"You silly girl, this old man really takes it seriously!"
Feng Ji wasn't surprised at all that Fu Wan had bought a courtyard in the capital. He had given her a few pointers when she first went to the capital to obtain ambergris.
With so much money from the ambergris, given Fu Wan's intelligence, it's impossible for her not to buy the courtyard.
After chatting for a bit, the group helped Feng Ji pack up a few of the larger antiques.
After finishing her work and seeing that it was getting late, Fu Wan said goodbye to Feng Ji and went to the cannery.
Fu Jian had someone buy him a train ticket to Shanghai early in the morning. The train journey from Longhai to Shanghai takes thirteen hours, so Fu Jian specifically contacted the railway department that cooperated with the cannery to buy a hard sleeper ticket to Shanghai.
The group that went to Shanghai this time included Fu Wanfangmin, Fu Mingwangjianmin, and Zhang Xiaoqing.
Fu Wan was worried that Zhang Xiaoqing wouldn't be able to go to Shanghai because she had to take care of the child, but unexpectedly, she specially sent the child to her parents' home so that she could go to Shanghai to participate in the trade fair.
According to her, it was the first time the cannery and food factory had participated in the trade fair, and she insisted on going.
Moreover, this is a rare opportunity. The food factory's sales channels have not yet been opened up. If it can shine at this trade fair, Fu Wan will not have to worry about the factory's profits for the next few years, let alone this year.
Seeing that Zhang Xiaoqing had made up her mind, Fu Wan did not stop her. She only instructed the people who were going to Shanghai to attend the trade fair to prepare their things for the event.
Even when they are not at the factory, the factory still needs to focus on production.
Fu Wan wasn't too worried about production, since Chen Guifang and Fu Jian were still at the cannery, Zhou Haoran was overseeing the food factory, and Boss Fu would occasionally check on things. She was quite at ease.
Before they knew it, the day to go to Shanghai arrived. It happened to be Friday morning. Upon hearing that Fu Wan was going on another long trip, Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu stopped crying and making a fuss. They just clung to Fu Wan's legs, begging her to come back soon.
After saying goodbye to her family, Fu Wan and her group boarded a train to Shanghai.
The green train was still packed with people. It was May, and the weather was rather muggy. Many people had their windows rolled up, and the fans on the ceiling were creaking and groaning.
Compared to the hard seats, the hard sleeper berths were much more comfortable for Fu Wan and her companions. Although there was still a bit of an unpleasant smell of sweat and foot odor in the air, the air circulation was quite good while the train was moving.
To Fu Wan's surprise and delight, railway workers would occasionally push carts through the train aisle, carrying not only peanuts and melon seeds, but also canned goods from the Five Star Canned Food Factory and some snacks from the food factory.
Fu Wan observed that after the person pushing the cart went around and came back, there were far fewer canned goods and snacks on the cart, which showed that their products were still very popular.
Although the hard sleeper was better than the hard seat, after more than ten hours, the group was still quite tired. Finally hearing the announcement that the next stop was Shanghai, Fu Wan and the others immediately began packing their things.
They arrived in Shanghai at 6 p.m., which was actually a good time; they could have dinner, rest, and prepare for the trade fair the next day.
With the trade fair scheduled for the next day, Fu Wan and her companions weren't in the mood to try Shanghai's local delicacies. They only glanced at the street scene briefly after getting off the bus before finding a hotel to stay in.
As the nation's commercial and economic center, Shanghai certainly looks quite different from Beijing.
There were noticeably more cars on the road than in Beijing, and quite a few people were riding motorcycles and bicycles. Fu Wan even spotted a rickshaw puller.
By this time, Shanghai already had many tall buildings. After arriving in the city center, Fu Wan felt as if she had returned to the future.
The group ate a simple meal at a small restaurant near the hotel entrance, and then went back to their room to rest.
Fu Wan stayed in a single room, while Fang Min and Zhang Xiaoqing booked a double room.
Because there was a tough battle to fight the next day, everyone washed up and went to sleep quickly.
The next morning, Fu Wan was awakened by the sound of bicycle bells on the street outside. She took out her watch and saw that it was already six o'clock, so she quickly got up.
The hotel they booked was very close to the exhibition hall. Zhang Xiaoqing got up the earliest. As soon as Fu Wan finished washing up, she knocked on Fu Wan's door with steamed buns and fried dough sticks.
After a quick breakfast, everyone carried their bags and packages for the exhibition out of the hotel.
Although it was not yet seven o'clock, the streets were already bustling with activity.
These days, there are also workers who need to get up early to go to work. Basically, everyone's standard equipment is a set of work clothes and a bicycle.
Fu Wan was surprised to find that many of the women here had permed hair, which was much more fashionable than ordinary braids.
With more people on the road, bicycle bells rang incessantly, occasionally interspersed with the honking of a few car horns.
When pedestrians on the street look over, most of them are filled with envy for the car.
Their luggage contained a lot of canned goods that they were going to display at the trade fair. They were heavy and difficult to carry. Last night, Wang Jianmin and Fu Ming asked around at the hotel for a long time and ended up trading a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes for a tricycle.
Of course, the rental fee for the tricycle is separate, but it's not particularly expensive; it only costs two yuan to rent it for the whole day.
The tricycle was piled with luggage and couldn't carry that many people, so Fu Wan simply let Fu Ming pedal the tricycle while she held the goods on the vehicle, while Fang Min and the others walked to the guild hall empty-handed.
When the group arrived at the entrance of the trade fair, covered in dust, many merchants had already gone inside.
The entrance was filled with all sorts of tricycles and handcarts, and Fu Wan could hear the noisy chatter inside even through the gate of the guild hall.
"My goodness, this is the entrance to the Shanghai Trade Fair! It's so grand!"
Fu Ming couldn't help but sigh. Fu Wan looked up at the large characters for "Shanghai Trade Fair" above her head and smiled.
"This is nothing, there's something even more impressive to come!"
The exhibition only had a gate, and the venue was simply a wide alley.
The alley was lined with stalls, and many people had already started putting their goods up there.
There were several staff members wearing badges at the entrance. Just then, Zhang Xiaoqing and her group arrived. They handed over the documents they had received after paying the fees and immediately received several access passes for the conference.
Although it was Wang Jianmin's first time in Shanghai, his age made him remarkably composed as he surveyed his surroundings.
Fu Ming was the only one who was amazed the whole time, because there were several rows of very impressive villas next to the trade fair. Fu Ming looked around and couldn't take it all in.
Fu Wan and Zhang Xiaoqing were dressed in suits today, while Wang Jianmin wore a Zhongshan suit; they all looked very smart.
They followed the staff toward their stall, and seeing Fu Ming still looking around, Fu Wan couldn't help but pull him along.
"Brother, don't just watch the show. Don't forget what we're here for."
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