Chapter 236 Home is where there is a mother
"Xiao Li, this is too expensive for you. It's enough to just eat rice with your hands and prepare a few dishes." Section Chief Liu and his wife swallowed when they saw the food on the table.
Although the Liu family is a dual-income family, except for the entertainment provided by the work unit, their family only dares to eat such a meal once every few months.
Although the meal Li Wen ordered today was not very luxurious, it was already very sumptuous in this day and age.
The Liu family was a little nervous at this time, fearing that Li Wen's meal would be difficult to digest.
"Brother Liu, Sister Wang, please sit down quickly! My mouth is almost drooling.
You don't know how difficult it is to have a meal of mutton in Chang'an.
I have wanted to come to New Jersey to eat mutton for a long time. This time I came to New Jersey, I had to treat myself to eat enough mutton.
Even if you don't come today, I will order two dishes, so don't be polite." Li Wen saw the hesitation of the two and explained.
In fact, Li Wen told the truth. He ate by himself and ordered two dishes. There was no way, his strength did not allow him to keep a low profile!
After hearing what Li Wen said, Section Chief Liu and his wife stopped refusing and sat down on the slope.
In fact, the Liu family had a lot to think about. Li Wen invited them to simply have a meal and get to know each other.
The food was already on the table. Li Wen did not flatter the two of them, but gave them a few chopsticks to eat.
When Section Chief Liu saw that Li Wen didn't order a drink and was just having an ordinary meal, the couple felt relieved. After the meal, the relationship between the two parties became obviously closer.
After dinner, Li Wen and Section Chief Liu returned to the guest house talking and laughing.
Li Wen didn't mention introducing the leaders of the cotton spinning factory, so Section Chief Liu took the initiative to ask.
"Xiao Li, is this the first time your unit has cooperated with our cotton spinning factory?" Section Chief Liu asked with a smile.
"Yes, Brother Liu, this time it was my work unit that contacted your factory through some connections, and I have never done any business before.
I just arrived in the morning and was preparing to contact Director Zhao from the sales department of your factory in the afternoon. Unexpectedly, I ran into Sister Wang at the guest house.
Next, Li Wen explained to Section Chief Liu the purpose of coming to New Zealand this time, which was mainly to maintain the relationship with the cotton spinning mill and lay a good foundation for future long-term cooperation.
Section Chief Liu was relieved when he heard that Li Wen had no other special requests and just wanted to have a good relationship with the cotton spinning factory. He was afraid that this little fellow would come up with something that would embarrass him.
"Xiao Li, this is no problem. In the afternoon, I will introduce you to our factory director and the director of the sales department." Section Chief Liu patted his chest and assured.
"Then thank you, Brother Liu!" Li Wen nodded happily. As long as we are familiar with each other, everything will be easy to handle in the future.
In the afternoon, Li Wen directed the truck that transported goods, and under the leadership of Section Chief Liu, it arrived at the warehouse of the cotton spinning factory without any hindrance.
As two trucks full of scarce supplies were unloaded from the warehouse, the leaders of the cotton spinning mill all showed smiles of satisfaction.
"Comrade Xiao Li, these things are very good. Our Yizhou Cotton Mill is very satisfied and hope to have long-term cooperation in the future." The leader of the sales department said with a smile.
"It should, it should, I have to thank Director Zhao for the thirty extra bolts of flower cloth this time!" Li Wen said with a smile and flattery as the person carrying the sedan chair carried the person.
"It's a courtesy! As long as your company makes timely payments in the future, we will always welcome you at the door of our cotton spinning factory." The leader of the sales department smiled and laid out the conditions and promises.
"There will definitely be no problem with the payment! We will pick up the goods in cash every time." Li Wen patted his chest and assured that at this juncture, he must show his momentum.
After chatting for a while, Li Wen smiled and took out a bag of tea from his bag and handed it over.
"Director Zhao, I didn't bring any specialties here this time. You guys often eat beef and mutton here, so I brought you a pack of Qinnan Immortal Tea." Li Wen said with a smile.
A bag of tea was not a bribe, so Director Zhao naturally accepted it with a smile.
By the time the two trucks were loaded with goods, it was almost dark. Instead of asking the driver to rush back overnight, Li Wen took another night's rest to recuperate.
After sending the driver to a guest house to rest, Li Wen took the gift and went to his house with Liu Xicai, also known as Section Chief Liu, who was waiting for him.
Arriving at Liu Xicai's house, Li Wen was warmly welcomed by the Liu family.
Liu Xicai is the only son left in the Liu family. His father passed away five years ago, leaving his mother alone in the family.
Worried that the old lady would have no one to take care of her at home, Liu Xicai and his wife forced their mother to leave their hometown.
The old man had been in poor health and not very happy since he came to New Zealand, so Liu Xicai was reluctant to send him back again.
It's been a long time since I heard my hometown dialect. Suddenly I heard Li Wen speak pure Qin Pu, and the old man was very excited.
He pulled Li Wen to greet him, asked questions about things, and kept asking about the changes in his hometown in recent years. Every time Li Wen said something, the old man smiled and clapped his hands in greeting.
After Li Wen finished speaking, the old man changed the topic to Liu Xicai.
She complained that Liu Xicai had dragged her to a new province where she was unfamiliar, instead of going home to visit her old father's grave. She also said that Qin Province would be her home from now on.
Liu Xicai's mother was only in her fifties. Li Wen didn't call her grandma, but aunt, which seemed friendly.
"Auntie, what are you still thinking about going back to? The food and accommodation here are good, which is better than our thatched house.
Think about it, when you go back to your hometown, you do everything alone, and there are no children or grandchildren around you. Are you lonely?"
"Brother Liu and sister-in-law have given you five grandchildren. How wonderful and blessed you are. You can help them take care of the children at home!"
"As the saying goes, home is where there is mother, and home is where you are.
Now that you are old, it is Brother Liu's time to support you, and this sentence should be reversed. Home is where the child is."
"You should take good care of your health. When transportation becomes more convenient in the future, ask Brother Liu or your grandson to take you back to your hometown. Your hometown is right there, and it won't run away." Li Wen fooled around for a while, untying the old man's knot.
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The old lady was so happy that Li Wen ate the authentic Qin Province Youpo Noodles in the evening, which made him very happy.
Early the next morning, Li Wen saw off the work truck and came to the post office alone.
The remittance slip from the work unit arrived yesterday afternoon, and Li Wen had to rush to pick it up today.
"Comrade, help me withdraw the money!" Li Wen took out the money order from the envelope with a red stamp and handed it over.
"Ah! So much money. Director, come here, this comrade wants to withdraw a large amount of cash."
When the teller at the post office saw that Li Wen was young and could withdraw so much money by himself, he was very surprised and at the same time became wary.
"Comrade, please show me your certificate." The leader of the post office obviously had frequent dealings with the company and seemed very calm.
The remittance slip had just been handed over, and Li Wen showed his employment certificate and payment certificate written by his employer.
"No problem, please wait a moment, comrade." After checking Li Wen's certificate, the post office leader went into the safe in the back room to get the money.
Sun Lianying asked the accountant to pay Li Wen 5,000 yuan and asked Li Wen to purchase at least 8,000 kilograms of beef and mutton.
Chapter completed!