Chapter 19 Provides Emotional Value

Chapter 19 Provides Emotional Value

When Director Wang saw that it was two packs of cigarettes and two bottles of liquor, his face immediately lit up with a friendly smile.

He kicked the cigarettes and alcohol inside so that no outsiders could see them, while also calling out to Yao Shula.

"Xiao Yao, look what you're doing!"

This isn't... well, I don't even know what to say about you!

Yao Shula quickly put on a sincere smile as well.

"Director Wang, it's almost the end of the year, there will definitely be a lot of people coming to buy meat, so it will be hard to buy meat."

You must be in a difficult position trying to leave us some good meat.

This is just a small token of my gratitude. I didn't mean anything by it; I'm simply thanking you.

Otherwise, if we lined up ourselves, who knows how long we'd have to wait!

Director Wang smiled and invited Yao Shula to sit down.

"Your factory manager told me about your situation, Xiao Yao. It's not easy for you. You're raising your younger siblings all by yourself. It must be so tough!"

Don't worry, I will definitely help if I can.

This young girl is good at speaking and doing things.

Look at what they're saying, how considerate they are of themselves!

It's almost the end of the year, and good meat is hard to find. In just the last two days, Director Wang has received countless phone calls.

They all greet each other beforehand, asking how much meat they want, what cut they want, and when they want to pick it up.

They all told Director Wang to prepare everything that needed to be prepared, so that they could send someone to pick it up later.

If they were all county leaders' homes, that would be fine; Director Wang would have definitely prepared them well in advance.

But those so-called relatives of the leaders, those distant aunts and uncles, all came over, shamelessly fawning over them.

If they want to come, so be it. I'll do my best to get things done for the sake of my boss.

It's not like the 1970s anymore, meat isn't in short supply.

A month before the Lunar New Year, in order to ensure that everyone could have a good holiday, the province had already transferred a lot of pork from other provinces.

Just turn a blind eye and get things done.

The key issue is those people... relying on their relatives being leaders, their attitude was like treating Director Wang like a grandson.

Not only were they arrogant, but they would also criticize Director Wang for the slightest dissatisfaction, believing that he did not care about their affairs.

Damn it, a pig only has four hooves and a tail, where is it supposed to conjure up more?

So, at first glance, Director Wang felt immediately satisfied when he saw that Yao Shula was a well-connected person who had made arrangements.

Look, so many adults aren't as capable as a little girl!

"Xiao Yao, sit down! Sit down quickly, what are you standing for!" Director Wang immediately invited Yao Shula to sit down.

Yao Shula quickly sat down on the stool opposite Director Wang.

It seems that the emotional value I provided to Director Wang was quite effective.

Didn't you see the wrinkles around Director Wang's eyes? They were so deep they could trap a fly...

Looking at Yao Shula like this, and thinking about what Director Liu had said, as well as the recent rumors circulating outside, Director Wang thought about it.

Oh, poor girl!

Being both a father and a mother, and being so thin and frail herself, while also taking care of her younger siblings, must be quite difficult.

We should help people like that more!

Why not help people like that, but instead help those guys who eat so much they're practically dripping with oil and are so fat they can barely walk?

I used to be a person with ideals and ambitions, and I wanted to serve the people forever!

"Xiao Yao, how much meat do you plan to buy for the Chinese New Year?" Director Wang asked directly.

Yao Shula carefully pinched the hem of her clothes.

"I...I have ten jin of meat coupons!"

She didn't directly say that she wanted to buy ten catties of meat, but said that she had ten catties of meat coupons.

But these meat coupons don't necessarily cover all meat purchases, which means how much meat I buy depends on you...

Upon hearing this, Director Wang immediately nodded.

"Buy them all! Just ten pounds!"

Ten pounds isn't much!

The meat supply is still quite sufficient for the Lunar New Year. Take advantage of the abundance of good meat now and eat more during the holiday – it won't be a loss!

"Aren't we getting meat coupons every month now? We'll talk about the future later."

Yao Shula nodded immediately.

"Okay! We'll do as Director Wang says, we'll buy ten jin!"

Director Wang laughed heartily and immediately made arrangements for Yao Shula.

"It's almost Chinese New Year, so we need to fry big chunks of meat. This will weigh at least three pounds. It's cold outside, so if we put it in the kitchen, it will last us for ten days or so!"

The best cut of meat for making meatballs is the front leg meat, it's so tender!

In addition, bring another five pounds of pork belly, the fattier kind. Whether you cook it with cabbage or radish, it'll be very juicy.

Three pounds of braised meat, save two pounds to make dumplings on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it'll be delicious!

I'll get you two more pounds of lard.

Lard can be rendered into pork fat. The cracklings can be used to make pancakes or dumplings. As for pork fat, you can add some to noodles or rice with a little soy sauce for a delicious meal.

Is this arrangement acceptable?

Do you want ribs or something? If you want ribs, then four pounds of pork belly!

However, I don't think it's necessary to buy ribs; pork belly is better!

Director Wang's arrangements were very reasonable.

Yao Shula listened and nodded.

They're professionals at selling meat, so whatever arrangement they make is reasonable.

“Okay, I’ll do whatever Director Wang says. So… Director, what time should I come to queue up tomorrow morning?” Yao Shula asked immediately.

"Why are you queuing? It's so cold outside. Are you worried about leaving your younger siblings at home while you're out queuing?"

Or are you bringing your younger siblings with you to queue up?

It's so cold on New Year's Eve mornings. I'm at home taking care of my younger siblings.

You now belong to a special group and should be treated specially and taken good care of.

So, just come over at the same time tomorrow.

"I've prepared it for you, just come and get it!" Director Wang said hurriedly.

Yao Shula immediately stood up and bowed to Director Wang.

"Thank you for your care, Director Wang!"

"Hey! Why say all this? We serve the people, and people like you who are in difficulty are the ones we serve."

Xiao Yao, from now on, every time you come to buy meat, come find me. It's not easy for you to save up meat coupons during holidays.

"Buy some good meat, and I'll reserve some for you in advance." Director Wang said as he personally saw Yao Shula out.

...

The next day, at the same time, Yao Shula brought Shuxin and Shuli to pick up the meat.

They took out the meat coupons for ten jin (5 kg) and paid a total of eight yuan and fifty cents for the meat.

The three siblings' shopping baskets were all full.

Actually, there wasn't much meat; it would only take up two shopping baskets at most.

Director Wang secretly added a few large bones, already chopped, to the baskets of the three people.

"The big bones are usually sold cheaply to our own employees."

My family got a lot; you can take these big bones back and make soup.

It's good for making noodles or cooking dishes!

As Director Wang spoke, he placed the large bones at the bottom of the three siblings' shopping baskets.

Yao Shula was overjoyed...

Stewing big bones in soup these days...it must be delicious!