Chapter 1191 I also believe in myself
Chapter 1191 I also believe in myself
The male homeowner looked at the driver and said, "If others charge 1.5 yuan and you charge 1.4 yuan, then I definitely can't sell to you unless you also charge 1.5 yuan."
"Impossible." The driver simply didn't believe anyone would pay 1.5 yuan. "These days, grain prices are falling. 1.4 yuan is already a high price. It's impossible for anyone to offer 1.5 yuan."
“Why not? My family sells it for 1.5 yuan.” Old Xu’s wife walked in.
"Then your family must have been targeted," the driver said confidently.
“Impossible. We’re old acquaintances with the boss, and we weighed it ourselves. How could we possibly cheat ourselves?” Old Xu’s wife said with great certainty.
“Doing business these days is all about taking advantage of acquaintances. Since you’re old friends, they’ll take advantage of you even more,” the driver retorted loudly.
After hearing what Old Xu's wife said, the lady of the house came over and asked expectantly, "Is your rice really one yuan and fifty cents?"
Old Xu's wife said, "Of course it's true. That's why I came over to tell you, since we live close by. I didn't expect you two almost got taken advantage of."
The woman then said to the driver, "If someone offers one dollar and fifty cents, I will definitely sell it to the person who offers the higher price. If you also offer one dollar and fifty cents, I will sell it to you; otherwise, you can leave."
"How can you do business like this?" the driver complained. "Even if he offered a higher price, I was here first. First come, first served. You should sell to me."
The hostess asked pointedly, "Can you pay one dollar and fifty cents?"
The driver said, "I can only offer one dollar and forty cents."
The woman, not wanting to suffer a loss, said, "Then I won't sell it."
The driver earnestly advised, "Don't listen to her nonsense. If the other party charges 1.5 yuan, there will definitely be a problem with the scale. Sell it to me, and I guarantee it will be the correct weight."
Old Xu's wife said, "Pah, you're talking nonsense. There's no problem with the scale. If you don't believe me, we'll go over and see right away. They're already weighing it over there."
The driver refused to believe it: "Let's go, let's see."
So the group walked towards the house diagonally across the street.
Old Xu's wife said with a smile, "Little Liu, you're starting to bag things again?"
Liu Yujie turned around and glanced at the three of them: "Yeah, their rice is pretty good too. I just bagged it and weighed it for them. Do you need anything?"
The woman of the house asked first, "How much do you charge per pound?"
Liu Yujie replied, "One yuan and fifty cents."
The driver couldn't help but ask, "Why do you charge more than others?"
Liu Yujie said firmly, "I am from Xifulai Company. Our company helps farmers."
"Xifulai?" The driver clearly knew Xifulai. This company was wealthy and powerful, and had established good cooperative relationships with the surrounding villagers. No wonder they were willing to pay a high price.
"Yes, what's wrong?" Liu Yujie looked at the other person.
"Although it's a big company, as the saying goes, big businesses bully their customers. Is there anything wrong with your scale?" The driver wanted to save face.
"The scale is definitely accurate. This bag weighs eighty pounds. Everyone is welcome to bring their own scales to check," Liu Yujie said confidently, appearing very assured.
The driver, wanting to steal the fare, said, "Can I use my scale to weigh it?"
Liu Yujie readily agreed: "Of course, and you're very welcome."
"Wait a moment." The driver turned around to get his own scale.
The driver quickly brought over the scale and put it aside: "Come on, give me a hand and lift that loaded rice onto the scale."
Liu Yujie said, "I'll do it."
The two men lifted a bag of rice onto the scale, and then everyone looked at the scale to see the count, which showed: 85 jin (42.5 catties).
Liu Yujie frowned immediately. An 80-jin bag is a very standard weight, but it weighs 85 jin, which means there is obviously something wrong with the scale: "There is something wrong with your scale."
The driver immediately retorted, "Impossible! My scale is perfectly accurate. I told you to weigh it properly, but nobody believed me."
Liu Yujie said, "This bag weighs eighty jin, it can't possibly weigh 85 jin, there must be something wrong with your scale."
The driver definitely wouldn't admit it: "Can't I just say you weighed it?"
Liu Yujie sneered and said to the host, "Do you have your own scale? Use your scale to weigh yourself. If I mess with you today, I'll never come here to collect my goods again."
The host still trusted Liu Yujie, after all, it was his second time doing business with him, but with so many eyes watching, he had to prove who was right and who was wrong, so he went and brought out the scale.
The scale was placed in the yard, and everyone carried the bag of rice onto the host's scale. It weighed 80.2 jin (40.6 catties).
Old Xu's wife said, "When we lived at home, it weighed out to be this much."
Liu Yujie said, "Our machine has a pre-set weight, and we've been buying grain for a long time; there's no deception involved." He then pointed the finger at the driver, "Did you deliberately increase the weight to mislead everyone and sell the rice to me?"
The driver was clearly guilty: "What nonsense are you talking about? My scale might have been bumped along the road, otherwise it would be accurate."
Liu Yujie walked to the driver's scale and pressed the scale a few times: "Come on, weigh yourself again."
Everyone lifted the bag of rice onto the scale again, and it weighed 80.2 jin (40.6 catties).
Upon seeing this, everyone immediately understood that the driver's scale was the problem; he must have done it on purpose to steal business.
The host said, "Xiao Liu, hurry up and weigh it, aren't you going to collect from the next family later?"
“Yes.” Liu Yujie ignored the driver and continued packing the bags.
The woman said, "Brother, I'm going to sell my rice to Xiao Liu. You should go back now."
Knowing he was in the wrong, the driver could only slink away. Many villagers had witnessed what had just happened and knew his scales were faulty, so they certainly wouldn't sell him rice again.
In this way, Liu Yujie won the trust of the whole village and spread the idea of growing vegetables. In the future, the village could not only come to harvest rice, but also to harvest all kinds of vegetables.
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canteen.
After harvesting the rice in the evening, Liu Yujie took Li Su to the canteen for dinner. Unexpectedly, they ran into Shen Xuening and Qin Zizhou, so the four of them went to a private room and ordered a table of dishes.
Li Su is no longer an outsider, and the four of them get along quite casually.
Shen Xuening asked Liu Yujie, "How did the rice harvest go today?"
Liu Yujie nodded: "It went quite smoothly. After all, it was my second time going, and the villagers trusted me a lot."
Shen Xuening then asked, "How much did you collect today?"
Liu Yujie said, "There are more than 60,000 jin. We will continue to collect tomorrow, with a target of 500,000 jin."
Shen Xuening asked with concern, "Did you just start collecting them today?"
Liu Yujie nodded: "Yes, the work will last for about half a month. During that time, we also harvested some other grains, such as rapeseed, wheat, and sorghum."
Shen Xuening said, "We can buy any good grain. It's easier to harvest during the autumn harvest. It won't be as easy to harvest after the season is over."
Liu Yujie assured him, "I know, I will complete the mission."
Shen Xuening smiled gently: "I'm not worried about that. I believe in your abilities."
Liu Yujie still liked this feeling of being trusted: "Don't worry, everything is going according to plan. The warehouse will be full in half a month."
Shen Xuening said, "Then I'll have to trouble you for the next period of time."
Liu Yujie said, "It's my duty."
Shen Xuening looked at Li Su: "Did you go together today?"
Li Su smiled faintly and said, "Yes, I'm off today. I thought I had nothing to do, so I went with him to see him. Otherwise, I would have to work when he's on holiday and wouldn't have time to go on a date."
Shen Xuening said, "You two seem to have a good relationship; you should keep it up."
Li Su replied somewhat shyly, "Mm."
Liu Yujie chimed in, "I will take better care of her and show her more concern. I think if a man puts in more effort, the relationship will definitely improve."
Qin Zizhou said, "Your awareness is commendable. That's exactly right. When a man cherishes his wife, everything will be better."
Liu Yujie nodded in agreement: "I will learn from you."
Qin Zizhou smiled and said, "Then you've found the right target."
Liu Yujie couldn't help but smile: "If you hadn't treated Xue Ning well, you wouldn't be the one sitting across from me now. So you are someone all of us men should learn from."
Qin Zizhou straightened his body with a feigned air: "As a role model for everyone, I will persevere in demonstrating my abilities."
Shen Xuening patted Qin Zizhou on the shoulder: "Keep a low profile, people are watching you."
Qin Zizhou looked around, completely unconcerned: "Let him look. It's such a pity that no one is looking at someone so handsome. Xue Ning, if you like him, you can take a few more glances."
Shen Xuening's eyes were full of laughter: "Alright, alright, you're handsome, no one in the world can compare to you. Let them take a look and broaden their horizons."
Qin Zizhou chuckled: "I'm happy to hear you say that."
Li Su and Liu Yujie exchanged a smile as they watched the two flirting. When it came to feelings, no one could match theirs.
……
At night, after taking a shower, Qin Zizhou lay down on the bed. His favorite thing now was to sleep, and being able to sleep with Shen Xuening in his arms was something he had always dreamed of.
But Shen Xuening didn't rush to bed; she still needed to practice embroidery.
Qin Zizhou didn't urge Shen Xuening. He leaned over the bed to look at her embroidery and asked, "What are you embroidering?"
“I embroidered a dragon.” Shen Xuening looked up at Qin Zizhou. “I’m going to make you a dress from the Republican era, and I’ll also make a cheongsam for myself. We can wear them to take pictures.”
Qin Zizhou replied without hesitation, "Sure, I'll do anything as long as I'm with you."
Shen Xuening said, "Then you can play by yourself for a while. I'll embroider for another hour, which will be a good time to practice my embroidery skills and prepare for the embroidery competition."
Qin Zizhou clenched his fist: "You'll definitely get a place."
Shen Xuening said, "I hope so."
Qin Zizhou took his phone, took a picture of the embroidery pattern Shen Xuening had made, and then sent it to the family group chat: "Look, my wife's embroidery skills are amazing, aren't they?"
Qin's mother said, "How long has my daughter-in-law been learning embroidery? She's doing a great job."
Madam Qin said, "I think it's quite good too. The dragon body is embroidered exceptionally well. If I didn't know it was Xue Ning, I would have thought it was embroidered by some experienced craftsman."
Qin Zizhou: "This is my wife. She can do anything. Embroidery is nothing. She can do much better things."
Qin's mother: "Yes, yes, my daughter-in-law is certainly good, and my son has good taste, choosing such an excellent girl."
Grandpa Qin: "Is Xue Ning still embroidering so late?"
Qin Zizhou: Yes, she wants to participate in the competition and is working hard to hone her skills right now.
Mr. Qin: "What competition? Do you need our support?"
Qin Zizhou: "Grandpa and Grandma can go to the venue to watch, and Mom and Dad can watch the live broadcast at home. I have to accompany Xue Ning to the competition, so I can't take care of things at the company."
Father Qin: "..."
Grandpa Qin: "I support Zizhou. As the child's father, I should unconditionally support my son's affairs."
Mr. Qin: "Dad, we can't spoil your grandson too much."
Grandpa Qin ignored Qin's father: "Zizhou, try harder so that Grandpa can meet his great-grandson soon. Yesterday, someone was showing off his great-grandson to Grandpa, and Grandpa was extremely envious."
Qin Zizhou: "Grandpa, I have to tell you the truth. I don't plan to have children in the next two years. Let's wait a couple of years."
Madam Qin: "Is this your decision? Or Xue Ning's decision?"
Qin Zizhou took full responsibility: "It's definitely my decision. Xue Ning listens to everything I say. She said she wanted it and wanted you to see it, but I don't want it. Grandpa and Grandma, please wait a little longer."
Grandpa Qin: "Alright, you're still young, so it's fine if it's two years later."
Qin Zizhou: "Thank you for your understanding, Grandpa and Grandma."
After chatting with his family for a while, Qin Zizhou put down his phone and began to focus on watching Shen Xuening's embroidery. Shen Xuening, however, was so engrossed in her work that she didn't notice Qin Zizhou watching her.
After practicing for an hour, Shen Xuening felt that she had mastered some more embroidery techniques, and overall, she felt very good.
Satisfied with what she had packed, Shen Xuening took the pajamas Qin Zizhou had prepared for her and went to the bathroom.
Qin Zizhou was practically craning his neck, glancing towards the bathroom every now and then.
As soon as Shen Xuening came out of the bathroom, Qin Zizhou pulled her into his arms and kissed her: "Xuening, I've missed you so much. Tonight, you have to let me have my way."
Shen Xuening also missed Qin Zizhou, and nodded upon hearing this: "Let's indulge together."
They blend together and possess each other.
……
Shen Yingying received her college admission notice, and the whole family gathered around to see it.
Shen Wenxu exclaimed with an exaggerated expression, "Wow! What a beautiful 3D admission letter! In terms of emotional value, this admission letter accounts for 80%!"
Shen Baohong chimed in: "Yes, the emotional value provided is really substantial. It's a pity I only went to an ordinary undergraduate university back then."
Shen Zhenzhu said, "I wonder if I'll receive an acceptance letter like this from the university I get into in the future?"
Shen Baohong patted Shen Zhenzhu on the shoulder and said, "Then you have to work hard. You need to get into a good university to get an admission letter like this."
Shen Zhenzhu said, "My grades are pretty good. I'm first in my class and in the top ten in the grade."
Shen Baozhu said, "I'm in a similar situation, so we can both apply to the same university." She then added, "I hope we can both get into good universities, even if they're not the same ones."
Shen Zhenzhu said, "Cousin, I believe I can get into my dream university and receive my desired acceptance letter."
Shen Baozhu nodded emphatically: "I also believe in myself."
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