Chapter 367 The location was chosen in vain

After leaving the city library, Ning Qingyuan shook the bag of books in his backpack and bowed to Ning Xiyue with a smile on his face.

"Little sister, I really admire you. You can make friends with people wherever you go. Today, we got such a big bargain and brought back so many books and materials."

Ning Xiyue was in a good mood and shook her head happily.

"It's all thanks to the chocolate I gave her. As soon as I gave her the chocolate, her attitude changed drastically. She treated me better than her own sisters, which led to the following series of events. The chocolate played a big role today. I have to thank you, brother Ji, for the chocolate."

Today is indeed a good day as Tongzi said. What a good day! Good luck started to come as soon as we arrived.

"Yeah, I'll write a thank-you letter to Brother Ji later."

Ning Qingyuan was very satisfied with this. Although the chocolate itself was very valuable, he felt a sense of gain when he brought back so many materials and books.

If a single book had not turned yellow or had no insects in it, it would have been very expensive.

So it is a good deal for the materials and books they selected that don't have any major problems.

He looked at the time on his watch. It was already ten-thirty-five. It was time to go to the state-owned restaurant for dinner.

"Little sister, it's almost time, let's go eat first, and then continue shopping after lunch."

"Okay, then let's go straight to the state-owned restaurant. After dinner, we can go somewhere else and take a look. We can go a little further."

Ning Xiyue believed that when Tongzi said that today was a good day it was definitely not just because she could find these materials and books. She firmly believed that there would be other good things that could happen to her.

All this will be discussed after you have eaten and drunk enough.

When the two siblings arrived at the state-owned restaurant, there were not many people eating there yet, and when they arrived, there were still ten minutes before mealtime.

The window would not open for sale until the last minute of meal time, so Ning Xiyue and Ning Qingyuan had to stand in front of the window and wait, and discuss the meals they wanted so that they could get the meals as soon as the window opened.

After the discussion, Ning Xiyue took a seat by the window and sat down, waiting for her second brother to come over with the food when it was time for dinner.

Within ten minutes, some people came in one after another, filling half of the empty lobby.

By eleven o'clock, when it was time for lunch, more and more people came in. In less than two minutes, the entire lobby of the state-owned hotel was full of people.

Even added a few tables.

The row of seats Ning Xiyue chose was a separate row next to the window. It was spacious and the extra tables were right to her right.

Then the distance between her and the added table was only an arm's length, and it was almost close to the table she was sitting at, becoming a big table.

Seeing the space getting smaller and smaller, Ning Xiyue was confused for a moment. This was something she had never expected. She arrived the earliest and chose a good position, but now she ended up in a bad position.

The location was chosen in vain.

Given the width, she could only be thankful that she and her second brother were relatively thin, so it wasn’t difficult for them to get in and out.

There were also people at the shared table. There were two aunties sitting there. They looked very kind and greeted her with a gentle smile and nod when they sat down.

Ning Xiyue also smiled back, feeling relieved. At least he was a nice person and didn't look like the kind of person who would easily cause trouble.

The two aunts sat down and chatted. When they saw that Ning Xiyue was pretty, they started talking to her and asked if she had a boyfriend.

Ning Xiyue was not afraid either. She sat closer to the aunts and chatted with them with a smile.

He also took out a few candies from his pocket and took the initiative to ask the aunts about the surrounding areas where he could go shopping to buy New Year's goods, as well as the iconic large buildings and the distribution of large factories nearby.

The aunts who have lived nearby all their lives know this place very well, and when Ning Xiyue asked, they were happy to tell her.

After chatting for a while, Ning Qingyuan, who was the first in line at the window, successfully came over with the prepared meal.

The two siblings were the first table to start eating in the cafeteria.

Ning Xiyue smiled and greeted, "Aunts, I'm going to eat first, we'll talk later."

When the two aunts saw Ning Qingyuan coming over with the food, they immediately changed the subject and nodded:

"Okay, you guys eat first and we'll talk later."

Seeing this, Ning Qingyuan politely nodded and greeted the aunts.

The short-haired auntie who was sitting next to Ning Qingyuan even stood up to make room for him, "Young man, do you mind? I'll let you pass."

"No, auntie, if you can get through, don't bother."

Ning Qingyuan said quickly, then leaned slightly sideways to pass behind his aunt.

The two aunts continued chatting among themselves.

Ning Xiyue and Ning Qingyuan, brother and sister, started eating.

"Little sister, we got your favorite braised pork back. Let's try the braised pork from the city's state-owned restaurant."

Ning Qingyuan put the braised pork in front of Ning Xiyue.

"Okay, let's try it." Ning Xiyue picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of braised pork.

She suddenly found that she had to order the braised pork dish every time she ate at a state-owned restaurant.

Before I went to the countryside, I had eaten the braised pork in the county town near my home.

After going to the countryside, I ate the braised pork in the town. When I went to the county town, I ate the braised pork in the county. The year after next, I went to Shanghai and ate the braised pork in the store there. After the canteen of the coal mine team opened, I ate the braised pork made by Zhou Cheng. Today, when I went to the city to play, I ate the braised pork here again.

If it weren't for the severe restrictions on population mobility in this era, which limited her pace.

She had only been to these places and could only eat the braised pork in the state-owned restaurants in these places. Otherwise, she really thought that she could eat in different places and it would not be a problem to eat the braised pork in all the state-owned restaurants in the world.

She couldn't help but chuckle.

Put the braised pork in your hand into your mouth and taste how the braised pork made in this state-owned restaurant tastes.

Ning Xiyue was a little disappointed after eating it. Well, the taste was just average, not as good as the braised pork in the state-owned restaurant in the county town.

The most delicious braised pork is made by Zhou Cheng. Not to mention that the dishes made by the chef who has served at state banquets all have their own unique flavor.

It wasn't just Ning Xiyue who thought so, Ning Qingyuan also thought so.

"Sister, after eating too much of the food in our coal mine team cafeteria, I suddenly realized that the food in the cafeteria is still the best. My stomach has been spoiled. No, this is too decadent. When I first learned to cook, my cooking skills were so bad, but I still ate with relish. Well, I have to adjust my mindset."

Ning Xiyue was amused: "Haha, brother, it's nothing. People like to pursue better things. It's normal. Everyone likes to eat more delicious food. Let's eat first. Filling our stomachs is important."

Ning Qingyuan smiled and took a piece of fried tofu to eat: "Hey, this fried tofu is delicious, sister, eat this."

With shining eyes, he strongly recommended this plate of grilled tofu to Ning Xiyue.

Ning Xiyue ate a piece of it under his expectant gaze, "Well, I can confirm that this fried tofu must be the chef's specialty."

In her opinion, the braised tofu and braised pork seemed like they were cooked by two different people, with a huge difference in their skills.

But we spent money to buy them, so we have to eat all the dishes and not waste them.

The two siblings stopped talking and ate the food in their bowls seriously.

After the two siblings calmed down, they could hear clearly what the two aunts at the next table were whispering.

"Xiaohong, my son told me a piece of news. The meat processing factory just delivered two cows, but one of them is not going to be sold abroad. They are keeping it for domestic sale in the factory as a New Year's welfare for the factory employees."

Hearing this, Ning Xiyue and Ning Qingyuan raised their heads, looked at each other, and listened carefully.

At this point, the short-haired aunt lowered her voice even more.

"He asked me to go buy beef. He has a friend who is an employee and a member of the management team. He can help us outsiders get an internal preferential price, which is 30% cheaper than the outside grocery stores. No tickets are required. The processing starts at 1:30. We will go after dinner. It's Chinese New Year soon. We can buy more beef and pick some cheap bones to make soup."

Ning Qingyuan tilted his ear, ate slowly, and tried not to distract himself from listening to what his aunt was saying, but it was difficult to hear and he could only hear intermittent words.

However, the aunt named Xiaohong half covered her mouth and spoke in an even lower voice than the aunt with short hair.

Ning Qingyuan didn't hear a word. He frowned and tried hard, but it was all in vain.

But Ning Xiyue had learned martial arts and had sharp ears, so even while eating, she could hear clearly all the important news that the aunt in front of her said, and also heard what the aunt behind her was saying.