hotmtlnovel Chapter 367 Lighter (3)
Chapter 367 Lighter (3)
"He Lai, are you really not planning to go?" Li Huaide asked as soon as he sat down.
After all, if He Lai didn't go, a lot of trouble would occur.
"My mother didn't allow me to go, so I had no choice. It's okay. It's just a small Canton Fair. I'm sure Uncle Li can handle it himself."
He Lai said with a smile.
"Well, alright, there are still several days left. I'll keep the spot for you, just in case your mother agrees by then!"
"Okay, let's listen to Uncle Li. Uncle Li, you didn't come here just to learn about this, did you? Where's the lighter? Let me see it."
He Lai revealed the matter and asked about the lighter.
"Yes, yes, yes, I almost forgot about the important matter. Xiao Liang, bring the lighter over here."
Li Huaide slapped his thigh and immediately asked Secretary Liang to bring the painted lighter over.
He Lai took the lighter and looked at it. There were several patterns and colors that were okay. One was a classic pure silver without any pattern, highlighting its nobility; one was a classic black with a white "dragon" and English abbreviations at the bottom; and there were several others in blue, yellow, dark red, etc. This simple design was more in line with the style of this era.
However, He Lai soon discovered the problem. The paint surface was not smooth. It was obvious that it had not been polished or used with protective wax. It was simply sprayed with a layer of paint.
"Uncle Li, we are going to sell this lighter to foreign businessmen, the paint is too casual, they didn't even do the basic polishing and waxing.
If you give such a rough surface to foreigners, they will definitely be disliked.”
He said this and handed the lighter to Li Huaide.
"Ah? You want it to be smooth? I thought it would feel better this way!"
Li Huaide touched the surface of the lighter and said awkwardly.
"Uncle Li, it must be smooth. Ask them to redo it. Once it's done, you'll find that the smooth surface is much better than the rough surface.
Polishing and protective wax must be done well, so that we can sell it at a high price!"
He Lai explained patiently.
"Okay, I'll have them redo it when I get back and make sure it's smooth."
Li Huaide still believed what He Lai said. After all, this was related to whether lighters could be exported. If he could earn foreign exchange for the steel mill, he would be the biggest contributor.
Before leaving, He Lai gave Li Huaide several designs he had just designed and asked him to take them back and make some of them. After all, with more styles, foreign businessmen would have better choices!
After Li Huaide left, He Lai returned to Wu Juan, picked up Wu'er who had woken up, and sat on the swing in the yard. Soon, two little girls, Nannan and Xier, were around him.
"Come on, brother, tell us the stories in the picture book."
Nannan said as she handed over a picture book.
He Lai saw that it was Sun Wukong defeating the White Bone Demon for the third time!
"Okay, then I'll tell you the story of the drunken Monkey King beating up Jiang Menshen! Once upon a time..."
He Lai began to make up his own stories, just to make them vivid and lifelike.
In front of the two little ones, he gestured and made the dancer in his hands fly back and forth, making the two little ones laugh non-stop.
Wu Juan, who was standing at the door, smiled when she saw He Lai's expression, as if she was back to the scene when He Lai was a child and was playing in the yard with Yu Shui and the others.
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Soon more and more women came to Wu Juan's house with their children. There was no way around it; He Lai's attraction was just that great.
The children gathered around He Lai to play games, and the women also gathered here to mend clothes and chat about gossip.
The time for playing always goes by quickly and it feels like it’s over in an instant because everyone who works comes home from get off work.
At this time, Sha Zhu and Xu Damao came over together.
"Shh, don't talk. Wait until I get to it before you talk!" He Lai came up and stopped Sha Zhu from asking questions.
This silly Zhu was interrupted by He Lai and could only stand next to He Lai and keep silent.
Xu Damao was also confused and didn't know what was going on.
"Mom, Brother Zhuzi wants to cook for me, let's go next door first."
He Lai shouted into the house.
"Go." Wu Juan's voice came from the room.
He Lai then took Sha Zhu and Xu Damao to the next door.
As soon as he entered the room, Sha Zhu asked, "Xiao Laizi, Director Li said that we are all going to the Canton Fair. What's going on?"
"What's the matter? I'll let you go out and see the world, so that Brother Zhuzi won't have to stay around the stove and sister-in-law every night!"
He Lai joked with a smile.
"Hey, I'm serious!" Sha Zhu was not annoyed. After all, the Canton Fair would take more than half a month to go. After a long time, Sha Zhu felt a little panicked.
"He Yuzhu, what are you afraid of? Xiao Laizi is going with us, are you afraid of getting lost?"
Xu Damao interrupted.
"Well, Brother Damao, I may not be able to go this time. My mother doesn't agree with me going on a long trip."
He Lai said awkwardly.
"What? If you're not going, then I won't go either." Sha Zhu stood up immediately.
Sha Zhu didn't want to go in the first place. He thought it would be better to stay at home. Without Qin Huairu, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep.
"What's going on? Why doesn't Aunt He agree? Isn't this a good thing?" Xu Damao asked.
"Well... my mother just doesn't want me to travel far. You all know about my father's affairs, and there is a shadow over him." He Lai explained.
"If you don't want to go, then I won't go either. Guangcheng is so far away and I don't know anyone there. I'll let Ma Hua go when the time comes. That guy's skills are still pretty good and he's an honest man. He'll do whatever you ask him to do."
Sha Zhu is all about following He Lai’s lead, so he goes wherever He Lai goes!
"It's up to you, but Damao can go see the world. It will be good for your future development."
He Lai did not try to persuade Sha Zhu. After all, there was nothing for the cook to do there. He just wanted to have a good meal while out. Since he was not going, it was up to Sha Zhu to go or not.
"Okay." When Xu Damao heard that Sha Zhu and He Lai were not going, his enthusiasm suddenly decreased a lot.
"Brother Zhuzi, go and help me cook a few dishes. My mother is in a bad mood, and the food she cooks won't taste good!"
"Okay, I'll go now." Sha Zhu went to the kitchen immediately after hearing this.
After Sha Zhu left, He Lai started chatting with Xu Damao again.
"Brother Damao, when you get to the Canton Fair, look around and ask more questions. Let Director Li see that you are working. Don't just talk all day long. You need to have some information in your hands so that you don't know anything when asked."
He Lai instructed.
"Okay, but I've never been there. Can I just ask people for things?"
Xu Damao was still a little worried.
"Hey, it's normal to ask when you're doing business, as long as you're honest, you don't have to be afraid.
Especially the price of this lighter, you need to know more about it, don't quote too low when the time comes, otherwise you will lose money, right?"
He Lai said.
"Okay, I understand." Xu Damao nodded.
He Lai also told Xu Damao many things to pay attention to. After all, foreign businessmen who can go to the Canton Fair are probably more shrewd, so don't play tricks when the time comes.