Chapter 17: Zhang Lin is a Decent Person

Chapter 17: Chapter 17: Zhang Lin is a Decent Person

"What? Not interested?" Zhang Lin asked with a smile when he saw Zhang Dong’s surprised expression.

"Zhang Lin, honey peaches this delicious will definitely sell well. I just never thought you’d let me sell them!" How could Zhang Dong not be interested?

The wholesale price is 24 yuan per pound, selling for 30 yuan—a profit of 6 yuan!

pounds, that’s 3,000 yuan in profit a day.

He just felt that Zhang Lin could easily sell them himself; there was no need to give the opportunity to him.

This was no different from just handing him money.

Zhang Lin smiled and said, "If I can wholesale them to Lin Tuo, why can’t I wholesale them to you? Besides, the quantity is only going to increase. Eventually, the market in You City won’t be enough. So, don’t worry about all that. Just tell me if you’re in or not. If you are, I’ll get the honey peaches to you tomorrow."

"I’m in." Seeing that Zhang Lin had put it so plainly, Zhang Dong didn’t act coy and quickly agreed.

"Alright!" Zhang Lin nodded, then added a few instructions. "But these honey peaches are in a confidential trial sales phase, so don’t ask too many questions. The selling price must be exactly as I set it. Also, get the wholesale payment ready. I’ll deliver 500 pounds of honey peaches tomorrow, and we’ll sign the contract then!"

Although he was doing this to repay a debt of gratitude to Zhang Dong’s family and to help out a brother, he had given him the opportunity. The rest was business, and what needed to be said had to be said clearly.

This was to avoid a situation where something happened later that could affect their friendship because it hadn’t been discussed now.

If he laid out the terms and the other party didn’t take them seriously, it would mean they didn’t know how to cherish an opportunity. In that case, there would be no need to help them further.

"Don’t worry. I’ll do exactly as you say," Zhang Dong replied immediately.

He wasn’t an idiot; he wouldn’t do something so tactless.

’Zhang Lin must be working for someone to have access to this kind of fruit. Now that he’s given me such a great opportunity, there’s no way I’d be stupid enough to undermine him.’

"Mm," Zhang Lin nodded and went over a few more details. "Also, you’ll need to prepare your WeChat payment QR code and all that. Since Lin Tuo is selling at the South Market, you can go sell at North District Square. For the first day, I can lend you a vehicle to use as a stall, but after that, you’ll need to get a storefront..."

Zhang Dong nodded along, taking note of everything Zhang Lin said.

After they parted ways, the first thing he did was print out a few WeChat payment QR codes before heading back to the hospital. When he got to the room, he saw only his dad, Zhang Ergen, was there.

"Dad, where’s Mom?" Zhang Dong asked.

"She went out to buy some things," Zhang Ergen explained. ℯℯ𝑙.

Zhang Dong sat down, thought for a moment, and said very seriously, "Dad, I need to tell you something. Starting tomorrow, I’m quitting my delivery job. Can you let Mr. Li know for me? I’ll go and apologize to him in person in a few days."

"Are you acting foolish again? Do you think being a delivery driver is beneath you?" Zhang Ergen grew anxious and began to plead earnestly, "I’ve told you before, as long as you’re making money, don’t worry about what others say! You just got out, and if I hadn’t asked Mr. Li, no one would have even hired you for this delivery job!"

Zhang Dong understood his father’s worry and quickly reassured him, "Dad, I really don’t think the delivery job is shameful. It’s just that Zhang Lin found something for me to do. He’s in the fruit business, and I think it’s a really solid opportunity."

"Zhang Lin found it for you?" Zhang Ergen was clearly taken aback for a second, his mind flashing to the 50,000 yuan Zhang Lin had just repaid.

Before, he thought Zhang Lin had scraped together the 50,000 from various sources, but now he was even able to arrange work for his son. It seemed things weren’t as he’d imagined.

Zhang Dong nodded immediately. "Yeah, Zhang Lin found it for me. Besides, I can’t be a delivery driver forever. Ruirui hasn’t been happy with me at all because of this job. If this keeps up, I’m afraid we’re going to break up."

Zhang Ergen trusted Zhang Lin, but he still instructed his son, "Since Zhang Lin arranged it, you make sure you work hard for him. He’s a good man."

"I know, Dad!" Zhang Dong nodded quickly.

...

When Zhang Lin got home, his mother had already gone to her room to rest. Her health wasn’t good, so she usually went to bed very early.

He didn’t disturb her. After taking a shower, he took out his phone and scrolled through his WeChat Friends Circle.

In the internet age, this was something most people did before bed.

He scrolled through a few pages and came across a post from that girl, Fu Yao. It was a photo showing a few potted plants and the girl’s sweet smile.

’Looks like she likes growing potted plants.’

He scrolled a bit more and was about to put his phone down when he noticed a WeChat class group chat was buzzing with activity.

Curious, he opened it, and his face filled with shock.

It turned out today was the day those people were having their class reunion. But something had happened at the party. A male classmate was playing a flirty game with a female classmate when his wife caught them. A fight broke out on the spot, and some busybody classmate had even posted a video of it in the group chat.

Zhang Lin couldn’t help but shake his head at the news. It seemed class reunions were becoming a high-risk activity for marital breakdowns these days.

He watched the drama for a bit before putting his phone away.

...

The next day, he woke up and checked the game in his mind, opening the procurement market:

1. Honey Peaches (Quality 1), Wholesale Price: 4 yuan/pound, Max Wholesale Quantity: 1,500 pounds/day.

2. Sunshine Rose Grapes (Quality 1), Wholesale Price: 6 yuan/pound, Max Wholesale Quantity: 500 pounds/day.

3. Special Fast-Growth Rapeseed Flower Seeds (Quality 1), Purchase Price: 250 yuan/pound, Max Purchase Quantity: 10 pounds/day.

Without hesitation, Zhang Lin purchased everything.

With an extra 500 pounds of honey peaches today, the total wholesale cost reached 11,500 yuan, but the profit from wholesaling them out would reach 44,500 yuan.

However, to make distribution easier, he first took out 1,000 pounds of honey peaches and 500 pounds of Sunshine Rose grapes. After Liu De and his men delivered those to Lin Tuo, he would then take out the remaining 500 pounds of peaches to send to Zhang Dong.

This would also make it easier to keep things separate.

After washing up and eating a quick breakfast, Zhang Lin hurried out. By the time he arrived at the farm, Liu De and the others had almost finished loading the wholesaled honey peaches and Sunshine Rose grapes onto the truck.

He also grabbed a few plastic bags and packed several portions of the honey peaches and Sunshine Rose grapes to give as gifts.

These were for his other creditors.

After all, he had already repaid Ergen the 50,000 yuan. It was only right to visit his other creditors and give them some fruit as a gesture.

Even though he had the game system and would be able to repay the money soon, proper etiquette was still important. It showed that he hadn’t forgotten the debts, which had nothing to do with when he would actually pay them back.

As for Lin Tuo’s portion, he told Liu De to let him know to deduct the weight of the gifts when they weighed the delivery.

Zhang Lin carried the bags of honey peaches and Sunshine Rose grapes into the colored steel-panel shed and placed them in a relatively cool corner.

After Liu De and his men finished loading all the honey peaches and Sunshine Rose grapes from the warehouse and left for the delivery, he then took out the remaining 500 pounds of honey peaches.

Then, he took out the advertising poster printed with research data, its stand, and the recording speaker he had used before.

This was the first time he was wholesaling honey peaches to Zhang Dong, and Zhang Dong would need these things when he went to sell them at North District Square.