On their way to the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhao E and Wang Chuntao, along with their relatives and neighbors, encountered several people who were carrying canned goods that they had developed.
Zhao E and Wang Chuntao exchanged a glance, straightened their backs, and kept smiling.
Their neighbor asked, "Are they buying canned goods that you developed?"
Wang Chuntao feigned modesty: "I didn't expect it to be so popular, with so many people lining up to buy my canned goods."
Zhao E quickly flattered, "Mom, you're being modest. Everyone knows how skilled you are. You're the only worker in the area within ten miles who has ever been a foreman."
Upon hearing this, Wang Chuntao's sister-in-law stepped forward and took Wang Chuntao's arm with a big smile. "Chuntao, now that your niece-in-law is a team leader, you mustn't forget about us relatives. Her second brother is still unemployed. If there's any work in the workshop, could you introduce him to someone?"
A hint of smugness flashed in Wang Chuntao's eyes. "We're all relatives and neighbors, so it's no big deal. Later, you can buy more canned goods to help me boost my sales."
"What are you saying? It's only right that I support you. I'll buy three cans of each later, no, five cans."
Wang's eldest sister-in-law was the first to express her willingness, and with the mindset of "you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub," she added two more cans.
Others followed suit.
Neighbor Sister Zhu praised her, saying, "I'll be counting on Sister Wang from now on. Her skills are unquestionable. But you're not even fifty yet, why are you thinking of retiring? That's a workshop foreman position, it's such a pity to give it up like this."
Wang Chuntao's smile froze for a moment, and she replied awkwardly, "My back is bad, so let Zhao E cover for me. I can also help take care of my grandson at home."
The neighbor lady remarked with emotion, "Zhao E, you children are so lucky to have a mother-in-law like that."
Zhao E gave a forced smile and said nothing.
In reality, both she and Wang Chuntao were heartbroken.
That's over two hundred yuan and three hundred jin of pork every year! If we could keep it, who would be willing to give it up?
Every time I think about it, I feel like my heart can't take it, but I can't say it outright, so I can only try to change the subject.
In any case, we must win the position of the new squad leader.
A woman with a worried look on her face walked towards us, carrying two cans of food in her hands.
Seeing so many of them heading towards the supply and marketing cooperative, he immediately smiled and stepped forward, "Comrade, are all of you going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy canned goods?"
Wang Chuntao and the others nodded.
They all come from relatively well-off families and are here to support Wang Chuntao's canned goods business. They can afford to buy one or two bottles, if not more.
When the woman heard that they had come to buy canned goods, her smile became even brighter: "Comrades, look at these two cans of goods in my hand, would you like to buy them? I queued for a long time to get them."
Everyone found it strange: "You spent so much time queuing, how could you possibly sell it?"
The older woman sighed, "To be honest, I have my own reasons. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so worried. These canned goods are new products from Haixing Food Factory, and there aren't many available. Look at all those people queuing up at the supply and marketing cooperative; they're all here to buy canned goods from Haixing Food Factory."
“I’m really in trouble, otherwise I wouldn’t be thinking of selling. How about this,” the older woman gritted her teeth, “I bought these two cans of meat for one dollar and fifty cents each, but I’ll take a loss and give you a discount of ten cents per can. The coupons will still be the same. How about I sell them to you?”
Each can is one cent cheaper, so two cans save two cents, enough to buy five or six eggs.
Two people were immediately tempted and each bought a can.
Wang Chuntao and Zhao E were somewhat unhappy.
Because if the neighbors don't buy it, but buy it from the supply and marketing cooperative, they can sell two more cans.
The woman took the money and the ticket, handed the two cans of food to the two men like they were hot potatoes, and then turned around and walked back to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Wang Chuntao and the others felt something was strange, but before they could investigate further, they ran into people from the fruit canning workshop who came to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy canned goods.
These people were all Wang Chuntao's former subordinates, including Aunt Liu and other women from the pretreatment workshop, and Fang Qiaoqiao who watched the thermometer.
And of course, there's Yu Yao.
Fang Qiaoqiao pulled Yu Yao's hand and ran ahead, with the others following behind.
"Ah Yao, hurry up, if we're late, we won't be able to buy the canned food you developed."
"Ever since my son tried Yu Yao's braised ribbonfish canned food, he's been asking me to buy it again. Yu Yao is so busy, I didn't want to bother her. This time I finally have the chance to buy as much as I want."
The speaker was Aunt Liu from the pre-processing workshop.
The braised ribbonfish that she asked Yu Yao to make last time was incredibly popular at their house. Little Tiger kept asking to eat it every day. Unfortunately, even if they ate it sparingly every day, all those canned foods would eventually run out.
Her son, Xiaohuzi, has lost weight recently because he can't get any good canned food.
Aunt Liu chimed in, "Who says otherwise? We can't live without braised ribbonfish at every meal. We haven't had this for half a month, and we've been missing it terribly. My son and daughter-in-law even borrowed meat coupons so they could buy more canned food."
The others nodded in agreement.
Their family is in a similar situation; now the whole family are loyal supporters of Yu Yao's cooking skills.
Before Yu Yao developed canned food, even if they wanted to eat it, they couldn't bother her too often. Now, if they want to eat it, they can just go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy it, which is great news!
The group chatted and laughed as they ran towards the supply and marketing cooperative. Finally, they noticed Wang Chuntao and Zhao E standing to the side and frowned.
Wang Chuntao glanced at Yu Yao and the people surrounding her, feeling a pang of jealousy.
These people were all her subordinates back then, under her control. Whatever she said went, and they didn't dare to utter a word even when she made things difficult for them.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com