The Peerless Ring

Zhao Yanan spoke sincerely and earnestly.

"Is there some kind of grudge between you and that Mr. Liu just now?" Jaxon asked.

The Mr. Liu just now, even though he was willing to pay a high price, wanted to snatch away this batch of rosewood from Zhao Yanan. Coupled with his attitude towards Zhao Yanan, Jaxon felt that there must be some story behind it.

Zhao Yanan hesitated for a moment and said, "Indeed, there is some grudge."

Perhaps it was Jaxon's behavior just now that made Zhao Yanan feel he was a trustworthy person, so she didn't conceal it from him.

"Actually, he and my father have known each other for many years, and they were indeed good friends before, at least, my father always regarded him as a good friend," Zhao Yanan said. "This shop originally belonged to my father, and the one next door belonged to him. They both entered this industry together and had furniture stores. In these years, my father's business has been lukewarm, while his business has been growing better and better. However, after his business took off, instead of helping my father, he wanted to吞并我父亲的店面,包括这里以及家具店,想要让他的店面扩大."

Speaking of this, Zhao Yanan's face was full of anger.

"My father disagreed to the transfer, so he came up with a sinister plan," Zhao Yanan continued. "He found a customer and introduced him to my father, saying that the customer needed to order a batch of furniture. He claimed to have the order but was too busy to handle it, so he introduced it to my father. Of course, my father was very happy at that time. Who would have known that he colluded with the customer to play tricks on the contract. When signing the contract, Mr. Liu was also there, making jokes on the side. My father, out of trust in him, didn't carefully read the contract and ended up being deceived. It was initially agreed to make furniture with ordinary wood, but in the contract, it required making it with precious wood like rosewood and nanmu. The customer paid a deposit, and if there was a breach of contract, tens of millions of yuan would need to be compensated. After my father found out about this matter, he was so angry that he fell ill. That's when I took over. During this period, I used various connections to purchase some wood raw materials. Now, we only lack rosewood. Of course, during this time, in order to buy these precious woods, the store's funds have long been exhausted. So, Mr. Jaxon, your payment can only be waited for two months. However, rest assured, we will definitely not default on your payment."

So that's how it is.

Through Zhao Yanan's narration, Jaxon finally understood the grievances between them and the man surnamed Liu. No wonder the latter wanted to snatch away this batch of rosewood from him at a high price. Such precious wood is not something you can easily buy. If he missed this batch, Zhao Yanan might not be able to find another one in a short time. Then, if the contract deadline was exceeded, Zhao Yanan would not only have to pay tens of millions of yuan in compensation but also the furniture made from the previously purchased wood would be stuck in her hands, resulting in even greater losses.

"If that's the case, even if you fulfill the contract, the loss this time will still be quite significant," Jaxon said.

When the other party paid the deposit, it must have been based on the amount required for making furniture with ordinary wood, which wouldn't be much. It definitely wouldn't be as much as the deposit required for making furniture with precious wood. The same applied to the remaining payment. Moreover, in order to fulfill this contract, Zhao Yanan had already invested all the store's working capital. Even if she fulfilled the contract and received the remaining payment, it wouldn't be much, after all, the contract was made based on the use of ordinary wood.

"Indeed," Zhao Yanan's face turned somewhat gloomy and angry. "However, we will not let that Mr. Liu succeed. Even if we can't hold on in the end, we will not transfer the store to him!"

It was evident that Zhao Yanan harbored intense hatred towards Mr. Liu. But that was completely understandable. If it were Jaxon, he would definitely feel the same way about Mr. Liu's actions.

However, Jaxon was somewhat worried about whether Zhao Yanan could repay the payment on time in two months. After all, the current situation of Zhao Yanan's family was apparently not good, and it could collapse at any time.

Thinking of this, Jaxon said to Zhao Yanan, "I sympathize with your family's plight and am willing to sell the wood to you. But I also have to consider myself and leave a way out. How about this: if you can't pay my payment on time, how about mortgaging the store to me? Of course, we can invite professionals to assess the value of the store and conduct the transaction based on the assessed price. What do you think?"

Jaxon's proposal made Zhao Yanan hesitate. It was evident that she had deep feelings for her family's store and would not part with it unless absolutely necessary. Moreover, because of Jaxon's suggestion, Zhao Yanan even suspected that Jaxon might be in cahoots with Mr. Liu, aiming to take over her family's store.

But then she thought it was impossible. If Jaxon and Mr. Liu were partners, Jaxon could simply refuse to sell the wood to her. It would be very difficult for her to find another batch of rosewood in a short time. In the end, the contract would be breached, and the store would still fall into Mr. Liu's hands. Jaxon didn't need to go through this extra trouble.

Moreover, after Jaxon learned about their true situation, it was normal for him to want to leave a way out. Zhao Yanan understood this.

Most importantly, now only Jaxon's batch of wood could save her and her family's store. Zhao Yanan had no other choice.

"Alright, I agree," Zhao Yanan nodded at Jaxon.

With both parties reaching an agreement, the next step was to sign the contract. The batch of wood had already been weighed, totaling 6.5 tons. The price per ton was still set at 1.4 million yuan, making the total 9.1 million yuan.

After signing the contract, Jaxon still felt a sense of unreality. He didn't expect that he would become a multimillionaire so soon. Thinking about how he was worrying about not having a formal job not long ago, and now he had such a big improvement, everything seemed like a dream.

"Unfortunately, I have to wait for a while to get this money, and there might still be some uncertainties in between," Jaxon thought to himself.

After signing the contract, Zhao Yanan expressed her gratitude to Jaxon again and again. Although she didn't know what the final outcome would be, for now, Jaxon had indeed helped her, and this help was as precious as coal in snowy weather. This made Zhao Yanan feel extremely grateful to Jaxon, and she even thought that if they really couldn't hold on, transferring the store to Jaxon would not be unacceptable.