"My friend saw how hard he was working. Even though he didn't fix it, which meant no repair fee according to the rules, my friend still gave him an extra ten yuan for travel expenses, making it forty yuan in total for his hard work."
Li Xu smiled and continued, "Since the AC wasn't fixed and it was so hot, my friend obviously had to find someone else to repair it. So, he called a second repairman.
"When this second repairman arrived, he didn't even climb out the window to check the main unit. He just took a voltage tester and checked the indoor control panel and the breaker box for a minute or two before saying, 'I found the problem. The repair fee is four hundred.'
"My friend thought it was a steep price. But considering it was a scorching day and he couldn't stand the heat without an air conditioner, he gritted his teeth and agreed.
