Chapter 509: 509. Apologies are not for sale_1 Chapter 509: 509. Apologies are not for sale_1 Zhang Yanping was so scared she almost stood up:
“Xin Jun, can you check if there’s a problem with the backend?”

She said that, but without waiting for his response, she hurriedly clicked to check–
The latest message was posted a minute ago:
[Xiaojiang publicly apologized in the live stream and even pinned the announcement. So, boss, are you selling peaches?]
What?

Zhang Yanping was stunned.

Xin Jun also saw the message and immediately pulled out his phone to find the live streaming platform: “He just finished streaming.”

He muttered to himself, then started skimming through the playback at double speed.

Zhang Yanping watched and couldn’t help but lift the corners of her mouth in pride: “They said we were ripping people off, now they’ve had a taste of their own medicine, got a slap in the face, right?”

At the same time, she expressed her regret: “If I had known tonight would be this exciting, I wouldn’t have taken on that work!”

Then she freed her hands to quickly reply to the message:
[Sorry dear, the peaches have already been reserved, they’re not for sale anymore.]
And the next one–[Are the peaches still for sale?]
[Sorry dear, the peaches have already been reserved, they’re not for sale anymore.]
The one after that–[Xiaojiang apologized on the live stream, can I buy a few boxes of peaches? My child is about to cry.]
[Sorry dear…]
She simply copied and pasted the response, her movements extremely practiced.

By the way, Xin Jun also helped craft an announcement:
[To the new customers and friends, we are truly sorry, our shop’s peaches have all been reserved, and so we will no longer be listing them for sale. Thank you all for your liking and support. Also, our backend messages have exploded, and with only one customer service person to reply, we can’t keep up. If we miss anyone, please forgive us.]
Then, the two faced their computers and immediately entered a frantic state of replying.

It wasn’t until midnight that Zhang Yanping finally stretched with agony: “My back… my neck… hiss…”

He grumbled: “I usually finish work at ten, and tonight I’ve definitely worked overtime…”

Xin Jun: …

He suddenly stared at Zhang Yanping’s darkened face: “You’re Peach Treasure Shop’s customer service, not me. I was already nice enough to help during the day, so why should I work overtime as customer service at night?”

Zhang Yanping thought for a moment: “Because you… love to work??? Ahahaha just kidding! Didn’t Tantan say she would send you two boxes of peaches to take home? Just eat more tomorrow, eat it all back!”

Xin Jun raised an eyebrow, then smiled: “That’s true, considering the high salary I get, which is twice yours, it’s only right to respond in kind.”

Zhang Yanping: …Am I supposed to feel looked down upon for a salary of 2500, you despicable dog!?

…

Tonight there was electricity, the room was brightly lit, and after Boss Qian had taken a quick shower, he was strolling around the empty room next to the storeroom–this was intended to be a roasting room.

Then he picked up a rolled-up straw mat from the corner of the wall, unrolled it with a swish, laid it on the ground, and also grabbed a buckwheat pillow, quickly lying down on it.

The coolness of the straw mat against his body was something he, as a robust middle-aged man, didn’t find chilly in the slightest; on the contrary, it was supremely comfortable!

As his mind and heart calmed down, he inevitably started thinking about business again and couldn’t help but start calculating today’s peach sales…

He and Old Wang had initially set the price at 80 RMB per jin, and with the wholesale volume, a gross profit of 30 was definitely a huge win!

But…

With such good peaches, he wasn’t satisfied!

So, after deliberating, the two decided to take matters into their own hands this year–
Well, Mr. Qian reluctantly passed on the opportunity to talk business precisely because Old Wang had some customers who were members of boutique supermarkets in first-tier cities. The peaches would just go directly on the shelves, and all that was needed was to pay the venue fee–
As for the price…
288 for 4 peaches!

With that thought, not even a straw mat could dampen his burning desire!

Tossing and turning, he one moment considered taking off, the next worried that the price was a bit steep. Having no experience in selling high-end fruits, he wasn’t sure if it would work…
He thought it over and over, his smartphone calculator clicking away, and no matter how he crunched the numbers, it seemed they were bound to take off!

His heart was doing flip-flops when he saw Zhang Yanping had sent two screenshots.

Opening them up, it was all back-end messages from the Peach Treasure Shop, a long series of them, all wanting to buy peaches!

Good golly! Mr. Qian exclaimed with great emotion!

At that moment, he couldn’t help praising his own sharp eye for talent and courage, as well as Old Wu who had introduced him to buying peaches–definitely a true brother!

Mr. Qian rolled over, subconsciously stroking the straw mat while he couldn’t help but calculate just how much money he could make, and he planned to make some calls to his regular customers first thing tomorrow morning…
No other reason, just to show off, hahaha… Oops, that won’t do, the peaches aren’t sold yet, got to keep quiet and make a fortune…
As he thought about it, whether it was the straw mat’s soporific scent or the day’s weariness, his eyelids slowly closed, and soon the room was filled with the sound of steady snoring.

…
Meanwhile, in Imperial City, within the Mountain Sanatorium.

The morning exercise had just finished, and Old Zhu, puffing away on a cigarette with practiced ease, also sighed to the person following him:
“Alas, look at Zu Jun, she’s so thoughtless!”

“Smoking is harmful to health! I’m down to just five or ten cigarettes a day, and she sends me so much tobacco–ouch, that’ll last me till the end of the year, right?”

“I’m so generous; otherwise, how could Old Zhou and the others get these from me?”

The staff member beside him kept a straight face and managed to utter four difficult words: “You’re quite correct.”

Under that tight facade, was a heart full of sarcasm–
Before smoking this rolled cigarette, you used to go through two packs a day. You never listened to the doctor.

When you first received this batch of tobacco, it was several people who teamed up to hold you down and snatch the rest while you didn’t stop them…
Anyway, they were used to this kind of Versailles-like bragging.

Just then, Old Zhu asked him:
“Xiaoqi, Zu Jun said she sent me some peaches, how come they haven’t arrived yet?”

Xiaoqi sighed inwardly: “I’ll make a call to hurry them along.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the phone rang–
Today’s downhill shopping crew had brought back the packages.

Old Zhu got excited at once: “Quick, quick, quick, you go get them! I’ll be the first to post on social media!”

At the same time, he gritted his teeth: “A bunch of old fools, they’re too old to sell old, insisting on acknowledging my granddaughter–hmpf, don’t think I don’t know, Zu Jun sent over a dozen packages up the mountain this time!”

Xiaoqi was already dashing out like the wind.

At the same time, Old Zhu received a call from Old Zheng:
“Oh my, Old Zhu, isn’t our Xiaojun too filial! She doesn’t have it easy down in the countryside, and with her meager salary, she insisted on sending me so many peaches; I heard that even the wholesale price is 50 per pound!”

“Oh my!” The bragging was especially loud over the phone: “That child, really, as her grandfather, I have money; how could I take advantage of the child?”

Old Zhu’s forehead vein throbbed as he gritted his teeth: “That’s right!”

“My dear granddaughter! Of course, it’s all thanks to my good upbringing!”