"There's no rush for this, you go ahead and do your own thing first." Chu Molin considered the jerky he wanted as a kind of reward, so it wasn't needed for the time being. He just wanted to give his wife a heads-up.
"Alright, about how much do you need?" Qin Xue asked while working.
"Is 5 kg doable?" Chu Molin paused before speaking.
"It can be done, but do you really need that much? Can you finish it all?" Qin Xue assumed that Chu Molin was the only one eating it, and thought that 5 kg was way too much. In these times, without it being vacuum-sealed, it wouldn't taste good after a while if it wasn't consumed quickly.
"The research institute needs it. The old man will cover the costs, and you'll also get some compensation." Chu Molin explained in detail because he had filed a request for this with the higher-ups, and it was approved as an encouragement for their perseverance, so the request was granted.
