mesbooks Chapter 274 I really didn't expect things to escalate to this point!
Chapter 274 I really didn't expect things to escalate to this point!
Qiao Manman gave him a reproachful look: "You only think of asking now? I thought you didn't care!"
Lu Yuan touched his nose: "Seeing you laughing so happily, I knew it wasn't a big problem. I brought it up just to get a definite answer so I could feel at ease!"
Qiao Manman nodded: "It's not a big problem. Although the merit points I received were not as many as those given to others, I'm a greedy person and I don't want to miss out on even the smallest bit."
Lu Yuan ruffled her hair: "I understand, I will do my best to help you sell them abroad."
For dinner, they had cold lamb's quarters salad and stir-fried fennel with eggs. Qiao Manman took some steamed buns from her space and steamed them. She also cooked a pot of fragrant millet porridge in the space's kitchen.
After filling their stomachs, one read a book, and the other made medicine. The living room was quiet until a series of banging noises came from upstairs, making them realize it was time to sleep.
The next day, Qiao Manman took out thirty premium fertility pills and asked Lu Yuan to deliver them to Commander He: "I'll wait for the rest. I'll get him the rest after I've rested!"
Lu Yuan listened to his wife's half-awake murmurs and kissed her rosy cheeks: "No rush, you go to sleep first, we'll talk about it after you've had a good sleep!"
Qiao Manman hummed in agreement and focused on sleeping. Being dragged to exercise so early in the morning was really tiring; she needed to rest properly.
It was noon by then, and just as I was about to eat, I heard someone banging on the door.
“Deputy Regiment Commander Lu’s wife is really ruthless. My Minggen has been squatting downstairs from Commander He’s office every day in order to get a fertility pill.”
I finally heard the goods had arrived, but before I could even get my hands on them, they were all sold out. What does this mean? Do they think my Minggen is too low-ranking and won't let me sell to him?
I'm not afraid of being laughed at, but my Minggen got that injury while saving our leader. Why should everyone else have it, but he can't?
When Qiao Manman heard this, she thought, "What does this have to do with me? It's not like I'm the one selecting the buyers."
Then Yu Daya changed the subject: "My Minggen was not willing to accept this. After asking around, he finally found out that the medicine was made by Deputy Regiment Commander Lu's wife."
I was wondering which miracle doctor had concocted this wonder medicine. Turns out, it's from our own residential compound, and it's just some high school girl! How dare she!
My old friends, my niece, and the young wives who are about the same age as my granddaughter—even if I can't get this fertility pill, I still want everyone to judge for me.
How dare she, a mere girl, sell them for a hundred yuan each!
"If it weren't for the high price, and the fact that my Minggen spent some time and effort to scrape together the money, given his health condition, how could he possibly have missed the first batch and gotten the fertility pills?"
This heavy breathing made me think she was going to criticize Qiao Manman for not selling her the pills, but in the end, it turned out she was complaining about the price.
Yu Daya said this with a purpose, of course.
The pills were in Commander He's hands, and even though she knew that the newly arrived ones had been snatched up by those with connections, she dared not say a word.
But Qiao Manman is different. She's just a weak and frail woman, so she can be manipulated at will.
If you can verbally abuse and beat someone into submission, you can sell it to them cheaper, or give them a couple as a gift, that would be ideal.
Of course, she dared to cause trouble partly because she was encouraged by others.
Thinking about that person's abilities, Yu Daya puffed out her chest: "Don't you think so? She's just a girl, why does she make money so easily?"
Each pill costs 100 yuan. How many pills did she sell? In just a few months, did she earn tens of thousands of yuan?
This speed is even faster than that of capitalists! Every penny she earns is the blood and sweat of us working people!
Yu Daya is subtly changing the subject. I don't know if these onlookers didn't realize it or if they wanted to take advantage of the chaos, so they deliberately followed Yu Daya's line of thinking and belittled Qiao Manman to nothing.
Qiao Manman snorted coldly, no longer in a hurry. After confirming that Meng Peiyu was not outside, she tidied up the house and calmly sat on the bench.
He ate bread while waiting for things to develop outside. It wasn't until he heard Lu Yuan knock on the door that he wiped his mouth, rubbed his eyes, and pretended to be extremely frightened before opening the door.
"Lu Yuan, you're finally back! They bullied me, they wanted to tear me apart, I didn't even dare to open the door!" As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.
Lu Yuan hugged her tightly with heartache and glared at Granny Yu: "Aunt Yu, if you have any problems, you should report them to the leaders. What do you mean by coming to cause trouble for my wife? Are you bullying the weak and fearing the strong?"
Does your Minggen know about this?
Yu Daya felt guilty but didn't want to admit that she was a bully who preyed on the weak, so she quickly put her hands on her hips and shouted, "What does this have to do with my Minggen? It's clearly Qiao Manman who made money through dishonest means!"
"I didn't!" Qiao Manman's voice choked with sobs. She caught sight of Brigade Commander He out of the corner of her eye and was just about to give Yu's mother a piece of her mind when she heard Brigade Commander He speak up: "Comrade Yu, I think you've misunderstood."
The fertility pills were indeed developed with Comrade Qiao's help, but she didn't make any ill-gotten gains. In fact, you could say she subsidized the team.
Seeing everyone looking at him curiously, Brigade Commander He took out the purchase order and passed it around for everyone to read: "Do you think the pills appeared out of thin air and that those medicinal materials cost nothing?"
Just look at the prices above, and you'll know how expensive these pills are! Comrade Qiao sold them to the team for seventy-five each, and with the cost alone, each pill cost seventy-two or seventy-three.
She's using her family's secret recipe to make two or three yuan profit per pill from you. What, isn't that enough sincerity?
You bunch of people who act on a whim, easily fooled and causing trouble, do you think I'm easy to bully?
"Don't buy it if you think it's too expensive. There are plenty of people who want fertility pills, and no one is forcing you!"
"What kind of thing sells for over seventy? I just can't believe it!"
The literate young woman took the order and glanced at it: "Wow, there's ginseng and deer antler in here, quite precious medicinal herbs, it's worth the price!"
"Really? Let me see!" People who could read and those who couldn't all crowded around to look. They didn't know anything else, but they could count the numbers clearly: "One, two, three, four, more than seven thousand?"
"It's not more than seven thousand. Xiao Lu's wife couldn't afford that much money to buy it. The team arranged for someone to buy it directly from a nearby pharmacy. There's no commission or price difference involved."
"She earns a lot too, three yuan a piece, thirty pieces a month, no rush, some people make a hundred yuan a month!"
Qiao Manman rolled her eyes: "Commander He, since the wives have such strong opinions, let's not make fertility pills anymore. I'm afraid it will affect my Lu Yuan."
"No, sister-in-law, it's just that my daughter Zhaodi is being unreasonable. Don't hold it against her!" A soldier who had come over quickly dragged his wife away.
The others joined in, dragging the object along while apologizing to Qiao Manman: "Sister-in-law is capable; whatever she earns is only right."
"Yeah, three yuan for twins? Only a fool would complain! Sister-in-law, why don't you give me two pills first? When my wife gets pregnant, I'll give you a big red envelope of two hundred yuan!"
Qiao Manman sniffed: "I took out the fertility pills not for profit. It's because Lu Yuan told me that many brothers in the team are having difficulty conceiving due to training injuries. I wanted to help them."
I truly didn't expect things to escalate to this point. What to do next, I'll leave it to Commander He!