Chapter 40: Shipment
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Xia Ruofei thought that although the resort villa in the suburbs was very convenient, it was built on the premise that there were cars. If he did not have his own car, taking a taxi would not be a long-term solution.
Moreover, if he were to travel to and fro the city from the villa, he would still have to walk a long way to reach the highway. It would be too inconvenient to take a minibus.
Hence, buying a car had become Xia Ruofei’s top priority.
Fortunately, when Xia Ruofei retired, he had already converted his military license to a local driving license. Now, he only needed to buy a car to drive.
Hence, Xia Ruofei was in no hurry to go to the villa in the suburbs. He planned to settle the matter of the car in the afternoon.
Xia Ruofei did not hesitate much on the choice of model before deciding to buy a pickup.
Although he had nearly 500,000 yuan on hand now and could totally buy a good joint venture car, money had to be spent on the blade. There was still a lot to spend in the future. Besides, Xia Ruofei was not someone who liked to show off. From a practical point of view, a pickup was undoubtedly the most suitable.
Because at this stage, Xia Ruofei would definitely need to transport things often, such as mailing succulent seedlings, buy flower pots, cardboard boxes, vegetable seeds, farm tools, and so on. If he bought a luxury car or SUV, he would not put it to much use.
After making up his mind, Xia Ruofei took a taxi straight to the Huaxia Motor City in the southern suburbs. There were many car shops there.
It did not take long for Xia Ruofei to buy a pickup car that cost about 100,000 yuan. This pickup car was also the most popular model in the country and was very practical.
Xia Ruofei paid the full amount on the spot. The car shop also sent some conventional gifts such as film patches, footpads, and fenders. Xia Ruofei added another 2,000 yuan and asked for the trunk cover for the back of the car.
He also entrusted the car store to handle the license plates and insurance.
This was not a popular car model from a big brand, so there were available cars for collection on the spot. After Xia Ruofei and the other staff of the car store installed the window film and fenders in place, they drove out of the shop.
After venting his anger, Xia Ruofei was in a good mood, and the speed at which he filled in the delivery form was much faster.
Soon he had all the sheets filled and pasted.
A few staff members helped him carry the cardboard boxes in and weigh them. There were more than 40 orders, and the delivery fee alone was more than 500 yuan. He was not a mere customer given that he had sent so many parcels in one go, so the post office staff’s attitude was very good.
After Xia Ruofei paid, the staff member gave him a receipt and said.
“Sir, if you send packages regularly and in large quantities, we can sign an agreement. You can give us a call when the time comes and we’ll go straight to your place to collect them! And there can be a certain discount on the delivery fees.”
“Sure!” Xia Ruofei said without thinking. “I have about 40 to 50 orders every month. There might be more in the future, but I live a little far away. It’s about a ten-minute drive from the county city. Is that okay?”
“That won’t be a problem!” the staff said. “Here’s a sample of the agreement. You can take a look. In your case, we can give you a 20% discount. If the collaboration is long, the cost might be even lower.”
Xia Ruofei took it and browsed through it before nodding.
“No problem. Let’s sign the agreement!”
The staff immediately found a manager. After registering Xia Ruofei’s ID number and address, they quickly typed out an agreement and signed it together.
The manager shook hands with Xia Ruofei and said.
“Mr. Xia, thank you for choosing our delivery company! I hope we can work well together in the future!”
“Happy cooperation!” Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
“By the way, Mr. Xia, you can also bring some delivery slips back,” the manager said. “Our official website has a delivery slip template for download. You just have to fill in the information according to the template on the computer and you can print the delivery slips directly.”
“Really?” Xia Ruofei said happily. “That’s great. Get me a hundred first!”
After filling in more than 40 delivery forms, Xia Ruofei’s hands were sore. If he could print them directly, it would indeed be a lot easier.
A few minutes later, Xia Ruofei left the place with a stack of delivery slips.
He’d just driven the pickup back to the resort house. Before he could get out of the car, the phone on the console rang ...