Chapter 12 - 200 Yuan Per Catty Can’t Be Compared to 20 Yuan
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nQin Lin looked at Zhao Moqing and his mother, who were washing the dishes in the kitchen, and smiled.
nWhen Mo Qing arrived, his mother smiled more and was in a good mood.
nSmiling more and maintaining a good mood was good for his mother’s health.
nHis mother clearly wanted to help him marry Mo Qing, but her family situation was helpless.
nTherefore, she had to pay for a house as soon as possible and place the marriage certificate in front of her mother before bringing Mo Qing home.
nThis was probably what he wanted to do the most now. It could be said that he had no ambition.
nThere was always something more important in life than ambition.
nWith this in mind, he looked at the game screen. He wished he could raise his game character to the maximum and plant all the red strawberries. He would earn millions a day.
nWhen Qin Lin was about to send Zhao Moqing back, Lin Fen followed him to the district downstairs and kept reminding him, “Xiao Lin, remember to send Moqing home safely. Ride slowly on the way…”
n“Mom, I understand!” Qin Lin replied with a smile and drove Zhao Moqing out of the district.
nZhao Moqing lived in Ming Yuan District in the East City.
nQin Lin stopped the car in the district. Just the environment alone felt different from the old district he had rented.
nThis was one of the best districts in Youcheng County. The house price had already reached 14,000 yuan per square meter. The house was 120 square meters and had been renovated for more than two million yuan.
nMany houses in the provincial capital only cost two million yuan. It could be seen how exaggerated the housing prices in this small city were.
nEvery time he came here, he had to consider a problem. Under normal circumstances, if he wanted to buy a house here, he had to scrimp and save first and spend three to five years to repay his family’s external debts.
nIf there was no way to earn money during this period to get rid of the current situation, it would take another five years or even more to gather the down payment.
nThis was on the premise that house prices would not rise again in the future.
nIn the past, every time he came here, he would be a little nervous. He was afraid that he would let Zhao Moqing down.
nFortunately, the game in his mind could pull him out of this helpless quagmire.
nZhao Moqing seemed to have sensed Qin Lin’s emotions. She did not get out of the car but pressed her face against his back. “Qin Lin, why don’t we lay our cards on the table with our family? I want to fight for a future with you.”
nQin Lin knew that Zhao Moqing was telling him that she was determined. She had mentioned this topic more than once.
nHe grabbed Zhao Moqing’s hand and promised, “Didn’t I say to give me some time? Don’t worry, I have a new business recently. I’ve done some wholesale and earned more than before. I’ll be able to bring you home soon.”
n“Really?”
n“Really.”
n“Yes, I believe you!”
nThese simple words showed her confidence in Qin Lin.
nThe two of them cuddled for a while before Qin Lin handed the other two catties of red strawberries of Quality 2 to Mo Qing.
n“There’s more?” Zhao Moqing was surprised.
nThe strawberries earlier were too delicious. Lin Fen and her had finished them all.
nQin Lin nodded. “Yes, as long as you like it!”
nZhao Moqing was naturally happy. She kissed Qin Lin heavily before going upstairs reluctantly. When she returned home, she realized that her mother, Chen Xiao, and sister-in-law, Li Jiawen, were watching television in the hall.
n“Mo Qing, you’re back!” Li Jiawen was the same age as Zhao Moqing. She did makeup and was dressed very fashionably. When she saw her sister-in-law return, she smiled and said, “Moqing, come and try it. I got someone to buy imported strawberries for you. They cost 200 yuan a catty. this kind of strawberry is very rare.”
nWith that, she picked up a strawberry and placed it beside Zhao Moqing’s mouth.
nZhao Moqing cooperated and opened her mouth.
nLi Jiawen stuffed the strawberry into Zhao Moqing’s mouth and asked, “How does it taste? It’s not bad, right?”
nZhao Moqing ate this strawberry and looked at her sister-in-law strangely. “Jiawen, this strawberry is 200 yuan a catty? Have you been deceived?”
nLi Jiawen asked in confusion, “How is that possible? My good friend from university helped me buy it. Isn’t it delicious?”
nZhao Moqing did not speak. She took out a strawberry from the bag in her hand and handed it to Li Jiawen. “Open your mouth!”
nWhen Li Jiawen saw the red strawberry, she also opened her mouth to bite it and was stunned. This was because it was much more delicious than the strawberries she had bought. “Moqing, where did you buy this strawberry? How much does it cost to taste so good? It should be very expensive, right?”
n“It shouldn’t be expensive!” Zhao Moqing did not ask about the price of the strawberries and said vaguely, “This was given to me by Qin Lin. It must be cheap in his shop. It should be 20 yuan a catty!”
n“20 yuan a catty?” When Li Jiawen heard this price, she was depressed. “What? 200 yuan a catty of strawberries isn’t as delicious as 20 yuan? Moqing, I think I’ve really been deceived. I was even deceived by 200 yuan. I can’t be her best friend anymore.”
nAs she spoke, her hand had already reached into the bag in Zhao Moqing’s hand.
nThe strawberries she bought did not smell good anymore, but the ones her sister-in-law brought back smelled good.
nWhen Chen Xiao heard Qin Lin’s name, he frowned and asked, “How has Qin Lin been recently?”
n“Mom, Qin Lin has been doing wholesale recently. He’ll get better and better.” Zhao Moqing actually did not know what Qin Lin meant by wholesale, but she could only say that Qin Lin was good. Furthermore, she ran to her room after saying that, not wanting them to pester her about this problem.
nLi Jiawen said, “Mom, actually, Qin Lin is a good person. He’s hardworking and good to Moqing.”
nChen Xiao sighed and said, “I know he’s not bad, but it’s not like you don’t know his family. How much hardship will Moqing have to suffer after marrying him?”
nLi Jiawen did not answer.
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nThe next day, Qin Lin woke up and picked the ripe watermelon and strawberries from the morning. Then, he planted new seeds.
nAfter washing up and eating breakfast, he went to the warehouse immediately and moved the watermelons out of the game. He then sent the watermelons Liu Dasheng and the others had ordered.
n“Xiao Qin, let me tell you something!” When Liu Dasheng was done, he asked in embarrassment, “The price of watermelons has already decreased. Can your wholesale price still be 20 cents cheaper?”
nHearing this news, Qin Lin frowned slightly. Had the price of the watermelon begun to drop?
nHe had expected the price of watermelons to drop. The price of watermelons soared every July and August, and the price of watermelons began to drop at the end of September.
nHowever, had the price of watermelons in Youcheng County’s wholesale market dropped so early this year?
nAfter some careful thought, he roughly knew the reason. After all, with his participation, there were more than 800 watermelons and more than 9,000 catties a day. The market in this small county must have suffered a little.
nIn that case, he had to consider planting other things. Once the price of watermelons decreased, they would become less and less valuable toward the end. In the end, one catty would not be worth a dollar, and there would not be much profit.
nIndeed, when the goods were delivered in the evening and the settlement was done, Manager Chen also mentioned lowering the price.
nThis made him even more determined to stop planting watermelons.
nAs soon as the news was released, he sent a message to those bosses. The rough content was that “The watermelons planted by the son of Second Grandpa’s nephew have been sold out. Everyone can go to the market tomorrow to wholesale the watermelons.”
nHe did not feel guilty about suddenly stopping supplying. He was in business and had not signed a long-term supply contract.
nAfter he was done, he immediately looked at the game screen in his mind and controlled the game character to leave the ranch. He went to the seed shop in the ore town to see if any crops that could be planted on the primary land were more expensive than watermelons.
nAt the same time, he went online to investigate the price of these crops. Naturally, he had to choose one that was suitable, safe, and expensive.
nAfter searching for a long time, he really found a very suitable one.
nThat was the okra.
nThe okra was the most expensive among the primary land crops, similar to the ripe watermelon.
nThe key was that the okra was a seed crop, not a seedling crop. Like watermelons, it was highly secretive and not troublesome.
nNow, the wholesale price of one catty in their southern region had already reached more than six yuan.
nHis cost was the money to buy the seeds. He did not ask for much. Six yuan a catty was enough.
nAt the thought of this, he went to the seed shop and bought another bag of okra seeds.
nWhen he returned home, he entered the game and placed the okra seeds in the seed storage box. Then, he exited the game and controlled the game character to shovel the watermelon seeds he had planted previously and plant the okra seeds on the 24 plots.
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