Qin Lang was about to knock on the door when Wu Shuili suddenly came out to open the door. She was in such a hurry that the two of them almost collided.
"Teacher Wu, why are you in such a hurry?"
"Qin Lang, I have something to do today. I'll come back in the afternoon to tutor you.”
"What is it? Can I help?" Qin Lang put the fruits away. Wu Shuili was indeed very anxious, so she didn't care about Qin Lang buying fruits.
"I have some information books to get back from the city. He would definitely be busy until the afternoon.”
"Why don't you come with me? Two people are always faster than one.”
"That works too." Qin Lang readily agreed.
The car stopped in front of a big bookstore in the city. The receptionist was an old man in his forties with a pitiful lack of hair. When she saw Wu Shuili, she quickly came out to welcome her. "Teacher Wu, the information books are in the basement. Originally, someone else wanted to buy it, but you decided first. I'll keep it for you."
"Thank you very much, Uncle Liu.”
Uncle Liu didn't stop Wu Shuili from talking. His eyes drifted from side to side from time to time, and his gaze always inadvertently swept across Wu Shuili's chest. All of this fell into Qin Lang's eyes, and he cursed in his heart,'An old cow still wants to eat young grass!”
"Then I'll go and get it now. Help me issue an receipt.”
"Alright. Follow me." The old man walked to the front desk, picked up a pen, and began to write the receipt. Then, he followed him to a staircase and went down to the basement. It was very dark inside. The old man turned on the lights and realized that the basement was quite big. It was more than 50 square meters. The ground was piled with bundles of books wrapped in paper.
"Which bundle of books did I order?”Wu Shuili asked.
The old man opened a bag of books." That's all." It's a little heavy. Fortunately, you brought a helper. Otherwise, I really can't take it away." The helper he was referring to was naturally Qin Lang.
Wu Shuili nodded. After the number was correct, she said,"Alright, here's the money. Count it.”She took out a small stack of hundred-yuan notes.
The old man's fingers were wet with saliva as he counted the money with a smile. When she counted the last card, she looked troubled." Teacher Wu, the money isn't right.”
"What's wrong? Didn't we agree that it was only 1200 yuan?”Wu Shuili was very puzzled.
"Hehe, that was the previous price. Just now, someone came to me and said that he would pay 1400 yuan for these books. I didn't sell it. I kept it for you, Teacher Wu. "Of course, if you want to take these books away now, the price will definitely increase.”
"Teacher Wu, what exactly happened?”Qin Lang asked softly.
"These books are for the students in the class. It was out of stock now, and there were only some left here.”
"Oh." Qin Lang understood that this old man was trying to take advantage of the situation.
"Then how much do you think?" Wu Shuili compromised.
"Add 150 and I'll give it to you."
These books were for the students. The money was paid by the whole class. Wu Shuili was only helping to buy them. If the price suddenly increased, she would not be able to explain it to the students. It might even cause the students to misunderstand and say that she was taking kickbacks.
After thinking for a while, he said," Alright, let's add it.”Wu Shuili took out another 150 yuan from her pocket.
Qin Lang also knew that it was a thankless task for a teacher to buy books for his students. Usually, students would give the money to the teacher first and then let the teacher buy it. In that case, Wu Shuili would have to fork out 150 yuan from her own pocket. Moreover, this matter could not be mentioned to the students. Otherwise, they would not be able to take off the label of taking kickbacks.
The salary of ordinary teachers was not high at all. It would be good if they could get 1500 yuan a month. This time, he lost one-tenth of his salary. Wu Shuili's face was filled with heartache.
Qin Lang also saw her difficulties. He picked up a book and looked at the price on the back. 20.5 yuan per book. "Teacher Wu, how many books are there in total?”
"Not many, just 60 books."
Qin Lang secretly estimated in his heart that the money Wu Shuili gave was actually higher than the fixed price. The so-called fixed price was the highest price at the time of sale. This was the price set by the market. They could not exceed this price, or else it would be considered illegal business.
Qin Mei knew these laws, so Qin Lang also learned a little. So he said to the old man,"Boss, this price is not right."”
"What's wrong?"
"Look, the price is only 20.5 yuan per book. It doesn't cost 1350 yuan at all.”
The old man was calm." The price is 20.5, but isn't it out of stock? Naturally, the price will have to rise."
"Boss, my father is also a businessman. If you do this, it will be considered as raising prices and violating the rules.”
"The old man's face immediately turned ugly. If the people from the Bureau of Price Control came, he would definitely be in the wrong. "What do you know? If you want it, you can pay more. If not, I'll sell it to someone else.”
Qin Lang didn't want to make things difficult for Wu Shuili. He pulled her aside and whispered to her,"Teacher Wu, lend me your phone. Also, let me ask you, are you familiar with this boss?”
"Not familiar. She had only met him when she bought the information book.”Although Wu Shuili was puzzled, she still lent her phone to Qin Lang. The phone was a three-star brand, and it looked like the latest model. Of course, the old man didn't see this.
"Boss, it's not right for you to raise the price. If you insist on selling it to someone else, I have nothing to say. However, the price offered by others should not exceed the fixed price.”
Qin Lang turned around and said to the old man.
"Humph. How do you know that the price offered by others is not as high as yours?”
Qin Lang continued," To be honest, what you're doing is very unkind. Teacher Wu had already made an agreement with you. You still want to sell it to others? Isn't this going against our business principles?”
"No one knows even if it's decided. Only a few of us know. No one would believe you even if you told them.”The old man still did not back down.
Qin Lang suddenly smiled." Going beyond the fixed price, let me think about it. This is indeed illegal business. If you let the people from the Bureau of commodity prices come, you will definitely be fined. If you sell it to me at the original price now, I won't call the Bureau of Price Control.”
Wu Shuili stood at the side and did not say anything. She just could not figure out what he was up to.
"Haha, what does it have to do with me that you called the Bureau of Price Control? Anyway, there's no evidence. If I don't admit it, I'll see what you can do.”
Just as he was feeling smug, he shook his head at Qin Lang." Young man, it's just 150 yuan. Why make a big deal out of it?”
At this moment, Qin Lang reached into his pocket and took out the phone that Wu Shuili had given him just now. He shook it at the boss. "Hehe, I'm sorry. I've already recorded what you said just now. It seemed that this kind of price-gouging had happened before. The highest fine was more than 3 million yuan. Although it's impossible to fine you that much, you still have to be fined 300 yuan.”
Suddenly, the old man's expression changed drastically. Wu Shuili also understood why Qin Lang wanted to borrow her phone. It turned out that he wanted to keep a piece of evidence.
Qin Lang had wanted to ask Wu Shuili if she was familiar with the old man just to weigh the weight of the matter later. If it was someone he knew, he definitely wouldn't do this. After all, they met frequently, and Qin Lang didn't want to embarrass Wu Shuili.
At this time, Qin Lang did not care about the old man's expression. He turned around and asked Wu Shuili,""Mr. Wu, do you know the number of the Bureau of Price Control?”
"Are you really going to call him?" Wu Shuili frowned. She didn't want to make a big deal out of it. It was just a small matter of 150 yuan. No one would look good if this blew up.
"Hehe, I'm just joking with you." Qin Lang suddenly smiled, which made Wu Shuili and the old man heave a sigh of relief.
"Alright, little brother, I'll sell it to you for another 50 yuan.”The old man compromised.
However, Qin Lang glared at him and said,"Boss, I think you misunderstood what I just said. The joke I made with Teacher Wu was that I knew the telephone number of the Price Bureau and didn't want her to tell me. It's not that I'm not going to call the Bureau of Price Control.”
The old man was instantly enraged." What do you want?!"？I've already given in."
"Hehe, I don't want to do anything. To tell you the truth, I won't even add 50 yuan, and you have to sell it to me!”As for Wu Shuili, Qin Lang would naturally save as much as he could for her. After all, the benefits for teachers nowadays were not high. 50 yuan was still money!
And most importantly, when he entered the door just now, the old man's lecherous eyes were floating around Wu Shuili, which made Qin Lang very unhappy. So now, he wanted to be a miser and not pluck a single hair!
In the end, the old man sold it to Wu Shuili at the original price. This was also a very helpless thing. With the evidence in Qin Lang's hands, he had no choice but to compromise.
Carrying a big bundle of books, Qin Lang and Wu Shuili chatted and laughed all the way back to her dormitory.
"Have an apple first." Wu Shuili peeled the skin and handed it to Qin Lang.
Judging from what happened just now, Qin Lang was really quite smart. Although he was not good at his studies, his brain was good. Even if he couldn't get into university in the future, he could still live a good life. After all, the most profitable thing now was not a diploma, but a brain.
"Thank you. Teacher Wu, don't buy books from that old man in the future. Such a dishonest person, she wouldn't let him earn money even if he had money!”Qin Lang took a bite of the apple, but he was thinking in his heart: "If we go again, Wu Shuili's breasts will definitely be seen again. It's not worth it."
"You'd be a fool to go. It's almost noon now. I'll cook first. You can stay here and eat before tutoring.”Wu Shuili then got busy.
They still ate a lot of food, and Qin Lang also ate with all his might. He didn't hold back. He saved 150 yuan for Wu Shuili today, so he had to eat until he was full.
In the afternoon, Qin Lang did the same paper as last time. This time, he made fewer mistakes. After all, he had done it once, and Wu Shuili didn't wipe the pencil marks on the paper clean, so Qin Lang could still guess the answer from the previous time.
"Not bad, exactly 60 points." Wu Shuili said to Qin Lang as she held the paper.
Following that, Wu Shuili told Qin Lang a lot of basic things and asked him to go home and figure it out himself.
When she got home, it was almost dark, and Li Aiying had already gotten off work. Qin Mei was also watching Dae Jang Geum on TV.
" Mom, food…" Qin Lang called out casually. He was indeed hungry.
"It's not done yet. Wait." Li Aiying replied.
After a long pause, she said,"Xiao Lang, how long is it until the college entrance examination?" Soon, right?"
"Yes, soon. Two more weeks."
Qin Lang lay on the summer sleeping mat, his hands covering his face, his mind in a mess. Now, whenever the word 'college entrance examination' was mentioned, he would feel frustrated.
"Have you taken any exams recently?"
" No…" A simple answer was enough to express Qin Lang's current feelings.
"How many points do you estimate? If you can go to university, it will make your father happy.”
" No..." Qin Lang wanted to answer," I don't know ", but he suddenly quivered as if he had thought of something. He turned over and got out of bed. She picked up a pen that she used to do her homework.
She quickly rushed into Qin Mei's room." Sister, do me a favor!”
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