Chapter 241: No Way to Guard Against It Anymore
Right now, Factory Director Tian found Su He extremely pleasing to the eye!
Forget carrying her on his back—he’d even be willing to set up a tablet and worship her if needed!
Of course, the “throne” still couldn’t be handed over just yet. Young people still needed more tempering, after all!
All along the way, Factory Director Tian couldn’t stop grinning—his mouth was practically stretched to his ears!
When they passed a phone booth, Su He gave Section Chief Lu a call.
Section Chief Lu had been restless all morning, worried Su He might mess things up.
The moment the phone rang, he immediately picked up the receiver.
“Section Chief Lu, it’s Little Su. Greetings to you from the capital.”
Section Chief Lu: “…”
There was nothing technically wrong with what she said, but why did it sound a bit off? Almost like she was showing off?
“Little Su, have you been to the station yet? How did the discussion go? Did the other side make any demands?”
In fact, the vegetable processing factory had already mentally prepared to pay compensation. After all, they were in the wrong—it was just a matter of how much.
Su He said with a smile, “After my efforts, Director Jing has already stated that they won’t pursue this oversight any further. They just emphasized that it must not happen again—if there’s a next time, they’ll definitely hold us fully accountable.”
Section Chief Lu found it hard to believe: “They just let us off that easily? No compensation at all?”
“Mm, not only that, they even gave me ten jin of brown sugar and a pair of leather gloves. The people at the station are really easy to talk to!”
Section Chief Lu: “…”
Easy to talk to, my foot!
When I spoke to them on the phone earlier, they scolded me like a grandson!
This Su He really isn’t simple!
No matter whether she used Elder Gu’s name as a front or some other method, there was no denying—she was talented!
He steadied himself and said, “Little Su, you did very well! As I said before, starting today, you are officially a salesperson for our Jinqiao Vegetable Processing Factory!
When salaries are issued next month, I’ll remit both your wages and your bonus to you.”
Su He expressed her thanks, then said, “Section Chief Lu, I have a favor to ask. Could the quota for our An County Food Factory be increased? From the original two tons to ten tons?”
Section Chief Lu: “…”
Ten tons?
How do you even have the nerve to ask for that?!
Even the previous two tons were already an exception!
Section Chief Lu came up with a string of reasons and finally said, “Little Su, at most we can increase it to four tons. No more than that.”
Su He sighed, “Alright then, four tons it is. We’re all one family—everything is negotiable. If we run short in the future, you wouldn’t just stand by and do nothing, right?!”
Section Chief Lu: “…”
Only then did he realize his earlier impression of Su He might have been a bit off.
But then again, considering she had already fleeced him for forty jin of sample goods, this behavior wasn’t that surprising!
Su He exchanged a few more polite words, then said, “Section Chief Lu, there’s one more thing I should report to you. I’m a bit hesitant to say it—I’m afraid you might not be happy.”
“Go ahead.”
Section Chief Lu’s heart skipped a beat. This girl couldn’t have caused some kind of trouble, right?
Su He cleared her throat before continuing, “Director Jing and I hit it off right away and had a great conversation, so I gave him two packs of our factory’s He-brand instant noodles.
Unexpectedly, Director Jing thought very highly of our noodles and felt they were suitable as reserve rations during emergency rescue situations.
So he signed an order with us for ten thousand packs.
I sort of rode on the coattails of our vegetable processing factory for this, so I feel a bit embarrassed.
But I’m juggling multiple roles—it wouldn’t make sense to pass up money, right?!
Besides, being able to contribute to the station makes me feel very proud!
I’m sure our vegetable processing factory feels the same—you can understand me, right?”
Section Chief Lu almost dropped the receiver!
What the hell?
You went to the station for a stroll, not only solved our factory’s problem, but also secured an instant noodle order on the side?
This… this is just too unbelievable!
He now had every reason to suspect that when Su He took on this hot potato of a task, she wasn’t aiming to be a part-time salesperson at all—she was after the instant noodle business from the start!
Well played, Su He—you’re pulling a Zhuge Liang borrowing the east wind!
But he wasn’t exactly furious either.
After all, their vegetable processing factory and An County Food Factory weren’t competitors. Besides, if instant noodles sold well, it would also increase demand for dehydrated vegetables—not a bad thing.
The overseas market was booming now, but who knew how long that would last? Having another stable client was always a good thing.
It just felt… a little awkward.
At that moment, Su He’s voice came through the receiver again: “Factory Director Tian from An County Food Factory feels this was all thanks to our Jinqiao Vegetable Processing Factory, so he’s decided to gift our factory one hundred boxes of instant noodles as a token of appreciation…”
At that point, Section Chief Lu had nothing more to say. He exchanged a few polite words and hung up.
Just yesterday, Factory Director Luo had talked about “poverty alleviation,” and today Su He had thrown down a bombshell!
How did such a shrewd little genius come out of a small place like An County?!
On this side, Su He also let out a sigh of relief.
She had considered keeping it a secret, but there was no way this could be hidden. Better to say it upfront and ease any potential resentment.
Fortunately, Section Chief Lu was a broad-minded person, so the matter was settled.
Su He told Factory Director Tian about the gifted instant noodles. Although it pained him a bit, he knew you had to give up something to gain something, so he forced himself to say, “Little Su, you can make these decisions in the future. Just remember to inform me afterward.”
He had come to terms with it—there was no guarding against her anyway!
Might as well play the emotional card like Bald Chen. This girl Su He wasn’t going to kick him aside anytime soon.
By the time the three of them returned to the guesthouse, it was already noon.
In a good mood, Factory Director Tian was unusually generous: “Come on, I’ll treat you to roast duck!
I had it once years ago—the taste was incredible!
Especially the crispy duck skin dipped in white sugar—it’s so fragrant you’d want to swallow your tongue…”
Su He called two tricycles. Naturally, she invoked Hu Peng’s name—otherwise, there was no way they could get a ride so quickly.
The three arrived at the roast duck restaurant.
At this time, roast duck was considered quite a luxury, so the place wasn’t particularly crowded.
They ordered one roast duck, a stir-fried duck offal dish, and two liang of liquor.
Factory Director Tian first poured a cup for Principal Chen, then one for himself.
“Old Chen, let’s have a toast!”
Knowing he was in high spirits, Principal Chen didn’t want to spoil the mood, so the two drank back and forth.
Su He rolled a few duck pancakes and ate them, then set down her chopsticks.
Roast duck was delicious, but too much of it got greasy.
As she sat there bored, the trading system suddenly popped up: “Host, I’ve got huge good news. Do you want to hear it?”
The system felt smug. This time, it would definitely whet her appetite and make her beg!
At least half an hour of pleading before it would tell her!
Su He lazily replied, “If you’ve got something to say, say it. If not, get lost!”
