Chapter 260: Meddling
Wang Yongzhu gave Wang Yongping a warning look, and although Yongping was both angry and resentful after recalling what Old Granny Zhang had said that morning, he obediently stepped back and stood behind Wang Yongzhu.
The two of them stood by the door, listening attentively to the sounds coming from inside.
Inside the Cloth Store, Li Jinzhi sat on a chair, with the Cloth Store’s proprietress across from her: "Proprietress, not to boast, but the fabric our family has acquired this time is both affordable and of beautiful colors. It’s said to be the trendiest material in the provincial capital right now. If it hadn’t been for my brother-in-law bringing it back, I wouldn’t have known such attractive fabric existed in the world!"
"Just say what you came for today, will you? You’ve been to our shop several times these past few days, at first asking about this and that, and today you’re here talking about doing business. Your family has the ability to acquire such cheap and good fabric, that’s your family’s capability, but what are you doing running to my little Cloth Store, to show off, perhaps?" The Cloth Store’s proprietress had a belly full of anger. No customers had come early in the morning, yet that shameless scoundrel from He Family’s Shop came over to flaunt her fabric. If not for seeing that she was pregnant and fearing it would be trouble if something happened after sending her away, she would have loved to sweep her out with a broom.
Li Jinzhi smiled, "Proprietress is a straightforward person, so I’ll just speak frankly. I came today to discuss a business deal with you! I can sell the fabric to you for a bit cheaper—"
"What did you say? You’re offering to sell me the fabric you’ve acquired for a cheaper price?" The proprietress’s eyes widened in disbelief at Li Jinzhi.
Could this person be silly? Who conducts business like this? Her own Cloth Store was actually being squeezed to the point of closing by such an opponent?
The proprietress began to doubt life itself.
"That’s right! We’ve acquired a lot of this fabric. As you know, our shop isn’t as spacious as yours, and we can’t fully showcase it. If the fabric stays unsold for too long, it will fade. So I figured, why not sell this batch cheap to you? That way, we can all make money!" Li Jinzhi explained with a light smile.