The impending departure of Fu Fengying and Jack cast a shadow of melancholy over everyone.
Ye Xiaocui patted Fu Fengying's hand. Although they had only known each other for two days, she really liked this sister-in-law.
Fu Fengying felt the same way. Ever since she met Ye Xiaocui, she felt that her younger brother had good taste and had found a really good wife.
The next morning arrived in the blink of an eye. Fu Wan had just gotten up and was about to go out when she unexpectedly saw the rear of a car in the distance.
Cars were rare these days; Fu Wan could count the number of ones she'd seen on one hand. So she recognized the car as Qin Anning's without much effort.
Judging from the direction the car was traveling, it had clearly just left Fujia Village.
Fu Wan was somewhat surprised. Just then, Fu Ming returned from outside, looking somewhat dazed.
What's wrong with you?
Fu Ming ignored him and even tripped over the threshold when passing the main house.
If Fu Wan hadn't caught him quickly, he would have fallen flat on his face.
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Something's not right about her. Thinking back to the car's rear end she had just seen, Fu Wan couldn't help but overthink.
"Has Anning arrived?"
"Huh? No, no!"
Upon hearing Fu Wan mention Qin Anning, Fu Ming instantly sobered up and then shook his head vigorously.
Fu Wan looked at him suspiciously, "Are you hiding something from me?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Ming's confusion disappeared.
"Ah Wan, what do you think of my luck?"
The question was so abrupt that Fu Wan didn't know how to answer it.
"I'd say I was lucky, right?"
If it weren't for good luck, he would still be lying in bed right now.
"It's all planned out... I'm relieved to hear that."
After saying that, he went back into the house without looking back.
Confused, Fu Wan shook her head, then, as if remembering something, she shouted at Fu Ming:
"Where are the tricycle keys? Shall I go to the factory to check?"
Fu Ming delivered the sardines to the cannery early this morning, so he has the car keys with him.
Fu Ming didn't come out for a long time. Just as Fu Wan was getting impatient and was about to go inside to ask, Fu Ming ran out again.
He shoved the key into Fu Wan's hand.
"Awan, are your parents home?"
Fu Wan shook her head, "Dad should have gone to the new house, and Mom and Auntie should have gone to the fields to dig sweet potatoes!"
It's already late October, the season for harvesting sweet potatoes.
Upon hearing this, Fu Ming's eyes lit up, and then he pushed Fu Wan out.
"I'll park the car right at the entrance. Keep an eye on it when you go out, and drive slowly."
When Fu Wan drove her tricycle to the cannery, she still felt that Fu Ming was acting strangely.
Just now, he seemed to be eager for me to leave.
But with the cannery right in front of them, and Wang Jianmin and his team working hard, Fu Wan followed Wang Jianmin around the production area after entering the office, instantly forgetting about Fu Ming's unusual behavior.
"Several supply and marketing cooperatives in the city have called us, saying they want to cooperate, but they want to lower the price."
Wang Jianmin opened his notebook, found the most recent record, and showed it to Fu Wan.
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan looked over and saw that Wang Jianmin was quite well-educated. Although he was much older than Fu Wan, he was a proper vocational school graduate.
Therefore, the handwriting was very neat and the information was clearly organized, so Fu Wan could understand the messages he had received in the past two days at a glance.
"I think we should set a uniform ex-factory price for our canned goods and not allow them to be arbitrarily discounted. What do you think?"
When faced with the question of lowering prices, Fu Wan's first reaction was to refuse.
Today the municipal supply and marketing cooperative wants to adjust prices, tomorrow the county supply and marketing cooperative will cause trouble. If these suppliers cause trouble, will the cannery still do business?
Wang Jianmin nodded in agreement. In fact, he didn't intend to lower the price, since their canned goods didn't have much profit margin to begin with.
What is the unit price of our canned goods now?
Fu Wan flipped through the information Wang Jianmin had given her and casually asked a question.
"Canned fish is 90 cents a can, and canned fruit is 70 cents a can."
Fu Wan pondered for a moment, "How fast are they making payments now?"
Besides opening up the market, another key issue in doing business is timely payment. Otherwise, no matter how much business you do, if you can't get the money back, it's all for nothing.
Upon hearing this, Wang Jianmin quickly went to the side and called Accountant Xiao over.
Accountant Xiao was holding the ledger, with Chen Guifang beside her.
"Our payment collection speed is okay now. The county supply and marketing cooperative pays us once a month, the city cooperative pays us once a quarter, and the town cooperative is closer, so we get paid in full every time we take goods."
"However, the town needs less goods, while the city's supply and marketing cooperative needs more."
This means that the city's supply and marketing cooperatives are major clients, but their payments are too slow.
"Here's what we'll do: you go talk to the city's supply and marketing cooperative. It's not impossible to lower prices. If they can pay within 60 days, give them a 2% discount. If they can pay within 30 days, give them a 5% discount."
"If that happens, won't the county and town authorities cause a scene?"
Wang Jianmin was a little worried, but Fu Wan shook her head. "There's nothing to make a fuss about. I look at the accounts receivable details. The city's debt is three times that of the county. This can't go on like this."
Wang Jianmin felt a little embarrassed by Fu Wan's words. He was so focused on the large number of orders in the city that he forgot that getting payment was also a big deal.
In business, success isn't achieved until you get the money in your hands.
"Okay, I'll talk to the city about it later."
"Yes, this clause can also be added to the contract. It will be in black and white, and both parties will feel at ease."
When Fu Wan looked at the reports in her hand again, Accountant Xiao's heart jumped into her throat. She realized that the new boss was not easy to fool.
She had wanted to bring up the matter of the city's supply and marketing cooperative's payment before, but Wang Jianmin had been too busy lately to get around to it.
Fu Wan didn't say anything after reviewing the report. The net profit was not bad, and the expenditure control was also acceptable.
She returned the report to Accountant Xiao, and then gestured for Chen Guifang to follow her to the workshop.
"Sister-in-law, how have you been adjusting these past few days?"
Chen Guifang thought she was going to ask about her job, as she had taken over as cashier.
"It's great, Awan. This place is wonderful. There's just a lot I still need to learn, but don't worry, I will definitely study hard and work hard for the cannery."
Fu Wan was amused by her confident demeanor. She had nothing much to do today, so she wandered around the cannery a couple of times, ate at the canteen, and then went home.
I must say, the cooks at this cannery's canteen are quite skilled; they have both meat and vegetables, and everyone enjoyed their meal.
Waste was rare in those days, and seeing the cannery thriving made Fu Wan very happy.
However, her good mood didn't last long. When she got home, she was startled to see Boss Fu wielding a bamboo whip at Fu Ming.
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