Chapter 69

Cai Qingyuan remained silent for a moment. In fact, before Ye Yao even arrived, he had already made up his mind.

He had planned to buy the design from her for one or two hundred yuan. However, after hearing her speech about dreams, he suddenly felt hesitant to name that price.

“Four hundred yuan! Give me the design.”

After some thought, he doubled the original amount he had planned to offer.

Although four hundred yuan was nothing to someone of his status, for an average household, it was a substantial sum.

After all, regular factory workers outside only earned a few dozen yuan per month.

Ye Yao showed no reaction.

Cai Qingyuan assumed she was shocked by the number he had just mentioned.

Spending four hundred yuan to buy her dream—more than enough.

But to his surprise, the next second, Ye Yao burst into laughter.

It wasn’t a happy laugh but a mocking one.

Four hundred yuan?!

In her past life, that amount wouldn’t even cover one of her fancy lunches. But now…

Even though this was the 1990s, the price was still far too low.

Cai Qingyuan was momentarily stunned. He hadn’t expected her to react this way.

The next moment, Ye Yao leaned her entire weight against the chair, attempting to cross her legs. However, as she lifted her right leg halfway, she realized she couldn’t complete the movement in her current condition.

So, under Cai Qingyuan’s gaze, she calmly placed her leg back down.

“Boss Cai, even though I’m young, poor, and uneducated, I still understand a thing or two about business.”

Her voice was now steady and full of confidence—completely different from how she had sounded just moments ago.

Cai Qingyuan: …

“If my design is turned into ready-to-wear clothing, it will definitely sell well and bring you and your store far more than just a few hundred yuan in profit.”

Ye Yao spoke with conviction.

Had he not witnessed it with his own eyes, Cai Qingyuan would have found it hard to believe that someone could change so drastically in an instant.

And yet, he had no idea where this confidence of hers came from.

“Ye Yao, that’s just your speculation. No one knows how well this design will actually sell…”

“You wouldn’t be interested in buying it if you didn’t see its huge market potential, would you?”

Ye Yao softly interrupted him.

Cai Qingyuan was left speechless. For the first time, he began to wonder—had he been underestimating this girl all along?

“Then how much do you want?”

Clearly, she was dissatisfied with the price he had offered, so he might as well ask directly rather than waste any more time.

Ye Yao smiled and held up one finger.

She wasn’t entirely satisfied with this price either, but after all, “the future is long.”

“One thousand yuan, not a cent less.”

Even Cai Qingyuan couldn’t help but gasp.

That was an outrageous price—this girl was truly bold.

“That’s too much. Like I said, we don’t even know how well this design will sell…”

“In addition to the thousand yuan, I also want two sets of the same design in my size. There’s no reason for everyone else to be wearing my design while I can’t even wear it myself, right?”

Not only did Ye Yao refuse to lower the price, but she even added another demand, as if she was completely confident that he would agree.

Cai Qingyuan’s expression shifted several times as his gaze flickered between her and the sportswear hanging on the rack.

Would it sell well or not?!

The only question now was—did he dare to take the gamble?