Su Yu said indifferently, "Never mind, I'm only doing this for Mei Zi's sake."
Sister-in-law Liu smiled awkwardly and greeted Su Dazhi. Su Zhi didn't respond, but Su Dazhi said, "Sister-in-law, my sister went through a lot of trouble this time, going out to run errands in the dead of winter."
"I know, I know. I've prepared some meat coupons. I'm planning to buy meat and deliver it to your house."
Upon hearing the words "hostage," Su Yu raised an eyebrow. "Alright, is the money ready? I need to go get the grain."
"Yes, yes, I brought the money." Sister Liu quickly took out sixty yuan from her pocket. For them, this amount of money was not small. But compared to grain, it wasn't so painful.
Su Yu counted the money in front of them, making sure it was clear before saying with satisfaction, "Alright, let's go. They're still waiting over there."
Sister-in-law Liu nodded quickly, then waved her hand and led the rest of the Liu family to follow Su Yu to move their things.
When they arrived at the transportation company, Secretary Gao was still waiting. Upon seeing Su Yu arrive, he immediately led her to the guardhouse to get the grain.
The Liu family members' eyes turned red when they saw the three bags of grain inside the guardhouse.
Wow, that's a lot of food! If we eat it sparingly, it'll last until spring!
Looking at the grain now, he was more excited than looking at the money. When carrying the grain, he was so excited that he had so much energy that he could carry it all on his shoulders in no time.
Su Yu waved for Lao Liu's family to leave, while she chatted with Secretary Gao, saying, "Secretary Gao, we really owe you a lot this time."
Secretary Gao was no longer as cold and indifferent as she had been at the beginning; now she had a big smile on her face. "Secretary Su, you're too kind. We're such good friends, of course I'll help if I can."
Su Yu remarked with emotion, "It seems that Secretary Song's friends are all loyal and righteous. This is what they mean by 'one is influenced by one's company.'"
"Secretary Su, have you met with Secretary Song recently? I need to have a meal with him. I made an appointment with Secretary Song recently, but he hasn't had time. I don't know when we'll have another chance to eat together."
Su Yu thought to herself, this isn't about not having time, it's about keeping people in suspense. If it were so easy to get an appointment, wouldn't Secretary Song seem too cheap?
She kept saying, "I've been busy with work and studies at the factory lately, so I haven't had time to contact him. But there will be plenty of opportunities. He promised to get me a bicycle. I'll arrange a meeting for you then."
Hearing Su Yu's words, Secretary Gao felt relieved.
The transportation company had become somewhat complacent and had been quite active within the municipal party committee. After being reminded by Secretary Song, he realized he hadn't handled the matter well, so he returned to report to his superiors. Now, his superiors don't dare go to the municipal party committee directly anymore; they've only asked him to inquire about the committee's current thoughts.
The other city leaders' secretaries are all older and more composed, but only Secretary Song occasionally shows interest in interacting with these organizations.
"Secretary Su, you absolutely have to help me with this."
"Definitely," Su Yu assured her. That Secretary Song loves to eat so much; it was only a matter of time before they went out to eat together.
On the way back, none of Lao Liu's family members dared to look at Su Yu, except for Liu's sister-in-law who would occasionally glance at Su Yu.
They hadn't noticed before, but after watching Su Yu chat with that cadre from the big organization, and the two seemed so familiar with each other, Su Yu didn't seem nervous at all. They suddenly realized that Mei Zi, their in-laws' older sister, was really different. She seemed different from them; she had truly become a leader. Look at her demeanor, her capabilities—no one in the Liu family had a relative like that.
Sister-in-law Liu unconsciously flattered, "My dear in-law, we are so grateful for your help this time. Our whole family will definitely come to thank you tomorrow."
"Forget it. I won't be home tomorrow; I need to go out and borrow meat coupons. We used them all up for this batch of grain a few days ago. I have to have dinner with some government officials in a few days, and I don't even know where to get coupons. Aren't we doing a lot for the Liu family?"
"..."
Sister-in-law Liu quickly took out the meat coupons she had prepared in her pocket. "My dear in-law, I was originally planning to buy meat directly from your house, but after hearing what you said, I think it's more appropriate to give you coupons. You can use them however you like."
Su Yu pushed him away, "How could I possibly accept this?"
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. You've helped us so much." Sister-in-law Liu pushed her back towards her.
Su Yu didn't refuse this time, and took it without hesitation, sighing, "Well, it seems that your Liu family isn't so difficult to get along with after all. I don't hold grudges, and I like harmony in the family. Don't cause any more trouble. If you do, I'll feel like I've lost a relative. It'll save me a lot of trouble."
Sister-in-law Liu said, "We definitely won't make a scene. We're all family, what's the point of making a scene?" The main reason is that she doesn't dare to make a scene. They know so many people, what if they know the leaders of the fertilizer plant?
Su Yu smiled with satisfaction, "Alright, I'll accept the Liu family as my relatives. We'll keep in touch during holidays and festivals."
Back home, Su Yu began to do the accounting in her notebook.
All in all, it adds up to three hundred yuan.
We're just waiting for Secretary Song's bicycle ticket.
Unfortunately, I waited until New Year's Day but still didn't receive a call from Secretary Song.
Su Yu was quite unhappy. Could it be that she forgot? Maybe she deliberately didn't buy it. After all, Secretary Song seemed rather displeased and was taking it out on her.
She frowned.
I can't make a phone call; it would seem too forward. What if Secretary Song makes other demands later?
It would be fine if it were just a meal, but the problem is I'm afraid he'll try to make things difficult for me again. People with this kind of temper are the hardest to deal with.
When Chairman Sun returned from class, he looked slightly tired. "Su, why do you look a little unhappy?"
When Su Yu saw Chairman Sun, she immediately smiled. "Chairman Sun, it's not that I'm unhappy. I was just thinking that we've been busy all year, so shouldn't we go to the city's trade union leaders to do an annual summary and report on our work this year?"
"Summarize?"
“Yes, we’ve accomplished a lot this year. If we look at each one individually, no one might notice. But if we summarize everything and show it to the leaders, the effect will be different. Besides, tomorrow is New Year’s Day, the end of the year and the beginning of the new year, so the timing is perfect.”
Chairman Sun thought for a moment and then said worriedly, "That's good, but I haven't written the summary report yet."
"I've already outlined it in my head for you, and I'll finish writing it in a bit. We can go give the report this afternoon."
Chairman Sun was extremely satisfied to hear that Su Yu had thought of everything so thoroughly and prepared so well.
Secretary Su is impeccable. She's always thinking of her boss.
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