"Is that so? Sister Lan, do you think it's possible? Will it have any impact?"
Wang Xiaolan waved her hand and said, "What are you afraid of? Everyone does this. It's not uncommon for us to do it before. Just do as the boss says! When the time comes, Old Ye, you and your younger brother will go over together and buy back the things from both our families."
After Wang Xiaolan finished speaking, she remembered what Ye Zhiqiu said. She asked curiously, "Son, you said you wanted to help Director Gao's relatives get something. How much did you pay? We are also short of eggs!"
Ye Zhiqiu waved his hand and said helplessly, "Don't ask about the price. This is a commercial secret and I can't let you know.
Anyway, I'll give you a quote tonight. You can help deliver it to Director Gao and then collect the money and give it to me.
As for our eggs, I'll get them back for you to eat. Don't ask so many unnecessary questions."
Wang Xiaolan pouted, feeling a little unhappy. She felt her son had grown up and no longer liked to talk to her about anything.
Ye Zhiqiu felt that he couldn't say for sure. If he mentioned a low price, he was afraid that Wang Xiaolan would let it slip during the conversation and show off about her dealings in things.
If the price was too high, Wang Xiaolan would feel that if she didn't make any money she would be losing money, so she raised the price secretly to Director Gao.
Director Gao is a department-level cadre after all, so he really can't be underestimated. If I do him a favor, he'll be able to help me with anything in the future. This is much more cost-effective than earning that little money!
So it’s better not to say so much to Wang Xiaolan. It’s her fault for being so talkative and chatting about gossip with others all day long!
"I'm feeling a bit sleepy. I fell asleep very late last night. I'm going to catch up on some sleep. I have to go out and tinker with some stuff later."
Wang Fugui asked, "Grandson, do you want me to wake you up when the time comes?"
Ye Zhiqiu shook his head and replied, "That's not necessary. I can go find someone anytime. I'm planning to go after dinner tonight. After all, these things are too conspicuous during the day."
Everyone thought it made sense, so they told Ye Zhiqiu to go at night. Although it would be colder at night, the joint defense team would not patrol everywhere in this weather, after all, patrolling in this weather would consume too much energy.
He was indeed a little tired, and he did go to bed very late last night. Because there were some things that he was a little reluctant to let go of, but he needed to restrain his impulses, so he fell asleep very late.
Mutual respect. In this era, premarital behavior is unacceptable and should be considered disrespectful. Therefore, both Feng Xiaomei and Ye Zhiqiu restrained themselves and could not easily take the last step.
In this situation, young people, lying in bed together, really need a lot of willpower. Of course, willpower is not always so reliable. At least it was very late at night before they fell asleep in each other's arms because they were sleepy.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten up until eight o'clock. It was just too late, and it was really unreasonable to stay in bed any longer, so I forced myself to get up and wash.
Ye Zhiqiu slept until 5:30 in the afternoon. After getting up and getting dressed, he went to the living room.
At this time, only Wang Fugui and Ye Wubing were in the living room. After asking, they learned that the four people from the Qian family had gone home. Wang Xiaolan and her partner had just gone to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
He was surprised and said, "Hey? Grandpa, my mother is back so soon? Isn't she going to help sell things?"
Ye Wubing explained: "Brother, you don't know that the things can be bought very quickly. Mother and others will help weigh them and divide them into portions. There are many people to help.
The people in line paid, packed their food and cans, and left. This was a very efficient way to do things. By 4:30, everything was done and we were off to the office.
Wang Fugui said cheerfully, "Don't you think about it? Normally, buying fixed quantities is slow because there are so many varieties, and weighing them takes time! This time, the war preparation supplies are only rice and various canned goods, so they are moving fast."
Hearing this, Ye Zhiqiu suddenly understood. Indeed, that was the case. The fixed amount was two kinds of fine grains, and then four or five kinds of miscellaneous grains. Weighing them according to the allocated weights did take quite a bit of time.
Because of this situation, people are often asked to purchase in batches, and not to buy all the goods on the first day, as that would make the grain store staff extremely busy.
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "That's great. I wonder if we'll resume work tomorrow. They said they'd arrange for someone to notify us, but there's been no news so far. I don't know what's going on."
Wang Fugui said with a smile: "Don't worry, you don't have to go to work tomorrow."
Ye Zhiqiu asked in surprise, "Grandpa, how did you know that? Are you trying to bluff me?"
Wang Fugui said angrily, "Why would I scare you? You don't even need to ask to know that all the trucks from the major factories have been requisitioned to transport supplies! The brewery is not a high priority. As long as the textile factory doesn't resume work, your factory can't resume work!"
"Ah? All the trucks have been requisitioned. No wonder you said it's impossible to resume work, Grandpa."
The brewery is still quite dependent on transportation, whether it is production materials or finished bottled beer, which are taken to the train station for delivery to other cities.
With the expansion of production, bottled beer isn't just for the capital. Draught beer is more common here. Because draft beer is more affordable, bottled beer is primarily supplied to prestigious restaurants and hotels, as well as foreign envoys and guests.
There's no way around it. The price of bottled beer is so high just to make money from foreigners. And for us, it's definitely cheaper. So how do we prevent others from finding out about the two prices and saying we're being too rude to entertain them?
Draft beer is the most suitable choice. In fact, according to the current productivity of glass factories, all beer can be bottled.
However, everything is now produced according to schedule, and it's impossible to operate at full capacity. For example, if a brewery operates at full capacity, recruiting workers from one shift to three, and expanding the factory, it can increase production capacity five or six times without having to deploy all the equipment.
As for why Wang Fugui knew about the requisition of the truck, Ye Zhiqiu didn't find it strange at all. He was probably the only one in the family who knew the power hidden beneath Wang Fugui's affable smile.
It's a pity that no matter how powerful he is, he won't do anything for the Ye family's benefit.
The only way to do this was to change his status, rectify his work arrangements, and get himself back to the brewery. That wasn't a big deal; if he could get him a deputy director-level salary, that would be a real effort.
Ye Zhiqiu just thought about it. After all, it was just a dream. Could it be forbidden?
Ye Wubing then asked, "Brother, you slept at your sister-in-law's last night. How come Aunt Chen didn't have any objections? After all, Aunt Chen didn't agree to let them stay here."
This second-in-law is really curious about everything. Ye Zhiqiu immediately said angrily: "You are the only one who has too much to do with things. It's none of your business! When you have a partner and a mother-in-law in the future, you will know the value of this matter!"
Ye Zhiqiu was a little proud. After all, didn't Aunt Chen's attitude mean that she had recognized him as her son-in-law?
Although he didn't really do anything wrong, he did do something wrong. She knew that Xiaomei and he were both young people and couldn't control themselves, but she still acquiesced to this matter. She really accepted him as her son-in-law!
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