Chapter 217 Pretending to be a Good Person
When Wen Wan heard that the fish fry owner actually wanted a thousand yuan, she thought that the other party was asking for too much.
She still smiled patiently and said, "Comrade, isn't one thousand yuan too high? It's not that we don't want these fry, but the net cages were blown away by the typhoon. We have no choice but to order them later. When the net cages are ready, we will still order fry from you. This time we will compensate you for some of the fuel costs and losses, what do you think?"
"I'm charging you a low price for one thousand yuan! You need to pay half of the deposit when ordering fish fry. You ordered five thousand fish fry, which is one thousand five hundred yuan in total. The deposit is seven hundred and fifty yuan, and if I charge you a little for gas, it will be one thousand yuan. If you want to return the goods, the deposit will not be refunded. Do you understand this rule? I trusted you, and I sent you fish from thousands of miles away with just one phone call, and I didn't even charge you a deposit. Now I charge you one thousand yuan and a little for gas. It's reasonable, isn't it?"
Wen Wan felt that this person was simply unreasonable and just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune! They didn't intend to return the goods, and they didn't want the cage to be blown away by the typhoon!
How to raise fish without cages? Isn't it normal to return the goods temporarily and order again later?
Moreover, they are only returning these fish fry temporarily and will send them back when they have cages. It is not a real return.
Wen Wan felt that she couldn't let the other party ask for too much, so she said directly: "We will compensate you 300 yuan. If you want it, you can take it. If not, forget it! Anyway, we are not returning these fish, we will take them later! Then there is no such thing as refunding the deposit! Boss, we are kind-hearted, but we are not easy to bully! Giving you 300 yuan as compensation for the fuel cost is definitely not a low amount. With this 300 yuan, you can be considered to have made a lot of money."
Anyway, they haven't paid the deposit yet. If he doesn't want the three hundred yuan, then let him just go his own way!
Zhou Guohua also said: "Boss, this time we were not thoughtful enough, we were wrong, but three hundred yuan is not a small amount, it is enough to compensate for your loss. We definitely can't collect these fry today, we have to wait a few days before we can collect them, we will compensate you three hundred yuan, how about you send it back in half a month?"
Three hundred yuan is really a lot! Three hundred yuan is almost a year's salary for an average worker.
The fish fry boss laughed angrily. He said that he made a lot of money for nothing just by paying 300 yuan?
Do they know how much trouble it is to transport these fry? Do they think it is so easy to keep the fry alive in the ship's hold? Don't they need to feed the fish? It costs a lot just to supply oxygen along the way.
Moreover, his big ship consumes a lot of oil, and its appetite is huge! People who have big ships know how much oil big ships consume! The most important thing is that the fry of cod has not been cultivated in their country yet, and they are all imported from island countries, which is extremely costly! Is 300 yuan enough for the fuel to be shipped back from the island country? The fish fry owner pointed at Wen Wan and Zhou Guohua: "I can tell from the sound that your family does not have a big ship! You have never understood where these fry you ordered came from, so you can say that I made a fortune from you by compensating me 300 yuan. Such ignorant and conscienceless words! Ignorance is terrible! Having no conscience is even more terrible! "Compensating me 300 yuan, it makes me seem like I got a great bargain! Let me tell you! I shipped these fry back from the island country, and our country's technology has not yet been able to successfully cultivate cod! You said that 300 yuan for the fuel to be shipped back from the island country is enough? Ignorance is not terrible, what is terrible is that the ignorant pretend to be very knowledgeable and generous! Very kind! Compensating 300 yuan, making a big profit? If you have no knowledge and have not seen the world, don't show it! It's so funny that it makes your teeth fall out! "
Wen Wan and Zhou Guohua: "..."
Wen Wan blushed with embarrassment!
This was the first time in her two lifetimes that someone pointed at her and called her ignorant, uninformed, and worldly-wise!
Bah, she has lived her life again and has seen much more than him!
What does he, a fishmonger, know?
She is a scholar, someone who makes a living by writing, not a fisherman. Don’t you know that it is normal that these fish fry are shipped back from the island country?
Zhou Bingqiang didn't know that these fish fry were brought back from the island country, which was indeed not easy.
You can't be too conscienceless in life. You must have a clear conscience, otherwise it will affect your luck.
"Old comrade, I'll compensate you 500 yuan. Please help us raise the fry for a few more days, and we'll harvest them in a few days. You know, my family really doesn't want to see natural disasters happen. I'm really sorry this time."
He calculated that with three hundred yuan, the other party would not lose much, but with five hundred yuan, the other party would make a profit, probably two hundred yuan. One thousand yuan would be really too much.
If you can earn two hundred per trip, the other party should be willing to do it.
After all, he could sell the fish fry he sent back and make money. Even if he couldn't sell them, he could place an order for this batch of fish fry in a few days.
Zhou Bingqiang just regarded it as a loss, paying some tuition fee, and reminding himself to be more cautious in the future.
The villagers couldn't help but speak up to help: "Old comrade, I can testify that his fish cage was really blown away by the typhoon! He has no place to raise the fry even if he accepted them! It's not easy for you to send the fish all the way here. Let Bingqiang compensate you a little, and let's make some concessions. Let's just forget it. Peace brings wealth, okay?"
"Yes! I can testify! We all saw his fish cages being blown away by the typhoon! Old comrade, please be flexible! We all live by the sea, it's not easy for us! Just accept the 500 yuan compensation and forget it! A thousand yuan, how can we small fishermen afford it!"
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With so many people talking, the fish fry owner was alone and weak, so he didn't bother to say anything: "Forget it, I won't argue with you! Six hundred yuan! I'll take it as tuition!"
Five hundred yuan is still a loss, but they thought he made a lot of money. He would only make a profit of six hundred!
The fish fry owner decided not to sell them fish fry anymore! Doing business requires keeping one's word. Doing business with such a person who doesn't keep his word will lead to big losses! Zhou Bingqiang frowned. Six hundred was a bit too much. The other party clearly wanted to cheat them! But forget it. He asked Zhou Guohua to go home and get the money. He apologized to the fish fry owner: "Okay, six hundred is six hundred. We didn't think it through this time. We made you run for nothing. I'm really sorry."
Zhou Guohua hurried home to get the money. They had just returned from going out to sea and had only earned a few dozen yuan from selling fish that day, so they didn't have that much money on them.
At this time, Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia approached with a basket.
Zhou's father and Zhou Chengxin each carried a load of golden pomfret, and Zhou's mother followed behind them with two buckets of water.
The golden pomfret was taken back to be dried, and what Zhou's mother carried was tonight's dinner.
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Zhou Chenglei saw the fish fry boss stop and asked: "Why is Boss He here?"
Boss He saw Zhou Chenglei's ugly face recover a little and said, "Don't mention it! This family asked me to send fish fry over, but now they don't want them anymore! I made a wasted trip and almost lost the gas money!"
When Zhou Bingqiang saw Zhou's father, his face looked a little unhappy. He felt that he had lost face in front of Zhou's father again. After listening to what Boss He said, he also lost his patience. After all, he had compensated the money and apologized, but the other party still had this attitude!
He said angrily, "Isn't it because the net cages were blown away? Boss He, it's not that I don't want them, I just don't want them for the time being. I asked you to send them back first and send them back later. I didn't let you go for nothing. Didn't I promise to compensate you 600 yuan? That's not a small amount! If the net cages hadn't been blown away, I wouldn't have refused to accept these fry."
Boss He sneered, "Yeah! Six hundred dollars is a lot to lose! I made a fortune! Pah! Six hundred dollars is not even enough to cover the gas and labor costs I lost, and you still think I made a fortune! Thank you so much!"
Zhou Bingqiang: “…”
Father Zhou glanced at Zhou Bingqiang and said with a smile: "Boss He, I can testify that his net cage was really blown away!"
Other villagers also said: "Yes, it really blew away, it was not intentional!"
Boss He: "If the cages were blown away, that's his business. It's none of my business! Xiang placed an order, and I delivered the goods on time. He has to accept the goods and pay for them! I'm delivering the goods in the midst of wind and waves! We're all trying to make a living in the sea. Who doesn't have risks?"
After hearing this, Zhou's father didn't know what to say. Everyone had his own reasons.
Jiang Xia asked, "Boss He, how many fish fry did you send over?"
Wen Wan couldn't help but look at Jiang Xia when she saw him speak: Jiang Xia wants to pretend to be a good person and take over this batch of fish fry? No!
Wen Wan immediately thought that the reason they ordered the fish fry was because Zhou Li heard Jiang Xia making a phone call! Could it be that Jiang Xia was teaming up with Boss He to cheat them out of their money?