79: Chapter 79: Giving You a Chance to Treat Me

Another beautiful day.

Waking up early in the morning, Qin Chuan habitually checked the system update notifications; there were two in total.

1. The yellow peaches from Dahe Township are selling like hotcakes at Hongtai Supermarket and are in short supply; Hongtai Supermarket will increase their procurement volume today.

2. Seeing that you have helped the fruit farmers solve the sales problem for their yellow peaches, Township Head Chen Qunfeng is extremely jealous of you. Today, he will secretly report you to the County Commission for Discipline Inspection and spread rumors that you are taking kickbacks from Hongtai Supermarket.

After reading these two messages, Qin Chuan smiled.

"This Township Head Chen Qunfeng really doesn't know when to quit."

A person like this needs to be gotten rid of as soon as possible. The best way is to find issues with his finances or personal conduct. I don't believe someone like him is clean. Director Luo Bing should be quite skilled at investigating such matters.

I will find a suitable opportunity to have him secretly investigate Township Head Chen Qunfeng.

After washing up and putting on his sneakers, Qin Chuan went out for his morning run.

He was slightly startled the moment he stepped outside. There were so many people and it was so lively, and it wasn't even seven o'clock in the morning yet.

On the plaza outside, including the main road, there were many people, many vehicles, and many yellow peaches.

As the sky began to brighten, villagers from many villages had already arrived, bringing crates of yellow peaches, transported either by tricycles or small trucks.

"Secretary Qin, morning!"

"Secretary Qin, out for a run!"

Many people recognized Qin Chuan and took the initiative to greet him.

Qin Chuan nodded slightly in response, ran along the road for about two or three kilometers, and then turned back.

On the way back, Qin Chuan saw the fleet from Hongtai Supermarket arriving. It was made up entirely of large trucks—a long, impressive convoy.

For Dahe Township, today was destined to be another lively and busy day.

...

Provincial capital.

There were only two classes this morning, which finished at ten o'clock. Zhu Qingxi and her best friend, Huang Yanqiu, went shopping arm in arm.

The two walked into Hongtai Supermarket.

This supermarket was huge, with over ten thousand types of products. It was crowded inside, especially the fruit section, which was packed with people.

"Qingxi, look at how many people are over there!"

"Let's go take a look. Maybe there's something good!"

The two squeezed into the fruit section, and only then did they understand what was going on. It turned out they were selling yellow peaches, and many people were scrambling to buy them.

"Wow, my favorite yellow peaches! I have to buy some!" Huang Yanqiu said with pleasant surprise.

"There are so many people; I won't go. You go ahead if you want some!" Zhu Qingxi said.

There were many yellow peaches, but there were even more people trying to grab them.

"These yellow peaches are delicious! They're the best yellow peaches I've ever eaten!"

"Such delicious yellow peaches, and they're only nine yuan and eight jiao. Can you believe it?"

"I was originally planning to buy some imported fruit, but I didn't expect to find such delicious yellow peaches. Why bother with imported fruit then?"

"..."

Zhu Qingxi didn't squeeze in to grab any; there were simply too many people. Huang Yanqiu was different; using all her might, she finally managed to snag a dozen or so yellow peaches.

After paying and walking out of the supermarket, she didn't even have time to wash them before picking one up and taking a bite. "Wow, this is too delicious!"

Zhu Qingxi was a bit skeptical. "Is it really that delicious?"

"Mmh, mmh," Huang Yanqiu said. "Why don't you try one too?"

"Forget it, I'll wait until I get back to the dorm and wash it first," Zhu Qingxi said.

Huang Yanqiu said, "Qingxi, do you know where these are produced? I noticed the label says Dahe Township."

Dahe Township!

Isn't that where Qin Chuan works!

Zhu Qingxi thought to herself, I'll call and ask him later.

...

Dahe Township.

Qin Chuan had just returned from the Jiucailing Coal Mine and hadn't even had a chance to sit down and take a sip of water when the phone in his pocket rang.

It was a call from Hongtai Supermarket.

The content was that the yellow peaches were selling incredibly well at all the supermarket branches and were in short supply. More than a thousand tons a day simply couldn't keep up with the demand. Starting today, they would increase it to two thousand tons daily, and if that still couldn't meet the demand, it might be increased to over three thousand tons.

They requested that Dahe Township be prepared so that there would be no supply shortages.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Chuan felt a surge of happiness. Two or three thousand tons a day—in about half a month, or at most twenty days, the yellow peaches in Dahe Township would be sold out.

Additionally, with such a large supply volume, Dahe Township might really not be able to keep up, because yellow peaches ripen successively, and peaches that aren't fully ripe cannot be picked, as it would affect the quality.

What to do?

Very quickly, Qin Chuan thought of Township Secretary Zhou Changli.

Since Dahe Township couldn't keep up with the supply, having Heishi Township supply five hundred or eight hundred tons a day would basically solve the problem.

Qin Chuan checked the time; it was a little past eleven in the morning.

After finishing a few documents on his desk, Qin Chuan dialed Township Secretary Zhou Changli's number.

"Old Zhou, I'm giving you a chance to treat me to a meal this noon. How about it?"

Township Secretary Zhou Changli seemed to immediately realize something and asked with pleasant surprise, "Brother, is there news from Hongtai Supermarket?"

Qin Chuan laughed heartily and then said, "You really have a knack for predicting things. I spent a lot of effort and finally convinced them. Starting tomorrow, they will purchase five hundred tons of yellow peaches from you every day. Is that a problem?"

Really!

This surprise is too huge!

Township Secretary Zhou Changli's tone was clearly filled with excitement. "That's great! This is the best news I've heard. Brother, thank you! Thank you so much!"

"Brother, you've helped me so much; I absolutely must treat you. I'm coming to pick you up right away. We have a nice game restaurant in Heishi Township; let's go there for some game meat, how about it?"

Qin Chuan said, "I'll leave everything to your arrangements. I'll wait for you here at the office."

"Alright, I'll definitely arrive within half an hour at most."

At noon, Qin Chuan had lunch and drinks with several leaders from Heishi Township and didn't return to Dahe Township until after two o'clock in the afternoon.

Around three or four in the afternoon, Director Hu Qibin knocked on the door and entered.

"Secretary, there is something I feel I need to report to you."

"Oh, what is it? Go ahead."

Director Hu Qibin hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "There is a bad rumor going around outside right now—I don't know who started it—saying that you have financial dealings with Hongtai Supermarket and have been taking kickbacks of two jiao per jin from them."

Heh.

Qin Chuan was unfazed.

There was none of the anger Director Hu Qibin had imagined; his expression was very calm.

Why was his reaction so mild?

On one hand, he had long known from the system that such a thing would happen. On the other hand, the innocent are self-cleansing; he hadn't done such a thing at all, so he wasn't panicked in the slightest.

"Secretary, should we notify the Police Station to ferret out the person spreading these rumors?"

Since it was a rumor, it was very difficult to find the person who started it.

Qin Chuan shook his head. "No need. Let them talk. Rumors stop with the wise; there's no need to worry about it for now."

He was a cheater; not only did he know that the rumor was secretly spread by Township Head Chen Qunfeng, but he also knew that this guy had reported him anonymously to the County Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Since he knew all this, there was no need to waste time and effort investigating; wouldn't it be better to let the County Commission for Discipline Inspection investigate?

After the County Commission for Discipline Inspection investigated and issued a notice stating that he had been slandered, it would carry more authority. Besides, the County Commission for Discipline Inspection might even expose Township Head Chen Qunfeng, which was exactly what he wanted to see.

When Director Hu Qibin left, his expression was a bit grave.

He was even a bit angry. "Damn it, who exactly is spreading these rumors? If I ever find out who it is, I'll have to slap them a few times to vent my frustration."