Chapter 72: 71, What Exactly is Lin Mo Selling in His Gourd? (9 Updates)_1
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After arriving at the wholesale market around four in the afternoon, Lin Mo dived straight into the cold storage to check the quality of the ginger shoots. During this time, many wholesalers came after hearing the news, hoping to buy some stock from him.
But they all received the same response, that the ginger shoots were for another purpose and not a single pound was for sale.
The wholesale market is a place for quick transactions and making a profit on the margin, and yet someone had acquired 300 tons of ginger shoots, not selling them and not transporting them to an external cold storage?
What was this about?
Were they making a contribution to the market’s cold storage?
It costs 3000 yuan a day, and with the deterioration of the ginger shoots, wouldn’t this mean a daily loss of several thousand yuan?
Insane?
“A fool and his money are soon parted?”
All sorts of rumors sprung up, with people saying all kinds of things.
“Ha, have you all gone stupid? Weren’t you just calling him a fool yesterday? Now it seems that he’s not here to make a quick profit, he’s come prepared!” “What do you mean? Could it be that the price of ginger shoots is going to skyrocket?”
“Impossible! Absolutely impossible! New ginger shoots are about to be shipped in. All of you are seasoned business folks who’ve been in the trade for over a decade; can’t you tell if prices are going to increase at this time?”
“Enough talk, do you want to go for option 6?”
“Say, is there a possibility that this guy has overseas channels, planning to export abroad? Engaging in foreign trade?”
“Exactly, this is something to ask Liu Miao about. I heard his wife is Lin Mo’s cousin. He must have information.”
“Option a is too much for us.”
These wholesalers might not be on good terms, but they were definitely all well-acquainted from over the years.
A newcomer like Lin Mo doing things they couldn’t understand naturally aroused many people’s curiosity.
Quite a few who were close to Liu Miao actually went to quietly ask him if there was any inside information, wondering if he was unable to make the move himself and so had sent his cousin to act as a wholesaler.
After being asked so frequently, Liu Miao also became worried.
He found Li Lingling, who was busy with the accounts, and asked with a frown, “Wife, stop doing the accounts for a moment and help me with something!”
Li Lingling hastily stopped what she was doing and looked up, “What’s wrong, husband?”
“Find that Lin Mo and ask him why his ginger shoots aren’t for sale,” Liu Miao guessed with a frown, “I suspect that kid has received some news, or he’s got some special sales channel!”
“I made some inquiries today as well. There’s a war going on in Northern Myanmar, and the prices for daily necessities and vegetables are skyrocketing. I suspect he’s planning to sell the ginger shoots there!”
“How could that be?” Li Lingling said with a face full of disbelief, shaking her head, “International trade requires a lot of procedures. As a rookie in business, he definitely couldn’t establish such sales channels!”
“I reckon he just…”
Liu Miao waved his hand irritably, “Enough, just ask if I told you to ask, no more blabbering. What if he really has those connections? Then… just ask first, then talk!”
Li Lingling was left speechless by the rebuke.
There was nothing she could do,
after all, Liu Miao was the one who had the final say in their home.
Li Lingling nodded and quickly took out her phone saying, “Don’t worry, husband, I’ll call right now.”
“But I reckon even if I call Lin Mo, he won’t tell us the truth. I’ll call my cousin; if she knows anything, she’ll definitely tell me!”
“And if that doesn’t work, I’ll just call my uncle directly. He adores me the most!”
As she spoke, she took out her phone and dialed Li Jinwen.
“Phew…”
When Lin Mo came out of the cold storage, it was already 10 o’clock at night. The sky was drizzling, and a cold wind blew, making him shiver with chill. “Damn, why does it feel colder than inside the cold storage? I really should switch to a down jacket!”
Lin Mo’s exaggeration was not unfounded; the cold storage for the ginger shoots was maintained at 8~io degrees, but the current outside felt temperature was probably just around four or five degrees.
If it weren’t for the uneven temperatures throughout the day, coupled with the lack of a proper venue, the ginger shoots could actually be stored in a cool warehouse, though there would be greater losses and the shelf life would be shorter.
Lin Mo took out his phone, ready to call a cab home, only to see a bunch of missed calls on it.
One of them was from his wife.
Glancing at WeChat, Li Jinwen had asked him to give her a call when he had time.
What’s wrong?
Lin Mo first hailed a ride-hailing car before calling Li Jinwen back.
Dudu… Dududu…
The phone was quickly answered, and Li Jinwen’s somewhat anxious voice came through, “Husband, where are you?”
“I’m at the wholesale market, I’ll be home soon, what’s up?”
“Then I’ll wait for you to come back before I tell you. Xiaoxiao and I are at home, have you eaten yet?”
“Not yet, just make me a bowl of noodles!”
At that moment,
the ride-hailing car that Lin Mo had hailed arrived.
“Wife seems to have something on her mind?”
“Forget it, I’ll find out when I get home!”
Lin Mo glanced back at the crowded wholesale market, then turned and got into the ride-hailing car.
Half an hour later, Lin Mo arrived home and saw Li Jinwen standing up quickly from the sofa when she saw him.
“The noodles are ready, I’ll go get you a bowl!”
“No need, I’ve got it!”
Lin Mo walked into the kitchen and carried the steaming bowl of tomato and egg noodles to the dining table.
After eagerly taking a bite, he looked up and asked, “Wife, what was it that you called me about earlier? You seemed pretty urgent??”
“What could be wrong with me? It was your cousin who called, saying you had bought nearly 2 million worth of ginger shoot. She also reminded me that there are only five or six days left before the new ginger shoots hit the market, and when that happens, the ginger shoot you’ve hoarded will be hard to sell, even at a lower price!”
“Also, husband, shouldn’t there be only about 1.5 million left in your card? Where did you get so much money?”
Li Jinwen appeared calm, but the call from Li Lingling had indeed scared her.
Although she didn’t understand business, she absolutely trusted her husband one hundred percent. She just worried that her husband might not be aware of this information.
After all, it was his first time doing business, and it would be possible for him to overlook something.
Lin Mo had anticipated that Li Lingling would call his wife. Since she was present when he was buying the ginger shoot, he knew many things would inevitably come to light. After thinking it over, he calmly replied, “Wife, I’ll tell you the truth, the information about the price rise of the ginger shoot was also predicted by that expert I mentioned before.”
“I’ll tell you a secret, but you mustn’t spread it around. He bought seven or eight million of ginger shoot futures and even lent me some money so I could stock up a bit.”
Attributing the matter to an expert was the best way Lin Mo could think of to persuade his wife.
After all, a system like that was far too extraordinary. He definitely couldn’t disclose it, and even if he did, his wife might not believe it.
“The, the expert again?”
“But why does he treat you so well, what does he want from you?”
Li Jinwen was still worried and continued half-believingly, “You don’t know, even Dad called me today to ask where you got the money to do such a big deal. He also said that hoarding ginger shoot just won’t work!”
“He also told me to have you sell the ginger shoot as soon as possible no matter what, so you can lose less money.”
“By the way, Dad kept saying he wanted to visit us but I’ve been refusing because you’re busy with work. He asked again today, should we let him come?”
Lin Mo had repeatedly seen in the Intelligence System that his father-in-law and mother-in-law wanted to visit their daughter in Rakshasa City.
If it were before, he would have indeed felt embarrassed facing the elders,
for they had never thought highly of him.
One was a retired employee from a state-owned enterprise, the other a retired high school teacher. They dearly loved their daughter Li Jinwen, nurturing her from a young age with great expectations.
But to their disappointment, she ended up marrying a man without a house, a car, or even a stable job.
Such a situation would frustrate anyone.
However, it was different now. He was, after all, worth tens of millions, and although still living in a rented apartment, he could now hold his head high with confidence!
“Ha, listen to you, what could he possibly want from me?”
“Wife, don’t worry too much. I have a good sense of what I’m doing, there’s no need for concern.”
“As for Mom and Dad, if they want to come over, let them.”
Lin Mo nodded and answered with a smile, “Once they arrive, I’ll call our parents and Siyu, too. Your cousin’s family can also join us, we’ll find a nice restaurant and all have a good get-together.”
“Now that our lives are slowly improving, it’s time to reassure the elders about us.”
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