Chapter 401: Competitor

Chapter 401: Competitor
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The other party had their own connections, and they were able to obtain goods at a lower price than Xia Wan’s shop.
As a result, they could engage in a price war with Xia Wan’s store for similar clothing.
Xia Wan was somewhat perplexed. “If they want to sell clothing with the same style as ours, they should just do so. Why do they have to lower the prices to the point where our clothing can’t sell? Have we somehow offended them?”
Yan Han shook his head. “We don’t have any information on that. Ever since our shop opened, we’ve run it with integrity. We even offer discounts to customers who make larger purchases, but we’ve never had conflicts with anyone.”
Xia Wan shared the same sentiment. Since the beginning, her store had been targeting the light luxury market, and those selling clothes on the street were not their competitors.
Most clothing retailers had similar pricing.
However, the other party not only opened a store across from theirs but also sold clothes with the same style, clearly targeting their business.
“I’ll go with you tomorrow afternoon after school,” Xia Wan said.
While Yan Han didn’t want to disrupt Xia Wan’s studies, she recognized that they couldn’t resolve this issue at the moment, so going together was the only option.
At night, Yan Han lay in bed, unable to sleep, tossing and turning.
“Honey, what’s bothering you?” Xia Hai asked.
Yan Han opened her eyes and spoke to Xia Hai with a serious tone, “I feel like I’m still too inexperienced. Wan Wan has been managing the store’s renovations and purchases with us, and she’s still studying. She should be focusing on her education, but as parents, we can’t even effectively run the store. When problems arise, we still rely on Wan Wan to solve them.”
“After we resolve this matter, we need to grow. Running a business isn’t as straightforward as it seems.”
“If we knew who we were up against this time, there might be a way to resolve it.”
After hearing Yan Han’s words, Xia Hai couldn’t sleep either.
He let out a deep sigh. “It’s my fault as a father for not being capable. The friends I know only do manual labor most of the time. While they can help with physical tasks at home, they don’t understand anything about business.”
Yan Han nodded and refrained from saying more. She realized that to expand their business, both she and Xia Hai needed to expand their social circles.
In the past, Yan Han hadn’t been very ambitious; her main goal was to manage the shop well and earn a stable income to support their three children’s education.
But now, as troubles began affecting her daughter’s education, Yan Han secretly resolved not to stay stagnant while her children grew.
After Xia Wan woke up, Yan Han and Xia Hai returned to their usual routines. Yan Han continued to prepare breakfast with a smile for their three children. Upon arriving at school, Xia Wan noticed that her classmates were giving her strange looks.
Approaching a couple of girls, she asked, “Can you tell me what you’re talking about?”
The girls were taken aback, not expecting Xia Wan to inquire so directly.
One of them blushed and stammered, “We heard from others that you have an engaged fiancé in Kyoto, who is wealthy and influential. You came back during the break to meet your fiancé.
“They also mentioned that your fiancé has influential connections and that you don’t need to focus much on your studies because he will arrange for you to attend Kyoto University.”
Xia Wan couldn’t help but raise a corner of her mouth. “Do you truly believe such absurd rumors? Kyoto University is one of our country’s top institutions, with highly stringent admission criteria. Can anyone simply use connections to gain admission?
“If I had such an impressive fiancé who had everything planned for me, why wouldn’t I be attending high school in Kyoto right now?”
The girls became even more nervous as Xia Wan questioned them. One of them hesitated, saying, “I… I don’t know. We heard it from others.”
“I truly don’t know. If you want answers, you should ask someone else.” With that, the girl turned her face away, clearly unwilling to respond to any more of Xia Wan’s questions.
Xia Wan didn’t press further and returned to her seat.
As more students entered the classroom, many of them couldn’t resist stealing glances at Xia Wan.
At that point, Xia Wan had already opened her textbook and begun preparing for the day’s lessons..