bookbashuk Chapter 12 Contract
Chapter 12 Contract
Before dawn, there was a knock on the door of Yang Ming's rented room, which immediately woke up the two people who were sleeping soundly together.
"Oh no! It must be Sun Fangfang blocking the door!" Wei Qingqing got out of bed, enduring the discomfort, and quickly put on her clothes, occasionally hissing in pain.
Yang Ming didn't dare to be negligent and started to put on his clothes. His rented room was only ten square meters, and he couldn't very well be naked when guests came.
"Qingqing, are you in there? Open the door!" came Sun Fangfang's impatient voice from outside.
"Here it comes... Put the sheets away, don't let Fangfang see them, otherwise she'll definitely make fun of me, she's the most mischievous person..." Wei Qingqing finished dressing, her cheeks flushed, and whispered to Yang Ming, pointing to the blood-stained sheets. Then she picked up a comb, looked in the mirror, and quickly combed her messy hair.
"What's going on? Why did it take you so long to open the door?" As soon as Wei Qingqing opened the door, she saw Sun Fangfang, dressed in a beige business suit, holding her baby son and standing outside. As soon as Sun Fangfang saw the door open, she immediately looked into the room, hoping to see something private. Behind her stood another person, her husband Zhang Yang.
"This...this...this is Ugly Sister?" Zhang Yang suddenly seemed to see a ghost, pointing at Wei Qingqing and stammering.
Upon hearing her husband's words, Sun Fangfang looked closely at Wei Qingqing and exclaimed in surprise, "Qingqing, where are your pimples? They've disappeared! They looked bad, you've become ugly!"
"You're so annoying!" Wei Qingqing grabbed Sun Fangfang's precious son and kissed him on the cheek. "I'm kissing your son so I can pass on my pimples to him..."
"Where's my brother-in-law? Where is he? Let me see what he looks like! This place is too small!" Sun Fangfang walked straight into the rented room, frowning as she looked at the cramped space.
"Oh! We've already bought a house. Once it's all set up, we'll move in. You must be Qingqing's good friend, Sun Fangfang? My name is Yang Ming..." Yang Ming hid the bed sheet and greeted Sun Fangfang with a smile.
"I must say, he's actually quite handsome! Just a little less so than my husband!" Sun Fangfang wasn't reserved at all. She plopped down on the broken bed, her eyes sizing up Yang Ming without any restraint, offering her opinions.
Yang Ming felt uncomfortable under her gaze. This woman's eyes were too bold; in her eyes, he felt as if he were naked.
"Honey, and this handsome guy, he's Fangfang's husband, his name is Zhang Yang. He has the worst tongue, I've wanted to slap him a few times." At this moment, Wei Qingqing, holding Sun Fangfang's precious son in one arm, pulled Zhang Yang, who was outside the door, into the room.
"Hello, please have a seat, I'll go pour you some tea..." Yang Ming said warmly. He was also looking for an excuse to avoid Sun Fangfang's gaze; her eyes were too aggressive.
"No need, buddy, when did Ugly Sister's face change? Did you guys practice some kind of dual cultivation or the Su Nu Jing or something, absorbing yin to replenish yang, so that yin and yang are in harmony, dragon and tiger in balance, and all the acne is gone... Hehe, we're buddies from now on, so if you have any secrets, don't keep them to yourself!" Zhang Yang put his arm around Yang Ming's shoulder, a lewd smile on his face, and whispered.
"There's no secret, it just happens naturally..." Yang Ming looked embarrassed, a little annoyed by this boastful attitude. No wonder Wei Qingqing said he had a sharp tongue!
"Hey, I'm telling you, it's bad enough that your house is run-down, but how come you don't even have bed sheets?" Sun Fangfang patted the mattress on the bed, her loud voice ringing out in the small room, it was really deafening.
"You annoying thing, do you think I don't know what you're thinking? Put it away!" Wei Qingqing kicked Sun Fangfang and said irritably.
Sun Fangfang didn't mind and asked with a smile, "Why did you put it away?"
"What's it to you?" Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at Sun Fangfang. "I'm telling you, I'm quitting. I'm not going to work at the sales center anymore!"
"That's true. Now that you're pretty, what job can't you find with your diploma?" Sun Fangfang said understandingly.
"I'm not planning to look for a job anymore. We bought a house in the countryside last night, and we plan to live there." Wei Qingqing sat down next to Sun Fangfang and teased Sun Fangfang's precious son.
"Live in the countryside? Qingqing, are you kidding me? There's no water, no electricity, no internet in the countryside. It's freezing cold in winter and scorching hot in summer. Plus, there are mosquitoes everywhere. One bite and you get a welt..." Sun Fangfang was shocked and quickly listed the problems to Wei Qingqing.
"Stop, stop, stop! You mean the countryside in the old society, right?" Wei Qingqing quickly interrupted her.
"Qingqing, don't go. If you go, I won't have anyone to confide in in this big city. How will I live in the future?" Sun Fangfang started to plead softly.
"Fangfang, Yang Ming and I have made up our minds. We plan to buy an apartment in S City. Isn't your family in Meili Community? We'll buy the one across from yours, and we'll be neighbors. If I miss you, I can come back and stay for a few days! Okay?" Wei Qingqing said.
The two of them were exercising and discussing their future plans last night. They finally came up with a plan by dawn: to buy a house in S City for Yang Ming's parents to live in, and then the young couple would move to Zhengjia Village.
"Oh no!" Sun Fangfang pouted and looked at Wei Qingqing with a resentful expression, just like a little puppy that had been abandoned by its owner.
Wei Qingqing immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Her sister was great in every way, except that she was too mischievous. "Fangfang, how about..."
"I won't listen! If you dare leave, I'll disown you as my best friend!" Sun Fangfang covered her ears, twisted her body, and threw a tantrum.
"You're a mother now, please stop doing this! You're corrupting your son!" Wei Qingqing's face darkened.
"Are you really sure?" Seeing that her petulance had no effect, Sun Fangfang stopped acting up and asked seriously.
"Mm!" Wei Qingqing nodded.
"Okay, I support you. But what about your uncle and aunt? You're their only daughter. If you let them go to the countryside with you, will they be able to adapt?" Sun Fangfang said.
"Then let's buy another house across from yours, one for my parents and one for my parents-in-law," Yang Ming said as he walked over with two cups of tea, upon hearing Sun Fangfang's words.
"Buy two apartments across from my house? What do you mean? So you're leaving your four elderly relatives in my care? We have four more in our family! My husband and I are supposed to take care of eight people, how can we manage? You really have the nerve to say that!" Sun Fangfang rolled her eyes at Yang Ming.
"Hehe..." Yang Ming chuckled twice and then fell silent. His original intention was for both sets of parents to take care of each other.
Zhang Yang took the tea Yang Ming offered, took a sip, and said, "Dude, you've got quite the nerve. Do you know how much a square meter of housing in Meili Community costs? Eight thousand five hundred! Our units are all 300 square meters each, so one unit costs two million five hundred and fifty thousand, two units would be five million one hundred thousand! If it weren't for my wife being the sales manager at Longteng Real Estate and getting us an insider price, we couldn't afford such a big house even if we worked for ten years!"
"Five million? That's not much. We should be able to buy it in about two months." Yang Ming wasn't too shocked. He had learned a lot about Sun Fangfang's family from Qingqing last night, and he also knew that their house was quite big.
"Great job! Dude, you're awesome!" Zhang Yang gave Yang Ming a thumbs up and then said nothing more. Since the other man was so confident, he must have something to rely on, so there was no point in saying more.
"Honey, hurry up and get ready. We need to sign an agreement with Aunt Zhang later. Go early so Aunt Zhang doesn't find anything wrong with you." Wei Qingqing glanced at her watch; it was already 6 o'clock. She urged Yang Ming to get ready because he was going to sign a long-term supply agreement with Zhang Yingning at 8 o'clock.
"Okay! You go ahead and take care of things." Yang Ming replied and started tidying himself up in front of the mirror. Actually, there wasn't much to tidy up; he just needed to shave, comb his hair, and make sure he looked neat.
After Yang Ming finished packing, it was already 7 o'clock, and it was time for him to head to the Yingning Hotel. Before leaving, Yang Ming called Wei Qingqing out and prepared two tomatoes, two sweet potatoes, and two potatoes for Sun Fangfang and the others to try. After all, it was their first time visiting, so he had to treat them to something simple.
After leaving the Sunshine Residential Area, Yang Ming hailed a taxi and headed to the Yingning Hotel.
When Yang Ming arrived at the Yingning Hotel, it was already 7:30. He entered the hotel lobby, took out Zhang Yingning's business card, and made a phone call to her. Soon after, a hotel supervisor dressed in a light pink business suit came out of the elevator.
"Mr. Yang Ming, General Manager Zhang is waiting for you in his office. Please come with me!" Yang Ming, dressed in an ordinary casual T-shirt, stood out conspicuously in this magnificent hotel. The head waiter, who had met Yang Ming yesterday, politely stepped forward to greet him.
"Okay!" Yang Ming nodded.
The hotel supervisor nodded with a professional smile, turned and walked towards the elevator, with Yang Ming following closely behind.
Before long, the two of them came out of the elevator and arrived at a spacious office. The office door was open, and from the outside, they could see several hotel staff serving tea to a group of well-dressed guests.
Zhang Yingning sat behind the boss's chair with a smile, chatting casually with the customers.
"Hehe, is that Xiao Yang? Come in quickly, let me introduce you to some big bosses!" Zhang Yingning saw Yang Ming through the open door at a glance, and immediately greeted him with a smile, taking Yang Ming's hand and pulling him into the office.
When the guests saw Zhang Yingning go out to greet them, they knew that the person in charge had arrived, and they all stood up.
"Aunt Zhang!" Yang Ming had never seen such a big scene before, and he was quite nervous. He smiled shyly.
"Don't be nervous!" Zhang Yingning noticed Yang Ming's hand trembling slightly, so she quickly patted his hand with a smile to comfort him. Then, she called out to the busy waiters in the office, "Waiters, you can all leave. We don't need you here!"
After the waiters had all left and the door was closed tightly, Zhang Yingning smiled and introduced everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, this young man is the supplier of those extra-large sweet potatoes and potatoes, his name is Yang Ming. Young man, see this bald uncle? He's Zhang Dapao, the big boss of the Longteng Hotel, you can just call him Uncle Zhang... And see this beautiful lady? She's Li Hongmei, the owner of the Hongmei Hotel, you can call her Sister Li..."
Zhang Yingning introduced the guests to Yang Ming one by one. These guests were all well-known hotel owners in S City, owning no fewer than 10 chain hotels. Yang Ming politely shook hands and greeted them one by one. These big bosses were also quite humble and greeted Yang Ming a few words in return. Yang Ming knew that they were giving Zhang Yingning face. No matter what he would become in the future, at least for now, he was not qualified to sit on equal footing with them.
"Alright, now that everyone's introduced themselves, let's get down to business. Shall we go to the conference room to talk?" Zhang Yingning said after everyone was seated.
"No need! The atmosphere in the meeting room is too serious, don't scare Xiao Yang!" Li Hongmei giggled.
"Alright, alright, my brother here hasn't been out of college for long and doesn't have any experience in this area, so let's talk here. But I'm warning you beforehand, don't bully him! Especially you, Li Hongmei!" Zhang Yingning said with a smile.
"Alright! Just because Xiao Yang is Sister Zhang's friend, I can't bully him! In the future, our Hongmei Hotel will still need his support!" Li Hongmei chuckled.
Other big bosses also expressed their opinions.
"Alright! Let's talk right here. As everyone knows, the agricultural products that Brother provides are of much higher quality than ordinary products on the market. This is a huge opportunity for us in the hotel industry. Take a look, everyone. This is the contract that my secretary drafted for me overnight! Please read it carefully. If you have any different opinions, please speak up!" Zhang Yingning took out a file folder from his desk, pulled out a stack of contracts, gave two copies to each person, and personally distributed them to everyone.
The contract Yang Ming was holding was signed with Zhang Yingning's name. He carefully looked at the contents of the contract. The contents were very simple, with only three clauses. The first clause stated that Yang Ming's agricultural products could only be sold to the hotel that participated in today's meeting for a period of one year. After one year, the contract would be renewed depending on the cooperation between the two parties.
Article 2: Yang Ming must guarantee the quality of the agricultural products he provides; otherwise, the contract will be automatically void.
Article 3. All hotels that agree to sign the contract must adhere to the price quoted by Yang Ming. However, the price quoted by Yang Ming shall not exceed 20 times the market price. Payment shall be made upon delivery, and transportation costs shall be shared by both parties.
Anyone with eyes to see can see that Zhang Yingning's appetite is too big, and she thinks too highly of Yang Ming. Yang Ming's agricultural products can only be sold to the large hotels participating in today's meeting, and there are no restrictions on the types of agricultural products. What does that mean? It means that Yang Ming will have more types of agricultural products to sell in the future. Moreover, this is not about everyone buying Yang Ming's agricultural products, but about Yang Ming selling his agricultural products to everyone. It's a pure seller's market, and the price is entirely up to Yang Ming. It's like putting a knife in Yang Ming's hand, letting him cut off whichever piece of flesh he wants, within a range of 20 times, cutting off as much as he wants. This is Zhang Yingning deliberately trying to befriend this young man.
Zhang Yingning's attitude has given everyone a deeper understanding of Yang Ming.
"Aunt Zhang, this contract is very simple, and it doesn't specify much about the responsibilities of both parties. What I want to ask is, can I no longer sell my agricultural products in retail?" Yang Ming scratched his head and said.
"There are no restrictions on retail sales, but the price you sell at retail cannot be lower than the price you sell to us," Zhang Yingning said with a smile.
"No problem!" Yang Ming nodded, then pointed to the third clause: "What does 'transportation costs will be shared by both parties' mean? Also, the contract doesn't specify the quantity of goods required?"
"Transportation will be shared by both parties. This means you don't need to deliver the goods to our hotel warehouse one by one. However, you need to rent a warehouse in the city. We will agree on a time, and at that time, we can pick up the goods there. You need to deliver the goods to the warehouse in advance. As for the specific amount of goods we need, we can give you a number in advance based on the sales situation. This is not fixed, so there is no need to write it down," Zhang Yingning explained.
"No problem! I agree to this contract," Yang Ming nodded and said.
"Okay! Everyone has seen it. If you agree, please write your name down," Zhang Yingning said.
Zhang Yingning had a good influence, mainly because everyone trusted her judgment. Moreover, the contract was drafted quite simply, and no one had any objections to it. So, they all took out pens, wrote their names on the contract, and handed it to Zhang Yingning.
"Xiao Yang, sign your name, and this contract will be effective!" Zhang Yingning handed the contract to Yang Ming.
Yang Ming wrote his name on each of these contracts.
"Great! The contract is effective immediately. I hope we can cooperate smoothly! Xiao Yang, from now on, bring any agricultural products you have to my hotel's warehouse. I'll distribute them to everyone. Remember to weigh them beforehand, or I'll definitely rip you off!" Zhang Yingning said with a smile, distributing the contracts to everyone according to their names.
Yang Ming smiled but didn't say anything. The agricultural products he took out were all weighed by the system, not a single pound off.
After discussing the delivery dates, they finally settled on a schedule of once every ten days, specifically on the 10th, 20th, and 30th of each month.
Yang Ming had a meal with these big bosses at the Yingning Hotel, and then went home with a thick stack of contracts. By then, it was almost noon.
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