Chapter 369 Omissions
Song Lubai was going to Shicheng. Wei Yang was worried that she might run into trouble on the way, so he told her to carry a dagger on her person and also put a knife in her cloth bag.
Song Lubai and her group of four were going to Shicheng. In addition to Yang Xiue, there were two clerks from the regimental headquarters going with them.
Before leaving, Yang Xiue was arranging things at home. Although Feng Gang looked displeased, he still gave her some instructions on how to behave while she was away from home.
Looking at Feng Gang's expression, Yang Xiu'e felt a bit uncomfortable, but after leaving the house and walking a short distance, her pace quickened and a smile involuntarily appeared on her face.
Song Lubai, carrying a cloth bag, sat on the back of the tractor. Seeing her grinning, she asked, "What's got you so happy? You look like a cat that's stolen some cream."
Yang Xiue wiped the smile from her lips, climbed into the truck bed, and whispered to Song Lubai, "When I left, my husband, Lao Feng, had a pout on his face. I don't know why, but I felt a little guilty. But once I stepped outside, I felt that the sky was bluer, the air was better, and I felt very comfortable all over."
Song Lubai said, "If you can achieve even better results in the future, I dare say your husband, Lao Feng, will no longer give you attitude."
Yang Xiue could sense the change in Feng Gang's attitude towards her over the past two months, and she was also determined to make the shoemaking class better and better.
The tractor chugged into the city, and Song Lubai and her three companions first went to the superior supply and marketing cooperative to find Song Hai.
Song Hai was sitting in his office drinking tea when he saw Song Lubai knocking on the door. He stood up with a smile and said, "What brings you here today? Your Director Liu hasn't been around lately. I was thinking of asking you to stock up on more goods so you can send us another batch in early May."
Song Hai's words directly revealed the fact that cloth shoes are selling very well right now, and that their supply won't last until June.
Song Lubai immediately smiled and said, "Director Song, isn't this a coincidence? We came here today to discuss the cloth shoes with you."
Song Hai invited them to sit down, and the small office was packed with five people.
"Why do you have to discuss everything with me?"
Song Lubai said, "Director, as you know, fabric is in short supply. Our shoemaking team would like to supply you with more fabric, but we don't have enough. We have to go to other places to buy it, and that requires money. That's why we've come to ask you to make an exception and help us out. Once the payment is in place, we need to hurry up and get the fabric."
Song Hai: "..."
I had a feeling they were coming to collect a debt, and it turned out they were right.
Seeing that Song Hai remained silent, Song Lubai said, "Director Song, to be honest, we still owe money to the comrades who make shoes. Our group even borrowed some money from the cooperative to get more goods at once. In the future, if we have enough materials, our shoe-making team can keep up with the pace, and you won't run out of goods to sell."
Song Hai said with a troubled expression, "It's not the end of the month yet, the accounts haven't been settled, so I can't settle the bill for you."
Song Lubai: "There are only a few days left until the end of the month. Please be lenient. Look at the four of us. After you settle the payment today, we have to take a car to another place to purchase goods. The time you are wasting now will be the time we have to deliver goods to you later."
After Song Lubai finished speaking, Yang Xiue said dryly, "Yes, Director Song, our supply is timely, so it won't delay your sales, right?"
After several people said some nice things, Song Hai's expression finally softened.
"Wait a moment, I'll go and talk to someone, and talk to the accountant."
After Song Hai left, one of the two clerks in the office, named Xiao Feng, said, "How can you owe money like this..."
Before he could finish speaking, Song Lubai gave him a slightly warning look.
Xiao Feng swallowed what he wanted to say and changed the subject, saying, "Comrade Song, I heard that you and this Director Song are relatives from the same village."
Yang Xiu'e felt that Xiao Feng lacked tact. On someone else's turf, the host had barely left the house and he was already whispering among himself. She wondered if he even wanted to get things done smoothly.
Before Song Lubai could speak, Yang Xiue raised her chin and said, "If it weren't for the relationship between Xiao Song and Director Song, we wouldn't have received payment today. It's only because Director Song is considerate and understanding that things went so smoothly. Comrade Xiao, we should look on the bright side of things."
Xiao Feng disagreed, and he felt that the supply and marketing cooperative should have settled the payment when receiving the goods, so the delay in payment was due to the shoemaking team not doing a good job in the preliminary work.
They're now humbling themselves and begging for favors; they brought it all on themselves.
After getting things done by asking others, they still feel that they have done a great service.
Both of them are wives of leaders. If they weren't wives of leaders, Xiao Feng would have already made sarcastic remarks.
“Squad Leader Yang, you can’t do things like this anymore. Do things the proper way. Otherwise, the workers won’t get paid on time, and when they need money, they’ll have to beg for help.”
Yang Xiu'e thought to herself: Liu Wei did say a few nice things just now, but you, Xiao Feng, sat here like a big shot and didn't say a word. You have no right to say those things.
However, Yang Xiue still lacks strong self-confidence. She always feels that she is not well-educated and should listen to what others say. She cannot think of a strong way to refute Xiao Feng's words. She is even reflecting on whether they did not do well enough before, which led to the current situation.
Yang Xiue looked at Song Lubai with pleading eyes.
Song Lubai looked down at the table with her eyelashes slightly lowered, seemingly unaware of the strange situation in the office.
She was also reflecting on whether she had made a mistake before.
That day, she was focused on raising the price and didn't pay any attention to the payment issue.
She thought that no matter when the payment was settled, the payment would be settled sooner or later, and at most it would only take a month.
When she was in the supply and marketing department, the accounting department would do the final accounting at the end of the month, so when Song Hai brought up the reason of doing the final accounting at the end of the month, she readily agreed.
Thinking back now, Xiao Feng's words made some sense, but he shouldn't have criticized them at that moment.
"Comrade Xiao, this is the first time our regiment has organized a shoe-making class. Everyone is unfamiliar with the business, so some oversights are inevitable. But fortunately, things went smoothly. We'll learn from our mistakes and work together in the future. If there's anything we need to pay attention to, please give us some pointers in advance so we can avoid some detours, right?"
"We are all focused on making the shoe-making class a success and increasing the group's revenue. The four of us are now a small team, and we need to work together towards a common goal."
Xiao Feng's face flushed slightly at those words. He realized his earlier complaining tone was a bit awkward and said sheepishly, "You mean..."
Just as Xiao Feng was feeling awkward, Song Hai arrived with his accountant.
"Xiao Song, who is in charge here? Come and sign this and count the money."
As the class monitor, Yang Xiu'e was naturally the one who signed the document.
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