Switched Marriage The Coddled Little Wife novel Chapter 55

Chapter 55: Chapter 55 If He Believes, He’s a Fool

Lin Chuxia certainly knew what kind of person Station Chief Yang was: serious, stiff, and diligent in his work, epitomizing the most respectable individuals of that era.

A red heart toward the sun, burning his own energy, making contributions to the revolutionary cause.

It’s just that the times were changing, and the gradual decline of the produce station allowed all his ambitions to eventually go down the drain.

In her previous life, she and Li Guangyuan were vegetable vendors, and she had learned a lot about the conditions of the produce station, naturally grasping a clear picture of Station Chief Yang’s deeds.

Lin Chuxia always believed that opportunities were there for those who were prepared, and moreover, connections were the ladder to success. For someone of humble origins like herself, she needed to exchange thick skin for connections.

It was precisely because of this that, under such harsh conditions in her past life, she had carved out a broad and successful path for herself.

Yet her face wore an innocent expression, "Just think of it as if I really do admire Station Chief Yang."

Li Jian rolled his eyes; he’d be a fool to believe that.

Today at the State-Owned Restaurant, braised fish and braised ribs were on offer, and Lin Chuxia ordered one of each, with a simple Yangchun noodles as the main dish.

During the meal, Li Jian still felt uneasy, "You didn’t come to me today for nothing, did you?"

"Brother, look at what you’re saying, isn’t that rather distant? I just wanted you to try the prepared food, give me some feedback. If Station Chief Yang has any comments or suggestions as well, it would be great if you could collect them for me."

"Shut it," as if he’d go to Station Chief Yang for that.

Li Jian decided not to dwell on this topic and picked up a piece of fish, chatting idly while picking out the bones.

"Speaking of Station Chief Yang, he really is an excellent chief for our station. You don’t know, this latter half of the year we’ve had an excess of vegetables. The ones collected at the station can’t all be distributed, rotting by the hundreds of pounds in our warehouses. We, the lower ranks, are privately saying we shouldn’t collect them anymore. After all the hard work, we can’t make money and even have to contribute out of our own pockets. If this continues, the produce station will sooner or later shut down. But Station Chief Yang said, precisely because of the oversupply of vegetables, many farmers are counting on delivering their crops to the produce station. If the station stops accepting produce, the farmers would really have worked for a whole year in vain..."

Lin Chuxia saw that he spoke rather sadly and suggested, "Shall I get you a bottle of wine?"

With that one sentence, she utterly shattered Li Jian’s defenses.

He snorted with laughter, looking at her with a mix of exasperation and grievance.

Lin Chuxia didn’t like to see a grown man wallow in sorrow over minor troubles. If there were difficulties, just go solve them.

"Are you still just supplying vegetables to Ancheng County’s supply points?"

"Pretty much, besides supply points there are a few units and factory canteens. But now that the market has opened up, the vegetables at the supply points can’t be sold. Several points were already canceled."

If it weren’t for the need of units’ canteens to procure invoices for reimbursement, they probably wouldn’t come to the produce station for vegetables.

"Have you not considered that, after the opening of the market, there might be regional specificities to vegetables?"

Li Jian was slightly startled.

He naturally knew that vegetables had regional characteristics. For instance, Chinese cabbage was only common in the north, but southern people didn’t like to eat it.

During the market economy era, transporting Chinese cabbage from north to south would hardly be profitable. A single cabbage weighing more than ten pounds was too much for one person to buy, and in the end, it wouldn’t even cover the transportation costs.

But he felt that Lin Chuxia wasn’t referring to this.

"Let’s hear your thoughts."

Lin Chuxia’s view was straightforward. With land freshly assigned to the farmers, many lacked a systematic approach to farming.

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