769 Troubling

As soon as He Guang entered the room and saw that there was another person around, he immediately stopped in his tracks and tidied his clothes awkwardly. “Ah… there’s someone else… Are you dealing with something? Then I’ll come in later.”

“What are you talking about! This is the person who wants to work with you!” Chen Hu held his forehead helplessly.

His old comrade-in-arm was good at everything except for his patience. He had been like this for so many years.

Qiao Mei stood up and extended her hand to He Guang. “Hello, my name is Qiao Mei. It’s indeed me who wants to work with you.”

“Qiao? Your surname is Qiao?” He Guang held Qiao Mei’s hand and hesitated for a moment before turning to look at Chen Hu, his eyes filled with questions.

Chen Hu nodded and said, “Yes, it’s his granddaughter.”

The way He Guang looked at Qiao Mei immediately changed. His eyes were filled with admiration and excitement. The person he had always admired the most was Qiao Qiang. He already admired Qiao Qiang since he was in the army. He really wanted to see with his own eyes the kind of war hero who had his merit medals hung all over the wall. As he had joined the army later and held a civilian post, he did not have the chance to meet Qiao Qiang.

He did not expect to meet Qiao Qiang’s granddaughter here. He felt really lucky.

“How’s your grandfather? How’s his health? How’s his energy level? Tell me if you need anything and I’ll definitely get it for you,” He Guang said confidently as he held Qiao Mei’s hand.

This was the second time Qiao Mei had heard something like this. The first time was when she met Chen Hu.

“My grandfather is in good health. If there’s a chance, come to my house and I’ll stew chicken for you! I can cook very well!” Qiao Mei said.

“Your grandfather doesn’t know me. I just admire your grandfather. His reputation was so resounding back then and everyone treated him as a role model! If not for the fact that it involves confidential information, I should really tell you about how suave your grandfather was back then. No one can compare to him,” He Guang said.

She did not expect her grandfather to have fans! Furthermore, all his fans were so fanatical! It seemed that her grandfather was really very outstanding back then.

Qiao Mei had really never heard about what Qiao Qiang did in the past. She only knew that he was a hero and a very capable person, but she did not know anything else.

“Alright, alright. Come and take a look at the goods.” Chen Hu took out a handful of seeds from his pocket and handed them to He Guang.

He Guang was immediately attracted by these seeds. The texture and taste were simply top-notch! They were 10,000 times better than anything produced in his factory!

“His name is He Guang. You can just call him Uncle He. He’s the director of the food factory in our county city. He can do everything you just said,” Chen Hu said.

Qiao Mei could not help but take a deep breath. She did not expect Chen Hu to know such a person, and that they were even old comrades-in-arms.

“The quality is not bad, but I’ve never sold seeds before. I’m not quite sure how to market it,” He Guang said as he ate the seeds.

Not long after, the seed skins in front of He Guang had almost formed a small mountain. After he started eating, he could not stop.

Chen Hu snatched the seeds from He Guang’s hand and said impatiently, “What nonsense are you talking about! Just tell us if you can do it! You eat so much of such good stuff and still say that you can’t do it. You’re a factory director after all! Hurry up and make a decision!”

He Guang turned to look at Qiao Mei and asked, “What do you plan to do?”

“I’m thinking of some form of packaging, where we can print a melon seed on it and add some decorations. As for the name… let’s call it Foshan Seeds!” Qiao Mei said as she gestured.

He Guang looked at Qiao Mei in satisfaction. She was young but her ideas were very novel. This type of seeds were usually sold loosely and by weight on the market, and very few people would think of putting them in gift boxes. Most importantly, the quality was not up to standard.

“Paper bags will get damp and I can’t leave them in the warehouse for too long. If there’s too many, I’ll definitely lose money. The airtightness of metal boxes isn’t very good either. Your idea can only be done using plastic bags, like those imported goods,” He Guang said with a troubled expression.

On the market, things like sweets and peanuts were sold in metal boxes and paper bags. The cost of making plastic bags was very high and ordinary factories were unwilling to produce them. In the event they lost money, they would not be able to make ends meet and the factory would face bankruptcy.

Moreover, there were not many factories making plastic packaging. It would be very difficult to put Qiao Mei’s idea into practice.