Finally Seen by Kelly Yang

Author:Kelly Yang
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 2023-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 41

Great news! After hours on phone, the general manager of 99 Ranch say he’ll take some strawberry and broccoli. And if you have any dill, he take that, too—his Chinese customers love making dill dumplings,” Mom says to Pete breathlessly.

“How much he paying?” Pete asks.

Dad walks out to the porch with a calculator and a big notebook.

“Five dollars a basket for strawberry. Fifty cents a head for broccoli. Ten cents a bunch for dill,” Mom says, reading from her notebook.

“Five dollars a basket? That’s less than the farmers’ market!” Pete frowns, shaking his head. “You explain to him that these are organic? No pesticides, no nothing?”

“Yeah, I did. Maybe if we start off at five dollars and he like them, he can go up in price. Besides, you say they not going to last until the next farmers’ market!”

Dad punches in the numbers. “We’d still be making a profit,” he tells Pete.

Pete sighs heavily under his farmer’s hat, weighing his options.

“Tell him we’ll start at five dollars,” Pete says. “But if he sells all fifty baskets of strawberries, he’s going to have to cough up an extra dollar per basket.”

Mom does a little squeal. “I’ll let him know!” she says. Her eyes dance animatedly, meeting Dad’s. “So now that that’s settled, can we get that advance on my husband’s salary, so I can get back to my business?”

“Nothing’s settled,” Pete reminds her. “You just did the first step. I don’t see any cash.”

“But—”

“I’m not giving you a penny’s advance till you finish the job! That’s the deal!” Pete says. He gestures to Dad. “Now help me box up all these strawberries!”

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