Shi Meiling was stunned. How did the conversation suddenly turn into a business discussion?
She was overjoyed that her work was recognized, but she didn't lose her composure and waved her hand dismissively.
"Well, we'll discuss this in detail when you come to our brigade again."
I need to discuss this with my family, things like pricing; we can't make a decision too hastily right now.
Hua Qizhen clapped her hands.
"Well then, does your brigade have a phone number? Could you leave me your number?"
I'll visit your brigade in my official capacity and we'll have a proper talk then.
I'll call you before I go.
Shi Meiling glanced at the third brother.
An Qingbai understood and wrote the phone number on a piece of paper and handed it to his mother.
Shi Meiling handed it over to Hua Qizhen.
"You should make this call as soon as you arrive, or it would be more appropriate to use your official identity."
I'll also be making several other kinds of pastries, and my daughter-in-law will be making even more. We'll discuss the details then!
"Okay, I'll make time to go next year."
Zhuang Zhimeng smiled playfully at An Qingbai, concealing her accomplishments.
An Qingbai winked at her affectionately.
Zhuang Zhimeng deliberately ate the mooncakes, which shows that Hua Qizhen is a foodie and also has money.
Since she loves sunflower seeds and chestnuts, there's no reason why she wouldn't like such delicious mooncakes.
I thought it was just a customer I could make some money from, but it turns out it's the purchasing manager, which makes it even more suitable.
Shi Meiling was also a shrewd person, and she started chatting aimlessly with Hua Qizhen.
Before long, they knew each other's names, addressing each other as "Big Sister Hua" and "Sister Shi."
The next day, when Hua Qizhen got off the train midway, the two were still reluctant to part, like sisters who hadn't seen each other for many years.
After seeing Hua Qizhen off, Shi Meiling smiled and asked her family members.
"How was my acting? Pretty good, right?"
Zhuang Zhimeng couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
"Auntie, you're really amazing! I couldn't tell at all that you were acting!"
"Well, it's all about appearances. Who knows, they might be our business partners in the future!"
It's always better to be on good terms than to be on bad terms, right?
Look, if I hadn't given her those things yesterday, we would have missed out on this business opportunity.
That's how business is; you have to speak to people in a way that suits them. Our family used to be a big business owner.
An Tanxiao responded in unison with his wife.
"That's right. In business, you have to give up something to gain something. If we can really close the deal, then we'll have found a sure-fire way to make money for the brigade."
An Qingbai thought for a moment and then spoke.
"We need to talk to Uncle Baogen about this. If it works out, we definitely won't be able to make up for it with just our own family."
Zhuang Zhimeng nodded.
"It's definitely not enough. We'll have to discuss how many people we need to involve before we know for sure!"
Shi Meiling waved her hand.
"We'll talk about it later. Let's take a break now. We should be in Beijing in two hours."
The entire carriage fell silent, and everyone lay on their berths with their eyes closed, either resting or contemplating life.
The residential compound of the Beijing Iron and Steel Plant.
"Grandma, when is Auntie arriving? An'an and I want to go pick her up too."
Hao Caiyun responded to Pingping while packing her things.
"Almost there, less than two hours left. In a little while, you can go with Grandpa to pick up Auntie!"
An'an kept asking her grandma.
"Grandma, should we pick up Uncle?"
"I don't think so. Your uncle probably won't come today. He'll probably come tomorrow at the earliest!"
Zhuang Zhimeng was also discussing this issue in a low voice with An Qingbai.
"Brother Qingbai, I won't be going to Uncle's house with you guys later."
My dad should be coming to pick me up. I've written down the address and phone number for you. You can go to my house tomorrow depending on the situation!
An Qingbai reluctantly responded in a muffled voice.
"I see!"
Zhuang Zhimeng chuckled as she wrote down the address and phone number on a piece of paper and handed it to him, secretly patting his head.
"Here, keep it safe! Otherwise you'll have to come to the steel mill's residential compound and ask around."
An Qingbai carefully folded the paper and put it in his shirt pocket.
"Zhizhi, wait for me, I will visit your uncle and aunt tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll be waiting for you at home."
Zhuang Xingzhou specially went to the military compound to pick up his daughter and drove his father's car to his building.
Just as he was about to leave, two "meatballs" grabbed his legs.
"Grandpa, let's go too."
An'an simply sat directly on his feet, her little hands still holding onto his legs and refusing to let go.
"Grandpa, we're going to pick up Auntie too."
Zhuang Xingzhou looked at his two grandsons, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Alright, get up, let's go together."
Ping An cheered and immediately stood up.
"Time to pick up Auntie!"
Military compound.
Zhuang Bingqian was at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated.
"Yaya brought me three dogs all at once, this is going to be quite a show for us."
Cao Wenxiu put the dog food into the food bowls of the three dogs.
"Aren't these three dogs quite well-behaved? Yaya will take them away in a few days, so don't be sad!"
"I can't wait to get rid of them. I have to walk them every day. How can I keep up with three dogs by myself?"
"Hehe, I'll just wait and see if you cry when the dog leaves our house!"
"Impossible, how could I cry over a dog?"
Sometimes you shouldn't speak too definitively. It has to be said that Zhuang Bingqian couldn't escape the "it's actually good" phenomenon.
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