Chapter 46 Expensive Telephone Bills
Yin Xiaoyin coughed twice, feigning anger: "If you're going to say something, say it secretly. It's not like you're talking badly about me to my face here."
Her gesture of putting her hands on her hips instantly amused both of them.
The group chatted and laughed as they walked toward the grain depot's office area.
Nowadays, anyone who comes to the grain station and gets to see Xiao Zhao is considered to have a lot of face, but Yin Xiaoyin wants to see Wang Quanshu, the head of the grain station, and she gets the green light all the way without any obstacles.
Wang Quanshu had been waiting in front of the red brick building for quite some time.
Upon seeing Yin Xiaoyin, his usually intimidating face broke into a doting smile, like that of an old father.
The people at the grain depot are most grateful to Comrade Yin Xiaoyin recently. She's made their leopard-like leader go along with them, and it's made things much easier for them to work under her.
Yin Xiaoyin sometimes secretly thought that these leaders, village chiefs, station chiefs, and the leaders she met at the machinery factory, were all quite intimidating at first glance. It seemed like their dark faces could scare you so much that your legs would tremble. But after getting to know them, they all had their own adorable sides.
When Wang Quanshu heard that Yin Xiaoyin wanted to buy a bicycle for transportation, he said directly, "Xiaoyin, why don't you consider just buying a car?"
He had just made the suggestion.
Yin Xiaoyin looked like she was seriously thinking, while the village chief was gasping for breath.
What kind of family does this educated youth Yin Xiaoyin come from? They can't even afford a bicycle, yet people here are suggesting she buy a car. The key point is, the key point is that this young educated youth is actually starting to consider it.
The grain station manager wouldn't make a suggestion randomly; it must be that this matter isn't difficult for Yin Xiaoyin.
The village chief remained silent, expressionless.
He couldn't get a word in edgewise.
Yin Xiaoyin thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you to keep an eye on the supply of goods for me. I'll ask my family to find some invoices for me."
"However, this process takes too long. I have a bicycle ticket on hand. Could you get me one first?"
Wang Quanshu readily agreed.
The old-fashioned bicycles are in high demand at the department store, but he still has some influence by leaving one out.
So the village chief, whose expression was now unreadable, watched as the two of them settled the matter in a few words.
Now that they were in the county town, Wang Quanshu couldn't bear to see the two of them riding around on a bicycle. Having a car was so much more convenient.
So, Yin Xiaoyin went to the post office first.
I'm planning to make a phone call home.
The village chief and Wang Quanshu were waiting in the waiting area when the village chief couldn't hold back any longer: "Station Chief, give me a heads-up, this educated youth Yin Xiaoyin, her family..."
The grain station chief looked at him as if he were an idiot, and then said, "Her family, let me just say it, is richer and more capable than you can imagine."
village head:"……"
The clown was actually me. While I was still agonizing over whether or not to lend my bicycle to Xiaoyin, she had already moved on from his circle.
Yin Xiaoyin skillfully dialed the number. Nowadays, phone calls are troublesome, with a human operator answering the call and then transferring the call through layers of intermediaries.
If no one answers, it can take a long time to receive a response.
Moreover, these days, a one-minute phone call costs about 1.1 yuan, while the average worker's monthly income is only 20 or 30 yuan.
Normally, no one would make that phone call at the post office; who would be willing to spend that much money? So when Yin Xiaoyin suggested making the call, the post office staff were somewhat surprised.
However, some people recognized her as the girl who received many packages last time, and guessed that Yin Xiaoyin came from a wealthy family.
Meanwhile, Yin Xiaoyin was listening to the dial tone on the other end...
She missed her personal computer; she could just click on her avatar to have a real-life virtual meeting with her family.
Once she has settled her affairs, perhaps she can change her communication methods.
Information transmission is also a very important matter. Information has a very obvious time sensitivity, and the most effective transmission of information in the shortest time can generate huge output value.
As she pondered these things, she was also distracted by the fact that she estimated Liang Minying was at work. She called Liang Minying's workplace, but she didn't know if her mother was there.
After all, the nature of Liang Minying's work means that she often has to go out to investigate and learn.
Fortunately, the call was answered.
In an ordinary family, she would have scolded him for wasting phone bills, but Liang Minying's voice was full of undisguised affection: "Xiaoyin, call your mother. Are you doing well there?"
"Mom, I'm fine, but you know I'm a bit busy right now. Do you have any extra bus tickets? I'd like one."
Liang Minying could never bear to refuse her daughter, especially since she had long said she would be her daughter's strongest support.
“My dear daughter, Mom will send it to you later. Your grandfather also received some special ration coupons, which I will send to you as well…”
The mother and daughter talked intimately for at least ten minutes.
The village chief, who was sitting not far away, felt extremely uncomfortable and couldn't help but say to Wang Quanshu, "Why are you talking for so long? It's such a waste of money. It would be so much better to just send a bus ticket directly. Even if you have it at home, you can't do this."
Wang Quanshu nodded silently. If he were to make the call, it would be the same. He wouldn't dare to spend his entire month's salary like that; he had elderly parents and young children waiting to be supported at home...
However, Yin Xiaoyin probably doesn't need to have such concerns at all.
"I'll tell you a secret, Xiaoyin can afford it all herself without needing her family's help. The drawings she submitted have reportedly been approved, and I heard they gave her a special fast track and a huge bonus."
He coughed again: "You should make the most of Xiaoyin's time in your village. A talent like her, let alone your village, even in our county, would only stay for a limited time."
The village chief immediately sat up straight.
It was like being woken up by a blow.
He knew perfectly well that Wang Quanshu was giving him pointers, and that what he said was absolutely correct.
He clenched his fists tightly. Starting tonight, he was determined to learn Xiaoyin's method and then carefully memorize what Xiaoyin had taught him.
With teachers like these, it's no wonder that Red Leaf Village is so poor they can't even afford to eat!
Yin Xiaoyin hung up the phone and filled out the phone bill. The post office staff skillfully took out an abacus and calculated the price. She herself was astonished and explained that this twenty-yuan phone bill was her entire month's salary.
"This is your phone bill. Please confirm and sign it..."
She didn't even care to be shocked that Yin Xiaoyin was foolish and rich, wasting so much money on phone calls, and pushed the order over.
Yin Xiaoyin glanced at the money, casually took out some from her pocket, counted it, and handed it to the staff member. Just as the woman was about to count the money, her supervisor hurriedly came over and said repeatedly, "Wait..."
The staff saw their director greet the young girl with great enthusiasm, "Are you Comrade Yin Xiaoyin?"
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