Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 542 - 541: Blind Boasting and the Fierce Dragon Crossing the River

Chapter 542: Chapter 541: Blind Boasting and the Fierce Dragon Crossing the River

There’s an old saying that even a mighty dragon can’t suppress a local snake.

In Sui City, Lin Nianhe hasn’t even gotten out of bed yet, so why would a foreigner have the chance to act all high and mighty?

"This is just because it’s the Pearl River. Try that on the Songhua River; if I let her have even a penny in her pocket when leaving, then I’ll admit defeat."

After dinner, Lin Nianhe was swiftly calculating net profits while munching on an apple fed by Niuwa.

It’s not that she wanted to calculate, it was Uncle Wong’s incessant hand-wringing in front of her, as if he wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight if she didn’t tell him the net profit.

As for Lin Nianhe’s words, Wong Xiao always blindly supports her: "Exactly! If this were in Lan County, I’d have Sun Jun detain her immediately. How dare she talk so boldly in front of someone else’s home?"

Sister Lan also rubbed her hands gleefully, her eyes shining like stars: "Can we flatten her? Would beating her count as serving our country?"

Wang Shumei thought further and rationally reminded her: "Nianhe, don’t forget, once you’re in Milan, the local snakes will be them."

Lin Nianhe: "But a mighty dragon doesn’t stay confined to one river."

Wang Shumei: "..."

Others might be boasting, but you’re the mighty dragon crossing the river...

That’s a very Lin Nianhe standard of judgment.

That said, Lin Nianhe didn’t underestimate Nishi.

As Sister Shumei mentioned, after all, it’s Milan, their turf, and she can’t go there herself. With the reach of her influence limited and considering Uncle Kapasa’s personality...

She wasn’t afraid that Kapasa would lie. Someone who could casually mention their total budget wouldn’t likely lie. She worried more that Kapasa might omit something.

If only she knew someone well-connected in Milan.

Lin Nianhe felt a slight headache coming; she put down her pencil to massage her temples.

She was getting irritated, everything looked displeasing to her eyes—even the ledger in front of her was annoying now. How nice it would be if there were a calculator to spare her the mental strain.

Wong Xiao handed her a cup of tea immediately, "What’s wrong, Xiao Lin? Is it hard to calculate?"

"No, I was just thinking, if only there was someone familiar in Milan... As for the accounts, I’ve almost finished them. Niuwa, please sum up all the individual net profits, and Uncle Wong, why don’t you take a look at it for yourself, I need to step out for a moment!"

Suddenly, Lin Nianhe thought of someone, pushed away her paperwork, and dashed outside.

Wong Xiao only saw a blur before his eyes; before he could get a good look, Lin Nianhe was already gone.

Lin Nianhe ran all the way to find Minister Huang, and coincidentally, Aunt Lin was also there.

"Mom, Uncle Huang!"

"What happened? You look all sweaty." Aunt Lin, feeling sorry for her, pulled Lin Nianhe over to wipe her sweat and reminded her, "Although it’s a bit hotter in Sui City, you still need to take care of your health. Don’t let your work take over, or it might delay everything else."

She had heard that her daughter’s quotas were sold out today, making her very proud.

Lin Nianhe nodded repeatedly and then directly asked: "I came to ask, where did Ryan study abroad originally?"

In her irritation earlier, Lin Nianhe couldn’t help complaining about the lack of a calculator, which led her from thoughts of calculators to computers, and naturally to Wang Ruian, who had been sent abroad for studies.

Minister Huang frowned and shook his head: "How would I know?"

However, Aunt Lin remembered and answered: "Ryan went to Paris, what’s up?"

Lin Nianhe had read Nishi’s information just this afternoon; the Abel family still used their quotas at the Spring Trade Fair in Paris, evidently, their main business was still there.

She lifted the corners of her mouth, finally feeling somewhat relieved. She briefly discussed Nishi’s situation and concluded, "Nishi didn’t get the goods, and she will definitely target the Kapasa family when she goes back—"

"Logically speaking, if she had the full support of the Abel family, it would be absolutely impossible for her to only raise the price by 2%. This is definitely not the limit of her purchase price. The two North Americans this afternoon happily added 5%, yet she could only offer 2% more when she must sway me with benefits, which proves that the Abel family can’t be short of a couple hundred thousand. This only proves that she wants to do this business herself, so before she returns home, she won’t reveal any information to her family."

"Uncle Shen sent me a message before dinner, saying that Nishi only made about a quarter of her purchases. Even if she speeds up, it will take her at least five days to return to Milan, but Uncle Kapasa is going back tomorrow, so I plan to beat her with a time difference."

Minister Huang is in charge of foreign trade, and Aunt Lin had once worked in intelligence. Listening to Nianhe talk without interruption, they had no questions, only nodding from time to time, signaling her to continue.

"Besides the goods delivered to the Friendship Store, we still have over eight hundred head flower samples left. I will send these accessories with Uncle Kapasa back to Milan, half to be given to the influential figures of Milan, and the other half—to Paris, catching them off guard."

Nianhe made no attempt to conceal the sharpness in her eyes.

Aunt Lin pondered for a moment and nodded, "Ryan might have some friends in Paris. If not him, there are other students as well, but we must not alarm our comrades stationed abroad. We can only give them away at the schools."

"That’s perfect, schools are where news spreads the fastest," Nianhe smiled.

"What do you think, Old Huang?" Aunt Lin turned to Minister Huang.

Minister Huang stroked his wine pot, staring at the sharp glint in Nianhe’s eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Girl, what exactly do you want to do?"

"I want to open ’Lan’ direct stores all over the world."

Minister Huang had felt all day that Nianhe was planning a big move, but he hadn’t quite anticipated that she would treat the whole world as a chessboard.

Nianhe looked at Minister Huang and said softly, "Uncle Huang, our Lan County Textile Factory may not have the highest turnover, but I am sure that our profit margin is the highest. I need your support."

Milan is a crucial piece in deciding the European market, and it must be secured without fail.

Minister Huang pondered for a long time, weighing the pros and cons.

Finally, he nodded and said, "Alright," then pushed the phone towards Nianhe, "Go ahead with your work."

"Thank you, Uncle Huang!"

Nianhe instantly burst into a bright smile and picked up the phone to dial.

Aunt Lin was still surprised that Nianhe knew Ryan’s home phone number when she saw her hurriedly put down the receiver: "Ah, wrong number... Mom, what’s Ryan’s home phone number?"

Aunt Lin quickly took out a phone book, found the Wang family’s number, and handed it to her.

Nianhe dialed the Wang family’s number, and, by coincidence, Ryan answered.

She didn’t have time for much small talk. After a brief greeting, Nianhe went straight to the point and discussed what she needed Ryan to do.

Ryan hesitated for a moment and said, "Xiao He, doesn’t this require approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

"Uncle Huang is right here, shall I let him talk to you?" said Nianhe and passed the phone to Minister Huang.

Minister Huang did not hesitate, directly taking the phone and organizing the tasks.

With him speaking up, Ryan no longer had any concerns and immediately agreed to call his former classmates, leaving a phone number for Uncle Kapasa’s associate to deliver the goods to Paris.

After finishing the matter, Nianhe stayed seated.

She eagerly looked at Minister Huang, "Uncle Huang, may I borrow the phone for another call?"

"What’s it for now?"

"To call Brother Yuncheng."

Then, Aunt Lin and Minister Huang watched as Nianhe dialed the first number she had attempted earlier.