Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 315 - 314: Low Profit, High Volume Sales

Chapter 315: Chapter 314: Low Profit, High Volume Sales

Especially since her son had found himself a girlfriend.

In fact, his mother didn’t like the type of girl that Lin Yu was at all, she seemed delicate and surely had her wiles, but her son had already slept with the girl, and as an elder, it wasn’t her place to say much more.

She just hoped the two of them wouldn’t cause any fatal trouble before marriage, otherwise, she’d be utterly humiliated.

But there was no way she could let Lin Yu manage the shop’s money.

Therefore, mother and son had an agreement in advance that the money earned daily would be handed over to her, and she would give him the money when it was time to restock.

Of course, if he wanted to spend money, she would still give it to him.

Although Chen Gang had some real feelings for Lin Yu, he definitely didn’t trust her completely.

Even if he had some reservations about his mother’s methods, he didn’t think it too excessive, as he knew she wouldn’t agree to fund his business if he didn’t comply.

This was Chen Gang’s first time doing business, thinking it was just about sitting back and collecting money, he hadn’t realized there was also the hard work of restocking goods, and many things to take care of upon return.

He was used to hanging out with friends every day, where would he find the time to manage all this?

So he left everything to Lin Yu, and then every night he would take the day’s earnings and hand them over to his mother at home.

Their shop had decent business the first couple of days after opening, but after a few days, the earnings began to drop.

With the decline in earnings, his mother naturally had a few complaints.

So Chen Gang was a bit perplexed as he wasn’t clear on why the earnings had decreased.

Then Lin Yu casually mentioned to Chen Gang that her family had a relative in the tax bureau, suggesting they could cause some trouble for Lin Xia’s shop, and then customers would naturally flock to their store instead.

Chen Gang thought it wouldn’t be difficult, which led to the previous scene.

Lin Xia wasn’t one to sit back and take things lying down.

Since she knew it was Lin Yu and her cohort causing the trouble, she naturally had to come up with a solution.

Lin Xia directly found out the address and visited the relevant people’s homes.

Gift-giving was second nature to her now, with none of the hesitation she used to have.

After all, everybody understood the drill.

After the gifts had been delivered, those few people never showed up in Lin Xia’s shop again.

But Lin Xia couldn’t just let things go; she had to settle the score a bit.

She initially thought everyone was in business to make a living and it would suffice to mind their own, without getting so confrontational.

But now it seemed that wasn’t the case; even if the shop wasn’t Lin Yu’s, with her around, she wouldn’t let Lin Xia have an easy time.

So Lin Xia thought it better to make her business even more prosperous, to really irritate Lin Yu and her man.

Lin Xia launched a promotional event.

Spend a certain amount and get something free, with an extremely low threshold.

This kind of promotion had never been seen in those days and was instantly a hit upon release.

Who didn’t need to buy daily necessities like needles and threads? Which family didn’t consist of many members?

People would pool their purchases to get higher-value items for free, wouldn’t they?

So Lin Xia’s shop was swarming with customers, whereas the one diagonally opposite saw hardly any.

The public also had the mentality of joining in the hustle and bustle, seeing a crowd jostling, only made them push forward even more.

Lin Yu and Chen Gang stood outside their shop door, bracing against the howling cold wind, watching the bustling scene across the street with a chill through their hearts.

"They also started to organize promotional events following Lin Xia’s lead, and soon the two stores were locked in competition."

"No matter what the sellers were feeling, it made the shoppers incredibly happy..."

"That day, Lin Aiguo came to the city."

"Now that it was cold, he was back at his post operating the boiler on rotating shifts, so he had some free time after his night shift to come over."

"He had visited Lin Xia’s cosmetics store once before, and when he arrived today, Lin Xia was just in the middle of doing her accounts."

Lin Xia glanced up at him, "You’re here!"

"Yep! You do your thing! I’m not in a hurry!" After greeting her, Lin Aiguo felt joyful and a smile spread across his face. He took the opportunity to look around the store.

Lin Xia continued to focus on her accounts with her abacus.

Even though Lin Aiguo had indeed changed a lot and done many things beyond their expectations, Lin Xia still treated him very coldly.

After all the things that had happened in their past and present lives, his changes couldn’t just erase everything!

Lin Aiguo wasn’t annoyed. The father and daughter had previously had a fierce quarrel that had escalated to violence, and he had even been sent to a psychiatric hospital. He knew that Lin Xia’s current attitude was already an improvement.

Ding Ling, observant as always, brought over a stool for Lin Aiguo, "Uncle! Please have a seat!"

"Ah! Thank you, girl!" Lin Aiguo sat down by the window.

"You’re welcome!" Ding Ling went back to the counter with a cheerful smile and continued to arrange the products.

It wasn’t until Lin Xia was finished with her work that Lin Aiguo explained why he had come.

It turned out that Yu Hongmei and Cao Jianbin had set their wedding date, intending to hold the ceremony on the 18th of the next month.

Lin Xia raised her eyebrows in surprise. They were getting married?

In her past life, the two of them had not married, and now there was a change in this life? This thought flashed through her mind, but she did not show it.

"That’s really good news! But after so much has happened, it wouldn’t be good for us to go back. Causing trouble at Sister Hongmei’s wedding would be the last thing we want. How about this, when the time comes, you help us send a gift."

Yu Hongmei had no quarrels with them, and back when both were working at the processing factory, she had helped her take leaves on many occasions, so it was only right to give a gift for the wedding.

But as for actually going back to attend the wedding, that was out of the question.

Chunli was practically bedridden at home, and it was customary for the wedding procession to start from her own family’s house. If they went, being so close by, who could guarantee nothing untoward would happen?

Besides, the neighbors were mostly aware of the issues they had faced, and it was inevitable they would inquire and pass judgments—she genuinely disliked dealing with that.

Moreover, the Lin Family’s relatives and friends would almost all be present. If someone spoke rudely and she lost her temper, causing a scene at Yu Hongmei’s wedding, how terrible would that be?

Lin Aiguo also knew what Lin Xia was worried about. Although Lin Aijia really wanted Lin Xia and her family to come back and add to the number of guests, they feared that a good event might turn bad in the end.

"That’s fine! Think about what gift you’ll give! Is Lin Yu still working across the street?" He had heard during his last visit that Lin Yu was working across from them.

"She’s there!" Lin Xia’s lips curled into a smirk. The buy-one-get-one-free promotion she had just ended had indeed thinned her profit margins, but overall sales had increased— it was a typical case of small profits but quick returns.

But Lin Yu’s supply channels were different from hers, and her profits were likely even slimmer, which surely wouldn’t put her in a great mood.

"Is Lin Dong at home?"

"Mhm!" Lin Xia responded indifferently and then stopped paying him any attention.

Lin Aiguo knew that Lin Xia didn’t want to talk to him, so he mentioned that he would go to visit the house and then left the store.

Ding Ling and Sun Xiaoli exchanged a look and continued with their work.

Lin Xia, however, started to ponder what present she should give for Yu Hongmei and Cao Jianbin’s wedding.

Lin Yu, from her spot across the street, watched Lin Aiguo’s brief visit. She was also thinking—Lin Aiguo wouldn’t come here without a reason, so what exactly had he come for?

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