Chapter 146 Out of sight, out of heart
Qin Yang’s eyes were full of smiles, and he pulled her arm, “Master said that he will recover, don’t worry.”

Lin Chuxia also knew that she was getting impatient, but she felt heartbroken when she thought about Qin Yang not being able to hold a pen. She felt sad for the country to lose such an excellent designer.

“I know, I know. It’s just a few more questions. Why are you so angry? It hurts our relationship as master and disciple. You’re getting more petty as you get older.”

Having said that, my hands have never been idle.

He opened the can of food he had bought and handed it to her, “Hurry up and eat some to calm down.”

Qin Yang’s eyes flashed with a smile when he saw how the father and son got along.

Her daughter-in-law is like a little sun, warm and enthusiastic.

He probably understood why Mr. He accepted her as his apprentice.

Mr. He immediately gave Qin Yang an acupuncture treatment. Seeing the master taking out the silver needle, Lin Chuxia couldn’t bear to watch, so she chose to leave.

Let Qin Yang do acupuncture here, and she will go to the store to take a look first. Out of sight, out of heart.

She went directly to the delicatessen to find Su Wensong. During the time she was away, the store was entrusted to Qin Han and Su Wensong, but generally speaking, Su Wensong was more knowledgeable about the store’s affairs.

“What did you want to talk about yesterday?” Lin Chuxia went straight to the point.

“Something happened, Mr. Lin. After entering the twelfth lunar month, the price of cooked food at the food store dropped by 20%. We initially made appropriate adjustments, but the next day, they dropped another 10%. Now our price has only dropped by 10%, but theirs has dropped by 30%. Most of the customers have left. After that, we did not adjust the price again, but reduced the production volume.”

After Lin Chuxia entered the yard, she found that there were indeed fewer cooked foods than usual. She thought they had already been delivered to the store, but it turned out there was a reason for that.

“You are doing the right thing. It is not a wise choice to engage in a price war.”

The cost of raw materials for cooked food is low, but the labor and processing costs are not low. If the price is reduced by 30%, there is almost no profit.

Su Wensong is not optimistic. “But it’s almost the end of the year, when people love to buy cooked food. We can’t even sell one-third of what we used to sell. It’s not going to work this way.”

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, their cooked food market was booming. They had originally planned to increase production during the Spring Festival, and even added two chicken farms. But now…

“Come on, follow me to the branch store and take a look.”

The sales of their cooked food are driven by their branches, and that is why they are competitive with food factories.

When the two arrived at the restaurant, it was the time of the day when cooked food was selling best.

In the past, there would have been a long line at the cooked food window, but at this moment, there were only two or three people gathered around the window buying things.

In comparison, the delicatessen store at the food factory not far away had a long queue in front of it, which was comparable to when their steamed bun shop first opened.

An old lady passing by saw an acquaintance standing in front of their store and greeted them, “Old Shen, why are you still buying prepared food here? The food at the grocery store is much cheaper. They said there was a pre-holiday promotion these days.”

“Really? Why didn’t you tell me earlier?” Aunt Shen said to Qin Wu inside, “I’m sorry, young man, I don’t want this thing anymore.”

“Auntie, look, I have already cut the pork head for you. The fork and the pig ears you asked for are all good parts. I have weighed them for you…”

“Weigh it for me, but I’m not going to eat it. You can just sell it to someone else.”

“But if it’s cut like this, no one will be willing to buy it…” “You still want to blame me? Your cooked food is so expensive, and you still force people to buy it? This is a rip-off. Be careful or I’ll go to the police station to sue you.”

Aunt Shen left a message, cursed, and ran to the delicatessen across the street with another aunt.

Qin Wu looked helpless, so he had to put the cut food aside and enthusiastically entertained the customer next to him, “Do you want more?”

“Yes, give me a smoked chicken. Don’t take it personally, young man. The food at the grocery store is cheaper, but it doesn’t taste as good as yours. Ever since my old man ate your cooked food, he won’t let me buy it anywhere else. You get what you pay for, that’s the truth.”

Lin Chuxia had already arrived at the cooked food window and smiled sincerely at the old lady, “Thank you for supporting our Qinji cooked food. Xiao Wu, give you an extra sausage.”

When Qin Wu saw Lin Chuxia coming back, his eyes lit up and he quickly prepared smoked chicken and sausage for the old lady.

After these customers had finished their purchases, Qin Wu said, “Fourth sister-in-law, you’re finally back. Look at the food store across the street, is there anyone doing business like them?” It was almost ruining Qin Ji’s business.

“When it comes to competition, you always have to use some tricks. This is normal,” she said calmly.

Price war is the lowest level of competition. It hurts the enemy by a thousand while hurting your own side by eight hundred. Lin Chuxia really doesn’t want to compete with them.

Qin Wu was extremely anxious. He was in charge of the daily sales of cooked food. In the past, there were long queues to buy food, but now only two or three people come. The cooked food was left over and he was anxious.

Lin Chuxia looked at Su Wensong and asked, “Has anyone come to the machinery factory during the time I was away?”

“Yes, a junior clerk from the machinery factory came to see you the day before yesterday. He knew you were not in the store these few days, so he asked you to go see Director Xu when you come back.”

Lin Chuxia nodded and said, “Let’s go, tell Monkey to drive the three-wheeled motorcycle and go to the machinery factory.”

Lin Chuxia’s expectations were good. When she arrived at the machinery factory, Xu Changping showed her two food packaging machines.

This was the compensation she was due, even though there were some minor details that needed to be improved during the production process, and it was delivered two days earlier than promised.

When Lin Chuxia saw Xu Changping’s rosy face and extraordinary enthusiasm, she knew that the production of the food packaging machine would make the factory more satisfied than the meat grinder.

There was no need to say any polite words. Xu Changping called a production staff member over and explained in detail to Xu Wensong and Monkey how to use the machine and what precautions to take.

Su Wensong has always been interested in mechanics and listened very carefully. Monkey was scratching his ears and cheeks beside him, just like a monkey.

The machines were quite large, and the three-wheeled motorcycle could only pull one at a time. The two men sent one away first, and Lin Chuxia stayed in Xu Changping’s office for a while longer.

“I heard that the food factory is competing with General Manager Lin. Is General Manager Lin planning to find another way?”

Speaking of which, Xu Changping has never admired a woman so much. Outsiders only know that the price competition between the food factory and Qin Ji has only started for a week, but Lin Chuxia had already ordered a food packaging machine from him half a month ago.

Lin Chuxia pretended to sigh, “It’s not easy to run a business on your own. Director Xu, if you have any connections in this area, please take care of my sister.”

Originally it was just a casual chat, but after hearing what Lin Chuxia said, Xu Changping fell into deep thought.

“I’ve been to some cities on business trips before, and I know some people, but those people I know may not be of much help to Mr. Lin’s business. There is someone who can give it a try. So, I’ll give you an address, and you can go find this person and try. If it works, the market in Yuan City should be easy to take over.”

(End of this chapter)