The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

The main reason is that the quota is insufficient. Wang Wen has no choice but to ask these buyers to purchase more food when they go out.

Liu Minghui frowned after hearing this. This was no small matter. You have to know that there were nearly 8,000 workers in the steel rolling mill, and the amount of food consumed every day was not a small amount.

Without giving it time to think, Liu Minghui asked immediately.

"How much food reserves are there now?"

In response to Liu Minghui's question, Wang Wen blurted out the answer without thinking.

"If we eat frugally, we can still survive for half a month. But now it's almost the New Year, and I guess the next batch of food will be delivered after the New Year."

Liu Minghui nodded after hearing this. Now he understood. He waved his hand and asked these people to go back to work, and went to find Li Huaide.

With half a month's reserves, the steel mill now needs to consume about two to three thousand kilograms of food every day. Because the steel mill only provides lunch, otherwise it would need to consume more.

"Uncle Li is busy."

When he arrived at Li Huaide's office and saw Li Huaide in the room, Liu Minghui didn't hesitate and walked directly to sit down opposite Li Huaide.

"Hey, what a rare visitor! It's rare for you to come here. What's the matter?"

Seeing that it was Liu Minghui, Li Huaide closed the information in his hand and asked curiously.

Because he knew that Liu Minghui would not come to him for no reason.

"That's why I came to see you."

Liu Minghui showed Li Huaide the purchase order he had just obtained from the purchasing department.

"This."

Li Huaide understood at a glance and immediately said with a sad face.

"I know you're working hard, but there's not enough food right now. The monthly quota for the steel mill is insufficient. I have no choice but to ask your department to bear the brunt of the burden and work hard for a while."

Li Huaide was also helpless. These were all under his responsibility. When the workers were not well fed, he was the first to be blamed. He was very worried during this period.

Of course Liu Minghui did not come to listen to his complaints, but actually came to help Li Huaide.

Under Li Huaide's puzzled gaze, Liu Minghui walked to the door, closed it, and then sat back in his seat.

Seeing Liu Minghui's cautious look, Li Huaide felt surprised and guessed the reason why he came, because Li Huaide did not forget that Liu Minghui had his own channels to purchase things.

"Why, you have an idea."

Li Huaide asked curiously.

“Yes, there is, but it’s a little difficult.”

Liu Minghui did not say it directly, but planned to see what Li Huaide thought.

"If you can solve this problem, just tell me directly. As long as it's not a big problem, I will take care of it for you."

The situation is critical now. As long as Liu Minghui can purchase a batch of food, no matter what the problem is, it will not be a problem for Li Huaide.

Liu Minghui was waiting for Li Huaide to say this. He smiled mysteriously at Li Huaide who was sitting opposite him.

"Uncle Li, do you still remember Director Lou from our steel mill?"

Liu Minghui did not answer Li Huaide's question, but asked one instead.

"Director Lou, Lou Zhenguo, the Lou family, do you have any connections?"

Li Huaide was very surprised. He didn't expect that Liu Minghui also knew Lou Zhenhua. The Lou family has been very low-key recently and didn't even attend the meeting at the steel mill. If Liu Minghui hadn't said it, Li Huaide would almost have forgotten about this person.

"Yes, I heard that the Lou family has connections in Hong Kong Island and can get a large amount of food. It depends on what you think."

That’s right, Liu Minghui was planning to use the Lou family’s cover to smuggle all the food in the space. Otherwise, he wouldn’t dare to sell food in large quantities even if he had ten times the courage.

"Well..."

Li Huaide was very conflicted after hearing this. Because the Lou family had a bad background, most people would not want to have anything to do with them, and Li Huaide was no exception. However, the current situation was serious, so Li Huaide had to think carefully about it.

“Can you convince the Lou family?”

After careful consideration, Li Huaide still did not want to give up this method. He looked at Liu Minghui with a serious face, wanting to see if he, who proposed this method, could do it. This was the most important thing.

"Of course, the eldest daughter of the Lou family married into our courtyard and has a good relationship with my wife."

Of course Liu Minghui said that there was no problem with this. Not to mention the relationship between himself and Lou Xiao'e, even Lou Zhenhua had to praise Liu Minghui, after all, he still had to rely on himself to provide the pills.

So if Liu Minghui wants Lou Zhenhua to help cover it up, there shouldn't be any problems if nothing unexpected happens.

"Well, I'll leave this matter to you. You should go there today or in the next two days. No matter if it succeeds or not, you have to give it a try."

After getting Liu Minghui's confirmation, Li Huaide immediately agreed and asked Liu Minghui to put aside the rest of the work. The main thing now was to complete this task.

After getting Li Huaide's consent, Liu Minghui left the steel rolling mill in the afternoon and rode his bicycle to the Lou family. The Lou family lived in an area where rich people gathered. Most of the houses here were small detached houses, and many people like the Lou family lived here.

Liu Minghui had been here before. Lou Zhenhua had invited him to be a guest, so he was familiar with the place. After he rang the doorbell, someone came.

When they saw that it was Liu Minghui, the servant of the Lou family recognized him and knew that he was Lou Zhenhua's friend, so they immediately opened the door and let him in.

"Haha, I was wondering who it was, it turns out it's my nephew."

As soon as Liu Minghui walked in, Lou Zhenhua, who had received the news, came downstairs and greeted him with a big laugh.

"Uncle Lou, I apologize for coming to your house in such a presumptuous way."

Liu Minghui said politely.

Lou Zhenhua's face changed, and he said seriously, "What are you saying? You are my benefactor, why are you so particular? Come in and sit down."

The two of them went to the living room and sat down together. There was another woman dressed as a noble lady in the room. This person was Lou Xiao'e's mother. She was also the one who met Liu Minghui and the others outside the courtyard last time and asked them about Xu Damao's news.

"This must be your aunt, she looks really young. It's just that I came in a hurry and didn't bring any gifts."

Liu Minghui said embarrassedly, his face looking slightly awkward.

Seeing this, Lou's mother smiled and said, "No, no, we are all old."

"Just tell me about Liu Minghui that Xiao'e mentioned. Thank you for taking care of Xiao'e."

The last time Liu Minghui came here, he did not see Lou's mother. This was the second time they met.

"Haha, I also have to thank Xiao'e. She and my wife have a good relationship. Sometimes when I go on business trips, it's thanks to her that she accompanies my wife."

Seeing this, Liu Minghui also started to praise Lou Xiao'e, which made Lou's mother laugh out loud, and it was obvious that she was very happy.

"Okay, Xiao Liu rarely comes over, go and tell him to prepare dinner tonight."

Lou Zhenhua gave an order, and then sat on the sofa with Liu Minghui. It must be said that the Lou family lives a very extravagant life. This sofa is obviously not an ordinary product, and it must be imported.

After they sat down, Lou's mother poured tea for them. Knowing that they wanted to talk about something, she didn't stay here and left the space for them.