Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 427 - 426 Comrade Old Lin is about to arrive

Chapter 427: Chapter 426 Comrade Old Lin is about to arrive

As the best team leader, Li Dahe did not deceive Lin Nianhe; Comrade Old Lin did indeed make the call.

However, due to the difficult snowy roads today, Li Dahe hung up first, saying that he would call Mr. Lin back after Xiao Lan arrived.

Lin Nianhe was scolded all the way, but not a single word entered her ears—it was all blown away by the northwest wind.

Li Dahe rolled his eyes while filling a hot water bottle, and threw it into Lin Nianhe’s arms rather irritatedly.

Lin Nianhe smiled at him and said in a sweet voice, "Thank you, Uncle Team Leader."

"Alright, make the call quickly," Li Dahe said. "I still have to go to the warehouse to get straw mats and oilcloth."

Lin Nianhe’s hand was on the phone, but she didn’t dial. Instead, she asked, "Is it about a delivery?"

"Exactly, the snow is too heavy, and the ox carts can’t make it, so we have to use our own two legs," Li Dahe sighed lightly.

"Why not make a sled?" Lin Nianhe asked. "Second Uncle Li should know how to make one, right?"

"With such heavy snow, sleds aren’t very effective either," Li Dahe shook his head. "The team doesn’t have horses; it’s not easy to manage."

Lin Nianhe pondered for a moment and smiled, "Don’t worry just yet, I’ll talk to the Cooperative Society. They have trucks; we can ask them to come pick up the goods."

Li Dahe: "Why don’t you just fly up to the sky?"

"Stop asking for now, let me call and then I’ll tell you. If I dawdle any longer, my family’s Comrade Old Lin will think I’ve died on the road."

"Don’t always talk of death so lightly when you’re still young."

"Got it!"

Lin Nianhe didn’t say anything more and dialed Comrade Old Lin’s number.

"Hello, I am Lin Binghui."

"Hello, Father Comrade!"

"Daughter!" Mr. Lin’s stern voice instantly softened, the old father seemed to still have tears in his eyes, "Why did it take so long to return the call? I heard from the team leader Comrade that there is heavy snowfall there, you didn’t fall into a snowdrift, did you?"

Lin Nianhe touched her nose awkwardly.

Comrade Old Lin really understood her.

She awkwardly chuckled and said, "No, the snow on the roads just hadn’t been cleared yet, making it hard to walk, that’s why it took a bit longer."

"Alright, make sure you wear more layers. With this weather, better to not go out."

"Okay, don’t worry," Lin Nianhe said cheerfully. "Dad, did you receive the Head Flower and the hazelnuts?"

"Received them, received all of them!" Comrade Old Lin was beaming with joy, "I mainly wanted to talk to you about this—your mother recently went on a business trip to Shanghai, and it wouldn’t be proper for me to give these things to female comrades. However, I talked to your Uncle Huang about the Head Flower at a meeting this morning."

Lin Nianhe rolled her eyes in recollection, if she hadn’t remembered wrong, this Uncle Huang should be from the Foreign Trade Department.

"He thinks that the Head Flowers made by the Lan County Textile Factory are novel in workmanship and style. Not only can they be sold at Cooperative Society, but we could also try to sell them to foreigners at the Friendship Store, to earn foreign exchange!" Mr. Lin couldn’t contain his excitement, "Your Uncle Huang and I are about to set off to find you, we’ll take the car there, and we should arrive in about two days."

Lin Nianhe: "...!"

True to his military background, he was swift and decisive.

"Daughter, tell the comrades at the textile factory not to worry about hospitality arrangements; just have the Head Flower samples ready for us. Your Uncle Huang has more interactions with foreign guests, he understands these things, it will be better for him to give you suggestions after seeing the samples."

"Okay, okay, I’ll arrange it right now," Lin Nianhe came back to her senses and quickly said, "Dad, the snow is quite heavy here, you should drive slowly on the road, or maybe it’d be safer to take the train."

"No worries, rest assured."

Comrade Old Lin was probably really in a rush, as he hung up the phone after finishing the conversation.

Lin Nianhe hung up the phone, somewhat dumbfounded.

She had indeed thought that the hair accessories could be exported. Such small items are actually quite popular and easy to sell, but she never expected that the person to propose this wasn’t her.

Indeed, none of the leaders are useless.

Lin Nianhe had no time for regrets, with her understanding of Comrade Old Lin, they would probably bring two drivers, each taking turns during the 24-hour drive, definitely arriving in less than two days.

This is a big opportunity, if they can get their products into the Friendship Store, the Lan County Textile Factory is bound to soar to great heights.

After a brief thought, Lin Nianhe set down the hot water bottle and walked outside.

It seems she had no chance of staying at home today.

She had just opened the door when Li Dahe stopped her, asking: "What did you just say about the Cooperative Society?"

"Oh, that matter? I just helped them connect with Director Zhai, returning a favor," Lin Nianhe said, "Uncle Team Leader, I can’t chat now, I have to hurry and find Uncle Wong and Factory Director Ji. My dad said the comrades from the Foreign Trade Department think our hair accessories can be sold to foreigners and they’re already driving here."

Li Dahe: "...!"

His eyes brimmed with shock.

Lin Nianhe had once mentioned the possibility of exporting the head flowers to earn foreign currency. What did he say back then? Hmm... let’s not talk about that!

Lin Nianhe was in a rush to leave, but Li Dahe stopped her: "Go back inside. Why bother yourself with such a big ordeal, a young girl like you? Let those two come over!"

Lin Nianhe blinked and smiled: "Uncle Team Leader is the kindest to me!"

"All right, you go back. I’ll call Wong Xiaokou."

"Sure thing."

Lin Nianhe did not refuse; she had more important things to do.

She sprinted back to the Educated Youth Corps residence. Upon entering and seeing Wang Shumei knitting a sweater, she didn’t say much, took off her coat, jumped on the heated brick bed, flipped the draft paper over, and started drawing hair accessory designs with red and black pencils.

Wang Shumei was a bit dumbfounded by her swift actions. It was only after Lin Nianhe had drawn several strokes that she remembered to ask: "Why are you in such a hurry? Is there something urgent with your dad?"

"Yes, he said he wants to sell the hair accessories at the Friendship Store," Lin Nianhe replied without looking up, "I need to quickly sketch some designs that foreigners prefer and make samples as soon as possible."

Wang Shumei: "...!"

Lin Nianhe recollected foreign movies from the 70s and 80s, sketching hair accessory drafts based on the attire of noblewomen.

It took a while before Wang Shumei collected her thoughts and asked her: "You even know what kind of hair accessories foreigners like?"

"I’ve seen foreigners a few times in Beijing," Lin Nianhe casually replied.

"You keep drawing, I’ll call Xiao Lan and Aunt Zhao over," Wang Shumei got down from the kang bed, started putting on her coat, and asked, "What should they bring?"

"Bring all the needles, threads, and fabrics we have on hand; I’ll explain to Factory Director Ji if anything’s missing."

"Okay!"

Meanwhile—

Mr. Lin was loading bag after bag into the car, stuffing even under the seats, all things to bring for his daughter, including food and necessities;

Li Da and after suppressing his excitement, dialed Wong Xiao to calmly convey the exciting news that the hair accessories might be exported to earn foreign currency, ordering him to put aside all his tasks at hand and come over with Factory Director Ji;

Wong Xiao hopped around in his office a dozen times, his face turning red. After asking the staff to inform Factory Director Ji about the matter, he hopped on his bicycle, disappearing into the misty snow as he rushed towards Ten Miles Team.

Everyone’s face was lit with a smile, only Lin Nianhe had a bit of a headache—

"Great, now we’re missing plastic pearls, cubic zirconia, gold-plated chains, lace... where am I supposed to... ahem, find these!"