After the afternoon business hours ended, Xu An returned to Xujia Village and found Xu Guosheng fishing by the river. He invited Xu Guosheng to come with him to look at cars.
Although used cars are cheaper than new cars, the market is not as standardized, and some cars end up in the used car market because they have been in accidents or other reasons.
If it's just a minor scratch or collision, that's fine; the worst thing is encountering a flooded car or a car that has caused a fatal accident.
After these cars have been refurbished, it's difficult for anyone other than a seasoned expert in vehicles to tell the difference.
Xu An couldn't do it, so he needed the help of Xu Guosheng, a veteran driver with ten years of experience.
To their surprise, as soon as they entered the used car market, they saw ten identical small trucks neatly arranged in front of a shop.
Not to mention Xu An, even Xu Guosheng had never seen such a scene before.
Normally, it's quite an achievement to find three or five vehicles that meet your requirements after walking around the used car market. Today, I saw ten vehicles as soon as I entered, which is a bit unbelievable.
This is truly an eye-opening experience.
After greeting the used car dealer, Xu Guosheng walked straight to the row of small trucks and carefully inspected each one.
Xu An took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to the used car owner, lit it for him with his phone, and then played with a cigarette in his own hand.
"Boss, you're really something! You managed to get so many good-condition pickup trucks all at once. When I first saw them, I thought I'd come to the wrong place." Xu An gave the used car owner a thumbs up: "You're really amazing!"
The used car dealer was very proud of himself for managing to acquire these ten cars. When he heard Xu An praise him for his abilities, his stern and serious expression broke down, and he burst into laughter.
"It's all just a coincidence, haha." While saying it was a coincidence, the smug look on his face became even more obvious. He said to Xu An with a hint of showing off, "Do you know where these cars came from?"
"Oh, judging from what you're saying, boss, this batch of cars must be something special!" Xu An said, trying to flatter him.
"Haha, no, that's not it." The boss laughed and waved his hand, then tapped his cigarette ash before continuing, "This batch of cars was produced by an unlucky guy."
"Unlucky guy?" This time Xu An wasn't faking it; he genuinely didn't understand what that meant.
"That boss heard someone talk about marine aquaculture and impulsively bought ten small trucks! People use big ships at sea and at the very least big trucks on land for transportation. What good are these small trucks? They might make ten trips and still not be able to transport as much as the others in one trip."
"And what's more," the boss pointed to the small truck, "even with the rated overload, this truck can only carry less than a ton of cargo. If you want to go on the highway, it's even worse; it can only carry six or seven hundred kilograms. Any more than that and the highway won't let you on."
Xu An finally understood: this was just a rich, hot-headed young man who acted impulsively without doing any market research and started messing around.
In response, Xu An could only sigh, "Money talks!"
Ten small trucks! Even if each truck only costs 40,000, ten of them would be 400,000! Families with savings of at least 10 million wouldn't dare to squander money like that.
At this moment, Xu Guosheng had finished inspecting several small trucks and came back, giving the used car owner a thumbs up: "This batch of cars is of very good quality. Boss, you're very capable."
"So, which one do you like? I'll go get the keys so you can take it for a spin." The used car dealer took a deep drag on his cigarette, then threw the butt on the ground and stomped it out.
"Let's go with the first one in line," Xu Guosheng said, pointing to the first small truck.
The used car dealer nodded, turned and went into the small house, rummaged through the drawer of his desk, took out the key, and handed it to Xu Guosheng.
Xu Guosheng took the keys, started the car, drove around the used car dealership twice to make sure there were no problems, and then returned to the dealership: "Boss, how much for this car?"
"This car originally cost about 50,000 yuan, and you've seen its condition; it's practically brand new. I won't ask for much more from you; 30,000 yuan will cover all the transfer and registration fees. I'll handle all the paperwork for you. Isn't that generous enough?"
Wow! Thirty thousand, that's over the limit!
"Boss, we're just a small business owner, could you give us a discount?" Xu Guosheng started to play the victim, patting Xu An on the shoulder and saying, "Here, this is my nephew. He's a very good student, but his family isn't well-off. Besides him, he has an elderly person in their seventies who is unable to move around easily, and two younger siblings who are just over four years old."
"Sigh." Xu Guosheng sighed deeply, "The people in our village thought they could help him out, so they pooled together some money to lend him so he could earn money to support his family through transportation."
"Boss, it's not that we're stingy or anything, we just have so much money, and we're trying to save as much as we can. Boss, could you give us a little discount? Three or five hundred is fine."
Xu Guosheng's words actually made the used car shop owner waver, and after thinking for a while, he took the initiative to lower the price by 500 yuan.
The drop wasn't huge, but it's a good sign!
Then, Xu Guosheng used his silver tongue to chat with the used car owner. When they got really into the conversation, the two even put their arms around each other's shoulders and started calling each other brothers. In the end, they even made plans to go fishing together.
Xu An was completely dumbfounded. Calling Uncle Guosheng over to help take a look today was definitely the right decision. Uncle Guosheng is awesome!
In the end, Xu Guosheng only managed to cut the price down by three thousand yuan, but he secured a huge discount for Xu An.
Today, you only need to pay 20,000 yuan to pick up the car and leave. The remaining balance will be paid in three days. After the balance is paid, the used car dealer will give Xu An the license plate and other documents.
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