county seat.
Potato Street.
"Why hasn't Boss Huang arrived yet?"
"Why haven't we seen that bastard Wang Qian yet?"
"Are they all dead?"
Wang Dalin was frantic with worry over a huge pile of potatoes.
Since he brought over 5,000 kilograms of potatoes here yesterday morning, the truck has been unloaded and driven away.
But he eagerly awaited Mr. Huang's arrival, yet he never appeared.
Even Wang Qian, who brought the potatoes here before, didn't come yesterday or today.
He knew he had been thoroughly screwed over this time.
However, he had spent nearly 700 yuan to buy these 5,000-plus kilograms of potatoes.
Add to that the 200 yuan shipping fee, and the total cost is as high as 900 yuan.
This almost emptied his savings.
So even though he knew he had been tricked, he still clung to a sliver of unrealistic hope and had been waiting since yesterday morning.
Even though he was so cold last night that he almost froze to death, he never gave up.
As a result, I've been waiting since this morning, but Mr. Huang still hasn't come.
In just one day, he plummeted from the heights of confidence to the depths of despair.
She seemed to have lost about ten pounds, looking haggard with bloodshot eyes.
"That bastard surnamed Huang, how dare he lie to me!"
"Don't let me catch you, or I'll tear you to pieces!"
When Wang Dalin still hadn't seen Boss Huang by 2 p.m., he couldn't help but curse a few more times.
Despite his anger, he had to accept a cruel reality.
He was really scammed!
That untrustworthy Mr. Huang will never appear again.
He initially thought of simply leaving the several thousand kilograms of potatoes there, but then a sudden inspiration struck him, and he came up with a solution.
That is:
Resell it to Wang Qian!
Even if we can't sell it for three cents a pound, as long as we can sell it for two cents or one and a half cents, we can at least recoup our costs.
Even if Wang Qian only buys them at the usual price of 12 cents per pound, it's still much better than leaving these thousands of pounds of potatoes here.
With that thought in mind, he rallied his spirits.
He paid two yuan to have someone watch the potatoes, and immediately went to the freight company.
Since he was going to resell it to Wang Qian, he would definitely need to find a truck to take it back.
Even though he would have to spend another two hundred yuan, at this point, he had no choice but to accept his fate.
Perhaps fate finally opened its eyes and decided not to play tricks on him anymore. When he arrived at the entrance of the freight company, he happened to run into Wang Qian.
"Wang Qian, what a coincidence! I never thought I'd run into you here!"
He could no longer care about the previous falling out with Wang Qian and hurriedly went to meet him.
"Wang Dalin?"
On the other side, Wang Qian was also slightly surprised.
He thought he would only see Wang Dalin when he returned to the village.
I never expected to run into him here.
However, a barely perceptible smile then flashed in his eyes.
He probably knew why Wang Dalin had come here.
Find a truck to take back the potatoes we bought the day before yesterday.
Thinking this to himself, he outwardly replied casually, "Yes, what a coincidence!"
After saying that, he walked straight into the gate of the freight company.
"Wang Qian, wait!"
Wang Dalin caught up with him and said in a pleading tone, "Can I talk to you about something?"
"What's up?"
Wang Qian feigned impatience, "Speak quickly if you have something to say, I have urgent business to attend to."
He paused, then added deliberately, "Besides, I don't think I have much to say to you, do I?"
Wang Dalin's breath hitched.
A few days ago, he saw that Wang Qian's business had grown bigger and was preparing to raise prices, but Wang Qian didn't buy it at all and told him to take the tractor away and come here to find a big truck to pick up potatoes.
It seems that Wang Qian still harbors resentment towards him because of this incident.
"I just wanted to ask, are you still buying potatoes?"
Although it was difficult to face Wang Qian, he didn't want his thousands of pounds of potatoes to rot on the street, so he still shamelessly asked him that question.
"I received it!"
Wang Qian shrugged, pretending not to know the inside story. "What? You're just hoping I won't accept it so you can steal my business?"
"No, don't misunderstand, I didn't mean that!"
Wang Dalin was startled and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "What I mean is, if you're still willing to buy, I still have more than 5,000 catties of potatoes. Why don't I just sell them to you?"
"Oh? You want to sell me potatoes?"
Wang Qian raised an eyebrow and said meaningfully, "Don't you also buy potatoes? Why are you selling them to me?"
"I……"
Wang Dalin blushed and stammered, unable to utter a word.
"Could it be that you intend to buy the potatoes first and then resell them to me, making a profit from the difference?" Wang Qian asked again.
"That's not true!"
Wang Dalin shook his head vigorously, then said the excuse he had prepared beforehand, "I just feel that doing this potato business is a bit tiring, and I don't want to do it anymore, so I wanted to transfer the more than 5,000 catties of potatoes that I collected the day before yesterday to you, is that okay?"
In an attempt to win Wang Qian's favor, he spoke with a pleading tone and a fawning smile on his face.
"Sorry, I don't steal business!"
Wang Qian directly refused, saying, "You do your thing, I'll do mine, let's each rely on our own abilities."
After saying that, he lifted his foot to leave.
Of course, this was just a tactic of him to feign indifference.
Wang Dalin's acquisition of potatoes was originally orchestrated by him behind the scenes.
He did this for only two reasons.
First, eliminate Wang Dalin's idea of stealing business;
Secondly, he should give Wang Dalin a good thrashing to avenge the debt he owed from his past life when Wang Dalin extorted money from his parents, wife, and children.
Now, Wang Dalin has taken the bait.
All he had to do was drag things out and lead the other party into the trap he had set.
"Hey, let's talk this out!"
Wang Dalin grabbed him and said earnestly, "I know I was out of my mind the day before yesterday and stole your business, but I've figured it out now."
"Oh? What have you figured out?" Wang Qian asked with interest.
"We're all from the same place, we see each other all the time, and I can't live with myself taking your business!"
Wang Dalin took a deep breath and said seriously and earnestly, "So after thinking it over, I've decided not to do this business."
He paused for a moment, then added, "To tell you the truth, there's a big boss who's willing to pay a high price to buy potatoes from me, which is why I'm so confident in making large-scale purchases."
"However, if I were to steal your business for such a small amount of money, how awkward would it be for us to get along in the future? Don't you think that makes sense?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Qian's lips twitched.
That old man has an incredibly thick skin.
If I hadn't been so familiar with the situation, I probably would have been fooled by them.
However, what happened next left him even more dumbfounded.
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