Buying ingredients

The signing process took about an hour as Wang Ming had to read through it multiple times to see if there were any hidden clauses, but he felt satisfied it wasn't after his fifth time reading it. After signing the contract, Wang Ming gave the sisters an additional 5% commission to each of them. Even though he hadn't commented on their situation, he had heard them talking about it. He hoped the money could help their situation. If he could prevent a woman from selling herself, he would definitely help.

"Thank you so much Wang Ming, if you ever want to buy another house or need anything for the house at all, please call us! We'll definitely help you!"

"Thank you, Mr. Ming. You don't even know how much this will help us."

"No, thank you guys for recommending such a beautiful house to me, if you ever need something also then you know where I live."

Wang Ming bid the sisters goodbye and made his way to a store to buy items. Since the house comes furnished, he doesn't need to buy furnishings.

Luckily Wang Ming could move in directly and didn't need to wait. As usually you have to wait until all paperwork is complete before moving in. Wang Ming had told the Cheng sisters about his living situation, so they talked with the owners, who had no problems with letting him stay in the house for now, as he had already signed the contract and transferred the money. Especially since no one was living there, anyway.

But he would need to get personal items, hygienical items, and groceries. Since he can't operate his restaurant for a week, he could instead try to make new recipes. He would also need new recipes for the other restaurant he wanted to open at Weng Ping's place.

Thinking about Weng Ping made Wang Ming sigh. He felt so disappointed in himself for believing Weng Ping, but he felt even more disappointment and disgust at Weng Ping's behavior. But what made Wang Ming hesitate in just punishing Weng Ping directly with Peng Tong or Meng Hao's power, it made no sense to him how much Weng Ping had changed in just a few days, there had to be more behind the incident, it had to.

Though at this point Wang Ming didn't know if it even mattered anymore, as even if someone forced him to do what he had done, he would never have the same relationship with Weng Ping ever again.

"Sir! Do you need anything? Our shop has almost everything! It's one of the best convenience stores in the North of Liaoling city [1]."

Wang Ming had never been to this part of the city before, so he just walked to crowded store. If a store has many customers, then they usually have good service and merchandise.

"I need toiletries do you also know somewhere that sells meat and vegetables?"

"What is toiletries? If you want to buy food, the grandpa down the street sells a lot of it!"

"Little boy, toiletries is what you use in the bathroom, like toothbrush, toothpaste, soup, deodorant."

"Ah thank you, uncle! My daddas shop has a lot, I will get it for you."

"Thank you little boy, please grab me anything you think I will need. I just bought a new house so if you have any other items except for furnishings you think I will need then take it. Also, if you have any gifts, you think will fit a small girl younger than you, then please take it as well. I'll be back soon I'm just going to check out the store on you mentioned."

The boy that had been talking with Wang Ming then huddled away to grab items for Wang Ming. He wasn't sure if the boy knew what furnishings are, but he probably wouldn't get all the items by himself but ask for help from his parents. Seeing the boy made him remember when he helped at his father's restaurant when he was a toddler like that little boy. He would talk with customers and entertain them with his mother.

Walking further down the street, Wang Ming saw the shop that the boy had talked about. At first Wang Ming thought that the boy had misunderstood him and the grandpa sold food as in pre-made food. But the store the boy had talked about was actually a decent sized store which sold a multitude of meats and vegetables. Even though Wang Ming had never been to the north side of Liaoling city before, he liked what he had seen.

"Hello boss, do you have any fresh meats and vegetables today? Anything you would recommend?"

"Young man, you've come to the right place. Everybody knows that the shop that Crazy Nu owns only sells top tier groceries! I don't have as much diversity as other bigger shops, but I make it up by selling only food ingredients with outstanding quality. If you can find even only one ingredient with average quality in my shop, I'll let you buy from my shop for free in a year! I'm that confident!"

Hearing the owner boast made Wang Ming laugh. He had no doubts that the shop sells high-quality ingredients, but to say that the shop wouldn't even have one average quality ingredient Wang Ming knew that isn't true.

"Are you sure, boss? If I can even spot one ingredient isn't good, you will give me free ingredients for a year? I'm a restaurant owner so you could lose many millions on this deal."

Hearing the confidence in Wang Ming's voice made the owner feel insecure as over 90% of all his ingredients is of high quality but he just didn't have enough personnel to check through every ingredient, he had said that his shop isn't as big as others but it didn't mean that it's small. But since he had bragged so much already, he couldn't really take his words back.

"Of course I'm a businessman! My credibility is important if I say something I'm going to stick to it."

Wang Ming smiled. He had given the boss a chance, but since he didn't want to take it, he would expose him.

"Well, I don't think you're lying Crazy Nu, but you're definitely crazy if you think that in your entire shop there's not even one ingredient of inferior quality."

He knew that if he just said this with no proof, the boss could just deny everything, so Wang Ming had recorded the conversation the second time he asked the boss. Grabbing a few apples he had seen earlier, which was still in good condition but unlucky for the boss, they're clearly aged a few days too much, which made their color darker than what they're supposed to be.

When Wang Ming showed the boss the apples, he knew that he had lost, his face looked like he had lost all life. He blamed that his mother didn't teach him better. To not brag and lie, but it is what it is.

"Fine, fine! You win, just take whatever you want. I'll uphold my part of the bargain, just please spare my shop!"

"Don't worry, I'll pay for everything I get. It just irked me when you said that you don't have any average quality ingredients in your shop as you clearly have. I expect the quality varies, but as long as it's mostly high-quality ingredients, I don't mind and neither should you. I understand you want to advertise, but you are pretty crazy to give out such promises!"

"Thank you, young man, I've learnt my lesson. My shop sells high-quality ingredients! If you find any, that's bad or isn't up to standard, please tell me and I'll replace it."

[1] Basically Liaoling city is split into north, west, east, south and centre. Feng Zhong market is located in the centre, while where Wang Ming just bought his house is in the north side.