Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

It is also extremely stable when used in furniture making.

It is not easily deformed when exposed to water or changes in temperature.

So Liu Aiguo boldly wiped it with water.

You won't know until you wipe it; after wiping it, streaks of light suddenly flashed out.

The wood grain is covered with a layer of traces of age, and looks shiny and glossy, like the patterns on jade.

This is the value and allure of precious woods.

After Liu Aiguo wiped all the dirt off the table, the rosewood furniture finally revealed its true appearance.

elegant!

dignified!

透！

Bright!

However, Liu Aiguo also knew that this thing could not be kept indoors.

Too eye-catching.

"Collect..." He added the table to the system!

Chapter 045 Delivering Watermelons to the State Guesthouse

After finishing setting up the table, Liu Aiguo slowly rode his bicycle towards the countryside.

Even in the sweltering summer heat, the people are all busy working in the fields.

Going too early won't help.

Every household kept their doors closed, so you couldn't receive anything, and you wouldn't see a single person.

However, around 10 o'clock, as the weather gradually gets warmer, the villagers return home from the fields one by one. This is the best time to buy the produce.

Time flies!

Three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

As promised, Liu Aiguo delivered a pair of supplies to Deputy Factory Director Li.

Meanwhile, good news also came from the other side of the street.

Director Wang actually found a house for him.

Not far from Liu Aiguo's courtyard house is another courtyard house, but the house itself is a small one, only about 50 square meters, divided into two large rooms, a kitchen, and a living room.

Nothing else.

But for Lao Wang's family, this house is definitely enough.

Since Old Wang's family has three daughters, and three daughters can easily live in one room, their living conditions would definitely be better than Third Uncle's.

"This house used to be lived in by an old lady..." Director Wang said, "But the old lady just passed away, so I kept it here and didn't arrange for anyone else to come in, so... hehehe... it saved you a lot of money!"

At this point, Director Wang gave Liu Aiguo a meaningful look.

Liu Aiguo said softly, "Thank you so much... Director Wang, I'll give you what I promised later!"

"That won't do!" Director Wang said. "If I take your money, wouldn't that be embezzlement?"

"That……"

Liu Aiguo was a little confused and didn't know what Director Wang meant.

Director Wang said, "I heard that you purchasing agents all have connections... Could you help me buy some things?"

Liu Aiguo understood immediately.

Got it!

Isn't it just like Deputy Factory Director Li, wanting to buy some unplanned supplies?

“No problem…” Liu Aiguo nodded in agreement.

Actually, Director Wang didn't buy much; it was just some meat, eggs, and oil, which Liu Aiguo had already taken care of.

The next day, Old Wang's family moved into the city.

Director Wang genuinely believed that Old Wang was a relative of Liu Aiguo, and busied himself with arranging things for him for a long time, even registering him for an urban household registration so that he could receive grain coupons every month.

The Wang family was overjoyed.

Old Wang's name is Wang Zhongchen.

She's in her forties, almost fifty.

He has three children, all daughters. What Liu Aiguo didn't expect was that Old Wang's eldest and second daughters were already married, and only his third daughter was still by his side.

This made Old Wang's living conditions much more comfortable.

When Wang Zhongchen arrived, he pulled a large flatbed cart, bringing all the valuables from his home.

Mattresses, quilts, clothes, chickens, and even two iron pots and bellows were brought over.

However, the family fortune was indeed not much.

Liu Aiguo gave their family some rice, flour, cooking oil, eggs, and other necessities. He then gave Wang Zhongchen an advance of thirty yuan a month's salary, along with some receipts, and left.

The next day, they loaded a large cart with watermelons using Wang Zhongchen's handcart and headed towards the state guesthouse with Wang Zhongchen in tow.

We can't waste the opportunity that came from fishing for a big fish.

This truckload of watermelons, all from Liu Aiguo's system, numbered around a hundred.

The so-called state guesthouse is the famous Sijiucheng Hotel.

At this time, any foreign guests who come are received here.

In fact, it's not just foreign guests; every time the country holds an important meeting, or a small-scale press conference, or a negotiation to attract foreign investment, it's held at the Sijiucheng Hotel.

It's also not close to Xicheng District, where Liu Aiguo lives.

The two of them pulled the cart for about two hours before they arrived at the hotel entrance.

The journey was, as one can imagine, quite long.

It's not ten kilometers, but it's about eight kilometers.

Along the way, it naturally attracted the attention of many people.

After all, this is a watermelon!

"What are you doing?" They were stopped by security guards outside the restaurant.

Liu Aiguo pulled a slip of paper from his pocket and said, "This is for your supervisor. This is an order from the leadership to have us deliver melons..."

The security guard, not daring to delay, immediately went to report it.

A short while later, a portly man came out and, with a smile, invited Liu Aiguo and Wang Zhongchen inside.

"How much is the watermelon?" the man asked. "The boss has been asking for days, I've been waiting and waiting, and I'm so glad you've finally come... How's the watermelon?"

Liu Aiguo said, "You can open it and try it!"

"Okay!" The supervisor immediately cut up a melon and took a bite.

"Hiss hiss hiss..." the man said, "This is so delicious... This melon is really good, more than enough to entertain state guests... Come, come... weigh it. My name is Huang Fazhan, you can just call me Director Huang!"

Liu Aiguo never expected that delivering watermelons would be so easy.

So, what's that saying again: "Having connections in the court makes it easier to become an official."

Even if Liu Aiguo's watermelons were of the best quality, it wouldn't be easy for them to get into the state guesthouse unless a high-ranking official intervened.

I weighed the watermelon.

There are a total of one hundred and twenty.

Each one weighs about 20 jin (10 kg), totaling 2,500 jin (1,250 kg).

"Five cents a pound!" Director Huang said, "Brother, don't say anymore. The lowest price we pay for watermelons here is five cents. Three cents is impossible... Come on... let me calculate it for you!"

A few minutes later, Liu Aiguo left with more than 120 yuan.

They originally said it would be three cents a pound, but in the end, they sold it for five cents a pound.

Liu Aiguo shook his head with a sigh.

Director Huang was a meticulous person; he not only gave money, but also dozens of kilograms of various coupons, such as vegetable coupons, cloth coupons, and so on...

Liu Aiguo kept some cloth coupons and gave half of the rest to Wang Zhongchen.

"Wang Zhongchen..." Liu Aiguo said to Wang Zhongchen, "I've already spoken to Director Huang. Starting tomorrow, you'll be delivering watermelons here... Just focus on your work. Don't say anything you shouldn't say, and don't ask anything you shouldn't ask, understand?"

"Procurement Manager Liu, don't worry... I won't say anything!"

Wang Zhongchen appears to be an honest and reliable person.

Chapter 046 Renting a Warehouse, Future Plans