Chapter 430: Attacking Xia Ru
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
She smiled, “I can give lessons to students and earn 30 yuan per hour. Can you do that?
“There are many ways to make money; I just didn’t choose them.
“You and I are different; you didn’t have a choice.
“Helping to watch the store, I’m not looking to make money. It’s just to save face for Xia Wan.
“If this were your family’s store, I wouldn’t help even for 50 yuan an hour.” Xia Ru was infuriated.
She gritted her teeth, “Zhou En, don’t go too far. You know, I have someone backing me now. If we anger our family’s doc.u.ment, Xia Wan’s store won’t be able to continue.”
Zhou En, aware of Xia Wan’s plan, intentionally provoked Xia Ru. “What are you planning to do against us? Is your family also going to lower prices?”
“But when we had a 50% discount on weekends, you didn’t dare to follow suit. And now you’re flaunting your wealth like this?
“Xia Ru, if you can’t afford it, don’t act tough. If you can’t handle a price war, why did you start it in the first place? Why are you backing out now?”
Xia Ru couldn’t argue with Zhou En, so she left in a huff, not even leaving the grapes with her.
Zhou En watched her retreating figure and muttered, “Stingy.”
Yan Han, who had just finished two deals, also had time to walk over and inquire about what had happened with Zhou En.
Zhou En didn’t hide anything and told her everything truthfully.
Worried that Yan Han might develop sympathy for Xia Ru, Zhou En reminded, “Auntie, Xia Ru is not a good person. You don’t need to uphold any moral principles with her. If she comes again next time, just drive her away.” Yan Han nodded and didn’t have any objections.
Back in her shop, Xia Ru immediately told Wen Shu about Xia Wan and them offering an 80% discount.
Wen Shu sneered, “Do they not want to make money anymore?”
Xia Ru said, “If they offer an 80% discount, let’s do 70%. That way, customers will come back to our store.”
Wen Shu wasn’t pleased, “Nonsense! Do you know how much of a loss I’ll incur by giving a 30% discount? We’ll lose money on every piece of clothing.
“The rent for this store and the cost of renovation—all of it costs money.
“Even if I have cheaper sources for inventory, every time we restock, we need to hire a special truck, which costs 300 yuan for a round trip.”
Xia Ru frowned, “Wen Shu, what do you mean? Are you not going to offer a discount? Are you just going to admit defeat like this?”
Wen Shu remained composed, “Don’t worry, their 80% discount won’t last long. If they keep selling like this, they’ll quickly run out of inventory.”
“I think they’re more likely strapped for cash, which is why they’re constantly offering short-term discounts. Their goal is to quickly get cash flow.”
Xia Ru, who was initially anxious, felt rea.s.sured after hearing Wen Shu’s words. She regained her smile and clung to Wen Shu’s arm playfully. “You always think ahead, Wen Shu. I almost fell for it.
“See, Xia Wan’s store only had a 50% discount on weekends. How could they suddenly lower their prices? It turns out they’re short on cash.
“They deserve to lose money!
“I don’t care how the store develops from here. I just need to prove that I’m better than Xia Wan.”
In the following days, Xia Ru and Wen Shu’s store didn’t initiate any other price-cutting activities. Xia Wan’s store, on the other hand, continued its discounts without interruption. This resulted in Xia Ruts store selling almost no clothing.
Some customers, after buying clothes from Xia Ru’s store, would go to Xia Wan’s store and find that the clothes were cheaper there. They then returned to Xia Ruts store to request a refund. However, Xia Ruts store refused to accept returns, claiming that the clothes had no quality issues.
Xia Wan hadn’t been to her store in the past few days.
The first monthly exam for the senior year officially began.
Each student took the exam at their own desk, but during the test, no textbooks were allowed on the desks.
Two invigilators were a.s.signed to each exam room to ensure the fairness of the exams.
The exams lasted for two consecutive days, and Xia Wan was feeling excited.
This was her first exam since her rebirth, and she finally had the chance to prove herself.
Coincidentally, the day after the exams were over was a Friday. Song Zhi suggested that everyone in the cla.s.s go to a new bar in the county town to celebrate.
Several people joined in with the idea..