I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s Chapter 212: I Have to Buy It Now

Hu Biao put two lunch boxes directly on her desk, then hurried a few steps towards Shen ng and took the bag from her hands.

"Sister-in-law, this must be pretty heavy, right? Let carry it, let carry it."

Shen ng shook her hands; indeed, it was quite heavy. Having not done any physical work for a long ti, she had no strength in her body. Just carrying the bag over for a while had already exhausted her.

"I really shouldn’t listen to Qianqian anymore. It’s such a hassle for you to co here every day to deliver food while I’m at work. What am I doing here? Might as well move in with you and enjoy the good life."

"Hehehe, Qianqian is worried about you, saying that Sister ng, you’re too nice, and she’s afraid you’ll be taken advantage of. She asked to co over and take a look, and if there’s any issue, to have my mother-in-law co and check!"

Shen ng repeatedly waved her hands. Although she got her job through connections, she didn’t want others to talk. If Qi Mingyue ca directly, she feared that she wouldn’t be able to work peacefully anymore. The people in the office were already stuffing her desk with snacks on seeing Hu Biao; if they saw Qi Mingyue, they might start treating her like a deity.

But Hu Biao didn’t think the sa way. When he ca yesterday, he saw Shen ng eating alone at her desk, looking isolated. If the ticket sellers in the office were kind, they would have at least chatted with her a bit. It was obvious that this group was looking down on his Sister ng.

That leader, too, only ca out to greet him when he was about to leave yesterday. As for attending his own wedding, it sounded more like he had managed to slip in through so connections.

After seeing him yesterday, the director t him in person today. The mont he set foot in the office, soone was already looking for a chat with him. If that’s not fishy, he doesn’t know what is!

So he raised his voice to make a point, not to think too highly of themselves just because they were city folks. If you look three generations back, wasn’t everyone just old farrs?

"Don’t let Aunt Qi co over, she’s so busy she can’t even get ho. Don’t cause trouble for her. You take these things back; I’ll keep the al. It’s just nice, as I won’t need to cook tonight."

"Alright, Sister ng, I also brought you a bag of fruit today, with bananas, apples, and oranges. If you’re free at work, have so. You need to hydrate and get vitamins in the winter. Ah, I’d better head back now, oh my, look at my scatterbrain. I got a letter from the Provincial City, they said the embroidered headpieces are selling really well. My father-in-law pulled so strings and got a batch of embroidered headpieces and handkerchiefs into the Friendship Store. So foreigners saw and liked them a lot and want to order more!"

Shen ng’s eyes imdiately widened, bling bling, looking at Hu Biao.

"Really, Hu Biao? You can’t be joking about this. If this information is accurate, I’ll go and report it to the head of our Cooperative Society right away."

"Absolutely, absolutely accurate. We need to discuss it. My dad is personally going there. Although there are only two foreigners placing orders, it’s foreign currency. For so many years our county has never dared to think about foreign currency issues. So, not only the County Committee is taking this seriously, our textile factory also values it, and my dad is going too. No matter how big or small the order is, as long as it can be negotiated...."

"I’m going too!"

"Huh?"

Shen ng tapped the desk and said, "I’m going too. My spoken English is pretty good. Let go, and I will translate for Uncle Li and Director Hu at the ti, which can save us so money too!"

Hu Biao looked at Shen ng with skepticism. He believed that she was a good and clever person with quick wits; after all, when he visited the textile factory to say hello yesterday, he found out that his dad had not arranged any temporary work for her. However, since she ntioned it, his dad still made so arrangents because his grandson needed milk. Good formula wasn’t sothing the Hu family couldn’t afford. Giving her work that paid ten to twenty dollars a month was to return a favor to Shen ng.

But now she was telling him her spoken English was good, and Hu Biao montarily felt like his ears were ringing.

"Sister-in-law, you can’t be joking about this. I can hardly understand what you just said."

"Hello, my na is Shen ng, I am a translator."

Hu Biao: "....."

Even though he didn’t understand, it sounded impressive.

"You go back and talk to Uncle Li. After all, no one understands our headpieces and the latest styles better than . If you’re not secure about it, you can bring along a professional secretary. I’ll just be extra help. When needed, I’ll speak up; if not, I’ll definitely stay quiet."

Hu Biao thought it over and felt that what Shen ng said made a lot of sense, so he agreed. Before he left, he reminded her again to eat the fruit. Shen ng nodded in understanding.

Apart from the initial loud talking by Hu Biao, the rest of the conversation between the two was very quiet, so the people in the office didn’t hear it clearly. But with bits and pieces about headpieces and foreign languages and foreigners picked up, they beca curious and gathered around.

Shen ng took down the headpiece from her head and took out two more from her bag.

"These headpieces are made by the won comrades of our Cooperative Society, and they’re really hot sellers at the Cooperative Society. These few styles are supplied to the Cooperative Societies and Friendship Stores of the Provincial City. Are you interested?"

"Wow, these headpieces are really pretty. I thought the hair clip headpiece you were wearing was beautiful but didn’t dare to say it."

"Yeah, this one is even more beautiful, with embroidery on it too. The fabric is real quality, and the velvet one looks great as well."

"How much is one? 50 cents? Geez, that’s not expensive at all. I’ll buy one then!"

.....

Once one person decided to buy, the others didn’t want to refuse since they had already complinted them. To say it’s good and not buy would be misleading, wouldn’t it?

Shen ng shook her head and said, "Our Cooperative Society’s headpieces and strears are supplied to the Cooperative Society and such; we don’t do retail. However, if you really want many, I can apply for you. This product is very classy, both as a gift or personal use. What woman can refuse a beautiful thing? Don’t you agree?"

The crowd: "...."

"Well, okay then, we’ll go ho and ask. If we want more, we’ll tell you tomorrow."

" too, I’ll also tell you tomorrow."

Shen ng smiled cheerily and nodded: "That would be really great. This headpiece project is now personally overseen by Director Hu, and the County Committee is also paying close attention. If they knew that the ticket sellers of our bus company like them, they would definitely praise everyone heavily."

The crowd: "...."

Now, to not buy was no longer an option. How did her mouth work so fast that their brains couldn’t keep up with her?!

Shen ng finished speaking and took out a pen and paper from her bag to record the number of headpieces everyone was planning to buy, diligently noting down nas, quantities, and styles in great detail.

Shen ng managed to clear thirty-five pieces, and just now, Fu ili also ca out of the office and ordered ten. Although it wasn’t much, as the saying goes, every little bit adds up, and earning money is good. Why complain about small orders when big ones are handled and small ones co easily?