Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 248 Need Food!

At around nine o'clock the next morning, Lin Jianshe walked into Wu Aiguo's office from the outside, and asked Wu Aiguo who was reading the report with a smile, "Aiguo! What are you busy with?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Lin Jianshe's words, he instinctively raised his head and saw Lin Jianshe walking into the office from outside. He quickly put down the report in his hand and greeted with a smile: "Director Lin! Do you have anything to do with me?"

Lin Jianshe heard Wu Aiguo's inquiry and thought of the reason why he came to see Wu Aiguo. He glanced at the purchasers sitting in the office and said to Wu Aiguo with a smile: "Aiguo! Can you come to my office? I have something to ask you."

Wu Aiguo heard Lin Jianshe's words, smiled and said to Lin Jianshe: "Director Lin! You go back first, and I will come to you after I pack up the report."

Wu Aiguo packed up the reports on the desk, came to Lin Jianshe's office, saw Lin Jianshe sitting at the desk, smiled and asked Lin Jianshe: "Director Lin! What can you do with me?"

Lin Jianshe heard Wu Aiguo's inquiry and thought of the reason why he asked Wu Aiguo. He smiled and said to Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! Please sit down first!"

After Lin Jianshe saw Wu Aiguo sitting across the desk, he smiled and asked Wu Aiguo: "Patriot! The situation is like this. One of my comrades-in-arms works as the deputy director of the clinker factory. The news of exchanging food for supplies gave me a call, wanting to exchange some food with us, is there any food for your friend now?"

After hearing Lin Jianshe's inquiry, Wu Aiguo understood why Lin Jianshe came to him, and replied, "Director Lin! There is no food for now. If you are not in a hurry, you should be able to get some back in a few days."

Lin Jianshe heard Wu Aiguo's answer and quickly asked Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! How many days are you talking about? How many kilograms of grain are there specifically?"

There is no other way for Wu Aiguo to exchange grain for supplies. Now there is no shortage of supplies in the warehouse of the supply and marketing cooperative. The day before yesterday, he had already made a decision not to exchange grain for supplies.

Faced with Lin Jianshe's inquiry, Wu Aiguo pondered for a while and answered: "Director Lin! The food is only about two thousand kilograms, and it is expected to be transported to Kyoto in three days."

When Lin Jianshe learned the exact amount of grain, he quickly asked Wu Aiguo, "Patriotic! Two thousand catties of grain is too little, can you think of a way to get more grain?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Lin Jianshe's request, he shook his head subconsciously and replied with an embarrassed look on his face: "Director Lin! You should know that there is a shortage of food everywhere now. It is already a very big deal to be able to get another two thousand kilograms of food." It’s an easy thing, and of the two thousand kilograms of grain, I can only give you one thousand kilograms, and I still have use for the other one thousand kilograms.”

Lin Jianshe felt that the original two thousand catties of grain was too little, but unexpectedly, Wu Aiguo could only give him one thousand catties of grain. This undoubtedly made Lin Jianshe feel very depressed, and asked Wu Aiguo without giving up: "Patriotic! Is there really nothing you can do?"

Although Wu Aiguo made up a mysterious friend to cover the supplies he took out, his exchange of grain for supplies had already caused complaints from other branches, so he gave up his plan to continue to exchange grain for supplies.

Faced with Lin Jianshe's request, Wu Aiguo pretended to be helpless and replied: "Director Lin! It's not that I won't help you, but I really don't have any extra food on hand."

"Since we exchanged grain for supplies, we have consumed a total of [-] kilograms of grain during this period. These two thousand kilograms of grain are the last batch of grain that my comrades promised me. It is impossible to get more grain in the short term. Possible things.”

Seeing Wu Aiguo, Lin Jianshe talked about this, so he had no choice but to face the reality, and asked Wu Aiguo: "Patriotic! Then can you give me an extra five hundred catties, so that I can treat my love well?" Comrades, it can be regarded as an explanation."

Wu Aiguo saw that he was talking about this, but Lin Jianshe still didn't give up, so he had no choice but to agree to Lin Jianshe's request, and said to Lin Jianshe, "Director Lin! This is the first time you have asked me for help. Just for your face, I will give you an extra five hundred catties, for a total of fifteen hundred catties of grain."

Lin Jianshe knew Wu Aiguo's ability and background very well. If Wu Aiguo didn't agree to him, even if he was the deputy director, he couldn't do anything to Wu Aiguo. Now that Wu Aiguo agreed, Lin Jianshe felt very honored and happy. He thanked Wu Aiguo sincerely: "Patriotic! Then I represent my comrades in arms, thank you."

Wu Aiguo heard Lin Jianshe's thanks, and replied with a smile: "Director Lin! I only agreed to help out of your face. If your comrades really want to thank you, they should thank you too."

Lin Jianshe felt very useful to Wu Aiguo's words. After watching Wu Aiguo walk out of the office, he immediately picked up the phone and called his comrades.

"Jianshe! I'm asking you, is it settled?" The call was connected not long after, and before Lin Jianshe had time to speak, a middle-aged man asked impatiently.

Hearing the middle-aged man's inquiry, Lin Jianshe thought of the amount of grain Wu Aiguo had promised him, and replied, "Guodong! Things have indeed settled down, but there is a big difference from the amount you want. "

Zhou Guodong, who was on the other end of the phone, immediately had a happy smile on his face when he heard Lin Jianshe's answer. However, before he could be happy, Lin Jianshe's next words made the smile on his face freeze instantly.

When Zhou Guodong learned that there was a discrepancy in the amount of grain, he immediately asked Lin Jianshe: "Jianshe! How much grain did you promise to exchange?"

Facing Zhou Guodong's inquiry and thinking of Wu Aiguo's ability, Lin Jianshe introduced to Zhou Guodong: "Guodong! Because our society is no longer short of supplies, Wu Aiguo does not intend to exchange food for supplies. He also agreed to do it for my sake." I’ll give you fifteen hundred catties of grain.”

"What! Only [-] kilograms of grain? How can this be enough?" Zhou Guodong's heart suddenly skipped a beat when he learned the amount of grain, and he asked Lin Jianshe with a disappointed look on his face.

Of course, Lin Jianshe knew very well that the [-] catties of grain was a drop in the bucket for the clinker factory, but Wu Aiguo was unwilling to give out more grain, so he couldn't force Wu Aiguo to do so.

Faced with Zhou Guodong's inquiry, Lin Jianshe could only say helplessly: "Guodong! There is a shortage of food everywhere now. Wu Aiguo can promise to give you [-] kilograms of food, which is already very good."

"Construction! Our clinker factory can only handle these [-] kilograms of grain for three days. See if you can help me think of a way to ask Wu Aiguo for more grain." Zhou Guodong heard this. Lin Jianshe's answer immediately realized that Lin Jianshe had tried his best. Considering the actual situation of the clinker factory, Zhou Guodong asked Lin Jianshe unwillingly.

(End of this chapter)