Chapter 405 The First Lesson
Xu Miaomiao looked at the man in front of her who was acting, but she didn't expose him in the end. Instead, she sat aside and laughed.
Yu Zhen couldn't hold his temper when he heard this, and he stood up immediately. He was really furious at the shamelessness of Shopkeeper Li. He looked at Shopkeeper Li and said, "What do you mean by this? It was you who pulled me aside and said that we could both make more money by selling inferior goods as good ones, and that's why I was bewitched and followed you. Now you want to push the blame back to us. How can this be justified?"
"Besides, if it weren't for you, where would I have gotten those pens?"
"This is what you said, Mr. Yu."
Seeing him like this, Shopkeeper Li immediately stood up and said to him, "How could I have said such a thing to you in the first place? You insist on putting these things on me. Do you have any evidence?"
"Why is there no evidence?"
When Yu Zhen heard this, he immediately took out the account book, pointed at it and said, "You told me at the beginning that since it was a second-rate transaction, it would be better to mark it, so there is a dot behind each transaction."
As Yu Zhen spoke, he pointed at the things in the account book.
But who would have thought that when everyone looked at the account book together, they saw that the originally clean and empty account book was not counted. Yu Zhen was stunned when he saw this scene and was speechless for a moment.
Shopkeeper Li saw this and laughed, "Look at what's going on. Young Master Yu, if you want to stop thieves, you don't have to use this method. Besides, Madam Xu and I have been friends for a long time. Why should I use those inferior pens to pass them off as good ones? Could it be that my pen and ink shop can no longer operate?"
"Besides, the craftsmanship of my calligraphy and ink shop is first-class. Why would you do those things to ruin our relationship and the reputation of our calligraphy and ink shop? My dear husband, if you want to thief cry thief, you don't have to use such methods. Besides, Madam Xu and I have been friends for a long time. Why would I use those pungent things to pass off inferior products as good ones? Could it be that my calligraphy and ink shop can't continue to operate?"
After hearing these words, Xu Miaomiao didn't say anything more.
Yu Zhen was so angry that he almost started a fight with the man in front of him.
Shopkeeper Li looked at Xu Miaomiao pitifully and said, "Madam Xu, look at the kind of guy you have. He wanted to blame me for what he wanted. Now it's written in black and white. He wants to push it onto me for no reason. You have to judge for me."
Xu Miaomiao laughed and looked at the man without saying anything. She nodded anyway: "The shopkeeper is right. I will naturally judge the matter for you."
"Ms. Xu, what do you mean?" Yu Zhen was a little impatient when he heard this. He was an impatient person to begin with, and in the past, because he was taken care of by Yu Jie, his two eyes were grown on his nostrils and he never looked people in the eye. But now he had suffered a great injustice and he was speechless.
When Shopkeeper Li saw the two of them, he laughed and said, "Since there is nothing else to do, I will go down first. I still have things to do in the store. Madam Xu, please call me if you have anything to do in the future."
After Manager Li left, Yu Zhen and Xu Miaomiao were the only ones left in the room. Yu Zhen became even angrier when he saw Xu Miaomiao's silence, and he angrily knocked over the teacup in front of him.
Xu Miaomiao took a sip of the teacup calmly, then looked at him and said, "Are you so anxious? How can you be so anxious?"
"Madam Xu, I have explained all those things to you clearly. The facts are obviously not what he said. He was the one who first brought up those pens. He said that he used those inferior pens as good ones. If it weren't for him, how could I have thought of these things with my brain?"
Xu Miaomiao was not in a hurry. Seeing Yu Zhen's angry look, she suddenly found it a little funny. She slowly put down the teacup in her hand, then raised her head and looked at Yu Zhen and said, "This is the first lesson I'm teaching you. Never deal with such people. In the end, you will be the only one who suffers."
For some reason, when Yu Zhen heard these words, he seemed to have suddenly realized something and nodded at Xu Miaomiao.
"Madam Xu, do you mean that what happened today is a lesson for me?"
Xu Miaomiao nodded and said, "I have already checked the bill. Shopkeeper Li has been working in Bai County for such a long time, and his calligraphy and painting shop has been open in Bai County for such a long time. How could he not have any tricks? He wants the profits of the department store, but he doesn't want to give it a good name. This kind of thing is naturally common."
"He only agreed to this with you because he thought you were easy to deceive. If the people of Bai County reported these defective products, it would be a good thing for you to be discovered early. You must remember this lesson today."
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhen collapsed to the ground and nodded blankly.
"I finally understand. I never expected human nature to be so sinister."
Yu Zhen said blankly, "Before, we just opened a dessert shop on the street. Of course, there would be yamen runners coming to eat, and if we didn't buy, there would be people who would come to make trouble. But we have never encountered such a thing. I didn't expect that the water in this business is so deep."
"It's that deep." Xu Miaomiao stood up and put her hands behind her back. When she saw him, she said, "What you have seen now is just the tip of the iceberg. This is only in the remote Bai County. If you want to open a shop, I'm afraid you will encounter many more problems."
"So what should we do now? Should we just keep those inferior products in our department store? If so, wouldn't that be a bargain for Shopkeeper Li?"
"Don't worry." Xu Miaomiao comforted Yu Zhen and said, "Karma will always come back, and his retribution will come sooner or later. I came here with you today not to find a reason to settle these things, but I also want you to have a look and broaden your horizons. This department store is also a store after all. It's not like your dessert shop where people will come just by waving a few hoots at the door. There are many competitions and intrigues in this business industry. You need to be careful in the future."
"After suffering this loss today, have you all remembered it?"
Yu Zhen nodded to Xu Miaomiao immediately: "Remember this, Madam Xu, I was blinded by profit and made a deal with this person before, and in the end, he even cheated me. It's really not worth it."
(End of this chapter)
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