70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 221: Cooperation

Daydreaming, Xu Mumu even laughed at herself.

She wanted to study in the Imperial City, but the houses there were so expensive. Just the money from selling her notes wouldn’t be enough.

If she were to ask Huo Qingze and his team for help, she’d have to share some of the profit with them, and she’d have to find people from the municipal office too. These people had considerable power, and deciding how much profit to offer them gave Xu Mumu a headache. She just wasn’t cut out for business.

As for those items retrieved from the cave, Xu Mumu wasn’t planning to exchange them for money just yet. Their value would keep increasing over time—it would be a waste to sell them cheap now. Besides, she currently had other ways to make money.

The next morning, Xu Mumu took her belongings and went to the youth center. She brought along a small basket of cucumbers, freshly harvested from her family’s private plot, crunchy and at their peak of flavor. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Yin Yang was already waiting there early. He had discussed this matter with Huo Qingze, and Huo Qingze had agreed. After all, who would refuse extra money? He wanted to go against his family but currently lacked enough capital.

"Mumu, you came so early. Have you had breakfast?" Yin Yang asked earnestly, pouring a cup of sugar water for Xu Mumu and offering some snacks.

Huo Qingze sat calmly in the main room, having been there for half the day without Yin Yang offering him even a glass of water.

Moreover, it was almost nine o’clock, so how could anyone skip breakfast? If Xu Mumu weren’t here, he might have rolled his eyes. This guy, Yin Yang, was hopeless.

"I had breakfast before coming over. By the way, these are for you to try." Xu Mumu said helplessly, handing the basket to Yin Yang. Seeing Huo Qingze’s gaze from the side, she felt a bit overwhelmed despite her thick skin.

"These cucumbers are very tender, thank you, Mumu." Yin Yang said happily, quickly placing the cucumbers on a nearby plate.

"Huo, Yin Yang should have mentioned yesterday about my plan to print and sell these notes, right?" Xu Mumu adjusted her sitting posture and said.

"Yes, he did mention it briefly." Huo Qingze nodded.

"What’s your take on it then?" Xu Mumu looked at Huo Qingze.

"It’s fine to sell through me, but I’ll need twenty percent of the net profit. Printing costs, however, need to be covered by you guys." Huo Qingze said meaningfully, glancing at Yin Yang.

If he got involved, it would naturally require large-scale printing; otherwise, it would be too bothersome just to make a little pocket money.

This way, Xu Mumu and the Xu Family’s money wouldn’t be enough. Yin Yang, no doubt, would have to be involved as well, and he certainly wasn’t short of money.

"Tsk tsk, just running errands and you want twenty percent of the profit?" Yin Yang rolled his eyes; this guy had high hopes.

"That twenty percent isn’t just for me. It’ll also go towards smoothing relationships. Twenty percent is already quite reasonable." If it weren’t for Yin Yang’s involvement, and the fact that she was someone Yin Yang liked, he wouldn’t have asked for so little. Young Master Huo’s appearance fee was quite steep.

"Sure, I’ll also allocate half a percent of the profit to the printing factory over there. You’ll have to negotiate with them then, Huo." Xu Mumu said with a smile, intending to save on printing costs.

"You are generous." Huo Qingze raised an eyebrow slightly; this business was meant to be big, and that half a percent was quite substantial.

"You can’t catch a wolf if you don’t want to sacrifice the child." Xu Mumu shrugged, "Also, for the supply and marketing cooperative, please convey to those people to give one percent profit per sale." Xu Mumu said with a smile, knowing that to make a horse run, you have to offer some tangible benefits.

"Your method isn’t bad. Let’s go with your plan." Huo Qingze couldn’t help but look at Xu Mumu twice. Her approach was excellent in promoting sales more effectively.

"Yin Yang has helped me a lot too. You can have twenty percent of the profit as well, and let’s draw up a formal agreement." Seeing Huo Qingze agree, Xu Mumu said with a smile.

"You don’t need to give me any." Yin Yang was deeply touched, though he wasn’t really concerned about the money. He just wanted to help Xu Mumu.

"You must take it, or I’ll be upset." She glared at Yin Yang.

"Alright then, but twenty percent is too much, half a percent is more than enough." Yin Yang said with a smile.

"No, it’s two percent, otherwise I’ll feel embarrassed asking you for help next time." Xu Mumu said seriously.

Ultimately, Yin Yang agreed, and Xu Mumu took out a notebook to draft a simple agreement, clearly stating the distribution inside, making it quite formal. Each of the three present got a copy, and they even pressed their fingerprints on it.

The notes were left with Huo Qingze, and it was his turn to handle the operation.

Xu Mumu was in high spirits, excitedly thinking that in two months, she’d be collecting the fruits of her labor.

Upon returning home, her younger brother was already being fed milk by Li Caixia. The little one had been fussy for a long time last night and woke up a bit later this morning.

Xu Jiaojiao was busy feeding some large rabbits with grass, unsure if they had been bred or not, but Xu Jiaojiao and the others took great care of the rabbits.

"Little brother, do you want sister to hold you?" Xu Mumu walked over, and Li Caixia put down the bottle. The little one had gulped down half a bottle of milk—his appetite was impressive.

As soon as Xu Mumu approached, the little fellow reached out, wanting his sister to hold him.

"Ungrateful little one. Mumu, keep an eye on your younger brother; I’m going to bring water to your father and the others." Xu Hai and the others had gone to work. The weather had been hot, so she made some green bean soup.

"Yes, Mom, go ahead." Xu Mumu nodded. The younger brother was easy to handle, and Xu Mumu enjoyed carrying him.

The little guy was so tiny that he was easy to carry.

Once Li Caixia left, Xu Mumu carried the little one into the main room.

"Sis, is junior high knowledge really tough?" Tiedan was holding Xu Mumu’s junior high textbook, looking worried about keeping up with some friends once he started junior high.

Xu Jiaojiao had the best grades, Xu Wan put in the most effort, and Xu Minglei had Xu Mumu giving him extra lessons. It seemed only he and Xu Tao were falling behind, and whenever it came time to discuss grades, Tiedan felt a bit anxious.

"High school is more challenging; junior high covers basic stuff. Don’t worry, it’s not hard. Look at my brother; he didn’t even go to junior high, yet he’s nearly caught up with high school material." Xu Mumu said with a smile. As long as the kids kept their current efforts, both junior and high school content wouldn’t be a problem for them.

"If big sister says it’s not hard, then it definitely isn’t." Xu Jiaojiao had unwavering faith in her older sister’s words. Her sister had told them before that awards sometimes came with monetary rewards, and the little girl had ambitious goals. She not only aimed to earn from school but also to skip grades, thus saving money for the family.

"Just focus in class and listen to the teacher. You won’t have any issues. If you want to excel, you need to work extra hard yourself." Xu Mumu said, pinching Tiedan’s cheek.