Chapter 116

She kept her cool.

Only after she saw Lin Lianhua walk away did she pull Lin Lu aside and whisper a few words. Understanding dawned on Lin Lu. "You really have thought of everything, Liang Ying. Let's go right now."

The two went straight there, pretending they wanted to buy body-shaping pants wholesale, and bought five pairs first. Sure enough, the factory's prices were cheap—only fifteen yuan, five yuan less than their own factory price.

They took the goods back to their factory. When Liang Ying and Lin Lu opened them up, there was no doubt about it: these were counterfeits bearing their label.

"If they keep this up, they'll ruin our brand." Lin Lu's face was thunderous.

Youyou body-shaping pants were very well known now. If these counterfeits kept selling, customers wouldn't think they had bought fakes; they would just think the brand's quality was poor.

Once that impression took hold, their factory could forget about staying in business.

Frowning, Lin Lu suddenly stood up. "How about lowering our prices a little to draw over the secondary wholesalers and retailers buying those fakes?"

Liang Ying considered it for a moment, then shook her head. "No. If we lower our prices, they'll definitely lower theirs too. They use poor-quality fabric, so their costs are low. We have no advantage in a price war. Besides, fighting one means being prepared to burn money and sell at a loss just to drum up business. We can't do that."

Though anxious, Lin Lu knew Liang Ying had a point.

She scratched her head. "Then can we call the police and sue them?"

Liang Ying sighed helplessly. "Sue them for what? Our country has no laws covering this. They're using our brand, but that isn't illegal."

Lin Lu's mouth fell open. "Not illegal? So