Chapter 45

San Daye at home, does he have any heartfelt crying? He Yuzhu isn't too concerned; the people in the Courtyard House are not simple, each one is shrewd like a monkey.

They don't let them stay a bit farther away; they all want to get some benefits from here.

The morning's thin mist drifted everywhere, the leaves on the trees began to fall slowly; some had already gone bald, while some stubbornly kept a few leaves.

The pine trees in the factory area haven't changed much, lush and green, unafraid of the cold wind's erosion.

He Yuzhu in the cafeteria stared coldly at everyone; this morning he conducted a surprise inspection of the warehouse, and inside was a mess, as if something had rummaged through it.

"What are you all doing? Taking vegetables so dry? Does any cabbage grow an extra heart?" He Yuzhu shouted sternly, "I know the ropes in the cafeteria; don't go too far."

These people don't dare steal cabbage, but they dare to eat the cabbage hearts raw, so they specifically pick large ones with many leaves, so the diners won't notice the cabbage hearts are missing.

After He Yuzhu finished his anger, Ma Hua cautiously approached, promising to supervise properly from now on and that such a thing would never happen again.

He was planning to go check the supply team when rain water suddenly came over, saying that the Mr. Mi whom he had seen a couple days ago had come, and Character told him to go back.

"Ma Hua, keep an eye on the cafeteria; this kind of mess must not happen again."

Returning to the grocery shop, Director Mi had already finished touring this place; it actually still differs a bit from the original grocery shop, as they knocked through the adjacent room.

Inside the room they also partitioned off an area for a warehouse.

"Zhuzi, to be taken a liking to by Old Master Wen, you really aren't ordinary." Director Mi sat in a chair, "Back in the Courtyard House you were all silly; you must have been hiding your talent on purpose."

After Director Mi toured this place, he also marveled at the abundance of goods here; that thick blanket, he had never seen even in a proper big mall.

Character told him, these are all things from the previous grocery shop.

"They're just ordinary things." He Yuzhu scratched his head, "I have some friends who are head chefs in various factories; through them I can get some things."

Now everything requires coupons, but there is still high-priced grain that can be bought; in some factories it's the same, it's impossible to just meet the quotas, and the surplus is called provisional quotas.

It's all about connections, about various kinds of notes.

When Director Mi was in office, he also wrote notes to the street's collective enterprises, and he understands some of the twists and turns there.

This time he came back actually for the notes; if he were to go through proper channels to urge the relevant departments, his rank is still a bit lacking.

"I want to ask, is the price of this blanket high?" Director Mi wondered, "I want to buy a few to take back; the weather in the northwest is bad, so we need thick blankets."

He Yuzhu gave him a discounted price.

Regarding the matter with Director Mi, He Yuzhu initially didn't plan to take money, but after thinking it over, with so much stuff, not taking money would make it even more conspicuous.

Charge whatever price should be charged; now it's a case of having money but no market, can't buy anything.

If there are no suitable coupons, grain coupons can be used directly for conversion.

He Yuzhu brought Director Mi to the back warehouse, pointing at a pile of things and saying, these are prepared for him; they can be hauled away by truck in a few days.

Director Mi looked at the things, then patted the sack of grain with his hand; seeing him exert his waist, a sack of over a hundred jin of grain was lifted down.

"Good grain!" Director Mi grabbed a handful of corn from inside, examined it carefully, "Your connections really aren't ordinary; you can even get such good grain."

"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile."

Director Mi nodded; he's no child, having fought his way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, he knows more than He Yuzhu and his group, and understands how to conceal his talent.

Actually He Yuzhu isn't too worried either, because these are all items distributed by the system; the system has clearly settled any origin issues, so basically no flaws can be seen.

Besides the grain distributed by the system, this pile also includes some meat products, blankets, and some seasonings; these are all stock from the wholesale department, though not much, they are hot commodities at this time.

"I'll arrange personnel to move these things out in the next few days."

He Yuzhu was discussing with Director Mi in the warehouse when rain water loudly called out from ahead, saying that Yi Daye had come, specifically requesting to see He Yuzhu.

He had seen He Yuzhu's bicycle parked outside, so he intended to come in and talk about He Yuzhu.

"Zhuzi, such a nice day, why aren't you at work?" Yi Daye saw He Yuzhu and asked, "Isn't this place already a Supply and Marketing Cooperative? It's not really related to you anymore."

"Indeed, you're morally corrupt; you aren't at work either." He Yuzhu gave a cold laugh, "Remember to be strict with yourself and lenient with others; first check if your own pants are clean, then meddle in others' affairs."

"You..." Yi Daye gasped, taking two rough breaths in anger.

"Brother, why are you talking like that to Yi Daye? He's impressive; in the entire Steel Rolling Mill, only he can take leave; others have to work even if they have things to do."

Yi Daye waved his hand, not intending to argue with these two juniors.

"Old Yi, you're here to buy liquor?" Director Mi came out from the back, "Zhuzi took leave for something; he'll be back to work soon; didn't you say hello?"

The sarcasm in those words was already overflowing.

"Director Mi? Weren't you gone to the northwest? When did you come back?" Yi Daye was somewhat surprised; he feared Director Mi would return to his original post and then remove him as Yi Daye.

"I'm still working there; this time I'm back on a business trip." Director Mi explained, "If you have something to do, hurry up; Zhuzi still has to go back to work later."

Yi Daye couldn't get a word in; although Director Mi is no longer the street director, he still doesn't dare to act presumptuously.

"I just came to buy a bottle of wine; there are guests at home." Yi Daye said softly, "How about we have a drink together at noon? My wife stewed some knife fish."

"No, I'll just eat here; coming back, Character will look after my meal, which is fitting. This is my niece, not just a casual relative."

Yi Daye glanced helplessly at He Yuzhu; Old Man Wen and Director Mi have a good relationship, how come he never knew? If He Yuzhu marries Character, that doesn't mean he and Director Mi are also close.

This is an unexpected occurrence that came out of nowhere.

How to handle his own retirement plan; this plan cannot do without He Yuzhu's help, otherwise it would be like rootless duckweed, unable to withstand storms.

"Well, the fish at home will be ready soon; I'm heading back first." Yi Daye bought the wine and left, "You guys hurry up and eat."