Traveling between the 70s and the modern world

Chapter 387 Discovering Competitors

Lin Qingyan started the formal topic again, "Mom, do you and Dad want to have a formal meeting with Yizhou's parents?"

Liu Huizhen also looked out the door.

"Your father doesn't know about you and Yizhou yet? Besides, you only have one week left before school starts. By the time your father receives the letter, it might be too late for him to come over from the city."

Liu Huizhen was thinking that given her father Lin's personality, if she asked him to meet future relatives without giving him any preparation, he would definitely not be in a good mood and might even refuse to come.

She paused and continued, "This matter cannot be explained clearly in the telegram."

"Mom, why don't you call Dad first?"

Lin Qingyan asked tentatively, and then said anxiously: "Mom, do you think Dad will disagree?"

"Your dad is not an unreasonable person. If you explain everything to him, he won't disagree. Don't worry about it. I'll call your dad tomorrow and tell him about it and ask for his opinion."

Liu Huizhen decided to make the call early tomorrow morning to decide whether to meet or not.

"Thank you, Mom, you're so nice!"

After hearing what Liu Huizhen said, Lin Qingyan was really relieved. Her father, Lin Jianshe, had never been against her mother. From childhood to adulthood, in her memory, her mother, Liu Huizhen, had the final say in family matters.

Liu Huizhen sent Lin Qingyan back when she wanted to continue acting coquettishly.

After Lin Qingyan returned, she did not rest, but went to the port city in the middle of the night to deliver a batch of fruits to Mr. Hong. This time she rented a car, put the fruits in the car, and drove it to the agreed location.

After arriving at the location, Lin Qingyan did not leave immediately. She stood at the door of the store for a few minutes so that everyone who saw her could see her transporting things.

After all the goods were moved, Lin Qingyan said to the people who came to greet her.

"Please tell Mr. Hong that the goods have been delivered. Please convert the money into US dollars and give it to me next time you come."

Lin Qingyan didn't wait for their answer and turned and left.

As for how she transported the goods, Mr. Hong's men still haven't found out. As for how Mr. Hong and his men will react,

Lin Qingyan didn't care and went straight back to her home in 79 and lay down to rest.

Early the next morning, Lin Qingyan went to deliver the goods to Xiandai and Zhou Limei. After delivering the goods, she went to the vegetable market to buy some seasonings for the braised meat.

After getting up early, Liu Huizhen went straight to call Lin Jianshe, not caring about the extremely unhappy Lin Jianshe on the other end of the phone.

After breakfast, he took Ye Yi, Wang Lanlan and others and pushed the tricycle to set up the stall.

Lian Qing stood not far from Liu Huizhen's stall for a long time, but did not see Lin Qingyan.

Finally, he had no choice but to go to Liu Huizhen. Lian Qing walked up to Liu Huizhen and said in a very respectful tone:

"Auntie, hello, I'm Lian Qing, and I have some cooperation with Sister Qingyan."

Liu Huizhen looked at the young man in front of her. She had heard her daughter talk about the partnership with him. Now she looked at the young man standing in front of her and asked with a smile:

"Young man, please sit down first. Qingyan is busy today. Is your matter urgent?"

Lian Qing looked at Liu Huizhen who was smiling at him, and said more respectfully:

"Aunt, you don't have to be polite. It's not a big deal. I just found out something and wanted to ask me for advice."

Although Lin Qingyan cooperated with Lian Qing, she did not let Lian Qing go to her house to deliver the goods. This was to avoid any unnecessary trouble during the crackdown in two years.

Lian Qing once sent someone to follow Lin Qingyan, and he also knew where Lin Qingyan lived, but cooperation requires integrity, at least one should not touch other people's bottom line, so he only found Liu Huizhen and others who were setting up stalls outside.

When Lin Qingxuan saw Lian Qing coming, he grabbed Ye Yi and Wang Lanlan who were trying to block Liu Huizhen, pushed them back, and let them continue selling clothes.

He came to Liu Huizhen and stood beside her cautiously. Lian Qing smiled at him when he saw him, but Lin Qingxuan was the opposite of Liu Huizhen and looked at him expressionlessly.

Liu Huizhen also noticed her youngest son's actions, but she did not stop him. Instead, she smiled and asked Lian Qing:

"Young man, if what you are talking about is urgent, I will let Brother Qingyan go back to find her. If it is not urgent, then I will go back tonight and tell her to go find you? Or maybe come here tomorrow?"

Lian Qing looked at the bell-bottom pants being sold nearby and said to Liu Huizhen:

"Aunt, I don't know if this is a big deal. Yesterday, when I was setting up a stall to sell clothes in other places, I found that there were people selling the same bell-bottom pants as ours in several places.

Even the shirts are the same, and the price is two dollars cheaper than ours, so I want to ask my sister for advice and see what we should do next. "

Ye Yi and Wang Lanlan, who had been paying attention to this place, also heard their conversation. They looked at each other and were a little worried.

No wonder they felt that business today was not as good as the previous few days. They thought it was because they did not set up the stall yesterday, so some customers were not aware that they were setting up the stall today.

Liu Huizhen did not react much, but asked Lian Qing,

"Where did you see it?"

Lian Qing mentioned several places, which are the largest stalls in Beijing, with many different stalls.

Those places have now grown to a certain scale, so people living nearby will come out for a stroll when they have nothing to do. While strolling around, they may find things that they lack at home and buy them.

Lian Qing was attracted by the bustle of those places. In the past few days, he and a few brothers have been setting up stalls there, which has helped them earn some money and given them hope in life.

But I didn't expect that a few people suddenly came out yesterday and set up stalls to sell the same style of clothes as them, and the price was cheaper than theirs.

This made him very angry. If he had handled things the way he had done before, he would have just gone up and beat the guy up, or perhaps forcefully bought the goods from him at a low price.

But after listening to what Lin Qingyan and Gu Yizhou said last time, he thought he should be patient and ask Lin Qingyan and the others how to deal with it.

"Don't worry, they sell theirs and we sell ours. Beijing is such a big place with so many people.

We can’t possibly occupy the entire market, so at worst we can just sell at the same price as them.”

Liu Huizhen comforted Lian Qing. She was actually unsure. She didn't know how much money her daughter got back.

The most they can do is sell it at a lower price, but it cannot be lower than the wholesale price, otherwise there will be no need to continue selling it.

Lin Qingxuan, who was standing aside, looked at his watch and saw that it was almost noon, so he said to Liu Huizhen:

"Mom, let's go back today after your taro balls are sold out. I need to discuss this matter with my sister about what to do next."

Liu Huizhen looked at the obviously fewer people in front of the stall and agreed.

"Okay, we'll go back after the taro balls are sold out."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and scooped a bowl of taro balls from the pot, placed it in front of Lian Qing, and said to Lian Qing:

"Young man, try the taro balls made by Auntie!"

Lian Qing quickly refused, but he really couldn't resist Liu Huizhen's enthusiasm. He finished the bowl of taro balls with red eyes.