Transmigrated as a Stepmother: Time to Bring the Family to Prosper!-Chapter 247 - 246: Aren’t You Impressive

Jiang Wen laughed, "Impressive, impressive, I didn’t expect Miss Qin to think it through so thoroughly."

"Don’t just be impressed, can your trading company manage what I’ve mentioned?" Qin Yao asked with a smile.

Jiang Wen nodded, there was no problem with that part, but he wanted to add a condition.

"If you can’t deliver the full amount on schedule, the contract not only ceases, but all deposits must be refunded."

Qin Yao took a deep breath, how is this different from a bet? It’s exactly the same!

However, considering the risk, Fulong Trading Company is taking a huge risk by providing fifty percent of the deposit upfront.

Thinking it over, Qin Yao nodded with a pained expression, "Okay, but the order can’t be less than ten thousand units!"

This time, it was Jiang Wen who took a deep breath, they were both ruthless, harsh on others and even harsher on themselves!

Ten thousand units, he and the Store Manager were still deliberating, fearing that her small factory couldn’t deliver.

No one expected that she’d leave herself no room and go for the biggest deal right away.

"Great! Miss Qin is straightforward!" Jiang Wen decided to go for it too, clasped his hands politely and asked, "Shall we draft the contract now?"

Qin Yao nodded, Jiang Wen immediately went out to call people, and Qin Yao also got up to summon someone from the backyard.

"What? I’m going to draft the contract?"

Liu Li, who was called out of the guest room, was surprised.

With an order of ten thousand book boxes and several thousand taels of silver, he was a bit overwhelmed.

Hearing the commotion, Liu Ji shoved four curious children back into the room and ran over himself, excitedly asking, "Missus, did we seal the deal?"

Qin Yao nodded perfunctorily and continued talking to Liu Li, "You understand the law, so please, see if there are any loopholes or illegal clauses in the contract. The people from the trading company will draft it, you don’t need to write."

Oh, I see... Liu Li breathed a sigh of relief, then there was no rush.

If not, he really wouldn’t dare to write for a business deal involving several thousand taels of silver; a single mistake, and he couldn’t afford it.

"Missus! Missus!" Unable to stand being ignored, Liu Ji eagerly chimed in, volunteering, "I’m capable, too, missus, I can help you; when we’re family here; why use outsiders?"

Liu Li was not offended by what he said and questioned him in return, "Liu Laosan, do you know Sheng Country’s laws?"

Qin Yao also gave Liu Ji a sideways glance, thinking to herself, if you were reliable, would I need to seek help from others?

Liu Ji: "..."

You think you’re impressive because you know Sheng Country’s laws!

"Let’s go." Qin Yao smiled slightly at Liu Li, inviting him to the main hall.

The table was set, best to eat while it’s hot.

She nodded slightly at Liu Ji, who was left speechless, "You too, come along and learn something."

After all, you’re family, and there will be plenty more situations like this in the future. Once you’re well-trained, it will be convenient to use later on.

Liu Ji instantly beamed with joy, humming at Liu Li in triumph, thinking that outsiders are outsiders after all.

Liu Li considered him childish since he really was an outsider; what’s there to boast about?

Ignoring the giddy Liu Ji, Liu Li carefully inquired about the details of the draft contract and Qin Yao’s requirements to better identify any oversights.

The three sat in the main hall for a while to finalize the details; soon Jiang Wen returned with people from the trading company.

He brought two people, one carrying an abacus and a silver money box, and the other holding brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, both were well-versed in their tasks and ready to start calculations even before eating.

Jiang Wen called out, the parties made introductions, only after eating did they start drafting the contract.

Jiang Wen dictated, the scribe wrote, and the accountant was beside them calculating.

In less than half an hour, the draft was completed and handed to Qin Yao’s side for review.

Qin Yao reviewed it first, then Liu Li, and finally, it was Liu Ji’s turn—he was indeed dazzled by it.

The contract was densely packed with various additional details, even recording the length, width, and height of the book boxes, stipulating acceptable deviations, material, and weight requirements, enough to make a non-expert feel dizzy with just a glance.

Liu Ji initially wanted to give up, but when he turned around, Liu Li’s questioning gaze of ’Do you understand?’ quickly provoked him, calmed him down, and he slowly yet carefully reviewed the draft contract.

Qin Yao was in no hurry, the slower he read, the better, just to let the trading company believe that she had hired two incredibly professional people so they wouldn’t dare deceive her.

The two from Jiang Wen’s side were anxious, repeatedly asking three times if it was done, but Liu Ji ignored them, focused on reading, not missing a word.

In Sheng Country, there are no punctuation marks, the words are densely packed; someone careful might use spaces to break sentences, while the lazy ones write them continuously, truly testing one’s patience and literacy.

This is also why ordinary people are afraid to do business; being illiterate is difficult enough, and encountering dishonest merchants often results in losing everything, even selling children.

Consequently, people tend to trust blood relatives the most; there’s also a sense of solidarity among clan members, jointly resisting outsiders.

Liu Li and Liu Ji not getting along was a private matter; in front of the trading company, they were relatives by blood, whose kinship was clear at a glance.

"Third Brother might read a bit slowly, but he’s thorough; he also helps the trading company check for any mistakes. Since we are partners, we’ll be one family from now on, so being careful is good for the trading company too."

When Liu Ji was urged, Liu Li naturally covered for him, making anyone unaware think they were very close.

Qin Yao glanced sideways at Liu Li with a slight smirk, realizing that Liu Li had this side to him.

Noticing the playful eyes of Qin Yao, Liu Li blinked quickly out of guilt; young people don’t have the thick skin of Liu Ji, feeling uneasy about lying.

Liu Ji finally finished reviewing the draft contract, slowly placed it down, and then nodded at Qin Yao, not saying a word, playing it cool.

Only then did Liu Li speak up, pointing out a few minor issues, and after both parties confirmed there were no errors, they officially signed the contract. Afterwards, Qin Yao and Jiang Wen personally went to the Prefecture government office, spending five taels of silver to have the contract filed.

Generally, business deals don’t require this step, and most don’t want to waste five taels on arrangements, but a trading company does everything, no matter how small, to ensure everything is foolproof.

The contract and the policy document were prepared in two copies, facilitating Qin Yao’s future filing in Kaiyang County’s government office, following formal procedures.

After going through all the procedures, evening had already arrived; both parties refused a meal appointment, busy preparing separately.

Watching Jiang Wen and his entourage leave, Qin Yao looked at the small wooden box in her hand, with a subtle smile, "Now we’re paying commercial taxes too."

After finishing his business, Liu Li returned to his room to continue studying, leaving only Liu Ji standing behind Qin Yao, beaming with joy and determined to cling tightly to this golden leg.

The waiter came over to settle the bill, first congratulating them, then handing over the bill.

The lunch cost twelve taels of silver.

"Twelve taels?" Liu Ji jumped up, pointing at the waiter, "What kind of meal costs so much? It’s robbery!"

The waiter had already seen through who was in charge in this family and did not argue with him but merely smiled at Qin Yao.

Qin Yao calmly asked the waiter to follow her to the room to get the money.