Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 561 - 560: Follow the Trend

Chapter 561: Chapter 560: Follow the Trend

After some self-adjustment, and the relentless phone calls from Lu Zheng to chat and share thoughts with her,

her original worries gradually dissipated.

She felt that Lu Zheng’s words were very true, why should she worry and be troubled about something that hasn’t even happened? Isn’t that an unnecessary fear?

Moreover, her cousin Yu Hongli and Luo Yue got married in October, and it took them quite a while before they finally conceived, didn’t it?

So, why should they, who had only been married for a short time, be in such a hurry?

Lu Zheng also said that in his eyes, his wife, Lin Xia, was not such a sentimental person!

All these words, Lin Xia took to heart!

She realized that she had indeed been overthinking before, placing too much importance on getting pregnant.

And just like that, Lin Xia’s worries were gone, and she started busily focusing on her business feeling much lighter.

Whether it was the greenhouse or the cosmetics store, due to the pre-holiday effect, recent sales had been shooting up.

She had sold quite a few toys. This time, Lin Xia had made a bold move, and Song Zhiyi helped her dispatch several thousand yuan’s worth of goods.

Lin Xia counted her remaining inventory and estimated that there were just over ten thousand yuan’s worth of goods left.

At the same time, she also calculated the profit that would come from selling all these goods, which was still quite considerable.

Lin Xia was happily contemplating whether or not to restock before the New Year once all these goods were sold,

when suddenly, the phone rang abruptly, interrupting her thoughts.

Looking at the time, Lin Xia guessed it wouldn’t be Lu Zheng; it was probably a call from a customer.

As it turned out, she was exactly right.

The caller was a regular customer from the city who had stocked up on toys from her.

"Xiaolin! Here’s the thing! Today, someone came by to sell toys, exactly the same as yours, but a whole yuan cheaper! Your wholesale price is too high!"

At that time, a yuan could buy quite a lot, and if someone offered goods cheaper than hers, customers would naturally be unhappy.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xia didn’t panic. She knew that this business would sooner or later be emulated by others, so she was mentally prepared for it.

Lin Xia feigned shock, "Uncle Gu! A whole yuan cheaper than mine? Impossible!"

After all, she didn’t incur the cost of transporting the goods back and forth, saving on travel expenses;

and thanks to Song Zhiyi’s help, she managed to negotiate a much lower purchase price, which definitely gave her a higher profit margin than others.

Yet now, someone was offering a wholesale price a whole yuan cheaper than hers.

Calculating profits quickly in her mind, she couldn’t help but chuckle. After deducting all those costs, how much could they really earn from all the trouble?

Uncle Gu on the other end became a bit anxious, "Look at you, girl, why would I, Old Gu, lie to you?

There was a young man who just left my store! I just thought we’ve been getting along quite well! So I hurried to call you to see what’s going on!

If you can match his price or go even lower, of course, I’d prefer to continue doing business with you... but I’m also running a small operation here..."

Lin Xia raised her eyebrows, speaking earnestly, "Uncle Gu! I’m not saying you’re lying!

I just think that if that person’s goods are truly identical to what I supplied you with, then I suggest you go ahead and business with him in the future!

Because my goods are sourced from the very south. Adding the cost price of the goods as well as the round-trip freight charges, not to mention the expenses for moving and delivering the goods after they arrive, I’m only making a few dimes profit at a great difficulty!

Good gracious, the other party is undercutting by a whole yuan! I really want to ask where they get their goods from... whether it’s directly from the manufacturers of these toys..."

Lin Xia did not want to reduce her prices immediately just based on one side of the story, which would seem too eager on her part, and even with the same prices, customers might not acknowledge it.

But Lin Xia really wasn’t too keen on undercutting the competition with even lower prices.

So she played dumb and chattered away, letting old Mr. Gu weigh his options regarding whose goods to purchase in the future.

In fact, her main wholesale channels were the various Forestry Bureaus below, and her market share in the city wasn’t all that high.

However, with such an incident occurring, she couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.

Knowing both your enemies and yourself is the only way to figure out how to respond properly.

Soon, Lin Xia learned who this copycat was.

When she found out it was Chen Gang who had pulled this off, she really found it quite amusing.

She ran a cosmetics shop, and, in the blink of an eye, Chen Gang opened one right across from hers.

He didn’t even bother to come up with a different name, just changed one character.

Now, he must have heard somewhere that she was making money selling toys, so he had brought some in to sell as well.

Lin Xia guessed that Chen Gang probably saw that retail was moving too slowly, and decided to follow her lead into wholesaling.

However, she didn’t want to compete with him for a share of the market in the city.

Given that she still had stock on hand and this situation had arisen, she had no plans to restock before the New Year.

Therefore, Lin Xia hurried to the Forestry Bureaus below to sell off her goods.

At the same time, she didn’t plan to lower her prices but instead offered a promotion where a certain number of boxes purchased came with free gifts.

Lin Xia’s guess wasn’t wrong; Chen Gang had come back with his goods, weary from the travel, first selling his toys wholesale and retail in his own shop, but the sales were too slow.

So much stock meant a lot of money tied up, and not only were his parents dizzy with worry, but he himself was also nervous.

Therefore, for the first time, Chen Gang knew what it was to toil as he made his rounds in the city’s market.

Upon learning Lin Xia’s wholesale prices, he even went so far as to grit his teeth and shrink his profit margin to pull all her regular customers over to him at once.

That day, after returning from the Forestry Bureau, Lin Xia found that Song Zhiya was rarely at home, but she didn’t look well, her small, palm-sized face deathly pale.

You see, after Song Zhiya had started dating Jiang Mingyuan, the two initially found convenient times to go out for dates, movies, and meals.

But a few days later, Song Zhiya had gone to help out at Jiang Mingyuan’s shop, under the pretense of lending a hand.

For this reason, Lin Xia often teased Song Zhiya, saying she was just pretending to help while actually spending time cozying up and whispering sweet nothings with her boyfriend.

Song Zhiya responded openly and even became quite eloquent when talking about it.

"Cousin! You’re married yourself, don’t you have a deep understanding?

Couples in love need to spend a lot of time together!

If you don’t spend time together, how can you learn what the other person’s temperament really is?

If you don’t spend time together, how can you know for sure if you’re truly compatible?

If you don’t spend time together, how can you tell if you can tolerate each other’s flaws and understand each other’s boundaries?"

Lin Xia immediately gave her a thumbs up and bestowed upon her the word ’Respect’.

"Cousin! Why did you come back from your brother’s shop so early? Aren’t you helping out with dinner tonight?" Lin Xia had been busy all day long and had spoken quite a bit; she was so thirsty, she poured herself a cup of warm water to drink after asking.

Song Zhiya shook her head and at the same time stretched out her hand to gently rub her abdomen, "Not helping anymore! My stomach hurts a bit!"

"Cousin, did you get your period?" Lin Xia asked knowingly, as all women have those few days each month.

"Yeah!" Song Zhiya frowned slightly and said, "Oh right, Lin Xia, at lunchtime today, Ji Man came to eat at Jiang Mingyuan’s shop!"