Chapter 138 I will resign if you want me to
After a while, several people were drinking until their faces were red and the hall was filled with the smell of alcohol.
Yu Zhile and Zhang Wenxin looked at each other in silence, suspecting that the other party was doing this to take revenge on Haiyu Village.
The guests were complaining, but instead of calming down, they became even more aggressive, taking off their shirts and drinking and playing rock-paper-scissors with their bare chests.
"Brother, if you just drink without eating, your body might not be able to handle it. Do you want to try our new dishes?" Hu Lan asked with a smile.
The leader glanced at her and said with contempt: "Who do you think you are? You think you can control us."
Hu Lan was not annoyed. Instead, she smiled and said, "It's too noisy in the lobby. I'll move you to the private room upstairs. You can drink as much as you want."
"Hey, guys love drinking in this lobby." The man raised the bottle and walked to the door, raising his hand to make a toast gesture, "Especially facing the door, it's more enjoyable to drink, drink!"
The behavior of these people had already made some customers hesitant, and this action scared them even more. They turned around and left without paying attention to the mouth-watering aroma.
Seeing this, those people laughed triumphantly, and their laughter was extremely harsh.
The new window attracted most of the customers. Hu Laosan only had a few large menus in his hand. He had just finished his work and walked into the lobby when he saw this scene and glanced at Hu Lan cautiously.
Hu Lan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and she clenched her fists.
At this moment, a sudden male voice temporarily cooled her anger and silenced several people.
"Isn't the new window opening today? Why is it quieter than usual?" The person who spoke had a hint of gloating in his tone.
Yu Zhile looked in the direction of the voice and saw a thin young man with a pale face and dark circles under his eyes. He was waving a folding fan in a pretentious manner.
Inadvertently, their eyes met and the other's eyes narrowed slightly.
Yu Zhile had a bad first impression of him. He felt that his eyes were like those of a cold poisonous snake, so sticky that it made people uncomfortable.
Hu Lan and Hu Laosan didn't know him, but it was not difficult to see that the people making trouble were looking at him, and they were sure that they were sent by him.
"Big Head, bring in the gift we sent for Comrade Yu." The young man closed his folding fan and slapped it on his palm.
A man taller than Getai was holding a basket of dahlias in one hand. The style of the basket was no different from the wreaths commonly used at city folk funerals.
There was an uproar at the scene, and many people secretly cursed it for bad luck.
"Chef Hu, Haidong Town is so big, it shouldn't be difficult for the state-owned restaurant to cooperate with another village." The man made it clear his attitude towards Haiyu Village.
Hu Lan threw the flower basket out of the store and said coldly, "Go back to where you came from."
"Okay, okay, okay, you really don't want to accept my toast." The young man clapped his hands with a sinister smile.
The next second, Yu Zhile slapped him on the face, once on each side, knocking him and his lackeys unconscious.
"Do you know who I am? How dare you hit me, Du Shi?" Du Shi's face was distorted with surprise.
The sturdy man called Big Head did not intervene, but watched coldly with his arms folded across his chest.
Yu Zhile kicked him out without saying a word.
Du Shiyi fell headfirst onto the flower basket, with petals all over her head. It took her a lot of effort to find her bearings again. She shouted, "Yu Zhile, you, you actually dared to hit me."
"I'm going to hit you if you want. Do I have to choose a day?" Yu Zhile looked down at him in disgrace. "You have someone behind you, and I have someone behind me, too."
"Are you blind?" Du Shi screamed madly.
However, those people were all looking at Datou's eyes, and seeing that he was unmoved, they all stood still.
“Ahhh.” Du Shi was frantic. “Just you wait, I’ll let my eldest sister settle the score with you when I get back.”
While he was making these harsh remarks, Ning Tan approached with a group of brothers and asked, "What's going on?"
Datou looked up and his face suddenly changed. He signaled for someone to take Du Shijia away.
Their actions were far less quick than Du Shi's words, so Du Shi retorted, "Who are you? Why do you care so much?"
After saying that, he turned around and saw a row of people wearing army green suits. Thinking of his eldest sister's words, his legs began to go weak.
The group came in high spirits and left in disgrace, and the episode ended so suddenly.
Yu Hailan and Yu Mengjun took a broom and basket to pick up the broken flower basket and threw it far away.
"I'm really sorry for making you all worried." Hu Laosan clasped his fists and apologized, "Today, anyone who spends 60 cents or more can choose any iced tea for free. Those who have paid can go to the counter to get a refund."
Taking all aspects into consideration, the price of both meat and vegetable dishes was decided to be the same, and was ultimately set at 60 cents per pound.
Everyone was there to try something new. They picked up a little of the dishes they were interested in, and when they weighed them, most of them cost more than 60 cents. They got a cup of iced tea for free, and happily went to line up at the drink window.
Soon, the atmosphere in the store returned to normal and new customers came in continuously.
Ning Tan signaled his brothers to find a seat by themselves, and he and Yu Zhile and others sat at the same table.
The table of the sideline group was close to the old counter. Sisters Chen Zhao and Zhang Haimei went to help everyone order food. Yu Zhile walked at the end and inadvertently heard what Hu Lan and the others said.
"Is it that Du family? How could they raise such a loser?" Hu Laosan asked in a self-righteous voice.
Hu Lan said in a sullen tone, "Bad bamboo produces bad bamboo shoots."
Hu Laosan said, "You are not 18 or 20 years old anymore. Don't rush forward blindly like before. Think more about Yuanyuan before you do anything."
Yu Zhile turned his head and took a look. The identities and status of the two people had changed subtly. At this time, Hu Laosan looked more like a serious brother.
"Du Shi is from the black market." Ning Tan said.
When the black market was mentioned, those who knew the inside story understood that he just couldn't swallow the humiliation of losing three thousand yuan.
Ning Tan continued, "There was news from the provincial capital earlier, saying that Liu Shuyi selflessly contributed several recipes to the military district cafeteria. She originally had the opportunity to be transferred to Beijing, but there has been no news recently."
"The Du family has blood on their hands. Locking him up is the only way to solve the problem once and for all." Hu Lan's expression was cold. "Otherwise, with his madness, he will definitely cause bigger trouble next time."
Yu Zhile and the other two were not used to her appearance.
"He has a big sister above him, and he has no power or money. That woman probably wants to use this incident to blackmail him." Ning Tan smiled.
After that, he paused for a few seconds and added, "I will find someone to keep an eye on him, so he won't dare to make trouble in the state-owned restaurant again, but the village still needs to be careful."
"Got it." Yu Zhile replied.
After a thief broke into the village last time, the old branch secretary came up with the idea of organizing young and middle-aged people to patrol at night. This time, he will definitely speed up the implementation of this matter.
The conversation between Chen Zhao and the others was getting closer and closer, and everyone changed the topic at the same time.
"Sister, the three of us have something to discuss with Brother Li, so we won't sit at the same table with you." Chen Zhao put the drinks and receipt on the table and hurriedly turned around to return the tray.
Yu Zhile looked at the next table carefully and saw that the Brother Li he was talking about was the uncle sitting in the next bed whom he met in the hospital last time.
The four of them had a very pleasant conversation, and mentioned words such as glass and bottles during the conversation.
"Isn't that the old director of the glass factory? How does Xiao Chen know him?" Hu Laosan recognized the old man's identity.
Yu Zhile told him how they became close friends despite their conversation in the hospital. Knowing Chen Zhao's character well, he was not surprised at all.
"What do you want to do with the glass factory?" Hu Lan turned back into the intimate elder sister they knew.
Yu Zhile responded, "We signed a cooperation agreement with the county supply and marketing cooperative a few days ago, and they ordered several hundred cans of pickled pepper sauce."
"This is great news, congratulations." Hu Lan smiled, took the milk tea and clinked glasses with them one by one, "It will get better and better."
"The kelp culture raft is almost ready, the members of the food group have been selected, and the shrimp pond is about to be dug," Zhang Wenxin listed the progress of various tasks, her tone full of longing for the future, "after the autumn harvest, everything will be on the right track."
"If you ask me, you should hold a grand ceremony after the autumn harvest, and imitate Xishan Village to produce some model operas," Hu Lan suggested. "This year, your village has not only a good harvest, but also a new look in every aspect."
Her words ignited a small flame deep in Zhang Wenxin's heart.
In the past six months, Haiyu Village first made a name for itself in the big market, then established in-depth cooperation with state-owned restaurants, and now has joined forces with the county supply and marketing cooperative. The sideline business group has been making steady progress.
Unknowingly, they have brought the village's economic level to a new height, providing a certain degree of security for the villagers' lives.
Maybe it's time to put the original plan on the agenda, Zhang Wenxin fell into deep thought.
On the other hand, Chen Zhao and his two companions reached a verbal agreement with Uncle Li. The preferential price given by Uncle Li would allow them to earn an extra eight cents per bottle of sauce.
After confirming the cooperation, Zhang Haimei, who had made several trips to the glass factory, put down her burden. The four of them chatted enthusiastically until their number was called at the window.
Everyone picked up the receipt and walked towards the serving counter, Ning Tan specifically waited for Zhile.
"Stop for a few minutes when you pass by the Armed Forces Department on your way back to the village. I have something to give you," he said.
Yu Zhile nodded and wanted to ask him about Zhou Yuesheng but heard someone greeting him, so he gave up and went to get his food first.
"Minister Ning, what a coincidence, you are here to try the new dishes here too." Li Ruyi waved at him.
Ning Tan was always taciturn to outsiders, he just smiled and walked forward.
"So cold." Li Ruyi's colleague curled his lips.
Another person added: "He is very nice to his girlfriend and even bought her a radio."
Several people began to gossip in low voices, but Li Ruyi remained silent.
The steaming hot spicy hotpot was served, but Hu Lan didn't touch her chopsticks. She kept looking at the store entrance and said, "It's been so long since I got off work, why hasn't Yuanyuan arrived yet?"
"Maybe he has something to talk to his sisters, so don't scare yourself." Hu Laosan comforted.
Before he finished speaking, Lan Yuanyuan trotted into the store, her round face looking extremely pale.
"Are you feeling unwell or something happened? Why do you look so bad?" Hu Lan asked anxiously.
Everyone looked at him with concern.
Lan Yuanyuan seemed to want to say something but stopped herself. Finally, she shook her head and sat down to eat. However, she was a little absent-minded throughout the whole process.
After eating, she took a deep breath and said, "Mom, I want to quit my job at the textile factory. I want to go to Haiyu Village and learn how to make clothes from Sister Haiyan."
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