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I simply smiled and said, "Safe travels."
As I watched their retreating figures, the smile on my lips grew increasingly cold.
The show was about to begin.
Sure enough, just a few days later, bad news arrived! The supply and marketing cooperative in town was furious! They claimed that the batch of Dried Fruit sent by the Zhao Family had gone moldy and spoiled after only a few pounds were sold! Several customers who took it home ended up with stomach issues! The cooperative not only refused to pay for the goods but also demanded that the Zhao Family compensate for the losses, even threatening to hold them accountable for "selling inferior food products"!
Zhao Laonian and his daughter Zhao Chunyan were like two people doused with cold water, completely stunned! They never imagined things would turn out this way!
They came to question me, accusing me of deliberately causing trouble.
I feigned innocence and shock: "How could this happen? It's impossible! The method I taught you is exactly the same as what I do myself! Could it be... there was a problem at some stage during your preparation or storage?"
I even "kindly" reminded them, "This Dried Fruit is sensitive to moisture and heat; did you not pay attention?"
Zhao Chunyan was so furious she could barely contain herself, but she couldn't find any evidence to prove I had meddled. After all, the timing of boiling and drying, as well as controlling the heat, could lead to completely different results with just a slight variation. She had no choice but to swallow her anger!
To appease the cooperative's wrath, the Zhao Family not only lost money, but Zhao Laonian's distant relative also lost his job because of this incident, and Zhao Laonian's reputation in the village took a significant hit! Zhao Chunyan's dreams of getting rich from Dried Fruit were utterly shattered, leaving her in a mess!
Meanwhile, I emerged from this storm unscathed. Not only did I enjoy a good show, but I also managed to outmaneuver the Zhao Family, making them lose more than they gained!
More importantly, through this incident, I keenly realized that with the deepening of Reform and Opening-up, food safety and quality issues would receive increasing attention! If my Su's Bun Shop wanted to grow strong and large, it had to maintain strict standards of hygiene and quality!
At the same time, I felt that relying solely on selling buns and Dried Fruit was still too small a scale. I needed a bigger platform—one that would truly allow me to showcase my talents and accumulate wealth and resources!
The news about the reinstatement of college entrance examinations echoed in my ears like spring thunder once again!
My opportunity had arrived!
At the end of 1977, the announcement of the restoration of college entrance examinations was like a heavy bomb exploding across a China that had been silent for ten years! Countless young people whose education had been interrupted saw a glimmer of hope for changing their destinies!
For me, this news was like music from heaven!
Going to university! Leaving this impoverished mountain valley! Wasn't this exactly the opportunity I had longed for?!
In my previous life, I missed this one chance to change my fate because I married Wang Jianmin. In this life, I absolutely could not let history repeat itself!
I immediately shared my decision with my parents.
To my surprise, they did not strongly oppose it this time. Perhaps they were disheartened by what happened with the Wang family or perhaps they saw that I could earn money and support myself now; they simply sighed and said, "If you want to take the exam, go ahead. But... there are only a few months left until the exams, and you've lost your books for so long; can you manage?"
"Dad, Mom, don't worry! I will definitely succeed!" I clenched my fists, my eyes filled with determination.
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