Without Yun Tinglan's help, Grandpa Qi had to bid at two windows himself, so he was short of manpower.

Grandpa Qi said, "Good things should be kept within the family." He called several times, urging Uncle Qi to quit his job and come over to work.

Aunt Qi smiled awkwardly, "Your uncle has been too busy lately and can't resign for a while. They won't let you go."

I'm afraid it's not that she can't quit her job, but that she doesn't want Uncle Qi to quit. His monthly salary is 81 yuan, and Aunt Qi will definitely not be willing to let him give up his job as a chef, so she came here on her own.

In fact, it was true. Aunt Qi was prepared to be scolded by her father-in-law, but Grandpa Qi just brushed it off lightly.

At night, Ms. Qi whispered, "Your aunt gave the job to her niece."

This is about the little girl of Aunt Qi's eldest brother, who is also an educated youth who returned to the city. She is unemployed and lives off her parents. Yun Tinglan has heard Ms. Qi mention her.

Ms. Qi's attitude was indifferent. "We don't care about her job. Give it to whoever wants it."

I looked down on Aunt Qi in my heart and thought she was narrow-minded. We were just family, otherwise who would tell others about ways to make money.

As long as she doesn't regret it.

Of course, Ms. Qi is now confident enough, and she started talking about the canteen again.

"We recruited two poor students. They provided food and low wages, but they worked hard. The school leaders were also happy. It was a win-win situation. My daughter is really smart."

As she spoke, she slapped her forehead and said, "My grandmother called today from the military compound and said that an old lady named Ye wanted to see you for medical treatment. I saw that the old lady seemed reluctant, so she said that you had not returned from the research institute, and then she hung up."

Yun Tinglan knew why as soon as she heard it.

Half a month ago, Xue Zhizhi came over and wanted Yun Tinglan to help with a paternity test. It was probably because Ye's mother was too difficult and refused to acknowledge her grandson.

Yun Tinglan didn't have the time, and didn't want to face the mess that was brought up because of this. She was just fooling people at the beginning, so she reminded him "kindly": "It doesn't matter whose child it is. The key is whether he is the only one."

Obviously the girl listened and executed it very well.

The baby in her belly will be the only child of the Ye family, so she will be treated well. I heard that Ye Tan is being pressured by the elders of the Ye family to get married.

The girl said that if they didn't get married, she would abort the child.

Why would the Ye family look for her? It must be to seek medical treatment for Ye Tan. Yun Tinglan just listened and ignored her.

It looked like Old Lady Song had to make that phone call because she couldn't help it. Otherwise, if she really wanted to find her, she could have just come to her house. She probably didn't want her to interfere in the Ye family's affairs, either.

Ye Tan was quite slippery and kept trying to evade the issue of the prescription, but she was not a judge and did not need any evidence. It was enough to know that it was him.

His impotence was caused by her contribution, so how could she cure it? Ye Tan is not the only one who can use such dirty tricks.

In October, there was sudden news that the prices of agricultural and sideline products had increased, and every household rushed to buy supplies and stockpile meat.

Ms. Qi wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Oh my God, didn't you see that? Everyone is like crazy, buying this and grabbing that, as if the things are free!"

"There are more people than things. People are crowded together, and they are fighting." Qi Sheng put down the pig leg from his shoulder. He was almost suffocated by the squeezing inside.

"Ouch, slow down."

Before Qi Sheng could catch his breath, Grandpa Qi came in, with pig heads, pig feet and pork elbows hanging on his arms, and a bag of noodles on his shoulder.

He hurried to answer it, "How old are you? Take it easy."

Isn't this a lot of stuff?

Grandpa Qi urged, "Hurry up, there are three boxes of eggs and a rack of lamb chops outside. Be careful when you get the soy sauce and vinegar, don't break them."

Seeing that Yun Tinglan was also going to help, Ms. Qi stopped her and said, "Don't go. It's cold outside and you need to change clothes. Just pack your things and put them in the freezer."

"Why buy so much? Others are rushing to buy because they are afraid they won't be able to buy them. Why are we in such a hurry? Let my grandparents help buy them at home, and then let me deliver them to you."

Yun Tinglan said so, but still helped to put things away.

Grandpa Qi came in again carrying some things. "The selling price has gone up, so how can the purchase price not go up? Besides, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. You may have to wait for several days when you get there. We are not eating our own food, so we can't wait. The school cafeteria is running out of food every day, so we can't wait for even one meal."

"That's right. Prices are skyrocketing. Pork used to cost 80 cents a pound, but now it costs one dollar and one pound. The more we stock up, the more we can save." Aunt Qi was panting with exhaustion, holding a basket of duck eggs in her left hand and a bag of noodles in her right hand.

The dinner was particularly sumptuous, and there was also a plate of hairy crabs.

"It's so extravagant. I brought back crabs for the Double Ninth Festival. Mom, didn't you complain that they were expensive?"

Yun Tinglan didn't feel sorry for taking the crabs out of the space, but Ms. Qi felt very sorry for them. She kept complaining that if she liked to eat them, she could just buy a few. Who buys crabs by the basket?

Ms. Qi poked her forehead with a smile and said, "You are such a heartless girl. I just thought you must have lost weight after being away on business for a few months, so I am giving you some tonic."

Lin Shufang came in with a bag of fish and joked, "These crabs are 2.2 yuan per pound. They are too expensive and no one wants them. More than half of them died, so we had to lower the price. Your mother got inside information and waited for them to die before buying them. Here are a dozen hairy crabs for you to eat as much as you want."

Yun Tinglan felt happy just thinking about that scene, "How could that person be happy?" If it happened in the future, the stall owner would curse at him.

Ms. Qi didn't care: "Why should they be happy or not? The money from the sale doesn't go into their pockets, but the cakes I gave them actually went into their mouths. This is the trend nowadays. If you don't go through HOU, you can't expect to get anything."

"This pork is not good. It's white and chewy. It looks like it has been stored in the freezer for many years." Grandpa Qi came in, wiping his hands. "I didn't buy it well."

Ms. Qi had no choice. "There were too many people and I almost couldn't buy a cigarette. I was familiar with the customer and stuffed a pack of cigarettes into his mouth."

Aunt Qi distributed the food and said, "It's no wonder. The price hasn't increased in decades. Now it suddenly increases. Who wouldn't be nervous?" She made a special phone call to ask her family to stock up more supplies.

"It's a matter of psychological endurance. I'll get used to it after a few price increases. Besides, this price increase is a long-term thing. I have to buy more after I finish eating. Stockpiling won't solve the problem." Yun Tinglan said while eating crabs.

Ms. Qi placed a plate of pickled ginger in front of her, and she had no choice but to take a bite.

Ms. Qi then gave up and said a little angrily: "If the price goes up again, we won't go to the store to buy things and collect them ourselves at home."

That's okay.

However, the prerequisite for doing so is that Yun Chang'an can travel to and from Beijing and deliver the goods, so there is no need to consider issues such as travel expenses and consumption along the way.

So Ms. Qi's words were a bit out of anger.

Qi Sheng ate his meal and said, "I heard that Guo Jia gave a food subsidy of seven yuan per person per month." It's not a small amount.

But the problem is, Grandpa Qi and his team are doing business, and the meals in the cafeteria also have costs. Either they cut costs or they have to sacrifice profits.

If the price goes up...

They can’t just raise the price at their window, they have to discuss it with others.

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