Chapter 223 Compensation for Losses
Now that their goods are displayed, it would be troublesome to put them away, and it would be difficult for them to find a suitable place to sell the goods.
Therefore, Hu Wei was very angry and couldn't help but argue with the landlord.
But the landlord insisted that he would not rent the shop anymore, saying that he needed it urgently.
No, the two of them started arguing right away.
When Yue Fuli arrived, the landlord and his men were preparing to move the goods they had arranged.
"Stop!" Yue Fuli said calmly, and everyone instantly quieted down. The landlord looked at Yue Fuli a little embarrassedly and said, "It's Master Li."
"Landlord, what's going on? We signed a contract when we rented the house. If you don't comply, you have to compensate us for our losses."
"It's true that we signed a contract, but this shop is mine. Now I don't want to rent it anymore and want to take it back for my own use. Is there anything wrong with that? Why do I have to compensate you for taking back my shop?"
"It seems the landlord doesn't know what a contract is. In that case, let's go to the government office and have a good talk. I'll see if you have to compensate me for my losses since you went back on your word."
"This?" The landlord looked embarrassed. Previously, someone from Longfa Trading Company approached him and said they wanted to rent his shop, offering a rent that was more than double what Yue Fuli had originally offered.
He thought, it's better to rent from someone familiar than someone new. Furthermore, Longfa Trading Company was a local, so he felt more comfortable renting to them. Furthermore, they only rented for six months, which was much longer than Yue Fuli's lease.
But who would have known that these people from outside the area were unwilling to cancel their lease and even asked him to pay compensation.
It was impossible for him to lose money, but he also wanted to take back the shop because Longfa Trading Company had said that if he could take back the shop today, they would pay more than double the rent, but if not, they would not give it away.
One rents for half a month, the other rents for half a year, which is still double the rent. Anyone would choose double the rent.
"Landlord, I advise you to think it through. Don't just focus on the small profits in front of you, or you might get ripped off without even realizing it. Don't you think about why no one rented your shop before? Now that they see I'm making money, they want to rent it. Don't you think about why?"
"Of course it's because my shop is good and can make money."
"Landlord, you're wrong. It's not your shop that makes money, but the people who do business in it. If your shop really can make money, why would the previous owner lose everything and quit the lease?"
"So, that guy wasn't after your shop, but me. He was jealous of how much money I was making, but he couldn't come forward himself, so he had to do something behind my back. Landlord, do you think I'm right?"
"You?" The landlord looked at Yue Fuli in shock. He wasn't stupid. Even if he didn't understand why Longfa Commercial Bank wanted to rent his shop, he figured it out later.
It must be said that Yue Fuli was right. Longfa Trading Company just couldn't stand seeing others making money. In the past, there were many small businesses and small business owners in the city, all of whom were squeezed out by Longfa Trading Company and several other businesses.
Otherwise, his shop would not have been empty for such a long time. In the end, he even rented it for fifteen days.
"Are you surprised I would know that?" Yue Fuli laughed and said to the landlord, "If I were you, I would give it some serious consideration. Of course, if you insist on us canceling the lease, that's fine, but you have to pay compensation, and it's quite a lot. I roughly calculated that you have to pay me at least one thousand taels of silver."
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