This is a topic that really hurts anyone who talks about it. It's not that you absolutely have to have pine nuts, but it still feels unsettling when others have them and you don't.
After the mothers and aunts had finished complaining, Wang Wende spoke up at Gu An'an's prompting.
"Sister, aunt, you don't need to be sad. The leaders are busy, maybe they just forgot to think of it for a moment. You can give them your opinions. Besides, I heard..."
"What did you hear?"
Wang Wende looked around and, seeing no one particularly noteworthy, continued, "It's just that the machinery factory and steel factory have made quite a commotion, and employees from other factories are preparing to appeal to higher authorities to fight for their own benefits."
"Really?" The old lady's eyes lit up, as if a broad road had suddenly appeared before her.
"I heard about it too."
Wang Wende's smile was very simple and honest, but the more he smiled like that, the more people believed he wasn't lying.
Besides, what's the point of lying about this? Even if it gets reported to higher-ups and becomes a case, they'll be the ones who benefit, and the young man won't get any advantage.
The group chatted happily, attracting the attention of passersby.
As more and more people began to discuss the issue, Gu An'an and Wang Wende quietly left, keeping their achievements hidden.
After a long afternoon of running around, the other three were so exhausted when they returned to the guesthouse that they felt like their souls were leaving their bodies.
"Stop lying down, let's go out to eat. If you guys don't eat, Brother Dahai still has to."
Wang Xiaojuan was so tired that she felt like she could fall asleep at any moment, but she still managed to get up.
"It's really tiring, but the results should be good."
Gu An'an gave her an approving look, "Not bad, I'll add a meat dish for you guys tonight."
The group enjoyed a delicious meal before heading to the small, dilapidated courtyard with their belongings. As soon as they reached the door, they heard voices coming from inside.
Wang Dahai was chatting with his brother when he turned around and saw several people coming in. He quickly introduced them to the group.
"This is my brother, Dong Ge."
Running a transportation business, especially a long-distance one, is impossible for one person. Liu Donggang delivered the goods and went to take care of his own business, which gave him time to meet up with Wang Dahai.
"Hello, Brother Dong."
Hello.
Liu Dong had traveled all over the country and seen the world, but he had underestimated the abilities of these young people.
"I heard you've already sold more than a truckload of goods?"
They brought three and a half truckloads of goods from Xiaowang Village back then, and he said they would definitely be stuck with the bad stock. But in just two days, only half of the goods are left.
Seeing them nod, Liu Dong sincerely exclaimed, "You guys are really something! Looks like I won't be able to stay here for much longer."
They must have brought five cars this time. The other four cars had already gone back ahead of time. Thanks to Wang Dahai, he was able to stay in Haishi for a few more days to relax before going back.
"Then I'll take Dong-ge's good wishes."
Gu An'an smiled and took out the dinner. "Brother Dahai, Brother Dong, come and eat."
Luckily she bought a lot, otherwise it really wouldn't be enough for two grown men.
While eating, Wang Dahai asked about the afternoon's events. After listening to their chatter, he immediately laughed.
"What are the plans for tomorrow? Should we go directly to their office to discuss cooperation?"
Gu An'an shook her head. "We'll talk to the supply and marketing cooperative first. Let the factory do its work for a while. Maybe the orders will come in before we even have to come to them."
If anyone else said this, they would definitely be bragging, but no one refuted Gu An'an's statement, since the steel factory was a perfect example.
"Then I'll continue to guard the home. Keep up the good work, everyone."
The next day, as soon as Gu An'an arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, she asked if they had any pine nuts for sale.
"Young lady, you also want to buy pine nuts? But you've come to the wrong place; our supply and marketing cooperative doesn't have those."
"Oh? From what you're saying, have other people asked about this in the last few days?"
It was still early, and there weren't many people at the counter, so the woman selling the goods started complaining, "That's right, the first thing they ask me is if I have pine nuts for sale. When I say no, they leave. Yesterday, my throat was practically burning from just answering that question all day. I can't take it if this happens for a few more days."
Gu An'an raised an eyebrow. This result was not unexpected. Sure enough, there are still many rich people in Haishi. Otherwise, where would they get the spare money to buy brain-boosting products?
"Why don't you ladies raise this issue with your superiors? If there were pine nuts for sale here, you wouldn't be in this predicament, would you?"
“We definitely need to report this, but the director is out on business, we haven’t seen him yet…”
Just then, another person came to ask about pine nuts. The woman selling the goods almost rolled her eyes, but she held back because of her job.
Just as she was feeling parched, someone walked in through the door, and the older woman's eyes immediately lit up.
"Director, you're finally back."
The man who came was in his early thirties. Seeing his expression, I thought something had happened, so I quickly asked him.
"Sister Zhang, what's wrong?"
"Director, could you get some pine nuts to sell?"
The man knew what pine nuts were, and considering the rumors of the past two days, he roughly understood: "Someone wants to buy pine nuts?"
"It's not just people; I don't know how many people asked me yesterday. My lips were practically burning from talking so much. If you can't get pine nuts, then put up a sign for me. Otherwise, I won't be able to sell anything all day; I'll just be explaining things."
"Are there really that many people asking this?"
There is more than one supply and marketing cooperative in Haishi, so there is competition between them, and the competition is based on performance.
If pine nuts can bring them business, he certainly won't object.
"Would I lie to you? Look at my complexion, I'm not as good as before after this whole thing."
"Sister Zhang, I understand. I will think about it carefully."
Since the man didn't give a direct rejection, there was still hope. Gu An'an stepped forward and called out to the man who was about to leave.
"Hello, I'm the sales manager of Xiaowang Village Economic Cooperative. I just heard that you're interested in selling pine nuts. Would you be interested in sitting down and having a chat?"
The saleswoman looked at Gu An'an with surprise, "Miss, you sell pine nuts?"
Gu An'an smiled shyly, "I came here today for this very reason. Thank you for troubling me earlier, elder sister."
"No trouble at all."
Then he turned to the man and said, "Director, you should have a proper talk with this person."
After saying that, he winked at the other person, as if their relationship was more than just superior-subordinate.
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