Song Yaozu felt that his father's eyes were a little scary. He didn't know if it was right or wrong to say what he just said. He just didn't want his mother to leave his side.
Deep down, he's just as twisted as his father. What's already theirs, why should they give it away?
There's no way they can escape their control!
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Lu Zhixia sneezed several times in a row, blew her nose with a tissue, and then threw it into the trash can.
She was waiting for Xiao Wang and Zhou Cheng. Xiao Wang was in charge of arranging the car, and then he found a few more partners.
He's supposedly a fellow ice cream seller, and they get along fairly well.
A total of 3,000 umbrellas were ordered, with 600 reserved for the military, meaning that 2,400 umbrellas still needed to be sold.
If divided among 5 people, that means each person gets less than 500 rounds.
She estimated that she could earn around 700 yuan after processing all these umbrellas.
Footsteps came from outside the door, and then Xiao Wang led people in.
"Sis, I've brought everyone with me, they're all my good friends, and I've brought the money too. We're all willing to take the gamble and work with you!"
Several men stood in a row, all clutching money in their hands.
Lu Zhixia took out a notebook. "Since everyone is willing to trust me, let's sign a contract. It's all written here clearly about the price I'll give you."
If they can't be sold, I won't buy them back. The price I'm offering is already two cents lower than the market price. With heavy rain approaching, umbrellas are everyday items that last for years, so I'm sure there will be many buyers.
“Girl, just leave it to us, we’ll just take care of the payment!” the man said confidently. “We were a little worried before, because many people went out this morning without umbrellas and got soaked, especially the students. If adults don’t prepare one for themselves, their kids definitely need one.”
Lu Zhixia preferred to work with insightful people, so she hand-wrote the contract, specifying all the terms and conditions.
“I’ll take you to the umbrella factory in a bit. You can inspect the goods there as you like, and if there are any that are damaged, you can replace them on the spot. That’s my guarantee to you; I will never sell you substandard products.” After a slight pause, he continued, “The factory manager also said yesterday that they’ve produced a batch of high-end umbrellas, like these. I’ll give you one yuan each, which is the same price as the market price, but you’ll definitely make several cents more when you sell them than you would with other umbrellas on the market.”
They all nodded in agreement. They were people who only made small profits; otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen to sell ice cream on the street. They were just trying to make a profit!
Seeing that they all agreed, Lu Zhixia began to draft the contract. It was a duplicate contract, one for each person, and both parties had to sign and affix their fingerprints.
This is also in case the umbrellas don't sell in the future, so we have a receipt.
However, she felt that as long as it wasn't too expensive, there shouldn't be a big problem.
The contracts were signed quickly, and Lu Zhixia received the money for the umbrellas, instantly feeling like she had become a little rich woman.
However, not all of this money belonged to him; the factory manager also received a portion.
When Zhou Cheng entered the house and saw this scene, he knew he was late.
"Sorry, something came up and I'm late."
“It’s okay, come with me to get the umbrellas now.” Lu Zhixia turned to the others and said, “Everyone, do what you can. If there’s no place to store them, you can take a little at a time, instead of bringing them all back.”
After hearing this, they all nodded to indicate that they understood; this reliable business deal wasn't something anyone could just do on a whim.
Zhou Cheng breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, as there was really no room at home, and he could only take about 100 at a time.
Next, the group set off for the umbrella factory.
Xiao Wang found a truck, and Lu Zhixia sat in the passenger seat.
The others rode bicycles and kept a safe distance.
They soon arrived at the umbrella factory and saw that the factory gate was open. Lu Zhixia asked the driver to drive the car in.
Soon they arrived at the warehouse compound and saw a group of people surrounding Factory Manager Niu.
The car's arrival drew their attention, and everyone looked over.
Lu Zhixia got out of the car and saw Factory Director Niu walking over happily, saying...
"I told them that you would definitely come to pick up the goods on time."
"Of course, we signed a contract, how could I breach it? Besides, I've already paid a deposit."
"Everyone's waiting to get their share of the money, but I wonder if we can get the final payment?"
"You can pay half today, and I'll pay you the rest after all the umbrellas are taken away."
"Okay, it's settled then."
Those people had their own thoughts after hearing this. Once the rainy season arrives, these umbrellas won't be slow-selling items anymore; orders will come in very quickly.
Their commotion was just an attempt to get the factory manager to wholesale the umbrellas so they could get their money quickly.
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