Chapter 99: Beauty Can Be Savored

  "Boss, boss!" Zhang Yu excitedly said: "This month's orders are so many and there is also a customer who placed an order for 100,000 pieces, all thanks to this autumn wear release conference."

  Ning Qingmin was busy receiving faxes and smiled after hearing Zhang Yu's words: "It's just an order, but the actual profit is still unknown!"

  In order to attract more customers, this time's goods must be of high quality and low price, giving customers the first impression that buying from this store is a great value. Usually, when buying something for the first time or making an order, as long as the first experience is satisfactory, afterwards, people will develop a kind of inertia dependence on this store, thinking that their products are always good. Therefore, Ning Qingming has made up his mind to make every effort to let these domestic customers feel that they have got what they paid for in this first order.

  However, I still underestimated the effectiveness of the press conference and didn't expect the orders to be so many. Since the number of orders in my mind was not that much before, some planned budgets could naturally be controlled, but now it has exceeded my control too much. In the following days, the clothing market will also usher in a new round of peak season. If the raw materials or labor costs rise too high in the short term, it is not good news for the large number of orders I am currently undertaking.

  "Boss, isn't the price of this batch of goods a bit low? Although most of the goods are supplied to Lǐ Zìlì's factory at a lower cost, there's not much profit in it." Zhāng Yù worriedly said: "Nowadays, boss is also a shareholder of Lǐ Zìlì's factory. If the factory makes less money, boss will get fewer dividends too."

  "At the last press conference, the price of the goods had already been set and the price list was given to the customers. It's too late to change the price now." Ning Qingmin sighed secretly, she had calculated everything, but still forgot that the oil prices would rise later, which means that the by-products of oil, such as fibers and wool, would also rise in price. The cost of wool for knitwear would definitely increase by several yuan per ton, which means that the cost of each piece of clothing would also increase by one to several yuan. The more orders she takes now, the greater the possibility of losses."

  If I had cash on hand, I would have bought the woolen goods first to avoid any worries later. But unfortunately, I don't even have a penny now. Ning Qingmin furrowed her brow, and the more she thought about it, the more depressed she felt. As someone who was reborn, how could she not have had any foresight that oil prices would rise?

  "Ringing..." Mom called over the phone, "Xiao Min, your school starts tomorrow, don't you need to go home early and pack up?"

  "Mom, what's good to buy? Just a few clothes, at most a bottle of shampoo. These things are also available in school, it's okay to buy them later." Ning Qingmin held the receiver with one hand and looked at a price list with the other, saying absent-mindedly: "Let's clean up when we get back tonight!"

  Jian Qingmian hung up the phone, and Zhang Yufa frowned. "Boss, school starts tomorrow, but there are so many things to do here, I'm also at a loss for what to do, how can we handle this?"

  "If you have something, just give me a call. If it's not urgent, send a text message! I'm in class now. Just set your phone to vibrate mode and don't turn it off.

  The bell has just rung, but school is about to start again. It's really hard to cope with everything!

  Ning Qingmin continued thinking about how to deal with the issue of rising raw material prices. On the other hand, she said to Zhang Yu: "If there are more orders from customers, you need to explain to them that if the raw materials go up in price, the products will also be raised in price. Let them give a reasonable price for small batch merchants, so as not to set too low a price and have complaints from small batch merchants next time."

  Zhang Yu nodded and said: "Which one is it necessary to indicate on top?"

  "Hmm. I can make a note on the contract," said Ning Qingming. The phone rang, and he answered it casually. On the other end was Du Huajie's voice: "How's the press conference going?"

  "It's okay!" Ning Qing said slowly: "Now we have received many orders. But I'm worried that the price of wool will rise later. If the price of wool rises, some goods that haven't been shipped out yet may incur losses."

  "Not bad. There's progress. You're thinking ahead!" Du Huajia praised. Smiling, he said: "You let the factory and the woolen goods factory agree on the wool supplies. Just pay a deposit. Agree that within three months, you'll take delivery of all the wool supplies in installments. Each time you take some, you'll pay for that amount first. This way, even if the price of oil goes up, the woolen goods factory's wool will also go up in price. But since you've already agreed on a price, they can't raise it on you. Taking a step back, if you agree to buy wool supplies but end up not using them all, and by that time the price of wool has gone up, you can just resell them back to the woolen goods factory without losing any money."

  "Wow, I didn't think of this good method!" Ning Qing said with a smile: "After all, Director Du has experience!"

  "I've taught you this great method, so you should thank me by treating me to a meal!" Du's family lazily said: "Aren't you guys starting school tomorrow? You'll be busy then and probably won't have time to treat me to a meal!"

  "Hmm!" Ning Qing thought for a moment and said: "Okay, where do you want to go eat? Let me tell you, I'm poor now, can't go to expensive places."

  "Don't worry, eating won't bankrupt you!" Du Huajia laughed and said

  "I'll come pick you up downstairs!"

  When it was almost time to get off work, Ning Qingmin called her mom and said she would be late coming home. Her mom paused for a moment before asking, "Are you going out with Du Hu?"

  "Uh-huh!" Ning Qingming saw that her mother seemed to have something to say, so she preempted: "I'm just going out for a meal to thank someone for helping me. I'll be back home early."

  Ning's mother saw Ning Qingming say this and didn't want to say anything else, so she just reminded him a few times before hanging up the phone.

  "Don't worry about Xiaomin's affairs." Ning's grandmother came out of the room and said, "Although Xiaomin is young, she knows how to take care of herself and won't get into any trouble."

  "Mom, I'm just worried that he's not sincere to Xiaomin, with the kind of conditions Du has." Ning's mom sighed and said: "What kind of woman doesn't a man like him want? Why did he take a fancy to our Xiaomin?"

  "Xiaomin is quite good too! We're just used to seeing her, that's all. You haven't noticed how many people turn their heads to look at her whenever we go out with her?" Ning's grandmother comforted Ning's mother: "In my opinion, Du Huo's family isn't bad either. He seems like the kind of person who will focus on one thing once he's made up his mind. If he wasn't sincere about Xiaomin, he wouldn't waste his time."

  "Xiao Min is still young, only twenty years old..." Ning's mom hesitated, "That Du guy looks like a mature man, I'm afraid Xiao Min will be at a disadvantage if she's alone with him!"

  As he spoke, he couldn't help but feel uneasy, so he called Ning Qingmian again, "Qingmian, come home early tonight, I'll be waiting by the door."

  "Mom!" Qingmian sighed, "I'm not a little girl anymore, can you stop worrying so much?"

  Ning's mother hesitated for a moment before saying: "Xiao Min, it's best to avoid being alone with men at night."

  Ning Qingmin had a head full of black hair, her mother treated her like a little hat, and all men were seen as big grey wolves.

  Zhang Yu blinked and saw that Ning Qing had put away the thread, smiling and saying: "Auntie is fine, it's just that as soon as she hears you're going out at night, she gets a bit anxious."

  "Alright, hurry up and confirm the order clearly, then fax it to the factory!" Ning Qingming smiled and urged Zhang Yu to work quickly, not to gossip, and was busy asking Sun Wen to reorganize a few color cards to be sent to customers.

  Just after the commotion had subsided, Ning Qing's phone rang. Seeing that it was Du Huo Jia calling, she exchanged a few words with Zhang Yu and Sun Wen before grabbing her small bag and heading downstairs.

  Du Huajia sat quietly in the car, watching Ning Qingmian walk towards him. His black uniform was neatly combed, and his short hair was naturally stylish. Because he had walked quickly, his cheeks were slightly flushed, which made his skin look even more radiant and captivating, making it impossible for people to look away.

  As soon as Ning Qingming got on the car, Du Huajia drove to a restaurant and they ordered food. Du Huajia leaned back in his chair, staring at Ning Qingming without saying a word. Ning Qingming felt uneasy under his gaze and lowered her head, saying: "You're not thinking of your little sister again, are you?"

  "Hmm, no, this time I'm looking at you yourself!" Du Huajia said in a calm tone: "I'm hungry, the dishes haven't been served yet, and I think you're so beautiful that it's enough to satisfy my hunger for now."

  "Ah!" Ning Qingmin's heart skipped a beat, her face flushed with embarrassment. How could Du Hua's calm tone make such words sound so... alluring? She was going to die! The moment she thought of the word "alluring", her mind involuntarily flashed back to the sight of his upper body in the car last time. Ning Qingmin's head almost fell onto the dinner table.

  "Xiao Min!" Du's family suddenly shouted.

  "Bang" Ning Qingmin's head directly hit the table, she was startled by Du Huajia's intimate call, he had always called himself Xiao Ning, how could he change his name just like that?

  "Didn't hit, did you?" Du Huajia smiled and stretched out his hand to stroke Ning Qing's forehead. Ning Qing was covered by Du Huajia's warm palm on her forehead, not daring to move at all. Until Du Huajia's hand left her forehead, she came back to life and said: "Didn't hit, didn't hit!" Her mouth spoke, but her eyes stared blankly at the tablecloth.

  "I was thinking, maybe it's because I've always called you Xiao Ning, so you're not willing to call me Hu Jia either. I've decided to change the way we address each other." Du Hu Jia looked at Ning Qingmian with a calm smile, "You'd better focus on the tablecloth, or it'll get in the way of the waiter serving dishes."

  "I..." Ning Qingmin could only lift her head, muttering to herself in her heart, why did she always get flustered whenever she went out with him?

  "By the way, I've always wondered how you know so much about business?" Ning Qingming decided to change the subject and talk about something serious, to rescue himself from embarrassment.

  "This was cultivated from a young age." Du Hufa said lightly: "From the age of ten, each of us had some money to invest, and if we made a profit, it would be our own pocket money. If not, there would be no pocket money to spend. Everyone wanted more pocket money to go out and play, so they naturally racked their brains, looked up information everywhere, and even followed the uncles to company meetings to see other people's proposals..."

  Ning Qing listened quietly as Du Huo talked about his childhood, and only then did she realize that she actually wanted to know everything about him.