Chapter 147 Something is wrong. If the buyer knew that their factory was involved with the gamblers...
Estimating that it was about the same time, the two came out of the warehouse and waited at the factory gate for about five minutes. A taxi stopped in front of them.
The agent, Xiao Wu, opened the back door and stepped out. Seeing Xu Heye and Dong Xinghua, he quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm late. I kept you waiting."
"Sister Wu, you don't have to apologize. We just came out of the factory." Xu Heye said with a smile.
Dong Xinghua also said, "Yes, Xiao Wu, you are too polite."
Xiao Wu smiled and asked, "Shall we go see the factory now?"
"OK."
"Let's look at the one that's closer first?"
"Yeah." The three of them got in the car, and soon, the driver arrived at another factory after driving for about ten minutes.
Not knowing how much longer he'd have to look around the factory, Xiao Wu paid the driver and let him go. Looking at the thirty yuan he'd already paid in such a short time, Xiao Wu's mouth twitched with heartache.
Fortunately, the company is willing to reimburse her expenses, otherwise she should just stick to her job as a receptionist!
Xiao Wu led the two of them to a factory. Standing at the factory gate was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties with fair skin and a plump face. The middle-aged man had a sad face. When he saw Xiao Wu, he immediately forced a smile and walked forward. However, he hesitated when his eyes fell on Xu Heye and Dong Xinghua.
"Agent Xiao Wu, who are these two?"
Xiao Wu said, "Boss He, these two are the buyers I mentioned to you on the phone today."
"Buyers? Two women?" Boss He's mouth twitched, and his eyes became more suspicious.
"What's wrong with women? Can't women buy and run factories?" The voice was spoken by an unfamiliar female voice. Xu Heye looked up and saw that the woman was in her forties. Her face was a little haggard, but her eyes were bright and energetic.
"That's not what I meant." After the middle-aged woman spoke, the middle-aged man instantly wilted.
It's his fault for making the mistake and feeling guilty!
The middle-aged woman snorted coldly and turned her gaze to Xu Heye and Dong Xinghua. She looked them over discreetly and said, "Big sister, little girl, what should I call you?"
Dong Xinghua: "Sister, my last name is Dong and my given name is Xinghua. You can call me Xiao Dong or Xinghua." She pointed at Xu Heye and said, "This is my niece Xu Heye. You can just call her Heye."
Xu Heye and Dong Xinghua had agreed that Dong Xinghua would be the one to show up whenever they went out.
"What's your name, elder sister?" Dong Xinghua asked again.
The middle-aged woman said, "Sister Dong, my last name is Li. You can just call me Sister Li."
"Sister Li."
The middle-aged woman nodded: "Then let's go see the factory now?"
"OK."
The two walked into the factory while talking. Xu Heye followed behind, silently looking at the factory.
The factory building was well-built, facing south and offering good ventilation. It was almost twice the size of the factory they were currently renting, making it suitable for their current size.
The factory has stopped production and there is not a single worker.
She reached out and touched the sewing machine next to her. It was very clean, without a speck of dust on her fingertips. It was obvious that the factory owner must cherish this factory very much, otherwise he would not have kept it under maintenance even after it stopped production.
Sister Li looked at the machines in the factory and was visibly reluctant to leave, but there was nothing she could do because her family was in debt, so she had no choice but to sell the factory to pay off the debt.
"Sister Dong, Miss He Ye, it's really worth it for you to take over our factory. Look at these machines. The sewing machines are new models. They sew clothes very quickly and the stitches are very dense. And these button sewing machines and overlock machines were all bought in the past two years. They will be able to use them for five or six years without any problems."
Dong Xinghua nodded: "It's indeed very new." She had worked in a textile factory before, and recently she was in charge of the entire Chonghe Garment Factory. She understood this industry well and knew that what the middle-aged woman said was right.
However—Dong Xinghua and Xu Heye exchanged glances, nodded, and asked, "Sister Li, I have some questions to ask you. I hope you don't mind if I'm being presumptuous."
Sister Li shook her head: "It's okay, just ask whatever you want."
Dong Xinghua: "Well, Sister Li, I see that the things in your factory are quite good, and many of the machines were purchased in the last one or two years, which is enough to prove that your factory is profitable. If business is good, why are you considering selling the factory?"
The He family garment factory is a private factory, responsible for its own profits and losses, and does not receive government subsidies. If business is not good, it cannot afford to buy these machines. Just like their Zhonghe Garment Factory, if business is not good recently and they have made money, they would not think of changing the factory premises.
Sister Li smiled bitterly: "It turns out that business is indeed good, but——"
After the reforms in 1977 or 1978, the couple resigned from their jobs and opened a tailor shop, specializing in making clothes. What they made were... well, imitations of Hong Kong clothes.
Both husband and wife have good craftsmanship. Even if the customer only brings a picture, the couple can make it almost exactly with just a glance.
The same style, only one-third or even one-fifth the price, made their tailor shop's business boom. More and more people came to them for clothing, so they began to recruit apprentices. Gradually, they hired more and more people, and eventually opened this factory.
After setting up the factory and earning more and more money, they started to replace new equipment, hoping to improve efficiency and make more money.
Who knew that this bastard was so rich that he became arrogant after making some money. He even went gambling and lost all the family savings. He also embezzled the money from the factory for purchasing fabrics and workers' wages.
Now we have no money on the books, can't pay workers' wages, and still have to pay the contractual damages. We have no choice but to sell the factory to see if we can fill the hole.
But the real reason cannot be told to them.
The three words "pornography, gambling and drugs" are unacceptable, especially gambling and drugs. People who have lost everything will do anything. If the buyers know that their factory is related to gamblers, they will not buy even if they want to.
"It's just that—my husband, Lao He, is seriously ill. His illness requires a large sum of money for treatment. It can't be cured in China, so he has to go abroad for treatment. As for me, I have to concentrate on accompanying him for treatment and don't have the energy to run the factory, so I have no choice but to sell it."
"What kind of disease is it? It's so serious." Dong Xinghua showed sympathy.
What disease?
What disease is there?
She was just making up an excuse.
Thinking of the tailor she had seen at the hospital last time, Sister Li said bitterly, "Liver disease."
"Liver cirrhosis, late stage, dying."
Cirrhosis of the liver is indeed a fatal disease.
Dong Xinghua immediately looked apologetic: "I'm sorry, I hope Boss He can recover soon."
Xu Heye felt like something was wrong, but she couldn't figure it out for a while.
Sister Li shook her head: "It has nothing to do with you."
She didn't want to continue this topic, so she said, "I have a warehouse here, why don't we go take a look together?"
"Okay."
The group of people then headed to the warehouse, which was not far away and not very big, but was enough.
Xu Heye and Dong Xinghua were both very satisfied.
The factory is large, well-equipped, and close to the old factory, making it convenient for employees to commute to get off work. There is also a kitchen next to it where they can cook for the employees.
If the price is right, it can really be decided.
The two looked at each other, and Dong Xinghua said, "Sister Li, to be honest, your factory is good. If the price is right, we can make a deal."
Sister Li nodded and said, "Of course. I'm sincere about selling the factory and won't offer a high price."
“Sister Dong, my factory is huge, including the warehouse, it’s over 1,400 square meters.
In the past two years, I spent 420,000 yuan just to buy the factory building. The price of factories has increased a lot in the past two years. It would be easier to sell it if I added 100,000 or 200,000 yuan, not to mention that I need so many equipment here.
But I'm in urgent need of money right now, so I can't be so calculating. Just give me 500,000 so I can break even."
Dong Xinghua glanced at Xu Heye, who nodded. Five hundred thousand yuan was indeed not expensive to buy the ownership of a factory.
Dong Xinghua understood the situation, but she still had to pay the price.
She said, "Sister Li, five hundred thousand is still too much. Please give me less. Also, the ownership of your factory should be clear, right?"
“If the ownership is unclear, we don’t want it.”
"Clearly, clearly, this factory is in our names." Bargaining meant he was ready to take it. Boss He, standing nearby, beamed, even holding out the factory's ownership certificate. "Sister Dong, look! This is the factory's ownership certificate. Look, the owners, He Fugui and Li Meihua, are our names."
It’s true.
Boss He continued, "Sister Dong is a straightforward person. So, we'll give you 12,000 less, 488,000. 88 is a payout. What do you think?"
Dong Xinghua: "Twelve thousand is too little. It should be at least fifty thousand less."
"Fifty thousand, fifty thousand won't do. It's too little. So I'll take a step back and reduce it by twenty thousand. That'll make it four hundred and sixty-eight thousand. Six hundred and sixty-eight, and everything will go smoothly. It'll be good for you, me, and everyone else."
Before Dong Xinghua could speak, Boss He said, "Sister Dong, this is really my lowest price. If you bargain again, forget it."
Boss He's plump, white face turned serious, revealing a bit of majesty.
Dong Xinghua knew that this was really the lowest price.
Four hundred and sixty-eight thousand, thirty-two thousand less, wasn't bad at all. Just as she was about to accept, she felt someone tug at her left sleeve.
To her left is Xu Heye.
Dong Xinghua turned her head and saw Xu Heye shaking her head at her.
Xu Heye looked at Boss He and finally understood where the feeling of disharmony came from.
Sister Li said that Boss He had cirrhosis of the liver, and it was in the late stage. But Boss He's rosy, plump face didn't look like he had liver disease.
Seeing Dong Xinghua was a little puzzled, Xu Heye reminded her, "Aunt, do you still remember Grandma Lu?"
"Aunt Lu?" Dong Xinghua frowned, not understanding why Xu Heye suddenly mentioned her.
Following Xu Heye's gaze, her eyes also fell on Boss He's face.
Dong Xinghua suddenly realized that Aunt Lu was a patient in the late stage of liver cirrhosis. Before she passed away, her whole body turned black and yellow due to poor detoxification of liver cirrhosis.
Mr. He is said to be in the late stage of liver cirrhosis, but his skin is so fair and rosy, he doesn't look like he is sick.
Something is wrong, very wrong!
I'm afraid there's something fishy about this factory.
The aunt and nephew exchanged a glance. Xu Heye nodded, and Dong Xinghua nodded slightly. Then they said to Sister Li, "Sister Li, you and Boss He are both sincere people, and we really want to buy the factory. But 460,000 is not a small amount after all. I need to go home and discuss it with my boss. Shall we contact each other later?"
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