Reborn in the ’80s as a Group Favorite Bigshot – Chapter 102

Chapter 102: She was overthinking it.

The next day, Song Chu and the three others packed up and set off together with a change of clothes.

Fortunately, their county was a remote county under the provincial capital city. There was a direct bus, so they didn’t have to transfer. However, it still took more than six hours.

Not only was the road bumpy, but the bus’s performance was also poor, and it was slow.

After getting off the bus, Song Chu felt like she was covered in a strange smell, and her cousin was also carsick.

“Let’s find a guesthouse first, take a shower, and then go to dinner,” she said, looking at her watch.

Fortunately, they left early. Otherwise, the state-run restaurant would have been closed after they showered.

Gu Yue had the same idea. “Okay.”

“Are you familiar with the provincial capital? Do you know which guesthouse is better?” Song Chu asked him.

Gu Yue smiled and asked, “Want to stay in a good one?”

Song Chu said matter-of-factly, “Of course. We’ve come all this way. We can’t mistreat ourselves. Just take us to the best one. The farm will cover the expenses for this trip.”

After more than a month of careful and scientific feeding, the chicks had all grown up, and the mortality rate was almost zero.

This was due to the clean environment, regular feeding of preventive medicine, and temperature control.

Song Chu also fenced off a piece of unused woodland on the back mountain. She had her eldest brother lead people to let the chickens out every day. Coupled with good feed, the chickens grew quickly.

In addition to the previous two hundred, they later hatched more than a thousand more using the incubator, and the scale was getting bigger and bigger.

The commune sent people to check and found that not only were there many chickens, but they were all alive and growing well. They were very happy.

Song Chu took the opportunity to apply to merge the oil pressing workshop into the breeding farm, and the approval document was issued a few days ago.

She sold a batch of oil to the steel factory first, earning several hundred yuan, which was used as travel expenses for this trip.

In her modern life, Song Chu’s family was very wealthy. After the apocalypse, she was a big shot in biopharmaceuticals and infrastructure, and she enjoyed a relatively high standard of living.

Therefore, although she could endure hardship, she would never want to mistreat herself. Having a good place to stay and good food was basic.

“Alright, I’ll take you there.”

Gu Yue was born into a wealthy family. If it weren’t for the incident that happened to his family, his living conditions would also be first-class. So, he agreed to choose a good place to stay.

Song Lao Si was also a person who liked to enjoy himself, so he wouldn’t object.

Song Ping was usually frugal, and she was a little worried about Song Chu. “Chu Chu, will we be criticized if we spend too much and try to get reimbursed?”

Song Chu smiled nonchalantly. “Who would say that? I’m the farm director. After working so hard for so long, can’t I have a good place to stay and good food?”

Then she said domineeringly, “If anyone dares to gossip, I’ll break their legs.”

Song Ping: “……” Okay, she was overthinking it.

Gu Yue took them by bus to the largest hotel in the provincial capital, which was also relatively high-end.

Originally, this kind of place was not for ordinary people, but after Gu Yue went in and greeted someone, they successfully checked in.

They booked two double rooms.

When they went upstairs, Song Chu patted Gu Yue. “Gu, the Academic God, I didn’t realize you had such extensive connections in the provincial capital.”

Gu Yue chuckled. “I used to stay here every time I came to the provincial capital, so I got to know some people.”

“You used to come here often?” Song Chu was a little surprised. This place was not close to the Imperial Capital.

Gu Yue didn’t hide it. “One of my teachers is an expert in physics and machinery. He once collaborated on a project with the machinery factory here. We provided the technology, so I came here a few times.”

If he hadn’t taken the initiative to go to the countryside as an educated youth, his teacher would have already taken him to the Engineering Physics Research Institute as an assistant.

Song Chu nodded. “I see. You’ll be our guide on this trip to the provincial capital.”

“No problem,” Gu Yue smiled.

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After entering their respective rooms, Song Chu took a shower first.

When she came out, she saw Song Ping sitting nervously on the edge of the bed. She smiled and said, “Sister Ping, we paid to stay here. You don’t have to be nervous.”

This kind of behavior was actually quite good, considering it was her cousin’s first time in the provincial capital and her first time staying in a hotel of this level.

“Chu Chu, this is too expensive.” Song Ping was a little distressed. One night in a room cost ten yuan, which was unimaginable to her before.

Song Chu chuckled. “This is the best hotel in the provincial capital, of course it’s expensive.”

“It’s fine as long as it’s comfortable. Sister Ping, you’ll get used to it if you relax more.” Seeing more of the world would help her relax.

This was also the reason why she brought Song Ping with her. As her future secretary, Song Ping needed to broaden her horizons and develop her perspective.

Song Ping took a deep breath. “Okay, I’ll try my best to relax and get used to it.”

She was no longer the village woman who spent all day worrying about daily necessities and working in the fields. She was her sister’s secretary, and she couldn’t lose face.

“Then I’ll go take a shower too,” Song Ping said.

An hour later, the phone in the room rang, which startled Song Ping, but she quickly composed herself.

Song Chu picked it up, and it was indeed Gu Yue.

“Are you ready?”

“Yes, we’ll wait for you downstairs.”

Next, Gu Yue took the three of them to a nearby state-run restaurant to eat. Song Chu ordered relatively good dishes: braised pork, braised fish, egg drop soup, and stir-fried cabbage.

Song Ping also noticed that her sister didn’t care about money at all. She didn’t try to persuade her and could only try to adapt herself as quickly as possible.

Song Lao Si was more carefree. He was happy to stay in a nice place and eat well. While eating, he smiled and said, “Sister, it’s so comfortable to come out with you.”

“Let’s spend a few more days in the provincial capital before going back.”

It was his first time in the provincial capital, and he found that it was indeed incomparable to the county town. Not only did the buildings look much better here, but the people walking on the streets were also dressed much more smartly.

Song Chu didn’t object. “Alright, you can explore more in the next few days.”

Song Lao Si also needed to broaden his horizons. The bigger his heart, the bigger his future “stage” would be.

“Sister, you’re the best,” Song Lao Si said with a moved expression.

Originally, Second Brother wanted to come along and even argued with him. In the end, Little Sister gave Second Brother a good talking-to, and he finally behaved.

At home, Little Sister was still the best to him.

After dinner, the group went for a walk on the street, and Song Lao Si couldn’t help but feel a sense of longing.

The next day, Gu Yue first called the person he knew at the machinery factory. After having breakfast at the hotel, he took them there.

After getting off the bus, Song Lao Si said, “This bus is really convenient. It would be great if our county had one too.”

Song Chu laughed. “Our county is so small, where would we need a bus? Keep dreaming.”

Even in the 21st century, there were still many counties without buses.

“That’s true. It’s still more convenient to ride a bike in the county,” Song Lao Si scratched his head.

Song Chu suddenly missed electric vehicles. They were fast and convenient. She said to Gu Yue, “Gu, the Academic God, you should study storage batteries when you have time.”

For the current technology, the biggest problem to overcome in manufacturing electric vehicles was the storage battery.

I’m stuck. I need to sort things out before I continue writing. Let’s continue at 3 PM~