Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 379 Canton Fair (2)

"He Lai, work hard. If you encounter any problems or troubles at the Canton Fair, you can come to me and I will definitely help you solve them."

Jiang Ling said when He Lin was leaving.

"I understand. Thank you, Aunt Jiang." He Lai could only bow to express his gratitude.

"Hey, kid, why are you always so polite! Okay, I'll ask the driver to take you back. You still have a lot to do tomorrow, so go to bed early."

Jiang Ling said helplessly.

"Then goodbye, Aunt Jiang." He Lai said awkwardly, and then got into the car.

When He Lai returned to the Canton Fair Guesthouse, Sha Zhu had just returned from Taotao Ju.

"Hey, Xiao Laizi, you're so lucky. There's a car to pick you up whenever you go in and out, but I always walk back home." Sha Zhu said enviously.

"How about we switch gears? I'll go to Tao Tao Ju to learn cooking, and you go deal with those leaders?"

He Lai gave Sha Zhu a blank look.

"Forget it, I'll just go have that tea!"

"Brother Zhuzi, are you tired? You are busy at the exhibition during the day, and you go to Taotaoju at night."

"I'm not tired. I have to eat anyway. I can eat something good for free there, saving money on dinner."

Sha Zhu said with a smile.

"Hey, Brother Zhuzi, you are planning to hide your private money again. Anyone who sees it will get a share, otherwise I will report you to my sister-in-law!"

"No, Xiaolaizi, please let your brother Zhuzi go. Don't tell your sister-in-law, or I will lose the little money I have!"

Sha Zhu immediately pleaded for mercy.

"Brother Zhuzi, this time, your sister-in-law won't give you any money, right?"

He Lai asked curiously.

"Yes, I gave it to me. I got money for food. Three dollars for half a month!"

"Hey, Brother Zhuzi, you are so pitiful. I will give you 20 yuan and you can buy something for your family."

He Lai took out twenty yuan and gave it to Sha Zhu, saying.

"Hehe, I think it's okay. Xiao Laizi is really generous!" Sha Zhu took the money and immediately became happy.

"Go back to sleep. You're exhausted. You've been standing all day."

He Lai returned to his room without looking back, entered the space, and fell asleep.

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The next day, He Lai and his group came to the booth and started chatting.

"Sister Yu Li, don't pay too much attention to what those foreigners say. They are just like that. They speak directly. When they say you are beautiful, they don't mean they want to pursue you or anything. They just think you are beautiful. We just need to say thank you."

He Lai explained.

"Oh, okay, I get it."

Yu Li was told by several foreigners yesterday that she was pretty, which made her feel embarrassed to go over there. In the end, she had to hide at the back and help.

"Xiao Laizi, how come you know everything? You even know how those foreigners speak?"

Xu Damao was also busy with He Lai yesterday, and he saw He Lai talking to foreigners. He spoke so fluently, as if He Lai had always spoken in foreign languages! It was very natural.

No wonder all those foreigners placed orders, most of it was thanks to He Lai.

"Well, it's written in the book, Brother Damao, do you regret not studying hard?"

He Lai teased.

"It's all because of you. You keep asking me to catch fish every day. How can I have time to study?"

Xu Damao now regrets going fishing. He could have gone to high school, but in order to go fishing every day, he skipped classes every day. He had more pocket money and his mind became more active. Naturally, he didn't study hard, and ended up graduating from junior high school.

"Haha, Brother Damao, there seems to be night school now, go and study. If you study hard, I think you should have no problem getting a high school diploma."

He Lai smiled bitterly and said that it was only after he entered junior high school that he realized that Xu Damao skipped classes every day when he was in junior high school! In the end, he didn't even get into high school. In the original drama, Xu Damao should have graduated from high school.

"Okay, I'll go to school when I get back! I have to get a high school diploma!"

After Xu Damao became the team leader, he also realized the importance of academic qualifications. Li Huaide had also hinted to him several times, explicitly or implicitly, that a junior high school diploma was too low for the Propaganda Department and it would be difficult to promote him.

After all, many high school students cannot enter the Propaganda Department nowadays. Xu Damao just had the advantage of entering the steel rolling mill early and having a father to help him. Otherwise, it is hard to say whether he could stay in the Propaganda Department.

Yu Li, who was standing by, heard what He Lai said and her eyes lit up. Yes, she could also go to night school. Having a high school diploma would definitely be helpful. Now that she had a good job and the difficulties at home had been temporarily resolved, she should also study hard!

"Xu Damao, study hard! I have confidence in you!" Sha Zhu patted Xu Damao on the shoulder and said.

"Get out of the way, you're everywhere!" Xu Damao slapped Sha Zhu's hand away and said.

"Hey, how can you talk to the deputy director of the cafeteria?" Sha Zhu started to show off!

"Go away, go cook your meal. I get angry just by seeing you."

Xu Damao really didn't want to bother with Sha Zhu, it was too irritating. But there was nothing he could do. Sha Zhu was promoted to deputy director by He Lai behind the scenes, but others were indeed good cooks. It wasn't that He Lai didn't help him, it was that he didn't have enough education, which held him back. If he had a high school or technical secondary school education, he would probably be a deputy section chief.

Everyone was used to the quarrels between Sha Zhu and Xu Damao and just watched the fun.

Soon the Canton Fair started again, and a large number of foreign businessmen poured in. It seemed that they all knew that there were high-quality lighters on the second floor, and they all came to the second floor.

There are more Chinese people coming this time. These people had not originally planned to participate in the first industrial exhibition, but now they have come.

After all, at the Canton Fair, foreign businessmen basically come to buy Chinese textiles, tea, ceramics, medicinal materials, and liquor!

Especially the cheongsam, which was loved by many Chinese women in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Southeast Asia in the 1960s! It is synonymous with fashion!

Not very interested in other things.

But when they saw the lighters in the hands of the foreigners, they smelled a huge business opportunity and wanted to make a fortune as soon as possible!

After all, the Chinese in Hong Kong and Singapore at that time were extremely sensitive to business and they all wanted to seize this opportunity to sell lighters overseas.

This time, He Lai didn't have to receive everyone one by one. Most of the foreign businessmen were Chinese. Although their Mandarin was a little bit unskillful, they could still communicate. Li Huaide personally came out to receive them, and He Lai only had to be responsible for the foreigners.

After a busy day, the orders came in for another 300,000 lighters and 500 grinding machines.

In the next three days, all the orders were for lighters. In order to get the lighters as soon as possible, those foreign businessmen bought a few more grinders to show their sincerity.

Within five days, the number of orders for lighters exceeded one million, and the amount directly reached more than 400 million Hong Kong dollars, which is equivalent to tens of millions of US dollars. It should be noted that the total income of the Canton Fair in previous years was only about 100 million US dollars.

In addition, a lot of grinding machines have been ordered by foreign businessmen and some Chinese in Southeast Asia, almost tens of thousands of units!

Soon the first phase of the Canton Fair ended, but people in Sijiu City started working overtime and were busy completing orders. There was no other way, as they were not well prepared and did not dare to compromise on quality, so they had to mobilize all the workers in Sijiu City to complete the orders together!

But these things have nothing to do with He Lai. Before He Lai left the Canton Fair, Lou Bancheng came to him and told him to gather at the entrance of Aiqun Building at five o'clock tomorrow morning and go to Gangcheng together.

He Lai naturally agreed, and then found Li Huaide and told him that he had something to do and would be away for three days.

Li Huaide thought that it was the leader from Guangcheng who wanted to talk to He Lai about something, so he agreed immediately. After all, the order was the most important thing now. He was busy discussing delivery time with foreign businessmen every day. He Lai could go wherever he wanted, and just remember to come back on time!

In the evening, He Lai reported safety to Wu Juan again and then fell asleep, looking forward to the trip to the port city tomorrow.

Early the next morning, He Lai went out, first went to a corner, entered the space and put on a human skin mask, and then went to the Aiqun Building to find Lou Bancheng.