Chapter 1272
1272 Agreement
“It’s not that long. Let’s just continue to wait. We must show him that we have a good attitude! If not, Eldest Brother will criticize us again,” Qiao Mei said sternly.
When Xia Wen saw the two of them, he even thought that he was hallucinating! He rubbed his eyes vigorously before confirming that they were really standing in front of him.
“You two… What are the two of you doing? Are you having a date at my office?” Xia Wen asked with a smile.
...“Of course not! Eldest Brother! I have important documents to show you! This has to do with our family’s livelihood! You must help me!” Qiao Mei looked at Xia Wen agitatedly.
Xia Wen was totally confused by what Qiao Mei said and quickly let the two of them enter his office. If they continued to stand in the corridor, they would attract the attention of his other colleagues.
“Tell me, why are the two of you looking for me so early in the morning?” Xia Wen asked.
Qiao Mei directly handed the documents she had prepared to Xia Wen. When Xia Wen read that the first item on the list was to buy a house, he could feel his blood pressure suddenly rising. However, as he read on, he felt that there was a real viability to the proposal.
However, if they bought a house now, the family members of the Xia family’s third son definitely would not let them off. Those people would become very envious for sure! If they had the money to expand their business, then how could they say they did not have the money to help the third son’s family tide through their current difficulties. It would not make sense.
“Have you given her some advice?” Xia Wen said as he looked at Xia Zhe.
Xia Zhe shook his head helplessly. There was no way he could stop Qiao Mei from doing what she wanted to do. Even if Xia Wen did not agree to help her, she would still think of a way to get it done.
“Eldest Brother! Don’t you think that this is a good idea?” Qiao Mei asked pitifully.
“It’s viable, but the maturity period of the seeds is fixed. I don’t think your stockpile is going to be enough. Based on Auntie’s past experience, she used to sell at least 40 pounds a day. You have 18 salespeople now, right? Even if each person sells 20 pounds per day, you need 360 pounds per day. The amount that you buy from your village is not even enough for a month,” Xia Wen said sternly.
“Eldest Brother, you even know how many salespeople I have. I’m not even sure about the exact number myself…” Qiao Mei said as she looked at Xia Wen in surprise.
Xia Wen held the documents in his hand and snorted coldly. Did she think that he only sat here to drink tea every day? He knew all the businesses that Qiao Mei’s family was doing like the back of his hand. Ever since his subordinates found out that Qiao Mei was a member of the Xia family, they had been secretly reporting Qiao Mei’s movements to him every week.
It was not as if he was purposely keeping tabs on Qiao Mei. It was only because those people wanted to look good in front of Xia Wen. As time passed, Xia Wen knew everything that was going on and even knew the background of those salespeople.
“Then what about your popcorn business? Or are you going to just focus on one business?” Xia Wen asked.
Initially, she wanted to just focus on only one business, but now it seemed that she should run the two businesses at the same time first. She should wait until seed planting started at the other villages before she focused on only selling seeds.
“There’s one more thing you have to remember. If you get those villagers to help you grow seeds, you must sign an agreement with them and tell them that they can only supply the seeds to you. If we find the seeds being sold on the black market or at other supply and marketing cooperatives, they will have to compensate you handsomely,” Xia Wen said.
The type of seeds Qiao Mei had were of superior quality. Even if other people did not know how to control the heat and fry the seeds well, the taste and size were already much better than other seeds on the market. To maintain her business reputation for a long time, she must eliminate the possibility of fake goods appearing in the market. Only uniqueness could last forever.
“Alright. Then… then about the house…” Qiao Mei asked softly.
“I’ll help you find it! The two of you are really something! It’s not like you’re doing something bad so why should I stop you? Wait for news from me. I’ll try my best to find you a big house. If it’s not possible, we can rent a piece of land and build it ourselves. As long as this is something you want to do, there’s no problem,” Xia Wen said.
“That’s great! Thank you, Eldest Brother! I just know that you will definitely help us!” Qiao Mei said excitedly.
“Don’t be so happy so soon! If anything happens, I won’t help you. Xia Zhe will have to settle the issue with Third Uncle’s family. I won’t clean up your mess for you!” Xia Wen complained.
