Ning Huaizhi quickly parked the oxcart in front of Taihe Bookstore. As soon as Jiang Yuwei got off the cart, she saw the shop assistant who had been watching the store that day and happily waved to him.
"Hello, I've delivered the 500 reams of paper your manager ordered today. Could you help us carry them downstairs?"
When the shop assistant saw that it was Jiang Yuwei, he seemed to hesitate, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't. Seeing that Jiang Yuwei was about to move the paper downstairs, he quickly waved his hand and said:
"Wait! Don't rush to move! I'll go get our manager!"
Seeing that the waiter's attitude seemed a bit off, Jiang Yuwei exchanged a glance with Ning Huaizhi and stopped what she was doing. Now they could only wait for the shopkeeper to come out.
Jiang Yuwei waited for quite a while before Manager Li slowly came downstairs. He glanced at Jiang Yuwei indifferently and said coldly:
"The paper has already been delivered?"
Jiang Yuwei quickly stepped forward and said with a smile:
"Yes, I finished it a few days earlier than the agreed date. I was afraid Manager Li would be in a hurry, so I rushed to finish it. The paper is still on the truck outside. Shall we move it down first?"
Manager Li waved his hand:
"Hey, don't move it yet. I have to check the goods first. I've already said that this paper must be of the same quality as the sample you showed me last time before I'll keep it. Otherwise, I won't accept a single piece."
Jiang Yuwei nodded and smiled:
"Of course, the quality of this paper is even better than the last one, so you can check it with confidence."
Manager Li raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and questioned:
"Does your paper mill produce paper of inconsistent quality every time? If so, I dare not accept your paper. You know I'm buying paper to print books. If the paper quality is inconsistent, it will look awkward when bound in the same book. We value this very much. You can't try to fool me with inferior products!"
Jiang Yuwei noticed that Manager Li's attitude today was completely different from when they signed the contract last time. He seemed intent on finding fault, as if he wanted to nitpick. Could it be that he was trying to lower the price at the last minute? Jiang Yuwei steadied herself and calmly smiled slightly at Manager Li:
"Manager Li, let's not talk about this anymore. Please come to the door and take a look at the quality of this batch of paper before making a decision."
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei wasn't angry, Manager Li reluctantly followed her to the bookstore entrance. He saw a cart full of papers, with beautiful colors and thick paper, and his eyes lit up immediately. However, this expression was fleeting. Manager Li forcibly concealed his expression and stepped forward to touch the paper with his hand.
Then he turned to the man beside him and said:
"Go and bring me the sample from last time. I need to compare them carefully."
The clerk, having received the instruction, nodded hurriedly and went to the counter to fetch the paper, quickly handing it to Manager Li. Manager Li, holding the paper, began to compare it sheet by sheet.
Seeing his expression, Jiang Yuwei wondered how long the comparison would take. She thought, "What kind of inspection is this?" This reinforced her suspicion, and Jiang Yuwei spoke directly:
"Manager Li, is there anything wrong with my paper? I've said before, my paper will only get better and better, you can rest assured about the quality."
Manager Li continued to check each item one by one with his head down:
"Hey, no rush, I haven't finished my checkup yet."
Jiang Yuwei frowned:
"Manager Li, just say what you want to say. There's no need to waste everyone's time like this."
Upon hearing this, Manager Li slowly put down the paper in his hand, raised an eyebrow, and glanced at Jiang Yuwei:
"What, you're getting impatient so quickly? If you don't want me to examine the paper, then I don't want it!"
Jiang Yuwei looked coldly at Manager Li:
"Manager Li, we have a written agreement. If you refuse to accept our paper from our paper mill because of your reasons, I will not refund a single penny of the deposit."
Manager Li frowned and looked at Jiang Yuwei:
"It's clearly because your paper quality is poor and you're afraid I'll inspect it. How can it be my fault? I don't want this paper anymore, and you have to refund my deposit in full!"
Seeing that Manager Li was being unreasonable, Jiang Yuwei stopped pretending. Anyone could be a rogue. Jiang Yuwei put her hands on her hips and yelled:
"You old geezer! I gave you a chance to be a decent human being, but you refused and insisted on being a dog. What are you pretending to be, this old man, checking every single piece of paper? You want to nitpick? Let me tell you, no way! My paper is the best in the world. You can't find a single flaw, and you're already getting angry? How can you be someone who wants to have your cake and eat it too? So you want to have all the good stuff? Do you want me to sell you this good paper at a low price? I'll tell you again, no way!"
Manager Li was so angry with Jiang Yuwei that he felt like a chicken being held by the neck, and kept saying:
"You, you, you, you, you...you Jiang Yuwei!"
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei spat in Manager Li's face and continued to curse:
"You, you, you my ass! You're so cunning, thinking everyone else is stupid and you're the only one who's clever? You old fool, just looking at your face makes me angry! You better remember this: today you went back on your word and broke the contract by refusing to accept our paper, so you won't get your deposit back for a single penny. I'm already sparing your life by not making you pay the penalty for breach of contract. Get out of my sight, don't get in my way, I hate just looking at you!"
Manager Li wiped the saliva off his face with his sleeve, his face flushed red, and pointed at Jiang Yuwei, cursing:
"You, you're a complete shrew! I bet no one in Ping'an Town will dare do business with you anymore! You won't be able to sell a single piece of paper! Just you wait!"
After saying that, Manager Li flicked her sleeves and ran upstairs, perhaps afraid that if she was too slow, Jiang Yuwei would spit in her face again.
Ning Daya, standing to the side, looked at the cart full of paper and said with a worried expression:
"Sister Yuwei, what are we going to do with so much paper?"
Jiang Yuwei was also a bit of a headache. Tie Zhu and Ning Wu had been working day and night to produce paper, but not a single piece had been sold. Today was truly an inauspicious start. If she hadn't been thinking about going to the Xu residence to cook lunch, she would have definitely had a good talk with this shameless shopkeeper Li. She wouldn't have let him off so easily.
Jiang Yuwei was about to get into the carriage to go to the Xu residence when she turned around and saw the waiter standing apologetically at the door. She then spoke:
"Young man, is there something you want to tell me?"
Seeing this, the waiter seemed to have made up his mind, and stepped forward and whispered:
"Well, don't blame our manager. Today, he was forced into a corner. I don't know who spread the news that we would no longer cooperate with Ge's Paper Shop and would order your Yuwei Paper instead. When Manager Zhang of Ge's Paper Shop heard about this, he brought a group of people to our bookstore to cause trouble. Those people are reckless and our manager couldn't afford to offend them, so he had no choice but to agree to stop accepting your paper."
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