usatvline Chapter 118 New Year Greetings & Talks (Revised on May 5th)
Chapter 118 New Year Greetings & Talks (Revised on May 5th)
However, Gu Qingyu did not have time to rest after returning to the county town. Taking advantage of the two days of vacation, she took the things she had prepared in advance and went to pay New Year's greetings to Yang Zhibing.
The machinery factory is located in the northeast corner of Xinhu City. It was once the site of an arms repair factory left behind by the Japanese devils. It covers a total area of more than 100 acres and consists of two major parts: the factory area and the family area.
After liberation, our party took over the resources left behind by the capitalists who had fled overseas at that time. After integration, we reorganized the current First Machinery Factory on this site.
The Yang family's residence was located at the innermost part of the family compound, a two-story red brick building. Gu Qingyu stood in front of the door, took a deep breath, and after calming down, raised her hand to knock on the door.
"Beep, beep, beep..." A crisp knock on the door broke the silence in the house.
"Here it comes! Here it comes!" At this time, Yan Jingyi, who was busy in the kitchen, stopped what she was doing after hearing the sound, subconsciously wiped the water stains on her hands, and walked quickly towards the door.
When Yan Jingyi opened the door, she saw a strange girl standing at the door carrying a lot of bags, looking at her with a smile.
Just when she was puzzled, she heard the girl introduce herself with a smile.
"Aunt Yan, Happy New Year! My name is Gu Qingyu! I came here specially to wish Uncle Yang and you a happy new year!"
"Hey! You are Qingyu! Come in quickly!"
When Yan Jingjing heard Gu Qingyu's name, she immediately reacted. She hurried forward, took Gu Qingyu's arm, and brought him into the house.
"Your uncle was still nagging you to come over a few days ago, so he asked me to clean up the room early!"
"Come here, you must have had a hard time on the road. Sit down and rest for a while." Yan Jingyi pushed the person to sit down on the sofa.
Gu Qingyu had just been forced to sit down when Yan Jingyi turned around and shouted towards the second floor, "Old Yang, come down quickly! Qingyu is home!"
As she spoke, Yan Jingyi did not forget to complain to Gu Qingyu, "Your Uncle Yang likes to stay upstairs by himself when he has nothing to do, playing chess with himself."
"Hey, you old woman! I just came downstairs and heard you saying bad things about me in front of Qingyu."
"You're not afraid that the children will hear it and make a fool of themselves!"
When Gu Qingyu was wondering how to respond to Yan Jingyi's complaint, he heard a burst of cheerful voices coming from the stairs.
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyu immediately stood up and greeted Yang Zhibing who was walking over with a slightly awkward look.
"Uncle Yang, Happy New Year! I'm here to wish you and Aunt Yan a happy new year. I wish you both good health and all the best in the coming year!"
"Okay, okay!" Yang Zhibing laughed heartily when he heard that, and took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Gu Qingyu.
"Come on, come on, since you're here to wish me a happy new year, how can you miss the red envelope?"
"Take it!" He said and stuffed it into Gu Qingyu's hand.
"No, no, no, I already work. I'm not a child anymore. I can't accept it!" Gu Qingyu quickly refused.
"Hey, this is given to you by your uncle Yang, just take it. In our place, those who are not married are all children."
Yan Jingyi saw this and took the red envelope from Yang Zhibing and put it into Gu Qingyu's pocket.
Unable to refuse, Gu Qingyu had to accept the red envelope.
When several people sat down in the living room, they inevitably talked about some things in the past.
"I still remember the last time I saw you, you were still a little kid. Now you have already started working. It seems that we are really old!" Yang Zhibing sighed as he looked at Gu Qingyu who was sitting next to him with great grace.
Seeing this, Yan Jingyi rolled her eyes at Yang Zhibing and said to Gu Qingyu, "Ignore this old man. Your Uncle Yang likes to reminisce about the past when he has nothing to do!"
"Auntie Yan, the comrades at the supply and marketing cooperative said that the artificial mushroom cultivation you did in the countryside was quite impressive!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyu looked at Yan Jingyi in surprise. She didn't expect that the other party actually knew about what she had done in Gujia Village.
Yan Jingyi saw Gu Qingyu's doubts and began to explain, "A batch of mushrooms arrived at the vegetable stand before the New Year, and it caused a scramble for them. I happened to be late that day because of something, so I didn't get any!"
"Fresh mushrooms are usually not available at this time of year. I had to go to the purchasing department to inquire about it, and only then did I find out that this was a project you were leading."
From the tone of her voice, it was possible that the Aunt Yan in front of her was a leader of the supply and marketing cooperative. Gu Qingyu really didn't know the information in this regard.
It was Yang Zhibin who saw Gu Qingyu's confusion and explained, "Your Aunt Yan works at the supply and marketing cooperative, so she was able to find out all this!"
After hearing this, Gu Qingyu said embarrassedly, "The early artificial cultivation of mushrooms is still in the experimental stage, so the scale is small and the output is limited!"
As if remembering something, Gu Qingyu quickly stood up and took out a large bag from the bag next to her.
"I'm here to wish you two a happy new year. I've specially prepared some dried mushrooms for you two to try!" Gu Qingyu said as he opened the bag and showed it to Yang Zhibing and the others.
Yan Jingyi reached out and grabbed a handful, sniffed it, and said in surprise, "Qingyu, after these mushrooms are dried, they not only look good, but also have a strong mushroom flavor!"
"Have you ever thought about selling dried mushroom products long-term at a commissioned supply and marketing cooperative?"
Gu Qingyu was delighted when she heard this. She was worrying about how to find a sales channel, but she didn't expect to receive an unexpected surprise when she came to the Yang family to pay New Year's greetings.
"Of course, Aunt Yan!"
"As we expand our business and increase our production, we will sell most of the mushrooms as dried products!"
Yan Jingyi raised her eyebrows and looked at Gu Qingyu with a smile, "Oh, are you interested in signing a purchase and sales contract with the Municipal Supply and Marketing Cooperative?"
"Of course!"
Gu Qingyu stood up excitedly after hearing this, and with red eyes, she looked at Yan Jingyi and said, "Thank you, Aunt Yan!"
For the municipal supply and marketing cooperative, the current scale of mushroom production in Gujia Village is still too small. Without Yan Jingyi's help, people would simply ignore them.
Yang Zhibing sat beside them, looking at the two people with a smile, looking like they were sorry to meet each other earlier, and said helplessly, "Ladies, if you have anything to say, can you talk about it later?"
"It's getting late now, shouldn't we prepare lunch now?"
Gu Qingyu and Yan Jingyi looked at each other and burst out laughing. They were so amused by what they were saying that they actually forgot about having lunch.
"Oh, Old Yang, if you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost missed the time for lunch!" Yan Jingyi reacted and said to Yang Zhibing.
"How about we try the mushrooms Qingyu brought for lunch today and make a chicken stewed with mushrooms?"
"Then I'd like to thank Chef Yan for showing off his cooking skills today!" Yang Zhibing said expectantly as he sat on the sofa.
"I'll come and help too. The two of us can cook faster!" Gu Qingyu didn't want to just sit and wait for the ready-made food, so she quickly went to the kitchen to help.
"Make way, make way! The chicken and mushroom stew is here!"
As soon as Yang Zhibing finished speaking, the last main dish, chicken stewed with mushrooms, was served on the table.
Yang Zhibing held up his wine glass, looked at everyone and said, "First of all, let us thank the two chefs for their hard work. Secondly, thank you Qingyu for bringing us such delicious mushrooms to taste."
"Now let us all raise our glasses and drink this wine together!"
Gu Qingyu and Yan Jingyi cooperated very well and clinked glasses with Yang Zhibing and drank the wine.
"Okay! You're the one who does the most work. Now you can just start eating!" Yan Jingyi collected the wine glasses of Yang Zhibing and Gu Qingyu.
"Your Uncle Yang has high blood pressure, and the doctor told him not to drink. We're happy today, so just one drink will be enough!"
"Hey, hey, hey, you old woman are such a spoiler. It's rare that Qingyu is here today, so why not have a drink with everyone?"
Yang Zhibing muttered to himself, but when he saw Yan Jingyi staring at him with murderous eyes, he stopped talking.
Gu Qingyu quickly stepped forward to smooth things over and said, "We have to listen to the doctor. Health is the most important thing."
"Qingyu, don't pay attention to this old man. Let's start eating quickly, otherwise the food will get cold and won't taste good!" Yan Jingyi invited Gu Qingyu to start eating.
Although Yang Zhibing's children have all started their own families and no longer live with their parents, only Gu Qingyu and the other two had lunch today.
Fortunately, Gu Qingyu was there to make jokes and liven up the atmosphere. After the meal, the whole table was filled with laughter.
As Gu An and Duan Xuezhi's former superior, Yang Zhibing is very clear about the past experiences of these two people.
He did not comment on the breakdown of Gu An and Duan Xuezhi's marriage, but he felt sorry for Gu Qingyu who had to experience the divorce of her father at such a young age.
That's why he agreed immediately after knowing that Gu Qingyu called for help. Yan Jingyi's initiative to help was also at Yang Zhibing's behest. Of course, there was also Gu An's request in it.
Since the young man had just entered the official career, Yang Zhibing had to give him some advice. So after dinner, Yang Zhibing gestured to Gu Qingyu to go to the study on the second floor with him to talk.
In the study, Gu Qingyu sat upright with his hands placed neatly on his knees, looking like a serious and obedient child.
Yang Zhibing, on the other hand, seemed very relaxed and at ease. Seeing Gu Qingyu's nervous look, he couldn't help but laugh and joked.
"Qingyu, don't be so reserved. Relax a little. We're not in class now, so there's no need to be so serious."
Gu Qingyu couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed after hearing what Yang Zhibing said, but she nodded gently, indicating that she would try to relax.
Seeing this, Yang Zhibing patted Gu Qingyu's shoulder with satisfaction, and then continued speaking.
"Kid, there's actually nothing special about calling you here today."
"It's mainly because as an elder, I want to share some life experiences with you. After all, I've been your age, too, and I hope it can be helpful to you."
As he spoke, Yang Zhibing sat down next to Gu Qingyu and told her the valuable experiences he had gained from the bumps and bruises he had encountered at work over the years.
These valuable experiences were so important to Gu Qingyu that she ignored the embarrassment and started taking notes directly in Yang Zhibing's study.
As Gu Qingyu took notes, she thought to herself that if she had known these experiences earlier, she would not have let Wei Zhongrong plot against her and almost suffered a great loss.
This afternoon was very fruitful for Gu Qingyu. She not only gained a lot of valuable experience from Yang Zhibing.
Taking this opportunity, Gu Qingyu also had an in-depth discussion with Yang Zhibing about her plans for the entire artificial mushroom industry.
"Uncle Yang, this is my overall plan. From the upstream production of mushroom bags to the downstream processing of mushroom derivative products, this will be a complete industrial chain."
After Gu Qingyu finished speaking, she looked at Yang Zhibing with sparkling eyes, waiting for his opinion.
"Qingyu! Your whole plan is amazing. Uncle is so proud of you!"
"Really? You think I'm too impatient? After all, I've spread my business too wide."
Don’t be fooled by Gu Qingyu’s confident tone. That’s all for outsiders to see. In fact, she is a little unsure in her heart.
So when he got this opportunity, Gu Qingyu naturally wanted to ask Yang Zhibing for advice!
With such an ambitious, thoughtful and driven junior, Yang Zhibing was naturally happy to discuss things with Gu Qingyu.
Relying on his years of experience, Yang Zhibing commented on Gu Qingyu's expansion plan one by one and put forward many practical suggestions.
Yang Zhibing's suggestions not only filled in the points that Gu Qingyu had overlooked before, but also provided her with a good idea that she had never thought of!
Yang Zhibing's original words were: "Qingyu, sometimes when we can't find a breakthrough internally, we should try to seek more external public opinion support."
"Have you ever thought about publishing your early achievements in a newspaper?"
"Once it's published in the newspaper, it will not only expand your brand impact, but it will also help you avoid unnecessary trouble in your future development."
After hearing this, Gu Qingyu's eyes lit up. It turned out that things could be done this way. This was a method Gu Qingyu had never thought of before.
Once her thoughts were opened, Gu Qingyu's mind worked very quickly. At this moment, she even thought of the soft-text advertisements that were often seen in later generations. She was so eager to pick up her pen and write the next one right away.
The two people became more and more excited as they talked in the study, and the topics changed one after another. Before they knew it, it was dark.
It was not until Yan Jingyi stood at the door and called them out for dinner that the two came to their senses and ended today's topic with a lingering feeling.
Downstairs, Yan Jingyi looked at Yang Zhibing unhappily and said, "You old man, you never stop talking."
"If I don't go up and interrupt, I don't know how long you'll keep talking to Qingyu!"
"Aunt Yan, I was talking to Uncle Yang and forgot the time." Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyu hurried forward to explain.
"Don't cover up for your Uncle Yang, kid. This old man must be so excited that he can't stop talking."
Yan Jingyi and Yang Zhibing have lived together for a lifetime, how could they not know each other's personalities?
Yan Jingyi pulled Gu Qingyu to sit down and said, "Come on, come on, you must be hungry after talking all afternoon, let's sit down and eat!"
An afternoon of brainstorming really made Gu Qingyu very hungry.
She didn't feel it just now, but as soon as Yan Jingyi said it was time to eat, Gu Qingyu suddenly felt hungry. She felt like she could eat two large bowls of rice alone.