The next morning, Zhang Yumei and Xu Junhui split into two groups.

Xu Junhui wanted to take Huang Qinqin to the department store first, and then go to Huang Qinqin's parents' home.

Xu Weiguo and Zhang Yumei, on the other hand, set off directly from home.

Xu Hongxia also wanted to join in the fun, but Zhang Yumei refused: "We're going there to help, you'll just cause trouble."

"It's fine normally, but today your in-laws are moving, so they really don't have time to play with you."

Xu Hongxia wanted to say that she hadn't gone there to cause trouble, but then she thought that she really couldn't be of any help.

They could only give up dejectedly.

Seeing this, Xu Fang comforted her, "Hongxia, why don't you come back to Chenjia Village with us?"

"Ah Fang, are you going back to Chenjia Village today? I haven't heard you mention it."

Zhang Yumei found it strange when she heard her ask Xu Hongxia, since they had just gone back not long ago.

Xu Fang nodded: "Yes, the Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, and we were thinking of going back to visit the village chief in advance."

"Since Chen Ming is on vacation now, I'll take Chen Mai and Chen Liang back for a visit."

"I see," Zhang Yumei said, "so why did you go back again?"

"That's fine. There are a few packs of cigarettes at home. Take one back to Village Chief Chen."

After saying that, he said to Xu Weiguo, "Go and get the cigarettes and take them to Afang and the others."

This time, Xu Weiguo was really angry: "Why did you take my cigarettes to give away again? You could have bought new ones for Afang."

Because Huang Qinqin is pregnant, the doctor said it's best not to smoke in front of her.

Therefore, Xu Weiguo hasn't smoked at home during this period. He only smokes one or two cigarettes occasionally at work.

However, he has been busy with Xu Weimin's affairs recently and has rarely smoked.

The cigarettes left in the house now are what I've accumulated over this period. They already took them once before, and now they're taking them again!

Xu Weiguo didn't have much pocket money to begin with, and he used to be able to make a little extra money by buying soy sauce.

But ever since Xu Fang moved in, he doesn't even need to run errands anymore, and his little savings are dwindling day by day!

"Tsk, how can a grown man be so stingy?"

Zhang Yumei was truly speechless. Xu Weiguo's monthly salary was at least over a hundred yuan, yet she was so distressed about taking a two-yuan pack of cigarettes from him.

She pulled three yuan from her pocket: "Here, is this enough for the tickets and cigarettes? Go get it."

Zhang Yumei didn't actually intend to take his cigarettes this time; she just wanted to make things easier since Xu Fang was about to leave.

Bang bang bang!

Upon hearing the banging on the door, Xu Weiguo quickly stuffed the money into his pocket.

As he jogged over to open the door, he said, "Let me see who it is first, then I'll go back to my room to get some cigarettes."

After opening the door, Xu Weiguo found that it was Xu Daya banging on it, so he planned to close the door.

Upon seeing this, Xu Da immediately cried out, "Uncle, Grandpa has passed away!"

In the courtyard, Xu Fang and the others also heard it. They looked at each other, realizing that they wouldn't be able to go anywhere today.

......

Huang Qinqin returned to the department store today and, to her surprise, found that Manager Gao was also there.

"Good morning, Manager Gao. Aren't you supposed to be off today? Why are you here so early?"

When Manager Gao saw Huang Qinqin arrive, he didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with her: "Qinqin, come here for a moment, I have something to tell you."

Seeing his serious expression, Huang Qinqin also stopped smiling.

"I received a last-minute notification last night that the higher-ups had already come over for an unannounced visit."

"However, they were quite satisfied with our department store, so they decided to bring their foreign friends to visit it today."

"But at the same time, we were also given a task: to find a way to extract some foreign exchange from these people."

"Because the people who came this time are all businessmen from several different countries, the kind with plenty of funds."

"So the reason I called you here is to ask what your thoughts are."

After listening, Huang Qinqin pondered for a moment, then said, "Manager Gao, I think this issue still needs to be addressed..."

As soon as Manager Gao heard this sentence structure, he knew that Huang Qinqin was going to speak in an official tone.

He interrupted directly, saying, "There's no need for these formalities. Time is tight and the task is heavy. Just say what you're thinking."

Well, actually Huang Qinqin really didn't want to get involved in this matter.

If she does a good job, the credit won't all go to her, but if she doesn't do a good job, the responsibility will likely fall entirely on her.

In addition, she is due to give birth in a few months. Even if this matter is handled well and the credit is given to her, there will probably be no follow-up after she returns from maternity leave.

But now that Manager Gao has directly exposed her, she has no choice but to bite the bullet and think of a solution.

"Manager Gao, I'd like to know, which countries do these people come from?"

Huang Qinqin thought for a moment and decided that she should first find out which country the person was from before she could make a more detailed analysis.

"They are foreign friends from the United States, Japan, and Korea."

Although Manager Gao wasn't entirely clear about the specific backgrounds of these people, he did know some basic facts.

Huang Qinqin kept thinking to herself, wondering if there was anything in their department store that could attract them, preferably something that she was confident she could get them interested in and make them spend money to buy it.

The diets of Japan and Korea were quite simple. Huang Qinqin knew roughly that Korea mainly relied on pickled vegetables.

Huang Qinqin was quite confident about the pickled vegetables in their department store, believing that they could start directly from the pickled vegetables.

As for the United States and Japan, there really isn't much of a clue.

Although Huang Qinqin had previously considered making the premium oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar series a specialty of their department store.

However, after experiencing a near-out-of-stock situation not long ago, Huang Qinqin knew that focusing on grain as a specialty was not very reliable.

However, it is worth considering selling bamboo tubes or bamboo products separately as local specialties to them.

After having a rough idea in mind, Huang Qinqin said, "Manager Gao, I have some ideas."

"In that case, we can start with pickled vegetables for Goryeo. Their diet is mainly based on pickled vegetables, so I think we can sell them to them."

"As for the people in the United States, they don't seem to cook much. I've heard that the meat they eat is bloody, so they probably don't have much interest in pickled vegetables."

"Of course, we can also take a look at whether they are interested in pickled vegetables."

"However, I think it's worth trying to introduce bamboo tubes or bamboo handicrafts to the United States and Japan."

"That's all I can think of for now. What do you think?"