"Does being good at fighting count as being good? Don't be fooled by what these young girls say. Xiao Cheng's methods of collecting debts are so ruthless that even ghosts are afraid of him. He doesn't show any mercy or give debtors any time to pay back their debts. He just goes up and cripples them. Who wouldn't be afraid of that!"
Seeing that Bai Lu hadn't argued with her or refuted her after talking about roasted chestnuts for so long, Li Shuixian became even bolder, saying whatever came to mind without any restraint.
But this time, after she finished speaking, Bai Lu sneered and said, "You saw it?"
Li Shuixian curled her lip: "You dare say Xiao Cheng has never engaged in violent debt collection?"
"Paying back debts is a matter of course," Xiao Wei said righteously and forcefully.
This was taught to him by Bailu before they set off to worship their ancestors. She said that if anyone ever slandered his brother about the debt collection issue again, he should use these eight words to retort.
Some deadbeats, who owe money but refuse to pay, live lavishly every day, build new houses, buy new cars, and dress smartly, flaunting themselves in front of their creditors every day.
If we don't teach him a lesson, he'll think he's the Jade Emperor, able to borrow money without having to pay it back.
Although Bai Lu was born into an official family, she was not blindly righteous. The kidnapping incident when she was seventeen taught her that there are good people among the wicked, and wicked people among the good. Some things are not necessarily true just because you see them.
Compared to her father's approach, which emphasized persuading people with reason, governing people with law, and reforming people through imprisonment, this approach represents the official orthodox ideology.
Bai Lu agrees more with her grandfather's way of doing things. Her grandfather said that if new recruits are disobedient, throw them into dozens of devil training sessions and they will behave.
Simple and direct is the most effective.
"You can't just hit someone!" Li Shuixian said righteously. "If they have money, they'll definitely pay it back. If they don't have money, how are they supposed to pay it back? You hit someone just because they can't pay back. What kind of logic is that? Isn't that blatant bullying?"
"Is there no law in this world?! Xiao Cheng is meddling in other people's business by collecting debts. People owe money to their creditors, not him. It's none of his business whether they pay it back or not!"
The others at the table nodded in agreement with Li Shuixian's point of view: if they don't have money, how can they repay the debt?
Bai Lu remained calm and unhurriedly asked, "Have you paid back the money you owed the supplier?"
"Your family runs a grocery store, don't you have the money to pay back?"
Li Shuixian instinctively retorted, "Who said we won't pay? We're just having temporary cash flow problems. Once we have the funds, we'll naturally pay back the suppliers."
Only after saying that did she realize that Bai Lu wasn't a supplier, so how would she know that her family owed money to the supplier?
He's probably bluffing her!
Li Shuixian was furious, but Bai Lu's next words were like a bucket of cold water poured over her head, extinguishing her anger.
Bai Lu said, "So, you don't have money to buy chestnuts because you plan to owe the villagers money first?"
Upon hearing this, the housewives of the Xiao family hesitated instantly, even though they had just decided to sell the chestnuts to Li Shuixian.
“Our family is wealthy, we can pay a deposit first.” Li Shuixian couldn’t let the opportunity slip away, so she immediately changed her mind.
The housewives, however, turned their attention to Bai Lu. "We heard that Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng are also buying chestnuts?"
Xiao Guofu told everyone that both Xiao Cheng and his wife and Xiao Zhihai and his wife were buying chestnuts, but he didn't say which of the two families was richer, who could pay the deposit, or who could pay the full amount.
If all the chestnuts are taken away without any money, what will they eat if they don't have enough rice at home?
Li Shuixian's acquisition terms were not suitable; they should first consider Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng's terms.
“We can also pay a deposit,” Bai Lu said.
Silence fell over the table, as if someone was hesitating.
Under the same conditions, Li Shuixian's family still owes money to the supplier, while the situation of Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng's family remains a mystery.
Bai Lu naturally knew what they were worried about, and said with a smile, "The deposit we paid is just for ordering in advance. We won't take the chestnuts away for now. You can eat chestnuts whenever you want, just like before."
“If we eat the chestnuts, the quantity and weight won’t match up.” Some people don’t understand this practice.
Li Shuixian looked at Bailu as if she were a fool.
It would be foolish to pay a deposit but not take the goods. You can just pay the balance when you've made enough money.
Bai Lu smiled indifferently. She was not rich, nor would she pretend to be rich. She had her own plan: "The deposit we paid is to pre-order chestnuts from your family. We will pre-order as many as you have, and pay you back by weight when we receive the goods."
"We'll pay you whatever weight it is."
Upon hearing this, the housewives of the Xiao family finally realized that the acquisition terms were indeed better than those for Li Shuixian.
They finally realized that they had almost been tricked by Li Shuixian.
In business transactions, money should be settled on the spot.
Li Shuixian told them that they were all members of the Xiao family, and it wouldn't matter if they paid after selling the roasted chestnuts. Anyway, she and Xiao Zhihai lived in town, so they could come to town to find her anytime.
Once they heard that this made sense, they agreed.
They hadn't expected to get caught up in this mess. If all the chestnuts were taken away, they wouldn't have enough rice to eat. Would they have to eat dirt?
Go to town and find Li Shuixian. If Li Shuixian treats them like she treats suppliers, she'll be a deadbeat and keep delaying payment.
Wouldn't they have made a wasted trip?
When Li Shuixian presented the acquisition terms, Bai Lu remained silent. The Xiao family housewives thought that Bai Lu was aloof, looked down on them as country folk, and didn't want to do business with them.
Unexpectedly, Bai Lu was thinking of them in every way.
To prevent them from going hungry, they not only refused to take the chestnuts, but also paid a deposit in advance for them to buy meat.
The Xiao family housewives had lived in the mountains their whole lives and had never received such hospitality before. They were deeply moved.
"My family's chestnuts are going to be sold to Bailu."
"Our family is the same. We have several thousand kilograms of chestnuts, and we sold them all to Bailu."
“We also sold our chestnuts to Bailu. Paying back debts is a matter of course, a principle that even children understand. But these deadbeats don’t. It’s Xiao Cheng’s turn to teach them a lesson and show them how to behave…”
When the last housewife from the Xiao family spoke, she glanced at Li Shuixian intentionally or unintentionally, clearly making veiled accusations against her.
Li Shuixian's face turned red with anger, and when she thought about how the chestnuts she was supposed to have were gone, she became even angrier, turning a deep liver color.
It's all that damned woman Bai Lu's fault for breaking the acquisition rules. "Bai Lu is a liar..."
"The food is served!"
Li Shuixian's attempt to salvage the situation was interrupted as plates of fragrant and delicious dishes were served.
The Xiao family housewives all picked up their chopsticks, ignoring her completely, and kept urging Bai Lu to eat more.
Xiao Wei was also warmly received.
The golden and crispy roast suckling pig was pushed towards him and Bai Lu by the Xiao family housewives as soon as it was served.
The aroma wafted over and filled the entire table.
Li Shuixian's stomach was growling with hunger, so she had to put her business aside for the time being and reach out her chubby hand to pick up some food.
If the Xiao family members at this table can't reach an agreement, there are other members of the Xiao family. Xiao Zhihai must already have good news.
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