When Ye Ming heard Director Mu's last few serious words of deception, he felt a little funny in his heart: In fact, in this kind of specialty store that only relies on tour guides to drive business, all discounts and promotions are said to be nice. , especially in the sale of jade, the so-called "gold has a price and jade is priceless". The prices on the jade in the specialty stores are all "rip-off" prices that far exceed their own prices. There is so much room for bargaining that you can't even buy them. Unimaginable.
Once, Ye Ming traveled with a group to Dali, Yunnan. In a jade shop, a colleague fell in love with a jade bracelet priced at more than 13,000 yuan. So, the colleague started bargaining with the boss and cut the price of more than 13,000 yuan in one go. Up to 800 yuan, even a penny more was not enough. In the end, the boss really sold the jade bracelet to Ye Ming's colleague for 800 yuan.
From this incident, Ye Ming knew that the difference between the listed price and the actual price of jade in jade shops in tourist areas was very large. Therefore, what Director Mu said was "discounts for helping tourist friends". ", is actually a big lie, because there is no problem of discounts and discounts when buying jade. As long as you are willing to bargain hard, you can buy it at a lower price than the so-called "preferential price" without any discounts or discounts. and “discount prices” for cheaper jade.
The reason why Director Mu repeatedly emphasized that the tourists selling jade should tell her first was for one purpose: she and the driver must know the price of the jade that the passenger bought, so that they can go to the specialty store based on this price and get a certain percentage of commission. , Ye Ming estimated: For such a hugely profitable product, the tour guide's commission may be as high as 15% or even 20%. In other words, if you join this group and buy 10,000 yuan of jade in this jade shop, Director Mu and the driver can get A commission of at least 1,500 yuan...
However, Ye Ming would not say these words, he would just think about it secretly in his heart. After all, this is also a way for tour guides and drivers to make money, and it is only for those who are willing to take the bait, so he does not need to offend them again. Moreover, this The jade shop is also a shopping attraction stipulated in the contract, there is nothing much to say.
After Director Mu introduced the benefits and characteristics of Lantian Moyu in a colorful manner, seeing that everyone was silent, he asked: "Dear travelers, do you have any questions? If not, we will go visit it later." Lantian Black Jade Store, the time is one hour,”
At this time, Ye Ming suddenly remembered that he was going to buy dates at the "Zhangjiahe Goutou Jujube Store", so he asked: "Director Mu, I know that when we go to Yan'an tomorrow, we are going to go to a Goutou Jujube Store. This is As agreed in our contract, I would like to ask: Can this specialty store be chosen as the 'Zhangjiahe Goutou Jujube Specialty Store'? Many people say that the jujubes in this specialty store are the most famous and the best. Since we are going shopping, then Just choose the best store,”
In fact, this "Zhangjiahe Goutou Jujube Specialty Store" is also one of the stores that Director Mu contacted to take tourists to buy jujubes. However, she is now very disgusted with Ye Ming and Chen Mengqi and does not believe how many jujubes they will buy. Therefore , she glanced at Ye Ming with a disdainful look, and said coldly: "I'm sorry, the store we chose to buy dates this time is near Yangjialing, Yan'an, which is completely opposite to the Zhangjiahe Goutou Date Store. If you want Buy Zhangjiahe dates and go there by yourself, our tourist bus has no obligation to serve you two,"
Ye Ming knew that he had completely offended Director Mu and the minibus driver, and he also guessed that she might answer this way, so he stopped arguing with her, smiled, and stopped asking.
At this time, Chen Mengqi had also woken up from her drowsy state. She also heard what Director Mu had just said about Lantian Moyu. She tilted her head thoughtfully and thought about it, and suddenly spoke in a weak voice. Question: "Brother Ye, last night and after taking a shower, I heard you talking on the phone with someone. It seemed that Chen Yi and her son had returned to Tianjiang. Is that true?"
Ye Ming couldn't figure out why she suddenly asked about this sensitive matter, so he nodded a little awkwardly and said: "Yes, the person who called me last night was Director Lu Nianzi from Beijing, my god sister, Chen Yihe Ben Ben lives in Director Lu's house. Director Lu told me last night: Chen Yi and Ben Ben went to Secretary Li's house to show Secretary Li what Ben Ben looked like. I only found out last night,"
Chen Mengqi nodded and said with a little envy: "I heard Sister Zhang Yan say: The child you and Chen Yi had is very strong, very cute, and very similar to you. At that time, I was imagining: What will Brother Ye's child look like? , how is he similar to Brother Ye? Alas, it’s a pity that I’m not in Tianjiang Provincial City now. I really want to see your and Chen Yi’s child as soon as possible,”
Ye Ming couldn't keep up with her thinking. He didn't know why she suddenly said such words, so he had to follow her words: "You will also return to Tianjiang in a few days. If you don't mind, You can go and see little Benben. Don’t worry, Sister Chen Yi is very sympathetic to you and has no opinions or opinions about you. Therefore, if you go to see little Benben, she will definitely be very happy."
When Chen Mengqi heard Ye Ming say that Chen Yi also sympathized with her, she smiled bitterly and said something that made Ye Ming extremely embarrassed: "Yes, sister Chen Yi and I are almost the same. We are both destitute people from the end of the world."
Ye Ming knew the bitterness and helplessness in her words, and he didn't know how to answer her, so he had to hold her tightly in his arms and stroke her hair with his palms to express a silent apology...
Chen Mengqi curled up quietly in Ye Ming's arms for a few minutes. Suddenly she raised her head and said to Ye Ming: "Wait a minute and go to that black jade store. Please help me refer to it. I want to buy a gift for little Ben Ben. Jade is It is an auspicious item for children. Wearing jade for children can ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters, making them healthy and safe. I don't know much about jade. Please choose one for me later, okay?"
Ye Ming heard Chen Mengqi suddenly say that he wanted to buy a gift for Xiao Benben, and it was a jade. He knew that if she didn't buy it, she would definitely buy the most expensive jade. He was surprised at first, and then felt that Extraordinarily warm and touched, she whispered: "Qiqi, you are such a kind and good girl. In fact, I was worried that you would hate Sister Chen Yi and even vent your anger on Xiao Benben. Unexpectedly, you not only wanted to go and see Little Benben, I still want to buy him expensive gifts, which really makes me don’t know what to say,”
Chen Mengqi shook her head and said with a sad smile: "Brother Ye, do you know that I am a good girl only now? I can't blame Sister Chen Yi for what happened between you and me, let alone Xiao Benben. I hate them for what they do. To be honest, I Now I really want to be like Sister Chen Yi and give you a healthy and lively baby, just like little Benben, do you understand what I mean?"