Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 298 - 297: Rejection (2nd Update)

Chapter 298: Chapter 297: Rejection (2nd Update)

If that couple had approached her before she started building the factory, Xu Niannian would have agreed immediately without a second thought.

It was precisely because she planned to produce Liuyue Su on a large scale that she started to consider a series of issues.

For Liuyue Su, she had already found a way to prevent others from discovering the special properties of the stream water.

But Butter Sauce and the secret broth were different.

So far, the stream water added to the Butter Sauce and the secret broth were personally concentrated and frozen into blocks by her before handing them over to Chen Xiaorou and Du Wenwen.

Expanding to other areas was clearly not realistic.

Hai City was too far away.

Therefore, Xu Niannian had no intention of expanding the Butter Noodles across the country from the start.

Opening a few larger restaurants in Nancheng County, however, might be possible.

So Xu Niannian did not leave Sun Qiang and his wife hanging and directly expressed her thoughts.

"I’m sorry, if you only want to make Butter Noodles, then I’m afraid we cannot continue with the cooperation, my apologies."

Xu Niannian’s rejection was clean, yet left a sliver of leeway.

She had specifically asked Sun Qiang and his wife if they were only interested in opening a restaurant.

Her purpose was to wait for this moment.

Clearly, they had not initially intended on opening a restaurant, but rather they saw the booming business of her family’s Butter Noodles and spotted an opportunity to test the waters.

If that was the case, then she had an alternative plan in mind.

Hearing her so straightforwardly refuse, without even asking about the price, took both Sun Qiang and Li Shan by surprise.

"Miss Xu, won’t you consider it?" Sun Qiang asked urgently.

Xu Niannian shook her head, "I’m sorry, I do not plan to expand the Butter Noodles to other cities."

Sun Qiang was very optimistic about the tremendous benefits Xu Niannian’s Butter Noodles could bring. Hearing Xu Niannian refuse, he couldn’t help but feel anxious.

Li Shan, after the initial surprise, understood the underlying message in Xu Niannian’s words.

Pressing her lips together, she smiled, resting a hand on Sun Qiang’s arm, and looked at Xu Niannian, "It seems the young lady has a better cooperation plan."

Xu Niannian raised an eyebrow, indeed a clever woman, she wasn’t wrong.

She spoke frankly, "Indeed, without hiding it from you, although I do not plan to expand Butter Noodles to other cities, there are better things. I wonder if you two are interested in knowing more about them."

If they could secure the Hai City market, why would she worry about not being able to promote it further?

By then, she wouldn’t need to personally look for partners; naturally, people would come seeking a deal with her.

Sun Qiang and Li Shan exchanged glances.

Neither refused, and Li Shan said, "Then let’s not delay further, let’s go take a look today."

She didn’t make any definite statements either.

In Sun Qiang’s eyes, Xu Niannian’s Butter Noodles were already considered a rare delicacy. It was a pity that they couldn’t expand to Hai City, but he was also a reasonable person.

The trio left the hotel, with Xu Niannian leading them straight to Nanshui Road.

Just as they arrived at the doorstep, they saw Zhao Pang pushing a handcart, about to make a delivery.

Upon seeing Xu Niannian, Zhao Pang’s round face broke into a simple smile, "Little boss, you’re back."

Xu Niannian nodded and led Li Shan and Sun Qiang inside.

Li Shan and Sun Qiang exchanged a glance involuntarily; as Zhao Pang passed with the handcart, both caught a whiff of a faint fragrance.

Xu Niannian took them directly to the warehouse and retrieved two Liuyue Sus.

All the Liuyue Sus stored in the warehouse were already packed in boxes, and wrapped with oil paper to prevent dust from settling.

Li Shan and Sun Qiang each took a Liuyue Su in their hands.

Xu Niannian’s lips curled into a smile, "Please, have a taste."

Both Li Shan and Sun Qiang didn’t hesitate, pinching off a small piece and placing it in their mouths.

Xu Niannian saw their expressions turn from serious to alight with excitement.

Sun Qiang even quickly pinched off another piece for his mouth.

The more he ate, the brighter the sparkle in his eyes.

Even Li Shan, usually composed, changed her expression.

She made an immediate decision, saying to Xu Niannian, "Miss Xu, let’s discuss how we can cooperate!"

At that, Xu Niannian grinned, showing her teeth, "I’d be delighted."

The three sat down in the lobby, with both Li Shan and Sun Qiang expressing their wish to collaborate with Xu Niannian.

Compared to Butter Noodles, the thing called Liuyue Su that they had just tasted was more suitable for a collaboration.

After all, it was a ready-made product, and if they were to cooperate, Xu Niannian’s side just needed to prepare the goods well and have them transported to Hai City.

If they were to open a restaurant, they would need to train chefs and deal with all sorts of things, after all, others wouldn’t simply hand over their secret recipes to them.

Xu Niannian wasn’t surprised by their choice, however.

After some discussion, the three of them set the price at two tenths of a yuan.

Xu Niannian offered them the same low price of two tenths of a yuan.

As for the selling price, that was for them to decide, since the cost of living varies from city to city.

Xu Niannian also took the opportunity to inform them about the development of distributors, starting now, in the city of Haishi, she would only cooperate with Sun Qiang and his wife.

She allowed them to develop sub-distributors in various places in Haishi on their own, but there was one condition, the retail price throughout Haishi must remain uniform.

Expanding stores to sell on their behalf was something Sun Qiang and his wife were aware of, after all, having been in business for so long, how could they not understand the principle that there’s strength in numbers?

Similarly, by opening their own retail store, how could they not know that having many merchants selling together would earn them more money?

However, when Xu Niannian said she would only cooperate with them in the entire city of Haishi, Sun Qiang and his wife were astonished for quite some time.

"Are you sure you want to cooperate exclusively with us throughout the entire city of Haishi?" Sun Qiang asked in amazement.

Xu Niannian chuckled, "Of course, but if any partners from other cities come knocking, wanting a piece of the action, I’ll trouble you to pass on my detailed address here."

That way, she could just wait for others to come to her.

Sun Qiang and his wife were surprised by the terms she proposed, and upon reflection, they couldn’t help but admire Xu Niannian’s cleverness.

She gave them the chance to monopolize the Haishi market, so no one would compete with them.

Since Xu Niannian had given Sun Qiang and his wife such a benefit, they were naturally also willing to do her a favor in return.

The partnership was thus established, and Li Shan signed the contract with Xu Niannian that very day.

The first order was set at ten thousand jin of Liuyue Su, and since the quantity of Liuyue Su was substantial, the contract price that Xu Niannian signed with Li Shan was simply calculated by weight.

Liuyue Su were cut by machines, the size was basically the same, and there wasn’t much difference, with roughly six Liuyue Su making one jin.

One jin for 1.2 yuan, which came down to still two tenths of a yuan per piece, ten thousand jin meant a total of sixty thousand Liuyue Su.

Honestly, Xu Niannian was quite shocked that the first order was for so much.

After signing the contract, Li Shan and Sun Qiang went straight to the bank to withdraw the deposit.

Ten thousand jin of Liuyue Su at one yuan and twenty cents per jin amounted to twelve thousand yuan.

Li Shan gave Xu Niannian a two thousand yuan deposit.

Saying that the rest of the money would be paid in person once she delivered the goods to Haishi.

Xu Niannian had no objections, and completely agreed.

However, with sixty thousand Liuyue Su, Xu Niannian said she would start supplying at least half a month later.

Li Shan and Sun Qiang also needed to go back and make preparations, so the two parties reached a consensus, exchanged contact information, and Xu Niannian gave them the landline number of Jin Yu’s family home.

After parting with Sun Qiang and the others, Xu Niannian returned to the Military District Compound.

Jin Yu and Jin Ruiyang were busy with who knows what all day, always leaving early and returning late.

Just when Xu Niannian visited the Military District Compound, Jin Yu happened to come back.

Xu Niannian asked Jin Yu to drive her back to the countryside.

She needed to check on the progress of the factory construction.

Jin Yu readily agreed without a second word, and Jin Ruiyang, hearing that they were going to Xu Niannian’s hometown, followed as if on a whim.

He opened the rear car door and got in.

Arriving in the countryside, Xu Niannian first went to the construction site.

Before getting close, she heard Xu Erhong shouting, "Hey you, move faster, no slacking, my niece pays good wages for this work."

It was nearing four or five in the afternoon, but the sun was still scorching in the sky.

While drinking water from a teacup, Xu Erhong directed the workers who were constructing the factory.

The water pump had also been completed, situated halfway up the hillside.

It was a large water pump.

Filled to capacity, it could last four or five months.

The factory building was almost finished as well.

Only the roof remained to be installed.

So many days had passed, yet there were still many villagers gathered around the site, watching the bustle.

However, most of them were elderly with little else to do, as the majority of the younger villagers had gone to work the fields, with no time to come and be onlookers.

Built with green bricks and roof tiles, this structure was unique in Qingshan Village, and everyone looked on enviously, as Xu Erhong couldn’t be more proud.

The Xu family had finally struck it lucky.

This was Jin Yu’s first time seeing Xu Niannian’s factory; he had initially thought it would be a small-scale operation, but the scale was much larger than he expected.