3: Stealing business from your face?

Chapter 3: Stealing Business Right in Front of Me?

"Thank you, Aunt Huang, for your care. Shall we go to your house to work now?"

Wang Gang, seeing that the pleasantries were almost over and his mother kept winking at him, suggested this.

"Alright, let's go now."

As soon as she finished speaking, a group of onlookers followed them towards the residential building ahead.

And the location was exactly the direction of the unit Ye Tian had entered.

In the hallway.

Ye Tian had already knocked on Xu Yan's door.

This family was Ye Tian's earliest client.

One could say that Ye Tian started doing housekeeping because of this family.

Initially, the child of this family needed a tutor. Ye Tian took the job. Upholding the principle of giving his best in everything, Ye Tian taught very meticulously.

In less than half a semester, the child's grades improved significantly.

This made Xu Yan, the mother, extremely happy, and she looked upon Ye Tian with increasing favor.

Learning that Ye Tian was under great financial pressure and worked several jobs a day, she proactively suggested that Ye Tian handle her family's housekeeping. This way, he could earn more money without delaying his tutoring for her child.

She then introduced many nearby neighbors to Ye Tian to expand his business.

Over time.

The two had become very familiar. The first thing Ye Tian did upon entering the door was not to rush to work.

He put on his shoe covers while chatting with Xu Yan.

He put on his shoe covers while chatting with Xu Yan.

They had barely exchanged a few words.

When they heard a bustling sound of footsteps coming from the hallway outside the door.

From a distance, Zhang Guilan's voice carried over.

"Oh, Yanzi, you're home? Not working today?"

Hearing this voice, Xu Yan, who had been laughing and chatting with Ye Tian, frowned.

But she quickly returned to normal.

She pushed open the slightly ajar door.

Seeing so many people in the hallway, she showed a hint of surprise.

"Sister Zhang, what are you all... here for?"

"Nothing much, it's just that my son opened a Housekeeping Company, and he thought of offering discounts to the neighbors, so I brought him over to introduce him to you."

"Uh, this..."

Xu Yan subtly glanced at Ye Tian.

She smiled faintly at Zhang Guilan.

"Thank you, Sister Zhang, for thinking of me, but I've already hired housekeeping, so I won't trouble you all."

"Yanzi, what are you saying? We're all neighbors, what's there to trouble? Besides, housekeeping work involves people coming in and out of your home. It's always more reassuring to have someone you know do it than a stranger. Xiao Gang, why aren't you greeting her!"

Zhang Guilan seemed to completely ignore Xu Yan's words, casually pushing her son forward.

"Hello, Aunt Xu. My new Housekeeping Company is not far from our community. As long as you give the word, I can be here within five minutes. Also, for our community's neighbors, we offer the greatest discounts, only one yuan per square meter."

"One yuan?"

Even though her heart was with Ye Tian.

Xu Yan was also surprised by this price.

As Ye Tian's guide in housekeeping, she had specifically inquired about market prices when advising him.

Generally, even the smallest Housekeeping Company, where the boss does the work personally, charges at least two yuan or more.

As for larger companies that hire staff, their fees are even higher. Otherwise, they wouldn't even cover the labor costs.

How dare Wang Gang quote one yuan per square meter right off the bat?

Seeing Xu Yan's surprised expression, Zhang Guilan's face was full of smugness.

"How about it, Yanzi? Sister Zhang didn't lie to you, did she? I'm saving you money. You can set a time with Xiao Gang now, and he'll come clean for you on time."

Xu Yan smiled wryly and shook her head.

"Sister Zhang, thank you for your kindness, but my cleaning has always been handled by Xiao Tian, and he does a good job. I'm not planning to change anyone, sorry."

As soon as she finished speaking.

The smug expressions on Zhang Guilan and Wang Gang's faces vanished, replaced by dissatisfaction.

"Yanzi, have you been bewitched? He's just a student, how could he be as professional as my Xiao Gang? Not to mention, last time, he cleaned my house, and there were still Cockroaches everywhere afterwards. He completely just went through the motions. And when I said a few words to him, he was fiercer than anyone. How dare you use someone like that?"

As she spoke, Zhang Guilan pointed her finger at Ye Tian, who had been standing silently by the side.

The latter's eyes had narrowed at this moment.

Seeing the questioning glances directed at him.

Ye Tian gave a cold smile.

"Madam, may I ask you a few questions?"

"Ask away. I'd like to see how you'll argue your way out of this today."

"Does your housekeeping service include killing Cockroaches?"

"Cockroaches?"

Zhang Guilan's eyes darted around a few times.

"Of course, it does! Do you think my son does things as perfunctorily as you!"

Ye Tian smiled faintly.

"Good. Then the second question: if, after you've cleaned, there are still Cockroaches in their home, can they also act shamelessly like you and refuse to pay?"

This time, Zhang Guilan didn't answer directly. Instead, she looked at her son.

After receiving an affirmative look, she immediately felt more confident.

"Yes!"

"Very good. Then the third question: you don't charge extra for killing Cockroaches, do you?"

"Of course not..."

"Of course, it's impossible not to charge!"

Zhang Guilan hadn't finished speaking.

Wang Gang immediately took over.

Then he glared at Ye Tian with an annoyed expression.

"Kid, you clearly aren't professional. Do you know how difficult it is to completely eradicate Cockroaches? Especially in old communities like ours. The amount of work and cost involved is not a small sum."

"Oh, you know that too? Then why, after I finished cleaning your house, did you try to renege on payment by claiming the Cockroaches weren't completely eliminated?"

"This..."

Wang Gang was momentarily speechless, not expecting Ye Tian to have been waiting for him with this question.

But a moment later, his smug expression returned.

"This is a technical issue. My mom questioned whether you cleaned thoroughly, and you could have explained the difficulty of eradicating Cockroaches, or stated that it was an additional fee. But, do you have the ability to eradicate Cockroaches? You don't. So, if your work wasn't completed and the customer wasn't satisfied, what's wrong with my mom not paying you?"

The more he spoke, the brighter Wang Gang's eyes became.

At the same time, he secretly glanced at the onlookers behind him.

"I see!"

Ye Tian's lips curved upwards.

"Then, I have just one last question. You do housekeeping and also kill Cockroaches, so why did you pay the 'high price' you mentioned to have me clean your house?"

"I..."

Wang Gang and his mother's expressions changed, and they began to stammer.

"What 'I'? Are you trying to say that you hired me to compare the difference in our abilities?"

"Yes, yes, exactly!"

Wang Gang quickly nodded, not expecting Ye Tian to be so understanding and come up with an excuse for him.

"Nonsense!"

Ye Tian let out a cold shout.

Then he looked at the crowd behind Wang Gang.

"Aunties and Uncles, a simple common sense question for everyone: if someone in your family does housekeeping, would you pay a high price to hire an outsider?"