Her Cultivation Diary

Chapter 50: 50. Secretary Wang’s Future_1

Little Pika, with the little yellow duck, the little clay dog, and Qiaoqiao, drove steadily on the road.

Just then, a van ahead suddenly hailed and pulled over to the side of the road.

Song Tan was startled and recognized the guy from the local Wind Speed Express. He hesitated for a moment before saying, “You mentioned you wanted to send a package before, why didn’t you come?”

“Did you go with another company?”

After a moment’s thought, he seemed overly eager and quickly added, “You’re shipping perishables, right? Our Wind Speed is definitely the fastest, and after discounts for bulk, it’s not much more expensive…”

That was a bit of an exaggeration, wasn’t it?

Wind Speed Express truly lived up to the saying “time is money”! The speed definitely wasn’t thrice as fast, but the price after the discount was indeed three times higher!

Song Tan also smiled, quite liking this forthright young man.

She had previously overestimated her video’s potential, thinking it would go viral and she’d get hundreds of orders daily.

Alas, her cultivation couldn’t attract the flow of technology…

She sighed.

So she apologized, “I’m sorry, I have to go into the city every morning now, so I’ve been taking some parcels with me.”

The young man’s expression immediately relaxed— as long as the orders weren’t going to someone else, he still had plenty of chances!

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Thinking this, he felt a bit petty for stopping to ask on his way, and quickly waved his hands:

“No worries, I was just asking. I brought in a batch of dry ice bags and foam boxes from the city. Everything else is manageable, but those dry ice bags are tricky to handle… I was just wondering…”

“Anyway, I need to head into the city to ship goods, or I won’t make the delivery tonight—send me a WeChat message if you have any packages!”

This businessman sure was proactive!

Song Tan sighed again and continued driving home—

Internet traffic, oh internet traffic, grace me with just a bit of your presence!

Spend all night editing a video, and not a single new comment—how disrespectful!

…

And it was on this very morning.

Secretary Wang had just returned to the office with documents when he received a call:

“Mr. Wang, right? Wind Speed Express is at the front gate, if it’s convenient for you. Here’s a box of fresh food for you. I’ll bring it in, please check the goods.”

Secretary Wang thought for a moment, then replied, “Please bring it to the gate of the compound next door, and I’ll call the guard to let you through.”

Shortly after hanging up the phone, he saw his leader standing in front of him, apparently having heard bits of his conversation, who casually asked, “Check what goods?”

Secretary Wang stood there dumbly as he watched the Wind Speed Express man bring in a large box. He couldn’t help but recall his own difficult experience buying groceries:

“It’s the meal you had at the People’s Hospital before. I found out it was sold by a local farmer, and I thought you liked it, so I bought a bit more.”

However, Secretary Wang, who didn’t cook, now realized belatedly looking at the big box that he may have… bought too much.

Secretary Wang felt a bit embarrassed, wondering if the leader would think he was out of touch with people’s livelihoods.

However, just as he was feeling anxious, he saw his leader’s spirits lift visibly, and a hint of a blush appeared on his face:

“Secretary Wang, you’re always so thoughtful… Ever since having that meal in the canteen, the vegetables I’ve been eating felt like munching on grass! Well done!”

He turned, looking interestedly at the large box, “What vegetables are there? Do you have shepherd’s purse? If you do, I’ll have the canteen make some dumplings.”

Secretary Wang felt even more dejected, “Leader, they said the wild greens are old and no longer for sale. This time they sold only one type…”

The leader looked puzzled, “Why are you hemming and hawing?”

Secretary Wang was close to tears because at that time, the aroma had filled his head, and he impulsively bought whatever it was, without a second thought. Now in retrospect, he found it difficult to even respond:

“It’s… Milk Vetch.”

“Milk Vetch?”

To become a leader, one naturally needs to be in touch with the common world. After all, someone who was seriously practicing in the countryside would certainly have a strong impression of Milk Vetch.

At this moment, they weren’t despising it, but merely curious: “One gets tired of eating meat and fish all the time; now even Milk Vetch has become popular.”

The courier had already opened the box, the styrofoam, ice packs, air cushions…

The entire box maintained a marvelous temperature so that when the air cushions were removed, the ten neatly tied bundles of fresh Milk Vetch inside made even the professionally trained courier pause:

“… This is like paying meat prices for tofu.”

He muttered to himself.

The leader and Secretary Wang were also stunned.

Then they picked up a bundle of the vegetable to examine it and eventually, with a slight movement in their throats, said in a mix of seriousness and jest: “This vegetable… looks quite fresh indeed.”

Secretary Wang completely relaxed now, reclaiming the poised and considerate demeanor of a top secretary: “Then I’ll bring this vegetable home for you after work.”

The leader laughed, “This has come from far away and must have been expensive; I can’t take advantage of you—as for Milk Vetch, I’ve never tried it before; let’s taste it—send it to the cafeteria.”

He spoke half-jokingly, half-seriously: “Although Ning Province is picturesque, its economic conditions are average, and over the years we have not succeeded in creating a national representative crop.”

“The wild vegetables we ate at the hospital had a truly unique taste. If we could ensure a stable and large supply of similar agricultural products later, even if they’re expensive, it would be a new opportunity and path for our rural revitalization.”

“Building a new countryside isn’t just about constructing houses and paving roads!”

“Food is the most important thing to people; there’s huge potential in this area!”

The courier had already made it to the door and overheard parts of the conversation, instinctively looking back.

He couldn’t help but think to himself: This leader seems pretty decent…

However, Secretary Wang still in the office gave a bitter smile: “You’re right about the price being high—whether it’s the wild vegetables we had last time or the Milk Vetch bought today, it’s twenty yuan per half kilogram, and that’s not even including shipping!”

As he spoke, he couldn’t help feeling aggrieved—how could they charge so much and not even offer free shipping?

The leader was also stunned.

“Twenty yuan per half kilogram?” he murmured, “These are indeed high-priced crops.”

But thinking about the taste he became more excited: “If this technique could be scaled up, then even if the farmers themselves could grow and strengthen it, it would be possible to bring back labor from the surrounding areas and create jobs for thousands!”

“Not bad at all! Secretary Wang, keep an eye on this and see if there’s potential to increase production!”

Secretary Wang also felt a surge of passion—this could be a big success, the future… Oh, he dared not think too much about it!

He steadied his emotions and responded firmly before picking up the box of vegetables: “I’ll go and take these to the cafeteria now; we can try them at lunch.”

At this moment, he could only pray inwardly: “Great Mark, bless these vegetables with a delicious taste!”

Otherwise, just as the leader started paying attention to this matter, if he found the vegetable’s quality to be not as good as claimed, that would be really embarrassing…

“Wait!”

The leader called out to him again: “Last time we didn’t know the price of the vegetables, and we ate the doctor’s share. When you have time, arrange to send some fruits and vegetables over as compensation.”

Secretary Wang nodded in agreement and then couldn’t help but sigh—

That Dr. Zhang seemed honest but was fortunate indeed!

With this trip to deliver goods himself, in the future at the hospital, if the other party didn’t get a promotion or a raise, at the very least, he’d be spared from annoying issues.