174 An Official Settlemen (1/2)

Chapter 174: An Official Settlement

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Zhang Zian had Xinghai, Fina and Old Time Tea stay in the pet bars in the game. Zhang Zian walked back quickly.

By the time he arrived at his store, the sweat had all dried off.

There was a man in front of his pet shop. He was about 40 years old, wearing a nice suit and holding a luxurious case. He kept looking at his watch, looking like those successful men in TV shows.

Aunt Li and her husband were busy with customers. They looked over and nodded at Zhang Zian, meaning that the man was the person they told him about.

”Hello, may I help you?” Zhang Zian asked.

The man saw Zhang Zian, put on a smile and said, ”Hello! Are you the owner of the Amazing Fate Pet Shop, Mr. Zhang?”

”Yes,” Zhang Zian replied as he took his keys out and unlocked the door. ”Can I help you?”

”That’s great. I saw the door was locked so I was worried that I couldn’t meet with you today. Fortunately, the street vendor told me you were out for a bit and had me wait here. I am the lawyer from the legal department of Stars Pet Chain Supermarket. My name is Rong Bai. Here is my card,” the man said as he gave him a business card.

Zhang Zian took the business card. Just like Captain Sheng said, the legal department of the Stars Pet Chain Supermarket was taking quick action. Just a few days ago, they were still adding pressure to the provincial public security department, and today, they arrived in Binhai to solve the problem. How efficient it was!

”My name is Zhang Zian. I am the owner of this store, I am sure you already know. Oh, I don’t have a business card.”

He pulled up the curtain door, ”Do you want to talk here or in the store?”

Rong Bai laughed, ”It is quite windy out here. Let’s chat inside. I am excited to see the famous Amazing Fate Pet Shop myself.”

”Okay. Please come in,” Zhang Zian was very polite.

As soon as Rong Bai walked in, he started making a scene, ”Oh no! look at what they did. That’s unnecessary. You guys should get along with each other.”

Zhang Zian agreed, ”That’s right. I don’t want to go through these troubles myself. I am cooking some noodles. Do you want some?”

What?! Rong Bai was confused, yet he replied politely, ”I’m fine. I ate before I came.”

The store was cleaned out and looked a lot nicer than it had a few days ago. The broken glass and warped canned food had been cleaned out. The front of the store was ruined and it took more than a simple cleanup to reopen.

Zhang Zian pointed at the chair next to the cashier desk, ”If you don’t mind, please have a seat.”

Looking at the simple outdoor chair, Rong Bai frowned and said, ”Well, that’s fine. There is only one chair. I can’t sit down if you are standing and talking to me. I won’t take long…”

Zhang Zian laid down on the recliner before Rong Bai finished talking.

What the…?! Who would talk to a guest on a recliner?

Zhang Zian read his mind. He said, ”A long time ago our country leaders had a swimming pool diplomacy. How about we have a ‘recliner diplomacy’?”

Rong Bai felt that the person in front of him was quite difficult. Zhang Zian didn’t seem to follow his normal tricks. However, Rong Bai was a capable man and he had handled way more difficult situations than this.

Rong Bai showed a smile and sat down, ”Mr. Zhang, you are a special man. You are so unpredictable. Now I kind of understand why Chen Taitong did all that to you.”

Zhang Zian didn’t respond and waited for Rong Bai to continue.

Knowing that Zhang Zian wasn’t responding, Rong Bai had to continue the conversation, ”Mr. Zhang, I am here today to seek a settlement.”

”Settlement. I am looking forward to one depending on how you want to handle it,” Zhang Zian said vaguely.

Rong Bai waved his hand, ”Mr. Zhang, don’t take me wrong. I am here today to represent Stars Pets, not Chen Taitong. Chen Taitong has his own lawyer and I don’t really care what he does.”

Zhang Zian was surprised. What was going on? Chen Taitong was the owner of a franchised store. Rong Bai represented their headquarters. Why didn’t he care about Chen Taitong?

Rong Bai smiled. He unzipped his case and took out a deck of paper.

”This is a copy of the franchise agreement between the headquarters and Chen Taitong. Of course, I can only show you part of it and the confidential information is already covered. Please take a look at these lines I am pointing out.”

Zhang Zian took the file and looked it over.

The summary of the paragraph was: The two parties reached an agreement in the spirit of equal and friendly cooperation. Party B (Chen Taitong) has the power to set his own pricing, and Party A (Stars Pet) has no right to interfere. Party B shall not violate any international or domestic laws, regulations or moral standards, nor shall he damage the image of Party A in any public or private circumstances, otherwise the contract will be terminated automatically. Party A reserves the right to claim compensation for the loss caused by Party B. The following are specific compensation standards…