"A car? Whose is it?"

When did she get to know such an important person?

Ruan Qiushui was a little confused, so she quickly headed towards the clinic.

"Ah Qiu, you're finally back! We've been waiting for you for quite a while."

When Yang Chuchu saw Ruan Qiushui, she immediately ran up to her and gave her a warm hug.

"It's you, Chuchu."

Ruan Qiushui patted Yang Chuchu's back and quickly separated them. The girl suddenly pounced on her, probably bruising her chest.

“Little Ruan, this is my lover Yang Limin, and this is my father Yang Congwen. We are truly sorry for our unauthorized visit today.”

Chu Fang stepped forward and introduced.

"I went to the mountain to collect herbs. I'm sorry to have kept you all waiting."

Since they were guests, Ruan Qiushui quickly opened the door and invited them inside.

Unfortunately, there are only two stools in the clinic, not enough for everyone to sit. It seems we'll have to ask Wang Jun to make a few long benches.

“Ruan girl, we’ve come here today specifically to thank you.”

Yang Congwen took out a job posting and handed it to Ruan Qiushui.

Upon seeing this, Yang Limin quickly put down the gifts he had bought.

"This is a recruitment notice for the food factory. As long as you sign your name, you can officially become a food factory worker."

Yang Congwen is the director of the city's food factory, so he has the authority to hire workers.

"We sincerely want to thank you, and we hope you will accept this gift as a token of our gratitude."

Yesterday, my daughter-in-law told me that this girl was a sent-down youth.

Those who are able to go to the countryside must be those whose families do not have extra job openings.

He offered him a job opening so the other person could return to the city to work. Even if it wasn't their hometown, it was better than farming in the countryside, and it would be a way of repaying the favor.

"Grandpa Yang, this gift is too valuable for me to accept."

"I volunteered to come to the Red Flag Brigade in the countryside to contribute to the construction of our motherland. Now that I haven't achieved anything yet, how can I just pack up and leave?"

"Besides, I've just become a doctor at the clinic, and the villagers can't do without me."

Ruan Qiushui spoke with great enthusiasm, wishing she could get up and do ten centimeters of work in the field.

"Good, you are indeed a passionate and ambitious young man. Our country needs people like you with ideals and aspirations to become stronger."

Yang Congwen was a veteran revolutionary. Hearing Ruan Qiushui's impassioned speech, he felt that giving her the recruitment quota was an insult to her patriotic heart.

Such a highly conscious child is a rare sight indeed.

“But you saved my precious granddaughter, and we can’t live with ourselves if we don’t ask for anything in return.”

Yang Congwen felt ashamed that he hadn't repaid the life-saving grace.

"Yes, Ruan girl, feel free to make any requests you may have."

Yang Limin felt embarrassed.

"Ah Qiu, what do you want? I'll ask my dad to buy it for you. If that doesn't work, there's always my grandpa and my mom."

"You saved my life, how can I not accept some benefits! They have money, don't skimp on them."

Yang Chuchu came to Ruan Qiushui's side and whispered loudly.

"If I really want to thank you, could I ask you for a favor, Uncle?"

Ruan Qiushui thought for a moment and looked at Yang Limin.

"What is it? Speak freely."

As long as it doesn't violate his principles, he'll get it done no matter what.

"Uncle, wait for me."

"Please have a taste."

Ruan Qiushui went into the inner room and brought out a bowl of homemade popcorn and spicy potato chips from a small bowl.

These were snacks she had prepared long ago, but she hadn't found the opportunity to take them out.

"What is this? It smells good and is crunchy. It's so delicious."

Yang Chuchu didn't understand what Ruan Qiushui meant, but the potato chips looked really novel, and she couldn't stop eating them once she started.

"This one is good too."

Yang Congwen ate a piece of popcorn and praised it repeatedly.

"tasty."

Yang Limin and Chu Fang couldn't resist eating several pieces as well.

"These are popcorn and spicy potato chips made with corn kernels and potato chips. Would they sell if we put them at Uncle's supply and marketing cooperative?"

These two raw materials are very common and inexpensive. They were suitable for doing small business before the reform and opening up.

"no."

Before Yang Limin could answer, Yang Congwen spoke first.

"Dad, this tastes really good, why isn't it good?"

Yang Limin was puzzled. If such delicious snacks were sold at the supply and marketing cooperative, wouldn't the sales volume increase several times over?

And how much are corn kernels and potatoes worth? There's a huge profit margin here.

"What I mean is, there's no need to sell it through the supply and marketing cooperative. I can buy it outright from you or process and produce it directly in the food factory on a profit-sharing basis."

How much can Ruan Qiushui produce by himself? It would be better to expand the scale of the factory.

"Grandpa Yang, I want to contribute to the country and generate income for the brigade. This is not just empty talk."

"To be honest, these popcorn and spicy potato chips are ways I came up with for the members of the Hongqi Brigade to make money."

"I want to encourage the members to set up a small workshop to specialize in making and processing snacks, and then sell them through legitimate channels."

"The money earned will also be counted towards the brigade's share, and everyone will share the profits at the end of the year."

It's impossible to say that I had no selfish motives.

Once the workshop is officially established, Gu Jia and Chen Fenglan will definitely be among the first batch of people she recruits, and if possible, Zhao Daya will also be added.

If sales are good, we can make more flavors. And when the reform and opening up comes, we can even build a food factory.

"Okay, okay."

Yang Congwen was so moved by Ruan Qiushui that his eyes welled up with tears.

“Since you have this intention, Grandpa Yang will definitely support you. Here’s what I’ll do: I’ll go back and have my secretary issue you a letter of appointment, hiring you as a food research and development staff member at the food factory, and allowing you to independently develop products in the Hongqi Brigade. This way, the small workshop you run in your brigade will be essentially registered under the food factory’s name, and there won’t be any issues with its origin.”

"But there's one thing, Ruan girl, you have to promise me that you must ensure food safety."

Yang Congwen greatly admired Ruan Qiushui's awareness and decided to give her his full support.

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

After all, she was a researcher at a food factory, yet she was running a workshop under the factory's name. She was accepting a reward without any merit, which would likely attract gossip and make things difficult for Yang Congwen.

“Ruan girl, Grandpa Yang is doing this to discuss something with you. These two kinds of snacks of yours have a promising future. Could you also have the food factory produce them? I will give you a research and development bonus of five hundred yuan for each kind of snack.”

In recent years, the profitability of food factories has been declining. The introduction of new products would certainly boost production and generate higher profits.

Whether it was to fulfill Ruan Qiushui's wishes or for his own selfish reasons, he hoped that Ruan Qiushui would agree.

The production capacity of a single brigade is limited and cannot meet the market demand at all.

The food factory followed suit, aiming to capture market share while ensuring the sales of Hongqi Brigade's snacks. There was nothing wrong with that.