Chapter 523
In an instant, the scene fell into dead silence. Su Miao and Fang Zheng stood at the door like wooden sculptures, unable to move forward or backward.
The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder and a hint of awkwardness.
Gao Jianmin was the first to come to his senses. His face turned pale and red, just like the face-changing in Peking Opera.
He glared at Su Miao and Fang Zheng in frustration and demanded, "Who are you? Why are you eavesdropping on others?"
Seeing this, Fang Zheng hurriedly raised the bag in his hand and said:
"Brother, we are from Su Ji Food Store. Comrade Gao Demin ordered some braised food and lemon duck and asked us to deliver them before four o'clock."
"What lemon duck? This is... already bought with money, right?"
As Gao Jianmin spoke, he sniffed hard, sniffing the tempting aroma emanating from the bag, with a hint of greed in his eyes, and the word "I want to eat" was almost written on his face.
"Comrade Gao has paid half of the deposit, and he will have to pay the remaining half after it is delivered." Su Miao replied.
When he heard that he had to pay half of the money, Gao Jianmin suddenly retracted his hand that was originally stretched out to take the bag, and his arm accidentally knocked over the broom by the door.
The broom hit the spittoon with a clang, and the sound was particularly harsh in the quiet atmosphere.
"Sister-in-law, this is what my brother bought. He's not here, so please come and pay for it."
Gao Jianmin's wife quickly turned around and spoke to her sister-in-law who was carefully helping the old lady up, her tone sounding like she was giving an order.
The sister-in-law hurried out and was shocked to see the two big bags in Fang Zheng's hands.
"This...how many dishes did you order? How much do you have to pay?"
Su Miao replied, "I ordered five kilograms of braised food and ten kilograms of boiled lemon duck. I still need to pay the balance of 24.5 yuan. Here's the order form."
The sister-in-law looked at the list in Su Miao's hand and found that it was indeed signed by her husband.
She knew that her husband had ordered cooked dishes to celebrate his mother's birthday today, but she didn't expect him to order so much!
There is so much quarreling at home now that the birthday party definitely cannot be held. The original plan to invite the neighbors to dinner has also been ruined. What should I do with all these dishes?
Hearing that it was braised food and a dish he had never eaten before, Gao Jianmin urged:
"Sister-in-law, since it was ordered by my brother, you should just pay for it. The store has worked so hard to deliver it, so don't delay their business, right?"
"Yes, sister-in-law, even though we can't invite the neighbors, we can still eat it at home. Oh, we ordered so much, and if we can't finish it, we can put it in the refrigerator and eat it slowly!"
Gao Jianmin's wife also joined in, and the two of them talked back and forth.
Good man, he is so greedy that the abacus beads are about to jump onto Su Miao's face.
She looked at the impatient look of Gao Jianmin and his wife, and felt a little disgusted in her heart, but she kept a professional smile on her face.
The eldest sister-in-law looked embarrassed, her hands unconsciously touching her pockets. After hesitating for a moment, she said to Su Miao:
"Girl, look at our family's situation. We really can't use up so many cooked dishes. These cost dozens of dollars. It would be a waste if we can't eat them."
Although Su Miao understood, understanding is one thing and business is another. There was no need for her to suffer the consequences of other people's affairs.
"Auntie, when we place an order, we always tell the customer that the payment is a deposit, and even if they don't want the goods later, it cannot be refunded.
Furthermore, we make fresh food, which cannot be stored in bulk. We usually make it in batches, and if customers order it but don’t want it, we will suffer a loss.”
"Yes, sister-in-law, don't make it difficult for the business people. Hurry up and pay. If you can't finish the food, we have it!"
Gao Jianmin watched the fun from the sidelines and kept fanning the flames.
Su Miao secretly snorted in her heart, thinking that it was really unlucky to have such a family. It reminded her of Liu Ming who got free prison food as he wished.
The eldest sister-in-law of this family tried to negotiate a compromise with Su Miao: "Miss, how about this? I take half and return half. You should be able to sell this untouched cooked food back to the store. I'll give you some compensation for the loss, okay?"
"Hey! Sister-in-law, half is not enough for you. They have already delivered it to you. How can you take it back?"
The eldest sister-in-law wanted to discuss it with Su Miao, but was always interrupted by her brother-in-law and his wife. She said irritably, "This is the dish we ordered for Mom's birthday. You pissed Demin off and left, so you pay the balance, and then we'll split the cooked food between our two families!"
"I won't do it! I didn't take the initiative to order it, why should I pay for it?"
Seeing that the family was about to quarrel again, Su Miao raised his hand and called for a stop.
It is difficult for a judge to judge family disputes, and she doesn't want to waste time on other people's endless family affairs.
In fact, what the sister-in-law said is true. This cooked dish is freshly made and can still be sold after being taken back. So let's discuss a plan that will not make her suffer so much.
"Auntie, according to the agreement, we can refuse to refund the deposit and not deliver the goods, but Uncle Gao came to help us when we just opened our store, and we are very grateful, so we can still negotiate a solution.
When your husband placed his order yesterday, we sold it to him at a discounted price. If you want to change yesterday's order today, you will have to pay today's price.
Moreover, the two of us came a long way to deliver the goods, so we also need to be compensated for the travel expenses.
Please see if this is okay. The deposit will definitely not be refunded. We will give you two kilograms of braised food and two kilograms of lemon duck. This way, both our losses can be reduced."
After hearing this, the sister-in-law nodded immediately:
"Okay, okay! That's it, I'm so sorry! We'll come often to support your business in the future!"
Why do we always leave two kilograms? Because Su Ji used to use larger takeout boxes for large portions of food for delivery, with one box containing two kilograms. Now, you only need to take one box each.
After leaving enough cooked food, Su Miao and Fang Zheng said goodbye and left.
Fang Zheng rode his bike, shook his head, and said gloomily:
"I actually ran into this kind of thing. The first delivery deal didn't go through. If I had come earlier, maybe they wouldn't have had a fight and the deal would have been done."
Su Miao adjusted his mentality very well: "It's okay, Brother Zheng, every family has its own problems. We can't predict such emergencies. We just need to find a way to solve them when we encounter them.
Just like now, our dishes are out of the oven at around 3 o'clock, and we can sell them back home. In other words, we make a little more money, and we've already completed half of the transaction."
As the two were talking, the car passed by a fenced-off construction site.
At this time, a group of workers ran out in panic. One of the workers was carrying a co-worker on his back. The co-worker was pale and motionless.
Someone saw Fang Zheng passing by, his eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Xiao Fang! It's Xiao Fang! Wait! Help!"
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