Reborn in 1981, the first to get rich start with dairy cows.

The impact of the movie was still lingering. The next morning, Shen Dong could still hear people greeting him and then stopping to continue talking about the movie's plot.

When they saw Shen Dong pushing his cart to go to work, they all greeted him warmly.

When they arrived at the factory, they found that Li Hu had already arrived and was chatting with someone at the entrance.

These past two days, he had been looking through the materials in the library and learned about the difficulties in the current procurement work. He only called him over after Li Hu said goodbye to the people.

"Tiger, tell me, how do you get your daily food, meat, eggs, and stuff?"

Li Hu pulled up a stool and sat down, then began to speak with a proud expression.

"Grain, oil, rice, and noodles—you know, they're all bought by the grain bureau. When new people came to the factory, Aunt Li always reported it; there's a fixed amount for each one. But our factory has a lot of female employees, so it's not too bad, not particularly tight."

Shen Dong listened, nodded, and didn't say anything, so Li Hu continued.

"The pork was bought from the slaughterhouse at a fair price, with a monthly ration of 20 jin (10 catties), which was definitely not enough. So I tried to find a way to get the deputy manager to agree to give me an extra 10 jin (5 catties) per month, which was slightly cheaper than the market price."

Li Hu shrugged: "That's all we can get. It's okay if we buy from other factories, but some can only sell 15 jin (7.5 catties), which isn't enough to eat at all."

Shen Dong thought for a moment, "Here's what we'll do, Tiger, when you get back, ask your grandfather how many pigs the team has left after completing their quotas. If possible, we can increase the number of pigs raised next year, and we'll buy up any extra meat. That way, the team members will have another way to make money."

"Yeah, Dongzi! I asked my grandpa about it this afternoon, it's a great idea."

Shen Dong smiled. "What about the mutton?"

Li Hu shook his head helplessly: "Lamb is in high demand. Our dairy factory, a small factory, only gets 8 jin a month. They say that with winter coming, lamb is in short supply, and they can't even guarantee 8 jin."

This is not the fault of the food company. Pengcheng has a long history of eating mutton and drinking mutton soup, especially in winter and the hottest days of summer, which are the real peak seasons for consumption.

Often, situations arise where there is a price but no ticket or a ticket but no meat, so when resources are scarce, everyone has to tighten their belts to make ends meet.

"Can the team keep them?"

"I'll ask about it when I get back."

"Yes, and vegetables too. That's alright. We buy them from our company cafeteria. There aren't many people, so we buy enough for each day."

After listening to Li Hu's introduction, Shen Dong finally had a comprehensive understanding and realized that Li Hu had truly put in the effort.

"Well done, Tiger!" Shen Dong patted him hard on the shoulder.

"Of course! I'm full of energy every day now. You didn't see that manager? When he first met me, he thought I was too young and looked down on me. But after I said a few words to him and made him very happy, and then used a little trickery, he immediately started calling me 'brother'."

Li Hu said smugly, then glanced towards the kitchen, "I'm going to get busy, I still have a lot to do."

Not long after Li Hu left, Shen Dong was inspecting the work in the workshop when Lao Huang arrived with Shen Nan.

This was Shen Nan's first time visiting the dairy factory. Seeing everyone working, he stood at the door, waiting for Lao Huang to go in and call Shen Dong out.

"Coming, Second Sister, let's go to my office!"

After Shen Dong left with Shen Nan, everyone in the workshop started gossiping.

"Team Leader Tang, do you know this person? Is she our factory manager's girlfriend?" Liu Zhenghua, still fond of gossip, asked.

"I think she's a good match for him. Look at this girl, she's so pretty! Our factory manager is more than a match for her!" Tong Na wholeheartedly agreed and chimed in.

Several male colleagues also listened attentively, including Li Chenfeng.

There's been a lot of commotion at the factory lately, and he's been firmly on Shen Dong's side, believing he has the ability to handle everything.

After Shen Dong successfully ousted Liu Gui, he naturally became a junior manager, and his salary also increased slightly.

The previous depression and lethargy have been swept away, and I now work diligently and conscientiously every day.

"What? That's my niece! She's my husband's older brother's second daughter!"

Tang Yue, who had been slandered by Liu Zhenghua last time, was too lazy to pay attention to her, so she explained to Tong Na.

"Oh, it's your niece. Have you been looking for her?"

"No, my sister-in-law found a few for me, but she didn't like any of them. My brother and sister-in-law are so worried!"

Wanting to ease tensions, Liu Zhenghua exaggeratedly said, "Oh dear, it's outrageous! Such a pretty girl can't find a husband? Team Leader Tang, how about I help introduce someone?"

Tang Yue twitched the corner of her mouth and ignored her.

Tong Na looked around, her eyes lighting up: "I think Team Leader Li is pretty good; he's young and a college student!"

Li Chenfeng was listening intently to what was going on when he heard this and looked up to find the aunties, grandmas, and grandpas all smiling at him.

Her face flushed instantly, and she stammered, "Uh...I...work, all work!"

Tang Yue didn't take it seriously. She knew her niece well; she was very opinionated. She knew that her introduction might not be successful, so she decided to let the young people decide for themselves.

Shen Dong led Shen Nan to the office on the second floor. "Sit down, Second Sister."

"Oh, so this is your office! Hmm...it's much better than our factory manager's!"

Shen Nan looked at it carefully and joked.

"What you have isn't a factory, it's just a collective workshop set up by the production team. It certainly doesn't meet the standards of the commune."

"Speak, what's the matter that made you come all this way?"

Shen Nan's eyes darted around, and she said, "Last time I told my mother I didn't want to work at the textile factory anymore, but she didn't agree. She said I could ask you for your opinion. I thought about it and thought it was feasible, so I came to ask you."

"So, second sister, what are your plans? You can't just quit without thinking about what you'll do next!"

Shen Dongcai didn't believe that his second sister hadn't made plans. She had always been opinionated since she was a child and never asked others for help when she encountered problems; she always solved them on her own.

Hearing Shen Dong's complaint, she laughed and then readily said, "What do you think, second sister? I should join the army!"

"Join the army?" Shen Dong was stunned for a moment, then thought back carefully. It seemed that his second sister had indeed enlisted in the army in his previous life, but her physical fitness was not good enough and she failed the physical examination.

"Yes, I'll join the army next spring when they recruit soldiers. What do you think?"

Shen Dong pondered for a moment, wanting to ascertain Shen Nan's thoughts, and then asked, "Have you made up your mind?"

"Yes, I will try it whether my parents agree or not. If I succeed, I will join the army."

"What if it doesn't work?"

"Success is impossible; we must succeed!"

Shen Dong thought for a moment and said, "Okay, second sister, don't give up your job yet. The conscription is in March, right? You should train a little in the next few months. They also look at physical fitness when conscripting soldiers. Being too fat or too thin won't do."

Shen Nan listened and nodded: "You mean I should eat more recently, and maybe go for a run or something?"

"That's not necessarily true, but proper training will definitely be helpful."

"Okay! Whatever you say!"

As the two were chatting, they heard someone knocking on the door.