1960s, Red Star Rolling Mill.
Next to the office building of the factory, for the convenience of the employees in the factory, the Red Star Rolling Mill and the state-owned company discussed for more than half a year and finally agreed to set up a small shop in the factory.
In this era, the country's economy was in dire straits, and everyone had to pay attention to planning and distribution.
If one wanted to buy better things, they had to go to the state-owned company to buy them with tickets.
The Red Star Rolling Mill was quite far from the state-owned shopping malls. If the employees wanted to buy something, they could only go there during the holidays.
Now that there was a small shop, many things could be bought nearby.
Even if they needed some big items, the small shop would sell them regularly and they could even book them.
At noon, Lu Fan, who was an employee of the state-owned company and the first manager of the small store at the Red Star Rolling Mill, yawned as he took out the key from his pocket and opened the small store department.
Pushing the door open, Lu Fan took out a packet of tea leaves from the small cabinet. He squeezed some from it and threw it into a cup. He poured boiling water into it, and the fresh fragrance of tea immediately filled the entire room.
The tea leaves were Mingqian tea from Hangzhou. It was a benefit given to employees by the state-owned company.
Ordinary people could not drink it at all. Even the tea leaves in Director Li's office at the rolling mill were not as good as his.
Lu Fan had transmigrated two months ago. He was the distant cousin of He Yuzhu, an employee of Steel Rolling.
As the rolling mill was close to the courtyard house, Lu Fan simply borrowed the house in the courtyard house.
His cousin, He Yushui, had a staff dormitory in her unit and often did not come back, so she simply gave the empty room to Lu Fan.
In this era, it was already very good to be able to enter a factory. It was even harder to enter a state-owned unit.
Therefore, with Lu Fan's current identity, he was simply the person that all the girls dreamed of marrying.
Lu Fan was a fan of period dramas to begin with. Not only did he not complain about this kind of transmigration into period dramas, but he was also very used to it. It was as if he had grown up in this era!
Soon, a series of footsteps came from outside. A group of rolling mill workers who had just finished work rushed to the small shop like crazy without even having lunch.
Old Wang, the fitter in the factory, was the closest to the small shop.
As soon as he finished work, he immediately put down what he was doing and rushed to the front."Minister Lu, quick, give me half a catty of peanuts!”
The flower of the factory, Yu Haitang, came late from the broadcasting studio and squeezed to the front under the crowd of male employees.
She stuck her head into the window and looked around. Finally, she locked her eyes on a piece of soap."Brother Lu, get me a piece of Golden Rooster Soap!”
Lu Fan looked at Yu Haitang impatiently.""Don't you know how to line up? Go to the back, one by one!"
Yu Haitang blushed. Although Lu Fan had only been here for a few days, everyone in the factory knew that he had a bad temper. If they did not listen to him, they could forget about buying anything.
Even if the factory director came, she would have to be polite to him, let alone her, the broadcaster.
He didn't belong to the rolling mill, and he was an employee of a state-owned company. He was a man of his word.
Yu Haitang left obediently.""Master Wang, you do it!"
"Then I won't stand on ceremony!" Old Wang laughed.”
In less than five minutes, almost half of the people from the rolling mill had arrived. The small shop was surrounded by three layers of people.
In this era, not only were supplies scarce, but it was also quite troublesome to buy things. Whether you wanted to buy a basin or soap, you had to take several buses to the big shopping malls in the city.
However, the convenience store was different. They could buy whatever they wanted here.
Therefore, for a moment, Lu Fan became the hottest place in the entire rolling mill.
Whether it was Friendship cream, Gala oil, or Honeycomb brand shampoo, he could sell them all here, regardless of whether they were high-grade goods that were in high demand on the streets or in the shopping malls.
This way, his status in the rolling mill would naturally rise.
Therefore, the workers in the factory all respectfully addressed him as Minister Lu.
"Minister Lu, get me two towels. The ones at home are all rotten!”
"It's sold out. Let's do it early tomorrow!"
"Minister Lu, give me three taels of milk candy! The children at home had scored full marks and wanted to bring some back to reward them!”
"Three taels?"
Lu Fan's eyes widened." Why would others buy so many? I don't have enough milk candies to sell. I'll give you one tael at most!"”
All of a sudden, the noisy crowd automatically moved to the two sides, creating a path.
Behind the crowd, a man with a big belly and small glasses walked over. When the man smiled, he looked like a Maitreya Buddha.
He was the director in charge of logistics, the kitchen, and the canteen. He was also He Yuzhu's leader.
The logistics director placed his hands behind his back and asked with a smile,"Little Lu, do you still have this Friendship brand vanishing cream? Isn't it cold now? My wife knows that you have something to sell here, so she asked me to buy it!”
Lu Fan pointed outside the window and said indifferently,""Didn't you see the words on the small blackboard outside? Sold out. I'll write it on the blackboard next time!”
The logistics director pushed up his glasses and smiled."Little Lu, the blackboard is only for ordinary employees. Isn't there any preferential treatment for leaders like us? I don't believe that you don't have a box here!”
Lu Fan said unhappily,"If it's sold out, it's sold out. If there's no stock, can I conjure it for you?" Even if Director Li came, I wouldn't have any stock!”
The logistics director was embarrassed to be rebuked in front of so many employees.
But if you want to buy something, you have to beg others!
He coughed and lowered his voice,"I heard that Silly Zhu is your cousin?" I'm Silly Zhu's leader!"
"What did you just say?"
Lu Fan's eyes instantly turned cold. Let me tell you, if you dare to say it again, don't even think about buying anything from my little shop from now on!”
Hearing this, the logistics director immediately panicked.
Everyone knew that other than the factory director and a few deputy directors, there was also Lu Fan.
He was a state-owned employee and had so many sources of goods in his hands.
If Lu Fan did not do business with him, he would have to take the bus to the city for more than an hour if he wanted to buy something in the future.
Moreover, he might not be able to buy it.
The logistics director quickly admitted defeat." Look at my memory. You just said it two days ago. Don't call him stupid!" I should call him Master He. It was my mistake just now. I'm really sorry, Little Lu. We're all family. Can you help me think of a way?”
"How about this? There's still half a chicken left in the canteen today. I'll get Master He to bring it back after work tonight!”
Lu Fan was not unreasonable. He nodded."That's more like it! Didn't you want cream? I do have a bottle in stock!”
He waved his hand and asked the logistics director to come over. He leaned into his ear and whispered,"But that's for Chief Physician Li's lover! How about this, when you get off work and come find me, I'll sell it to you first!”
"When Liu Lan from your kitchen came, I told her that there was no stock left and asked him to come back two days later!”
Upon hearing this, the logistics director's face was instantly filled with smiles."Good, good, that's great! Brother, thank you so much!”
Lu Fan added," Don't take a work ticket. The higher-ups have stipulated that these kinds of goods must be bought with money!”
The logistics director looked troubled. The work ticket was issued by the factory. It was much cheaper to buy things with it than with money, but he had no choice but to accept it.
The logistics director gritted his teeth and said," So be it. You can't even buy this stuff outside. Only you can sell it!"”
Lu Fan smiled and said,"That's right!"”
In the blink of an eye, it was already five o'clock.
The goods in short supply in the small shops were basically snapped up by people.
Looking up at the setting sun outside the window, Lu Fan estimated that it was time to get off work. After selling the bottle of vanishing cream he had hidden to the logistics director, he was also ready to get off work.
The road was filled with workers returning from work.
Those who were well-off had to push their way back, while those who weren't had to rely on their legs to get back.
Lu Fan was relatively wealthy, but he had left his bicycle at home for his father, so he simply put his hands in his pockets and walked all the way back.
He stood at the entrance of the alley and looked at the open courtyard house not far away.
Lu Fan's lips curled into a cold smile. If I didn't come, all of you could be unruly, but now that I'm here, I have the final say here!”
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