"Uh, don't misunderstand, the child's mother is fine. It's just that we're not married, don't live together, and the child was sent to me recently. I'll be taking care of him from now on!" Liu Yifeng explained.
Su Wanru nodded, "I understand. But having such a smart son is your blessing."
Although she didn't know what had happened between Liu Yifeng and Tongtong's mother, she wasn't a gossip.
"The money has been calculated. I'll have the finance department transfer it to your account shortly. Please send me your card number!"
She changed the subject.
"Okay, I'll send it to you on WeChat later. From then on, we'll settle weekly. Just arrange for someone to pick up the watermelons you need each day!"
Su Wanru nodded, "Mhm, then I'll have someone load them up and deliver them to the store. Let's see how they sell at fifteen yuan per jin!"
"You can cut up one watermelon and offer small pieces on toothpicks for customers to taste. If they try the watermelon, I believe someone will definitely buy it!" Liu Yifeng said.
Although Su Wanru had stated her plan to sell the watermelons at fifteen yuan per jin, making a direct profit of seven yuan per jin, he knew that the same product could fetch different prices in different places. If it weren't sold at Bai Guo Yuan, but at an ordinary fruit store, selling it for ten yuan per jin would be good. However, Bai Guo Yuan was different; it attracted high-end customers who weren't just there for the fruit but for the brand. Therefore, even though Su Wanru was making a profit of seven yuan per jin from him, Liu Yifeng felt no dissatisfaction. To be honest, he was content to sell his watermelons for eight yuan per jin. Earning over a hundred thousand yuan from three hundred watermelons, what more could he ask for! After all, others made money, and he could make money too; this was the so-called "everyone makes money together." Otherwise, why would anyone buy his watermelons!
After all the watermelons were loaded onto the truck, Su Wanru got into her car. "Goodbye, Tongtong!" she said, waving gently at the child holding a small dog outside the car.
"Goodbye, Auntie Su!" Tongtong waved his small hand.
"Mr. Liu, I'm leaving now. Contact me by phone if anything comes up." With that, Su Wanru started her car and drove away.
"Yifeng, that woman bought so many of your watermelons at once. She must have sold them for quite a bit of money, right?" a villager asked, stepping forward after the buyer had left.
Liu Yifeng smiled faintly, "It wasn't that much. About the same as the market price outside. I was just lucky that the watermelons I grew were large, so I could sell them for a bit more." He believed in keeping a low profile when making a fortune, and he didn't want everyone to know his watermelons were selling for eight yuan per jin. Furthermore, this land was the village's. If someone became envious and prevented him from planting, he would have to spend money to rent land again, which would be a loss.
"Yifeng, you're not being honest. I heard from Liu Xincheng that you thought two yuan per jin was too little for your watermelons and wanted to sell them for seven yuan per jin. It hasn't been long, and someone is already here to buy them. Did you sell them for seven yuan per jin?"
"I was just saying that randomly. How could a watermelon sell for so much per jin? I have something to do, so I'm heading back." Liu Yifeng said, then drove home with Tongtong.
As soon as they arrived in the yard, someone came out with a large watermelon. "Yifeng, you're back! Thank you for the big watermelon." someone greeted him with a smile.
"That's what I should thank you for agreeing to let me plant watermelons on the back mountain. Come visit anytime!" Liu Yifeng replied politely.
"Dad, how many families in the village still haven't picked up watermelons?" Liu Yifeng asked as soon as he got out of the car.
Liu Chunsheng didn't speak but counted how many people had signed. Each name represented a household. A total of two hundred and eighty-three names were signed. There were three hundred and twenty-seven households in their village, meaning forty-four households still hadn't received theirs.
Upon hearing that there were still so many, Liu Yifeng asked, "Are there enough watermelons at home?"
"Yes, there are over fifty watermelons left. Oh, and by the way, send some watermelons to Aunt and Second Aunt later, along with some of our vegetables, so they can try them!" Liu Chunsheng reminded him. Liu Yifeng had already planned to send them, but he had been too busy these past few days, selling vegetables and watermelons. Since he finally had some time, he nodded, "Alright, I'll send them over now. Oh, Dad, I forgot to tell you some good news. Guess how much our watermelons sold for per jin?"
"Judging by your tone, a boss is willing to buy our watermelons?"
"Yes, it's the lady who bought our watermelons yesterday. She thought our watermelons were good and came to discuss cooperation today!" Liu Yifeng said with a smile.
Seeing his son's happy expression, Liu Chunsheng boldly guessed, "Was it seven yuan per jin?"
"No!" Liu Yifeng shook his head.
"Then it must be six yuan per jin. But six yuan per jin is also very high. Did she say how many watermelons she wanted?" Liu Chunsheng asked.
Liu Yifeng knew his father's cautiousness and unwillingness to guess higher. He decided to stop teasing him and said, "Dad, it's eight yuan per jin. The other party is willing to buy our watermelons at eight yuan per jin, and they want as many as we have. They just took away three hundred large watermelons to sell in their store. I expect that soon, her company's finance department will transfer the one hundred and ten thousand yuan from the watermelon sale to my card."
"How much?" Liu Chunsheng's eyes widened, and his heart skipped a beat.
Liu Yifeng, still smiling, continued, "Dad, you heard correctly. It's one hundred and ten thousand. Our family is really going to get rich."
"To sell for so much money, Yifeng, we must save this money. Don't spend it recklessly, understand?" Liu Chunsheng reminded him after recovering from his shock.
"I know. I'll spend what needs to be spent and not what doesn't. I'm going to deliver things to Aunt and Second Aunt now. I'll cook dinner when I get back tonight!" Liu Yifeng said.
Upon hearing this, Liu Chunsheng immediately replied, "Leave the cooking to me. By the way, didn't you say you were going to hire people to dig up the peanuts? When will that happen?"
Liu Yifeng had almost forgotten about it. He thought for a moment and said, "Dad, don't worry. As soon as I get back, I'll hire people. I guarantee that I'll bring back all the peanuts from the peanut field in two days!"
After hearing his son's words, Liu Chunsheng didn't say anything further. Just then, a few more people came to pick up watermelons. Because Liu Yifeng's watermelons were so large, one person couldn't carry more than two. Most people came with their spouses, and some used small carts to haul them.
"Tongtong, Daddy is going to Aunt and Second Aunt's house. Do you want to go with Daddy, or stay home?" Liu Yifeng asked his son, who was beside him.
Tongtong immediately replied, "Tongtong will stay home and play with Grandpa and Da Bai!" The reason he didn't want to go was that he disliked his Second Aunt's grandson, who had snatched his toys last time. He absolutely didn't want to go!
Liu Yifeng listened and stroked his face, "Then be good at home, Tongtong. Daddy will be back soon." With that, he loaded four large watermelons onto the car, along with the fresh vegetables his father had picked from the vegetable patch that morning, which he was supposed to deliver today. After preparing everything, he drove to his Aunt's house first, as it was closer. His Second Aunt lived in the county town, so the trip would take at least an hour.
On the way, he received a call from Wan Hui, who asked him to prepare two thousand jin of vegetables. Of the one thousand two hundred jin sold today, only three hundred jin remained. He definitely wouldn't have enough for tonight. Therefore, he needed to prepare more for tomorrow, or it still wouldn't be enough.