Chapter 50: Chapter 50 Find a Reason
 

Lin Yi could only lie and evade the question, saying he wasn’t clear about his family previously being in dire need of money, otherwise, his mother would think he was unwilling to help!

After a long time, Mother Lin managed to calm down and then spoke very seriously, “You don’t need to worry about this side, your father and I will definitely find a way. In fact, what we are most concerned about is you. As long as all the money you make is legitimate, your father and I won’t pry too much. Those of us in business must always remember that dirty money is not to be touched!”

Her worries were not without reason; many wealthy families’ greatest concern was education. A lot of kids, once they have money, start doing whatever they want, and may even on a whim cross the legal line, which is not acceptable.

Moreover, their own child was now worth nearly a billion, so they had to constantly remind him to be proactive in preventing problems!

“Okay, I understand what you mean, but rest assured, I’ve only made some investments without telling you and Dad, and they’re all legitimate, with no breaches of discipline or law. I think a big part of today’s success is down to luck!”

Lin Yi was not exaggerating with his words; all his earnings were indeed the result of luck. With billions of people in the world, why was he the one chosen by the system? Without the system’s help, there would be no today for him. Otherwise, he would have had to rely on his parents to support his three babies. Even with exhausting work every day, he’d be lucky to rake in ten thousand a month—a tight fit to feed a family of five!

The other option would be to follow in his father’s footsteps and take over his father’s company. But business had been tough for his father in the past two years, and the monthly take-home pay hadn’t been much better.

If that really had been the case, he would have to think about providing for his family the moment he opened his eyes every day! It was anything but easy!

After much thought, Lin Yi finally realized how vital the system was. Everything he had today was given by the system! How could he alone bear the burden of supporting a family?

Mother Lin found the conversation with her son satisfying and knew her child had his dreams and ambitions, so she and her husband no longer insisted on involving Lin Yi in their business.

“You run a maternity and baby brand, so you should use that brand’s baby products for our family’s Da Bao! As a major shareholder, you can purchase through internal channels, right? That definitely would save a lot, considering the daily expenses for the baby aren’t small!”

“Do you know how expensive the baby formula the babies are eating now is? The brand seems to be called Zhenyingbao, an imported brand. The three babies go through it so fast! Sometimes, a can of formula is finished in just one day, and less than a month later, two boxes are already gone! These days are just about time for us to buy more formula, so I wanted to ask if your maternity and baby brand does any distribution?”

“Besides the formula, there are diapers too. Each baby uses about four or five pieces a day, and we’ll soon need to switch the small size for the little brother and sister to medium, and switch Da Bao’s to large size. You wouldn’t believe how this big chubby guy has gained a pound in just a few days, his little belly bulging out!”

The moment Mother Lin started talking about the three lovely babies, her face would almost bloom into a smile.

After lunch, Lin Yi washed the dishes himself. He had been busy since morning and was now quite tired, not to mention he had woken up many times last night to feed the babies, so he hadn’t had a good rest all night.

But when he heard that the baby’s formula was running low and they needed to change diaper sizes, he decisively got in the car and drove out again.

Lin Yi vaguely remembered seeing a brand called Fuwa Baby in the maternity section when he went to the supermarket to buy couple items with Han Xuewei. They had shopped around there.

Han Xuewei had picked out plenty of maternity and baby items at that time, and he had even signed up for a VIP membership card.

This store’s VIP consumption was a bit unique, with each customer’s spending contributing towards accumulating points that could elevate their VIP level. The higher the level, the bigger the discount when shopping.

Undoubtedly, this kind of discount model was innovative and could entice customers who liked the brand to receive more significant discounts, increasing the business’s revenue markedly.

But since he now owned shares in this brand, the size of the discount didn’t matter much anymore, since he was certainly not short on money!

He rummaged through his wallet for a while and finally found the business card handed to him by the store manager the day he bought maternity and baby items, never thinking it would come in handy one day.

Making a special trip seemed inconvenient; he didn’t feel like going out now, so he could ask the manager to send a salesperson over. If all went well, he should receive the goods in about an hour.

Lin Yi took out his phone, entered the number from the business card, and pressed the call button directly.

It happened to be the store manager who answered, and Lin Yi recognized the familiar, somewhat sweet voice, “Hello, welcome to Fuwa Baby chain stores. How may I assist you?”

Lin Yi got straight to the point, “I’ve shopped at your store before and kept your business card; I need to repurchase some items but really can’t make it out. Do you offer home delivery services?”

It was almost noon, right after lunchtime, so the mall wasn’t very busy, and they could provide home delivery.

The female associate replied very respectfully, “May I have your surname, sir? We can provide home delivery service. Please let us know what products you need.”

“No need for formalities, my surname is Lin. Does your store carry Fuwa Baby brand formula? And I need some diapers too, do you have medium and large sizes in stock?”

“Hello Mr. Lin, we have all of these items. How much would you like?” The associate asked while preparing to jot down the details.

“Let’s start with five boxes of formula. I need five packs of medium-size diapers and five packs of large-size diapers!”

As Lin Yi spoke, he calculated inwardly. The children hadn’t yet reached a month old; the three babies could consume half a can of formula a day. When the little ones grow a bit more, not even a whole can might be enough for a day’s supply!

It wouldn’t hurt to buy more formula all at once—at least 30 cans with five boxes. It had to be said, this stash of formula should last a month. People say you have to earn the money for kids’ formula, don’t they? Because formula is so expensive, costing hundreds per can, and just the monthly expense for formula alone is quite a substantial sum.