Chapter 140 Daddy's Black Market Plan
When Yu Zhile heard this, he immediately thought of Lan Yuanyuan's secret.
Lan Yuanyuan let out a long sigh, which indirectly confirmed her guess.
"Why aren't you surprised at all?" Zhang Wenxin let the flashlight beam cross between the three of them to see Lan Yuanyuan's expression clearly. "Did you know about this?"
Lan Yuanyuan bit her lower lip and replied after a long while: "I knew he would do such a thing."
After saying that, she looked at Yu Zhile, sending a signal that she wanted to talk.
"Let's talk in my room." Yu Zhile took her hand.
Zhang Wenxin was confused, but hurriedly followed the two into the house.
Yu Wanqin and Yu Yue only looked up, while Fang Zhuo, who heard their conversation, kept staring at the door.
Inside the room, three people sat cross-legged on the bed, and the flickering candlelight made the atmosphere inexplicably tense.
"The person who gave the cloth and money is my father." Lan Yuanyuan directly stated the other party's identity.
Yu Zhile and the other person did not know about her family situation. Her father had not appeared at the barbecue party before, and Hu Laosan did not shy away from talking about her past love affairs. So they assumed that Hu Lan's spouse had passed away.
"I was born without a father. My mother said he died a long time ago. Lan is my grandmother's surname," said Lan Yuanyuan.
She has almost no memory before the age of five. She only remembers that when she was living in Beijing, her mother came home one evening with disheveled hair and then packed up her things without saying a word.
The next day, when she opened her eyes again, she had arrived at her grandmother's home in Haidong Town. A group of children of the same age gathered around the kang and watched her.
Her friends were taught by their parents to never mention her father in front of her, but she still knew that her father was not dead from the details of the adults' conversations.
Later, some widowers who failed to marry my mother would run up to her and curse her, saying that it was because of her that her father abandoned her mother and ran away.
Lan Yuanyuan spoke everything in a calm tone, which made Yu Zhile and the other man hold her hands out of heartache.
"It's okay. My mother is very powerful. She beat them back one by one and beat them till they were left with a tearing mess." Lan Yuanyuan smiled.
"Sister Lan is worthy of being my role model for women." Zhang Wenxin couldn't help but sigh, "I have to learn a few moves from her. I've learned how to beat a bad man with one punch."
Lan Yuanyuan burst into laughter, and the heavy atmosphere in the room dissipated a little.
"A few years ago, when I was cleaning my house, I accidentally saw his photo and remembered that he had come to see me secretly before." She continued, "He showed up again last month. At first, he only gave me some small things, but on the day the new window opened, he stuffed a thousand yuan into my pocket, which scared me."
"Why did he come back suddenly? Is he going to snatch you away from Sister Lan? Does Sister Lan know about it?" Zhang Wenxin asked three questions in a row.
Lan Yuanyuan shook her head: "I don't know. I didn't tell my mother about this. I don't want to have anything to do with him."
"Do you know his last name?" Yu Zhile asked.
She thought of what Hu Lan and Hu Lao San had said, and had a guess in her mind, but she felt it was too far-fetched.
"I don't know anything, but I want to return the money and cloth to him." Lan Yuanyuan was a little distressed.
Yu Zhile thought for a while and said, "I suspect his last name is Du, and Du Shi is his son."
Lan Yuanyuan had only heard her colleagues mention the incident at the state-owned restaurant that day, but she didn't know the name Du Shi and looked confused.
"How is it possible?" Zhang Wenxin asked in surprise, holding up Lan Yuanyuan's face and looking left and right, "How can Du Shichang, who looks so mean, be a brother to our lovely Yuanyuan?"
Yu Zhile explained the reason to the two of them, saying that having money and being able to easily get two boxes of cloth is not something that ordinary people can do.
After listening to her, Lan Yuanyuan and Zhang Wenxin felt that her guess was reasonable.
So, the three of them started to discuss countermeasures. After a discussion, they all agreed that going directly to the black market was the most direct and effective method, and decided to go to the market tomorrow.
Zhang Wenxin had heard about the address of the black market from Zhang Haiyan. After the three of them confirmed the details, they lay side by side on the bed, holding hands and chatting.
After an unknown amount of time, Yu Wanqin knocked on the door and said, "I left some hot water for you. Wash up early and don't chat too late at night."
"Got it, Mom, go to bed early too."
"Okay, thank you, auntie."
"Aunt, you are so kind to us. I love you the most."
Three distinct responses came one after another, and Yu Wanqin left with a smile.
The three of them lay down for a while before getting up. Yu Zhile took three sets of clothes, and everyone went to the bathroom to wash up.
After the candles went out, the sound of their chatting became quieter and quieter, and soon only the long, slow breathing sound remained.
The next day, Yu Zhile opened his eyes to the smell of rich soy milk and found that the bed next to him was empty.
In the yard, Lan Yuanyuan and Zhang Wenxin were playing with the puppy, Chen Zhao and Xiaobao were fiddling with the radio, and Fang Zhuo was practicing walking while holding onto the wall.
The next second, Yu Wanqin brought out a plate of white steamed buns from the steam-filled kitchen, and Yu Yue followed closely behind with a pot of soy milk.
"Le Le, hurry up and wash up and have breakfast. I have something important to say in the meeting later." Zhang Wenxin urged.
Yesterday, she finalized the list of members of the food team.
All modules of the side business group have been assembled, and the first meeting of the side business group was born and scheduled for nine o'clock this morning.
"Analyze the development plan, look forward to the future, remind people not to leak the formula, and propose to hold a publicity program after the autumn harvest." Yu Zhile counted on his fingers and listed the meeting items.
"I knew you hadn't forgotten. I look forward to your script." Zhang Wenxin put her arm around her shoulders affectionately. "I have talked to the village cadres these days. They all support holding the Autumn Harvest Gala. We may even set up a publicity team later."
After breakfast, Yu Zhile and the other two went to the courtyard of the sideline group, while Yu Wanqin and Lan Yuanyuan went to Zhang's house to find Zhang Haiyan.
At this time, except for Zhang Ping and her six companions and the team that delivered the food, everyone had arrived. They were discussing and speculating in low voices about the content of the meeting.
Yu Zhile and Zhang Wenxin appeared, the noise disappeared, and everyone's eyes followed the two of them.
"Good morning, everyone." Zhang Wenxin cleared his throat and spoke immediately, "Today we are holding the first meeting of the Haiyu Village Subsidiary Industry Group here to let everyone who is a member of it better understand our development plan."
The formal opening words made everyone pay more attention.
Ge Tai couldn't take his eyes off her as she was radiating light from head to toe.
Then, Zhang Wenxin followed the original process, first carefully analyzing this year's development plan, and then describing a bright future to everyone.
She completely aroused everyone's emotions, so they could better understand the disparity in circumstances after the formula was leaked, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of responsibility to protect the formula.
"Finally, we will hold a party after the autumn harvest. The sideline group will be responsible for reviewing the programs. Everyone should invite their family and friends to sign up." Zhang Wenxin said with a smile.
As soon as she said this, the originally quiet crowd exploded, and Yu Chuyue showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.
"Singing, dancing, and clapper talk are all fine. Registration ends at the end of the month. Also, if you want to perform in a model opera, you can find me." Zhang Wenxin said loudly, "The meeting is over!"
Except for the members of the fish paste group, others left the courtyard one after another, and their discussions could be heard from afar.
Yu Chuyue crossed her arms and looked at Yu Zhile and the others, saying, "Okay, you two actually did something big behind my back. You started planning after hearing what Sister Lan said, right?"
"Yes and no." Yu Zhile waved his hands quickly, "Our head manager Zhang has been thinking about it for more than half a year."
"Yueyue, I was wrong. The female lead is for you." Zhang Wenxin shook Yu Chuyue's arm.
Yu Chuyue turned her face away and snorted.
Yu Zhile quietly withdrew from the battlefield and went to see the food left for her by the fishing team.
During the short half-month rest period, she drank a lot of soups and drinks carefully prepared by Yu Wanqin and Yu Yue, which made her complexion rosy and she was finally able to work.
In August, abalone starts to turn yellow, which is very suitable for stir-frying.
We can let the food stalls sell the food at tomorrow's market, and collect customer feedback next week to fine-tune the recipe. Once the glass jars are delivered, the food group can officially start work.
Thinking of this, Yu Zhile took salt and prepared to clean the abalone.
On the other side, Yu Chuyue was coaxed by Zhang Wenxin's words and was pulled to help with the work.
After repeatedly washing with salt water several times, the mucus on the surface of the abalone is cleaned, and then put it in a pot with cold water, add onion, ginger and cooking wine and cook.
Zhang Wenxin added more firewood to the stove and reminded, "Le Le, give me your script before the end of the month."
"It's already here. I guarantee that both you and the heroine will be satisfied." Yu Zhile nodded his head.
Zhang Wen nodded with satisfaction and patted Yu Chuyue on the shoulder: "Please spare some time in September. We have to rehearse the play well."
Yu Chuyue was stunned. She thought that asking her to play the female lead was a joke. However, before she could say no, the water in the pot started to boil.
Yu Zhile took out the abalone and washed it with cold water, then heated the pan with cold oil and stir-fried the scallions, ginger, garlic and dried chilies, poured in the abalone, added a spoonful of white wine and stir-fried to bring out the wine aroma, then added vinegar and secret chili sauce, stir-fried evenly, and served.
"Sister, let me be the food taster." Chen Zhao was the first to run over.
The meat of the abalone is full and chewy, soaked in sauce, and the more you chew it, the more delicious it becomes. The hard yellow tail is soft and sandy, and tastes like egg yolk.
Others also tasted it and gave their opinions, which Yu Zhile wrote down one by one.
Afterwards, she picked up the notebook and recalled the steps she had learned at the provincial cannery. She simulated a small assembly line in the open space next to the courtyard and marked the precautions for each step.
The time spent immersed in work passed faster and soon it was evening.
Tonight, Lan Yuanyuan and Zhang Wenxin still stayed at home.
The next day, Yu Zhile and the other two went out early, went to the neighboring village and took a bullock cart into the city. After arriving, they found a corner to disguise themselves, and then went straight to the place Zhang Haiyan mentioned.
The entrance to the black market is a narrow alley with a beggar sitting on each side.
When they approached, one of them said, "Good people, please give me some food."
"Flour, rice and pork." Zhang Wenxin was responding to the code word for selling things.
The old beggar on the right gave her a piece of red paper and said, "The ninth yard on the right."
The narrow alley was not long, and the three of them quickly arrived at the black market.
As they were almost reaching the target yard, someone patted Yu Zhile on the shoulder.
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