Half a sheep, ten kilograms of beef, two hairtail, a case of apples, a case of Kuitun Te Qu, a tray of frozen shrimp, and a slab of pork belly.
All premium goods. It felt like a hundred yuan would not cover the lot.
Li Long guessed the factory could not possibly be giving everyone all this. Sure enough, after he collected everything, the staff member said:
"You designed this Snow-Clearing Machine. Thanks to it, everyone at our factory received a sizable bonus before the New Year. Everyone's grateful to you, so your share is especially generous!"
Li Long accepted with a smile. There was real warmth in the gesture.
He loaded everything into the vehicle, leaving the case of Kuitun Te Qu for last. Looking at the distinctively shaped bottles, he wondered whether he should find time to stockpile some. After all, bottles like these would stop being produced in a few years. A few decades later, a bottle of this liquor would cost over a thousand yuan.
If he stored a few dozen cases now, serving them later would give him something to be proud of-the main thing was that liquor now really was brewed from pure grain. Later on, who knew what they would blend into it?
Factory Director Du told a staff member to arrange lunch for Li Long. He had no time to join him. According to the staff member, Factory Director Du had not even been eating at regular hours lately. Too many people were coming to discuss cooperation.
Factory Director Du did not want to be the sort who discussed business over meals, either. He wanted to finish normal business discussions in the office before doing anything else.
Li Long politely declined the staff member's offer to accompany him to lunch and simply