Chapter 33: Professor Rao Songnian

The meal finished in a cheerful atmosphere. Lu Xiaoya went to clear the table, while Song Qiao and Su Xinghui went over to the coffee table to look at the bamboo weaving. Lu Zheng sat nearby, drinking tea and listening to them talk.

Song Qiao said, "Little Su, your bamboo crafts are quite high-level. Our store can stock them, but I have a few questions. First, if we place a large order, can you guarantee the production volume? Second, can you guarantee the quality? Third, can you weave according to the patterns we provide?"

Song Qiao was the manager of the crafts store, and it didn't look like she relied on Lu Zheng's connections—besides, it was hard to say whether he could even help his wife right now. The points Song Qiao raised were spot on, which proved her capabilities were quite strong.

Su Xinghui said, "There isn't much farmland in the mountains, but there are plenty of bamboo forests. The women there have nothing if not time, so the production volume can be guaranteed. As for quality, please rest assured; there will definitely be someone specifically overseeing it. Weaving according to your patterns is also no problem; they can weave anything you ask for."

Song Qiao nodded and said, "If that's the case, then I'm relieved. However, I need to go to your place to take a look and see if the situation is really as you described."

Su Xinghui was overjoyed and said, "That would be wonderful! On behalf of the folks in Meng Hu Ling, I welcome you!"

Song Qiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will bring a contract when I go. As long as the situation is as you described, I will sign a contract with you."

Su Xinghui rubbed his hands together in excitement: "That's great, that's great! The folks in the mountains will definitely be grateful to you!"

Lu Zheng asked, "Little Su, is such a small matter worth being this happy about?"

Su Xinghui said, "Uncle Lu, this might be a small matter, but for the folks in the mountains, it is too important. You might not know yet, but our township is the poorest in the entire county. The lives of the folks there are truly too difficult."

"How poor can it be? Isn't economic development quite fast nowadays?" Lu Zheng couldn't help but become a bit interested.

Although Lu Zheng had worked his way up from the grassroots, he had been at the grassroots level over a decade ago. He had spent the last ten years or so in the city, and recently, he had spent three years in the Party History Office, a leisurely department, with no opportunity to go to the grassroots at all. Although he was very diligent about reading newspapers and studying, how much of the real situation could he see from that? ===== CHAPTER 35 =====