The Big Landlord 148.2

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Chapter 148.2 – Meeting

On the other side, Fu Yi came to the agreed upon restaurant. The restaurant was not opened by the Zhuo family, but by a businessman who had business dealings with Fu Yi. Knowing that Fu Yi wanted to discuss business with the head of the Zheng family, that businessman had specially arranged a quiet room for them where they would not be disturbed.

Zheng Jun Qi arrived early. This business deal with Prince Fu’s Mansion would be the only chance for the Zheng family to make a comeback, so it must be treated with caution.

Thinking of this, Zheng Jun Qi could not help but look down at the pink clothes on her body, and then she touched her face. Normally, she did not put on makeup, but today there was some powder on her face. She was somewhat exasperated. Her mother found out that she was going to discuss business with someone from Prince Fu’s Mansion and that the other party was still unmarried, so she made Zheng Jun Qi dress up nicely despite her wishes.

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Zheng Jun Qi really wanted to disregard her image and just roll her eyes. It’s not like she was going on a blind date.

Not long after, Fu Yi finally arrived.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries with each other, and then got straight to the point. It did not look like the lovey-dovey image that Mother Zheng had imagined at all.

“Mr. Fu, can I ask you something?”

Fu Yi nodded. “Please speak.”

Zheng Jun Qi gathered herself and then asked, “Why did you seek out my Zheng family?” She knew very well that the Zheng family did not have any benefits worth targeting. Naturally, there was also nothing to attract the other party to do business with them, so she’s been puzzled all this time.

At the gathering three days ago, Fu Yi had answered this question, but she did not take it as a serious answer, because she could tell that the real answer must not be said during that occasion.

Fu Yi knew that she was a smart woman, so it was no surprise that she was able to guess this point, and he also liked dealing with straightforward people.

“The reason is simple. I need a lot of textile machines, but I want others to think that the number is lower than it actually is.”

Zheng Jun Qi understood instantly.

And she finally knew why the other party had approached her.

This kind of behavior could also be considered a type of commercial competition tactic. They wanted to fool other people and prevent them from knowing the depths of their plans. Then when the moment came, they could catch the others by surprise.

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As for what Fu Yi planned to do after he got the textile machines, this was not something that she needed to inquire about. Hearing Fu Yi’s response made Zheng Jun Qi feel relieved. It was good that there was a reason. If the other party approached her out of the blue, then she would be very concerned.

Zheng Jun Qi then asked: “How many textile machines does Mr. Fu want?”

The Zheng family’s workshop was not large. At most it could be considered a medium-sized workshop, and they only had about a hundred workers. If he asked for too many, she was worried that they would not be able to complete the order in time.

Fu Yi replied, “I need at least one hundred textile machines.”

Textile machine was a collective term for spinning wheels and weaving machines, but they were two separate things. So when he said one hundred, it could mean one hundred spinning wheels and one hundred weaving machines. This was a much bigger order than the one the Zhuo family had given the Zheng family.

Zheng Jun Qi frowned and said in embarrassed, “Mr. Fu, with the scale of the Zheng workshop, I am afraid that this amount cannot be made in a short time.”

“Miss Zheng doesn’t have to worry about this problem. The textile machines that I want do not need to be produced immediately. I think three or four months should be enough time.” Fu Yi said.

Zheng Jun Qi was overjoyed and relieved at the same time.

Three or four months were indeed enough time. At first, she thought that Fu Yi had wanted her to make them within a month or two. With such a tight schedule, even if all her workers worked overtime and overnight it would not be enough.

After, Fu Yi proposed going to the Zheng workshop for a tour and Zheng Jun Qi gladly agreed.

After three years of hard work, the Zheng workshop was at a much better place than it was at the beginning. They could not compete with others in terms of quantity, so she required that their products must pass the quality test and even be better than other workshops’ quality. So all of their customers were basically repeat customers.

After touring the place, Fu Yi was very satisfied.

What he needed was precisely a quality workshop. So he signed a contract with Zheng Jun Qi that very same day.

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There were a total of two contracts; one was for more than a hundred textile machines while the other one was for approximately thirty textile machines. The smaller order was used to deceive outsiders, but the machines would still be put to good use. They were going to replace the old machines in Fu Yi’s clothing workshop. The money for this order came from An Zi Ran’s pockets and was considered a reward for Fu Yi’s help.

While the textile machines were being mass-produced, over at Chang Province construction had already started.

On the way back from Ali Xiang, Fu Wu Tian had sent Guan Su and Shao Fei directly to Chang Province, so they have not been seen during this time.

Zhong Yue did not go with them. Rather, she was with Ge Qian An all this time. After Fu Yuan Fan left, the gambling house and other properties were handed over to her and Ge Qian An. An Ziran only had to read the account books at the end of each month.

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