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Chapter 130
Jiang Meishu hesitated, "What do you mean?"
Fire, making money from disaster.
She had some idea but was not sure about the specific problem.
Jiang Meilan was about to speak when the child whimpered. She quickly raised her hand and patted the child on the back. After seeing that the child was calm, she slowly said, "Meishu, if you want to make money, you have to lower your moral sense."
“Otherwise you won’t make any money at all.”
In this world, when it comes to making money, there are rarely any who are not ruthless. Similarly, those who manage to rise to the top cannot maintain their position without being ruthless.
It's about making money, and it's about seeking power.
Jiang Meishu knew this truth, but knowing is one thing and reality is another.
She hummed softly, "What exactly is going on?"
Jiang Meilan recalled carefully, "On the night of August 11th, a fire broke out in the cannery. The fire burned for two days and almost burned down half of the cannery."
"This caused the capital's cannery production lines to grind to a halt. As you know, summer is peak season for canned goods sales. Because the cannery couldn't supply enough, canned goods stocks throughout the capital suddenly became tight. Everyone had to rely on the major department stores and supply and marketing cooperatives to buy canned goods. Scarcity makes things more valuable, which led to a threefold increase in canned goods prices."
Those who can afford canned food these days are generally well-off. Of course, if you're not well-off, you won't be willing to buy canned food.
Those who are willing to spend three times the price to buy canned food are naturally those whose families are better off.
Jiang Meishu listened and thought quickly, "How long is this intermediate period?"
"From building the factory, to setting up the production line, to transporting fruit from the surrounding area, to canning the fruit and selling it outside, it takes at least 20 days. This is a conservative estimate. I remember it in my previous life."
Jiang Meilan lost herself in memories. "It took about a month and a half to get back to normal. In my previous life, those with keen senses had already noticed the business here, so they made a lot of money."
"Those people were smart, and they made their money quietly. I only found out about it many years later when I heard it from an acquaintance."
Jiang Meishu thought for a moment, "Sister, you want us to make some money from this, right?"
"right."
During the time Jiang Meilan was in confinement, her mind never stopped thinking. She recorded almost all the things she had done in her previous life that could make money.
Buy stocks and houses in the 1990s.
But these are too far away from her. She still needs more than ten years to accumulate capital before she can do it again.
"Meishu." Jiang Meilan sat up straight. Because her breast milk would swell at any time, the clothes on her chest were almost always wet. She didn't care and put a piece of cloth inside to block it. She continued, "I'm breastfeeding now and can't go out for the time being."
"So I need you to do it."
"I'll tell you what to do."
Jiang Meishu nodded, "What do I need to do?"
Obviously she agreed with her sister's words.
Jiang Meilan said, "Go to the cannery first and see what kinds of canned food they usually have."
“Then depending on the type of canned goods, we proceed to the next step.”
Afraid Jiang Meishu wouldn't understand, she explained in great detail, "If it's canned yellow peaches or oranges, we need to find out where they're produced."
Jiang Meilan also knew that this was a bit complicated. She thought for a moment and said, "If it really doesn't work, Meishu, you can use Liang Qiurun's help. He's also the factory director, and he can get this kind of information much faster than us."
Jiang Meishu pursed her lips and said, "Sister, once I find Lao Liang, he will ask me why and where I got the information."
"With Lao Liang's keen sense, I can't hide it from him."
Jiang Meilan also knew Liang Qiurun, a very alert person. With her sister's level, it would be a joke for her to show off her skills in front of him.
She thought for a moment and said, "Then tell the truth."
"What?"
Jiang Meishu was stunned. "Tell Lao Liang that there will be a fire in the cannery?"
"yes."
"What if after I tell him, he tells the news to the director of the cannery, and in the end there is no fire, then we will lose all our money." She may not make this money, but at least she cannot lose money.
"So we have to wait, wait for news." Jiang Meilan said, "Meishu, I know your concerns. You don't want to make money from hardship. I just thought of this now."
"We'll tell you the truth. If the fire breaks out, we'll do the deal. If not," she paused, "it's fate. We're not destined to make this money, so you should come back from out of town."
"Let's just consider it as the fare."
Jiang Meishu pursed her lips and said, "Sister, are you trying to borrow Lao Liang's power, so you asked me to tell you everything?"
She knew her sister's personality and character.
"Yes." Jiang Meilan wouldn't hide anything from her, so she confessed everything. "The reason I asked you to tell Liang Qiurun is because Liang Qiurun is the director of the meat processing plant. He has more authority than the average person. According to our conditions, if we go to purchase canned food, we can only buy a few bottles, or even dozens of bottles at most. But if Lao Liang can issue a unit purchase certificate, then we can buy a lot more canned food."
"You mean to buy canned goods from other factories and then sell them to major supply and marketing cooperatives?"
Jiang Meilan nodded and said, "That's what I mean."
Jiang Meishu was a little puzzled. "Then why didn't you sell it to my second sister-in-law? She's at the department store. If she wants to purchase canned food, the department store's purchase certificate is definitely more useful than Lao Liang's."
Jiang Meilan was stunned when she heard this. She raised her hand and slapped her forehead, "Pregnancy really makes people stupid for three years. I forgot about my second sister-in-law."
The good conditions of the Capital Department Store were all forgotten.
Jiang Meishu looked at her sister's pale face and whispered, "It's not that pregnancy makes you stupid for three years, it's that you are too busy. You are so busy that you don't have time to think about the past."
"I basically know what it is. I'll take care of the rest. I'm going to go look for my second sister-in-law."
"Once we've discussed it, I'll come back to talk to you about the rest of the matter."
Jiang Meilan hesitated, "I want to go with you."
It wasn't that she was afraid her sister would exclude her, but rather that she was worried she couldn't handle it. The canned goods business wasn't like the cabbage and coal business. Those were one-time deals, but canned goods weren't. To succeed in the canned goods business, you had to scout the area first, then find out where to source the canned goods.
Secondly, and most importantly, it was necessary to make sure that the cannery would catch fire.
This is a very delicate matter.
Something that happened in the previous life but has not happened in this life. From the perspective of making money, they definitely hope that the fire will continue, but if they consider it from the perspective of the factory, the losses caused by the fire are too great, and they are definitely unwilling to do so.
So they have to make preparations for both scenarios and see whether God will let them make this money.
Jiang Meilan listed them one by one. Seeing that her sister had listened to them, she was still a little worried, "I'll go with you."
Jiang Meishu pushed her down and said, "No need. You stay home and look after the children. I'll go talk to my second sister-in-law."
Jiang Meilan thought for a moment and said, "Then should I let Shen Zhanlie go?" She has a baby now, so it is really inconvenient for her to go out.
Jiang Meishu said, "No, Liang Rui and I are enough."
"You wait for my news at home."
Jiang Meilan hummed, and she pulled out a passbook from the kang cabinet. "This is the money we saved before. It's basically all here. A total of 3,680."
He planned to hand over all his belongings to Jiang Meishu.
Jiang Meishu refused. "I haven't even started yet. I'm going to go check out my second sister-in-law's background first. Also, I need to figure out the varieties in the cannery. Finally, I thought about it and decided to talk to Lao Liang and see if he can pass on the news."
She looked up at Jiang Meilan and said, "Sister, I want to make this money too, but if I were asked to make it knowing that the factory is going to catch fire, I might feel guilty, so I will probably talk to Lao Liang about it."
"It's possible that he could get the news out, but as for whether this fire will start, I don't know. I'll leave it to fate and do my best."
Want to make money.
But I can't get over the hurdle in my heart, so I will give you an advance notice. If there is a fire, or a big fire, the fate of the cannery will depend on it.
Jiang Meilan: "Okay, let's do it as you say."
After finishing the serious business, the two sisters started talking about personal matters.
"Are all babies breastfed? Is it enough?" Jiang Meishu lowered her voice, "Does it hurt to breastfeed?" In her previous life, she watched people breastfeeding, and they said that it was extremely painful when the milk came in.
Jiang Meilan, "It hurts."
She looked down at the sleeping child with rosy cheeks, took a palm-leaf fan and gently fanned her. "But when I feed the child, I feel it's worth it."
"Even if it hurts, it's worth it."
Jiang Meilan's brows were filled with a hint of sadness. "It's just that my milk supply isn't enough. I've tried crucian carp soup, roasted sparrow, and milk-clearing grass, but the effects aren't very good."
Jiang Meishu was quite open-minded, perhaps because she had never been a mother before, so she suggested, "Then just breastfeed."
"Lao Liang gets two milk powder coupons every month. They're subsidized by the factory director. I'll send them to you when the time comes."
Anyway, Lao Liang doesn't like milk powder, so she's fine with it either. As for her mother-in-law, she prefers bird's nest. She always says milk powder is too fishy, while bird's nest has a light, sweet taste.
Jiang Meilan didn't want to take advantage of her sister all the time, so she thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll give you money and convert the milk powder coupons into cash."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Meishu raised her hand to pinch her arm, "Sister, I think you are really going too far. You are still counting money from me. Why don't you just give me your passbook?"
Jiang Meilan said seriously, "If you want it, take it."
"Anyway, I can make money now." She spent a month in bed recuperating after giving birth, listing all the ways she could have made money in her past life. The closest opportunity to make money was this cannery.
Jiang Meishu didn't expect her sister to be so generous. She was stunned for a moment and said, "I don't want it. You can keep it yourself."
She looked around and saw that the house they had temporarily rented was slowly being decorated. There was a patchwork crib, cotton curtains, and a vase of small, unknown wildflowers on the table, in full bloom.
There was a thick stack of clean diapers on the long chair.
It is said that the confinement room has the strongest smell, but her sister's room looks particularly refreshing.
It was obvious that they took good care of their new home. Similarly, although her sister had just been released from confinement, there was no resentment or anger on her face.
It means she had a good confinement period.
Whether it was Shen Zhanlie, Shen's mother, or Shen Yinping, they all helped her sister when she needed it most.
Thinking of this, Jiang Meishu couldn't help but relax a little, "They are all nice to you?"
This is what she wanted to ask most.
Jiang Meilan also laughed when she mentioned this, a very contented laugh. "Yes, during the day, my mother-in-law prepared diapers, clothes, and meals and brought them to me. At night, when I got up to feed my baby, Shen Zhanlie would be there to keep me company, changing diapers and coaxing me to sleep."
“Meishu, I know what you want to ask.” Jiang Meilan said gently, “I don’t regret marrying Shen Zhanlie.”
Shen Zhanlie may not have that much money or a good status, but after marrying her, he understands her feelings. He would worry in the middle of the night that she was too tired to feed the child, so he would feed the child milk powder alone and coax him gently.
He would also send the child to his mother-in-law in the morning after the child finished drinking milk, just to let her sleep well.
For Jiang Meilan, it was because of their help that she was able to have a good confinement period. Even after the confinement period, her life can still be so relaxed.
Just focus on taking care of your children every day and don’t worry about anything else.
Seeing that she was satisfied, Jiang Meishu stood up and said, "Sister, as long as you are doing well, that's all that matters."
"If they dare to bully you," she said, her usually gentle face rarely raised, her eyes glaring, "I will punish them."
Jiang Meilan chuckled at this and stood up to see him off. "Alright, alright, my big sister, go check out this business."
She smiled, but ambition was hidden in her eyes. "If this deal succeeds, we'll at least become a millionaire."
A millionaire in the 1970s.
Even Jiang Meilan in her previous life didn’t dare to think about it.
Jiang Meishu nodded, "I'll go take a look, but sister."
She said honestly, "I don't know if this deal can be successful yet."
"Sister, I can only ask, but the specific situation will only be known after we have a discussion."
Jiang Meilan hummed, "Let's give it a try. If this method doesn't work, I have other ways to make money. It's just that this method is only available at the nearest time."
After coming out of Shen's house, Jiang Meishu looked back and saw that Jiang Meilan had not left the house. She was in confinement for a hundred days, so she just stood there and watched them say farewell.
Jiang Meishu waved at her and said, "Come in quickly."
Jiang Meilan didn't move. She waited until her sister Jiang Meishu disappeared completely before she went in.
Outside.
Liang Rui was a little curious, "What did you say to her?"
Jiang Meishu glanced at him and kept it a secret. "Do you want to get rich?"
Liang Rui rolled his eyes, "How could I not want to get rich?"
Anyone who doesn't want to get rich is probably a fool.
Jiang Meishu, "Then come with me to find your second aunt."
"Do you have another way to make money?" Liang Rui was suspicious. He was also a person who had tasted the sweetness. Before, no matter it was cabbage and radish or coal business, he had participated in it, so he made a lot of money at a time and even paid off the debt owed to the meat processing plant.
Jiang Meishu, "Guess."
She walked to the entrance of the alley and said, "I want to go find your second aunt. Do you want to come?"
"go."
Influenced by Jiang Meishu, Liang Rui has now become a money-grubber and will naturally not miss any opportunity to make money.
Almost half of the leaders of the purchasing department of the department store are gathered in Shen Mingying's office. She is the only female comrade among a group of middle-aged men.
But despite this, she was not afraid at all.
"It's no use looking for me. The department store's performance is declining because ordinary people have no money in their pockets."
“So they’re reluctant to spend.”
"We don't agree with what Section Chief Shen said." Section Chief Luo stood up and said, "It's not that the people are out of money, it's that our department store is out of stock. Haven't you seen the people lining up downstairs every day? They want to buy things but can't."
“It’s not that they don’t have money!”
"Chief Shen, not being able to buy goods and ordinary people not having money are two different concepts."
Shen Mingying threw the account book in front of them. "The purchasing department has only so many targets every month. I've completed everything I need to complete. What else do you want? Why don't you just go and buy it yourself? Why come to me?"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. "You're the director of the purchasing department, who else should we turn to if not you? Besides, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and whether it's mooncakes or canned goods, we need to stock up in advance. Chief Shen, the Liubai Building and the Dongdan Market are all laughing at our department store."
"Section Chief Shen, you don't want our department store to be taken over by other units, right? This is not only related to the reputation of our unit, but also to your reputation, Section Chief Shen. This year is a critical moment for whether you can move up a level."
Shen Mingying picked up the account book and threw it over, "Get lost."
At her words, the four or five middle-aged men in the room rushed out. They knew that if they continued talking at this point, Shen Mingying would lose her temper, and they were afraid they would not be able to bear it.
Wait until these people leave.
Shen Mingying looked at the door and sneered, "When they needed performance, they knew to look for me, but when it came to distributing money, honor, and positions at the end of the year, I had nothing to do with it."
"What kind of stuff."
She had done so much good last year, whether it was the vegetables after the snowstorm or the coal afterwards. She was the one who facilitated all of this. She had originally been promised a promotion from deputy to full-time position, but in the end, the position was given to someone else.
There is only one reason, she is a lesbian with a family to support, a mother of two children, and she is afraid that she cannot focus all her energy on work like a man.
So in the end, the promotion was given to Chief Luo, who had been helping her.
Just because Chief Luo is a man, he doesn't have to take care of the household and can focus all his energy on the unit.
Isn't this just fart?
Shen Mingying sneered, looking at the account book thrown on the ground. Not only did she not pick it up, but she even stepped on it. "Let me go shopping, shopping for your grandma."
"If you have the ability, go ahead and do it yourself."
No one takes over when work is being done, but when it's time to share the credit, everyone comes to grab it.
What a vicious person.
Jiang Meishu found that every time she came to see Shen Mingying, the other party seemed to be angry.
"Second sister-in-law."
Seeing that it was her, Shen Mingying was stunned. She took a deep breath and suppressed her temper.
"Fourth sister-in-law, why are you here?"
Jiang Meishu looked at the discarded account book on the ground. There was a footprint on it. She squatted down and slowly picked it up and handed it over. "Second sister-in-law, why are you so angry?"
Shen Mingying was so absorbed in her work that she didn't have many friends, so she usually kept it to herself. But when Jiang Meishu arrived, she immediately spilled the beans.
"Look, are they doing what human beings do? They let me do the work, but I leave when the work is divided."
"This happened once, it's enough. It won't happen a second time."
Jiang Meishu was not surprised, as she had seen this situation in her previous life.
She thought for a moment, "Second sister-in-law, what result do you want?"
"I want to get promoted and get rich, so I'll crush them to death!"
Shen Mingying spoke almost through gritted teeth.
"Don't let me get ahead. If I get a chance, I'll fight to get ahead." She sneered, "I want to see how many of those stinky men still dare to treat us lesbians like this when I'm high enough."
"You're just killing the donkey after it's done its job, right? You've even smashed the wheels on him."
Jiang Meishu applauded, "Second sister-in-law, you are so courageous."
She felt that whether it was the units of this era or the workplaces of future generations, people like Shen Mingying were needed to take power.
Only when lesbians are in power can they truly understand lesbians.
Think of this.
Jiang Meishu whispered, "Second sister-in-law, since you want to get promoted, you must seize this opportunity."
"What do you mean?" Shen Mingying was stunned. "If I seize the opportunity and get the job done, won't they still come to reap the benefits in the end?"
She had already been picked once.
So, for the past six months, she has been in a state of slacking off. Of course, this is also the reason why their department store's performance has been substandard in the past six months.
He was directly chased by Liubai Building and Dongdan Market.
That's because she, the hard-working woman, has stopped working so hard. Once the purchasing department stops working hard, it will directly affect the sales of the entire department store.
Jiang Meishu smiled and said, "This is easy."
"You mean the Liubait Building and Dongdan Market are your competitors?"
Shen Mingying nodded, "Yes."
Jiang Meishu leaned over and whispered in her ear, "So, during this period of time, you will have more frequent contact with the personnel departments of the two units."
Shen Mingying was a little confused at first, but then her eyes lit up as she thought of something. "You mean?"
"Yes, that's what you think." Jiang Meishu curled her lips. At this moment, she looked not only naughty but also a little mischievous. "When you come into contact with them, spread the news and let your leaders at work know."
this--
Shen Mingying, "I'm afraid this is a bit risky."
After all, she worked at the department store. If she leaked the news, wouldn't she be a traitor?
“There are risks.”
Jiang Meishu's expression turned serious. "Second sister-in-law, it depends on whether you are willing to do it. But if I were you, I would have tricked them like this. You have to know that you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. The reason they come here to pick peaches is simply because they think you won't run away."
"You have to tell them now that I will run away. If they dare to pick my peaches, they must dare to take the risk of me going to the other side."
"Once you send out this signal, they will naturally restrain themselves. Not only that, they will even try to win you over."
It was because Shen Mingying was indispensable to the department store. If she hadn't been sure of this, Jiang Meishu wouldn't have dared to use such a radical method.
Shen Mingying seemed to be thinking about something. "Let me try."
"By the way, what do you want to see me for?"
Jiang Meishu kept it a secret, "Once you've solved your current problem, I'll come back and offer you a deal. However, I'm not sure it will be 100% successful."
This immediately piqued Shen Mingying's curiosity. You know, at the end of last year, Jiang Meishu had given her two deals, which directly made her famous in the entire department store. Although, in the end, the credit was taken away by someone else.
But this does not affect her influence in the department store.
"Wait for me."
Shen Mingying was indeed a man of decisive action. After a while, he shouted loudly that the head of the personnel department of the next door Building 600 was coming over to discuss something.
God milk.
This move of hers scared everyone in their unit to death.
The general manager soon found Shen Mingying and asked, "Xiao Shen, what do you mean by this? Why did you bring 600 people from the personnel department to our company?"
Shen Mingying didn't hide it, "Section Chief Xu from the 600 Building wants me to work there."
As soon as these words fell, not only the general manager sat up straight, but also Section Chief Luo, whose eyes widened, "Section Chief Shen, you are from our department store. Have you forgotten how your master trained you before?"
When Shen Mingying first joined the unit, she was still a newcomer and was trained entirely by her master.
Shen Mingying smiled wryly, "Yes, my master trained me so that you could pick peaches. Since I can't stay in the department store anymore, I have to find another job, right?"
Once some words are made public, some people will look unhappy.
Chief Luo's face suddenly froze.
The general manager noticed something. He looked at Shen Mingying sharply and asked, "Xiao Shen, what do you want?"
Shen Mingying refused to give in. "I just want the credit that I deserve, and not have it taken away from me by others."
"General Manager, if you can't even guarantee this, it will chill people's hearts and the hearts of those who work. Since the department store can't get warmth, I have to find a place that can warm me, right?"
"Otherwise I'll freeze to death and people will laugh at me."
This—the air suddenly became quiet.
The general manager's expression was complicated. "I promise you."
"From now on, no one can take away any credit that belongs to you."
When Section Chief Luo heard this, he immediately became anxious. However, before he could open his mouth, he was interrupted by the general manager, "That's it, Xiao Shen. I promise you this. I wonder if you can muster the same enthusiasm as before?"
Shen Mingying, "How do I know if you are lying to me?"
After all, she had been cheated once before.
President,"……"
"Let me sign it for you in black and white?"
Shen Mingying, "Okay."
One dares to write, the other dares to collect.
When Shen Mingying found Jiang Meishu with this written promise, Jiang Meishu was a little surprised. "Second sister-in-law, aren't you afraid of offending the other party by saying this?"
Shen Mingying, "I offended him the moment I called six hundred people from the personnel department to our unit."
"Okay, don't be afraid. Since I dare to do it, I'm not afraid of offending the other party. Anyway, if I can't stay here, I'll find another place to stay."
As long as you have strong abilities, you won’t be afraid of being unemployed.
Jiang Meishu gave her a thumbs up and said, "Great."
"Okay, now that this matter is resolved, let me tell you about my business." She said briefly, "As for whether it will succeed or not, I'm not sure yet, but I may want to ask you for a purchase certificate."
Shen Mingying, "What's so difficult about this?"
She didn't have much else, but she had a lot of purchase certificates. Shen Mingying opened a drawer and pulled out a thick stack of them. She handed her a blank one and stamped it with the official seal. "Take it and use it."
Jiang Meishu, "..."
"Isn't this bad?" she asked tentatively.
Shen Mingying, "Go ahead. We should be flexible during flexible times. We've used this approach many times."
"I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong, what are you afraid of?"
When Jiang Meishu went out with the purchase certificate, she was in a daze.
"Did you get it?"
Liang Rui asked her.
Jiang Meishu nodded and handed him the purchase certificate.
After reading it, Liang Rui said sourly, "I asked Second Aunt for a purchasing certificate last time, but she refused to give it to me. How long have you been in there, and she gave you a blank purchasing certificate? She's really biased."
Jiang Meishu said, "That's because I'm reliable, not you."
Liang Rui didn't want to talk.
After checking out the location, Jiang Meishu had a clear idea in her mind. She found Liang Qiurun that night and asked, "Do you know of any other canneries besides the Capital Cannery? I want them to be big."
Liang Qiurun actually knew. He thought for a moment and said, "There's a very famous cannery in Lian City. Our meat processing factory even cooperated with them at that time."
Jiang Meishu recorded the location of the Lianshi Cannery.
Hesitated for a long time.
"Lao Liang, if someone told you that the meat processing plant would catch fire, would you believe it?"
Liang Qiurun narrowed his eyes when he said this, "That depends on who said it."
Jiang Meishu felt guilty when he looked at her. She lowered her head and hesitated, "I heard that there was a fire at the Capital Cannery. Can you pass on the news?"
Liang Qiurun said, "No."
He answered bluntly, "This kind of air-blast news can't withstand scrutiny. Whether there was a fire or not, it would be implicated. If I were an ordinary person, I would have pretended to be ignorant of such things from the beginning."
"What if you were the factory manager?"
"Then I will tell you."
Liang Qiurun looked at Jiang Meishu for a moment, then he found his phone and called the cannery.
After a while, the phone was picked up.
Liang Qiurun went straight to the point, "The weather in the capital has been dry recently, and we've received orders from our superiors to diligently inspect the firefighting situation in the factory."
"Director Liang, right? Where did you get this information?"
Liang Qiurun, "Don't worry about where I come from, just tell me whether you believe it or not."
"I don't believe it." Director Li laughed. "It's only August and the humidity is still high. What's the point of checking fire safety? If you weren't Director Liang, I'd think you were a liar."
The sound of the microphone cannot be hidden.
Liang Qiurun went to see Jiang Meishu, and after hanging up the phone, he said, "Look, this is the real situation."
Jiang Meishu pursed her lips and said, "I understand."
She could only do her best and leave the rest to fate.
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