Qin Shou didn't dare to completely believe Qin Guangjin's assurance, and warned him in a deep voice: "That person has a bad temper. He paid us so much money to deal with the Xie family. If we fail, he will never give up."

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Qin Guangjin's pupils suddenly shrank, and after a moment of silence, he whispered, "I know, I will definitely not let that person down this time."

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He paused, moved closer to Qin Shou, and lowered his voice even more, "Women need to be coaxed. If you spend more time on that girl and make her happy, then why worry about not having an official position? It won't be difficult for you to become a prime minister or a prince in the future."

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When this topic was brought up, Qin Shou became even more annoyed, and said with a long face: "Okay, go and do your thing first."

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"Do you think that Xie Liuzheng, that stupid girl who has never seen the world, can be easily coaxed?"

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Seeing that Qin Shou was angry, Qin Guangjin didn't dare to say anything more. He just said a few words awkwardly and went out.

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Only when he got outside did he breathe a sigh of relief and whispered, "You yell at me all day long. Am I your father or are you my father?"

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Xie Liuzheng's smiling face suddenly appeared in my mind, and he called him "Dad" in a soft voice.

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"Dad, have a cup of tea."

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"Dad, are you tired? Take a rest first."

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Qin Guangjin shook his head vigorously, shaking Xie Liuzheng's face out of his mind.

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No matter how good Xie Liuzheng was, she was still a child of the Xie family. He just borrowed her seed. More importantly, how much could a little girl achieve?

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Unlike his Shou'er, who was born to be the top scholar, and now he has won the favor of a noble man, he will just enjoy the good life in the future.

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Qin Guangjin fantasized about becoming an old master and being flattered everywhere. The slight unhappiness caused by Qin Shou's scolding just now disappeared immediately.

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After the competition, the Xie family's business was much better than before. There was an endless stream of customers coming to customize children's clothes, and Xie Xiangyu became busier.

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Xie Liuzheng advised her, "If you have unfinished business, you should take a break and don't exhaust yourself."

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Xie Xiangyu agreed, and did not stop doing what she was supposed to do. Xie Liuzheng kept persuading her, so she smiled and said, "How can making money be tiring?" "Just have fun, I know what's going on."

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"Next month is the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is when the various prefectures place orders for thick fabrics. How can I have time to rest?"

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Xie Liuzheng couldn't persuade her and could only let her go. She just had someone cook some nourishing soup for her every day.

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After checking the accounts at the end of the month, Xie Xiangyu discovered that not only did the orders not increase, but the orders from several regular big customers actually decreased, and there were almost no retail investors.

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After asking around, I learned that a new silk and satin shop called Xiuyunfang had opened on Guanqian Street, and the prices were extremely low, especially for several types of materials commonly used by people in various mansions, which were almost half the market price.

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It is obvious that Xiuyunfang is targeting the Xie family, and its purpose is to snatch the share of the low-end and mid-end market from the Xie family at a low price.

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Xie Liuzheng advised Xie Xiangyu, "Xiuyunfang's pricing is like this. Not only is it not profitable, it is actually losing money. The more it sells, the more it loses. It won't last long. Mother, don't pay any attention to them."

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Deliberately lowering prices to grab business is a tactic that is despised by serious merchants. Moreover, without strong financial strength, it is impossible to sustain it. After a few orders, it will have to return to normal prices, and the market share that can be grabbed is limited.

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It would be more trouble than gain to offend all the merchants in Yangzhou City, so no one dared to do this easily.

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Xie Xiangyu was not comforted by this. "Do you know how many orders Xiuyunfang has received in less than a month since its opening?"

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"I roughly counted for them, and there are at least 5,000 horses."

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Xie Liuzheng took a breath of cold air.

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According to Xiuyunfang's pricing, one piece would cost at least five taels of silver, and five thousand pieces would cost twenty-five thousand taels!

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The Xie family is already wealthy enough, and they don't dare to lose so much money at once. Who is the boss behind Xiuyunfang?

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Seeing that Xie Liuzheng understood what she meant, Xie Xiangyu pressed her forehead. "I wouldn't worry too much if it's just the loss of one season's orders, but the other party is obviously very powerful. If they really want to make things difficult for our Xie family, I'm afraid it will be a big trouble."

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Xie Liuzheng lowered her head and remained silent. Xie Xiangyu patted the back of her hand and said, "Don't worry, even if we don't do business from now on, the money we save will be enough for us mother and daughter to live comfortably for several lifetimes."

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Xie Liuzheng shook her head. "Mom, do you still remember what I said when we were rejected by Old Madam Feng and almost couldn't stay in Yangzhou?"

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"Even if we have to close down, we have to do it in a dignified way because we don't want to suffer this hardship. We should not be forced out by others."

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"It's the same this time. No matter who the boss behind him is or how powerful he is, our Xie family cannot admit defeat."

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Xie Xiangyu looked at Xie Liuzheng deeply for a long while, then smiled, "As expected of my daughter, you have guts and ambition."

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"Okay, if you want to fight that man, I support you. But this time you have to do it yourself, and I won't interfere."

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Xie Liuzheng was excited when she heard this. Xie Xiangyu could say such words, which clearly showed that she was intending to cultivate her ability to stand on her own.

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Since Xie Xiangyu trusts her so much, she cannot let Xie Xiangyu down.

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"Please rest assured, mother. Your daughter will not embarrass you."

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Xie Liuzheng thought about it all night, and the next morning he went to the Xie family's silk shop and informed the shopkeeper that the prices of all goods would increase by 10%. The shopkeeper thought he had misheard, and confirmed with Xie Liuzheng, "Miss, you said it would increase, not decrease?" "Miss, have you heard of Xiuyunfang? Their prices are at least 30% cheaper than ours, and some of them are even 50% cheaper, almost taking away all our business."

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"We are raising prices instead of lowering them. Isn't this pushing business to Xiuyunfang?"

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"Yes, that's right. If we push the losing business to our competitors, we will make money." Xie Liuzheng nodded with a smile, "Manager Xue, just do as I say. My mother also knows my plan and will not blame you if anything goes wrong."

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The shopkeeper still felt that this was unreliable, but the business was the Xie family. The head of the family and the eldest daughter had said so. What else could he, a shopkeeper, say? Just do as he was told.

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After Xie Liuzheng informed the silk shop of the price increase, she rushed to the embroidery workshop without stopping, took out several drawings of children's clothes that she had drawn and gave them to the manager, asking the workshop to work day and night to produce 3,000 sets of children's clothes in the shortest possible time.

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Three thousand sets of children's clothes is not a small number. The manager dare not agree to it rashly. If the task is not completed in time, he will bear the main responsibility.

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After counting on his fingers twice, he gritted his teeth and agreed, "It is not easy to make 3,000 sets of children's clothes within ten days, but the eldest lady has already ordered it, and I will do my best."

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