Chapter 611
Su Yuanzheng had already made a phone call before coming. When the grain station manager saw them coming, he personally poured hot water over them.
"Boss Su and Comrade Xiao Su have returned from the capital, and their demeanor has changed."
Su Yuanzheng placed several large gift boxes of soft ginger candies and papaya shreds on the floor near his desk and said with a smile:
"What's different? It's still the same as before. I'll have to trouble Manager Song to do me a favor."
"Sure, sure! We're all so familiar with each other, just place your order. But this year, everyone's living conditions are better, and there are a lot of people buying food. It's best not to buy directly from the store; it's too conspicuous."
"I understand. Then let's go to the warehouse in the back."
"Yes, first decide on the quantity and pay the money. I'll give you a note and drive the car directly to the small door of the warehouse at the back. I'll arrange for someone to meet you."
"Okay, okay. Thank you for your help, Manager Song."
30 kilograms of rice and 20 kilograms of oil for each employee is already a very luxurious New Year gift.
In the finance office, the abacus beads clattered. The cashier adjusted his round-framed glasses, glanced at the figures on the order form, and couldn't help muttering, "Self-employed people are just so extravagant..."
The counter glass reflected her complicated expression, and her tone was filled with envy and a hint of disdain.
In addition to basic grains and oils, some dry goods and sugar cakes will also be distributed. When I arrived at the sugar cake shop in the market, the red plastic door curtain was rustling in the wind.
Each style of sugar cake in the store is placed in a small basket and laid out in several rows inside and outside the store for customers to choose from.
This phenomenon has only appeared in recent years. In previous years, people had to go to department stores or squeeze in at the counters of state-owned stores to buy them.
Boss Chen saw Su Yuanzheng and his daughter from afar and immediately came forward to greet them, with a smile hidden in the wrinkles of his eyes:
"Boss Su! Long time no see! How much New Year's goods are you planning to stock up on? We've brought back so many varieties this year! It's comparable to what you'd get at a department store! We even got some high-end chocolate!"
Su Yuanzheng watched him point to the counter, which usually contained the most expensive candies in the store and was placed in a glass cabinet. Firstly, it symbolized status, and secondly, it was to prevent someone from secretly putting some candies in their pockets when business was busy.
"Chocolate? You don't often see it outside. Are they selling well?"
Boss Chen's smile froze, revealing a bit of embarrassment:
"Well... to be honest, the prices are a bit high, and not many people are willing to buy them. The most popular ones are still the fruit-flavored assorted candies. They're just waiting for powerful bosses like you to come and patronize them."
Su Yuanzheng laughed heartily:
"Hahaha! Boss Chen, I'm not that rich. I can just order some mid-priced candies for the workers' New Year supplies. As for my own, I'll ask my daughter first."
When he turned around, the corner of his clothes brought up a gust of wind, gently lifting the price list on the stool.
"Miao Miao, come and see what kind of sugar cakes we should buy besides the ones in the store. Boss Chen said there are chocolate ones this year. Do you want some?"
Su Miao looked at the chocolate and didn't really want to eat it.
Because this one is obviously not very pure, it must have a lot of additives in it, and it is completely incomparable to the one made by Liang Manman's mother herself.
However, even this kind of candy is considered high-end candy for the current market.
She shook her head and said, "Manman said she would bring me some chocolate made by her mother tomorrow. Don't buy duplicates. Buy some candies and fudge to take back to the village. Seventh Uncle and the children love them."
Just when Su Yuan was choosing sugar cakes, Boss Chen's eldest son came back with the delivery.
A twenty-year-old young man came hurriedly on a tricycle. When he was almost at the door of the store, he suddenly stepped on the brakes, making a sharp friction sound. The cardboard boxes in the bed of the tricycle made noises as it bumped against the road.
He caught a glimpse of Su Miao, and his eyes lit up instantly:
"Hey! The top student from University A is back! My sister really admires you and said she wants to follow in your footsteps and go to University A. It's a pity she's not in the store today because she went to a classmate's house to read. Otherwise, she would be so happy."
Su Miao smiled and said politely, "She hasn't slacked off in her studies even though the New Year is almost here. She's working so hard, she'll definitely be able to do it."
At this time, the boy asked her seriously:
"I heard that University B is right next to yours and it's also a very good university. Which one do you think would be a good choice for my sister to attend? Which school has the best food?"
"Uh..." This question was too profound, and Su Miao didn't know how to answer it for a moment.
"Hey! Stop being so funny, you little brat! Boss Su ordered some sugar cookies. Hurry up and pick the goods according to the order and have them delivered to the store right away!"
Fortunately, Boss Chen called out to Su Miao and rescued her. However, seeing the boy's eager-to-learn expression, Su Miao asked, "What does your sister like to eat?"
"Huh? She likes eating big meat buns!"
“Our school has it.”
"Okay! Then we've decided to go to your school!"
The customers in the store burst into laughter at the dramatic conversation. Amidst the laughter, Boss Chen shook his head helplessly and lowered his head to continue calculating the bill.
After working for most of the day, all the New Year's goods were ordered. Su Yuanzheng went back and called Su Yu and the men in the store. During the afternoon break, they drove two cars to the grain and oil station and brought back all the goods.
Diagonally across the street, Aunt Zheng was trying on a new cotton-padded jacket for her grandson Abao. The slightly longer sleeves were folded up so that he could wear it for a longer time.
Seeing them coming back, the old man narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Da Zhuang, Miao Miao, your New Year's goods are more abundant than those of the state-owned factories. Be careful not to be reported for capitalism..."
"Aunt, this is called more work, more pay! The country is encouraging everyone to engage in economic development! Living a prosperous life is more important than anything else."
Su Miao jumped out of the car, pulled a bag of White Rabbit candies from his pocket, and stuffed it into Abao's pocket. The child ran away happily, his red cotton-padded jacket dancing like a flame in the winter sun.
All the New Year goods are piled up in the empty room in the front yard and can be distributed tomorrow.
After dinner in the evening, Su Miao walked around the "rice mountain" and said, "Brother Yu, do you think this much rice will attract sharp-tongued people?"
"That... shouldn't be the case. Ever since the sausages were stolen two years ago, there haven't been any mice in our house."
"That's probably because we usually clean up too much. Now we have rice, oil, sugar and cakes. The temptation is too great. There's no guarantee they won't come back."
Sister Hui also said, "Yeah, it's piled up like a small warehouse now, and no one's here at night, so it's really easy for rats to attract."
"Can't we just close all the doors and windows?"
"The son of a mouse can dig holes! Have you forgotten the village granary? One year it was sealed tightly, but the mouse still managed to get in. Haha, he's really capable."
Yu Ge scratched his head and said, "So what do you want to do? How about borrowing a cat from the neighbor?"
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