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Chapter 421: Deliberate approach is always suspicious
In the Jinzhi store, Qiao Chuchu was still busy.
It is already July, and they have just summarized the sales report for the first half of the year. Excluding costs and the employees' salaries, the profit reached seven figures, which has far exceeded the expectations of Qiao Chuchu and Xu Ke.
The prices of their clothes are not very high, and the profit of a single piece of clothing is about 25%. Such results are entirely due to the support of customers.
The third store is still under renovation. Because it is a decoration team she has worked with before, communication between the two parties is very smooth and there is almost nothing for her to worry about.
"Mrs. Huo."
I was working on the sales plan for the second half of the year when I heard a greeting.
Qiao Chuchu raised her head and looked at the woman who walked in.
I recognized the other person at a glance. It was Zhou Qianya from last time, the boss lady of Kosen Group and Liu Maosen’s wife.
"Hello, Mrs. Liu."
I saw Zhou Qianya holding the hand of a little girl, who should be her daughter.
"It's getting hot, I'll come pick out a few more clothes. Does Mrs. Huo's store have any new styles recently?"
Qiao Chuchu smiled and said, "Of course, Ningning, take Mrs. Liu to try out the new models."
After instructing the shop assistant, Qiao Chuchu looked at Zhou Qianya's daughter and said that there were building blocks prepared for children in the store and the child could play with them.
Zhou Qianya's face softened. She patted her daughter on the back and motioned for her to go play.
Qiao Chuchu watched her try on clothes and couldn't help but wonder in her heart, does this Mrs. Liu really prefer the styles in their store so much?
When she came here for the first time, Qiao Chuchu observed her outfit. The style in their store was mainly gentle, intellectual and commuter style, while Mrs. Liu's outfit was more exquisite and luxurious.
Obviously they don't match.
As for what her purpose was, Qiao Chuchu didn't want to delve into it for the time being and just treated her as an ordinary customer.
Zhou Qianya tried on several sets of clothes in a row and said she was satisfied with all of them, so she asked the clerk to pack them up.
"Mrs. Huo really has a unique vision. Each dress is more beautiful than the last." Zhou Qianya praised.
Qiao Chuchu smiled faintly, remaining polite and distant.
"As long as Mrs. Liu likes it, Mrs. Liu's daughter is very well behaved. She plays here without making any noise or disturbance."
Zhou Qianya turned her head to look at her daughter and reminded her, "Mom didn't lie to you, did she? She said she would take you to meet a beautiful aunt. Didn't you prepare a gift for the aunt? Why haven't you taken it out yet?"
Qiao Chuchu was a little surprised. A gift?
They don't seem to be that familiar with each other. Would Zhou Qianya mention a stranger like herself in front of her daughter?
The little girl blinked her eyes and said "oh", as if she was not as happy as Zhou Qianya described.
If the child was really curious about Qiao Chuchu, he should have observed her as soon as he entered the door.
The little girl took out a three-dimensional card from her doll backpack and handed it over, her voice flat.
"Auntie, this is for you."
Qiao Chuchu smiled faintly, took it, and thanked the child.
I also asked the clerk to bring the small cookies prepared on the cash register as a gift.
The little girl only caught two and then lowered her head, as if she was sleepy.
"By the way, Mrs. Huo, I brought you something. I was so busy trying on clothes just now that I almost forgot about it."
As she spoke, Zhou Qianya took out a bag of coffee beans from her bag, saying that it was a special brand in her store. The coffee made from this kind of beans was very fragrant and mellow.
"Mrs. Huo is busy with her business and has never come to our store. I really want her to try our coffee. Maybe you will like it."
Qiao Chuchu looked a little embarrassed. Zhou Qianya had added her on WeChat before and told her the specific location of the coffee shop she ran, but Qiao Chuchu had never been there.
Now, she brought the gift to her door, and Qiao Chuchu did not refuse too much and accepted the package.
However, she still didn't plan to go, thinking less trouble is better.
Her intuition told her that this Mrs. Liu was a little strange. Having experienced so many things, Qiao Chuchu was now much more cautious in dealing with people than before.
"Indeed, I have a lot of business to do and I don't even have time to go out for a walk. I am sorry to let Mrs. Liu down." Qiao Chuchu responded politely.
Zhou Qianya heard Qiao Chuchu's refusal, but she didn't rush and make too many requests. "Then if Mrs. Huo has time, she must come. I will make coffee for her myself."
"That's great." Qiao Chuchu said with a smile.
After some greetings, Zhou Qianya paid the bill, looked at Qiao Chuchu twice, said goodbye, and then took her daughter away.
After everyone left, Qiao Chuchu continued to work on her plan until the evening, when Huo Yunzheng came to take her home and she came out of the store.
Generally speaking, business is busiest at night, but with their store manager and staff watching over them, she and Xu Ke don't have to worry about anything.
In the car, Qiao Chuchu mentioned Zhou Qianya to Huo Yunzheng.
President Huo drove the car and asked, "Are you talking about the wife of Liu Maosen of the Kesen Group?"
Qiao Chuchu hummed, "I just feel it's a bit strange, but maybe I'm just thinking too much and being a little sensitive."
Huo Yunzheng listened to his wife's words and held her hand. "Be careful. I'll go check it out. Don't worry."
He had indeed dealt with the head of the Kosen Group several times. In the last bidding, Kosen lost to Hua Ting, and Liu Maosen was embarrassed on the spot.
Huo Yunzheng knew that this person must be holding a grudge in his heart. The business world is like a battlefield, and the loser will always be unwilling to accept the defeat.
He has been doing business for so many years and there are many people who hate him. As for whether Liu Maosen is one of them, Huo Yunzheng originally didn't care at all, but now after hearing what his wife said, he felt that it was necessary to be on guard.
Deliberate approach and close relationship will inevitably arouse suspicion. He has to find out what the purpose of the Liu family is.
If you want to plot against him through Chuchu, you will be asking for trouble and it will be unforgivable.
Huo Yunzheng never rejects nor fears fair competition, but if someone sets his sights on his wife, don't blame him for being ruthless.
"Honey, what kind of person is Liu Maosen? Do you know him?" Qiao Chuchu asked curiously.
Huo Yunzheng nodded. He didn't have much dealings with the Kosen Group, but in the last bidding, he had a head-on confrontation with Liu Maosen and had some impression of this person.
"He's in his forties, looks gentle, but he's quite cunning."
Huo Yunzheng made the above evaluation.
Moreover, that person is extremely competitive, even to an extreme degree.
During the last bidding process, he noticed that in order to win the project, Liu Maosen offered a price that was lower than the normal transaction price.
In order to get the project, he even chose not to take any profit, which was really a risk-taking move.
But it is precisely this kind of recklessness that makes it difficult to be trusted, and the loss of the bid by the Kosen Group is an expected result.
It stands to reason that a group boss who has been fighting in the business world for many years would not risk everything like this, as if he was deliberately trying to compete with Yun Xi and Hua Ting.