Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s
Chapter 1026: Collecting Debts

Chapter 1026: Chapter 1026: Collecting Debts

"No! Just no!" An Ping stubbornly insisted.

"Enough, just talk to your sister about the situation properly! Stop with all that nonsense." An Shuchao was annoyed by his son’s rambling and urged him to speak quickly.

An Ping cleared his throat and said, "Tomorrow, I have to go collect debts!"

"That’s good news!" Better than giving credit at least.

"Not really. Let me explain to you." So An Ping briefed An Hao on the situation.

The debtor this time was the factory boss in town, a man cunning to the bone!

The canteen in the garment factory got its vegetables all on credit thanks to a smooth talker, and it wasn’t just from one place but several, always delaying payments!

It was really frustrating for those who supplied the vegetables!

The garment factory wasn’t small either, with over three hundred workers coming and going each day! The canteen managed two meals a day, lunch and dinner, which amounted to a considerable income each month.

If they gave up on the factory’s business, it would indeed be a pity.

But if they continued, the boss kept buying on credit, giving payment felt like squeezing toothpaste, a little here and there when pressed, and nothing if not. It was tough.

If you stopped supplying vegetables, you wouldn’t be able to collect payments for past deliveries either.

This boss owed them three months’ worth of vegetable payments, totaling at least five thousand yuan.

No matter how much they reasoned, they couldn’t get the money back.

This group had no way of dealing with that boss, and even two start-ups were dragged down by him, unable to recover their money.

The thing An Ping dreaded most was dealing with him, but for the money, he had to steel himself and go.

"Buying vegetables and not paying for them definitely isn’t right. Did you sign a contract with him?" An Hao asked. With the protection of a contract, he wouldn’t be able to avoid paying.

"That’s the key, he won’t sign. But we can’t just pass up such a large business opportunity, right?"

"That’s tricky." Facing someone as stingy as a miser was indeed difficult, "If it comes down to it, just call the police! Have you tried that?"

"We’ve tried! It doesn’t work. The police tell them to pay, and they don’t say they won’t pay; they just always say wait! What can the police do?" So, An Ping was very troubled.

"Okay. I’ll come with you tomorrow to see if we can get the money back."

Since An Hao was essentially idle at home and hadn’t properly managed the family business for nearly half a year, she might as well take this long holiday as a chance to get involved.

Early the next day, after breakfast, An Ping pushed the family bike out and took An Hao to town.

Along the way, while they walked, An Ping discussed business matters with An Hao.

"Sis, you know what? What bothers me most now is collecting debts every month! It used to be easy, but now it’s getting harder and harder, especially towards the year’s end."

"Why?" An Hao asked, "Why give credit in the first place? Once you start, it’s like opening a floodgate!"

"I didn’t want to start it either!" An Ping sighed, "Look, our greenhouse vegetables were a success right? Initially, people in the village didn’t have money, and no one was doing this! That money came from your earnings from selling jeans! After land distribution to households, everyone had enough to eat and started thinking about sidelines. Those who sold goods did so, and others went out to work! Seeing our family making the most money, of course, everyone wanted to follow suit. Soon, three to five families pooled money to start their own greenhouses."