Reborn as Tycoon's Wife in the Countryside
Chapter 216 Hooked (Second Update)

Chapter 216: 216 Hooked (Second Update)

"Donghua, who are these people? What are you taking them to do?" He Ximei came back carrying two buckets of vegetables and heard Donghua was going to take people to find Xiaofeng as soon as she returned.

"Big sister-in-law, you joined the family later, and you’re not Xiaofeng’s biological mother, so this isn’t any of your concern," Ma Donghua didn’t think the matter had anything to do with He Ximei. "Xiaofeng is young and really inexperienced when it comes to money. It’s absolutely necessary for her to listen to some experienced people."

"Mrs.," the man surnamed Qian spoke up, "I’m from the city’s Cultural Company. We specialize in purchasing art and antiques at high prices from the folks here."

"Big sister-in-law, did you hear that, high prices."

He Ximei looked at the few people: "You say you’re from the Cultural Company, where’s the proof?" There have been so many scammers lately, what if they are frauds?

The man surnamed Qian took out a work ID that read something like the director of a company.

"Here’s my work ID," he passed it over. "You can take a look; we’re all legitimate professionals, highly specialized, and the price we offer is very fair. Of course, if you sell it to just anyone, chances are you’ll be swindled, and then they run off to sell your art at a higher price elsewhere."

"My little Xiaofeng is still a young lady with little social experience, very easy to deceive. You’ve driven here, right? I’ll take you," He Ximei said.

"We’ve driven, yes, yes, thank you so much," the employee surnamed Qian said, and was ready to proceed.

"Look, only the benefits and no downsides. Besides, in Xiaofeng’s factory, if Xiaofeng disagrees, can we still force her hand?" Su Guisheng said, smiling at Su Guaizi, "Big brother, if you’re not at ease, you and the sister-in-law can come too, let’s find out how much Xiaofeng’s stuff is really worth."

"It’s already sold," Guaizi continued with his work. "Even if you go down there, you’ll end up with the same result."

Ma Donghua and Su Guisheng, of course not believing it, led the way towards the county city.

He Ximei looked at Guaizi: "You really let them go; what if they cause trouble."

"Guisheng and his wife came back empty-handed, which means Xiaofeng didn’t let them take advantage. As for these employees, if they want to go, let them go; if Xiaofeng disagrees, they can’t force her," Guaizi reassured.

"You know what Guisheng and his wife are like, what if they really go through with it?" They were the sort whose eyes only saw money.

"Xianghe and Baozi are not to be trifiled with; they won’t stand by and watch Xiaofeng be bullied," Guaizi said with a light smile. With Xiaofeng in the factory, there was no need to worry.

With this in mind, He Ximei relaxed: "That’s true, Guisheng and his wife, when will they ever give it a rest."

Always fixated on the little things Xiaofeng has, isn’t that exhausting?

"Guisheng and his wife are the type who won’t give up until they hit the Yellow River, they won’t learn their lesson until they’ve suffered," Su Guaizi hammered the final nail. "I’ve decided, we’ll plant more Five Finger Peppers now, by the time autumn comes, we should have a harvest."

There’s just so much paddy field at home, no more room to plant, but there’s plenty of mountains, and preparing the mountains to plant some peppers is doable.

"I think that’s a good idea." Xiaofeng’s factory needs peppers right now, and autumn is the season when Five Finger Peppers are ripe for picking, just in time for the harvest."

"Let’s go up the mountain first and decide which one to start with. Although we have some money now, we can’t just sit and wait for it to run out; we need to think of ways to earn more," Guaizi said.

Neither of them took the matter of Guisheng and his wife going to find Xiaofeng in the city too seriously, and went up the mountain with hoes in hand.

...

Xiaofeng checked the time; it was after three in the afternoon.

The phone rang, and she picked it up. "Hello, this is Su Xiaofeng from Lihua Factory, may I ask who’s calling?"

"Miss Su." The forthright voice of Manager Yao Yunnian came through, "This is Yao Yunnian."

"Hello, Manager Yao."

"Here’s the thing," Manager Yao paused, "I mentioned the method you suggested to some other manufacturers, and now, to get a good spot in our marketplace, they’re bidding against each other."

Who would have thought that one day, a spot in a shopping mall would become something manufacturers fight over.

"Congratulations, Manager Yao, you’ve earned another site fee for the mall."

"I should be thanking you for providing us such a great method," Manager Yao was also happy. Of course, a big mall has its advantages, the method may not work well for smaller malls.

"My only intent was to hope my products would catch your eye, Manager Yao. I never expected that you, being a business whiz, would spot the market potential right away through my suggestion." Of course, Xiaofeng wouldn’t take all the credit for herself.

"You, young but full of ideas!" Manager Yao was genuinely pleased and had even received praise from the general manager for this matter, "I know a few people in charge of other city markets; to thank you, I’ve introduced you to them. When you contact them, just mention your name. I’ve already told them that your goods are top-notch, and they won’t go wrong with a collaboration."

Listening to his words, Xiaofeng’s eyes curved into a smile.

Is this what they call "I cast a plum to you, and you return me a peach" with Manager Yao?

"Manager Yao, I really can’t thank you enough, I’ll treat you to a meal next time I come to the Provincial City."

"Sure, you must keep your word, I’ll be waiting."

After hanging up the phone, Xiaofeng immediately looked up the phone numbers of several department stores in the city.

The food factory had some cooperation with these stores before, and some not, so she tried making a call, introducing herself by name. Upon hearing her name, the other party immediately responded that they could stock up as soon as possible.

"President Su." Director Zhou, who had been waiting in the office for Xiaofeng for half a day, listened as Xiaofeng made calls for quite a while: "The stores in various cities also want to cooperate with us?"

This development was so rapid that he felt slightly overwhelmed.

"It was Manager Yao from the Provincial City who helped us." Xiaofeng did not expect Manager Yao to help them so much: "Three cities have already expressed that we can deliver goods directly to them. There are a few more we haven’t contacted yet. Uncle Zhou, production is hard work, we need both quantity and quality."

"Of course, rest assured, I will ensure production is on track."

Starting this month, you’ll get a hundred yuan raise."

Director Zhou was stunned on the spot, wondering if a raise of a hundred yuan was too much.

"There will be more raises in the future." Xiaofeng smiled at him: "I need to step out for a bit."

Just as Xiaofeng was reaching the door, she saw Su Guisheng and his wife bringing a few well-dressed people over.

"Xiaofeng." Su Guisheng caught Xiaofeng’s attention as she was about to leave: "Where are you headed? Delay it for a moment, we have something to discuss with you?"

"You must be Su Xiaofeng, right? We are from the city’s Cultural Company, specializing in collecting and preserving folk art. We heard that you have several ancient items, and we specifically came to have a look and help you appraise them," said the person with the surname Qian, stepping forward.

Seeing the several people in front of her, Xiaofeng felt the urge to applaud Su Guisheng and his wife’s approach, realizing they switched to a more cunning tactic after seeing that neither hard nor soft approaches worked on her.

Moreover, from the Cultural Company—it did sound quite impressive.

"Yes, all these experts wouldn’t just quote any price," Su Guisheng chimed in.

"Fine, let’s go to my office." Su Xiaofeng glanced at the time: "It’s perfect timing, as I’d like to hear what price you’ll offer as well."

"That’s the spirit." Ma Donghua smiled: "We’re all clueless, not knowing the market value. The artifacts left by Su Dada must be valuable, having professionals look at them won’t go wrong, right?"

Upon entering the office, Xiaofeng didn’t bring out the items, just stood there.

"Xiaofeng, where are the items? Hurry up and bring them out." Seeing Xiaofeng unmoving, Donghua urged.

"Yes, Miss Su, if you don’t bring out the items, how can we appraise them?" the person with the surname Qian also urged.

Xiaofeng extended her wrist, revealing the jade bracelet: "I’ve sold the other four items, only this bracelet is left. Tell me how much is this worth?"

The person named Qian took a glance, noting the radiant purple color and the good luster, it looked quite fine: "This jade bracelet is clearly not an ordinary item."

"Just tell me how much it’s worth?"

After a moment of thought, Qian spoke: "Without testing, it’s difficult for us to set a price."

"So you’re saying that you don’t even know if this is real or fake," Xiaofeng said, retracting her wrist.

"Xiaofeng, if you don’t let them examine it closely, how can they tell?" Donghua stood beside Xiaofeng, reaching to grab her hand: "Take it off and let them have a good look, and if it’s a high price, you can sell it."

Xiaofeng shook her hand free: "No, I can’t do that. What if they are actors you hired? If I give them the bracelet and they run off with it, what then?"

"Miss Su, you have quite the sense of humor," laughed the person named Qian: "You don’t have to take it off; just let me take a closer look at it."

Xiaofeng held up her hand, extending it towards them: "You better look carefully, if you appraise it for less, I might not sell it."

The person named Qian took out a magnifying glass and looked at it professionally.

Su Guisheng and his wife exchanged glances, both thinking the same thing, that Xiaofeng was about to take the bait.