Wang Chuntao didn't believe it. "Impossible, I don't believe it."
After saying that, she ran to the front of the line and asked people. When she heard that they were there to buy canned food developed by Yu Yao, she turned pale. Undeterred, she asked a few more people.
I asked more than a dozen people, even the sales clerks at the supply and marketing cooperative.
The answers I received were that these people came to buy the canned food developed by Yu Yao; only a pitifully small number of people actually bought the canned food she developed.
Wang Chuntao's face darkened after she asked the question.
The more proud he was before joining the supply and marketing cooperative, the more ashamed he is now.
"Yu Yao, don't be so smug. The competition isn't over yet. Our canned goods have made it into Victory Department Store, where people from all over Guangdong Province go to buy canned goods. With your sales volume, you can't compare."
Yu Yao said casually, "It's a good thing that the former class monitor is so confident, but unfortunately, things are destined to go against his wishes. It's all for nothing."
“Yu Yao, I advise you to tone it down. You have no idea what status Victory Department Store holds in Guangdong Province. It’s one of the top department stores in the entire province. The number of people who go there to buy canned goods is far greater than yours. The championship is definitely ours.”
"Go ahead and bark. The more you jump around, the less confident you are."
Wang Chuntao was surprised that Yu Yao saw through her at a glance. "You...you."
Yu Yao sighed, "Squad Leader Wang probably doesn't know how much Victory Department Store sold, no wonder he's so arrogant."
Hu Lingyu and the others had already called her and said that Shengli Department Store didn't take any of the new canned goods seriously at all; they mainly sold the old brand canned goods.
Wang Chuntao and the others' canned goods were placed in a small corner of the counter, easily overlooked.
With this kind of positioning and attitude, canned goods simply won't sell.
Wang Chuntao felt a vague unease.
Yu Yao is too confident. Does she really not worry at all?
Wang's relatives and neighbors, who had just been showing off, couldn't help but start making sarcastic remarks.
"Wang Chuntao, so what you just said was all bragging. All these people aren't here to buy your canned goods at all."
Wang's eldest sister-in-law said, "You were so smug just now, practically wagging your tail in the air, telling us to buy more canned food. Buy my ass, I'm not buying any more."
Given Yu Yao's popularity, Wang Chuntao has no chance of winning. Instead of spending money to curry favor, she should save her money.
After saying that, she twisted her waist, took the money and tickets, and left.
Wang Chuntao's face fell: "Fine, I won't buy it. I have Shengli Department Store to rely on. Who cares about your pittance?"
Other neighbors and relatives, out of politeness, had originally intended to buy one or two cans, but upon hearing Wang Chuntao complain that buying five cans was a pittance, they all gave up the idea of buying canned food and made an excuse to leave.
Wang Chuntao and her mother-in-law looked even uglier, their faces long and they left.
Fang Qiaoqiao snorted coldly, but when facing Yu Yao, her face was full of smiles: "A Yao, I only knew that your canned food sold well at Hongqi Department Store, but I didn't expect that so many people would buy it at the island supply and marketing cooperative as well."
Aunt Liu and the others were also very surprised.
Some people initially thought they were helping Yu Yao boost sales, and although they didn't show it, their attitude was rather arrogant.
Seeing how well Yu Yao's canned goods were selling, they suppressed their ulterior motives and gave an awkward smile.
After returning home, Wang Chuntao became increasingly uneasy and talked to her family about it: "Honey, you know Yu Yao's canned goods are selling so well, what if something unexpected happens?"
Wang Chuntao's husband remained silent, sitting in his chair smoking.
Her son said nonchalantly, "Mom, I think you're overthinking it. Our canned goods have the help of Uncle San. The people at this supply and marketing cooperative who buy canned goods aren't even as good as the manager at Victory Department Store."
"That's what they say, but I still feel uneasy. Do you think Uncle San will really help us sell canned goods properly?"
Wang Chuntao looked at her husband, "Honey, what do you think?"
Wang Chuntao's husband is a cripple.
During the People's Commune era, he was slacking off in the mountains when he accidentally fell down and broke his leg, becoming a cripple ever since.
He narrowed his eyes, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said, "Go call your third uncle and ask him what's going on."
Wang Chuntao nodded and went to the post office.
When she returned from the post office, she was completely distraught.
The man asked her, "What did Third Uncle say?"
Wang Chuntao looked miserable: "After Uncle San took the canned goods back, he instructed people to try selling them. But the person in charge forgot that the canned goods were only recently taken out of the warehouse for trial sale, and not many people bought them."
The man's face darkened: "How many did you sell?"
Wang Chuntao glanced at the man cautiously, "Just, just a dozen or so cans."
With a loud bang, Wang Chuntao's husband kicked the washbasin stand and yelled at her:
"You damned woman, you can't even handle such a small matter. What good are you? If you hadn't been having an affair with your brother-in-law, would our family have lost our position as class monitor and our salary?"
Wang Chuntao knew she was in the wrong and wanted to retort, but then she held back: "I didn't know things would turn out this way. What do we do now?"
Her husband gave her a cold look. "I'll take care of this. Go to your room and get me ten yuan. I'm going to play cards."
“We’re all going to lose, and you’re still in the mood to play cards? We don’t have any money.” Wang Chuntao refused to give him any.
"You're all talk and no action, you don't know anything. If we don't go play cards, how are we going to resolve this?"
Wang Chuntao's eyes lit up, "You mean..."
Her man's eyes were fierce: "Doesn't she sell a lot of canned goods? Just make sure she can't sell them anymore."
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