Seeing that he only wanted something, He Wan breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest, saying, "Uncle, if you need something, just say so. I was scared, I thought you were going crazy."
The middle-aged man hesitated awkwardly for a few moments, then his expression softened somewhat as he said, "I'm going crazy. If I hadn't met you today, I might have gone crazy tomorrow."
Seeing that he was thin and weak, He Wan guessed he was starving, so she took out two meat buns from her space and gave them to him: "I just bought these outside, uncle, you can have them first."
The man swallowed hard as he looked at the steamed buns. He shook his head at first, but then couldn't resist the temptation. He took one, quickly took a big bite, and said while eating, "You can give me less flour in these two steamed buns."
He Wan thought to herself, "She does have principles, though."
"Uncle, do you want money or food?"
"Give me some money, give me some noodles."
"How about this, I'll give you twenty catties of wheat flour, twenty catties of cornmeal, twenty catties of rice, and some coupons for oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar. Um, I don't have book coupons, nor paper or pen... How about I convert the rest into cash?"
"well."
He Wan pulled out twenty pounds at a time from her bamboo basket like magic, and the uncle was so excited that he didn't even look closely.
He Wan not only gave him coupons for oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, but also some grain coupons, cloth coupons, and soap coupons.
The uncle was both excited and uneasy after receiving the money. He looked at it from left to right and finally said to He Wan, "Young man who collects scrap, be careful when you go out."
Oh, this uncle is quite caring: "I will."
"Will you still come to collect scrap metal in the future?"
"Um..." He Wan looked at him pitifully and said, "Yes."
At worst, she can do what Grandpa He and Grandpa Wan do and come more often. She has made so much money through her convenience, so she should do some charity work as well.
"You must come."
As He Wan stepped out the door, the uncle smiled at her with a hint of light in his eyes.
Oh, so you can laugh.
Well, it's not bad if some food can bring light to a person.
After leaving the uncle's house, He Wan went straight to the place they had agreed to meet.
Several groups of people had already arrived in front of Grandpa Chen's oxcart.
Seeing that she had only just arrived, Li Weidong said impatiently, "He Wan, why are you so slow? We've been waiting for you for ages. Did the deal fall through? Haha."
Before Li Weidong could even boast, Li Erniu chimed in, "This time, Brother Weidong really managed to get a deal with He Zhiqing, but it wasn't with the supply and marketing cooperative, it was with the county's leather shoe factory. They'll deliver a slab of tofu to him every day."
Li Weidong glared at Li Erniu with annoyance: "You're the one who's showing off." After glaring, he turned around and crossed his arms smugly: "What's wrong, He Zhiqing? I'm smart, right? The supply and marketing cooperative deal fell through, so I changed my approach. Hehe, I'm not just messing around. That's the benefit of having many friends."
"Wow, that's really something, Comrade Li. And Li Erniu, what about you?"
Li Erniu chuckled and said, "Don't look down on me just because they all look down on me. I can win over those old folks. I've made a deal, and I get two slabs of tofu a day. I'm even better than Brother Weidong."
Li Weidong didn't like listening to him talk, so he kicked him in a bad mood, but Li Erniu dodged it.
Where is Comrade Chen?
Chen Lemin laughed and said, "I also talked to a company, but I didn't succeed with the tofu, but I did with the fish. The supply and marketing cooperative wants us to deliver ten fish a day."
He Wan immediately applauded them: "I knew it, you are all amazing. My hour-long lesson wasn't a waste of time, was it?"
Li Weidong scoffed, "You've talked so much, but you haven't even managed to close the deal yourself, have you?"
"Who said that? I also talked to one, and we reached an agreement."
Grandpa Chen, who was squatting down smoking, laughed and said, "This trip was worth it! Hurry up and get on the bus. I'll have to praise you all to the brigade leader when we get back."
Upon hearing this, the group burst into silly grins.
He Wan thought to herself: A group of angry young people still need encouragement. Look, they've already achieved something.
"Hey, look, isn't that Ding Zhiqing over there?"
As they were about to leave the county, Li Erniu, with his sharp eyes, pointed to a man and a woman ahead and said...
He Wan looked in the direction she was looking, and it really was Ding Shaoling. Compared to the dark plaid clothes she wore at the educated youth settlement, she was dressed in brighter clothes now, with two braids, and she was talking happily with the young comrade next to her.
Li Weidong and the others, never ones to shy away from trouble, said: "Wow, Comrade Ding has become quite handsome since he started working in the county. Look at his shoes, they're all so clean."
Could the person next to her be her new boyfriend?
"Tsk tsk, that Wang Jianguo's a coward too. They said they wanted to break up, and he just went with it?"
Zhang Lemin laughed from the side, "What else can we do but separate them? They're a different person now."
Li Weidong snorted: "What's so great about it?"
He Wan listened to their gossip while watching Ding Shaoling and that man walk away, without feeling any emotional fluctuation.
She felt that someone who looked down on her boyfriend after achieving a little success was not worth Wang Jianguo's efforts for.
It might actually be a blessing for Wang Jianguo if they break up.
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