Chapter 984 The Eldest Lady and Xiao Qianxi Have a Falling Out

Just a week after Qin Hao returned to the capital, on May 10, SARS cases in the capital began to show a downward trend. This news also spread to thousands of households through television, radio, newspapers, and the Internet.

Although this does not mean that the epidemic is over and we can sit back and relax, it can be regarded as a staged victory, indicating that the spread of the epidemic has been controlled.

However, some habits are difficult to change once formed.

In the past two months, Tesco's transaction volume has skyrocketed tenfold from less than 8 million per month at the beginning, and the number of new users and daily order volume have also increased fivefold and sevenfold respectively. Of course, , the surge in transaction volume is also related to rising prices.

It’s not that Qin Hao wants to enrich the country, but mainly because of the epidemic control, the purchase price of suppliers has increased a lot than usual. This is because Tesco has enough purchase volume to have this price. Many offline stores even sell daily necessities. It has increased several times.

This is also the main reason why many users who have never had contact with Tesco before choose to place orders online. No one knows when the epidemic will be over. Many families cannot afford to buy things at this price.

At first, Tesco still adopted the method of placing orders online and picking up the goods offline. However, due to the requirements of the Beijing Epidemic Prevention Department, large gatherings of people were not allowed. Liu Qiangdong, at Qin Hao’s suggestion, organized a group of couriers to deliver the goods. Orders are delivered directly to users’ homes.

As a result, the cost has increased a lot. After all, people are panicking during the epidemic. It is difficult to recruit couriers for positions that require contact with thousands of households without offering high prices.

Throughout March, Jingcheng Tesco's orders were basically at a loss. It was not until April that the order volume increased and the costs were amortized, and it was barely even.

Of course, users are naturally excited about the service of express delivery directly to their door. It not only eliminates the trouble of going out to pick up the goods, but also eliminates contact with the outside world and the risk of contracting SARS.

Even in some communities, because many people don’t have computers at home, they ask their neighbors who have computers to help place orders. Sometimes there are even scenes where an order cannot fit in a three-wheeler.

However, this is only a treatment available to users in Beijing. Users in other areas can still only go to stores to pick up goods. After all, the cost of door-to-door express delivery is too high, and Tesco adopts a group purchase model, and its gross profit is inherently low. , price increases will only push users to other shopping platforms, such as the just-launched Taobao.

Liu Qiangdong was dismissive of Taobao: "These are all useless things. The items they sell are too miscellaneous, with hammers and sticks here and there."

"Don't underestimate it, it will be our strong enemy." Qin Hao said in a serious tone. Of course he would not underestimate Taobao, let alone Jackma.

"Oh?" Liu Qiangdong looked at Qin Hao in surprise, wondering why he paid so much attention to this newly emerged platform.

Qin Hao tapped his fingers on his desk: "Taobao takes a completely different route from Tesco. I take a small but refined approach, while Taobao takes a large and broad approach. Taobao's current transaction volume is definitely not as high as Tesco's." But when the online shopping user base becomes larger and user demand increases, Taobao’s advantages will become apparent.”

"For example, if you want to buy a sofa set online, but it is not available on Tesco, you can only go to Taobao to buy it. There is no other choice."

Liu Qiangdong's face was startled: "Can Tesco be as big and comprehensive as Taobao?"

"It's difficult." Qin Hao shook his head gently.

"Why?"

"Because, Tesco takes a completely different route from Taobao. Taobao is asset-light. It is just a platform. There are no other fees except bandwidth. However, Tesco takes an asset-heavy model. It not only has offline stores. There is also warehousing, and the cost of JD Logistics is not low. If we want to be as big as Taobao, we will burn a lot of funds, which may be thankless and bring ourselves to collapse.”

Qin Hao is very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of Tesco, so he did not regard Taobao as an imaginary enemy from the beginning.

"The domestic market is so large that no one can achieve a complete monopoly. As long as we perfect our business model, it will be enough to occupy a place in the e-commerce market. As for whether we can become the industry leader, we have to walk step by step. , don’t try to reach the sky in one step.”

Liu Qiangdong nodded when he heard this: "You are right, I am too eager for quick success."

Qin Hao patted Liu Qiangdong's shoulder and said sternly: "Now the epidemic situation in Beijing has been controlled. According to my prediction, in another two or three months, the epidemic situation in various places may be gradually controlled, so the next Two or three months is particularly critical for us.”

"Don't worry, JD Logistics will never hold you back." Liu Qiangdong immediately expressed his stance.

"Brother Dong, I'm going to do this with a lot of heart."

…

At the same time, Xicheng District of Beijing.

A three-wheel drive stopped at the door of a villa, and the courier shouted to the door.

"Is Ms. Wang Ying here? Your express delivery has arrived."

When Mama Wang heard the shouting outside, she frowned and put down her tea cup. When Wang Ying came in with a few express boxes, she couldn't help but speak.

"Didn't I tell you that if you want to buy something, ask the driver to go directly to Wangfujing to help you buy it. The things online are probably fake. It would be embarrassing if someone would recognize you if you wear them."

The smile on Wang Ying's face faded.

"Mom, didn't I tell you that I bought this from Yiguo? Although it's not a famous brand, it's genuine and cheap."

Mother Wang looked disdainful: "The family doesn't need your money."

"I know the family doesn't need this money, but the money at home doesn't come from the wind. It's always good to save a little."

As they were talking, Father Wang came out of the room.

"Well, Yingying has grown up and started to think about the family. That's good."

Wang Ying was praised, a faint smile bloomed on her face, and she went upstairs with the express box.

Mother Wang rolled her eyes at her husband: "What do you know? You just join in. Didn't we agree that I would take care of the child's education?"

"The child knows how to save money, can't I praise him a few times?" Father Wang looked puzzled.

Mother Wang snorted: "What money do you want to save? She's been buying things online every day for the past half month. I asked her casually that day, and she kept talking to me, saying that this shopping website was founded by her schoolmate, and how excellent this schoolmate is. There must be something wrong here."

"Oh? Yingying's schoolmate? That person should not be very old. To be able to start a shopping website shows that he has a good vision. Now the top is vigorously developing the Internet, which is a hot spot."

"Humph, so what if he is excellent? He was born in a poor family in Ebian. How can such a person be my The son-in-law of our Wang family? "

Father Wang frowned: "The family is a little poor, but there is no need to kill with one stick. We were poor and lower-middle peasants three generations ago."

"Go, this is not your unit, why are you talking official language? Anyway, I don't care. Yingying is my only daughter, and I must find her a husband who is well-matched. "

"Okay, you have the final say, okay."

"That's better."

Wang Ying hid at the corner of the spiral staircase on the second floor, her face pale. Although she had been mentally prepared, she still felt extremely disappointed when she heard her mother's words.

She is already a sophomore. According to her parents' arrangement, she will go to study in the UK after graduating from college. When she comes back, Qin Hao and Xiao Qianxi may have married and had children.

From childhood to adulthood, Wang Ying has always obeyed her parents' arrangements and never worried her parents. Before she met Qin Hao, she had accepted such an arrangement to study abroad after graduating from college, and then find a husband who is well-matched, take care of her husband and children, and live a life that others envy.

However, Wang Ying now dislikes such an arrangement, as if she is just a puppet.

At this moment, Wang Ying wants to be willful for herself.

…

As June approaches, the weather becomes hotter. Strangely enough, the SARS epidemic in the country has been effectively suppressed this month.

In July, major universities began to gradually lift the blockade.

Peking University and Tsinghua University are no exception. At the moment when the school gate reopened, countless students from Peking University and Tsinghua University rushed out of the school, opened their arms and breathed the hard-won free air.

"This damn SARS is finally over!" Xu Lin raised his arms and shouted.

Xie Qiao also excitedly took Xiao Qianxi's hand: "Haha, I can finally go home."

Because classes were suspended during the SARS period, even though it was summer vacation, students from Peking University and Tsinghua University needed to take a month-long make-up class, so Xiao Qianxi and others were arranged to start classes just on the second day of the blockade.

Of course, Qin Hao is an exception. Although the SARS epidemic was basically under control in July, the habits formed by customers cannot be changed all at once. Moreover, the prices of goods on the Internet are much cheaper than those in offline stores.

Yiguo's business volume not only did not fall because the SARS epidemic was under control, but on the contrary, it increased to a certain extent. Among these users, a large part of them could not go to Internet cafes to surf the Internet during the epidemic. Now that the epidemic has been lifted, they can finally place orders online.

According to backend data statistics, the number of Yiguo users has exceeded 20 million, which is already a very scary number. You must know that as of June 30, the number of mainland netizens was only 68 million, which means that on average one out of three netizens has registered an Yiguo account. Of course, there are certainly users who have registered multiple Yiguo accounts. Even so, it is already very amazing.

If it were not for SARS, Yiguo would never have been able to gain so many users in just one and a half years.

After the epidemic, the Peking University and Tsinghua University campus has changed from the past depression, and there are laughter everywhere. It seems that after the epidemic, students have a new understanding of life.

Dormitory 213.

"Miss, welcome back!"

Xu Lin rushed forward to give Wang Ying a bear hug. If it was in the past, Wang Ying would either avoid it with disdain or stop him directly, but this time, Wang Ying actually let Xu Lin hug her and just gave her a pair of big eyes.

Xie Qiao was also very happy to see Wang Ying: "Wang Ying, welcome home."

Home, Wang Ying was stunned when she heard the word home. She originally thought that her home was in a villa in Xicheng District, but she didn't know when she started to feel only depression in that place, but she was more relaxed in the dormitory.

Just as Wang Ying changed her bedding again, the door of dormitory 213 was pushed open.

"Qianxi, you're back too."

Xiao Qianxi nodded with a smile: "Well, isn't this the first day of classes? I came back to see you guys."

Xu Lin circled around Xiao Qianxi and said to Xie Qiao suspiciously: "Have you noticed that Qianxi is a little different from before?"

"What's different? Why didn't I notice it?" Xie Qiao shook his head.

Xu Lin scratched the back of his head: "I can't tell you exactly what's different, but the feeling she gives people has changed. And have you noticed that Qianxi's skin is much better than when she first entered school, and her figure is also better."

Xiao Qianxi was skeptical about Xu Lin's words. She looked in the mirror every day, so why didn't she feel it?

Xie Qiao stared at Xiao Qianxi for a long time: "Well, it's indeed different."

Finally, after Xie Qiao took out the ID photo of Xiao Qianxi's student ID card for comparison, he came to a conclusion: This is the magic of love.

Wang Ying sneered at the childish remarks of Xu Lin and Xie Qiao.

"You might as well say that people rely on clothes and Buddha relies on gold clothes."

Instantly, the atmosphere in dormitory 213 took a sharp turn for the worse.

Since Xiao Qianxi and Qin Hao got together, the consumption level has risen sharply. Although they are not luxury goods, they are all good domestic brands. According to Xiao Qianxi's family background, they are definitely not affordable.

"Ahem, Qianxi, don't listen to the young lady's nonsense. You look good in anything you wear." Xu Lin tried his best to find a way out for both parties.

However, Wang Ying didn't buy it: "Is there anything wrong with what I said?"

Xie Qiao was confused for a moment, not understanding why Wang Ying, who had always "not cared about worldly affairs", showed such strong hostility towards Xiao Qianxi.

Xiao Qianxi's fragile self-esteem was severely hurt, and she immediately fought back.

"What about you? What you wear and use, which one is not brought to you by your parents? Yes, I don't have a family as good as yours, but at least I can earn a living with my own hands. If one day, you leave the protection of your parents, what can you count for?"

Xu Lin and Xie Qiao were at a loss and stood there, not knowing what to do for a while.

Wang Ying actually regretted it when she said it, but Xiao Qianxi's counterattack left her with no way out. The pride of the young lady made her unable to apologize to Xiao Qianxi, so she could only choose to continue to fight hard.

"Putting aside all the conditions that are favorable to the other party and forcing a comparison, this is rogue logic. No matter how much resentment you have in your heart, there is one thing you cannot change."

"No matter how hard you try, you can't reach the height of my starting point."

"You keep saying that I am nothing without the protection of my parents, but if you can exchange identities, the person you want to exchange with the most in this dormitory must be me, right?"

Xiao Qianxi stumbled and almost fell.

Wang Ying saw it but did not feel the joy of a winner. In fact, if she could exchange identities, she would most want to exchange with Xiao Qianxi.