143: Don't take it seriously

At first, people felt these conditions were too harsh, but thinking of their wages and their families' lives, it seemed reasonable again. So someone in the crowd echoed:

"That's right, ask him if he dares!"

"If Big Brother Tato loses, I'll jump with him!"

Little Ivan looked back at Xu Ning. Seeing that he didn't say anything, he couldn't help but feel heavyhearted. Since it had come to this, there was nothing to be afraid of. He planned to jump into the toilet on behalf of Mr. Xu.

Just as Little Ivan was about to speak, he suddenly heard Xu Ning say from the stage:

"Okay, I accept this challenge."

"However, I also have a condition."

"Security Guard Lie should have told you about speeding up the production of naval guns. I hope that in these two days, you can also go all out, because this concerns the future of Malyshev."

Tato responded with a sneer.

"Hey, you don't pay wages, but you still want us to work hard, you're too..."

Before he could finish speaking, a roar came from behind: "Who said the wages won't be paid!"

Everyone looked back and saw Zhao Zhide dragging two large bags, walking into the workshop panting. He had underestimated the weight of those tens of thousands of rubles and now regretted not asking Kakanov for help.

He had planned to let the meritorious Kakanov rest in Mr. Xu's office and took on the task of carrying these two bags of money himself, but he didn't expect them to be so heavy.

Seeing the large bags in Zhao Zhide's hands, Xu Ning's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what was in the bags. He quickly asked the people around him to help Zhao Zhide.

He had originally thought it would take a few days for this money to arrive, so he was a bit hesitant, but just as Little Ivan was about to step forward and take this bet, Xu Ning's pride didn't allow him to accept such help.

As the two heavy bags were carried onto the platform, Xu Ning smiled. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Tato, who was only wearing one shoe below the stage, as if looking at a fish on a chopping board.

"Then, Mr. Tato, let's talk about the bet just now."

Tato looked at Xu Ning with a blank expression, seemingly still unclear about the situation. The surrounding workers and security guards were also equally confused.

The originally planned mobilization speech seemed no longer necessary. As for motivating people, what could be more direct and effective than cash?

The security guard was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses, stammering: "Okay, okay, I'll go right away."

He didn't expect Xu Ning to solve the problem so quickly. It seemed that everything Kadeyafu said was true. Mr. Xu was indeed an amazing person, seemingly specially favored by fate.

He thought silently: "Oh my god, my prayers were heard. I thought Kadeyafu was the messenger you sent, but now it seems that Mr. Xu is the real miracle worker."

He ran out of the factory gate with light steps and full of joy.

And in the workshop, Little Ivan's eyes flashed with excited tears. He suddenly raised his right hand and shouted into the air: "Ura!"

"Ura!"

The workers below the stage, except for Tato, were all infected with emotion and shouted along: "Ura!"

"Ura!"

Only Tato, barefoot on one foot, looked around at a loss, his body slightly hunched, looking very much like a child who had made a mistake.

...

The following events seemed to be much calmer.

When the workers received their long-awaited wages, everyone's face bloomed with a long-lost smile.

Today, there was also a special interlude in the factory.

A fat worker with one bare foot, amidst everyone's cheers and applause, drank a whole bottle of vodka in one gulp, shouting "Sorry, Mr. Xu" while running towards the toilet upside down.

This incident became a story that was passed down for a long time in the Malyshev Military Factory.

As for the person who had previously complained with Tato, he had disappeared without a trace at this moment.

After dealing with these matters, Xu Ning finally returned to his office.

Kakanov was already waiting there and greeted Xu Ning warmly as soon as he saw him.

"Oh, my god, I finally saw you, Mr. Xu. You don't know how much I've missed you these past few days!"

Xu Ning couldn't help but feel a chill.

It seemed that Kakanov had made a lot of money this time, otherwise he wouldn't be so enthusiastic.

Xu Ning knew in his heart that Kakanov's purpose for this trip was definitely not as simple as just delivering money. It was possible that the last batch of goods had been sold out, so he came to him again to restock.

Otherwise, with Kakanov's personality, how could he take the initiative to deliver money to his door?

However, this result still surprised Xu Ning a little.

He had originally thought it would take several days to wholesale dozens of computers, but he didn't expect these computers to be so popular.

But upon closer thought, this was also reasonable.

In that era, due to the extremely unreasonable distribution of materials, people hardly enjoyed any entertainment, and the long-term dissatisfaction finally erupted completely at this moment through the desire for a computer.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but find it interesting, so he began to test Kakanov in a joking manner.

"Including today, we've only met three times, and I didn't expect Mr. Kakanov to already consider me an important friend."

Speaking of this, he pretended to be surprised and pressed his hand to his chest, sighing: "It's truly an honor."

"But, as a friend, I let you do such a dangerous smuggling job. I'm really something."

"How about this, I'll find someone else for the computer business in the future. If you get targeted by the Intelligence Station, I, as a friend, would be too negligent."

At first, Kakanov was full of smiles, but upon hearing the news of a possible termination of cooperation, he immediately became frightened.

Before he came out of Staller, he had already promised his other partners that he would definitely bring back hundreds of computers.

If Xu Ning really stopped cooperating, he would be in big trouble.

Kakanov wiped his cold sweat and quickly waved his hand, saying nervously: "Not dangerous, Mr. Xu, not dangerous at all. What I said before was just a joke, please don't take it seriously."

"Intelligence Station? What's that."

Xu Ning smiled and stopped teasing him: "Alright, I know Mr. Kakanov is here on a mission this time. Don't worry, I've already had people prepare a truckload of computers, they're in the factory parking lot."

"Knowing you came by car, I even specially arranged a worker to drive for you."

Kakanov was very happy to hear this and quickly thanked him: "Thank you, Mr. Xu, don't worry, I will definitely send the money over as soon as I finish selling them."

Xu Ning, however, said: "Don't be in a hurry to thank me. Transporting this batch of goods also has a cost. My worker can't make a trip for nothing. How about this, you just give two thousand rubles."

Kakanov's smile instantly froze.

A worker only earns a few hundred rubles a month, and now just helping him transport a load of goods costs two thousand rubles. Isn't this robbery?

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