ROTCGIS, Chapter One Hundred and Ninety Three
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Rebirth of the Charming Girl in Space
Chapter 193:
Provoking the Unreachable
Murong Lingran gestured for them to sit down, and she sat across from them, shaking her head, "No, the price cannot change."
"Miss Murong, I need a large and stable supply. I require at least four hundred catties of vegetables every day, and we will send people down to pick them up. You don't need to go out and sell them, just give us a discount." Jia, the shopkeeper, persuaded.
"Yes, although my inn business is not as good as Tianhe Building, our customer base is stable. We need at least three hundred catties of vegetables every day. You can save on labor and time, making it convenient and labor-saving. Miss, please consider lowering the price a bit. It won't be a loss for you." Huang, the shopkeeper, added.
"That's right. Although Shunxin Restaurant is not as good as theirs, we also have a steady flow of customers, requiring at least two hundred catties of vegetables every day. We hope Miss can lower the price a bit." Ding, the shopkeeper, also said.
Murong Zong glanced at his sister and saw her calmly taking a sip of tea. She calmly said, "The shopkeepers have a point."
The three shopkeepers thought she had agreed and immediately felt relieved. Doing business with children was simple.
"However..." Murong Lingran continued, "the price cannot be lowered."
The three men's expressions suddenly froze. Jia, the shopkeeper, frowned, "Miss, is there something difficult for you to say?"
"It's not exactly difficult to say." Murong Lingran continued slowly, "Shopkeepers seem to have forgotten. If I accept your proposal and you come to pick up the vegetables, why can't my people continue selling them on the street at the same time?"
"And with the current manpower I've hired, it's just enough to provide the quantity of vegetables my brothers need to sell every day. If I agree with the shopkeepers, according to what you just said, the daily workload will increase by nine hundred catties. The current workforce is not enough, so I'll have to continue hiring people. Therefore, the labor cost will not be reduced."
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The three shopkeepers exchanged glances, unexpectedly finding this girl quite ambitious.
Curiosity flashed in Ding, the shopkeeper's eyes. Although he quickly concealed it, Murong Lingran still caught a glimpse of it.
Murong Lingran raised her eyebrows. It seemed that people of the same kind really gathered together. She smiled lightly and said, "Actually, there's another important reason why I won't lower the price."
Ding, the shopkeeper, asked curiously, "What is the reason?"
"The Capital has two major households that come to pick up vegetables every day, offering the same price of twenty wen. I even told them that the lowest price for my vegetables is twenty wen, and in the future, it might increase. They didn't object at all."
"If I give you a lower price than theirs, it's likely to offend them. Our family is just an ordinary family. We hope to do business in the city for a long time, peacefully and prosperously. We dare not secretly go against their wishes."
Ding, the shopkeeper, was curious, "Who are these two households?"
"I can't reveal who exactly they are. After all, it involves imported food. Anyway, they are people I, as a commoner, can't afford to provoke. But if you want to inquire, you might find out on your own."
The implicit meaning was that she wouldn't say it directly, but they could find out for themselves. Whatever they found out on their own, she wouldn't be responsible for it.
Jia, the shopkeeper, tried tentatively, "Are they high-ranking officials in the court?"
"One of them is above ten thousand people." The Ninth Young Master belonged to Ning'an Marquis's mansion, which should be considered above ten thousand people.
The three shopkeepers suddenly looked at each other.
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