Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading

Chapter 229: A Chance Encounter with Factory Director Li

Su Xiaoxiao and Su Wenbing simultaneously turned their heads and saw a middle-aged man dressed in a Zhongshan suit with a slicked-back hairstyle, staring at them eagerly.

Su Wenbing looked completely bewildered, Who is this?

Su Xiaoxiao immediately recognized him. She unexpectedly ran into Director Li from the city detergent factory here.

She had been planning to look for someone to sponsor her these days, and unexpectedly encountered him here.

Li Zhenhua was very enthusiastic upon seeing Su Xiaoxiao. Her shampoo formula had played a significant role, and now, the shampoo from their factory was selling the best and had the highest profit.

At this moment, he looked at Su Xiaoxiao as if he was looking at a lifesaver.

Seeing the man staring straight at his sister, Su Wenbing suddenly became anxious.

Could this man also have designs on his third sister?

No way, absolutely not.

This man is almost old enough to be their father, right? And no matter his appearance or height, he’s much worse than Song Weidong; plus, he’s so old, definitely not okay.

Li Zhenhua was smiling warmly at Su Xiaoxiao, and when he looked up, he saw Su Wenbing staring at him with vigilance, which confused him immediately.

Is there something on his face? Otherwise, why was this fellow looking at him with such eyes?

Finally meeting Comrade Su here, he thought it was a good opportunity to chat about the shampoo formula; maybe her friend had some new formulas to provide.

"Comrade Su, could I have a word with you?"

He had just opened his mouth when Su Xiaoxiao was pulled behind by Su Wenbing.

Su Xiaoxiao was caught off guard and stumbled, almost landing on the ground.

Su Wenbing: "She’s busy, tell me your issue, I’m her brother."

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

What’s with her brother? Suddenly acting as if he’s eaten gunpowder, his abruptly raised loud voice almost startled her.

Li Zhenhua puzzled: "Comrade Su, this..."

The business opportunity that came to her door, couldn’t be ruined by her big brother, hence she pushed him aside: "Brother, you be busy with your stuff, I’m going to chat with Director Li."

Su Wenbing was caught off guard and collided with Zhao Lingling, who hadn’t left yet and was watching the commotion.

They collided again, Zhao Lingling was stunned, then...shyly touched the solid muscle contours she landed her hand on.

She swore she didn’t do it on purpose, it just happened naturally.

Su Wenbing’s eyes widened too, this female comrade, what...

Taking advantage of the two busy staring at each other, Su Xiaoxiao dragged Li Zhenhua out.

After Su Wenbing snapped back to reality, his face darkened more.

His third sister actually pushed him away earlier, and with that familiar attitude towards Director Li, their relationship seemed unusual.

No way, absolutely not!

Meanwhile, the supposedly unusual relationship duo had already arrived at the doorway.

Su Xiaoxiao found a spot to stand but soon felt tired, so she squatted down and waved at Li Zhenhua: "Director Li, come on, don’t be shy."

Li Zhenhua: "..."

Is this really about being shy? As a factory director, is it appropriate to squat like this?

But after standing for a while, he realized that standing like this for long was indeed exhausting, especially when he had to constantly lower his head to speak with Su Xiaoxiao.

Conflicted for a moment, he finally squatted down beside Su Xiaoxiao with reserve.

Just as he settled down, an elderly lady with a cane stopped in front of them, squinted at them for a long time, and then shakily took out a coin from her pocket and tossed it at their feet: "Oh, how pitiful!"

After saying that, the granny walked away with her cane in hand, leaving Li Zhenhua wanting to go crazy, who exactly is pitiful? Could you come back and clarify?

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t seem embarrassed at all and picked up the penny, blew on it, and asked, "Director Li, do you want this?"

Li Zhenhua’s expression resembled an old man on a subway looking at a phone: politely declined, he had a reputation to maintain.

Su Xiaoxiao chuckled: "Since you don’t want it, this money is mine then."

With that, she calmly placed the penny into her pocket.

Li Zhenhua!!!

Could this girl have some hidden profession, otherwise, why does this action seem so smooth?

"By the way, Director Li, what were you about to say just now?"

Only then did Su Xiaoxiao remember the business at hand.

Li Zhenhua quickly put the penny event aside: "Comrade Su, your friend’s shampoo formula sells very well, could you ask if they have any other formulas?"

This formula had earned the detergent factory quite a bit of money, now Li Zhenhua trusted Su Xiaoxiao’s mysterious friend greatly.

"I’m not really sure; let me check and ask when I get back."

Su Xiaoxiao casually replied.

While speaking, she remembered something: "Director Li, I’d like to ask for your help with something."

Li Zhenhua responded without hesitation: "No problem, as long as it’s nothing illegal or against regulations, I will help as much as I can."

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

She was a law-abiding good citizen; she wouldn’t do anything illegal.

"Our department store will hold a New Year’s celebration next month, and I was wondering if you could provide some sponsorship?"

Li Zhenhua was taken aback: "What kind of sponsorship?"

"It’s simple, your factory can provide some shampoos and soaps as prizes for our sales staff to use; meanwhile, it will be free publicity for your factory, saving on advertising costs, how about that?"

"Is that all? No problem, but our factory is currently experiencing supply shortage, doesn’t need much advertising, just providing the prizes will do."

Li Zhenhua replied.

What he said was true, though Su Xiaoxiao knew well enough that in another couple of years, the public economy would gradually decline, many state-owned enterprises would face deficits, eventually being acquired by individuals, becoming private enterprises, and the country would begin to vigorously support individuals.

However, her main focus now was securing sponsorship; other matters would have to wait.

"Thank you, Director Li, for sponsoring us then."

Li Zhenhua smiled and said: "Comrade Su, make sure to help me ask about the new formula matter quickly; if your friend has any good formulas, they must sell them to us first, don’t worry about the price."

The two chatted for a while longer, exchanged professional courtesies, and amiably bade farewell.

Su Xiaoxiao returned to the table and noticed the two men sitting face-to-face, neither saying a word, especially her brother’s face, which looked somehow suspicious.

A faint blush appeared on his wheat-colored cheeks, and her gossip radar flared up instantly.

"Bro, what’s going on?"

She approached and nudged Su Wenbing’s arm with her elbow.

"Alright, we’ve finished eating, time to go."

Unexpectedly, her brother didn’t respond, stood up, pulled Su Xiaoxiao along, and said farewell to Song Weidong in a flash: "Comrade Song, thanks for the hospitality, we’re leaving now."

"Hey...wait..."

Su Xiaoxiao wanted to speak to Song Weidong about returning the watch as it was too valuable, she still wanted to return it.