Car-hailing Driver: Rewards from Complaints

Chapter 336 - 182: People Are Not the Same—Do You Understand Now? (Part 3)

Zhou Haibo said with a smile, "It’s good that this gentleman is willing to compensate. What’s your opinion, Miss Liu?"

Liu Yanzi said indifferently, "If he says he’ll compensate, then let him compensate."

Zhou Haibo nodded with a smile and said, "It’s good that you both are willing, but it’s not 5,000 yuan, it’s 168,000 yuan."

"What? 168,000? Are you extorting us?" Zhang Quan exclaimed in shock.

The other diners were also stunned.

Just before, at Table 10, a vase was broken and Zhou Haibo only asked for 5,000 in compensation.

Not even two minutes later, at Table 9, another vase was broken and now he’s demanding 168,000 in compensation.

Is it really necessary to treat people so differently?

Liu Yanzi was also unhappy and asked, "Manager Zhou, what do you mean by this? When he broke it, it was 5,000, and when we broke it, it’s 168,000? Don’t tell me that the vase he broke was ordinary and ours is an antique."

Zhang Quan angrily said, "Don’t expect me to be the sucker here, I won’t accept your compensation demand!"

Zhou Haibo explained with a smile, "Everyone should know that everything in our shop is genuine. The paintings on the walls, the vases on the tables, every piece is carefully selected by our boss. These are custom-made blue and white porcelains from Jingdezhen. Although they are modern products, masterpieces by experts in blue and white porcelain are naturally quite expensive. Miss Liu’s family deals with this, so you should know. Of course, we’re not asking for compensation out of thin air. We have purchase contracts, and each vase has a number and price, among other details. If you two need proof, we can show the documents to you."

Zhang Quan said, "Alright! Show it to me then!"

Zhou Haibo nodded and said, "Please wait a moment, I’ll be right back."

With that, Zhou Haibo went back to the office to get the evidence.

Yang Chen chuckled, now he understood the truth.

Zhou Haibo reduced the compensation to 5,000 yuan as a favor, considering Yang Chen’s relationship with Xue Yinong.

But since Zhang Quan didn’t have that relationship with Xue Yinong, Zhou Haibo demanded the original price as compensation.

The diners began to discuss the matter in confusion.

"What’s going on? Didn’t Zhou Haibo just say these were just decorations? Now he’s saying they’re custom-made blue and white porcelains?"

"He’s blatantly trying to extort them. This is outrageous, asking for 5,000 for the first vase and 168,000 for the second—it’s unfair!"

"If they really plan to extort people like this, who would dare come here again? The vase is placed where it’s easy to bump into, and asking for 168,000 for it—it’s daylight robbery!"

...

Soon, Zhou Haibo came back with a package of materials.

These were the purchase contracts, and each vase had corresponding number explanations, prices, and so on.

Zhou Haibo found the document for the vase Zhang Quan had broken, numbered 18, and handed it to him and Liu Yanzi to see.

When the two saw that the purchase price was indeed 168,000, they were stunned.

The contracts and materials had the seals of both parties, so they definitely couldn’t be fake.

Zhou Haibo said, "If you two still don’t believe me and think our boss needs to extort customers like this, I can have her come over personally to handle it."

Those watching gathered around to see the materials and gave their opinions.

"There are seals from both parties, so it can’t be fake."

"Miss Xue wouldn’t resort to fraud either."

"Then it shows the vase is indeed worth 168,000 each. But what I don’t get is why it was 5,000 for the first vase broken by someone at Table 10, but full price for one broken by people at Table 9?"

"Yes! It’s not fair to treat them differently! If this goes on, who will dare come here to eat?"

...

Zhang Quan followed up with the group’s comments and asked, "Even if I admit all this is real and the vase costs 168,000, why does he only pay 5,000 when he breaks it, but I have to pay the full price of 168,000?"

Zhou Haibo smiled and asked, "Are you friends with our boss?"

Zhang Quan shook his head.

Zhou Haibo said, "There you go. Mr. Yang is a good friend of our boss. When his friend broke the vase, how could we demand compensation? Asking for 5,000 was just a symbolic gesture because Mr. Yang insisted on compensating. Originally, I didn’t think it was right to ask Mr. Yang for compensation at all. As for you, since you’re not a good friend of our boss, you obviously have to compensate at the original price for breaking something."

Everyone was stunned, this reasoning was so rigid that no one could argue against it.

Isn’t it normal for a boss’s friends to get perks?

Isn’t it normal for non-friends of the boss to pay full price?

But what they couldn’t understand was, wasn’t this guy a ride-hailing driver?

How can a ride-hailing driver be such good friends with Miss Xue and receive such a great favor?

The vase worth 168,000 yuan at the original price, and Zhou Haibo didn’t even want compensation. Yet, when he insisted on compensating, Zhou Haibo reluctantly asked for 5,000 as a token gesture.

Even for close siblings, this would be the most that could be expected, right?

Zhang Quan said indignantly, "Even if what you say is true, it’s the same vase. He pays 5,000 for breaking it, and I have to pay the full 168,000. I can’t accept that. Either everyone pays 5,000, or everyone pays 168,000. You can’t treat people differently!"

Zhou Haibo happily replied, "If Mr. Zhang insists on this, then we’ll see you in court."

Liu Yanzi quickly interjected, "Manager Zhou, for my sake, could you give us a break?"

Zhou Haibo smiled and said, "Then let’s round it down, and this gentleman can compensate 160,000."

What the hell!

Who are you trying to disgust here?

Wiping out 8,000 from the 168,000 compensation, is the Liu family’s face only worth 8,000?

"This is too much!" Zhang Quan said, then he called his father.