The person who came held a high position; he was the secretary of the city's medical system.

High-ranking official.

However, Yingyue was unaware of and knew nothing about this matter.

She obediently found a seat and sat down.

There were other people in the canteen, including employees from several nearby factories who also ate there.

As Secretary Shen and his group walked in, the other people looked at them curiously, trying to guess their identities.

Secretary Shen came to Yingyue and sat down opposite her.

Looking at the food in her lunchbox, he smiled and asked Yingyue, "Is the food delicious?"

Yingyue blinked, looking at Secretary Shen with some confusion, and didn't answer immediately.

Secretary Shen's smile remained unchanged. "What's wrong?"

Should I tell the truth or a lie?

Because of Vice President Liu's specific instructions, Yingyue didn't know whether to tell them the truth or a lie.

Secretary Shen was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Tell the truth!"

"I'm asking you questions because I want to hear the truth from you."

"It doesn't taste good."

Yingyue answered decisively.

Secretary Shen's smile froze on his face, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer this young comrade.

The people following behind Secretary Shen chuckled and stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Comrades, you are eating brown rice. Compared with many places where people can't even get rice, your life is already very good."

"I know."

Since they want to hear the truth, then Yingyue doesn't need to rack her brains to come up with lies.

She answered them seriously.

"But what this old comrade asked me was whether the food was good. He wanted to know if it tasted good, not whether we were full."

"There's a difference between 'delicious' and 'full'."

Yingyue's expression was sincere, and she didn't seem to be lying.

After she finished answering, Secretary Shen and his entourage were stunned.

Liu Changhong was the first to react and immediately explained, fearing that Secretary Shen would blame Yingyue.

“Secretary, Comrade Yingyue is still young, she…”

"fine."

Secretary Shen raised his hand, interrupting Liu Changhong, "It's alright, Comrade Cheng speaks frankly, that's very good."

As he spoke, he glanced again at the food in Yingyue's lunchbox.

The dark yellow brown rice, served with boiled cabbage and radish, looked bland and tasteless.

If you were to actually eat it, it certainly wouldn't taste very good.

Yingyue was not lying.

On the contrary, Secretary Shen was pleased that Yingyue spoke her mind and dared to tell the truth, and did not try to fool or appease them just because they were leaders from the city.

"Comrade Yingyue, everyone's conditions are not good right now, so we can only focus on filling our stomachs first."

"When social conditions improve in the future, we will definitely be able to eat our fill and eat well."

"Before that, we all need to work together to build a better society so that our future generations can have enough to eat and eat well."

The Party Secretary is indeed eloquent; he knows how to speak.

He not only said this to Yingyue, but also spoke a few words to the other comrades in the canteen.

The general meaning is the same as what Yingyue said.

Conditions are tough now, especially on the island where they are tougher than elsewhere. Those of us working and living on the island are suffering, but we must have faith that we can make a better life for ourselves and work together to build a better new society.

The people in the canteen were so moved by what was said that they put down their chopsticks and applauded continuously.

Firefly Moon...

Not clapping seemed like she was not fitting in, but she also felt that simply shouting slogans was useless if she wanted to live a good life.

Working diligently and practically is the key to getting rich and living a better life.

Of course, she wasn't saying that chanting slogans had no effect at all.

At least it can be inspiring, right?

She clapped along.

Secretary Shen smiled and raised his hand, gesturing for everyone to put their hands down. "Let's eat, comrades."

After he finished speaking, he said a few more words to Yingyue, telling her to eat her fill before going to see him.

"Comrade Changhong, shall we go and look around elsewhere?"

Secretary Shen spoke up.

He seemed to know that it wasn't quite appropriate for them to stand there while others were eating.

Let's go check out other places instead.

Liu Changhong quickly led his group away.

After they left, Yingyue buried her head in her food.

A short while later, Liu Meiyu came over to her.

"Yingyue, what were those people doing just now?"

Liu Meiyu arrived at dinner a little late today. When she entered the canteen, she ran into Liu Changhong and his group, who were heading towards the cotton mill.

She was a little curious, wondering what all these people were here for.

Yingyue, "is the comrade who came from above to interview about the glorious deeds of Technician Yu."

Oh, I see!

Liu Meiyu nodded upon hearing this.

She also thought Yu Rui was very capable.

In a life-or-death moment, he was able to make the decision to sacrifice his own arm to protect the factory's machinery.

“Our factory has already decided to reward him, and now people from the city are coming to interview him. Will the whole country know about it by then?” Liu Meiyu pressed.

Yingyue nodded.

"perhaps."

"very nice."

Liu Meiyu was happy for Yu Rui, "This way, they won't have to worry too much about their family's future."

The two ate while talking. After finishing their meal, Yingyue had to go and report to Secretary Shen, so she didn't linger and left the canteen after washing her lunchbox.

She returned to the hospital and had just put down her lunchbox when Zhao Zhiyuan from next door came over.

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