frightfiction Chapter 168 Negotiating Conditions
Chapter 168 Negotiating Conditions
As soon as Hou Jie said the number, the yard suddenly became chaotic, like a weasel entering a chicken coop. Hou Jie was so happy when he saw it.
"How is that possible, Chunsheng? This is too much money."
"Yeah! It's too much, lower it a little!"
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Hou Jie didn't care about their crying poor. They had clearly gotten a huge advantage, yet they were still not satisfied. He didn't intend to indulge them.
"Uncles and aunties, listen to me. Yongchang Grain Store owes 300 kilograms of grain per person, regardless of whether you are an adult or a child. As long as it is on the household registration book, it will be available, right?"
Someone nodded and replied, "That's right."
Hou Jie continued to analyze, "There are 5 to 60 people in our yard. According to the population recognition, a rough estimate is 750 yuan. I ask everyone for 300 yuan to smooth the relationship. Isn't it inappropriate? You have to know that if this kind of thing is known to the host family, those who secretly help us do this will lose their jobs. With such a big risk, they won't do it if they don't make more money."
"My dear uncles and aunts, just imagine, using half the money to buy twice as much food, wouldn't that be great?"
Xu Fugui, with a sincere but slightly embarrassed look on his face, spoke up for everyone:
"Chunsheng, we uncles and aunts all know it in our hearts. We all know that we have made a profit. But you also understand that we don't have so much cash in hand at once."
"There are always so many trivial expenses in the family, such as food, clothing and daily necessities. It is indeed difficult to raise such a large sum of money at once. Can you think of some other way? Either pay in installments or give us some time. We will definitely pay it back as soon as possible with interest."
Hou Jie refused directly, leaving them no room for negotiation.
"I'm sorry, please seek help from someone else! My family is in ruins now, so I really can't help you. When everyone agrees, come back to me. My favors are not cheap, and I take risks. Maybe the money is not enough, and I will have to add some myself. I have taken good care of everyone, so don't be greedy."
"You have already taken advantage of this. You can save some money when you buy food in the future. As for how to do it, you can figure it out for yourselves!"
"Hey! Chunsheng, let's talk it over again. Why are you so angry?"
As soon as Hou Jie finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the backyard without hesitation. He ignored the attempts to keep her, and his steps were firm and resolute.
As his back gradually receded, some sarcastic remarks were faintly heard from behind him. Although the voices were not loud, they were clearly heard by Hou Jie. Those words pierced his heart like needles, making him tense up and a strong sense of anger and helplessness surged in his heart.
"Emma, I'm too soft-hearted. I should have added more if I had known."
Someone said: "Why are you so arrogant? You are already poor, but you are still so arrogant. I want to see how long you can be so arrogant."
This sentence was like a heavy hammer, hitting Hou Jie's heart, making him feel uncomfortable.
Another voice joined the conversation, "That's right, why are you showing off! Let's find a way ourselves. Maybe we can get someone involved and solve the problem. And we might even spend less money!"
Although this sentence was a little sarcastic, it made Hou Jie's eyes sparkle. He realized that his method of pretending to be poor was absolutely right. If you want to get ahead, you have to be a bit more mediocre.
Seeing her godson leaving, the godmother immediately followed Hou Jie and entered the Hou family.
When Hou Jie saw that it was his godmother who came in, he happily asked her to sit down.
My godmother was a little anxious, with a look of concern and uneasiness on her face.
"Chunsheng, are you okay? I just heard something happened at your house. Is everything okay?"
Hou Jie felt warm in his heart. His godmother was the only one who cared about his feelings and his health. He was right about her.
Hou Jie whispered, "Don't worry, godmother! It doesn't matter if it's ruined. There are still three-tenths of nails left in the broken boat! The remaining money is enough for me to spend for the rest of my life, so don't worry!"
"Godmother, remember! Don't tell anyone, including godfather. I only told you. I'm your godson, okay!"
After hearing his explanation and being amused by his boasting, the godmother felt relieved. She smiled and replied:
"This is a clever guy, he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve."
"Okay, okay, godmother will listen to you. From now on, I won't tell anyone."
The two chatted for a long time until they felt sleepy and the godmother went home to sleep.
When Xu Fugui saw that the protagonists had left, he knew that there was no point in delaying it any further.
Although he has a bad heart, he is still somewhat restrained in this courtyard and can basically maintain his image.
As the saying goes, old people are cunning and ghosts are slippery.
He knew that if he continued to delay, things would only get worse and there would be no improvement, so he called together several influential core figures in the hospital and had an in-depth conversation with them.
Everyone agreed that the most important thing now is to find a way to properly deal with the current predicament.
Xu Fugui suggested, "How about we find someone ourselves and try to handle it, just in case it succeeds!"
"Okay! Let's give it a try first. If it doesn't work, go find Chunsheng!"
Everyone agreed with this proposal and decided to divide the work, play to their respective strengths, and take action as soon as possible.
In this way, the first meeting of Siheyuan on dealing with the food problem officially ended. The result did not achieve the expected effect.
The results of the meeting are as follows: First, the weather is good today, there are a lot of mosquitoes, and their bites are really painful.
Second, Comrade Liu Haizhong is very good, um...ah...ha...
Saturday came in a blink of an eye, and the children in the yard were on holiday as they didn't have to go to school.
Hou Jie was an exception. He didn't go to school, was young, and had nothing to do.
At this time, he was sitting in his study, reading a book attentively.
Someone knocked on the window glass, breaking the quiet afternoon.
Hou Jie looked up and saw Xu Damao, who seemed to be particularly dependent on him recently. In terms of cleverness, Xu Damao was second to none in this courtyard.
Despite this, Hou Jie did not want to look at Xu Damao differently because of his future villainous behavior, nor did he want to have prejudice against him because of this. After all, children's hearts are pure.
Maybe, as long as Xu Damao spends more time with me, he will become sensible and kind!
"Brother Chunsheng, you are reading again! I envy you so much for playing at home every day. I can't do that. I still have to go to school."
Xu Damao said with a little envy and helplessness. Going to school was indeed a troublesome thing for him, not only because of the heavy homework, but also those difficult to understand textbooks.
Hou Jie smiled after hearing this, but he thought in his heart: You should be content! Compared with the children of later generations, you have made a great bargain. In this era, children are blessed but do not know how to appreciate it. They have a childhood that we cannot compare with.