Chapter 217

On Saturday morning, Zhou Jiani went to Shichahai. When she entered, Du Yunxin was already there. Not only Du Yunxin, but also Qiu Dongshu was there. He knew that Du Yunxin had bought a small courtyard. She had been busy at work some time ago and had not come to see it. This was the first time she came today.

When Zhou Jiani arrived, Senior Cadre Qiu was standing with his hands behind his back, looking at the layout of the yard.

Both couple wore military uniforms to give face to Zhou Jiani.

Mrs. Fang at home can make date cakes. Du Yunxin asked Mrs. Fang to steam some and cut them into pieces. Zhou Jiani provided duck eggs. Each family was given two pieces of date cakes and one duck egg. Led by Qiu Dongshu and Du Yunxin, they knocked on doors one by one to get to know them.

I'm just entrusting them with a request. The children at home will occasionally stay here for a short time, and the neighbors can help if there is anything.

In fact, once the military jeep stopped at the entrance of the alley and Qiu Dongshu and Du Yunxin walked in in their military uniforms, it would be impossible for the neighbors to bully Zhou Jiani, a little girl.

But courtesy still needs to be observed.

After saying hello to the neighbors in the alley, Du Yunxin went back to work, and Qiu Dongshu also had to go back to handle official business. Zhou Jiani sent them both out, and then went out for a ride on her bike. When she came back, she hung some vegetables on the handlebars in a pretentious manner.

She had a good memory and had visited everyone before, so this time she was able to greet the neighbors who were basking in the sun in the alley.

She planned to stay here for two nights this weekend. She threw the dirty clothes she had accumulated for a week and the bed sheets she brought back into the washing machine, and took out the empty lunch boxes and tableware to wash them.

The sun was shining brightly today. Zhou Jiani found a suitable place, took out the charging plate, took out the power bank and hair dryer that needed to be recharged, connected them, and started charging.

A piece of cardboard was placed next to it so that she could cover it up at any time if there was any noise.

She used up some of the fried eggs from the food I prepared last time, and she found time to finish the rice balls and spare ribs. There is still half a box of fried rice left, and there is not much millet porridge left. I can make another pot of this, and this time add some red dates.

She has already bought the seaweed and cheese that she asked for in the group. This time she will make some rice balls, which will be very convenient to eat secretly and can also fill her stomach.

I won’t be eating spare ribs this time. I haven’t finished the braised lamb ribs and meat jelly that I ordered from the group last time, and there are still a lot of fast foods piled up on the shelves.

But Zhou Jiani prepared some dumplings, cooked them and put them in the lunch box, which was very convenient to eat.

Steam the rice, cook millet porridge, and prepare the vegetables for the filling.

She didn't plan to cook at noon. She took a pot and soaked a box of hot and sour noodles. She took out the braised lamb ribs she bought last time, put two pieces in the pot, put a fried egg on it, cut two slices of ham, and finally blanched a few rapeseeds and put them on. It had both meat and vegetables, and was sour and spicy to stimulate the appetite.

After eating and drinking, I chop the stuffing, season the stuffing, and knead the dough. I take out the dough board and rolling pin, roll out the dough and make dumplings. After making them, cook them all, put them at the right temperature, put them all into lunch boxes and store them in the warehouse.

The rice is almost cold, so I used the same ingredients as last time, but this time I made a batch with seaweed and cheese. I rolled them into balls, arranged them neatly in lunch boxes, and put them on the shelf.

Let the cooked millet porridge cool down and store it in the warehouse.

After dinner, I closed the door and took a nap. In the afternoon, I got up and started organizing the stock on the shelves in preparation for the group sale.

Dried cowpeas, rice noodles and vermicelli are packaged in two-jin, three-jin and five-jin packages.

The walnuts, peanuts, melon seeds, corn, sweet potatoes, and red dates that I had saved were all weighed out in portions.

There were also vegetables bought from the Qianjin Brigade. I kept some for myself and packed the rest.

I am also planning to sell the handkerchiefs, woven goods, enamel products, thermoses, cloth shoes, etc. that I have collected since the Chinese New Year period in a group, to clear out the inventory, make some money, and sell them again when I have time.

After putting them on the shelf, I didn't rush to send out red envelopes and links. Instead, I took out the duck eggs and started taking pictures. I took close-ups of the whole ones, the peeled ones, and the ones with the yolks dripping with oil.

The duck eggs are large in size and of good quality. They are priced at 0.99 yuan each. I will put 30 eggs on the shelf first so that everyone can see the quality. I will save up and put more on the shelf next time.

All the newly arrived woven and silk products have been photographed and group content has been set up. Although there are not many of these two products, Zhou Jiani has not planned to sell them all. She has reserved some to be used as gifts and put the rest on the shelves.

After getting all the links ready, Zhou Jiani also thought about the goods she needed to replenish recently when sending out red envelopes, trying not to send empty envelopes and to include some purchasing information.

Glancing across the shelves, I saw that there were only a few boxes of self-heating hot pot left, so I needed to restock. I also needed to buy some milk, cakes and bread, as well as various fruits and pickles.

These things are often reunited in the group, but Zhou Jiani may not encounter them.

The red envelope with the purchase information was sent out, and Zhou Jiani went into the backend to set up the group. She didn't care about it anymore. There were always customers who needed to buy those things in the two large groups.

The shelves were basically empty except for the two rows used by the company, but the backend income soared.

Since I became a cadre, I haven't been doing bulk purchases as frequently. In the past two years, the most sold items were dried cowpeas, rice noodles, and vermicelli. The quantities of other dry goods were not large.

But these are the big ones, especially the dried cowpeas, the profits are crazy.

So the deposit is about to break through 300,000. This time the shelves were cleared out. If all can be sold out, the deposit should be able to exceed 300,000.

Zhou Jiani began to review her homework. She was busy all day and didn't cook in the evening. She turned on a self-heating hot pot and opened a can of happy water. After eating and drinking, she washed some fruits and put them on the table, turned on the desk lamp and entered study mode again.

She concentrates on her work when she is busy, and she does not slack off on studying during the weekends. She still studies until midnight before going to bed.

I stayed here for most of the next day. In the afternoon, I went to meet up with Zhai Hong because I had to pick up some goods. Then they separated again. One went back to school, and the other pretended to ride away on a bicycle, making it seem like an underground meeting.

Zhou Jiani went back to the courtyard of Shichahai to have dinner before returning to school.

Another busy week began. Zhou Jiani still ate the same meals as her roommates on the surface, but secretly stuffed rice balls or dumplings into her mouth, and occasionally ate a few pieces of jelly. That day, she was alone in the dormitory, and she even had the courage to eat a piece of lamb ribs.

She listens attentively in class, and when she feels her palm vibrating, she opens her hand to take a look and grab a red envelope. If she comes across a red envelope with a message, she will pay special attention to it and buy what she needs one after another to fill her warehouse.

As for the things she started in the group purchase, there was definitely no stock left. Some people even sent her red envelopes and asked her to buy duck eggs individually.

While listening to the class, Zhou Jiani put the seventy duck eggs she had harvested over the weekend on the shelf, and they were quickly sold out.

Ronghua and Lu Zhengfei did not come to see Zhou Jiani again. However, on Thursday afternoon, Zhou Jiani was buried in a book in the library when a classmate found her and said that someone was looking for her outside and claimed to be her relative.

The first person Zhou Jiani thought of was Rong Hua and Lu Zhengfei. She was really annoyed and had no intention of going out, but she was afraid that the two would send people in to call her one after another.

Go out and meet her, she's not in a very good mood.

"Looks like I have to go to the old man and file a complaint."

Zhou Jiani stormed out, but didn't see any familiar faces. Instead, a middle-aged man with a briefcase in his left hand and a bag of food in his right asked tentatively, "Is this Comrade Zhou Jiani?"

Zhou Jiani looked at the person who came and confirmed that it was not someone she knew, so she nodded and said, "It's me. May I ask who you are--"

Director Di smiled warmly and extended the net bag he was holding. "Hello, my last name is Di, and I'm Yu Chengchun's colleague. I'm here on a business trip, and he asked me to bring some things for you..."

Zhou Jiani didn't answer it. She immediately thought of the letter from home. Suppressing her anger, she pretended to be confused, then slapped her forehead exaggeratedly, said "Oh", and said slowly: "Yu Chengchun is my... I think it's the name of my eldest uncle or my youngest uncle. I'm very sorry, I haven't been familiar with my two uncles since I was a child, so I won't accept this. If there's nothing else, I'll go back to read!"

Director Di was stunned for a moment. Xiao Yu did mention to him that the relationship with the eldest sister's family was not very good, but he did not take it seriously. Even if the relationship between the elders was not good, the younger generations would not be too hostile to each other, right?

At the very least, he thought that even if Yu Chengchun's niece was confused by her uncle's affection, she would accept the things he brought. If she was more polite, she would even understand his hard work and treat him to a meal.

Of course, he would definitely refuse, saying that he was busy with official business and had to meet a friend in the evening.

When the girl brings the things back and sees what's mixed in them, she will probably contact Yu Chengchun. Then I can come over and sit down and have a serious chat.

But... things turned out to be beyond his expectations. How could a girl in her early twenties have such sharp thorns on her body?

Director Di was stunned for only a moment, then revealed an embarrassment. He smiled bitterly and said, "Young comrade, I'm just running errands. Your uncle, as an elder, just wants to show some love to the younger generation. I'm just helping to deliver something. I also have an appointment. After giving the things to you, I have to meet up with them. You see..."

He took an urgent approach, trying to urge Zhou Jiani to take the things quickly.

If Yu Chengchun hadn't had that crazy plan, Zhou Jiani wouldn't have wanted to make things difficult for the person who came to deliver the gifts, but now that she knew what her cheap uncle was thinking, Zhou Jiani didn't want to touch Yu Chengchun's things at all.

There is no other way, I can only be a junior who seems less polite.

Zhou Jiani spread her hands and said with a smile, "What should I do? I don't want to passively accept this gift. How about a compromise and donate these things to others right here? If you're willing, I can help you shout. Or, you can take them back yourself."

Director Di: ...

Is this really a girl in her early twenties?

Or maybe Yu Chengchun's niece already knew about that.

Director Di certainly couldn't donate it right there. He shook his head with a smile and said, "Forget it, I'll just return it to Comrade Yu intact. Actually, it's just a little snack, you..."

"Take care," Zhou Jiani said with a smile. "I'm very busy with my studies and really don't want to waste even a minute. I won't see you off. Please excuse me for making this trip."

After Zhou Jiani finished speaking, she turned around and left in a hurry as if she was afraid of getting contaminated by something dirty.

Director Di stood there for a while, sighed, and left with his things. He didn't insist anymore because he could see that this girl was really not easy to fool.

After returning to Qiyang, he found Yu Chengchun to talk and said regretfully, "Your niece is a bit shrewd. Just pretend I never said anything about this."

He worried it might backfire.

Yu Chengchun was also disappointed. He asked about the process and gritted his teeth and said, "My eldest sister must have already told Zhou Jiani about it."

Well, what should he do? Yu Yang is his eldest son, and he will be the one to support the family in the future. If he doesn't have a good future, is he really going to have to watch the second son's family overtake him in the future?

He is the eldest brother, and it is embarrassing for him to be surpassed by his second brother.

"You little brat, if you wanted to stand up for yourself, would you have to go through all this trouble?"