Starting Sign-In from a Billionaire God-Chapter 930 - 929: The Dispute Over Towing Fees

The two women are best friends. They had just finished a gathering tonight and were driving home when they encountered a heavy rainstorm, causing their car to stall on the road.

They were both at a loss, not knowing what to do. When they saw Xu Qiming was helping others tow cars, they immediately thought of asking him for help.

The two actively approached Xu Qiming.

"Hey, big brother, could you also help tow our car?" one of them asked with a charming smile.

"Our car has also stalled," the other one added.

Seeing the slightly flirtatious demeanor of the two women, Xu Qiming felt nothing in particular; at this point, he and his friend had already towed several cars and were exhausted.

There's no denying this business isn't easy. Braving the heavy rain, they were both soaked, their eyes barely staying open, and all they earned from a grueling trip was fifty yuan. Considering the fuel costs, they didn't make much at all.

At this moment, Xu Qiming wasn't interested in the women's flirtatiousness; he just wanted to get the job done quickly and go home.

"The fee is 50 yuan," Xu Qiming stated.

He made sure to clarify the price with everyone, as this was a crucial point to avoid disputes later. If the other party wasn't willing to pay this amount, there was no deal, and he wouldn't have to work.

The people before had all agreed readily. After all, 50 yuan wasn't a lot for car owners. In high-end areas, even parking fees could be more than 50 yuan.

The two women exchanged a glance.

They didn't explicitly say they would pay.

But they both wanted Xu Qiming's help to tow their car.

One of them said, "Hey big brother, when can you help us tow the car?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Xu Qiming thought they had agreed, as usually people wouldn't ask when he could help unless they intended to go through with it. Sometimes words didn't need to be too straightforward as long as everyone understood the meaning.

"You're next," Xu Qiming replied.

"Great, big brother, thank you so much." The woman was pleased.

So, the two waited.

After Xu Qiming and his friend finished towing another car, they helped the two women get their car to high ground.

The job was tiring but went smoothly, and the women's car was out of the water.

With over ten cars still waiting, Xu Qiming didn't waste words with the two women and directly took out his phone, saying, "The car's been towed, please settle the account, just 50 yuan."

The two women exchanged glances, then blinked with a bewildered look, "What 50 yuan?"

Xu Qiming was stunned and said, "Didn't we agree earlier? Towing costs 50 yuan, I helped you get your car out."

They had agreed on 50 yuan. He completed the job, and they should pay him. This was agreed upon.

When they initially requested Xu Qiming's help, they were calling him big brother in a soft, adorable manner.

Now, their attitude shifted, and they seemed a bit displeased.

"You helped us get the car out, but for just that, you're charging us 50 yuan?" one of them questioned with a doubtful expression.

The other added, "Exactly, it was such a short distance, just a moment of work, and you're charging 50 yuan? Isn't that way too much?"

Xu Qiming was seeing stars out of frustration. Damn it, they had agreed on it, he'd only helped tow the car because of that. If he had known these girls were like this, he certainly wouldn't have helped tow their car.

"Everyone paid this much, and they all gave it," Xu Qiming responded.

One of them said, "Sorry, I'm not everyone else. I think charging us 50 yuan is very unreasonable and unsuitable!"

"Exactly!" the other woman echoed.

The two sides were caught in a dispute.

Meanwhile, there were still car owners waiting for towing, getting a bit impatient.

"Dude, hurry up, help tow my car too."

"Why is it taking so long?"

The car owners were urging, anxious as the water level was rising, worried that their cars would get damaged, wanting nothing more than to have their cars towed away quickly.

Urged by the car owners, Xu Qiming also felt a bit rushed and asked, "Fine, what do you plan to pay me?"

The two women consulted each other for a moment, and one said, "We discussed it, we'll give you 30 yuan at most, considering the short distance. You can't be so greedy."

In truth, Xu Qiming was too tired to argue. He'd accept the 30 yuan, but hearing them call him greedy made him unhappy.

Already exhausted, and now being called greedy, who could stand that?

Moreover, his friend reminded him not to agree to these two women's terms. The reasoning was simple: if he accepted their haggling and took 30 yuan, what would the other car owners think?

Would the subsequent car owners demand to pay only 30 yuan too? Those who already paid would be unhappy as well and want a 20 yuan refund.

So, he had to stand firm and not compromise.

Xu Qiming believed his friend made sense and said, "Sorry, we agreed on 50 yuan, it's a fixed price with no bargaining."

Xu Qiming insisted on charging 50 yuan, and the two women got a bit upset, thinking 50 yuan was too much for such a short distance.

"Money doesn't grow on trees, right? Can't you be reasonable? Charging us 50 yuan for such a short distance, don't you think you're being excessive?"

"Exactly!"

Xu Qiming replied, "We agreed on this, if you didn't want to pay, you shouldn't have asked me to help tow your car!"

The woman glared, "Who agreed? You said 50 yuan, but we didn't agree, it was just you saying it."

"Yeah, when did we agree to give you 50 yuan?"

Playing rogue, Xu Qiming was furious, how could there be people like this? Helping them tow the car wasn't his obligation. In essence, they were paying him to work, and upon completion, they should pay as agreed.

Now that he was done, they refused to pay!

Had he known, he would have taken the payment before working, and wouldn't have moved for those unwilling to pay.

With Xu Qiming demanding 50 yuan and the two women refusing to pay, the two sides started arguing.

Amid the heated argument, Lin Fan happened to pass by.

Xu Qiming grabbed Lin Fan to have him mediate.

Lin Fan, after hearing Xu Qiming's side, understood what was going on. The situation was simple: the two women backpedaled, thinking the short distance wasn't worth the money.

In Lin Fan's view, Xu Qiming was in the right, so Lin Fan shared his opinion.

Seeing Lin Fan siding with Xu Qiming, the two women were immediately displeased, wanting nothing more than to drive him away.

"Who asked you to butt in? Get lost!" one of the women rudely snapped, pointing at Lin Fan's nose in anger.

"Where did this beggar come from? What business is it of yours, you don't even have money to buy a car, do you have a right to speak?"

Lin Fan said, "Let's be reasonable, no need for personal attacks. If you didn't want to pay 50 yuan, you shouldn't have asked this gentleman to help you tow your car in the first place. Since you agreed, now that it's done, you should pay up."

The woman retorted, "What do you know, this short distance and he's charging us 50 yuan, isn't that greedy?"

Lin Fan said, "It boils down to you thinking the price is high. If this gentleman had towed it for free, you'd be happy. But here's the problem: is 50 yuan really too much?"

One woman said, "Of course it is. We didn't ask for him to be charitable, but he shouldn't be extorting us either!"