Xu Weiguo originally planned to go back to Chenjia Village directly with Chen Ming, but Chen Ming said he wanted to ask Xu Fang and the others if they wanted to go back together.
After all, if everything went smoothly, they might not be able to go back for a long time. Xu Weiguo thought about it and agreed, so he went home with him first.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yumei, who was at home, was also having a headache.
Before leaving for work, Huang Qinqin said she wanted to eat pickled fish. Pickled cabbage was easy to find; they had it at home. But now there was a problem: Zhang Yumei went to the market, but there was no fish for sale!
Just as she was worrying about it, Xu Weiguo and the others returned. Hearing that they were going back to Chenjia Village, Zhang Yumei had a sudden idea and said to Xu Weiguo, "When you get to Chenjia Village, trade with someone for two fish. There are no fish for sale at the market."
“Okay, do you want to come with me?” Xu Weiguo didn’t ask her why she wanted to buy fish, but he needed to confirm whether Zhang Yumei would go with him.
Zhang Yumei shook her head: "I don't want to go. It's so hot, it'll be torture to go out. Just remember to bring it back with you."
"Oh, so if you're not going, then you'll have to..."
Xu Weiguo raised his hand and rubbed his thumb and forefinger together, indicating to Zhang Yumei that he was going to give her money.
"Didn't I just give you your allowance for this month? You've already spent it all?!"
Xu Weiguo honestly replied, "I haven't used it all yet, but this is my allowance. If you're asking me to buy fish now, you should give me extra money for groceries."
Zhang Yumei was truly speechless. How much could two fish cost? At most a little over a dollar. In the countryside, it probably wouldn't even cost that much.
But since I still needed him to bring the fish back from the village, I gave him a dollar.
After taking the money, Xu Weiguo asked, "Is one yuan not enough?"
Zhang Yumei looked at him speechlessly: "Aren't you going to eat this fish after it's cooked? It's not much of a problem if it's not enough, you can just eat some yourself."
Xu Weiguo moved his lips, but no sound came out.
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Huang Qinqin and the others stood dumbfounded at the entrance of the oil press. They had considered that they might not see the factory director or any high-ranking leaders this time, but they never imagined that they wouldn't see anyone at all.
Huang Qinqin tried to communicate with the security guard: "We really are from the department store, could you please help us go in and ask?"
"We're here to discuss cooperation with your factory, not for speculation."
The security guard looked at them with an expression that said, "Heh, which speculator would admit to being a speculator? I've seen plenty of people like you."
"Go away, get out of here! Or we'll unleash our dogs on you! Cooperation, my foot! Our factory can't even keep up with the demand for oil, and we still need to cooperate with you? That's ridiculous!"
Fang Chuchu had never been treated like this before, and she rolled up her sleeves, ready to confront him. Huang Qinqin quickly stopped her.
"Forget it, forget it, we adults are magnanimous, let's not argue with him. Let's go to the food factory today."
"Check if there are any problems at the food factory. If there are no problems, communicate with the food factory first, and then go and check on the other oil pressing plants."
Huang Jianmin and Zhu Min both listened to Huang Qinqin because they were very clear about their own roles; their job was to tell Huang Qinqin whether the price was acceptable.
As for the rest, they really can't do anything about it. They're only good with numbers; their minds aren't that quick.
Fang Chuchu, needless to say, was just there to make a cameo appearance, so when Huang Qinqin suggested going to the food factory first, she went. However, Fang Chuchu still remembered the oil pressing factory.
The First Oil Press Factory? Bah!
When they arrived at the food factory, things went much more smoothly. Not to mention that Huang Qinqin already knew Uncle Wang, the gatekeeper.
Given the relationship between the department store and the food factory, they could easily get in. However, once inside, figuring out how to meet the factory manager was another matter entirely.
But don't panic. Huang Qinqin vaguely remembered that Xu Junhui had said that Uncle Wang had worked in the food factory for a long time and many leaders would give Uncle Wang some face.
So Huang Qinqin went back and asked with a smile, "Uncle Wang, are you free now? I'd like to talk to the factory manager of the food factory. The department store wants to place a separate order with the food factory."
Uncle Wang wondered what Huang Qinqin and the others were doing back there; it turned out they wanted to find the factory manager.
"Okay, I'll take you there, but you're not lying to me, are you? Otherwise, if something goes wrong after I take you there, I'll also be held responsible."
Upon hearing Uncle Wang's agreement, Huang Qinqin quickly assured him, "Of course I wouldn't lie to you! You know my husband. If I lied to you, how could he work at the food factory, right?"
That's true. Uncle Wang thought of the same thing, and Huang Qinqin had helped their factory before, so he agreed.
On his way to the factory manager's office, Uncle Wang kept praying silently: Please don't let it be like last time, where he brought people there only to find they weren't in the office.
Standing at the office door, Uncle Wang knocked. Then he heard Factory Director Lu's voice from inside: "Come in."
When Director Lu saw Uncle Wang bring in several strangers, he frowned and was about to tell them to leave when he saw Huang Qinqin and Fang Chuchu enter.
His expression immediately became kind and approachable. Director Lu stood up and asked warmly, "What brings you here? Come, come, sit down and let's chat."
Huang Jianmin: (☉_☉)
Sure enough, those who can be leaders have excellent control over their expressions. When Huang Jianmin walked in just now, seeing Director Lu's expression, he thought they were going to be kicked out.
After they sat down, Factory Director Lu asked curiously, "Did you come here for something?"
Director Lu was very curious about how the sister of a Revolutionary Committee director and the daughter-in-law of a deputy director of public security had come together.
As far as he knew, the two units had always been at odds.
Huang Qinqin handed the documents she had prepared to Director Lu and said, "Hello, Director Lu. We are here today on behalf of the department store to discuss cooperation with you."
"The department store wants to add some fast-moving consumer goods. In addition to the pastries that the food factory specializes in, we would also like to order a batch of seasonings from you."
Factory Director Lu hasn't opened the documents yet, but that's fine. Anyway, the products from his food factory are all sold to supply and marketing cooperatives or department stores.
So he readily agreed, "Sure, no problem. I've been wanting to cooperate with your department store for a while now."
Huang Qinqin smiled without saying anything, then said to Factory Director Wang, "Well, Factory Director Lu, you can take a look at the information first, because the goods we want to order may be slightly different."
Factory Director Lu pondered, how different could there be? At most, the quantity might be larger. Could their food factory produce anything extraordinary?
After opening and reading the documents, Factory Director Lu fell silent...
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