Chapter 74 Not So Kind
Dashi's eyes lit up and he shouted excitedly, "Little Master, really?"
"Of course it is true."
Oh my god, the young couple had been apart for so long, Dashi had been missing his wife for a long time, and was so happy that he was spinning around, "I'll go find the coachman right away and ask them to take a letter back. My father will definitely send my wife over when he sees it."
At around 3:30 in the afternoon, Lu Ji, who cooperated with the Su family to deliver skewers, delivered the goods to the side door of the breakfast shop, and everyone went to help unload the goods.
Su Ruojin stood beside the cart. There was ice in each wooden box containing food. She nodded. Summer was here, and the freshness and hygiene of the food were of utmost importance and could not be sloppy at all.
The deliveryman for Lu Ji was the second son, Lu Zhitian. After unloading the goods and checking the order, he did not rush to leave. Instead, he bent down and walked in front of Su Ruojin with a smile, "Young Master——"
"What's up Shopkeeper Lu?"
Lu Zhitian found it difficult to speak.
Su Ruojin's heart sank, but she remained calm and waited patiently for him to speak.
Seeing that the young boss didn't ask, Lu Zhitian felt a little helpless and turned to look for Shu Tong, who had been dealing with him. Shu Tong was working with Xianggui to lift the food rack with skewers on it. When he saw the second shopkeeper Lu and the second lady standing there, he looked at him again.
"Madam Gui, wait a moment." After saying that, he turned and ran towards the side door, "Second Brother Lu, what's wrong?"
"My... family is splitting up these days, and I'm afraid... I can't supply you with food. How about... you look for another family..."
No way! I just moved to a new place and this happened. This is not a good sign!
Su Ruojin's face turned cold. "Boss Lu, who gave you the order two months ago and brought you back from the brink of bankruptcy? Why are you destroying your bridges as soon as you've recovered?"
Lu Zhitian lowered his head so low that it almost reached the ground.
Shu Tong understood the young master's question and immediately changed his face. He pointed at Lu Zhitian's nose and cursed, "Lu, do all the barbecue makers in the market come to your house to buy goods? They pay more than us, so you don't want to do business with us?"
Yes, his father and his elder brother supplied the goods to those companies with high prices. He couldn't bear it and advised his father and elder brother not to be ungrateful. However, his father and elder brother laughed at him, saying that it was no wonder he would never make money because he had no son. They also threatened him not to reveal their intentions to Su Ji.
But when they were at their wits' end, Su's shop suddenly placed a large order with them and paid money in advance, allowing the Lu family to avoid the bad luck of having their shop sold. This was a huge favor.
Su Ruojin was also very angry, but being angry and cursing would not solve the problem. She grasped the key point in Lu Youtian's words, "You want to separate from your father and eldest brother?"
Lu Zhitian's guilty eyes wandered.
He actually wanted to separate the family property from his father and elder brother, but it was not so easy to divide the family property. He was just using this excuse to remind the young master.
"After we divide the family, will you deliver the goods to my house?"
"Of course I want to give it to you, but I... I only gave birth to two daughters, so my father may not be able to give me anything..."
A man who is nearly 40 years old still has no son. He is afraid that he will never have a son in this life. Without a son, he will not get a share of the family property. Without property, he will have no capital. Without capital, he will not be able to make money.
Lu Zhitian meant that he wanted to send it, but he didn't have the ability to do so.
Su Ruojin looked at the ingredients being carried in by Dashi and Xianggui. The cooperation model between Su Ji and Lu Ji was to prepay 50% first, and the remaining 50% would be settled every ten days. Today was June 29th, and the remaining 50% would be settled tomorrow.
While Su Ruojin wanted to ask the Lu family for liquidated damages, she also thought about the manpower and time costs of collecting the damages, and the most important point is that in this era, contracts seem to be a constraint imposed by the powerful on the weak. Ordinary people have no contractual spirit at all. If they don't want to fulfill the contract, they don't have to. They are very casual.
"My father and elder brother are ungrateful, but I remember the kindness shown to me by the young master, and I always feel that doing this is heartless." The bill can be settled tomorrow and the deposit for the next ten days can be obtained. Seeing that his father and elder brother are about to succeed, he could not help but remind the young master.
Conscience still plays a big role in the absence of contractual constraints. Su Ruojin also saw Lu Zhitian's character from this incident.
She said, "Since I can help your Lu family, of course I can help you too."
"Young boss?" Lu Zhitian's eyes lit up instantly and he stood up. "I..." He excitedly wanted to assure her that he would never be ungrateful.
"but……"
The situation took a sudden turn for the worse. Lu Zhitian had no idea what the young boss meant. His heart sank, as if his hopes were dashed, and his face looked dejected.
"Wait until your Lu family is completely divided." She didn't want to get involved in the endless household chores.
"This..." Father and elder brother refused to share. Once they did, who would do the hard labor for them? Lu Zhitian squatted on the ground in frustration.
His parents were still alive and there were no special circumstances, so it was not easy to divide this family, and Su Ruojin didn't know how to help him.
"I still have to thank Shopkeeper Lu."
If Lu Zhitian didn't tell them, not only would he be caught off guard tomorrow, but he would also probably be cheated out of the ten-month deposit.
Shu Tong was so anxious, "What should I do tomorrow?"
"I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Shutong, to buy it."
"I'm not afraid of hard work, but I'm afraid I won't be able to handle the chorizo after I buy the food myself."
Even if we are too busy, we have to do it and find other suppliers.
Seeing that everyone at Su's was discussing what to do tomorrow and the family urgently needed a mule cart, Lu Zhitian stood up and left listlessly. However, he had only taken two steps when he was stopped by the young boss.
"Shutong, ask Manager Huang to pay him the remaining money in nine days." Su Ruojin didn't want to pursue any penalty for breach of contract. She didn't have the time or manpower to deal with these things.
His father and elder brother had lost their moral integrity, but he did not expect that the young boss not only did not blame him, but also paid him the remaining money in advance. For a moment, Lu Zhitian did not know how to express his feelings.
Shu Tong and Lao Da reluctantly took Lu Zhitian to pay the bill.
The lazy Hua Ping had been squatting on the side watching the fun, waiting for the two to leave, "Are you so kind?"
"I've always been so kind!" Su Ruojin curled her lips in dissatisfaction.
Hua Ping shook his head, "Su Er Niang, you have a purpose."
The lazy Hua Ping turns into the smart Hua Ping.
Su Ruojin was indeed not that kind-hearted. She didn't expect Hua Ping to see through her intentions. He is indeed a shrewd person!
"Then tell me, what is my purpose?"
"How much is the remaining 50% of the silver?"
"About twenty taels."
Hua Ping smiled and said, "Do you need me to add some heat?"
Su Ruojin's eyebrows moved: "How to add it?"
"Then I won't tell you." Hua Ping smiled mysteriously, stretched and left.
Su Ruojin stood there for a long time without moving, thinking, with such a smart person, you just take the lead and he will do the rest. How great it would be if he was her CEO!
Lu Zhitian went back with a lot of silver in his hand and a complicated expression on his face!
Shu Tong looked unwilling, "They have breached the contract, why should we pay him so readily?" Uncle Shu Tong started to mutter.
Su Ruojin pointed at the ice cubes in the ingredients and said, "There were no ice cubes a few days ago!"
(End of this chapter)
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