"Have you decided on it? How much do you need?" Because Cheng Huadong was waiting not far away, Zheng Dandan didn't waste any time and got straight to the point.

"According to the upper limit you can supply, it's 500,000 kilograms of grain and oil, 500,000 kilograms of vegetables, and 10,000 kilograms of fruit per month," Qiao Zhiping replied.

Ten thousand jin sounds like a lot, but facing the huge demand, it is just a drop in the bucket.

"Okay, when does it start?" Zheng Dandan raised her eyebrows and asked Qiao Zhiping.

"The sooner the better." Qiao Zhiping looked at Zheng Dandan, and suddenly his colleagues' reactions appeared in front of him, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

After he brought the news back, everyone around him was in an uproar. They were all anxious and eager to move the supplies themselves. It was a beautiful and lovely scene.

"Tomorrow?" Zheng Dandan asked tentatively.

"Yeah." Qiao Zhiping had no objection to this.

"By the way, I need to collect 80% of the payment in advance. Can you accept it?" Zheng Dandan looked up at Qiao Zhiping and asked another question.

As they were both new to business and extremely inexperienced, they had only reached a preliminary agreement on cooperation, with many specific details yet to be discussed.

"No problem," Qiao Zhiping said without hesitation. With his official background, he wasn't worried about accidents. As the saying goes, the monk can escape, but the temple cannot. His status gave him ample confidence.

"Okay, then I will ship the goods immediately after receiving the payment tomorrow." After getting Qiao Zhiping's response, Zheng Dandan's concerns were basically eliminated.

The supermarket system required capital to purchase goods, and her current turnover was insufficient to support Qiao Zhiping's needs. If she failed to properly manage her funds, it would be a major problem for her.

"Well, I'll go back and make the payment. I'll take my leave now." Qiao Zhiping nodded and looked at Zheng Dandan. He paused and added before leaving, "You can entertain your guests."

Since the beginning of the conversation, Cheng Huadong's vague gaze often fell on him. Although Cheng Huadong tried his best to remain calm, this could not be hidden from the sharpness of a soldier.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Dandan subconsciously looked at Cheng Huadong.

Cheng Huadong was looking over here, and his eyes met Zheng Dandan's for a moment.

He looked calm, not at all embarrassed by being caught, as if he just happened to look over.

Zheng Dandan, however, felt inexplicably guilty. She quickly retracted her gaze and looked at Qiao Zhiping, "I forgot to ask, where should the goods be delivered?"

There was still a trace of unnaturalness on his face when he spoke.

Qiao Zhiping tactfully pretended not to notice and replied, "Southwest Base, someone's meeting us at the gate." (Sensitive words omitted)

"Okay, goodbye." Zheng Dandan said goodbye to Qiao Zhiping with a smile.

Qiao Zhiping waved his hand, then turned around and strode away from the Zheng family.

"You have a good relationship with him?" Cheng Huadong walked to Zheng Dandan, glanced at the door, his eyes dark and unclear.

"It's OK. Didn't I tell you we're partners?" Zheng Dandan said with ease. She could vaguely sense Cheng Huadong's deeper meaning, but she didn't know how to respond.

Hearing these words, Cheng Huadong empathized with Song Shiyun's madness for a moment.

Partner, these four light words still make people jealous.

"You really have more and more partners." Cheng Huadong sighed half-seriously. From the beginning, it was only him, and now there are others.

"Does it mean that my career is getting better and better?" Zheng Dandan teased with a smile, trying to break the weird atmosphere.

"Congratulations." Cheng Huadong's lips curled up, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

"Congratulations, we are partners. The stronger I am, the more at ease you will be, right?" Zheng Dandan said happily, her face almost frozen with laughter.

Help, why is the atmosphere so weird?

Fortunately, Cheng Huadong restrained himself in time and did not continue to be sarcastic. He took the initiative to change the subject, "You're right, how is the cannery business lately?"

"Very good. As a high-end product in its initial stage, it is a very good performance to be able to sell out the inventory normally. Now that the testing is basically completed, we can start exporting it." Zheng Dandan replied.

No matter how poor the times are, there will always be rich people.

The quality of the products produced by the fresh fruit canning factory is very good, and they have become popular among people in just two months.

"Okay, leave the rest of this to me." Cheng Huadong nodded slightly, then paused, his gaze fixed squarely on Zheng Dandan's. "However, I want to confirm that your collaboration with that person won't affect our cannery, right?"

Fearing Zheng Dandan might misunderstand, he added without waiting for her to respond, "I don't mean to interfere with your business, but raw materials are crucial to a cannery. You have to understand that even the best quality won't be valuable in large quantities."

"I know. Don't worry. My cooperation with him hardly involves fruit. The amount I give him is harmless. As for canned vegetables, it won't have much impact either."

Although the fresh fruit canning factory cans some vegetables, the profits mainly come from higher-priced fruits.

Seeing that Zheng Dandan protected the interests of the cannery, even though it was what she should do, Cheng Huadong still felt excited.

"Let's go and see it together again when we have time?" he suggested. To increase the possibility of Zheng Dandan agreeing, he thought for a moment and added, "Didn't you also promise to bring Xue Hong and the others to the countryside?"

If I can spend more time with Zheng Dandan, it doesn’t matter if there are a few third wheel.

Qiao Zhiping's appearance gave him a sense of urgency.

"If there is a chance." Zheng Dandan thought for a moment and gave an ambiguous answer.

The eldest daughter of a returned entrepreneur just said it casually, and no one knows how serious she is or whether it is just a passing fancy. It is not a good thing to take it too seriously.

"Hmm." Cheng Huadong was not discouraged by Zheng Dandan's polite refusal. He changed the subject and said, "I recently hired a new chef. He's an expert at making anchovy shark fin. When can you come over and try it?"

"My dear, Huadong sincerely invites you, you can't refuse." Sun Cuilan, who had come out to investigate, happened to hear Cheng Huadong's words and walked over to Zheng Dandan. Then her eyes fell on Cheng Huadong again, her eyes curious: "Is it the shark fin in the bird's nest and shark fin in the opera?"

"Yes." Cheng Huadong nodded, his attitude very well-behaved.

"Then go ahead. I won't make lunch for you." Sun Cuilan continued to assist Cheng Huadong and pushed Zheng Dandan out of the house.

"Let's go." Cheng Huadong took the opportunity to invite Zheng Dandan.

Zheng Dandan was in a dilemma and couldn't refuse. Under the gaze of Sun Cuilan and Cheng Huadong, she finally agreed to the invitation reluctantly.

"Auntie, goodbye." Cheng Huadong said politely and gentlemanly.

"Don't be polite. Come and visit us often in the future." Sun Cuilan smiled like a chrysanthemum. Although Cheng Huadong and Zheng Dandan had not yet started dating, she seemed to be more and more satisfied with Cheng Huadong.