Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s
Chapter 98: A Deal is Struck

Chapter 98: Chapter 98: A Deal is Struck

He Yujie cleared his throat to alleviate the awkwardness and said to Ning Rui, "Pour a glass of water for Comrade Luo."

Then he said to Luo Qiao, "It’s because your fish are selling well and you have many returning customers. I just so happen to have something that requires me to make a long trip, but I can’t leave without you here."

Luo Qiao replied, "Then let’s discuss the main issue directly, as I am pressed for time."

He Yujie said, "I’ll take as many fish as you have and I’m willing to raise the price by ten cents more."

Luo Qiao stated, "We both know these fish are wild and not so easy to catch. It’s not always going to be this lucky."

Hearing Luo Qiao’s words, He Yujie thought she was dissatisfied with the price and was about to speak.

Luo Qiao continued, "I can only provide once a month, and each time it’s about two hundred catties, at most three hundred catties, and I can’t guarantee how long I’ll be able to provide for."

He Yujie, understanding the situation, readily said, "Let’s just settle on that then."

He then wrote down a phone number for Luo Qiao: "This is our phone number here. If anything comes up, you can call this number. Even if I’m not around, Ning Rui will be, and you can just talk to him."

Luo Qiao nodded her head and asked, "Do you have any watch tickets and industrial coupons here?"

He Yujie nodded, "Yes, how many industrial coupons do you want?"

Luo Qiao thought for a moment and said, "Not much, I just want to buy a flashlight."

He Yujie asked Ning Rui to fetch them, and soon Ning Rui came in and placed on the table a watch ticket and over a dozen industrial coupons.

Luo Qiao was ready to pay, but He Yujie stopped her, "These are on me. Consider it making friends with you. Truthfully, those fish of yours have been a great help to me, so you don’t need to feel embarrassed about accepting."

After a moment of thought, Luo Qiao no longer demurred and accepted them directly.

But as she turned, she took a basin of strawberries and about five pounds of dried dates from her basket and placed them on the table.

Luo Qiao said, "Since I’ve accepted your tickets, consider these little gifts as a token of my appreciation."

The strawberries were very fresh, and He Yujie’s eyes lit up at the sight of them.

But upon reflection, he sighed and said, "These strawberries probably won’t make it to the Capital City. What a pity."

Luo Qiao didn’t dare offer any advice, as it would be more frustrating if they went to a lot of effort only for it to not work out in the end.

Having agreed upon the time to receive the monthly delivery, Luo Qiao left.

With the tickets she got from Big Brother He, she went straight to the department store and spent one hundred and twenty yuan on a Shanghai brand wristwatch, and also bought a flashlight and some batteries before leaving the department store.

Having finished her business, Luo Qiao headed directly to the bus station, checking the time and realizing she could catch the midday bus back home.

Approaching the bus station, she happened to run into the Zhao Family’s son, Zhao Guibao, whom they had raised for fifteen years. Although they had only met once before, his distinct appearance was etched in her memory.

Luo Qiao listened as his two young companions called him Luo Bin, with one of the youths asking, "Luo Bin, are you really going back to Chaoyang Commune?"

Luo Bin replied, "Yeah, I’m going back to ask my mom for some money, then I’ll come back."

The young man said, "Well, we’ll wait for you then."

Luo Bin nodded and said, "Don’t worry, I’ll definitely be back by this time the day after tomorrow."

Luo Bin went straight into the bus station, while the two youths left standing there smiled as they watched Luo Bin’s retreating form.

One of them said, "Let’s go, go, let’s just wait for him to come back tomorrow and we will take him with us."

The other youth asked, "What if he doesn’t bring back the money?"

The first youth responded, "He’ll figure something out. If he doesn’t bring it, we’ll just go to his place. What’s there to be afraid of? Let’s go, go, go have some fun."