Chapter 237: The Unscrupulous Merchant
Chapter 237: The Unscrupulous Merchant
David's not-so-standard accent quickly attracted the attention of customers in the store and passers-by on the street, and soon the Bai's Store was surrounded by people.
Wang Zijin was sweating profusely and whispered, "David, relax a little. Let's talk it over nicely."
"It's been six or seven days since you received the goods. I've come here many times, but your boss Nan has refused to pay. You are deliberately refusing to pay. What else can I say?" David said angrily.
The onlookers started discussing it in a flurry.
"The Bai family is so wealthy, how could they possibly owe others money for goods?"
"That's right!"
"Is there some misunderstanding?"
"Don't believe the nonsense told by foreigners."
On the second floor of the business, Bai Dahai ran up hurriedly.
"Second Young Madam, that foreign merchant David is making a scene in front of our company."
Nanchun curled the corners of his lips and said, "I can't hold it in any longer! Manager Hai, take Xu Fei and go get those two bosses. Shuisheng, wait a moment until more people come to watch the show. Take the white cloth and let's go down and meet him."
"Okay." Manager Hai agreed, went downstairs, and left through the back door with Xu Fei.
The weather in August was hot and stuffy, and Wang Zijin was sweating profusely and his face was flushed.
"Xiao Chen, go call the Second Young Madam out!"
Xiao Chen said awkwardly, "Mr. Wang, please wait a moment."
Seeing this, David smiled and said, "It seems that Boss Nan is in the wrong and doesn't dare to come out and confront me!"
"Who said I'm in the wrong and dare not confront you?" Nanchun walked over.
"David, let me go! The second young lady is here! Tell her what you want to say!" Wang Zijin was as happy as if he had seen a savior when he saw Nanchun.
David let go of Wang Zijin and rushed to Nanchun.
Xu Shuisheng stopped him and frowned, saying, "Hey, keep your distance."
David took two steps back and said, "Boss Nan, please give me the money for my goods! Business must be honest! If you refuse to pay like this, no one will dare to do business with you in the future."
This statement is nine parts threat and only one part negotiation.
Nanchun was not angry. She raised her hand and asked Xu Shuisheng to open the white cloth in his hand.
"Everyone, look! This is the white cloth that this foreign merchant supplied to our Bai's Company."
When the onlookers saw it, they saw that the cloth was covered with mold spots and some parts were already rotten.
"Ouch! You're selling this kind of stuff?"
"This is obviously old stuff, it's all rotten."
"Everyone, please be fair. How can I pay him the balance after receiving such garbage? Our Bai's Company asked him to exchange the goods, but he refused. He even forced me to pay. How is this different from robbery?" Nanchun said.
"It's impossible to give him money!"
"Right! That's not the way to fool people!"
"This is too much!"
Seeing that no one was on his side, David quickly said, "They didn't raise any objections when they received the goods. It was only after they got the goods into their warehouse that they said there was a problem with the goods. Who can prove that these defective goods are mine? I said you were playing tricks and trying to shirk your debt by finding these defective products to pass off as my goods!"
Nanchun said, "My Bai's Company only does business with your David Company for white cloth. We don't have any other white cloth."
"You say that, but who would know that you secretly produced these defective products?" David retorted.
Nanchun asked calmly, "Mr. David, as far as I know, you gave this batch of white cloth to three families that day, right?"
Seeing David panicking, Nanchun added, "Don't try to deny it! On the day the cargo ship arrived at the dock, many ship workers and porters could testify. Half of David's company's white cloth was given to our Bai's Company, and the other half was given to Min's Cloth Shop and the Qian's Tailor Shop."
David thought for a moment and said, "So what? Boss Min and Boss Qian are trustworthy and have already paid the full amount. If there was a problem, why didn't they tell us? Could it be that they have the same batch of cloth, but theirs is the best, while yours is the defective stuff?"
"We don't say it because we don't dare to say it!" A voice suddenly came from the crowd.
"Please make way, please make way!" Xu Fei and Manager Hai led the way in front, followed by Mr. Min from Min's Cloth Shop and Mr. Qian from Qian's Tailor Shop.
I saw that each of them was holding a piece of cloth in his hand.
David's face changed drastically. Nanchun had the Bai family's backing, so how could he dare to challenge him? But he didn't expect these two people to dare to challenge him too.
"We testify to Boss Nan that the white cloth David Trading Company gave us was indeed defective and old goods." Boss Min said loudly.
After saying that, the two men opened the cloth in their hands. Everyone took a look and found that it was exactly the same as the white foreign cloth from Bai's Trading Company, all covered with mold spots and rotten.
"We've suffered terribly over the years doing business with David Trading Company!" Boss Qian said, his eyes red. "This unscrupulous merchant either exorbitantly prices our goods or passes them off as superior. We... don't even dare to raise a single question!"
"Yes, in the past, we didn't mention the loss of 10% or 20%. But they've gone even further. This time, 70% to 80% of the goods they gave us are defective.
"I thought I'd taken this loss! But when will it end? I spent real money, only to get a bunch of garbage in return, and I still have to be grateful to them..." Boss Min choked up.
"How abominable!"
"Black-hearted businessman!"
The crowd was furious and surrounded David. Although no physical attacks were made, David's clothes were torn and his shiny, smooth hair was messed up, making him look miserable.
"David, it's already this time. You should admit your mistake and provide a solution. Otherwise, I think it will be difficult for you to get out today." Wang Zijin stretched out his hands to protect him and persuaded him earnestly.
David was also a little scared. He hurriedly said, "Boss Nan, I'll go back and look into this matter. It must be the loading workers who didn't notice it."
"Are you blind? You didn't even notice that there were so many moldy spots and it was so rotten?" Xu Fei shouted.
"Yeah! Isn't that just bullshit?"
"Are you treating me like a fool?"
David wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Well... I'll exchange the goods for you!"
"No need! I want a refund and return of the goods! Who would dare to do business with a dishonest person like you in the future? There are more than one David Trading Company in Yangcheng. From now on, my Bai's Trading Company will no longer do business with David Trading Company!" Nanchun said coldly.
Boss Min and Boss Qian also said, "Me too! Refund and return!"
David had no choice but to agree.
Nanchun was worried, so she pulled the man into the house and signed a document in front of everyone.
Only then did they let David leave.
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