Li Long smiled as he took things out of the bag.
"Speaking of collecting things, Director, I've brought you some local specialties too. I won't be coming to wish you a happy New Year, since I'll be going to the village, so let me wish you one in advance."
As he spoke, he took the items out one by one and arranged them on the desk.
He made no attempt to avoid suspicion, and Li Xiangqian had no objection either. Given their relationship, even the other people at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative wouldn't think Li Long was giving Li Xiangqian gifts because he wanted something.
He simply had no need to.
"What liquor is this? Looks pretty ordinary." Li Xiangqian examined the loose liquor Li Long had taken out first.
"Tiger bone alcohol," Li Long said quietly. "I got some tiger bones from an old pastoralist in the mountains. There wasn't much, just a little token. Let's keep it for ourselves and not spread the word."
"Hey!" Li Xiangqian immediately perked up.
Even the deer penis he had been looking forward to dropped a notch in his estimation. "Any tiger penis?" he asked.
"No." Li Long shook his head. "Couldn't get any."
"Then keep trying." Li Xiangqian wasn't disappointed. He felt Li Long would always have another surprise for him.
The remaining items were more ordinary, but he didn't turn his nose up at them. He happily accepted them all.
After a little casual conversation, Li Long went to the logistics department to collect his things.
The cash bonus wasn't much. Even though Li Long received a uniquely high amount, it was only a hundred yuan, pocket change to him.
He asked the finance officer and learned that the others had been divided into several tiers too, receiving eighty,