0p0 Chapter 9 Persuading Grandparents
Chapter 9 Persuading Grandparents
When Yufei heard Gao Chengzhi say that, she knew he was also an honest man, and that the couple was trustworthy.
He said, "Uncle Gao, you're not right. I was listening when you were talking to that old man. You gave him a discount because you wanted to be friends with him."
"Can't I just want to be friends with you and give you a couple of soft-shelled turtles? But once these turtles are sold, you're obligated to keep the money."
"Well... what good are we ordinary folks to associate with? Besides, we ended up selling your fish cheaply because we wanted to befriend that important person. We feel a little bad about it."
Gao Chengzhi said with eyes full of apology.
Yufei shook her head, indicating that she was already very satisfied with the price.
"Uncle Gao, don't underestimate me just because I'm young. I know everything very well. I think Uncle Gao and Aunt Xiaohua are both extremely good people."
As you know, my grandparents are old, and I'm still young, so it's not easy for them to come to the county town.
But I want to sell some vegetables I grow myself, as well as turtles, eels, and the like, to make some money.
So, if you'd like to cooperate with me, please don't underestimate yourself. I think Uncle Gao and Aunt Xiaohua will make this seafood shop a huge success in the future.”
Yufei made exaggerated big gestures, which made Xiaohua very happy. Gao Chengzhi also laughed heartily, but he also felt touched by being appreciated.
He accepted it without further ado, saying that if he wanted to sell anything later, he could help him sell it on his way back, no problem at all.
So they finalized a deal: Gao Chengzhi would go home once a week, and Yufei would help him sell goods.
Grandma Yufei didn't return until almost lunchtime.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry for the delay on the way, I'm so sorry for the trouble," Grandma Yufei apologized to Gao Chengzhi and his wife as soon as she arrived.
He waved his hands repeatedly.
"No trouble at all, we like her very much. Yufei is very well-behaved and sensible, we don't need to put in any effort to look after her."
Jiang Xiaohua spoke the truth
After thanking them, Grandma Yufei said goodbye, saying that Grandpa Yufei was waiting for them to come back for dinner, and that she would bring them some too after they finished eating.
Gao Chengzhi and his wife quickly declined, saying that they were neighbors and shouldn't be so polite. So, Yufei's grandmother hurriedly took Yufei and left.
Gao Chengzhi watched their disappearing figures, lost in thought, then shook his head and returned to the shop.
"Honey, what's wrong? Why were you standing there motionless just now?" Jiang Xiaohua asked, puzzled.
"This Yufei baby is something else! We might be on our way to success with her," Gao Chengzhi said with a smile.
"How so?" Jiang Xiaohua asked her man with a curious look in her eyes.
“Today…it’s quite obvious that Grandma Yufei was unaware of the turtle incident; otherwise, she wouldn’t have reacted this way when talking to us,” Gao Chengzhi said to Jiang Xiaohua.
Jiang Xiaohua looked surprised and said, "So you mean it's that child..."
"Yes! That turtle must have been obtained by that child," Gao Chengzhi confirmed his wife's idea.
"How could this be? She's so young!" Jiang Xiaohua exclaimed incredulously.
In the conversation just now, she performed a Sichuan opera face-changing act for Gao Chengzhi, her facial expressions were incredibly varied.
"Never mind how she got it or how she got it. I'm pretty sure Yufei got it. Otherwise, why would I say she's not simple? Let's keep this to ourselves. You need to get closer to her from now on, understand?"
Gao Chengzhi looked at Jiang Xiaohua and said
Jiang Xiaohua nodded, indicating that she understood.
The concept of "space" didn't exist in those days, so Gao Chengzhi could never have imagined that Yufei carried a space with her.
Yufei thought she had kept it a secret well, unaware that someone was getting incredibly close to the truth at that very moment.
On her way home, Yufei reported to her grandmother about the grocery shopping, saying that all the groceries she had brought from home had been bought.
Then Yufei made up a story so she could continue grocery shopping the next day.
"Grandma, I met a grandma while I was selling vegetables today. She said she was from some agricultural research institute, and because I was doing a great job selling my vegetables, and she wasn't afraid of people and was patient, she gave me a whole cartload of radishes," Yufei said, watching her grandma's reaction.
"She told me to sell this truckload of radishes, and if I could sell them, she would continue to cooperate with us. They were a new type of white jade radish from their agricultural research institute, and she wanted to see the market response. And I sold them! The old lady told me she would give me another truckload tomorrow, and all the money from that would be on us."
Grandma Yufei looked at Yufei in surprise and said, "Yufei, you didn't run into some kind of scammer, or there's something wrong with that radish, did you? There's no such thing as a free lunch."
Grandma Yufei clearly didn't believe it and thought there was something wrong with the matter.
Yufei said eagerly, "Grandma, that old lady showed me the test report for that radish. It's rich in vitamins and is a good thing for beauty and skin care."
Seeing that her grandmother's expression had softened slightly, Yufei continued...
"People sell to me because when I was selling vegetables to you, my calls attracted a lot of aunties, grandmas, uncles, and elders. That grandma wanted to do some market research on this white radish to see if it met market demand and needed popularity. I have popularity, so we both got what we needed, and that's why she entrusted her product to me."
At this point, Grandma Yufei began to believe Yufei's words somewhat.
"And that grandma only gave us these few truckloads. After we open up the market for these agricultural products, she will only give us priority purchasing rights, and we will get a discount when she sells them to us."
When this was mentioned, Grandma Yufei basically believed the story to be true.
“I think this is also a way to make money and improve our lives. If we sell out of that truckload of radishes today, and if many people come to buy more tomorrow, it means we can do this business, Grandma.”
Yufei and her grandmother discussed it.
"Let's talk about it when we get back. There are too many people and too much gossip here. Let's talk about it when we get home."
When Yufei heard her grandmother say this, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled. She knew that her grandmother's words meant she believed in the matter and was seriously considering the possibility of it being done.
Back at the hostel, Grandpa Yufei had already ordered the food and was waiting for them.
Grandma Yufei ate absentmindedly during the meal, and Yufei ate very quickly as well.
After finishing his meal, Grandpa Yufei cleared away the dishes and said sternly...
"Speak! What happened?"
Grandma Yufei was surprised by Grandpa Yufei's question and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"Why did you ask so?"
"You look so distracted while you eat. Yufei usually eats two bowls of rice, but she only ate one today. Is this really a serious matter?" Grandpa said sternly.
Yufei blushed upon hearing this. Grandpa! She had her pride too, you know!
Grandma Yufei quickly checked if the door was locked, then said to Yufei, "Tell your grandpa."
Yufei then repeated the same sales pitch she had given her grandmother to her grandfather.
At the same time, he took out a wad of money from his grandmother's basket.
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“这是卖菜所得的钱，总共是17块7毛4分，其中1块3毛4分是奶奶菜园的菜所得，16块4毛是那个白萝卜所得”