In June, although people in Sichuan and Chongqing opted for short sleeves, many still found the heat unbearable, and the cicadas in the roadside trees chirped incessantly, refusing to stop for a moment.

Xu Milu felt nothing and could even run around in a hoodie, getting her individual business license and health certificate all in one go.

Unfortunately, all five of her storage slots are full. To avoid delaying her exploration of the Food World, she plans to sell all the fruit stored in her dimensional jumper.

To this end, she contacted the driver introduced by Zhao Jin and hired a 6.2-meter truck. Due to traffic restrictions in Sichuan and Chongqing, large trucks cannot enter the city, so she can only transport the fruit to the wholesale market for fruits and vegetables to sell.

Fortunately, the wholesale market for fruits and vegetables has a large flow of people, so as long as she can sell this batch of fruit, she won't have to worry about finding a market, and she can consume any larger quantities in the future.

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As soon as the driver arrived, Xu Milu unlocked the warehouse door in front of him so that he could see the boxes of fruit stacked up inside, pretending that the fruit had just arrived at the warehouse.

The driver's name was Wang Gang. He was a local and spoke in a rapid-fire manner.

He also brought his son, Xiao Wang. Xu Milu had already arranged with Wang Gang on WeChat that the car would cost 500 yuan a day to rent, with fuel costs extra. The two of them would help with loading and unloading, and the cost would be 200 yuan per person per day.

Wang Gang opened the back door of the truck but wasn't in a hurry to load the goods. After looking around, he started chatting with Xu Milu:

"Boss, are you alone? What kind of fruit are you carrying? Why didn't you go earlier? There aren't many people at the wholesale market after 10 o'clock. Do you think anyone will buy your fruit if you bring it there now?"

He peered into the box and was quite startled to find what looked like grapes.

"Such big grapes?! How much are you planning to sell them for per pound, boss?"

Xu Milu smiled and didn't avoid the driver's question:

"As for the market price... please be careful when you move it, and handle it gently."

Unexpectedly, Wang Gang put the box he was carrying on the ground, rolled his eyes, and said:

"Boss, let me make this clear first, there will be an extra charge if we help with loading and unloading, just to avoid any misunderstandings later. Boss, may your business prosper!"

Xu Milu frowned:

"Didn't we already agree that unloading would be paid 200 yuan per person per day? Why are you asking for more money now?"

Wang Gang grinned and pointed to Xiao Wang standing to the side:

"So, if you calculate it that my son and I only earn four hundred a day, it's not worth it! Besides, you didn't say it was grapes. You can't carry all this stuff by yourself, can you?"

He stopped talking, squatted down beside the truck, took out a cigarette, lit it, and started puffing away.

"Boss, your fruit can't wait! If you pay more, the two of us can cook it faster! Otherwise, we'll lose money on this trip."

Xu Milu frowned deeply. She glanced at Xiao Wang, who was standing next to Wang Gang, her eyes darting around, and stammered:

"Boss, what my dad said makes a lot of sense. It's not cost-effective for just the two of us to carry all this."

Xu Milu then realized that the two men thought she was an easy target and demanded more money just before she got into the sedan chair.

She was never one to be bullied, and she immediately retorted:

"We agreed on WeChat that it would be 200 yuan per person. Your son doesn't drive. Do you expect me to pay him 200 yuan just because he's standing there? Besides, how can you do business like this, asking for exorbitant prices right before you leave?"

Wang Gang glanced sideways at the boxes in the warehouse, chuckled, and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke.

"That's not our problem. We're paid to do the work anyway. If you want to save money, you can move it yourself. We're not in a hurry."

As he spoke, he patted the truck behind him, then looked at the fruit in the warehouse. The young man next to him was a little embarrassed and wanted to help, but he was pushed back.

Xu Milu was so angry she laughed:

"Fine, then I really can't afford to rent your car, and I can't afford to hire two big shots like you. I'm paying to rent a car and invite you over, and I still have to carry the boxes myself. It's not like I'm hiring two emperors for myself—"

Wang Gang wasn't angry at all; instead, he started to grin and joke.

"Doing business is all about mutual consent. If you can't agree on a price, then we won't do it! I just saw that you're hauling high-end fruit, right? Young lady, let me give you a piece of advice: the longer you leave fruit, the less valuable it becomes. And since you don't have a cold storage facility, it'll rot in this heat..."

He held up five fingers and waved them: "If you're willing, it'll be five hundred each, plus five hundred for renting the car, a total of one thousand five hundred. Once the money arrives, my son and I will start working right away. If you're not willing, that's fine too. We'll see who can outlast whom."

Xu Milu finally realized why Wang Gang had been prying into the boxes to look at the goods inside – he hadn't been up to any good from the start!

She retorted without hesitation:

"Master Wang, to be honest, it was Boss Zhao who recommended you to me, saying you were one of his former brothers. That's why I decided to hire you. You're asking for more money at the last minute. Don't you think you can take advantage of a girl like me? Fine, then I won't do business today."

"Crack!"

Xu Milu carried the box back to the warehouse and locked the door with a large iron chain in front of the two people.

"I'm not renting your car anymore. Go find someone else who's willing to pay you 500!"

Xiao Wang was a little nervous when he saw that Xu Milu had really locked the door. He turned to look at Wang Gang and said, "Dad, how about... we lower the price a bit?"

Actually, they are paid 150 yuan per person for doing work for others, and sometimes they are responsible for loading and unloading heavy objects such as steel bars, cement bags, etc. The young girl in front of them is already making a profit by paying them 200 yuan per person.

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