Reborn in 1981, starting by smashing my iron rice bowl.

This is the best location counter in the store. Liu Weidong said to Wang Hao with satisfaction, "This location is excellent, thank you Manager Wang!"

"Haha, it's nothing! We're all friends, no need to be so polite!" Wang Hao laughed loudly. "Just like you said, this is called... a win-win situation, yes, a win-win situation!"

The sales clerks in charge of this counter were two middle-aged women, one surnamed Qian and the other surnamed Sun. Knowing that their counter would be stocking several more flavors of sunflower seeds, the two women showed no joy whatsoever; instead, they both appeared quite impatient.

That's how state-owned enterprises are these days. Everyone has an iron rice bowl, so it doesn't matter how much you work or how little you work. As long as they don't make any big mistakes, even Wang Hao can't do anything about his sales staff, and he can't even deduct a penny from their wages and bonuses.

Therefore, in the eyes of these two middle-aged women, Liu Weidong and Wei Wanqing were just there to cause them trouble, so it's not surprising that they had this attitude towards them.

This displeased Wei Wanqing, but Liu Weidong showed no sign of it. He simply smiled and said to Wang Hao, "Manager Wang, you're busy with work, don't worry about us. I'll just chat with these two ladies for a bit, and then I'll be leaving!"

Wang Hao was feeling a bit awkward, so he immediately took the opportunity to leave, leaving the problem to Liu Weidong and Wei Wanqing.

There weren't many customers in the store at that time, so Liu Weidong leaned against the counter and chatted with the two sales clerks.

"Sister Qian, Sister Sun, you both seem to be veteran saleswomen, having worked here for a long time." After some small talk, Liu Weidong casually got to the point: "This state-owned enterprise is so good, it's guaranteed income no matter what. You must make a lot of money every month, right?"

The two sales clerks were a little unhappy about this. Sister Qian frowned and said, "What? We only have a fixed salary of about forty yuan a month. We have to carefully calculate our spending, otherwise we'll be starving by the end of the month!"

Sister Sun also started to complain: "That's right, we used to get a few yuan bonus every month, but recently even that's stopped, so life is even harder now!"

Seeing that the time was ripe, Liu Weidong lowered his voice and said, "Ladies, would you like to earn some extra money?"

Sister Qian immediately asked warily, "What do you want to do?"

"Don't be nervous, this is completely legal and reasonable, and there's absolutely no risk," Liu Weidong said with a smile. "Our sunflower seeds are sold at this counter, right? From now on, for every pound of sunflower seeds we sell, I'll personally give you two five cents as a thank you. How about that?"

Sister Sun's eyes lit up immediately. "Little Liu, you're not joking with me, are you?"

Liu Weidong said seriously, "How could that be? I never joke about money!"

Sister Qian was tempted: "Five cents a pound, if I can sell ten pounds of melon seeds every day, that'll be... fifteen yuan a month!?"

"That's a very accurate calculation!" Liu Weidong laughed. "We'll pay you five cents for every pound you sell, and we'll settle accounts monthly, not a penny less!"

"Okay, okay!" Sister Sun was delighted and readily agreed, "Don't worry, Xiao Liu, your Sister Qian and I will definitely introduce your melon seeds to customers and try our best to sell more!"

Liu Weidong laughed and said, "Ha, then I'll leave this to you two ladies. Let's make a fortune together!"

"Yes, yes, let's make money together!" The two sales clerks were even more enthusiastic than Liu Weidong, urging him to deliver the sunflower seeds as soon as possible, the sooner they could make money, the better!

Liu Weidong readily agreed and then gestured for Wei Wanqing to leave.

So the strong woman followed Liu Weidong around like a secretary once again, but this time she was already used to it. She was just surprised and amazed: "You seem to know everything. You were like this at the printing factory last time, and you're doing it again this time!"

"I know a little bit, just a little bit!" Liu Weidong appeared humble on the surface, but immediately pointed out Wei Wanqing's mistake: "When you were discussing cooperation with Wang Hao today, you should have tried to meet with him alone and then mentioned the terms we had agreed on beforehand as soon as possible, so he wouldn't refuse you. You should also have brought samples of the sunflower seeds; that would have been more effective in persuading him to cooperate with us!"

"I'll remember that!" Although Wei Wanqing was still a little unconvinced, she knew that Liu Weidong was right, so she could only reluctantly agree.

However, Wei Wanqing was, after all, a future strong woman. Although she was once again crushed by Liu Weidong, she was still very unconvinced and said, "You wait and see, I will keep a close eye on the melon seed business and I will definitely do better than you!"

The strong woman was even challenging herself, which made Liu Weidong both amused and exasperated. He quickly and earnestly reminded her, "Small businesses like snacks and melon seeds have no future. Don't forget what we said at the teacher's house during the Spring Festival. The clothing business is the key. Don't put the cart before the horse!"

In her previous life, Wei Wanqing built her business on clothing. Liu Weidong didn't want his rebirth to affect her original fate, which is why he was so earnest in reminding this strong woman.

"I know, I'm already looking for a factory! You're not that old, why are you so long-winded? You're so annoying!" The strong woman replied impatiently, giving Liu Weidong a playful glare.

Wei Wanqing was already a very beautiful woman, and after drinking a little wine, her cheeks flushed slightly, adding to her captivating charm. Even the way she rolled her eyes was beautiful; her expression was incredibly alluring.

Even Liu Weidong was momentarily stunned when he saw Wei Wanqing at this moment, and had to secretly admit that this beautiful mature woman was indeed a captivating beauty.

However, at that moment, a sarcastic voice rang out from the side: "Hey, Wanqing, shopping with friends? Why aren't you introducing us? Are you afraid we'll get to know each other?"

When Liu Weidong came to his senses, he quickly turned his head and saw Wei Wanqing's husband, Zhou Zhenyu, standing next to him, staring intently at him as if he were about to breathe fire.

Even Liu Weidong cursed his bad luck at that moment. How could he have run into this guy? And judging from the murderous look in his eyes, he clearly thought that Liu Weidong and Wei Wanqing had some shady relationship. He really got himself into trouble instead of getting any benefit from the situation!

Wei Wanqing was completely taken aback to run into her husband on the street, and was momentarily stunned, unsure of what to say.

The strong woman's reaction fueled Zhou Zhenyu's anger even more. He adjusted his glasses and sneered, "Why aren't you saying anything? Haven't you figured out how to say it, or do you feel it's inconvenient to tell your husband about your relationship?"

Seeing Zhou Zhenyu's words becoming increasingly harsh, Wei Wanqing also flew into a rage, frowning and shouting, "Zhou Zhenyu, don't talk nonsense!"

Zhou Zhenyu, still with his sarcastic tone, said slowly, "Reason doesn't lie in the volume of your voice, Wei Wanqing. Don't think you can intimidate me just because you have a loud voice. Why don't we let everyone judge and see who's right and who's wrong!"