Chapter 88 A lack of enthusiasm for eating indicates a problem with one's thinking! Exactly! ...

An Fusheng had just delivered the takeout when he saw Wen Xinrui and Wen Xinglan sauntering into the kitchen doorway. "Are you two hungry?"

We received a large order around noon, which took almost an hour to process. It was indeed getting late. Usually, the family would have already had lunch by this time. I didn't expect these two to have such a good grasp of their mealtime.

Wen Xinglan, resting her head, succinctly stated: "Hungry."

Wen Xingrui first called out "brother" in a very poor accent, and then said, "Howl."

An Fusheng ruffled his furry head and said, "What are you yelling about? You've learned a word and you're using it everywhere. You should say you're hungry."

Wen Xinrui: "Howl."

An Fusheng: "..."

Wen Xingrui recently learned three words: brother, mother, and good. He knows the specific recipients of the words "brother" and "mother," but he pronounces the others as "good." He pronounces each word with the second tone, speaks slowly and sincerely, and looks into the eyes of anyone he's talking to, as if he's having a serious conversation with them. This makes others feel a little embarrassed to tease him.

Afraid that the two of them would go hungry, An Fusheng cracked two eggs before making lunch, whisked them into an egg mixture, added some chopped green leafy vegetables to the egg mixture, and quickly made two vegetable and egg pancakes in a pan. After making the pancakes, An Fusheng let them cool and took Wen Xinglan and Wen Xingrui to wash their hands.

Food cools down very quickly in winter. By the time An Fusheng washed their hands and came back, the egg pancakes had already cooled to lukewarm. Afraid that they would fall while walking because they were holding the bowl and blocking their view, An Fusheng simply threw the egg pancakes into their hands and told them to eat them with their hands.

Xu Sannian went to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables for his family's lunch. When he came back, he saw An Fusheng throwing egg pancakes into Wen Xinglan and Wen Xingrui's arms. He laughed and said, "Why are you feeding them like stray dogs? No, even dogs have dog bowls, but these two don't."

The two, who were being fed like stray dogs, didn't mind at all. They grabbed the egg pancake, tore off a big bite, and ate it with relish. After finishing, they waited for a while and when the older brother didn't give them any more, they went back to digging a hole outside.

After preparing lunch, An Fusheng carried the dishes out of the kitchen and saw the two men digging a hole with their butts sticking up high. He couldn't control his wicked impulses and kicked each of them in the butt. The two lost their balance and fell on their butts with a thud, looking back at the person who kicked them with a bewildered expression.

Lou Lan, who happened to witness this scene, thought: "..." Shouldn't corporal punishment be more suitable for older children?

...

Lin Yuantang was He Zhi's childhood friend and classmate for many years. In fact, the two were classmates from elementary school to high school. However, after the college entrance examination, He Zhi went to Germany to study, while Lin Yuantang chose to study at a university in China. He Zhi studied in Germany until he graduated with a doctorate before returning to China. After graduating with a master's degree, Lin Yuantang started a business with several classmates from his dormitory.

When He Zhi first returned to start his business, Lin Yuantang tried to persuade him to join them. He Zhi said that he had a bad temper and couldn't run a partnership, so he chose to start his own company. However, the company only hired one employee after a year, and that employee ran away after only a few months. Lin Yuantang kept harping on this to provoke him until He Zhi quietly acquired a factory and then came to their company to discuss the acquisition.

Lin Yuantang and his classmates, after graduating with master's degrees, were ambitious and didn't want to work for others. They started their own company out of passion. However, they were all engineering students. They could develop products but not necessarily run a company. Once the company was up and running, they realized that having products alone was not enough. They also had to promote them. Even the best wine needs advertising.

The group shoved and nudged Lin Yuantang to do the socializing. Lin Yuantang usually seemed like a social tyrant, but in reality, he was completely guileless. He would get ripped off while negotiating business deals and still call the person he was dealing with a brother. It's a miracle that their company has survived this long.

Not only was the price paid for acquiring their company fair, but they also didn't take advantage of Lin Yuantang because he was too stupid. Of course, they didn't offer him a higher price just because they grew up together. In fact, they weren't just after their group of people. They just saw that they were trapped in the company and couldn't bear to close it down, so they acquired their company as a way to win people's hearts.

The group of people were passionate about researching technology, but they were suffering greatly from running their company. Not only did the company acquire them, but they were also hired to continue the original product development, which was a pleasant surprise for them.

Once they were under He Zhi's command, the group was freed from the trivialities of managing the company, and their enthusiasm for researching products soared. Moreover, He Zhi was an expert, and the group would discuss the products with him every day to an almost manic degree, making it a luxury for He Zhi to even have a meal on time each day.

He Zhi had had enough of this life of not knowing where his next meal would come from, so at 11 o'clock today, they dragged him to discuss product parts again. He Zhi knew that if he didn't take some extreme measures, he probably wouldn't get to eat again. So, halfway through the meeting, he pretended to go to the toilet and secretly ordered takeout.

He refused to believe that they could remain unmoved even with delicious food placed in front of them.

In the conference room, four men were arguing heatedly over the materials for a component, while He Zhi calmly scrolled through his phone, his eyes glued to the delivery rider icon on the screen as it slowly approached the company.

"More than that, tell me, which option do you prefer?" Kong Zheng suddenly asked.

Seeing that the delivery guy had already entered the company, He Zhi looked up and said, "How about we have lunch first, and then discuss it after we've finished talking?" They would continue arguing no matter which option he chose, and He Zhi didn't want to delay his lunch.

Kong Zheng was taken aback: "Huh? What kind of food?"

The others were also eager for an answer, saying, "What's so great about food? Let's finalize the plan first so we can move on to the next step quickly."

He didn't just look at the few people who were full of energy; he silently counted down in his mind: 3, 2, 1!

bite!

Not only could one look through the glass door at the elevator, but the elevator doors also opened slowly, and a delivery rider carrying two large insulated bags stepped out of the elevator.

The others were still waiting for He Zhi to choose a solution when they saw He Zhi suddenly jump up from his chair and run towards the meeting room door.

"Mr. He's takeout," the delivery rider said.

"It's mine, thank you." He Zhi accepted the takeout.

The others looked at each other in bewilderment. When did he order takeout?

He placed two bags of takeout food in the middle of the conference table and said, "The food is here, let's eat first."

Lin Yuantang asked blankly, "When did you order takeout?"

Seeing that the others were still standing there in a daze, he had no choice but to tear open the takeout bag himself and take out the takeout items one by one: "Just now."

"Holy crap! It smells so good!" There were too many lunch boxes, so they were placed in front of Lin Yuantang. Curious, Lin Yuantang opened one of the boxes, and the aroma of the food unexpectedly rushed into his nostrils.

They work hard, but they ignore even when food is delivered to their mouths.

Kong Zheng also came over and said, "I can smell it too. It smells like duck meat."

It was almost 2 p.m. After all, the group had been using their brains and talking a lot all morning, and they were actually quite hungry. However, they were so engrossed in their work that they easily ignored their hunger, and once they smelled the aroma of food, they suddenly became starving.

Li Cheng and Zheng Hongye also came over, "Let me see what we have?"

He not only had a smug smile on his face, but he also deliberately opened all the dishes, and the aroma of various dishes lingered around their noses, making their stomachs rumble and their mouths water.

"Holy crap, this dish looks so appetizing!"

Lin Yuantang couldn't resist any longer. Before he even took out his chopsticks, he grabbed a piece of duck meat with his hand and started eating. "Wow, this is so delicious!"

Seeing Lin Yuantang start eating, the others also reached out their large hands to grab meat and eat, followed by a continuous stream of praise:

"tasty!"

"tasty!"

"tasty!"

"It's so delicious!"

"It's so flavorful! I've never had such delicious duck meat in my life!"

...

By the time He Zhi finished serving all the food, the duck meat had been almost completely eaten. He Zhi looked at the dishes he had ordered and was glad that they had given him two extra portions, otherwise he would have felt that it wasn't enough.

When the rice was brought out, the group stuffed a bite of meat into their mouths and then rushed to grab the rice.

"Where are the chopsticks? Where are the chopsticks?"

She not only took apart a pair of chopsticks and started eating herself, but was too lazy to get chopsticks for them, fearing that if she got chopsticks for them, she wouldn't be able to eat her food in the end. "They're in the bag, help yourselves."

"Damn it, don't push me, let me get my chopsticks first!"

"What are you saying? Why didn't you wait until I took it before you took it?"

"We're all brothers, why be so petty?"

"If you're not going to be stingy, at least leave me a piece of duck!"

...

While the group was scrambling for the food, they had already tried several dishes.

Today's dishes were all ones he had never ordered before, and each one was delicious. He had eaten pickled radish the first time he ordered it, but that time it was diced radish. This time it was thick chunks, and the small diced pieces were so satisfying. The large, thick radish chunks were incredibly satisfying. His appetite, which had been whetted by the diced radish before, was finally satisfied today. He was so satisfied that he squinted his eyes.

The other four finally had chopsticks and could eat to their hearts' content.

"Wow, these pickled radish chunks taste so good!"

"This radish green is usually fed to pigs in my hometown, but it tastes so good as a vegetable! Ahhh! What have I been missing all these years!"

"These dried green beans are delicious! They're fragrant, soft, and chewy!"

"Ahhh! Every dish is so delicious! Even the soybeans and chili peppers in the duck are so fragrant!"

...

Not only were many dishes sold out when he ordered takeout, but he also ordered everything that was still available. In case it wasn't enough, he also ordered two servings of rice for each person. Anyway, everyone is easygoing about food and eats whatever is available as long as it fills their stomachs. According to their usual appetite, this should have been more than enough. But today, there were two extra cold dishes. As a result, not only was everything eaten, but they also rolled the bowls in rice, leaving not a drop of soup. They were practically licking the bowls clean.

After finishing their meal, everyone relaxed in their chairs, savoring the memory.

Lin Yuantang said lazily, "I'm very satisfied."

Others: "Mmm-hmm!"

Lin Yuantang: "I'll eat here again next time."

Others: "Mmm-hmm!"

Not only did he watch them sing in unison, but he also deliberately said, "By the time you finish discussing work, everyone will have already closed up shop."

Kong Zheng slammed his hand on the table. "No more overtime! Eat on time!"

Lin Yuantang: "Yes, there's something wrong with your mindset if you don't eat enthusiastically!"

The other two: "Exactly!"

More than that: "..."

Lin Yuantang suddenly looked at He Zhi with bright eyes: "To be honest, our company doesn't have a cafeteria right now. Why don't we talk to this owner and ask him to cover our lunch? If we work overtime, dinner would be fine too?"

The others also looked at He Zhi with eager anticipation.

More than that: "...no money!"