As the saying goes, the military and the government are not related to each other. Although Gu Xiangqian is not keen on socializing, he inevitably has to deal with government officials due to his work. In addition, there are a few classmates who work in government agencies, so it is not difficult for Su Ye to have a meal with the wives.
Weekend, Qiaotou Lane.
Su Ye wore a fashionable dress to meet the wives of the municipal party committee members, and specially booked a few tables at Tuanyuan State-owned Restaurant to treat the wives to dinner.
Su Ye spent three kilograms of food coupons and ordered two kilograms of white flour buns to welcome the ladies.
Liu Yu is the wife of Su Hai from the Su family, and her husband Su Hai is the city's Organization Minister. When Su Ye saw Liu Yu, he paused for a moment and calmly looked away.
This world is too small. Isn’t Liu Yu Ms. Fang’s sister-in-law
The other two women were Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Ding, one with an oval face and the other with a round face. They looked like ordinary people and had righteous looks on their faces. They started to act very arrogantly before they even started eating.
Liu Yu usually looked down on people who invited him to dinner, but the company commander and his family had some friendship. The two families didn't visit each other often, and they had nothing to do with each other. How could they eat at the same table? Today, he just came out reluctantly to deal with Su Ye.
Before coming, Liu Yu had made a plan. No matter what, he must not let Captain Gu's lover treat him to dinner.
It's just a few kilograms of fine grains, can you still lose face
Su Ye came prepared today, and only treated these people as tools. He just treated them to a meal with a smile, and did not mention any other unusual topics. They just talked about the latest news in the city and the materials for clothes.
Fortunately, Fang Xiulian, a tea-themed socialite, often harassed Su Ye with these fashionable things, otherwise Su Ye would not be able to find anything to deal with these wives of high-ranking officials for a while.
She casually took out the small item given by Fang Xiulian and said, "This is Chanel's bean paste lipstick. It makes me look a few years younger when I put it on."
The three ladies were still in their prime, and even if they dressed simply, they couldn't resist their love for these things. They heard something interesting and couldn't help but look at Su Ye.
Su Ye smiled and took out a body lotion and said, "There is also this Olay. How can I just use vanishing cream on a normal day? Vanishing cream is thick and heavy. It is not easy to use in winter, but it is very greasy on hot days. Olay smells lighter and more elegant than vanishing cream... I dare say you can't find it in C City. This is an imported brand, and it is only available in Hong Kong City."
He smeared a little bit on the hands of several people. It had a light texture and a fragrant smell, and the eyes of several women indeed sparkled.
Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Ding found that Su Ye seemed to know a lot about this matter, and they gradually started chatting about it.
Su Ye continued with a smile, "I heard that young people in Shanghai and Hong Kong love to wear Dacron, which is durable, beautiful and generous. The country is actively promoting this material. Have you bought it? It doesn't matter if you haven't bought it, I have a piece in my hand."
Su Ye glanced to the side and saw the unscrupulous scrutiny of the people at the next table. The person sitting at the next table was none other than Yu Fuda's mistress, Liao Qing.
Su Ye talked very eloquently, and the three people were attracted and gathered around him.
The ladies stretched out their wrists, eager to try Su Ye's Olay Oil, but after Su Ye wiped herself, she put her treasures back one by one and happily ate her steamed buns. Puzzles appeared on the faces of the ladies, and they were all stunned -
Liu Yu coughed lightly and said, "Madam Gu, you...did you bring this specially for us?"
Su Ye stared and asked in surprise: "Why do you think so? Of course not, wouldn't I be 'bribing' you? Doesn't the country advocate diligence and thrift
These are treasures given to me by my sister-in-law. They are all fashionable items that are hard to get. But I am just an ordinary teacher and I don’t have any use for these things. So I thought of asking my wife to find a few wives for me and sell the things in my hands at a fair price. "
"The company commander's lover is really interesting... "
The enthusiastic smiles on Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Ding's faces froze instantly, but Liu Yu heaved a sigh of relief instead.
Liu Yu asked: "How much is this lipstick?"
Su Ye smiled and said, "Chanel lipstick is five yuan, Olay is two yuan, Dacron is five yuan, and cologne is ten yuan..."
The items were indeed sold at their original prices, without any water, but they also didn't make any profit. However, such rare items were not sold at the black market price, and the ladies laughed happily again, praising Su Ye for his great ability to get these rare items, and they would come to them next time they had something special.
Although they only had a meal of white flour buns, after walking out of the state-owned restaurant, they held hands like sisters.
After Su Ye left the state-owned restaurant, he glanced at the next table and walked into the restaurant next door.
Yu Fuda's mistress, Liao Qing, was getting her hair cut in a hair salon. According to Wang Hu's careful investigation, Liao Qing would go to Tuanyuan Restaurant for a meal on this day every month, and then go to Shunli Restaurant for a meal.
The moment Liao Qing walked into the restaurant, he noticed Su Ye, the young woman who had previously had dinner and chatted with the wives of the municipal party committee at Tuanyuan Restaurant, was now getting her hair cut.
Liao Qing followed Yu Fuda and usually racked his brains to think of ways to deal with these government agencies. Those wives who couldn't even touch Yu Fuda's sleeves were chatting and laughing with this young woman. The wives respected Yu Fuda and called her Madam Gu.
Before Liao Qing could figure out who this Mrs. Gu was, the Mrs. Gu next to her started chatting with the chef.
Su Ye had known Liao Qing in the restaurant for a while, and had been chatting with the chef here and there, slowly leading the topic to the "Changyou Cooking Oil Factory".
The chef enthusiastically told the customer: "Speaking of oil, of course it's the one squeezed by the Changyou Cooking Oil Factory!"
Su Ye asked indifferently: "Which elder friend?"
Master laughed cheerfully, "Which Changyou is there? Isn't there only one in C City? Everyone in C City knows about this big factory! Changyou workers have good welfare, nothing to say about it. This factory is rich as hell, and the oil it squeezes is especially fragrant!"
Su Ye seemed to have finally remembered and said, "Oh...it turned out to be that Changyou. I got up. How could it be as bad as you said? It is much worse now.
Don't stare at me. I know the wife of the xx department of the Municipal Party Committee... I just talked to the wife of the YY committee member. They all came to eat with me. The deputy director of Changyou is a big borer, the public enemy of the people. He has emptied the oil factory long ago. I heard that there will be big trouble. Master, don't disbelieve it. If you are not anxious, just wait and see. I guarantee that the deputy director of Changyou will be finished within half a month. If he is not finished, the factory will be finished. "
"Fortunately, my wife never got married to me. If my crime was uncovered, she would have been arrested and imprisoned for life."
Liao Qing broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this and almost wanted to grab the young woman's hand to ask her what she meant.
The young woman got her bangs cut, paid fifty cents, walked out of the shop, and got into a car.
Not only did he eat with the wives of the municipal party committee members and ride in a car, but he also knew that Yu Fuda had never obtained a marriage certificate with his wife...
Liao Qing's mind was completely out of focus, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead before his hair was even steamed.
After Su Ye got into the car, he smiled and kissed Gu Xiangqian, counted the money in his pocket with great interest and said, "I made fifty-two dollars today. Xiulian really took the trouble to send those things."
As he said that, he stuffed the fragrant banknotes into Gu Xiangqian's pocket and said, "Master Gu, this is a reward for you. Will you wash my feet when you go back tonight?"
Gu Xiangqian couldn't help coughing. He held the steering wheel with one hand and held Su Ye's head with the other.
"You're not a good person. Of course I'll wash it for you. Tell me what you did today later."
Su Ye asked Gu Xiangqian to stop at the post office, got out of the car, took out a letter from his pocket, spent five yuan to buy a stamp, put it on the letter, and handed it to the courier at the window.
After returning to the military compound, Su Ye happily went to the canteen and took two pounds of pork belly.
Others only had five taels of pork to eat in a month, but Su Ye bought two kilograms of pork belly in one go. The chef in the cafeteria was not surprised and calmly handed the meat to him.
But it was different for others… I was shocked every time I saw it. Especially at another window where there was a long queue for buying pork, there was a long queue even before mealtime.
The woman next to Yao Chunyu shook her sleeves and said enviously, "Hasn't Gu Lian finished eating the wild boar he hunted before? Why do we always see Su Ye coming to the cafeteria to get pork?"
Yao Chunyu, who was queuing, couldn't help biting her lip when she saw this scene, and a hint of disdain flashed in her cold eyes.
He said calmly: "Don't envy them. A wild boar will eventually be eaten up."
Can the heroine of a koi story always be smooth sailing? Not necessarily. Although such a person can get some advantages in small matters, it is not necessarily so in big matters. What is there to envy about picking up some rabbits, ducks, and wild boars on a daily basis? It is just a blessing from the famine.
In another year, when China's grain production resumes, will Su Ye's halo still shine so brightly among this group of powerful first and second generations? Yao Chunyu thinks this is not entirely true. The more he is low-key now, the worse he will fall in the next ten years.
Yao Chunyu and his friend each bought three taels of pork and left the cafeteria.
Su Ye happened to meet Fang Xiu Lian on the road. Thinking that he had sold the treasure she had given him today, he suddenly felt guilty and stopped her.
Su Ye smiled and said, "Where is Xiulian going? You're so excited... I took two pounds of pork belly today. If you can't finish it, you can take one pound back to try."
For the first time, Fang Xiulian felt that she was blessed by God, and she looked up at Su Ye in disbelief.
grinned and said hurriedly: "Thank you, sister-in-law, I won't be polite then!"
The friend next to Yao Chunyu stared at the white pork belly absentmindedly for a long time, muttering, "Although there will always be a day when it will be finished, but it's better to have it than nothing. Why is it so enviable..."
Yao Chunyu was slightly stunned for a moment after hearing this, and frowned, "Stop talking, Comrade Yu, your current thinking is very dangerous! Suffering is also a kind of practice."
This scene deeply pierced people's eyes.
What's a pound of pork? Yao Chunyu persuaded himself that the current conditions were enough for him to fly to the United States, eat a pound of pork, and eat ham, grilled chicken and steak until he was sick of it. But the future of the United States that he had carefully planned, his ambitions, were more than just this little bit, how could he just walk away so easily
In Yao Chunyu's heart, Gu Xiangqian was a deep regret. She would never forget the way he looked in his military uniform, with a five-pointed star and pine branches on his collar, looking handsome and dazzling. This was a silhouette that would never fade in Yao Chunyu's dreams.
If only Gu Xiangqian had noticed something was wrong with Su Ye earlier...
Yao Chunyu knew that Su Ye had a problem, but he didn't reveal a word. He would be crazy to tell others about the golden finger that only existed in novels.
…
On Sunday, Su Ye visited Zhou Honghan in a good mood, carrying a portion of pork belly.
Zhou Honghan told a piece of news, "After several days of deliberation with several old colleagues, the design draft of the improved oil press has been finalized! It is theoretically feasible, and the only thing left is practice. If the improvement is effective, the oil yield of this batch of oil presses can be increased by another three percentage points."
This is really a huge deal!
Su Ye was overjoyed when he heard this. If Lu Siyuan and Director Lu heard this news, they would be very happy. It took only a week to get this good news. This generation of scientists is so dedicated! Su Ye felt a sense of admiration in his heart.
He opened the can of malted milk with a smile, made some malted milk, and handed it to Zhou Honghan.
"Thank you for your hard work these past few days, Grandma Zhou!"
Zhou Honghan said with a smile: "It's not hard. It's worth it no matter how hard or tiring it is. It's hundreds of thousands of foreign exchange! Speaking of which, I have to thank you. You young people have many ideas and your brains are more flexible than us old people. You hit the key point at once. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid this oil press will never be repaired."
"You have contributed a lot to this!"