Chapter 87 Signed
Li Gaoyang said: "After calculating all the costs and various labor costs, our base price for this can of quail eggs is 45 cents per can."
Dad Li roughly estimated the cost in his mind, and it was about this price. The profit was just over 1 cent per can. Whether it was too high or too low, it could only be said to be average.
Dad Li didn't say anything else. He reached out and picked one out from the pile of canned stickers. Li Gaoyang looked closely and saw that the name on the sticker Dad Li picked out was: Lai Shun
Li's father picked up the sticker and said, "I think this name is good. It's easy to pronounce. Don't give it those fancy names. The product name should be memorable after reading it once."
Li Gaoyang put the cans away again, and the next day he took them to the relevant department for quality inspection.
In order to get the results as soon as possible, Li Gaoyang gave away a few more packs of cigarettes. After waiting for two days, he got the test report, which showed that all aspects met the standards.
Li Gaoyang took the quality inspection report and canned food to the purchasing department, and then started going through the process, looking at the report and the quotations. Those that were unqualified or whose prices were too high were eliminated early on.
The quail eggs that Li Gaoyang brought naturally passed these two stages smoothly, and then it was time for the leaders and purchasers to taste the food.
When Li Gaoyang walked into the room with the canned food, several staff members inside were rinsing their mouths with cups.
Several of the leaders looked very familiar. They were colleagues of Li's father and often visited the Li family. They even lived in the same housing estate.
A few people rinsed their mouths and shouted without even looking up: "Next."
Li Gaoyang came forward with the can. A middle-aged man in his 40s looked at Li Gaoyang and suddenly said in surprise, "Aren't you the kid from the Li family? Didn't you go to the countryside? Are you back in the city?"
Li Gaoyang smiled shyly and said hello: "Uncle Hong, I didn't expect you still remember me. I went to the countryside and didn't return to the city.
I am now a salesperson in our village. This is the canned quail eggs produced in our village. I am here to do business. "
Several others also recognized Li Gaoyang. They were all colleagues in the same system, so naturally they all knew each other.
Several people sighed: "I didn't expect you to be so successful. I was wondering why Lao Li didn't come to taste the food today. I guess he did it to avoid suspicion!"
"Uncles, please stop teasing my dad. Try my quail eggs first. I'm counting on you to give me an order."
Li Gaoyang called several people "uncle" in a sweet voice, and shamelessly hoped that they would go easy on him. He acted as if he did not consider himself an outsider, which made people feel somewhat friendly.
A few people picked up the quail eggs and began to taste them carefully. Until the whole quail egg was eaten into their stomachs, they nodded unconsciously, saying that it tasted really good.
With such an evaluation, the next things became much simpler. Although Li's father did not show up, those present were all Li's colleagues, and everyone had some kind of friendship with him.
There was nothing obviously wrong with the quail eggs that Li Gaoyang brought. They were delicious, came in large quantities, and were not expensive. Taking all these factors into consideration, they decided to sign the order immediately.
Li Gaoyang was excited holding the signed form in his hand. He succeeded, he did it, his efforts were not in vain, and things would definitely get better and better in the future. He encouraged himself silently in his heart.
After Li Gaoyang left the purchasing station, he walked back home in an excited mood. He wanted to return to Lianshan Village as soon as possible. He had been out for several days and the people in Lianshan Village might be waiting anxiously. He had to take the signed form back quickly.
When I got home, Mother Li was sitting at the door knitting a sweater. It was called a sweater, but in fact the wool was taken from woolen gloves and knitted into a sweater.
When Li's mother saw Li Gaoyang, she quickly tried the sweater in her hand on him, then nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's just right. I was worried that there wouldn't be enough wool at home. Fortunately, it's just right.
I'll knit it overnight to trim the edges, and you can wear it tomorrow."
Li Gaoyang's words of farewell were stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter them. Li's mother didn't work at night, firstly because it would hurt her eyes and secondly because it would save electricity. She suddenly said that she wanted to knit a sweater at night, probably because she knew that she would be leaving soon.
Instead, Li Ma smiled and patted Li Gaoyang on the shoulder and said, "Are you leaving soon? I knew you were a promising person and you would make a name for yourself wherever you go.
Are you still resentful of your brother and sister for selling you for candy? Listen to what mom says. They know they were wrong, so don't be upset with them, okay?
You are far away from each other now, and we don’t know how long we will be together in the future, so please don’t keep this in mind.”
Li Gaoyang pursed his lips and nodded after a while: "I'll listen to you, Mom. After I'm gone, you and my dad should take care of our health."
"Hey! I know, you have to take care of yourself too. We are far away and there is really no way we can take care of you. You have to be more careful. If you are dating someone, remember to tell your family. It would be even better if you can bring the child back to me."
Li's mother suddenly mentioned dating, and Li Gaoyang's face flushed immediately: "Why are you talking about this? It's not even a certainty yet. Don't worry, if I get pregnant, I will definitely tell my family."
The conversation between mother and son ended here. The Li family had a very good dinner that night. They made dumplings with chopped lard and cabbage. However, not many of them had meat filling, as the rest were filled with pure cabbage.
The family members who ate meat-stuffed dumplings didn't eat much, only Li Gaoyang's bowl was piled full of meat-stuffed dumplings. The three siblings of the Li family didn't dare to say anything when they saw Li Gaoyang looking at them, but they all smiled ingratiatingly.
Li Gaoyang picked up a dumpling and started eating when he suddenly stood up. He transferred half of the dumpling in the bowl to his parents' bowls and shared the rest with his two siblings.
"Eat it. I can't finish it by myself. Don't waste it." After saying that, he sat down and picked up the few two or three meat dumplings in the bowl and started eating again, without even looking at the expressions of others.
Li Gaoyang was asking himself, should he forgive them? He didn't know. Maybe one day when he became successful, he would be able to let go of the grudge in his heart. For now, it would be enough to just get along with them in a lukewarm way.
As relatives, he couldn't say that he hated them, but he also couldn't openly say that he forgave them. He really couldn't do it, at least not now.
The three siblings were a little shocked and looked at Li Gaoyang carefully. Li Gaoyang just ate his dumplings in silence and didn't look at them.
The three siblings also kept silent and lowered their heads to eat in silence.
Mr. and Mrs. Li looked at each other and didn't say much. They just let it go. Their son had suffered a great injustice, and they could only do this because they didn't want to see them as parents in trouble.
The family finished their dinner in silence. Mother Li was busy packing things for Li Gaoyang to take to the countryside. She asked Li Gaoyang to take everything he could, including food, drinks and daily necessities, just to make him live more comfortably in the countryside.
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