novelraw Chapter 149
Chapter 149
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Zhengui," Song Nianchu said in a gentle tone.
"What trouble is this? This is ridding the people of a menace!" Wu Zhenggui's civic awareness was exceptionally high.
"Right, ridding the people of a menace." Song Nianchu nodded in agreement.
A person like Zhou Ziqiang truly deserved no pity even in death.
"Chu, you've been tired all day. Go home and rest first. I'll handle the rest, and I'll let you know the moment there's a result." Wu Zhenggui didn't want Song Nianchu, who was already running around for the village's livelihood, to stress over such matters.
"Okay." Song Nianchu nodded.
Wu Zhenggui then left to investigate the past misdeeds of Zhou Ziqiang and his gang.
When Song Nianchu returned home, Mu Shian was just about to head out. The two almost bumped into each other at the door.
"Are you going out?"
"You're back?"
The two spoke almost in unison.
"Were you planning to go out and look for me?" Song Nianchu asked with a smile.
"I heard something happened, and since you hadn't come back, I was a little worried." Mu Shian's brows furrowed slightly.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Song Nianchu walked into the courtyard.
"That's good." Mu Shian breathed a sigh of relief and took the opportunity to close the courtyard door.
Song Nianchu gave him a brief rundown of what had happened. She didn't tell Mu Shian that this was all Meng Yingying's plan; she only mentioned that she was almost bullied by the newly taken-in refugees.
After all, if she told the whole truth, she would have to explain too much backstory.
"They were actually that arrogant?" Mu Shian's brows knitted tightly together.
"They probably got used to committing crimes while fleeing from the famine. But they've been caught now, which should serve as a warning to the others. I doubt something like this will happen again," Song Nianchu said.
"Even so, you still need to be careful," Mu Shian urged.
Song Nianchu was often out and about, so it was inevitable that she might run into people with malicious intentions.
"Rest assured, with my fighting skills, no one can bully me." Song Nianchu smiled as she walked toward the house.
Mu Shian shook his head and followed behind her.
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The next day, Song Nianchu went to the city again with Wu Gang and the others. However, she didn't go with them to deliver goods to the state-run restaurant. Instead, she headed straight to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Sun Wenshi was already waiting at the door. Seeing Song Nianchu approach, he quickly welcomed her into his office.
As soon as she walked in, Song Nianchu saw Xiang Tianyi sitting on a chair, casually rubbing a teacup in his hands.
"Comrade Song, we meet again." Xiang Tianyi gave her a faint smile.
"Although we haven't met face to face, our cooperation has never stopped, has it?" Song Nianchu replied slowly.
Xiang Tianyi narrowed his eyes as he observed Song Nianchu, making it somewhat difficult to read his true emotions at that moment.
Cough, cough...
Sun Wenshi felt the atmosphere in the room was a bit off and hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over.
"Aren't we here to discuss business? Have a seat first, let's sit down and talk."
Song Nianchu sat down opposite Xiang Tianyi.
"The business Comrade Song wants to discuss with me is that fish maw soup you made yesterday?" Xiang Tianyi put down his teacup and asked in a calm voice.
"Yes, I have a finished product right here. Manager Xiang can taste it for yourself." Song Nianchu handed over the fish maw soup she had specially prepared for Xiang Tianyi.
Song Nianchu had found a small, bowl-like glass jar, which perfectly highlighted the crystal-clear fish maw soup inside.
She had also hand-drawn a label. Aside from writing down the brand name Qingheyuan, she had drawn a delicate, beautiful woman. Below the drawing was a sentence: Women should give themselves the best, and next to it, she had listed some of the functions and benefits of the fish maw soup.
The quality of the entire product was elevated by who knows how many levels compared to the bowl she had given Sun Wenshi yesterday.
"Comrade Song, the one you gave me yesterday didn't look like this," Sun Wenshi said from the side, his eyes widening.
He was absolutely certain that if his wife saw this, she definitely wouldn't be able to resist buying it to take home.
"Director Sun, the one I gave you yesterday was a tasting sample. The one today is the retail version. Aside from the packaging, everything else is exactly the same," Song Nianchu explained softly.
"I see." Sun Wenshi nodded.
Xiang Tianyi didn't taste it immediately. Instead, he stared at the outer packaging and examined it closely before opening the lid.
He originally thought he would need to find a spoon or pour it out to eat, but to his surprise, Song Nianchu offered another reminder.
"There's a spoon behind the lid."
Xiang Tianyi then flipped the lid over and found that there really was a small spoon snapped onto it.
"Did you come up with this yourself too?" Xiang Tianyi looked at Song Nianchu in some astonishment.
"Yes, I figured providing a spoon would make it more convenient for customers to eat. However, I made this by hand, so it's a bit rough. For the official product, I will seal the mouth of the jar again. That way, the spoon and the product won't come into direct contact, which will ensure the product's safety," Song Nianchu explained.
Listening to her, Xiang Tianyi nodded, picked up the spoon, and took a bite of the fish maw soup from the glass jar.
As a man, he didn't really like eating these kinds of things, but his mother loved them and would sometimes force him to drink a bowl.
However, the fish maw soup his mother made from boxes of fish maw that cost several hundred yuan tasted very different from Song Nianchu's. The soup his mother simmered still carried a fishy smell, whereas the one Song Nianchu made gave off a faint, delicate fragrance and tasted very refreshing in the mouth.
With this flavor, combined with this packaging and label, he could guarantee that it would have no rivals in the entire market.
Xiang Tianyi put down the spoon in his hand, looked up, and stared at Song Nianchu.
"Comrade Song, I am truly curious as to how you manage to come up with so many novel ideas." This wasn't the first time Xiang Tianyi had asked this question.
"I learned it from watching movies," Song Nianchu smiled.
"What?" Xiang Tianyi didn't quite process it for a moment.
"I've always liked figuring these things out since I was a child. I saw products like this on TV before, so I thought about applying the concept to my own products." Song Nianchu had a very serious expression on her face when she said this.
So much so that Xiang Tianyi genuinely couldn't find any words to refute her for a moment.
"Manager Xiang, what do you think of my product? I promised Manager Sun before that once I developed a new product, I could give you priority for the exclusive distribution rights." Song Nianchu extended an olive branch to Xiang Tianyi.
"The reason you're so readily offering me the exclusive distribution rights is because I'm the only one who can sell this thing, right?" Xiang Tianyi glanced at the fish maw soup on the desk.
"Look at what you're saying, Manager Xiang. Isn't it also true that you can't find any substitutes for my products?" Song Nianchu didn't show a hint of weakness.
It was indeed because she knew of Xiang Tianyi's existence that she developed this beauty series.
After all, Xiang Tianyi came from the city. The urban areas were much more prosperous than their location, and there would be more women willing to spend money on their own maintenance.
Song Nianchu's words reminded Xiang Tianyi of the canned fish he had tried before. His dark eyes involuntarily narrowed. He felt as though Song Nianchu's words were subtly mocking him.
But he had no proof.