Chapter 90 "Okay." If someone takes ninety-nine steps, she is willing...
Early in the morning, a supernatural event occurred at the welfare home.
An Fusheng received a large sum of money in his bank account, which was deposited in the middle of the night.
An Fusheng was so shocked that he immediately jumped out of bed, grabbed his phone, and went to find Wen Min, "Aunt Wen, why did you pay me so much?"
Wen Min was combing Wen Xinghe's hair. Recently, Wen Xinghe's hair had grown a bit long, and in winter, with high collars, it was uncomfortable against her neck. Wen Min braided it into two fishtail braids and said, "What salary? I haven't paid you this month yet."
An Fusheng showed the text message on his phone to Wen Min, risking a beating, and said, "It was sent at around 3 a.m., is it possible that you sent it while sleepwalking?"
Wen Min: "...I don't have a habit of sleepwalking."
An Fusheng was annoyed: "Who forwarded that? And even noted the salary in the notes..."
The answer to the paranormal events finally came in the afternoon when Hezhi appeared at the orphanage.
An Fusheng asked incredulously, "You're the one paying my salary?"
More than just: "Hmm."
An Fusheng: "Thirty thousand yuan?"
He Zhi: "I think so."
An Fusheng: "Is it because you had a change of heart and felt guilty about deducting my salary that you paid me triple wages? Can you deduct it again?"
More than that: "...there's also 20,000 yuan in performance bonuses."
An Fusheng still had questions: "Why are you paying salaries in the middle of the night?"
Although receiving a salary is an exciting thing, it is still a bit strange to suddenly receive a sum of money that one does not believe to exist in the middle of the night. After most of the day, An Fusheng began to wonder if it was money that the original owner earned while working in the underworld and that was deposited into 'his' account.
"Because it was paid for working overtime." He Zhi casually took out a banknote from his coat pocket and handed it to An Fusheng: "Here's your 100 yuan in cash."
"Huh?" An Fusheng didn't react for a moment, but still chose to take the money first.
More than just: "The money you gave me to buy coffee."
That's right.
An Fusheng was unaware that there were now nuclear-powered donkeys available. He thought that he had worked overtime all night to pay himself, and then personally came to return the money in cash. He was a little embarrassed and said, "You could have transferred this hundred yuan with your salary. You didn't need to make a special trip. I didn't have a mobile phone before, so I had to pay in cash."
“It’s different. That’s a public account, this is a private account.” He Zhi stated the purpose of his presence today: “I’m mainly here to discuss business with you.”
An Fusheng was surprised: "You want to... talk business with me?"
He Zhi nodded: "Yes."
For An Fusheng, business was a bit of a fantasy, so when he pulled Xu Sannian over, he was more than just noncommittal.
Both men were somewhat nervous around He Zhi. They respectfully led him to the tea room on the first floor. After sitting for a while, An Fusheng remembered that he should brew a pot of tea for the guest. However, after looking around at the tea set that Lou Lan had bought, he found it too complicated and he didn't know how to use it...
Not only did he watch An Fusheng fumble around on the coffee table, then put the tea set back, without even pouring himself a cup of hot water, but he also wondered why An Fusheng had invited him to the tea room.
He had no choice but to brew the tea himself. He first boiled a kettle of water to scald the teaware, then put tea leaves into the teapot. After adding the tea leaves, he lifted the kettle and poured in about one-third of the water, waited for about two minutes, then poured in more water until the teapot was about seven or eight-tenths full. Finally, he put the lid on and slowly poured a cup of tea for each person, saying, "We're all acquaintances, so I won't beat around the bush. My company recently hired a few people and we need to solve their meal problem. Your restaurant's dishes are quite good, and the taste is also acceptable. I plan to order meals for their staff from your restaurant. I wonder what solutions you have for this situation?"
An Fusheng scratched his head. Why does everything require a plan?
Fortunately, Xu Sannian had some experience and asked, "I'd like to ask first how much food Mr. He has ordered, and what the budget is per person per meal?"
Hearing the words "General Manager He" from Xu Sannian's mouth was quite novel to him, but he didn't show it on his face and said, "Currently, there are five people dining, and the budget per person is about fifty."
Xu Sannian frantically tried to recall the business lessons her father had taught her, but due to excessive nervousness, her mind was a complete mess. However, she vaguely remembered her father saying that the first thing to do was to be confident. No matter who was sitting opposite you, if they came to you and were sitting face to face with you, you were equals. You could negotiate with them as much as you wanted, but you couldn't be timid. Being timid was the worst thing you could do in business.
Xu Sannian said, "Fifty yuan is about the price of a regular single-person meal for us. I wonder what Mr. He's requirements are for the food?"
More than that: "One meat dish, one vegetable dish, one cold dish, and one bowl of rice. If possible, it would be best to add a simple soup as well."
Xu Sannian: "Mr. He, our single-person set meal does not include vegetables and soup. The cold dishes are complimentary for promotional purposes and are not included in the set meal. We do offer discounts for group meals, but your quantity is not large, yet you require a lot of dishes, so this price may be a bit difficult to offer."
He Zhi: "Currently, the demand is indeed not high, but the company is currently recruiting, and the number of employees will gradually increase, so the demand will increase soon. I could have waited until there were more employees before discussing cooperation and trying to get a more favorable price, but we are all acquaintances, so I won't bother with those strategies. Besides, we are looking at long-term cooperation, aren't we?"
Xu San Nian felt that He Zhi's words made sense, and her father always praised He Zhi's company for its good development, giving people the feeling that they could invest without thinking. However, her father had always had a soft spot for He Zhi since childhood, so she couldn't completely believe what he said.
Xu Sannian covered his mouth with his hand, glanced warily at He Zhi, and leaned closer to An Fusheng to ask, "What do you think?"
An Fusheng thought for a moment and then lowered his voice and said, "I think it's okay, and he said the number of people will increase in the future."
Xu Sannian: "These uncertain things are just empty promises. What we should focus on is what's in front of us."
An Fusheng: "Fifty yuan a serving is about right. The vegetables aren't worth much. If we can cooperate long-term and have a stable income, we can accept a lower price."
Xu Sannian: "Okay, I understand."
Xu Sannian turned to He Zhi and said, "Fifty yuan is a bit too low. Our ingredients are all purchased from the market on the same day and are the freshest. Based on the current prices of vegetables and meat, plus water, electricity, gas and labor, it barely covers the cost. You know that the prices of vegetables, meat and eggs change every day. If the price of ingredients goes up a little, we may have to do business at a loss. I wonder if Mr. He would be willing to raise the price per person a little more?"
More than that: "..."
You plotted against me right in front of me and even tried to cheat me? Don't think I didn't hear your whispers.
He Zhi pretended to be embarrassed: "To be honest, fifty yuan is the highest price I can offer. As you know, this is an employee meal. The standard meal allowance for ordinary company employees is already twenty yuan at most. I raised the price to fifty yuan because I fully considered our current small demand and our trust in the quality of your restaurant's dishes. Company operations need to control costs. Since you can't do this price, I can only express my regret. Let's cooperate again in the future if there is an opportunity."
After saying that, he picked up his teacup and drank the tea in one gulp, giving the impression that he was very busy and would leave immediately if the deal didn't go through.
"Huh? You're not going to discuss it anymore?" Xu Sannian quickly said, "If you order two meals, we can consider fifty!"
He Zhi smiled slightly as he drank his tea and said, "Okay."
Not only was he well-prepared, but as soon as the cooperation intention was finalized, he took out a cooperation agreement from his briefcase. "Considering that you are quite busy, in order to improve work efficiency, I have taken the liberty of drafting a cooperation agreement. Take a look at it first. The general content is similar to what we have discussed. Please make any modifications as soon as possible and give me your confirmation. If there are no problems, we will sign the contract. Tomorrow is Friday, and I hope we can start delivering meals next Monday."
An Fusheng: "Okay."
After finishing their work discussion, they did more than just pick up their bags and leave.
Holding the agreement, Xu Sannian belatedly realized, "Were we just manipulated by him?"
An Fusheng thought the price was reasonable. "Why did you suddenly want to raise the price?"
Xu Sannian said, "That's how business is. You have a bottom line in mind. How high a price you can negotiate depends entirely on your ability. If you can't get it, you won't lose out, but you can't give up trying."
An Fusheng: "But isn't he your idol?"
Xu Sannian: "In the business world, you don't even care about family ties, so what's a male god?"
An Fusheng: "..."
Xu Sannian flipped through the agreement He Zhi had given him and clicked his tongue in praise, "This agreement is quite fair and impartial. We can modify it slightly and turn it into a template to use when discussing similar collaborations in the future, hehe."
An Fusheng: "Then I have to thank Boss He." After receiving his salary, An Fusheng's impression of He Zhi improved dramatically.
"Hahahaha!" Xu Sannian suddenly burst into laughter.
An Fusheng looked at Xu Sannian with a puzzled expression: "Why are you suddenly laughing like that?"
Xu Sannian: "Those five people, two hundred and fifty yuan per meal! Two hundred and fifty yuan every meal! Hahahaha!"
An Fusheng: "..." I don't really empathize with Xu Sannian's sense of humor.
...
Yesterday, Ning called Wen Yue from behind, but Wen Yue didn't answer him. Instead, she quickened her pace and ran onto the bus.
When she got home, she found that Ning Zheng had sent her a message, thanking her for treating her to dinner today and saying that he would treat her tomorrow. Wen Yue decisively refused. With the two of them going back and forth, she could forget about saving money to buy a house.
After leaving the orphanage, Wen Yue's biggest goal was to save money to buy a house. Although it sounded a bit far-fetched, one cannot be a wanderer for the rest of one's life.
The main reason she can stick to her current job is that it offers five social insurances and one housing fund. She has no one to rely on in this world and has to depend on herself for everything. With the five social insurances and one housing fund, she can get reimbursed for medical expenses and has a housing provident fund to buy a house. This makes her feel like she still has something to rely on.
Wen Yue declined Ning Zheng's invitation to dinner, but Ning Zheng persisted and asked her to go to the movies together after get off work the next day. Wen Yue stared blankly at Ning Zheng's messages on her phone.
She is sensitive and can easily sense what others are thinking. The first time Ning Zheng approached her, she could tell that he wanted to pursue her.
To be honest, deep down she longed to be liked. She kept telling herself that if someone accepted her, accompanied her, liked her, and was willing to become her family, she would give everything. But she also knew that people's hearts are fickle. The more she longed for these things, the more afraid she was that others were just having a passing fancy.
Seeing that Wen Yue didn't reply to his messages for a long time, Ning Zheng was not discouraged and kept sending Wen Yue "okay?" emojis.
"Okay," Wen Yue replied.
If someone has taken ninety-nine steps, she is willing to take the last step.
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