bayedsolid Chapter 320: Three abuses
Chapter 320: Three abuses
Long Xu visited five companies that rented shops in succession, said all the nice things he could and gave them many gifts. Finally, his hard work paid off.
He finally reached an agreement with these companies and successfully took the shops back from him.
As soon as we are ready to start construction, those merchants will move out directly and return the shops to them.
Nowadays, among all the shops, apart from credit unions, the only ones left are those small businesses that stick together.
Long Xu carried two bags in his hands, opened the door of the hair salon and walked in.
Xia Ming was sitting in the room. When he heard the door open, he thought a guest had arrived.
When he looked up, he saw that it was Long Xu, who was responsible for collecting their business. He had already raised his butt, but immediately sat back down.
"Boss Xia."
"What are you doing here? I've told you many times that I won't move, so you'd better save your breath." Xia Ming said in a deep voice with a stern face.
Long Xu didn't listen and walked straight up to Xia Ming and put the things in his hand on the table.
"I know you've said this many times, but Boss Xia, you should also understand one thing: we've paid a lot for this building, and the more we pay, the greater the reward we need."
"Do you think my boss will give up on the renovation just because you guys are banding together? The answer is definitely no."
"Compared to you individual investors, those companies over there are much more sensible. They've taken what they owe and handed over the shop. In the future, we can still be friends and help each other. Only in this way can we expand our business."
"Unlike you, you don't want to be good friends, but you insist on blocking other people's paths and making them enemies."
As he spoke, Long Xu lifted up his clothes.
On his stomach, there was a palm-long scar, which looked like a centipede lying on it, and was very scary.
When Xia Ming saw the scar, the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
"Don't scare me. I tell you, I've been a self-employed person for so many years. I'm not afraid of anything!" Xia Ming said bravely, but his hand retracted because of nervousness, which exposed his fearful heart.
The scar on Long Xu's stomach was left after he plotted against Cui Dapao last time, forcibly pulling Cui Dapao's hand and stabbing himself.
Now he deliberately showed it to scare Xia Ming.
"Boss Xia, let me be frank with you. I've decided to take over this shop. I won't give you a penny less of the rent I owe you. I've also applied for an additional 300 yuan as compensation. If you're willing, we can negotiate the amount. But if you still insist on not leaving, don't blame me for not informing you in advance."
Long Xu put away his good temper and said in a deep voice.
"I won't move! I won't move no matter what you say!"
"So there's no room for negotiation at all?"
"Okay, then let's see who can rely on whom." Long Xu said, then got up and left.
At the same time, he picked up the two bags he had just brought in.
"I won't even give it to you, even if it's for the dog!"
Bang!
Kicking the door open, Long Xu left with his things.
Xia Ming hurried to the door and looked behind him until Long Xu's figure was completely gone. Then he hurried out the door and went to the shop next door.
Not long after, several shop owners gathered in the hair cutting shop again.
Xia Ming looked like he was sighing.
"Master Xia, what's wrong with you? You called us all here, and now you're not saying anything. Aren't you making us anxious?"
"Yes, Master Xia, we all listen to you now. Just say whatever you want to say."
Xia Ming looked worried.
"Just now, that kid surnamed Long came and forced me to hand over the shop. He even deliberately showed me the scar on his stomach. It was so long and scary."
"He also threatened me that if we didn't hand over the shop, they wouldn't let it go and might even resort to treachery. I'm really worried, so I called you all over here to ask what your stance is. You can't just leave me alone to take the blame while you all sit back and reap the benefits."
As soon as Xia Ming finished speaking, someone spoke up, "Master Xia, look at what you're saying. Which of us is just sitting back and enjoying the fruits of our labor? Aren't we all just following your orders? We do what you say. You can't just blame us for scaring you."
"Yes, Master Xia, none of us want you to be the first to take the blame. Were you the one who initiated this group? If you have any ideas, just tell us and we'll do it."
Inside the haircut room, everyone was talking at once.
The light on the ceiling flickered for a moment and then went out.
"The light bulb is broken."
Xia Ming stood up, walked to the inner compartment and turned on the light switch, but the light bulb was dark and there was no response.
"power cut."
There was a power outage, and no one took it too seriously.
In this day and age, power outages are common and nothing to be surprised about.
"I guess they'll be here soon. We're on the same page as the Municipal Party Committee, so they won't be here for long."
"Let's continue to discuss how to deal with that kid named Long."
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Time passed by minute by minute, it was already dark, but the power supply to the shop still had not been restored.
Across the street, the lights in other buildings were on, but these shops still had no electricity.
This finally made Xia Ming realize that something was wrong.
There is electricity everywhere on the street, except for their building. Isn't this a weird thing?
"Oh no! Could it be that Long kid is playing dirty tricks and deliberately cutting off our power?"
Xia Ming hurried to the credit union, but it was already closed. The door was locked and it was pitch black inside, so he couldn't see anything.
After a night, when Xia Ming opened the door of the shop the next day and wanted to clean up and prepare for opening, he found that there was no water.
He can still operate during the day when there is a power outage, but if there is no water, he can't even wash his customers' hair.
The owner of the pastry shop outside hurried in: "Master Xia, why is the water out for no reason?"
"If the water supply really is cut off, it wouldn't be a big deal. What I'm most worried about now is that the guy named Long is doing something bad. He deliberately cut off our water and electricity." Xia Ming said worriedly.
"No way, what can he do? There's a credit union over there, and it's a state-owned enterprise."
"Let's go to the credit union and see if they have water and electricity. Then we'll know everything." Xia Ming said immediately, "It's better to take a look than to guess."
The two hurried to the credit union and saw that it was broad daylight and the lights were on inside. There was no power outage at all.
"It must be that guy surnamed Long who did this!"
"Let's go find him!"