Zhou Huanan calmly said to his neighbor, "This was produced in a workshop. I brought it here for everyone to try."
"If you can get it from the supply and marketing cooperative counter later, then you can buy it there. I'm not a speculator."
The neighbor then realized he had said the wrong thing and apologized repeatedly. Zhou Huanan said it was okay and he didn't mind.
Grandpa Zhou and Grandma Zhou exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with relief.
Their family, from South China, has finally grown up.
When Zhou's parents returned home that evening, along with Zhou's uncle who had come to visit after hearing the news of Zhou Huanan's return, they all expressed the same sentiment.
Seeing Zhou Huanan speak eloquently and act with much more maturity, the elders were very happy.
After tasting the samples brought by Zhou Huanan, Uncle Zhou readily agreed to include these two items in their factory's New Year's gifts this year.
Zhou's parents also agreed to help him introduce connections, but they would not interfere; Zhou Huanan would have to persuade others to buy their goods himself.
Zhou Huanan is very grateful for his family's support.
For the rest, he would have to rely on himself; he wasn't a good-for-nothing.
Unexpectedly, before Zhou Huanan could even leave his home the next day, he was blocked by his neighbors in the residential compound.
Most of these people were parents whose children were sent to the countryside. When they saw Zhou Huanan return home, they were very curious about why he was able to come back.
But the people in the family compound have basic manners. They knew that Zhou Huanan had just returned and the family would definitely want to spend time together, so they didn't bother him last night.
Several mothers didn't sleep well all night and rushed to find Zhou Huanan as soon as they got up in the morning.
Zhou Huanan noticed that some of them still had dark circles under their eyes and sighed inwardly. It was only after he went to the countryside that he truly understood his parents' feelings.
So he stopped rushing out, asked his neighbors to sit down, and described his life in the countryside to them.
He did not embellish it.
Because some young people went to the countryside for their brothers and sisters, he wanted to make his parents understand how hard they worked and how much they sacrificed in the countryside.
It has to be said that Zhou Huanan has become quite cunning now.
Even so, he didn't emphasize how hard it was; he simply described objectively how he spent a day in the countryside.
Even this objective description brought tears to the eyes of several parents.
They were even more anxious to ask Zhou Huanan why he was able to go home.
Zhou Huanan then told him about how the brigade had opened a workshop and how he had become a salesman.
They even brought out some dried fruit to treat them.
These parents seemed to have found hope and decided to go back and tell their children about it, hoping they could also set up a workshop and try to return to the city.
Look at Zhou Huanan's spirited demeanor; he speaks and acts with great composure. The parents who have watched him grow up all hope that their own children can be like him.
By the time he saw off his neighbors, Zhou Huanan was exhausted and had no energy left to go out.
Grandma Zhou poured him some water with heartache, saying, "My dear grandson, you've worked so hard."
Zhou Huanan shook his head: "Grandma, they are parents themselves, I can understand, and besides, isn't there an unexpected surprise?"
Several neighbors who have some influence at their workplaces ate the dried fruit and even promised to help their workshop negotiate cooperation.
Grandpa Zhou nodded, thinking to himself that Zhou Huanan was becoming more and more mature, thinking three steps ahead for every step he took, and having a clear vision. It seemed that his decision to send him to the countryside was the right one!
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Lin Yu was unaware of what was happening on Zhou Huanan's side, but the dried fruit workshop here had already started operating.
The county supply and marketing cooperative started stocking dried fruit, and the sweet potato vermicelli that had been selling well before also started to sell very well.
Lin Yuan and Li Dahui went out to explore the market again.
Lin Yu acted as a hands-off manager, taking Xiao Bao and Xiao Tie Dan everywhere.
Xiao Bao is almost five years old this year. He is becoming more and more cheerful. He spends more time with Tie Dan and talks to him more and more.
Lin Yu sometimes couldn't keep up with their train of thought.
She brought them along because she wanted to find Gu Yunze, but she didn't want to go out alone, so...
The two children were her shield.
To be honest, Lin Yu was always busy, and Gu Yunze also had his own things to do, so the two of them rarely got together.
If we happen to meet in some occasion, we can only exchange a glance.
But for some reason, Lin Yu still felt a sweet feeling in her heart whenever she saw him occasionally.
Once she had settled everything at the workshop, she started looking for opportunities to see Gu Yunze.
Gu Yunze was in the same boat. He could see his girlfriend every day, but they could only look at each other through the crowd. What a test that must have been for him.
If he could work in a workshop, he could even have an office romance like Ou Manqing.
However, he had a mission to complete and couldn't go into the workshop; that would make him too conspicuous and make it difficult to conceal himself.
The two sat on the hillside, while Tiedan and Xiaobao dug a hole beside them.
They were used to this kind of thing; every time their older sister brought them out, they would come to find this older brother.
They were told to go back and say that the three of them were playing together.
Although they were young, they were very obedient and never exposed Lin Yu.
After all, she'd give them both candy when she was happy.
Looking at the scenery, Lin Yu said to Gu Yunze, "Why are you and my brother always together?"
Qiao Feng has been with the Lotus Brigade ever since he arrived. He appears and disappears mysteriously every day, but Lin Yu knows that he spends most of his time with Gu Yunze.
Gu Yunze didn't want to say that the two of them were on a mission, so he just said, "It's just a bit busy during this period, it will be fine starting today."
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