Chapter 380 Inviting Guests
By the end of the meal, there was practically nothing left on the table.
This was the first meal Liu Cheng had without alcohol.
He was quite satisfied with the meal, as it was through this meal that he and Lou Yuchun developed some acquaintance.
Seeing the two stand up, Song Lubai and the other three got up and escorted them to the restaurant entrance.
During the journey, Song Lubai stuffed two packs of unfinished cigarettes into Pei Youfu's pocket.
When Song Lubai offered him cigarettes, Pei Youfu knew it wasn't like offering money or tickets, so he pretended not to notice.
The two of them understood each other without saying a word.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while and agreeing to weigh the goods the next morning, Liu Cheng left first.
Pei Youfu didn't say much during the meal. Only after Liu Cheng had walked away did he say to Song Lubai, "Comrade Song, if you want good stuff, I'll try to get some for you and the secretary, but you know we can't give you much."
Xiao Feng, who was standing nearby, was stunned when he heard this.
What is a gap? This is the gap, for crying out loud.
That day when he went to the factory, he didn't even see Liu Cheng's people!
Treating someone to a meal really works!
Song Lubai thanked Pei Youfu again and then warmly saw him off.
Pei Youfu, his belly bulging with food and drink, pondered in his mind that Liu Cheng's initial price was based on 55% of the price of cotton cloth, Song Lubai had bargained it down to less than 45%, and finally, after Yang Xiue shed tears, Liu Cheng reduced it to 40%.
For the factory, this price is not small; for the 16th Regiment, it is a very cheap price.
In addition, they also made a verbal agreement that all the defective fabrics from the factory would be given to the 16th Regiment in the future.
The four returned to the private room and saw the leftover food on the plates. Wasting food was unacceptable, so Yang Xiu'e told the three of them to quickly clear the plates.
After cleaning up the leftover food from their plates, the four of them walked happily towards the guesthouse.
Liu Wei said with a smile, "I haven't dared to go out on the streets these past two days, for fear that things won't go well. Once we've finished our business, let's go to the department store and buy some things to take back. The department stores in Shicheng should have a lot of good things that our group doesn't have."
Song Lubai said, "Without tickets, all the good stuff in the department stores is wasted. If we're lucky, we can buy dried fruit and beef and mutton in the bazaar."
Compared to before, the group was completely relaxed as they spoke.
Yang Xiue tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.
The moonlight streaming in through the window was enough for Yang Xiu'e to see Song Lubai lying on the bed scratching his neck.
"Xiao Song, you're not asleep either?"
Song Lubai had been bitten by some kind of insect, and her neck was very itchy. She hadn't fallen asleep yet, and she hummed in response.
Yang Xiu'e sat up and said, "Did I help you today?"
Song Lubai said, "You didn't just help me, you did what you were supposed to do for the shoemaking class. Sister Xiu'e, you were amazing today."
It has to be said that Yang Xiu'e's act of playing the victim and crying was really effective.
Yang Xiu'e covered her mouth and laughed, "You came here to help, but in the end, I made you go first. I really feel bad about it. As long as I'm of some use and can help, I don't care about losing face. I'm still quite excited..."
You could tell that Yang Xiue was indeed quite agitated, so much so that she was incoherent.
When Yang Xiue lay back down on the bed, her mouth was open in a grin.
Cotton mills negotiate prices based on the weight of the fabric. After all, some pieces of fabric are as small as diapers. If they were calculated by area, there would be a huge pile of fabric that would take forever to measure.
During the weighing, Song Lubai and the other three made a point of checking it again.
Because the climate in Xinjiang is dry, the fabric in the warehouse did not get damp, and the factory did not deliberately add water to increase the weight.
At the warehouse entrance, they were weighing fabrics, while Song Lubai and Pei Youfu discussed the fabrics in the open space.
They brought more than 1,100 yuan with them this time. Before weighing the fabric, Song Lubai didn't know how much money she had to buy good fabric.
But Pei Youfu said that the factory could only give them two hundred yuan worth of good fabric at the wholesale price.
After the cotton mill workers weighed the fabric, recorded the cost, and calculated the price, Song Lubai thought that even if she bought another two hundred yuan worth of good fabric, after deducting the approximate expenses along the way, the money Yang Xiue brought could still pay part of the workers' wages.
That's great! They saved a lot of money!
After finishing her business, Song Lubai went to the entrance of the supply and marketing department at noon to wait for Sun Hong and Lu Xingye.
She had enough food coupons to buy a few bowls of white flour wontons. Lu Xingye helped her out of respect for Sun Hong, and she had to properly thank the couple.
While she was waiting for someone at the door, Lou Yuchun pushed his bicycle out the gate first.
Song Lubai immediately went up to him, smiling and saying, "Boss, are you going home for dinner?"
Instead of answering, Lou Yuchun asked in return, "Was the deal settled?"
Song Lu, without batting an eye, said, "I owe everything to you for making this deal happen. I don't know how to thank you enough. If you have time, I'd like to invite you to dinner."
Lou Yuchun said with a forced smile, "Comrade Song is such a smart person, he must know how to thank me. You just need to come to see me less often and say less, that's your way of thanking me."
Song Lubai lightly slapped her own mouth. "Although I don't know what I said that offended you, I will definitely watch my mouth from now on, as you said."
Lou Yuchun didn't want to see her like that, so he got on his bicycle and left.
She's so unlikable, it's a shame she's so beautiful.
Song Lubai watched his retreating figure, her smile fading. She thought to herself, "You old geezer, you're quite the actor, messing around with women and men."
As Lu Xingye approached the courtyard gate, he nudged Sun Hong's arm and whispered, "Did you see Comrade Song's face change? You'd only be sold out in front of her."
Sun Hong slapped his hand away and said, "She has never harmed me. Stop saying such things. It's really annoying."
When the two approached, Song Lubai smiled again.
Lu Xingye rubbed his arm and said sarcastically, "Don't smile at us like that, I feel like you have ulterior motives."
Song Lubai scoffed, "I was smiling at Sun Hong, not at you. Don't flatter yourself."
Sun Hong glanced at Lu Xingye with a warning in her eyes.
Song Lubai said, "The matter is settled. We're ready to leave tomorrow. I said I'd treat you two to wontons. Come on, don't be shy."
At this time, both dumpling and wonton restaurants are open, but Song Lubai doesn't have any meat coupons, so she can only order wontons.
Sun Hong had a good appetite, and Lu Xingye knew that one bowl wasn't enough for her, so he shared some of his own food with her.
Sun Hong looks well-nourished; her five-month pregnant belly looks bigger than when Zhao Dongmei was about to give birth.
Song Lubai said, "You eat a lot, and the baby is too big. Won't it be difficult to give birth?"
Sun Hong was taken aback, and Lu Xingye was also stunned.
After Sun Hong became pregnant, Lu Xingye granted her every request for food, and he used most of the things he could get his hands on to supplement her nutrition.
Seeing their reactions, Song Lubai waved her hand and said, "I have no experience, what I say may not be right. You should go ask the doctor and see what the doctor says."
Lu Xingye nodded thoughtfully and said, "I feel that what you said is somewhat useful."
Sun Hong had no idea what he was being sarcastic about, so she nudged him with her elbow.
Song Lubai didn't mind Lu Xingye's attitude at all. She had gotten the benefits, and he hadn't said anything excessive. Let bygones be bygones.
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