"Uncle Zhenggui, don't worry about what the villagers might say. Our village will only get better from now on, and there will be more job opportunities." Song Nianchu thought Wu Zhenggui was concerned about gossip and spoke earnestly.
"I’m not worried about that," Wu Zhenggui shook his head.
"Then what are you worried about?" Song Nianchu was puzzled.
"You just mentioned that procurement involves handling money every day. I’m afraid Brother Gangzi might make a mistake." No matter how old their children are, parents always worry about them.
"Brother Gangzi is steady and reliable. It’s unlikely anything will go wrong. And even if it does, as long as it wasn’t intentional, no one in the village would blame him." Song Nianchu made her stance clear.
Mistakes happen when people work. Back when she ran a company in her past life, her employees had caused plenty of trouble, but she had always found ways to fix things.
"Alright, then I’ll go ask Brother Gangzi. If he’s willing, I won’t say anything more." Wu Zhenggui understood that Song Nianchu prioritized his family because she still remembered how they had cared for her during her six-month illness.
This girl always seemed cheerful, as if nothing weighed on her, but she never forgot the kindness others showed her. Whenever she had the chance, she would find a way to repay it.
That kind of personality had its merits, but it also meant she carried too much on her shoulders.
"Then it’s settled. Oh, and Brother Gangzi might need some help—let’s find two more people to assist him," Song Nianchu said with a smile.
"Do you have anyone in mind for the other two?" Wu Zhenggui asked.
"You can decide that, Uncle Zhenggui."
"Alright." Wu Zhenggui nodded in agreement.
"Preferably, we can finalize the choices before I leave for the delivery today. That way, I can take them along to get familiar with the process, and they can go on their own tomorrow," Song Nianchu added.
"Then I’ll go find Brother Gangzi now." Wu Zhenggui stood up as he spoke.
"Mm." Song Nianchu nodded.
After finishing her discussion with Wu Zhenggui, Song Nianchu didn’t linger and hurried back to the village office.
Just as Song Nianchu and the others were loading the goods to head to the county town, Wu Zhenggui finally arrived with three men.
"Ah-Chu, come take a look." Wu Zhenggui called out to Song Nianchu from the doorway.
She immediately stopped what she was doing and walked over.
"Ah-Chu." Wu Gang greeted her with a grin.
"Sister Ah-Chu." A teenage boy, about fifteen or sixteen, waved at her cheerfully.
"Chunsheng?" Song Nianchu was surprised.
It wasn’t because of his age, but because he was Wu Zhenggui’s youngest son.
Given Wu Zhenggui’s usual principles, she had assumed that after assigning Wu Gang as the procurement officer, he wouldn’t involve another family member.
"This rascal insisted on coming along once he heard you were delivering goods to the county town. I couldn’t talk him out of it, so I had to agree." Wu Zhenggui’s tone sounded scolding, but his gaze at Wu Chunsheng was full of affection.
Parents always doted on their youngest child, and Wu Zhenggui was no exception.
"It’s fine. Chunsheng is young and lively, and he’s good with people—perfect for this delivery job." Song Nianchu was actually quite pleased with Wu Chunsheng.
Previously, she had already chosen Wu Gang. Afraid of putting Wu Zhenggui in a difficult position, she didn't say anything. Unexpectedly, he himself asked Wu Zhenggui to bring him along.
"I knew Sister Nianchu has a sharp eye for talent!" Wu Chunshan gave Song Nianchu a thumbs - up.
"Stop being so glib - tongued!" Wu Zhenggui shot him a glare.
Wu Chunshan immediately composed his expression.
Song Nianchu smiled but said nothing. Then she turned to look at another man.
This man was also a well - known honest and hard - working fellow in the village. He just shyly greeted Song Nianchu.
Song Nianchu was very satisfied with all three of them and directly decided that from then on, they would be responsible for purchasing and transporting various goods.
They would also be treated the same as others, getting full work points every day.
Naturally, the three of them were grinning from ear to ear. After all, going out to deliver goods meant they could travel around. More importantly, there wouldn't be a scorekeeper constantly watching over them, and they would have much more freedom.
Once the decision was made, the three of them voluntarily went to help move the goods.
On the way to the county, Song Nianchu didn't need to do anything the whole time. In fact, Wu Gang even wanted her to sit on the cart.
Song Nianchu refused repeatedly. First, she took them to the canning factory and introduced Wu Gang and the others to the factory director.
She said that if she was unavailable in the future, they would help with the deliveries.
The factory director naturally welcomed them and actively shook hands with them.
Wu Gang and the other two were really flattered. The biggest official they had ever met in their lives was just the brigade leader.
Now, a proper factory director was actually shaking hands with them and being extremely kind.
While the cans were being filled, Song Nianchu took the time to find that employee who wanted a cart and told him that she could help customize one for him.
The price would be twelve yuan per cart according to the market price. The employee was so happy that he immediately gave five yuan as a deposit.
"..."
After coming out of the canning factory, Wu Gang and the others were still a bit dazed. They kept staring at their hands in a daze.
Their admiration for Song Nianchu grew even more. Although they knew she was on good terms with Manager Li of the county - run state - owned restaurant, they didn't expect that the director of the glass factory (presumably a mistake in the text, should be canning factory) was also so attentive to her.
Each of them only thought that they must do these jobs well and never let Song Nianchu down.
After coming out of the glass factory, Song Nianchu took them to the state - owned restaurant.
She also introduced them to Manager Li. Manager Li was also very enthusiastic, but he only shook hands with Wu Gang.
Wu Chunshan and the other man didn't feel slighted at all. After all, usually they didn't even dare to step into the state - owned restaurant, let alone enter the manager's office.
After Manager Li counted the goods, he readily paid Song Nianchu the payment. But just as they were about to leave, he called her back.
"Nianchu, you came at a good time. There's someone who really wants to see you. Come with me to meet him."
"Who is it?" Song Nianchu was a bit puzzled.
"Do you remember what I told you before?" Manager Li reminded.
What happened before?
The county - run state - owned restaurant?
"Is it the buyer of this batch of orders?" Song Nianchu asked.
"Yes. He's very satisfied with your goods, but he said there are some details he wants to discuss with you." Manager Li nodded.
"Okay. Shall we go now?" Regarding work - related matters, Song Nianchu basically never refused.
She even wanted to see if she could get some more orders.
"Right, wait for me a moment. I'll tidy up here and then take you with me." Manager Li nodded.
"Okay." Song Nianchu replied.
"Manager Li, Nianchu came out with us. If she can't go back with us, I'm afraid the elders in the village will blame us." Although Wu Gang felt a bit inferior in front of Manager Li, he still forced himself to speak up despite the pressure.
After all, Song Nianchu was just a young girl. How could he rest assured that she would go to meet some strangers alone with this Manager Li?
What if something happened to her?
