Chapter 199 Big Order
Chapter 199 Big Order
The man was wearing a top hat and a dress, and it was obvious that he had just returned from abroad.
He glanced at Lao Zhou's crowded room with disdain and said with a hint of disdain.
"I wonder who will make furniture for me. If I had known it was a carpenter, I would never have given the job to you."
This was also the first time that Lao Zhou met the real owner. Before, it was Lao Zhou who was introduced by others.
But the introducer did not come this time, perhaps because he was afraid that Lao Zhou would not be able to finish the work and would lose face for him.
Or maybe he felt that this person was difficult to deal with.
When Lao Zhou saw the real host coming in, he hurried to greet him.
"I'm sorry, it's a bit shabby here, but I've been doing carpentry work for decades, it's a craft passed down from my family."
The main character looked around with a look of contempt and relentlessness on his face.
"Well, where is my furniture? Let me see it. I can't give you money if it's not ready."
Hearing this, Lao Zhou pointed at the furniture that Li Youquan had brought.
"Here is your furniture. Please check it to see if it matches the drawing."
After saying that, the owner came to the furniture, carefully examined the workmanship and patterns of the furniture, and was so surprised that he was speechless for a moment.
After a while, he pointed to the hollow pattern on a dressing table and asked, "Did you carve this pattern, too? It's simply amazing!"
Seeing that he was being praised, Lao Zhou quickly waved his hand, pointed at Li Youquan and said, "To be honest, we made this dressing table together, so I didn't carve this pattern."
Only then did the owner see Li Youquan sitting at the table drinking tea.
Seeing that Old Zhou was honest and pointed at him, he put down his teacup and said calmly: "Yes, I am Master Zhou's apprentice. I will do this kind of small seal carving work for him."
When he heard that the person in front of him was Lao Zhou's apprentice, his eyes lit up instantly.
Since the apprentice can carve so well, it is conceivable that the master must be even better.
So he immediately looked at Lao Zhou in a different light.
Lao Zhou and Li Youquan looked at each other. Lao Zhou did not expect Li Youquan to be so humble and say that he was his apprentice.
The real owner no longer looked down on Lao Zhou. He took out a stack of money from his pocket and stuffed it into Lao Zhou's hand, and wanted to shake hands with Lao Zhou.
Lao Zhou was instantly flattered and wiped his hands.
The other person's face was full of smiles. "You are Master Zhou, right? My name is Qiao En, and I came back from Country D. I came back this time to get some foreign styles and want to mass-produce them in China. After all, the times have progressed, and many people like this kind of fresh style."
"To be honest, I didn't have much hope for you at first, but I didn't expect your furniture to be so good. The workmanship is comparable to that of foreign big factories. So I want you to make another batch for me."
Hearing this, Lao Zhou looked at Li Youquan for help. As an honest carpenter, he had no idea how to deal with such a sudden large order.
So Li Youquan stood up, walked to Lao Zhou and said, "Master, we can take this job. We have more than a hundred apprentices, and they are all waiting to take the job. We will take as many as we can."
The apprentice that Li Youquan refers to is his production space.
Seeing that Li Youquan was confident, Lao Zhou naturally believed him, so he said to Qiao En: "Okay, since you like our technology, we will take the job."
After that, Jon took out the blueprints and a stack of bills from his bag and handed them to Lao Zhou.
"These are the deposit and drawings. The construction period will be at most one month. I will come to pick up the goods after one month."
Old Zhou was stunned for a long time without saying anything.
Li Youquan took over the drawings and deposit on his behalf.
"Okay, don't worry, there are just too many goods to put here. You can leave your address and I will send a car to deliver it to you in a month."
Only then did Jon look at Li Youquan, gave him a thumbs up, and said something in English to him.
Li Youquan also politely replied in English.
Seeing that Li Youquan could speak English, Jon started chatting with him with great interest.
Through chatting, Li Youquan learned that Jon wanted to open a furniture factory in China, and Li Youquan felt that his manufacturing space could come in handy.
Old Zhou on the side stared at Li Youquan as if he was listening to a mystery.
Seeing Li Youquan seeing Jon off with a smile, Jon also politely said goodbye to Lao Zhou.
Old Zhou then breathed a sigh of relief and asked Li Youquan tentatively.
"Youquan, are you sure you can take this job?"
Li Youquan looked relaxed: "Don't worry, Lao Zhou, when have I ever broken my promise? I'll take care of this matter. Don't worry, you don't have to work hard, but I won't lose a penny of your money."
Old Zhou held Li Youquan's hand tightly, tears almost overflowing from his eyes: "Youquan, I won't make this kind of money, you can let those college students make it. Some of these students must have difficult families."
"You are making quite a bit of money from the stall you rented. Dapeng is very helpful, so I don't have to worry too much. The money you make is enough for our family."
Li Youquan knew that Lao Zhou was not greedy and was a very honest man.
But after all, this job was taken from Lao Zhou, so Li Youquan would still pay him the money he deserved, so Li Youquan said to him.
"I still need you to help me inspect this work. After all, I don't know how to do carpentry work, so you have to get paid as an inspector. You can't refuse."
Hearing this, Lao Zhou had no choice but to agree.
"Okay, that's settled. I have something to do and I'll leave first."
After seeing Li Youquan off, Lao Zhou stood at the door and looked at his back, feeling deeply moved: "My dear, Youquan is really my dear. I really hope my little grandson can grow up to be such a good man."
Xu Damao passed by Lao Zhou's house and saw Li Youquan leaving Lao Zhou's house, so he came up and asked.
"Old Zhou, you and Brother Li get along well!"
Old Zhou didn't have any feelings towards Xu Damao. He just thought that the kid was smart, but he didn't know much about him, so he just nodded dully and low-key.
Seeing that Lao Zhou ignored him and showed no sign of retreating, Xu Damao pressed on, "Do you have anything to do with Brother Li? I see he keeps coming to you."
Lao Zhou shook his head: "You can ask your brother Li. I have to work."
Old Zhou asked Xu Damao to leave with a cold attitude.
Xu Damao wanted to say something, but had to give up.
After being rejected, Xu Damao had no choice but to return to his home.
At this time, Li Youquan was on his way to the cinema. He promised Li Xiaoxuan that he would treat her to a movie, as a way of repaying her favor.
While walking on the road, Li Youquan began to plan his future life...
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