The leaders present all looked down at the plans in their hands.

Besides Huang Qinqin's detailed explanation of the plan, there are two pictures. One is a glass bottle, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with a round body and some simple diamond patterns on it.

The bottle is somewhat similar to foreign perfume bottles, only a larger version. They imagined that if this kind of transparent glass bottle were used to hold oil, it would indeed look very high-end and classy.

The other painting is of a bamboo tube cup, decorated with bamboo patterns, which looks relatively simple and elegant. However, the bamboo tube is opaque, so you can't see what's inside.

So when Huang Qinqin asked for everyone's opinion, the situation became one-sided.

"What are your thoughts after reading this, leaders?"

"This glass bottle is quite nice; I believe it will be very popular when it's available."

"I agree. Bamboo tubes look nice as cups, but they don't seem very suitable for storing oil."

"Yes, I also think the glass bottle is good."

Yes, I agree.

Only one female leader preferred the bamboo tube cup: "I actually think the bamboo tube cup is more suitable."

"Think about it, glass bottles are not uncommon, but have you ever seen oil or other food packaged in bamboo tubes?"

"No one else has it, right? Isn't that unique in itself?"

Huang Qinqin originally thought that no leader really liked bamboo cups, but luckily there was one.

Although most people prefer glass bottle packaging, thinking it looks better and more upscale, Huang Qinqin still wants to try her best to get it.

Her goal was to get the department store to choose bamboo cups as their packaging. This was because her proposal to introduce pickles and dried fruit, which she had suggested to Manager Gao, was rejected.

If she can get the leaders to accept the bamboo tube cup packaging, then she can introduce Xujia Village to the oil pressing factory and try to get Xujia Village to provide bamboo tube cups.

The mountains around Xujia Village are mostly covered with bamboo forests, and their bamboo products are quite outstanding. However, they simply don't fetch a good price, or rather, they can't be sold at all.

If this proves successful, Xujia Village could increase its villagers' income by providing bamboo cups. And the person who provided this opportunity for Xujia Village, or rather, the Xu family, was Huang Qinqin.

Their status and reputation in the village would improve. That way, if Xu Weimin wanted to do something to them in the future, they would have one more ally.

"Distinguished leaders, this is what I think. I prefer to use bamboo cups for three reasons."

"The first reason is that glass bottles are expensive and relatively fragile. Although we focus on the high-end market, glass bottles are very difficult to clean after being used to store oil, so they can only be used to store oil or discarded."

"But people who buy such high-end products probably won't continue using them, so they'll likely end up being discarded. That would be an excessive waste."

“But bamboo cups are different. When the oil is used up, even if the bamboo cup is not reused, it can be burned as firewood, so there will be no excessive waste.”

"The second point is, as the leader just mentioned, we have never seen any food packaged in bamboo tubes. If we were to use them, our department store would be the only one of its kind."

"The third and most important point is that using bamboo cups can increase the income of nearby villages. At the time we were using bamboo cups, the oil press had never used this packaging."

"Then they will have a large demand for bamboo cups, and if the villagers have the opportunity, they can increase the income of the village, the brigade, and even the commune by supplying bamboo cups to the oil press."

"And this increased income may enable many villagers who were previously struggling to make ends meet and couldn't even get enough to eat to have enough to eat."

"Then the department stores, as the dominant players and the direct source of their revenue, will certainly be very grateful for the wise decisions of the leaders."

“We solved the problem, and they increased their income, so it’s a win-win situation. And once things are settled, we can submit the story to the newspaper ourselves, polish it up, and publish it.”

"So that the city and even the province can see that the leaders have gone to great lengths and tried every possible means to help the villagers increase their income and live better lives."

"I believe that by then everyone will be able to see and understand the good intentions of the leaders."

After Huang Qinqin finished speaking, the auditorium fell silent for a moment. Then, someone started clapping, and soon the entire auditorium was filled with the sound of applause from the leaders.

Manager Gao was extremely satisfied and praised with a big smile: "Great! Comrade Huang Qinqin, your idea is excellent. Let's all raise our hands and vote."

"Those who think the suggestion of using bamboo cups is good should raise their hands to show their agreement. We will follow the majority."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone present raised their hands. Of course, who wouldn't want a positive reputation if what Huang Qinqin said were true?

If this matter succeeds, the future managers of their department store will experience a significant boost in both their career advancement and reputation.

Why disagree with something that has only benefits and no drawbacks?

......

When Xu Weiguo heard the news that the arson case had been hastily closed a few days ago, he felt it was utterly absurd.

He had been searching for clues for the past two days, and finally, yesterday someone witnessed the temporary worker who committed the arson. This worker had been in contact with Xu Weimin the day before, and he was planning to investigate further.

He was called back by the bureau chief and told that the investigation was no longer necessary. The temporary worker had confessed that he had accidentally dropped his cigarette butt into the archives room while on night duty, which caused the fire.

Because the documents in the archives were not particularly important, the bureau decided to dismiss the temporary worker and send him to a farm for a year of labor reform.

Seeing that Xu Weiguo was still somewhat indignant, the director comforted him, "Xu, I know you come from the military and want to get to the bottom of things and hold those responsible accountable."

"However, sometimes you have to be flexible and adaptable. You have to know that being too rigid will only lead to breaking."

"Here's what we've come up with. This temporary worker has just been fired. Do you have any suitable candidates to recommend? Now that this matter is closed, you don't need to worry about it anymore."

Seeing Xu Weiguo leave, the bureau chief opened a drawer and looked at the things that Xu Weimin had just sent over, and couldn't help but shake his head.

He just couldn't understand how the two brothers could be so different. Look at how good Xu Weimin was at handling things, and then look at Xu Weiguo, he was such a rigid old man.

The bureau chief himself knew perfectly well that everyone in the public security bureau had some other income, but Xu Weiguo was actually willing to accept a fixed salary every month, which was a real waste of his title as deputy bureau chief.