Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s-Chapter 1316: Unexpected Storms in the Sky

"Come on, let’s get moving!" called the transportation team leader.

This batch of shoes was massive, and destined for various locations. To avoid any mistakes, the plant manager supervised personally.

"Come here, Erdan! This batch is very important. You need to deliver it to Mr. Wang in the city..."

The plant manager was still speaking when suddenly the chef from the kitchen came running over, "Manager... Manager..."

As the manager was interrupted, he turned around angrily and snapped at the chef, "What are you yelling for? Can’t you see we’re busy?"

"Boss Liu who delivers the vegetables is here. He said the hail destroyed all the crops in the field! He mentioned that he might not be able to supply us with vegetables in the future. Without vegetables, I can’t work!" said the chef helplessly.

"What? Can’t supply vegetables? If that’s the case, he needs to pay triple the penalty for breaching the contract! Come on, let’s check it out." The plant manager said, then handed the paperwork to Yang Erdan, "You handle their assignments, make sure there are no mistakes, otherwise, I’ll dock your pay."

When the plant manager left, Yang Erdan quickly assigned the tasks written on the paperwork.

Then, he found an excuse and slipped away.

The plant manager was at the office door talking to Mr. Liu, "Xiaoliu, since you won’t be able to supply vegetables anymore, let’s follow our contract! We agreed before signing that if you fail to deliver, you’ll pay me three times the price in compensation."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Liu became anxious, quickly tried to appease the manager with a smile, "Manager, we’ve collaborated several times, and we share a good relationship! Look, can we maybe pay less in penalties? After all, I’m only delaying a worker’s meal!

It’s not like it’s affecting anything else, right?"

"I understand," said Mr. Liu, playing with a broomstick and picking his teeth, "Personal relationships aside, a contract is a contract. We agreed on sticking to the rules before we signed."

"Look, I also don’t make much in a year, and the price I gave you was the lowest at the time..."

Mr. Liu was cut off mid-sentence by the manager, "Enough! According to our contract, you owe me triple the penalties, which for this season totals up to 9000 yuan, since I bought 3000 yuan worth of vegetables from you."

"Manager..." Mr. Liu was so distressed he almost wanted to cry.

He knew about these penalties when he signed the contract.

It seemed unreasonable, but the manager insisted on buying only his vegetables, so he had to sign.

He thought, how much could go wrong in one season?

So, he signed the contract.

Then, against all odds, a severe hailstorm struck in June!

Wasn’t this just setting him up?

The manager, a ruthless profit-seeker, saw only money.

He insisted on the payment of the penalty.

"Fine, fine, I’ll pay," Mr. Liu said through gritted teeth, swallowing blood in his pain.

Almost 10,000 yuan swiftly flowed into the manager’s pocket.

Mr. Liu left angrily while the manager’s heart bloomed with joy.

He hummed a tune triumphantly and upon opening the door, surprisingly found Yang Erdan standing outside, not knowing what he was up to.

"Were you eavesdropping?" the manager’s face darkened.

"No, no," Yang Erdan quickly waved his hands.

"Nonsense!" the manager glared at him, "This is confidential business information. If I let you overhear this, no way, you’re fired effective today."