Traveling through time with spatial abilities, the scientific research genius is a little sweet.

Chapter 9 The First Pot of Gold
After saying goodbye to Yu Weiwei, Su Nuannuan did not go home. Instead, she went to a dead end, looked around, and used her mental power to sense her surroundings. She found that no one was passing by within ten meters. So, she flashed into the space.

For 60 years, the state had not yet banned private trade, and there were many small vendors along the way.

Upon learning that an employee in the purchasing department of Xiangyang Textile Factory wanted to buy a watch, Su Nuannuan thought of selling her watch to him.

Before coming, she went to the department store and checked the price of the watch, which was around 120 yuan, plus a watch voucher.

Su Nuannuan planned to sell the watches for 180 yuan each without tickets. She thought it was a great deal, considering that a single ticket for a watch would cost 100 yuan.

Su Nuannuan planned to disguise herself so that at least those who knew her wouldn't recognize her.

She found a white shirt, paired it with black suit pants and black leather shoes. She pinned up her long hair with a pearl hair clip, took out her cosmetics, and after a series of actions, the once innocent-looking little girl instantly transformed into a mature and sophisticated woman.

Fortunately, Su Nuannuan has a good foundation; she's slim where she should be and curvy where she should be.

In this era, eating well only means you are rich; if you not only eat well but also dress well, it means your family is not ordinary.

Su Nuannuan cultivated an image of herself as a rich and powerful young lady.

Fortunately, it's only 60 years now. In a few more years, Su Nuannuan, dressed like this, will be arrested as a spy before she even leaves the village.

He retrieved a black handbag from the space, inside which were five exquisite boxes.

Inside are five quartz mechanical watches, all made of stainless steel. Three are classic silver-white models that can be worn by both men and women, while the other two are exquisite pink diamond women's watches. No woman could resist these watches.

Su Nuannuan didn't know which type of watch people in this era liked best, so she only took these two most classic models.

Following the route she remembered, Su Nuannuan found Xiangyang Textile Factory, the largest state-owned factory in the county.

At this time, the factory workers had already started their shifts, and there were many workers wearing blue factory uniforms on the road.

Following the flow of people, Su Nuannuan easily slipped into the factory.

Unlike the simple attire of this era, Su Nuannuan's appearance was like a ray of light, drawing the attention of many men and women on the street.

However, no one dared to approach Su Nuannuan and speak to her.

There's no other reason than Su Nuannuan's expensive outfit immediately scared off many people, and those with sharp eyes could even see the exquisite watch gleaming on her wrist.

In this day and age, watches are a rarity.

Su Nuannuan stopped a young man and asked him a question.

"Comrade, may I ask where your factory's purchasing department is located?"

The young man who was stopped blushed and stammered.

"Go forward... turn left and the first office is there."

Having gotten the answer she wanted, Su Nuannuan gave the other person two White Rabbit milk candies and left.

After Su Nuannuan left, the young man who had just been asked for directions was surrounded by people.

As Su Nuannuan walked forward, she could no longer see any factory workers, and she guessed that this was the factory management's office.

As Su Nuannuan approached the two-story building and entered the purchasing department, she immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the office.

The purchasing department of the textile factory has three employees, two men and one woman. They are all wearing Dacron shirts, which makes them look much more presentable than the ordinary workers in the factory.

"Hello comrade, what can I do for you?"

One of the men, who wore square-framed glasses, asked politely.

Suddenly seeing a beautiful woman who looked very expensive, the three usually arrogant people became like lambs, not daring to show their displeasure as they usually do to others.

You should know that everyone who gets into the office has connections and backgrounds.

These people habitually judge a person's worth by their clothing and appearance. They may lack common sense, but that doesn't mean they're stupid.

The three of them mistook Su Nuannuan for some important person.

Su Nuannuan smiled at the cultured boy and answered in fluent Mandarin.

"I'd like to speak with Section Chief Wu from your purchasing department."

"Section Chief Wu?"

The three looked at each other in confusion, and a sweet-looking girl took the initiative to explain.

"Comrade, you must have come to the wrong place. Our head of the purchasing department is Zhou Yinglan."

None of the three suspected that Su Nuannuan was doing it on purpose.

Su Nuannuan stared wide-eyed, asking with a puzzled expression.

"Isn't this the Yimin Overseas Chinese Food Factory?"

Yimin Overseas Chinese Food Factory is a privately owned factory established a few years ago by returned overseas Chinese. It introduced many kinds of overseas food products and is a well-known large factory in Heilongjiang Province. The workers there are paid twice as much as the overseas Chinese.

Workers from several surrounding factories envied the workers at Yimin Overseas Chinese Food Factory.

Su Nuannuan knew that this factory wouldn't last more than a few years; the private factory would be acquired by the state and become a state-owned factory.

She used the name of Yimin Overseas Chinese Food Factory without any qualms.

When Su Nuannuan mentioned the largest food factory in the province, the three of them became much more enthusiastic towards her.

"Yimin Overseas Chinese Food Factory is quite far from here. If you don't mind, you can come in and have a drink of water."

The three of them stopped working and invited Su Nuannuan in. One of the boys found Su Nuannuan a chair, while the only girl poured her a glass of water.

Su Nuannuan watched this scene with amusement, letting out a sigh of relief; everything was proceeding as she had planned.

The three of them talked for a while.

Su Nuannuan told the other party that she was from Haishi and was in Heilongjiang Province on a business trip, and was also bringing some Haishi specialties for her relatives.

Su Nuannuan also found out about the three of them.

The bespectacled, refined young man is named Cao Yuan; he was assigned to work here after graduating from vocational school. Another boy is named Wei Hongbing; he got his job through his family after graduating from high school. The only girl is named Feng Wenwen, and her background is the most impressive of the three; she is the daughter of the deputy director of Xiangyang Textile Factory.

When Su Nuannuan learned Feng Wenwen's identity, her eyes lit up. The purchasing department was indeed full of hidden talents; no wonder she could talk about buying watches all the time.

Feng Wenwen has a sweet appearance and a spoiled but not domineering personality. Her clothes are all made of the latest trendy materials from department stores. Su Nuannuan can tell at a glance that this girl is very pampered at home.

Having obtained the information she wanted, Su Nuannuan began her performance. She raised her hand, revealing the pink diamond quartz watch on her wrist, and feigned admiration.

"Sigh, I'm taking the train back to Haishi this afternoon. It's a pity I can't give the things I brought to Uncle Wu."

Sure enough, Feng Wenwen's eyes lit up when she saw the exquisite watch that Su Nuannuan had deliberately shown off.

Cao Yuan and Wei Hongbing were more focused on the things Su Nuannuan mentioned about bringing from Shanghai. Shanghai was a big city, so anything brought from there must be rare and precious.

The three of them also had some assets, and if the price was right, they wanted to buy the things Su Nuannuan brought. Even if they didn't need them, they could sell them to others at a high price or give them as gifts to their superiors.

Feng Wenwen's attention was also drawn to this, since she was the richest of the three.

"Comrade, what did you bring from Haishi? Can we see it?"

Seeing that she had piqued the interest of the three, Su Nuannuan continued her performance.

"It's nothing special, just five watches made in Shanghai."

As soon as Su Nuannuan finished speaking, she felt the eyes of the three people in front of her light up.

Feng Wenwen excitedly grabbed Su Nuannuan's arm.

Currently, with limited domestic productivity, only economically prosperous cities like Shanghai, which have foreign businesses, can manufacture delicate items like watches.

In remote areas like Heilongjiang Province, only department stores sell watches, and even then, there are only one or two available every few months, not enough to go around.

Better-off families would ask someone to buy it from the sea market.

Su Nuannuan opened her handbag and took out five exquisite boxes.

The three of them stared at the box on the table, their eyes following the movements of Su Nuannuan's fingers.

As the boxes were opened one by one, five shiny watches appeared before everyone.

When buying the watch, Su Nuannuan specifically chose a box without a label.

Feng Wenwen immediately took a liking to the pink quartz watch with diamond inlay. Cao Yuan and Wei Hongbing also had their eyes on the simple silver-white quartz watch.

They had never seen such a beautiful watch before.

The watches sold in the department store in the county town were outdated in style and color, and could not compare to those brought by Su Nuannuan at all.

Feng Wenwen's voice trembled.

"Sister, are you selling these watches?"

"If you want it, I'll sell it to you at a lower price."

"Okay, I'll take them all!"

Feng Wenwen's family was the best off of the three. She had two older brothers, and her family consisted of five people, all of whom were factory workers. Therefore, she was the least short of money.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Cao Yuan and Wei Hongbing quickly stopped Feng Wenwen.

"Wenwen, please be kind and leave two pieces for me and Brother Cao."

"Yes, please, Sister Wenwen."

Feng Wenwen, who was being held up by two colleagues, knew that she couldn't possibly get all five watches.

"Okay, okay, I only need three."

Sure enough, watches are in high demand in this era.

Cao Yuan chose a silver-white quartz watch, Wei Hongbing chose a pink one with brick inlay, and Feng Wenwen bought the remaining three.

Seeing that Wei Hongbing had only left her a pink quartz watch with inlaid bricks, Feng Wenwen pouted unhappily.

"Red Soldier, why did you choose a pink watch?"

Wei Hongbing scratched the back of his head, looking a little embarrassed.

"I bought it for my mom."

Seeing that the three of them had already discussed it, Su Nuannuan revealed the price of the watch.

"The silver-white quartz watch is 180 yuan, and the pink one with brick inlay is 200 yuan. No watch receipt is required. If you want them, please pay me as soon as possible, as my train will arrive this afternoon."

The watches in the department store were also 180 each, and Feng Wenwen knew that Su Nuannuan was offering a very good price.

The pink watch was more exquisitely crafted, so Su Nuannuan raised the price by 20 yuan.

All three had dormitories at the textile factory, and they usually kept their money there.

Therefore, the three of them quickly gave the money to Su Nuannuan.

Cao Yuan received 180 yuan, Wei Hongbing received 200 yuan, and Feng Wenwen received 560 yuan.

After receiving the watch, Feng Wenwen quickly put on the pink quartz strap inlaid with diamonds. Looking at the shiny watch, a satisfied smile flashed across Feng Wenwen's face.

The other two carefully tucked their watches into their pockets.

Su Nuannuan casually flipped through the banknotes in her hand and stuffed them into her handbag, which she actually put into her spatial storage.

Looking at the freshly baked 940 yuan in her space, Su Nuannuan smiled genuinely.

Having completed her tasks for the day, Su Nuannuan realized it was almost noon and decided to leave.

"It's getting late, and I need to get to the station, so I'll be going now."

The three were very reluctant to part with Su Nuannuan. Feng Wenwen even asked for Su Nuannuan's address, intending to continue contacting her in the future.

Su Nuannuan was sweating profusely. She had never been to Haishi before, how could she possibly give the other party her address?

"I'm sorry, I'm going abroad at the end of this year. I may not be able to contact you after that."

Upon hearing this, Feng Wenwen's attention was immediately diverted, and she looked at Su Nuannuan with envy, offering her compliments.

Wow, she's definitely someone who's destined for great things!

The three escorted Su Nuannuan to the factory gate. The gatekeeper, seeing Su Nuannuan with Feng Wenwen and the others, didn't even stop them and opened the gate to let them through.

(End of this chapter)