Sun Guanghui had always been told by many, "Listen to your mom, your mom is never wrong."
Among these "many people" were his grandfather, his neighbors, uncles from the beverage factory... even his father.
Whatever the mother said was right, no one would question it.
When he was a child, after eating at his aunt’s house, he told his mother that the crown daisy was delicious, but his mother said, "That thing has a strange taste, how could you like it?"
He ran to ask his father if he thought the crown daisy was tasty.
His father said yes, it was delicious.
Mom glared at him.
His father then said, "Your mom is right, it has a strange taste."
He never ate crown daisy again.
See, his mother was that powerful; she could even change other people’s tastes.
What happened later?
Later, he got used to it.
It’s like a little elephant tied to a small branch; even as it grows, it still cannot break free from that branch as thin as a finger.
But...
The world shouldn’t be like this.
No one is always right.
The crown daisy isn’t wrong.
What’s wrong is people.
...
Before Lin Nianhe caught up with Wang Shui and Wen Lan, he made two phone calls.
The first was to Zheng Lirong, straightforwardly getting to the point—
"Sister Lirong, do you know what the Deputy Factory Director Sun of the beverage factory oversees?"
Zheng Lirong didn’t hesitate at all, directly saying, "He’s in charge of sales."
Her response was so quick that Lin Nianhe subconsciously asked, "Are you sure?"
"Sure, there’s only one Deputy Factory Director Sun at the beverage factory," Zheng Lirong said, "He sends a few cases of soda to my place almost every month... Actually, this stuff is really not easy to sell, lucky for I have quite a few kids and young people around here, we just drink it ourselves."
"Why would you want it if it’s hard to sell?" Lin Nianhe furrowed his brow, deliberately avoiding asking about the source of Deputy Factory Director Sun’s soda.
"If I don’t take it today, he’d dare to report tomorrow," Zheng Lirong sneered, "consider it paying to ward off disaster... Huh? Girl, why do you ask about him? Did he offend you?"
"Sort of," Lin Nianhe said, "planning to teach him a lesson."
"What can I do?"
"You don’t need to do anything," Lin Nianhe chuckled, "dealing with him is a piece of cake."
"Alright then, let know if you need anything."
"Sure thing, how’s Shanshan been lately?" Lin Nianhe shifted the conversation to inquire about Zheng Shan’s recent situation.
"She ntioned there’s a competition this sumr she wants to try out for, I thought, why not just let her have a go, just for fun," Zheng Lirong laughed, clearly satisfied with her daughter’s current state.
"Sumr? If it’s during the sumr vacation, I’ll co back to watch."
"That’d be great, Shanshan misses you."
"I miss her too... Sister Lirong, I need to hang up now, have to call soone else."
"Okay, take good care of yourself out there."
"Sure, goodbye."
After hanging up the phone with Zheng Lirong, Lin Nianhe pondered for a mont and then dialed the phone of Zhai Huayuan, the director of Hei Province Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
The phone rang three tis before it was answered, and Zhai Huayuan’s voice ca from the other end, "Hello, this is Zhai Huayuan."
Lin Nianhe cheerfully said, "Uncle Zhai, hello, this is Lin Nianhe."
"Ah? Xiao Lin! What made you think of calling ?"
Zhai Huayuan was quite enthusiastic.
After all, in his heart, Lin Nianhe was the only good person in the whole Lan County.
Last year, when they announced the resumption of the college entrance examination, Zhai Huayuan even gathered a set of textbooks and sent them to Lin Nianhe.
"I don’t have any specific matters, just suddenly missed you a lot today," Lin Nianhe asked with a laugh, "Is it convenient for you to talk now?"
"Convenient!" Zhai Huayuan chuckled, "What’s up? Returned to Beijing and started missing the Northeast?"
"Indeed, the black soil land is too enchanting," Lin Nianhe continued jovially, "Let’s not joke anymore, I actually have sothing serious to talk about."
"Hahaha, go ahead, I’m listening."
Zhai Huayuan of course knew that Lin Nianhe wouldn’t call him just out of boredom, but he didn’t mind—ever since signing a contract with Lan County Textile Factory, it always ant good news whenever Lin Nianhe reached out.
Lin Nianhe said subtly, "Do you still rember Wang Shui? The Educated Youth from my yard, the one who went with to the Trade Fair."
"I know, know," Zhai Huayuan repeated, "the one who also got admitted to Peking University, right!"
"Exactly, her," Lin Nianhe laughed, "She studies economics, and she ntioned to in a casual chat today that the textile factory has two workshops, one specifically handles foreign trade orders and the other dostic sales orders, but she feels that so of the foreign trade styles could also suit the dostic market."
Zhai Huayuan listened intently, nodding and saying, "If that’s the case, it could expand the styles available in our cooperative."
"Yes," said Lin Nianhe, "what do you think?"
"I of course think it’s great!" Zhai Huayuan grinned broadly, "the factory’s Head Flower is so popular that people queue up for half the month— and for the other half, there’s no stock! I’d love for you to offer more styles."
"As long as you think it’s good," Lin Nianhe laughed.
When Zhai Huayuan saw she didn’t continue, he imdiately asked, "So when can you supply us?"
"This... might have to wait a while," Lin Nianhe said, "You know, Uncle Jih always likes to give us opportunities for hands-on experience, usually whoever proposes sothing takes the lead on it, but Wang Shui has been feeling down lately and doesn’t have the energy to handle this... otherwise, it wouldn’t be calling you."
Zhai Huayuan suddenly beca anxious.
It’s like soone asking if you like braised pork, and you say you love it, then they say, oh, you like it, I’ll make it when I feel like it.
It would have been better not to ask!
After all, if not asked, the craving wouldn’t have been aroused.
Zhai Huayuan pressed on, "What’s got her feeling down? Who’s been so blind as to bully her?"
Lin Nianhe sighed deeply, "Uncle Zhai, I’m telling you this because I view you as family, but please don’t spread it around, it’s too embarrassing—"
"Wang Shui had a boyfriend, you see, during the New Year his boyfriend said they had been dating for two years and insisted on taking her to his ho for the holidays, only then she found out he was the son of Deputy Factory Director Sun of the beverage factory, and without parents, the couple didn’t think highly of her. Just a few words and they sent her away."
"Imagine facing such a situation during the New Year, who wouldn’t be upset? She had already told her boyfriend to break up, but just as she was starting to feel a bit better today, Deputy Factory Director Sun’s wife ca to see her... talked a bunch of nonsense, and she’s still crying now!"
Zhai Huayuan’s head buzzed.
Just over a breakup, and they’re still pestering the girl?
Besides, the Sun family must be sick, right?
Not wanting a Peking University student?
Do they want to marry the Goddess of Heaven as their daughter-in-law?
"So, please forgive , this really needs to wait a while, I’ll try my best to comfort her," Lin Nianhe said, "I thought I’d ask you in advance, if you can accept this arrangent, once her mood improves, we can push this matter faster!"
Zhai Huayuan wiped his face, "Right, I know you’re sincere, you’re thinking of my benefit. Well... you console Wang Shui first, I’ll think of a way to deal with him!"
Lin Nianhe: "Then let’s both work hard, it’s all for the cooperative!"
"Hmm!"
After they hung up, the phone call was exactly 50 cents.
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