Huang Qinqin nodded: "Yes, that's the best way."
Then he said to the brigade secretary, "Secretary, there's something I need to tell you first."
"If the workshop is buying vegetables, it will definitely prioritize buying vegetables from the villagers of Huangjia Village. As for other villages, you can discuss it yourselves and decide how many kilograms of vegetables to buy from each village each month."
"If the department store places additional orders midway, we can take turns buying from the village, which would be fairer."
After saying that, Huang Qinqin added with a smile, "Of course, this is just a suggestion. You can discuss the specifics, Secretary."
The brigade secretary nodded. He thought Huang Qinqin's suggestion was very good, but they would still need to hold another meeting to discuss it later.
Now that everything was settled, Village Chief Huang and the brigade secretary left.
After they all left, Grandma Huang immediately asked, puzzled, "Qinqin, why did you accept the village chief's things?"
"Oh? Grandma, you mean this?"
Seeing Grandma Huang's somewhat serious expression, Huang Qinqin quickly explained to her, "The main reason is that the workshops in the village now all rely on the department store for survival."
“If I don’t accept these things, the Party Secretary and the village head will be even more worried.”
"I saw that they were all homemade items, not particularly valuable, so I accepted them to put their minds at ease."
"Later, I'll have my cousins return the gifts to the Party Secretary's grandson and the Village Chief's grandson. I'll accept them first and then return the gifts. That way, the Village Chief and the others will feel more at ease."
After hearing Huang Qinqin's explanation, Grandma Huang understood.
In the village, it's usually the villagers who have to curry favor with the brigade secretary and the village chief. This is the first time Grandma Huang has ever seen someone accept gifts from the village chief in return.
I was a little scared, but since Huang Qinqin said she would give a return gift to their grandson, that was fine.
"Okay, shall we head to the city now? Just so you know, I only took one day off, and I have to be back first thing tomorrow morning."
"Okay~ I'll have my older brother bring you back tomorrow morning~"
After speaking, Huang Qinqin looked around and, not seeing her uncle and aunt, asked curiously, "Huh? Where are Uncle and Aunt?"
While handing Huang Jianguo the things he was going to take to the city, Grandpa Huang replied absentmindedly, "I've sent them to dig up some taro."
“I had Jiancai’s wife take some over before, but since you like to eat it too, I asked your uncle and the others to dig some more. I plan to bring it back to you today.”
Taro!
Huang Qinqin remembered that she had mentioned asking her grandparents for some yesterday. Knowing that her grandfather had prepared some for her in advance, she immediately beamed and said, "Thank you, Grandpa!"
"I knew Grandpa was the best to us!"
However, as soon as Huang Qinqin appeared, Huang Eryuan and Xu Junhui's throats suddenly started to itch for some reason.
The two of them coughed forcefully at the same time: "Cough cough!"
When Huang Qinqin saw this, she realized something was wrong. Not only were Huang Eryuan and Xu Junhui unhappy, but even Huang Jianguo's expression was not very pleasant.
Seeing that Huang Qinqin had messed up, Grandma Huang gloated and lightly tapped her forehead: "See, you told me to say that to everyone, now look what happened, you messed up, didn't you?"
Huang Qinqin stuck out her tongue and decided not to respond. At worst, she would just have to be coaxed later.
At the same time, she thought to herself: How can you blame her? It's because they all like to hear this. If she doesn't say it's the best and their favorite, they won't be happy.
After Uncle Huang and the others returned, Huang Jianguo set off to pick up Uncle Wang and his family.
On the way to Wangjia Village, Grandpa Huang saw Xu Junhui brace the stool with his body so that Huang Qinqin could sit steadily on it, and he nodded in satisfaction.
If Huang Jianguo had done this to Wang Yingxue, Grandpa Huang might have been a little unhappy, feeling that Huang Jianguo was spoiling Wang Yingxue too much.
But when it was Huang Qinqin, Grandpa Huang felt that it was only right, after all, his daughter was also showered with love when she was at her parents' home.
While Huang Qinqin may not have a lot of money, she certainly has a lot of love.
The Huang family dotes on Huang Qinqin, not only because she is their only daughter, but also because she is sweet-talking, obedient, and sensible.
Grandpa Huang recalled that when Huang Qinqin was just born, she was such a tiny little thing, and when she cried, it was as soft as a kitten's meow.
At the time, no one in the Huang family expected that they would love Huang Qinqin so much. When they named her Huang Qinqin, they hoped that she would be hardworking in the future.
That way, you won't be disliked by your husband's family when you arrive.
However, after Huang Qinqin grew a little older, they regretted it and decided that they should find a husband's family who would truly love and cherish Huang Qinqin.
Fortunately, Huang Qinqin has now been found.
Grandpa Huang looked at Huang Qinqin with loving eyes, feeling a little emotional: Time really flies. In the blink of an eye, that little dumpling who was just learning to speak has now become a mother-to-be.
...
Since Wang Yingxue brought Huang Jianguo back to Wangjia Village a couple of days ago, Uncle Wang and his family have finally been able to hold their heads high in the village.
Not only did they change the situation where people gossiped about them behind their backs, but many people even envied them.
Because everyone now knows that Wang Yingxue not only married a city man, but is also highly regarded. When she comes back to visit them, she is given not only candy but also meat.
I heard they're going to take them to the city for the Mid-Autumn Festival!
Sure enough, one of the more idle (gossipy) aunties in the village came to Uncle Wang's house early this morning.
They claimed they came to chat with Aunt Wang, but in reality, they just wanted to see if Huang Jianguo would actually come to pick them up today.
Several of the older women, looking at the sky, began to doubt whether Uncle Wang and his friends were exaggerating.
"Hey, do you think Yingxue and the others might not come?"
"It's hard to say. It's getting late. Didn't you say that Yingxue's in-laws came by car? Shouldn't they have arrived in no time?"
An aunt who didn't like Uncle Wang's family said sarcastically, "Who knows? That car must have been borrowed. Maybe they even rode a bicycle here today."
However, some of the aunts who were on good terms with Uncle Wang's family retorted, "That's not how it works. Even if it's a borrowed car, that's their skill."
"Even if I asked you to borrow it, do you think you could? You have trouble even borrowing a bicycle!"
"You! I can't be bothered arguing with you! We'll see who's right and who's wrong in a minute, hmph!"
Aunt Wang really wanted them to leave, but she was afraid that if she drove them away, they would go around the village and talk badly about her.
thump thump thump
The people sitting in the Wang family's courtyard suddenly heard a 'putt-putt-putt' sound coming from not far away.
Aunt Wang peeked out and exclaimed excitedly, "Yingxue and the others are here!"
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