, even though it didn’t say much else. But by all accounts, they should have received a reply from Haicheng by now.

"I remember it was you who went to mail that letter?" Xia Na looked at Gu Tianming.

"Not me, I never mailed it. I recall you were the one who mailed the letter, right?" Gu Tianming shook his head after recalling.

"You didn’t mail the letter? I didn’t either, so where is that letter?"

Xia Na, startled, hurried into the living quarter that was crudely separated by wood planks from the shop and searched around, finally turning up an envelope with stamps already affixed to it.

"..."

"..."

Both of them were rendered speechless by the sight of the letter.

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"It’s S City, sister and brother-in-law sent a telegram, an order for one hundred thousand yuan. They said the client originally wanted goods worth five hundred thousand, but brother-in-law didn’t dare accept the order, worried we couldn’t supply enough. Their address in S City is also included."

Xia Yuan came out beaming with a smile to meet Lu Aiguo and Shitou, handing them an opened telegram.

Lu Aiguo was the first to take it and read it in one go, then passed the telegram to Shitou, laughing, "Silent till it beeps, and then it’s a big bang. This telegram sure carries a lot of weight."

"How do you plan to go?" Shitou looked down, thought for a moment, and asked Lu Aiguo.

"It would obviously be more convenient to drive the truck there ourselves, but if I take the truck, what about the deliveries to Yushu Village that happen every other day?"

Lu Aiguo sighed. One truck was indeed not enough.

"I can only go by train this time, and we’ll have to ship ’Huayan’ by freight. Next time they place an order, we can just direct-ship ’Huayan’ without anyone having to go along."

"Taking the train is fine. If you were to drive there by yourself, I wouldn’t feel at ease. Driving long distances is safer with more people." Xia Yuan agreed from the side.

"What if we establish our own logistics fleet? We will only have more and more need to transport goods to various places in the future. ’Huayan’ and other valuable goods, mostly packed in glass bottles, are fragile, and having our own people handle the delivery would ensure utmost safety."

Shitou recalled the various advantages of starting their own logistics fleet that Lu Yun had once mentioned. After giving it careful thought, he also found the idea quite appealing.

"Even when we don’t have goods to ship, the fleet could haul for others, and that could bring in no small profit as well."

"Makes sense." Lu Aiguo stroked his chin, thought for a while, then turned to look at Xia Yuan.

"As for funds, we could add two more trucks without a problem." Xia Yuan certainly understood what Lu Aiguo meant.

"Then let’s buy another truck for now, it’s just too late for this trip." Lu Aiguo said with a hint of regret.

"I actually think Brother Aiguo could take Lin Weisheng and Zhang Ming with him this time, and take the opportunity to familiarize them with the route. The inventory of chips in Haicheng is sufficient now, and if we run out, that’s also easy to solve. The daily production of chips in Yushu Village can be reduced for now. As long as we can supply the township and county, any surplus can be shipped over when you return." Shitou suggested once again.

"Good lad, what do you think, wife?" Lu Aiguo

"I also think it’s a good idea, let’s do as Shitou says." Xia Yuan nodded in agreement.

"Lin Weisheng and Zhang Ming are supposed to deliver goods tomorrow, I will go back with them then, and also tell dad to look for a few more reliable individuals. When we’re back from S City, we can lead them here to Haicheng to learn driving."

Lu Aiguo grinned, "Damn, our business is getting bigger and bigger. I better start reading more books, or I really won’t be able to handle it."

Xia Yuan and Shitou burst out laughing upon hearing this.

"Wife, how about I bring mom over this time when I return? Your belly is getting bigger day by day, and with three kids and three adults at home, seeing you so busy inside and out, I’m genuinely worried."

"Better not. I would be more relaxed if mom came, but what would dad do?" Xia Yuan shook her head.

"Dad could go have meals at uncle’s house." Lu Aiguo wouldn’t give up.

"I’m not that delicate, and how can we ask mom and dad to be apart for so long? Let’s wait until it gets closer to the time." Xia Yuan still shook her head, sticking to her own opinion.

"Alright." Lu Aiguo sighed.