President Xu was actually somewhat unwilling. He had sent Xiao Fan over there, and once the blueprints were in their hands, it would be like giving them a political achievement.
That grandson might not even know what's good for him and might make things difficult for Xiao Fan!
If we ask the parts factory to produce just the few small parts that Xiao Fan drew, they definitely won't agree. We'll have to come up with the blueprints to persuade them.
For a moment I gritted my teeth in frustration, but there was nothing I could do; I had to go to that factory.
After giving a few instructions, he said, "Then get ready, I'll arrange for you to go there tomorrow."
He then solemnly instructed, "These drawings are so important, I... I'll keep them for you for now... I'll give them to you when you go tomorrow."
He was genuinely terrified. Just now, when he saw Fan Xiaofan casually pull out the blueprints from the file folder as if he were taking out banknotes, his heart skipped a beat. This was all money! What was money? It was food!
Fan Xiaofan blinked.
*
The weather was getting colder, and both she and Fu Weidong were still wearing only thin clothes...
But making clothes?
...
Fan Xiaofan swore she would never learn to cut fabric and make clothes herself, something so difficult. When the village chief's wife heard about it, she laughed and said it was easy, and she made them for the two siblings.
Fan Xiaofan offered her money and coupons, but she refused. So Fan Xiaofan decided to buy some useful items from the village chief's house at the supply and marketing cooperative as compensation.
Therefore, after leaving the commune, she went to the supply and marketing cooperative. In those days, the supply and marketing cooperative didn't have much of a good stuff; almost everything was supplied by ration coupons.
There is a textile factory in the county town. It should have a lot of fabric, but even the defective products are in high demand and not something that ordinary people can buy.
As an employee of the textile factory, Fan Xiaofan naturally didn't have much trouble finding fabric. However, he could clearly see that the village chief's family only received a small amount of cloth ration coupons, and everyone in the family, young and old, wore homemade cloth made in the village.
Therefore, Fan Xiaofan used the thermos ticket issued by the factory to buy a thermos at the supply and marketing cooperative, bought some snacks, and then took some flawed fabrics that she could get her hands on and rode Factory Director Fang's old bicycle to Xiangyang Brigade.
When the village chief's wife saw what she was carrying, she hurriedly waved her hand and said, "It's just making some clothes. It's a piece of work for me or my daughter-in-law. This is so valuable, we can't accept it."
She looked at the thermos and couldn't be happier. Her husband and she were getting old and loved to drink hot water, but it had to be boiled fresh. When they came to the city, they saw thermoses and heard that if you poured water into one, it would stay hot forever—it was amazing.
Moreover, this item requires a ticket, so they can't buy it even if they want to, and they're unwilling to spend the money.
Fan Xiaofan shook the village chief's wife's arm and said coquettishly, "I'm still hoping that you'll make me a few more clothes, Grandma..."
The village chief's wife was softened by her swaying. Speaking of which, Fan Xiaofan was about the same age as her grandchildren. She had also heard her husband mention that Xiaofan's family was probably not treating the child well. She even muttered to herself that the family must be crazy. A girl like Xiaofan is so lovable.
"But this..."
Leaving aside the thermos flask, even the flawed fabric is a precious item.
However, these things were nothing to Fan Xiaofan. She even felt a little guilty, as making clothes was hard work and the gifts she gave her weren't particularly valuable.
This is essentially a difference in value between the two: the village chief's wife feels that her labor is worthless, while Fan Xiaofan feels that the gifts she gives are not expensive.
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