Free Web NovelChapter 1211: Chapter 1213
This time meeting with Cao Na really wasn’t about discussing how the school should develop, but because Cao Na had something to ask her.
Gong Ruini had no idea what she wanted from her, and even wondered if something big had happened.
She hadn’t expected it to be this. "You’re saying your students want to buy this?"
"You do know this is pretty expensive." Gong Ruini knew that anyone who could afford to come here for English tutoring was at least fairly well-off; a lot of them were white-collar workers.
But these were all name brands, really not cheap. "And I need to have Jia Ming and the others go buy them, it’s impossible not to pay for the goods."
"Plus the shipping." Gong Ruini was very straightforward.
Cao Na understood that much; she wasn’t stupid. If there’s no benefit in it, why would someone bring stuff back for you?
"I get it. Give me the price and I’ll tell them. If they accept it, they’ll buy. If they don’t, forget it."
Although Gong Ruini wasn’t optimistic that this would turn into real business, since someone had asked for a price, of course she had to quote it.
When Cao Na wrote it down, her hand was shaking. "It’s that expensive?"
It was just a small lipstick. At first, Cao Na had been thinking the color looked nice and she liked it a lot, so she could use it in all sorts of ways. Now that she knew the price, she couldn’t bring herself to buy it anymore.
"It is expensive, but the effect is really good."
"You get what you pay for." In Gong Ruini’s view, if they felt it was absolutely too pricey, they could just not buy it. "I can’t sell at a loss, right?"
Thinking back to the lipstick she brought from the Special Economic Zone last time, it wasn’t even as good as this one, and it wasn’t that much cheaper either.
Doing the math, the price actually wasn’t that high. "It’s not that bad. I’ll tell them. A single tube of lipstick can last a long time anyway."
"Exactly. If you put on a shade you like every day, even going to work puts you in a much better mood."
Exactly, exactly. With lipstick as the baseline, when it came to the prices of the other things, even though Cao Na was still startled, she wasn’t overly worked up.
If a tiny lipstick was that expensive, then the prices of the clothes were really something.
Hearing that Cao Na was using lipstick as the comparison, Gong Ruini actually laughed. There really was no sense of proportion here. But it also made her feel relieved.
After all, constantly explaining why this stuff was so expensive was pretty tiring. Having someone voluntarily help explain it really saved her a lot of effort.
She had originally thought about giving Cao Na a bit of commission after she helped push the products, but then she reconsidered: if she gave her money, how would that make her feel?
Better to just treat her to meals and movies in the future.
Looking at the prices on the list, Cao Na gave a wry smile. "My monthly salary is only so much. Even if you’re a white-collar worker in a foreign company, you’re not going to buy several tubes of lipstick."
Is it that prices are too high? Gong Ruini didn’t think prices in the United States were that high. The key point was, "Our salaries are too low."
Even the so-called high salaries foreigners paid here weren’t as high as what they paid their own people.
"Then can you still make money doing this buying-agent business?" Cao Na asked worriedly.
On this question, Gong Ruini never thought it was a problem. "There are still plenty of rich people."
For example, last time her mom went to a gathering and shook up the whole crowd. Sales were fantastic.
So good that it made Gong Ruini think she should’ve bought, bought, bought from the start and not been stingy at all. "The goods hadn’t even arrived home yet and we already needed to restock."
No way, it was that hot? "You don’t mean just lipsticks and that kind of stuff, right?"
"Those too, plus creams, serums, and so on. And of course the designer bags are selling like crazy." Sales were so fast that even Gong Ruini started wondering if she had set the prices too low.
She really hadn’t expected sales to be that good. It made Gong Ruzhi and Wan Yihui so happy they didn’t even know how to describe it.
Designer bags? Those aren’t cheap at all, and they still all sold? No, it should be that there wasn’t enough stock. "Sales are really good."
"Then I’ve got to congratulate you on finding another great money-maker." She just went for a little trip to the United States and came back with such a great business, making it hard for people to even feel jealous.
At this point, the smile in Gong Ruini’s eyes faded. "I’m only taking a small cut."
A small cut? Did that mean this business was actually Zhao Guangran’s? But she quickly dismissed that idea. Zhao Guangran probably wouldn’t care for this kind of money. If he had time to earn this, he’d rather think about making money from the stock market.
"Was it Gong Jiaming’s idea?" That kid was also a natural businessman; it had everything to do with the environment he grew up in.
Gong Ruini shook her head again.
Ah, not Gong Jiaming. "Then Gong Jiaxin?" Right, how did she forget about her? She went to the United States to study design. It’d be easy for her to do this.
This time, Cao Na was sure she’d guessed right.
Another shake of the head. Honestly, no matter who guessed, they wouldn’t guess correctly. "She’s only helping with the purchasing."
Ah, not her either. Then there was only one person left. "Brother Xu Ran." With his eye for things, it would be perfectly normal for him to see the opportunity and start this business.
"How could it be him? Sure, he wanted in, but there’s no share for him."
What, no way. Even someone that capable didn’t get a piece of the pie? Then who could it be? It couldn’t be Cai Ming, but that was impossible too. No one would bring an adult in on a small business like this.
After thinking it over several times, Cao Na joked, "Don’t tell me it’s Xiao Zhi and Xiao Hui."
They were smart, but they were still just kids.
Gong Ruini grunted an affirmative. As unbelievable as it sounded, that was the truth.
No way. Cao Na’s mouth dropped wide open. "Seriously? It’s really them?"
My god, they were how old again? She’d already been shocked enough by what Gong Ruini and the others could do; she hadn’t expected Gong Ruzhi’s boys to be even more impressive.
"If word gets out, your parents are going to be the target of everyone’s envy." Even though Gong Ruwen didn’t stand out much for now, he had the Chu Family behind him, strong financial backing, and he was smart. Who knew how many people already envied and resented him.
"Well, nothing we can do. The kids at home are too capable; we can’t exactly keep them hidden." Sometimes you just can’t be too low-key.
Once people see you as low-key, you really do become easy to push around. "My big brother is going to be even more impressive in a few years."
Having already been in his position for a year and accumulated a lot of experience, Gong Ruwen was planning to switch tracks. But since it was still in the works, Gong Ruini couldn’t say anything yet.
"Your brother’s got a bright future. My sister already envies him like crazy."
There would be an even crazier side of Cao Li down the line. "Your sister is doing pretty well too, she got a promotion." It was a bit of a grind, but at least it was a promotion, just not at a speed that would satisfy Cao Li.
My big sister got promoted? Cao Na hadn’t known, and she didn’t bother to care. "Her getting promoted has nothing to do with me anyway."
"Instead, she keeps bringing me up, always suspecting I’m not paying taxes." Cao Na was exasperated. She didn’t expect this older sister to take care of her or anything; she just wanted her to stop targeting her all the time.
As for Cao Li nitpicking like that, Gong Ruini found it pretty normal. "That’s what makes her a good tax officer."
Cao Na curled her lip. Yeah, her big sister was the good person, and she was the bad one. Every time she made a move, her sister would start digging for information. Just thinking about it was a headache.
