Chapter 64 (1/2)

You Have Guts

Too many things had happened in the span of a day. Xia Lei was still absent-minded when he went to Thunder Horse Workshop the next day.

Zhou Xiao-Hong made Xia Lei a cup of tea, a sweet smile on her face, “Have some tea, Big Brother Lei.”

The exposed neckline of her dirty cotton vest revealed a touch of delicate whiteness. Her round bum filled her blue work pants nicely and with the sunlight coming through the doors and windows, plus her rosy apple-face, her unique mountain-girl natural beauty entered naturally in Xia Lei’s vision and he couldn’t help but feel his mood improve. He smiled as he accepted the tea from her and thanked her.

“Big Brother Lei, I processed several parts for Nice Move Sports Equipment Company yesterday but…” Zhou Xiao-Hong looked a little nervous, “I ruined a lot of them. Y-You should deduct it from my pay.”

“It’s all right. Just take it as practice. Your workmanship will improve naturally with more practice,” said Xia Lei.

“How can that do? The materials cost money too. I had to scrap so many…”

Xia Lei smiled, “You’ll lose out in the future if you’re too honest. I said it’s fine so it’s fine. Would you listen to me?”

“I will, Big Brother Lei. I will listen to all that you say.” Zhou Xiao-Hong’s face turned red. She would get unexplainably nervous and shy whenever she spoke to Xia Lei.

“Work hard then. The days will get better.”

“Yes.” Zhou Xiao-Hong nodded energetically.

At that moment, Ma Xiao-An, Chen A-Jiao and the others walked in.

“Lei, the parts for Nice Moves Sports Equipment aren’t easy to process. We can’t do it without your support,” said Ma Xiao-An.

Chen A-Jiao spoke up too, “Yeah. Nice Moves Sports Equipment ordered so many. We don’t be able to finish the order without your help.”

“There’s no need to complete it. Nice Moves Sports Equipment Company doesn’t exist anymore,” said Xia Lei.

“Huh? What’s going on?” Ma Xiao-An was surprised.

The others also looked at Xia Lei in surprise, refusing to believe that it was true.

“CEO Liu of Nice Moves Sports Equipment has transferred ownership of her company to another person. The agreement she signed with us is meaningless now,” said Xia Lei.

“Then what do we do with the parts we’ve processed?” asked Ma Xiao-An.

“You guys don’t have to worry about this. You’ve worked hard for the past few days so you should have a good rest. I’ll give you all the day off today. Go have fun,” said Xia Lei.

Nobody spoke. A great business deal had gone up in smoke; they did not feel good.

“Who says the order from Nice Moves Sports Equipment is meaningless?” A female voice suddenly came from the door.

Xia Lei looked over and saw Lin Ya-Ru and Lin Bo-Wen. The Lin siblings were dressed in bright and neat clothing and they looked arrogant.

Ma Xiao-An and the others also looked at the Lin siblings but did not know who they were. However, they had heard Lin Ya-Ru say Nice Moves Sports Equipment’s order was not meaningless and smiles appeared on their faces.

Lin Ya-Ru’s gaze swept scornfully over everyone’s faces and stopped on Xia Lei, “I’m representing Nice Moves Sports Equipment. Liu Ying represented the company before and signed an agreement with you as well as put down a deposit of 500,000. Please follow the agreement and hand over the goods on time.”

Lin Bo-Wen spoke up too, “How many have you processed? Give them to us first and we’ll take them back.”

The honest Wang You-Fu replied, “A hundred plus.”

Lin Ya-Ru frowned, “Only a hundred plus? What’s this speed? We’ve already had the patent approved and we’re working overtime to produce the product. You’ve only done a hundred plus when we’ve already paid? This is too slow.”

“I will be the Deputy General Manager of Nice Moves Sports Equipment and I’ll be in charge of production and procurement. I’ll give you all a warning - I have very strict requirements. I will reject anything that is even a little bit unsatisfactory,” added Lin Bo-Wen.

“We do quality work. You can rest assured, Boss.” Zhou Xiao-Hong smiled cautiously, then added, “Please have a seat, Bosses. I’ll make tea for you.”

“There’s no need to make tea for these sort of people,” said Xia Lei.

Zhou Xiao-Hong froze. Ma Xiao-An and the others also exchanged looks, not understanding why Xia Lei would have such a cold attitude towards clients.

“Everyone, please leave. I’ll talk with them,” said Xia Lei.

“Okay, let’s go outside.” Ma Xiao-An understood Xia Lei the most and he could guess something from Xia Lei’s attitude.

The Thunder Horse Workshop employees left and just Xia Lei and the Lin siblings remained.

Lin Bo-Wen sneered, “There’s no helping you not liking us but business is business. You’ve signed an agreement with Nice Moves Sports Equipment and you have to abide by it, otherwise we can put forth an official complaint and your business will suffer.”

Lin Ya-Ru walked to Xia Lei’s desk and sat right across him without his consent. She looked steadily at him, her eyes full of contempt and provocation.

The Lin siblings were obviously here for two things. One was to ask for the processed parts for the automatic surfboard and get Thunder Horse Workshop to finish Liu Ying’s agreed order. The other was to ridicule and cause trouble for Xia Lei as ‘winners’.

Xia Lei knew that but he still affected a unperturbed attitude. He spoke mildly, “Have the two of you seen the agreement?”

“Would we be here if we hadn’t?” Lin Ya-Ru took out an agreement from her briefcase, then opened it to the page with signatures.

The page had Xia Lei and Liu Ying’s names and Nice Moves Sports Equipment Company’s official seal.