novellhall Chapter 188 He's Here with Comrade Zhang from the Provincial Capital
Chapter 188 He's Here with Comrade Zhang from the Provincial Capital
Hearing the voice, Wenrou turned around to look at Tan Lin and shook her head. "No rush, we still have to go to the state-owned cannery in Gu County tomorrow."
"Besides dried and salted mushrooms, do you have any fresh mushrooms with you this time? Can I take a look?" Tan Lin asked.
"Of course you can." Wenrou said and asked Xiaolin to bring over the sample of fresh mushrooms.
After seeing the samples provided by Wenrou, Tan Lin was even more shocked.
"These fresh mushrooms are preserved even better than dried mushrooms! How do you manage to do that?"
If they hadn't already harvested enough, they definitely would have bought all the fresh mushrooms she had.
Wenrou briefly explained the preservation methods used during transportation to Tan Lin, which made Tan Lin even more confident in their future cooperation.
If she had some doubts about Wenrou at the beginning because of Huo Yanchuan, now she completely admires Wenrou from the bottom of her heart.
"I knew Huo Yanchuan was so picky, how could he marry Shen Qingshuang, that pretty face? I wish I had met you sooner." Tan Lin, being straightforward, reached out and took Wenrou's hand, saying this.
Wenrou hadn't expected Tan Lin to have this kind of personality; before coming, she even thought Tan Lin would see her as a rival in love.
After a moment of surprise, he asked, "You know Shen Qingshuang too?"
"Of course I know her. Huo Yanchuan didn't tell you, did he? We grew up in the same military compound. The Shen family and we have been friends for generations. We've known each other since we were little, but we haven't seen each other since we grew up. That's why I mistook you for her."
Tan Lin was still very curious about Wenrou. After all, in her eyes, she thought that someone like Huo Yanchuan would never get married or have a wife in his life.
She's more interested in gentleness now than Huo Yanchuan.
The person who can grow mushrooms of this quality must be extraordinary.
"Tell me again, what method did you use to grow such high-quality mushrooms under such difficult conditions in the Gobi Desert?" Tan Lin was still very curious about this matter.
Seeing this, Wenrou briefly explained it to her.
"I definitely want to visit you next time I have the chance." This was the first time Tan Lin had heard Wenrou suggest such a method. She was very responsible when it came to work.
Wenrou thought she was just being polite, so she smiled and said politely, "We welcome Manager Tan to visit our place. I will definitely treat you well then."
But as soon as she finished speaking, Tan Lin said without any politeness, "In that case, there's no need to wait for next time. When you come back from Gu County, I'll go to the Gobi Desert with you."
gentle:"……"
She didn't expect Tan Lin to be so efficient.
However, she had already said it, and there was no going back, so Wenrou could only agree, "No problem."
At this moment, the assistant had already brought the accountant to Tan Lin's office.
"According to the prices you mentioned, dried mushrooms are four yuan per jin, and salted mushrooms are six mao per jin. After weighing, the dried mushrooms total 1,537 kilograms, and the salted mushrooms total 689 kilograms, which adds up to a total of 13,122.8 yuan. You can count it and if there are no problems, just sign it."
Tan Lin had already calculated the amount and readily handed all the money to Wenrou in an old-fashioned black leather briefcase.
Wenrou counted them roughly, and after confirming that there were no problems, she signed her name.
During her conversation with Tan Lin, she also expressed her trust in Tan Lin's character.
Besides, they would continue to work together in the future, so she readily agreed.
Holding this sum of over ten thousand yuan in my hand felt heavy; it was the first time in so long that Wenrou had earned so much.
It would be a lie to say she wasn't excited, but she remained remarkably calm on the surface.
Carrying her briefcase, she said goodbye to Tan Lin and prepared to find a guesthouse to stay in before heading to Gu County the next day.
However, as soon as Tan Lin heard that Wenrou wanted to stay at the guesthouse, she enthusiastically offered to take her to her own place.
She hadn't spent enough time with Wenrou yet and wanted to ask her more about the Gobi Desert.
"Don't worry, I have acquaintances in Gu County. Just take my handwritten letter to them tomorrow, and I guarantee they will accept all your goods, and the price they offer won't be bad."
Tan Lin's words also tempted Wenrou, so she nodded and agreed to go with her to her place.
It wasn't until along the way that she realized Tan Lin was actually a chatterbox.
"Hey girl, is this your first time here? If you're not in a hurry to go back after you finish your business, I can show you around."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Lin." Wenrou hadn't expected Tan Lin to be so helpful, and quickly thanked her.
"What are you thanking me for? I don't know why, even though this is our first time meeting, I feel a special connection with you," Tan Lin said gently.
Aside from some initial misunderstandings, she had a very good impression of Wenrou.
"Sister Lin, it's truly remarkable that you became the deputy manager of a state-owned foreign trade company at such a young age." Wenrou said this not to flatter her, but because Tan Lin's ability to reach such a position at such a young age was also largely due to her own capabilities.
"Oh my, you really know how to talk. That kid Huo Yanchuan is really lucky." Tan Lin said with a smile when she heard Wenrou's words.
Mentioning Huo Yanchuan only made Tan Lin more curious.
"Hey girl, how did you and Huo Yanchuan meet?"
When it came to this matter, Wenrou could only give her a brief account.
"So that's how it is. This Shen Qingshuang is shameless; she stole your fiancé." Tan Lin already didn't have a good impression of Shen Qingshuang, and now that Zhou Dayong's matter was mentioned, she felt even more contemptuous.
The two chatted along the way. Tan Lin took Wenrou to her place, while the others slept in the car.
After all, there was still so much cargo on the truck, and they were all counting on selling it for a good price, so they couldn't afford to let anything happen to the cargo.
Tan Lin lives in an apartment provided by her work unit. There are two rooms, one for her and one for Wen Rou.
"Sister Xiaolin, do you live alone?" Wenrou asked after looking her over as she came in.
The room was very clean and tidy, just like Tan Lin's personality.
"It used to be just my mom and me living together, but after she passed away, I've been living alone ever since," Tan Lin said.
Wenrou had heard Huo Yanchuan mention that after Tan Lin's mother divorced Commander Tan, she left alone with Tan Lin.
At that time, divorce was incredibly difficult for a woman; one can only imagine how much suffering they had endured over the years.
Moreover, she not only raised Tan Lin to adulthood, but also nurtured her into such an outstanding person, which Wenrou greatly admired.
"This must be Auntie?" Wenrou looked at the photos hanging in the living room. There were photos of Tan Lin and her mother, as well as photos of the three of them.
Tan Lin nodded. "Mm."
Her mother looked very gentle and refined, with the air of a well-bred lady. She wore a cheongsam and looked very much like Tan Lin.
Seeing the photo of the family of three next to her, Wenrou felt a pang of emotion.
She had met Commander Tan. Tan Lin put up a photo of her family of three here, so she probably also longed for the family of three to be reunited.
Wenrou was afraid to bring up her sad stories, so she didn't ask too many questions.
In the evening, Tan Lin cooked two bowls of egg noodles.
After dinner, Wenrou took a shower at her place, and Tan Lin even gave her a set of clean clothes to change into.
After traveling for the past two days, Wenrou has been resting in the car with them every night. She hasn't been able to take a shower or even sleep soundly.
Today, thanks to Tan Lin, I was able to enjoy a comfortable hot bath thanks to her gentleness.
After today's incident, Wenrou has finally become familiar with Tan Lin.
"Xiao Rou, you can sleep here tonight. If you need anything, just let me know. Don't be shy," Tan Lin said to Wen Rou.
"Thank you, Sister Lin," Wenrou said gratefully.
"Don't thank me. You're Huo Yanchuan's wife. Given my relationship with him, it's only right that I take care of you. Don't be so polite with me."
After Tan Lin finished speaking, she turned around and went back to her room to rest. After taking a shower, Wenrou felt much more refreshed.
Even so, she remained vigilant.
After putting her briefcase away, she finally fell asleep.
The next morning, she took the letter Tan Lin had given her and went to the cannery in Gu County.
She had initially thought that going to the cannery would be difficult, but the letter Tan Lin gave her turned out to be quite useful.
Soon, the manager of the cannery came out to greet her. With Tan Lin acting as guarantor and the quality of her goods being fine, the cannery readily agreed to cooperate with her.
Based on the price of one yuan per kilogram from the cannery, Wenrou brought over 6,000 kilograms of fresh mushrooms this time, which the cannery accepted entirely.
Including the money earned from state-owned foreign trade, they earned a total of about 25,000 yuan on this trip.
Xiao Lin watched as Wenrou calmly accepted the money and put it into her briefcase, and was so shocked that she couldn't speak.
This was the first time in his life he had seen so much money, and he was even more impressed by Wenrou's composure.
If it were him, he would probably be so excited that he wouldn't know what to do.
This is just the money from the first batch of mushrooms. Wenrou said that the second batch of mushrooms will be ready in another half month, and they will earn the same amount then.
Actually, it wasn't just Xiaolin; Wenrou was also seeing so much money for the first time.
This trip went surprisingly smoothly, and I can pay everyone's wages when I get back.
After leaving Gu County, Wenrou picked up Tan Lin, and the group prepared to return.
Tan Lin applied for a spot for the company's inspection this time. Besides her, there were a few other people, but they all had their own cars.
"Xiaorou, why don't you ride in our car? This truck must be uncomfortable." Tan Lin invited Wenrou to sit with her on the way. They hadn't finished chatting yesterday, so they could continue chatting on the road.
The others were stunned when they heard this.
Without gentleness, this truck probably won't be able to drive back.
Although Xiaolin had learned how to drive, he hadn't actually driven on the road yet, and Wenrou wasn't comfortable leaving it entirely to him.
"No need, Sister Lin, I still have to drive, and Xiao Lin can't drive." Wenrou explained her situation to Tan Lin and politely declined her offer.
Tan Lin was shocked to hear Wenrou's words.
"You're saying you were driving this truck?"
She originally thought Wenrou was sitting in the passenger seat, but she didn't expect that she could even drive a truck.
Now she admired him even more. Huo Yanchuan was really lucky. Where did he find such a good girl?
If Huo Yanchuan knew what she was thinking, he would have just blurted out that there was no need to look for her; she had delivered herself into his hands.
"Then I'll switch with you. I've never ridden in a truck before," Tan Lin said to Xiao Lin at this moment.
"This..." Xiaolin looked at Wenrou with a troubled expression.
Wenrou has figured out Tan Lin's personality over the past few days. Despite her gentle appearance, she is as straightforward as a man and is not afraid of hardship.
Finally, with Wenrou's gentle consent, Xiaolin and Tanlin switched seats.
Tan Lin also found it very novel to sit on the truck.
"Xiaorou, who did you learn to drive a truck from?"
"I learned it in the army." Wenrou uses this explanation with everyone now, because if she tells the truth, apart from Huo Yanchuan, probably no one else will believe her.
Tan Lin grew up in a military compound and knew how tough the military was.
It's truly remarkable that a gentle woman could learn to drive a truck.
On the way back, Tan Lin finally witnessed firsthand the harshness of the Gobi Desert environment.
Fortunately, the car they were looking at had a large, gentle truck clearing the way ahead, so nothing happened.
By the time they arrived at the military family compound, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
"This journey has been so difficult." Only now did Tan Lin realize how hard life had been for the people living here.
"Can I go to your mushroom farm and take a look?" She was also very curious about how the people living here managed to grow such high-quality mushrooms.
"Of course, I'll take you there now." Wenrou introduced the field to Tan Lin and the others while leading them there.
At this moment, the people in the family compound were very curious when they saw that outsiders had arrived.
"Who is the person that Huo Tuan's lover brought back?"
"Judging from their uniforms, they seem to be from the provincial capital?"
"The provincial capital? They went to the fields, could they really be going to harvest those mushrooms?"
Hearing that those people had followed Wenrou to the fields, the people in the family compound who had been waiting to see Wenrou make a fool of herself became somewhat uneasy.
Sun Mei, in particular, immediately changed her expression and hurriedly put down her work to follow the others to the field.
At this moment, many people stood aside watching Wenrou and the others.
Everyone looked at Tan Lin and the others with curiosity, when someone found out the news.
"I heard they're from Shaanxi Province, I think they're from some state-owned foreign trade unit, and they want to buy the mushrooms from this field."
Upon hearing this, Sun Mei's expression grew even more unpleasant.
She never imagined that Wenrou would actually find someone to harvest the mushrooms.
What if she makes money off of this?