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Chapter 120 The Car is in Hand

"However, this price is the price sold outside."

"Since Brother Zhou and you, Zhou Rui, have come to my place, and Brother Zhou Jian has already given me a heads-up, I won't mince words. It's 200 yuan at cost price."

He Lai directly stated a cost price that could be considered an industry secret, but he didn't care about it.

He continued, "The cost price is two hundred yuan. Brother Zhou, young friend Zhou, I'll subsidize it by twenty yuan out of my own pocket, so I'll sell it to you for one hundred and eighty yuan. What do you think?"

The usually imposing factory director now resembled a toothless tiger, sheathing his sharp edges.

Zhou Rui almost burst out laughing.

That means I'll lose a hundred dollars!

That's no small amount. A decent, stable job only earns about this much per month.

However, Zhou Rui remained composed, showing no other expression on his face. Zhou Shiwei simply gave Zhou Rui a subtle look.

In Zhou Shiwei's mind, he originally thought that he would be lucky to save even twenty or thirty yuan, and he even thought it would only be a little over ten yuan.

That's why he was just now trying to take Zhou Rui to a department store or a farm machinery station to buy it.

The price they offered him was so good that he couldn't bring himself to buy it.

Is that correct?

It's just a matter of someone saying a few words, and you can save a hundred dollars so easily?

Zhou Shiwei had one of the few times he had a rough idea about the word "power".

No wonder so many people are willing to go to great lengths and offend others just to get in.

Who could resist such temptation?

Because his elders had always been strict with the Zhou family's descendants since childhood, even Zhou Shiping had never done anything like "summoning the wind and rain".

This also put Zhou Shiwei in a bit of a dilemma. In this way, he would owe a great debt of gratitude. Even if Prosecutor Zhou didn't mention it, he would still have genuinely received a favor from that person.

Just as Zhou Shiwei was having a problem, Zhou Rui nodded slightly to his father.

Seeing this, Zhou Shiwei remained silent, clearly leaving the decision to Zhou Rui.

Zhou Rui did a quick calculation and found that the cost price the other party mentioned was not a lie; it was indeed true.

As for the extra twenty yuan discount, Zhou Rui didn't know whether he made up the difference himself or used some other means.

"Director He, we won't take advantage of you. Since you said the cost price is two hundred yuan, then you don't need to use your own money to cover it. We'll go with that price."

Zhou Rui didn't want to take advantage of He Laiyou. How could such a person truly suffer a loss? It might seem that he lost the two thousand yuan he had made up for today, but he might be able to get even more benefits from him tomorrow.

He Lai thought about it for a moment, but didn't hesitate. Just as he was about to say it was a deal, Zhou Rui spoke up again.

"But Director He, the price isn't calculated that way. Since the cost price of producing this product is this much, the supply and marketing cooperatives, department stores, or agricultural machinery stations probably won't sell it at cost price when they come to get it."

"I don't want to know what price they paid to buy the goods. How about this, I'll add another twenty, and consider it my Uncle Zhou getting the goods from you, okay?"

He Laiyou's factory wasn't large, but it wasn't small either. He was a well-known pragmatist in the county. He made his fortune through government policies and was gradually catching up with the state-owned agricultural machinery factories.

Sometimes, the quality of the products he produces is slightly better than that of those from state-owned agricultural machinery factories.

He and tea merchant Zhang Chengyun are two completely opposite examples.

He Laiyou was successful; his products could even be sold in the neighboring county.

Zhou Rui's decision to add extra money without reason was definitely not a waste of time.

He made it very clear that he was buying the goods under the guise of Zhou Jian getting them here. In this way, although it cost a little more money, there were still benefits.

That means we no longer need to waste Zhou Jian's favors.

If we really buy it at cost price, then Zhou Jian will owe him a favor, but buying it at the purchase price...

He Lai was stunned when he heard Zhou Rui say that.

Is Zhou Rui really that cunning?

You even thought of this?

For a moment, He Lai forgot what to say. Normally, people would prefer the lowest price, so why did Zhou Rui not only refuse the two thousand yuan price reduction he offered?

Instead, they want to add another twenty yuan?

This round trip meant Zhou Rui spent an extra forty yuan.

At a time when pork costs just over a dollar and rice is priced by the cent, this is quite a lot.

After a long pause, He Laiyou finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Why? Wouldn't it be better to save a little money?"

He was both confused and dumbfounded.

Zhou Rui simply smiled faintly: "We appreciate Director He's kindness, but we'll do what needs to be done. We can't let Director He work for nothing, can we?"

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Zhou Rui thought that as long as his own family owed Zhou Jian a favor, there was no need for Zhou Jian to owe another favor to Factory Director He.

Under Zhou Rui's insistence, He Laiyou finally agreed to Zhou Rui's proposal.

So Zhou Rui quickly counted out twenty-two ten-yuan "Great Unity" bills and handed them over.

He Lai accepted the money without much concern. What he really wanted was to do Zhou Jian a favor and to do favors for the Zhou family father and son. In this society, sometimes favors are more valuable than cash.

Although he didn't know the specific origins and background of the Zhou family father and son, how could they be ordinary people who could make Prosecutor Zhou take such good care of them?

So, he had just lowered the price to please Zhou Rui and the others, but now it had all come to nothing.

After paying, since it was a legitimate factory, they issued an invoice, and then He Laiyou took the father and son to pick up the goods.

The factory wasn't luxurious, but it had everything it needed. We arrived at the warehouse where the finished products were stored.

A row of brand-new, blue-painted pedicabs were parked there.

The stock is not large, presumably to reduce the cost of stockpiling and thus produce only as needed.

He randomly picked one and said, "Don't worry, I don't have many defective products. If any problems arise later, I can even provide after-sales service."

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He Laiyou extended an olive branch again, but Zhou Rui remained noncommittal.

Looking at this long-awaited vehicle that also serves as a practical tool of production, Zhou Rui was filled with mixed emotions.

Since his rebirth, he has always borrowed money from Aunt Li's family. No matter how good their relationship is or how thick-skinned he is, it's still a bit strange.

Now that his family finally possessed this original production vehicle, how could Zhou Rui remain calm?

After riding the bike around the factory and testing it out to make sure everything was working properly, the Zhou father and son adjusted the brakes and chain lubrication, and confirmed that everything was correct.

This was indeed a big item, and the two of them valued it highly. Although He Laiyou wouldn't cheat them, they still had to try it out in person to see if it suited them.

The two took turns trying it out and were very satisfied. It was clear that He Laiyou had put his heart into it.

As the two were about to ride their bikes home, He Laiyou called them back again.