Chapter 346 Visit to Director Li
The next day, Lu Changzheng and Su Tingqian went to seal the entrance to the secret room, while Su Mo and Mo Yurong stayed at home to tidy up the house and count the things.
After tidying up, Su Mo found that there were many fewer things in the house than when she came back last time.
They were all small and convenient things with slightly higher value, such as table lamps, clocks and some decorative ornaments. Even a few quilts were missing. It was estimated that the people below took them away.
Su Mo was really in her heart... these rats just wanted to take advantage of her family? What's the point of stealing a little bit now and then?
It would be better to just empty the house directly, so that they can go to the street office to make a fuss and ask for compensation.
Mo Yurong knew how many things there were in the house, and after sorting it out, she kept silent. The 500 yuan compensation that the eldest sister-in-law took at that time was really not even the tip of the iceberg.
Su Tingqian and his wife spent the whole morning sealing the secret room over there. When they came back for lunch at noon, they heard Mo Yurong talking about how many things were missing from the house. They immediately took a pen and paper and wrote down the things that were missing from the house.
Since he and his eldest brother were going to file a complaint, the more prepared they were
, the better. In the afternoon, the family went to the two houses over there to clean and sanitation, and Su Tingqian and his wife counted the things and wrote down everything that was missing. As for what was still there, they also registered them one by one to prevent someone from sneaking in and taking advantage of them when they left.
The family was busy for two or three days before they got everything done.
After that, Su Tingqian and his wife went out to visit friends. Many people lent a helping hand to them at that time, otherwise they would have died. Now that they are back, they naturally have to express their gratitude.
Su Mo and her family also went out, preparing to visit Director Li of the Export Business Department of Haishi Radio Factory, thinking that they could use their connections to buy another TV.
Nowadays, with more TV programs, TVs are in extremely short supply. Even if you have tickets, you have to queue up in the department store. Su Mo went to ask a few days ago, and the queue was as long as a year later.
The family went to the department store first. Director Li was a smoker, so Su Mo thought about buying two packs of good cigarettes. In Yangcheng, the TVs for her family and Wang Cuimei's family were all bought through Director Li, and Su Mo has never expressed her gratitude.
I went to the counter to ask about cigarettes and learned that the best cigarettes at the moment were Zhonghua and Haishi brand Double Happiness. Zhonghua is divided into Big Zhonghua and Small Zhonghua, with Small Zhonghua costing 0.62 yuan per box and Big Zhonghua costing 0.72 yuan per box. Haishi Double Happiness is the same price as Big Zhonghua.
Su Mo ordered a pack of Big Zhonghua and Double Happiness, spending 14.40 yuan, plus 20 Class A cigarette tickets.
Cigarette tickets are divided into four grades, A, B, C, and D. Cigarettes priced above 40 cents are Class A, above 30 cents are Class B, above 20 cents are Class C, and above 10 cents are Class D.
During this period, male employees in Haishi who smoked were given cigarette tickets twice a month, with 10 packs of A, 20 packs of B, 3 packs of C, and 5 packs of D, for a total of 10 packs, or 20 packs per month. During the Spring Festival, one pack of A and one pack of B were added. It's enough for most people, but not for those who are addicted to smoking.
The army also has cigarette coupons. According to Lu Changzheng's rank, it is now 30 packs per month, and A, B and C account for one-third.
Lu Changzheng doesn't smoke, so Su Mo sent most of the B and C rank coupons back to Lu Qingan, and kept the rest for herself. Sometimes she needs to use cigarettes to make connections. When the time comes, she can use them to exchange for other coupons.
Director Li was busy in the office when the security guard called and said that someone from the Foreign Trade Center wanted to see him. When he came out, he was surprised to see Su Mo.
"Director Su, what brings you here?" Director Li welcomed Su Mo into the factory with a smile on his face.
"Director Li, just call me Su Mo. I'm going to college and I'm not the director anymore."
"Oh, you've made it up. You'll still be the director when you graduate. Why are you here?"
"It's winter vacation now. I'm bringing my family back to celebrate the New Year. I come to visit old friends when I have time." Su Mo said, "Let me introduce you. This is my husband, Comrade Lu Changzheng, and these are my children. The girl is named An An and the boy is named Le Le."
"Hello, hello, Comrade Lu. You're such a handsome guy. You and Director Su are a perfect match."
"The children are so good-looking, too. If my little boy were half as good as them, I'd wake up laughing in my dreams."
When Director Li heard Su Mo include him in the group of friends, he narrowed his eyes and quickly led them to the office.
Arriving at the office, the two chatted about work for a while. After some pleasantries, Su Mo took out the two cartons of cigarettes from her bag and handed them to Director Li. "I don't know what you like, so I bought two cartons of cigarettes. Please don't mind."
"Oh, Director Su, why are you so polite?" Director Li wanted to return the two cartons of premium cigarettes that Su Mo had bought, but he couldn't bear to do so.
He had been under great pressure in the past two years, and his addiction to cigarettes had become worse. The quota under his name was not enough to smoke at all.
"You bought me two TVs before, and I never found a chance to express my gratitude. I rarely go back to Hai City, so I hurried over."
Director Li was also an understanding person, and immediately asked: "Is the house tidy? Is there anything you need? If there is anything I can help with, just ask."
Su Mo smiled, "It happens that we are short of a TV. I wonder if it would be convenient for Director Li?"
The New Year is coming soon, and they, the factory executives, all have quotas in their names. He also has one this year, and he originally wanted to give it to his wife's relatives, but since Su Mo asked, he would definitely give it to her.
"Oh, you said it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. It's almost the New Year and I just happen to have a quota."
"That's great, thank you very much, Director Li." "
It's a piece of cake. You're welcome. Or do you want the previous model?"
"Yes." "
Okay, it should be ready in two days. Leave me your contact information and I'll give you the phone number when the time comes."
Su Mo left her home phone number.
The two chatted for a while, and then Su Mo left. I wanted to invite Director Li to dinner, but he refused, saying that he had something to do at the factory and couldn't leave.
In the evening, when Director Li got home from work, his wife also asked him about the TV quota.
Director Li waved his hand, "No more this year, maybe next year."
"Didn't you say that each of you cadres has a quota?"
"Yes, I gave mine to someone else."
"What did you say?" Director Li's wife's voice rose a few degrees, "Who did you give it to? Didn't we agree to it before? The people and the money are ready, and your quota is not used for nothing."
Her relatives prepared 550 yuan, and this 14-inch TV only cost 476 yuan. The rest was the quota fee for them.
"They paid a high price?" She thought someone else had bought the quota at a high price.
"I didn't ask for money." Director Li said, "I gave this quota to the Su family."
"Who?"
"The Su family! How many Su families are there in Haishi?"
"This... weren't they sent down?" Director Li's wife came over and asked in a low voice.
"They returned to the city a long time ago, but not to Haishi, but to Yangcheng. I met them in Yangcheng a few years ago. Their daughter used to work in the Foreign Trade Center and has become a director. She is so young..." Director Li gave her a look.
"This year, their family came back to celebrate the New Year. They came to me this morning and said they wanted to buy a TV." Then, he took out two cigarettes from his briefcase and said, "This is what they gave me this morning."
"If they want to buy a TV, where can they not buy it? Since they came to me, I naturally have to accept this favor."
Director Li's wife heard that, yes, although she felt a little sorry for the quota fee, it was also good to be able to establish a relationship with them.