Chapter 231 I'm sleepy and there's a pillow
Early the next morning, Shen Anan woke up and found that Director Zhu and Secretary Li had gone out to purchase the things needed to set up the exhibition.
Yesterday they went to a nearby supply and marketing cooperative, but still couldn’t get everything they wanted. Today they plan to go somewhere farther away to look for it.
Shen Anan had nothing to do for the time being, so after breakfast, she left the guesthouse.
She had inquired before and found out that there was a textile factory in the city hosting the exhibition, just on the outskirts of the city.
She just took this opportunity to go there and see if she could solve the problem of wool supply.
However, as soon as she arrived at the entrance of the textile factory, she saw several people standing at the door.
"Comrade, what are you doing?"
A female comrade in floral clothes turned around upon hearing the sound, and when she saw Shen Anan's appearance, a trace of surprise flashed across her eyes.
"Comrade, are you here to buy cloth too?"
Shen Anan was stunned for a moment, "I guess so."
Although she was here to solve the yarn supply problem, it was pretty much the same thing.
The female comrade sighed and said, "Ah, we are in the same boat!"
"What do you mean?"
"This textile factory has no extra cloth to distribute, but in order to complete the task, I have to come here every few days and I can't even get through the door." The female comrade complained to Shen Anan with a bitter face.
"What about the wool?"
"Ah, you want to buy wool? That's even harder!"
After communication, Shen Anan learned that this textile factory mainly produces cloth. As for wool yarn, it is a by-product. The annual output is very small and it is not sold outside at all.
Shen Anan understood, it seems that he has to find another way.
Oh, I really miss the days in my previous life when I could buy everything online!
In order to thank the female comrade just now, Shen Anan took out a handful of plum candy from her pocket, stuffed it into her pocket, and left the textile factory.
It was still early, and on the way back, Shen Anan signed in a few more times, but they were all basic supplies.
Shen Anan also refreshed several times around the textile factory, and found several check-in points.
But all you get when you sign in is cloth, not a single piece of wool.
Shen Anan sighed, it seemed that the idea of using the sign-in system to get some raw materials was not going to work.
The items obtained by signing in are still too random.
Because she was thinking about something, Shen Anan didn't remember that she and Cheng Fang had made an appointment to have lunch together yesterday until she was almost at the guesthouse.
She was so busy signing in all morning that she forgot about this.
When Shen Anan hurried to the agreed state-owned restaurant, Cheng Fang and Long Long had already arrived.
"Sister Fang, I'm so sorry for being late." Shen Anan felt a little embarrassed. After all, it was someone else's treat and she was still late, which was really rude.
"It's okay, Sister An An, please sit down. We just arrived too." Cheng Fang handed over the tea with a smile.
When the food was served, Longlong couldn't wait and kept shouting "I'm hungry".
The food in the southern province tends to be spicy, and basically all of it is made with chili peppers, even stir-fried vegetables have chili pepper segments in them.
After eating just two bites, Longlong's face turned red from the spiciness and tears came out.
Shen Anan quickly asked for another bowl of steamed eggs and brought it over.
It is not easy to coax a child to eat. Seeing that it is really inconvenient for Cheng Fang, Shen Anan simply helps her hold Longlong.
By the time Longlong was finally full, the food on the table had already gotten a little cold.
"Sister An An, I'm so sorry. I was just planning to treat you to a nice meal, but this happened." Cheng Fang looked embarrassed.
"It's okay. I'm not hungry either. Sister Fang, please eat something."
Shen Anan had just eaten a little, but Cheng Fang was busy with the child and hadn't eaten a single bite yet.
Longlong felt sleepy after eating, and Shen Anan was already full, so she helped hold Longlong.
Only then did Cheng Fang have time to eat a few bites of food.
Shen Anan looked at Cheng Fang's messy hair and the oil spots on her body from feeding her just now, and couldn't help but feel moved.
Being a mother is really not easy.
When Cheng Fang finished eating, she looked up and happened to meet Shen Anan's gaze.
Following Shen Anan's gaze, she happened to see the oil spots dripping on her chest, and her face suddenly turned red.
She couldn't stand dirt and mess before, but now...
"Sister Fang, I'll have to stay in Southern Province for a few more days."
"If you're busy, I can help you look after Longlong during the day." Shen Anan hesitated for a moment, then spoke.
"Sister An An, I..." Cheng Fang's tears suddenly flowed down.
She has been busy with work and taking care of the children these days, and she is really stressed to the extreme.
As Cheng Fang told her story, Shen Anan finally understood why she brought Longlong with her on her business trip.
Cheng Fang and her husband are both orphans. Her husband is serving in the army in another place, but his rank is not high enough, so Cheng Fang cannot join the army, and the two have to be separated.
Because Cheng Fang had to go to work and Longlong was too young, she could only pay her neighbors to help look after Longlong during the day.
Unexpectedly, just one week before she went on a business trip, when she returned home during the day, she found that Longlong not only had to eat the leftovers of his neighbors, but was also ridden like a horse by the children of that family.
Cheng Fang was unwilling at that time, and the two families became completely enemies.
In order to shirk responsibility, the family slandered Cheng Fang everywhere, saying that she was poor and picky and was looking for trouble.
So until before she went on a business trip, Cheng Fang hadn't found anyone to help her look after Longlong.
There was no choice but to bring Longlong to Southern Province.
Unexpectedly, Longlong was lost just two days after arriving. Now that he is finally found, Cheng Fang dares not let Longlong out of her sight for a moment.
Shen Anan was somewhat moved. It was indeed not easy for military families.
The husband defends the country, and the wife supports the entire family.
"Sister An An, I'm so sorry for making you laugh." Cheng Fang paused for a moment and looked over in surprise.
"By the way, Sister An An, I saw you at the exhibition last time. Are you here to participate in the exhibition as well?"
"Yes, we are from the First Furniture Factory and are here to participate in the furniture exhibition." Shen Anan saw that Cheng Fang was a little embarrassed and changed the subject.
"Really? We are attending the textile exhibition. When the exhibition starts, I will take Longlong to visit the furniture exhibition as well."
"Sister Fang, you said you were attending a textile exhibition. Are you from a textile factory?"
"Yes, our factory is the largest textile factory in Meng Province, mainly producing various wool products." Cheng Fang said with a smile.
Shen Anan was overjoyed. Isn't this a pillow for when you feel sleepy?
After asking, Cheng Fang finally understood Shen Anan’s request.
"Sister An An, I don't know how much yarn you need. If it's too much, I can't decide..."
"Not too much, not too much." Shen Anan said quickly. She originally wanted to find some sources of goods first.
Once the workshop has achieved some success, we can ask the commune to find a way to contact us.
She had not originally intended to place this workshop in Wanyang Brigade.
After all, Wanyang Brigade already has a brick factory, and she is planning to set up a furniture processing factory later, which is already eye-catching enough.
Cheng Fang was also straightforward. The two exchanged addresses. They just had to wait for Shen Anan to go back and issue the purchase receipt, and Cheng Fang could arrange for it to be sent over.
After all, it still cannot be bought and sold privately now, it has to go through public channels.
After sitting for a while, because Cheng Fang had something else to do, the two separated.
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