Chapter 500 Preparing New Year’s Eve Dinner

Chapter 500 Preparing New Year’s Eve Dinner

Wang Jianguo cleared his throat and raised his voice and said:

"Dear brothers and sisters, our supply and marketing cooperative has gone through many ups and downs from preparation to opening. It has been more than a month now."

"I have seen and remembered all the hard work everyone has put in over the past month."

His eyes slowly swept over each person, filled with sincerity and respect.

"In order to ensure that the villagers can prepare for the New Year smoothly, we get up early and stay up late, busy inside and outside."

"Some people are busy going to various places to buy goods. They set out before dawn and come back in the dark. They are tired and bumpy along the way, just to bring back good things with good quality and low prices for everyone."

"Some people in the store greet customers from morning till night, not even taking time to drink water, patiently answer every question from the villagers, and help choose goods. At the end of the day, their voices are hoarse."

"There are also people who are responsible for sorting and counting the goods, and doing the accounting. We dare not make any mistakes and often work until late at night just to ensure the smooth operation of our supply and marketing cooperative."

Having said that, Wang Jianguo paused, his eyes slightly reddened.

"Today is the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, a big day for family reunion. I sincerely thank everyone for their efforts. Without you, our supply and marketing cooperative would not be as prosperous as it is today."

He turned and walked to a corner, where packages that had been carefully prepared were piled up.

I have prepared a portion of New Year's goods for everyone. It's not much, but it's all my love. Everyone take it and go home to celebrate the New Year with your family."

Wang Jianguo looked around again, confirmed that no one had come to the supply and marketing cooperative, and then said:

"There aren't many people here now, so everyone should get their stuff and go home to celebrate the New Year. We'll let you know when the work hours are after the New Year, because our supply and marketing cooperative doesn't have any goods right now."

He frowned slightly, a thoughtful look on his face.

"I have to quickly contact the director in the city and ask him to send us a batch of goods. Only when there is a sufficient supply of goods can we continue to serve the villagers after the New Year."

"As soon as the new goods arrive, I will notify everyone to go to work, and then we will work together!"

As soon as Wang Jianguo finished speaking, everyone was stunned for a moment, as if they couldn't believe that after being busy for so long, they could finally have a moment of respite and warm reward.

Then, joy blossomed in everyone's heart like ignited fireworks. Brilliant smiles appeared on everyone's faces, tears of excitement flashed in their eyes, and they cheered with joy.

For a moment, warm applause rang out in the supply and marketing cooperative like thunder, and it lasted for a long time. This applause was not only a celebration of the success of more than a month of hard work, but also a sincere gratitude for Wang Jianguo's thoughtful care.

Everyone smiled with relief. Someone said:

"Brother Jianguo, although it has been hard over the past month, it's worth it to work with you and see the supply and marketing cooperative becoming more and more prosperous! Don't worry too much, and take a good rest during the New Year."

Others also echoed, expressing their gratitude and blessings to Wang Jianguo.

Seeing this, Cheng Hai stood up quickly with a smile and walked to the pile of benefits that had been prepared long ago, packaged in red and green, and full of the flavor of the New Year.

His movements were skillful and full of warmth. He handed the benefits to his colleagues one by one, saying:

"Everyone has worked hard, take these and go home to have a good New Year!"

Each benefit is very important, and contains auspicious couplets and blessing characters. I hope everyone will have a prosperous new year.

There are also a selection of various nuts and cakes, so that when the family sits together and shares them, they will feel sweet in the mouth and warm in the heart; there are also practical daily necessities, which are carefully selected by Wang Jianguo according to everyone's daily needs, and his care is reflected in the details.

People took the benefits with gratitude, put them away carefully, and then began to clean up their own posts with quick hands and feet.

Someone was carefully wiping the counter, removing the last bit of dust, as if saying goodbye to a "partner" who had been with him for many days.

Someone was sorting out the few remaining goods on the shelves and placing them neatly in preparation for reopening after the New Year.

There were also people counting the accounts, checking every stroke carefully to make sure there were no mistakes.

In a short while, the supply and marketing cooperative was clean and tidy.

After everything was ready, everyone said goodbye to each other, their words were filled with New Year's blessings, and then each of them, with a longing for home in their hearts, strode towards home to embrace the long-awaited reunion.

Wang Jianguo turned his head to look at He Yushui and said softly:

"Rainwater, let's go too."

He Yushui smiled and nodded in response, and the two walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative side by side. Along the way, the sound of firecrackers could be heard from time to time in the distance, and the air was filled with the aroma of fireworks, and the flavor of the New Year became stronger.

Their steps were brisk and steady as they talked about every detail of the past month or so. They had experienced hardships as well as gains and growth. Amidst their deep feelings, they felt that home was getting closer and closer.

On the other side, Cheng Hai stayed alone in the supply and marketing cooperative. After everyone left, he first locked the front and back doors of the supply and marketing cooperative carefully, then took out the key from his pocket and repeatedly confirmed that it was locked properly.

Then, he walked slowly and steadily around the supply and marketing cooperative, examining every corner one by one with his sharp eyes.

From the shelves to the counters, from the warehouse to the cash register, he breathed a sigh of relief and a relieved smile appeared on his face when he saw that everything was safe and sound.

Finally, Cheng Hai looked around again, as if he wanted to deeply imprint in his mind the place where he had worked for more than a month. Then, he turned around, facing the first rays of sunset in the new year, and walked steadily towards home.

On the evening of the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, everyone rushed to their own warm harbor to start a reunion feast with their family.

When Wang Jianguo and He Yushui appeared at the door of their house, they happened to see Zhao Shuzhuo rushing back from the production team, exhausted.

There was still some dust from the fields on Zhao Shuzhuo's shoulders, and his face showed fatigue after working, but his eyes revealed a sense of steadiness after completing the task.

"Hey, you two are finally back. I just walked in and you guys arrived right after me. What a coincidence!"

Zhao Shuzhuo greeted with a smile, a hint of joy in his voice.

"Brother Shuzhuo, you are very busy today, right?"

He Yushui walked forward considerately and helped Zhao Shuzhuo brush the dust off his body.

"Hey, the production team has a lot of things to do, but it's the end of the year, so it's all worth it!"

Zhao Shuzhuo responded while putting the farm tools in the corner.

Wang Jianguo looked at the two of them and suggested with a smile:

"Let's not just stand there, let's quickly prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, so that the whole family can have a lively time and have a good New Year!"