svetikya Chapter 201 How to Win His Heart
Chapter 201 How to Win His Heart
Wang Chunyan's eyes flickered, and she subconsciously avoided Aunt Hua's gaze, lowering her head to pick at the red nail polish on her fingernails: "Overtime is overtime, what else can I do? The factory has a lot of work to do lately, we need to process export orders, and as the clerk, I have to organize the data..."
"Bullshit!"
In her haste, Aunt Hua blurted out profanities without even realizing she was cursing herself.
She spat in Wang Chunyan's face, "Organizing documents in a state-run restaurant? Or on the back of someone's motorcycle?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Chunyan visibly stiffened.
She abruptly looked up, a flicker of panic crossing her heavily powdered face, quickly replaced by rage and embarrassment: "Mom! You...you sent someone to follow me? How can you be so old-fashioned!"
"I want to follow you? I'd be too ashamed!"
Aunt Hua was trembling with anger. She reached out and pinched Wang Chunyan's arm. "Now the whole transport team's residential compound is buzzing with the news! They're saying you're hooking up with that good-for-nothing Zhao Guangming from Factory Director Zhao's family! You're even drinking soda in the street and riding that 'Happiness 250' motorcycle around like crazy! Don't you have any shame?!"
"Ouch, that hurts!" Wang Chunyan cried out, clutching her arm and jumping up and down, her eyes instantly welling up with tears. "Who's the good-for-nothing? Zhao Guangming is a purchasing officer! He's a proper cadre!"
Now that she'd been exposed, Wang Chunyan simply stopped pretending.
"Mom, you're so old-fashioned! What's wrong with Zhao Guangming? He's handsome and his family is rich. You've never ridden a motorcycle like that; it goes like the wind, and the wind blowing in your face is so impressive! There are only a handful of them in the whole county. When I sat in the back, all the female workers on the roadside were green with envy!"
"Envious? That's like watching a monkey show!"
Aunt Hua was exasperated and pointed at her daughter's nose, scolding, "Don't you know what kind of person Zhao Guangming is? He's a notorious playboy! Remember how he got a temporary worker pregnant the year before last, and they settled it privately with money? That's a pit of fire! And you want to jump in?"
"That's all in the past. That woman was indecent!"
Wang Chunyan wasn't afraid at all; instead, she defended Zhao Guangming, saying, "Brother Guangming told me that he's sincere towards me. Mom, look!"
As Wang Chunyan spoke, she held up her left wrist in front of Aunt Hua as if showing off a trophy.
On her fair wrist, she wore a gleaming Plum Blossom brand women's watch. The dial was small and exquisite, reflecting an alluring light under the shade of the tree.
"This is made in Shanghai, it costs over a hundred yuan! And you need an industrial ration coupon!"
Wang Chunyan's face was full of smugness, her chin held high. "Could that poor soldier Wei Donghai afford it? Even if he could, would he be willing to buy it for me? That Wei the King of Hell, he always has a deadpan expression, living with him would be torture! Unlike Brother Guangming, who knows romance and is willing to spend money!"
Aunt Hua looked at the watch and found it glaringly offensive.
More than a hundred yuan, that's more than three months' wages for an ordinary worker!
How dare you accept such an expensive gift before anything has even happened?
"You...you brat! Are you trying to drive me crazy?!"
Aunt Hua felt a wave of dizziness, her body swayed twice, and she had to grab onto a tree trunk to keep from falling. "Don't you understand the saying 'He who takes a man's money is bound to be short-sighted'? He bought you such expensive things because he wants you! Once he's tired of you, he'll dump you, and you won't even have a grave to cry to!"
"No way!"
Wang Chunyan curled her lip, looking completely unconvinced. "I have the skills to keep his heart. Besides, these days everyone talks about free love, Mom, don't interfere. Anyway, I don't like that Wei Donghai at all. Even if you go and arrange things between us, I still won't marry him!"
"You—" Aunt Hua raised her hand to hit her, but looking at her daughter's made-up face, she was afraid that if she ruined the makeup, she would not be able to face people in the factory, so she ultimately did not bring the slap down.
"Fine! Fine! You've got guts! You think you're all grown up now!"
Aunt Hua was so angry she was panting heavily. "I'm not taking care of you anymore! Don't come back calling me 'Mom' if you suffer the consequences!"
"Fine, I won't shout then. I want to be an official's wife, I want to ride a motorcycle, I don't want to end up like that Li Xianglian, married to a stinky driver who spends all his time sewing rags at home!"
Wang Chunyan patted the wrinkles on her arm that Aunt Hua had just scratched with disgust. "Alright, Mom, I have to go back to work. Brother Guangming... oh no, I mean, Officer Zhao is coming to get some documents from me later."
After saying that, Wang Chunyan ignored her mother's ugly expression, swayed her waist, and walked back to the factory like a proud peacock in her shiny little leather shoes.
Aunt Hua stood under the big locust tree, watching her daughter's retreating figure, her heart filled with utter desolation.
Finished!
That brat must have been completely blinded by the allure of the world.
If Zhao Guangming is someone you can entrust your life to, then pigs can fly!
Aunt Hua recalled what Sister Liu and the others had said earlier, and also remembered how protective Qin Rushan was of his wife. She felt a pang of regret.
The county transportation team's compound was bustling with activity at this moment.
Several large trucks covered in yellow dust had just been washed and were still dripping water.
Li Xiaotao led Li Weimin into the courtyard with great strides.
Today she changed into a neat white shirt with blue flowers, paired with black polyester pants and Warrior sneakers, and walked with a breezy air.
Li Weimin followed behind her, carrying a net bag containing two packs of "Hongtashan" cigarettes and two bottles of Xifeng liquor.
"Hey, Sister Peach is here!"
Yang Dong, who was wiping the car in the yard, had sharp eyes. He threw down his rag from a distance and came over excitedly.
The young man had just returned from the provincial capital. Although he had dark circles under his eyes, he was full of energy.
"Brother Yang, has Captain Qin returned?" Li Xiaotao greeted him with a smile.
"Just got back! I'm in the office settling accounts with Captain Xu!"
Yang Dong pointed solicitously to a room not far away, "You can just go there. Brother Qin was just talking about your melon."
Li Xiaotao nodded and, without standing on ceremony, led Li Weimin directly over.
The office door was ajar, and the clattering of abacus beads and Qin Rushan's voice could be heard from inside.
"This trip was worth it! After deducting fuel and toll fees, the net profit is equivalent to half a month's target for our team! Old Xu, this approach has finally paid off!"
"That's right, it's all thanks to you, Lao Qin, who dares to think and act."
Xu Yuecheng's voice was languid, "But this is only something you can make a quick buck during melon season. Once this batch of melons is off the market, the car will be sitting idle."
"Knock knock knock." Li Xiaotao knocked on the door frame.
The two people inside turned around simultaneously.
Xu Yuecheng sat in the rattan chair behind his desk, a half-smoked cigarette between his fingers. When he saw Li Xiaotao, a smile immediately appeared on his angular face: "Speak of the devil, and he appears! Xiaotao, you've come at the perfect time! I was just looking for you."
Qin Rushan sat up straight, raising an eyebrow: "You two know each other?"
Xu Yuecheng introduced, "Xiao Tao is my sister-in-law's younger sister."
Qin Rushan was somewhat surprised.
He had met Li Xiaoyue once, and compared to Xiao Tao, it was hard to tell they were born of the same mother.
"Captain Qin, Captain Xu." Li Xiaotao walked in confidently, gesturing for Li Weimin to put the things down. "I heard the convoy just returned, so I brought some gifts for the brothers to soothe their throats."
"Don't mention it, we're all family."
Qin Rushan stubbed out his cigarette without refusing, his eyes sweeping over Li Xiaotao. "How's it going? How many melons are left in the village? I was just worried about it. This trip went smoothly, and Huang Daya from the provincial capital is urging us for more. If the supply is cut off, that fat guy will probably start prying open other people's doors."
This is the pain point of business.
With the distribution channels established, the supply of goods must keep up.
Li Xiaotao pulled over a chair and sat down.
"Captain Qin, I'm here today to reassure you."
Li Xiaotao's eyes gleamed. "The first batch of melons in our Li Family Village is almost finished, and the second batch will be ready in the next couple of days. But—"
She deliberately drew out her words, observing their expressions.
"But what?"
"Stop keeping me in suspense." Xu Yuecheng raised an eyebrow.
"However, the village secretaries of Majiawan, Zhaojiatun, and Liujiagou villages practically wore out my doorstep last night."
Li Xiaotao smiled confidently, "The melons they have in their hands weigh at least five or six hundred thousand catties, and they're all top-quality."
"What the heck?"
Even someone as worldly as Qin Rushan was somewhat surprised.
"Five or six hundred thousand catties? You're not kidding me, are you?"
Xu Yuecheng, who was standing next to him, also stopped fiddling with the abacus and sat up straight.
For the first time, pure shock was revealed in those eyes.
Five or six hundred thousand catties!
What does this mean?
These days, people with 10,000 yuan in assets are extremely rare, and a medium-sized factory's monthly output value is only so much.
If these were all sold in the provincial capital at 12 cents each, the turnover would be 60,000 to 70,000 yuan!
After deducting costs, the net profit can make an ordinary family rich overnight!
"Captain Qin, do I look like I'm joking?"
Li Xiaotao sat there steadily, not even blinking at the scrutinizing gazes of the two grown men.
"The other day, Zhan Laosan was driven out of our village, and he went to those other villages overnight to drive down prices, trying to cut off our escape route. As a result, he pushed those village secretaries to the limit, and they drove their tractors to my dad in the middle of the night to beg for a way to survive."
Li Xiaotao didn't hide anything, "If the melons in these villages rot in the fields, they'll starve for the rest of the year. Now that we have this supply line, they'd love to give us all their melons."
Qin Rushan didn't say anything, but took out another cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a deep drag.
"Young lady, you can't just say things like that."
Qin Rushan spoke in a deep, authoritative voice, "Five or six hundred thousand catties, that's hundreds of tons of goods! If we mess it up, or if it's rotten or bad melons, who's going to pay for the fuel for my convoy? This deficit wouldn't be covered even if you sold your entire Li Family Village!"