Chapter 211 Zhou Cheng, the surprise you gave me is beyond my imagination
Ye Chengyu and Yu Yang did not beat around the bush and directly asked about the authenticity of the news.
"It's true." Yu Zhile replied, "Each province sets its own test questions and the exam will be held in mid-December."
Hearing this, excitement instantly flashed in the eyes of the two men, and they walked out excitedly.
Zhang Wenxin was in a playful mood and stopped the two of them, smiling and jokingly saying, "Why are you in such a hurry? Don't you want to hear about the factory's arrangements?"
"Sister Wenxin, do we need to study and review at the factory?" Yu Yang suddenly stopped and turned around.
"I won't tell you yet." Zhang Wenxin smiled slyly and threw him the key to the broadcasting room. "Go turn on the radio and notify everyone to go to the auditorium for the meeting."
Yu Yang was not angry at being teased and quickly ran away.
People at the food factory usually like to go to the city early in the morning to buy daily necessities. Now they have just returned to the factory after lunch, so they walk to the auditorium in groups of three or four.
Several people became the targets of everyone's conversation, because they were the ones who brought back the news that the college entrance examination would be resumed, and everyone wanted to confirm the authenticity of the news.
As more and more people asked, they nodded as soon as they saw people approaching, and did not stop their mechanical movements until they reached the door of the auditorium.
"The college entrance examination system has been restored and there will be an exam at the end of the year. Those who want to take the exam can go to Ye Chengyu or Yu Yang to register, and then I will find someone to sort out the knowledge points for you." Yu Zhile said straight to the point, "Don't worry, even if you fail the exam, it will not affect your work."
In addition, she also instructed the heads of each workshop to inform local employees when they go to work on Monday. If they want to attend the study session, they can rest in the eight-person dormitory at night and the housing subsidy will still be paid.
The meeting was brief, lasting less than ten minutes. Everyone was excited about the discussion, and whenever they saw someone they knew, they would ask if they wanted to join.
Yu Zhile and Zhang Wenxin returned to the office to finish the finishing work, agreed to meet at the train station tomorrow, and then went home to pack their luggage.
Zhou Yuesheng was reading documents and talking to Zhile at the factory gate, and he was so focused that he didn't come back to his senses until she opened the car door.
"It's rare to see you have clerical work. Why do you have to take the 'college entrance examination' in your military region?" she joked.
Zhou Yuesheng put the file on the back seat and chuckled as he replied, "It is indeed somewhat related. I will be leaving for Ningcheng the day after tomorrow to stay for four months to train lecturers who have retired from the front line of military academies in various places for a long time, in preparation for the subsequent training of new students."
"Four months?" Yu Zhile frowned slightly. "That means you have to stay until after the Chinese New Year. You won't come back during the Chinese New Year?"
Zhou Yuesheng gently smoothed the frown on her brows and said, "Well, Director Yu, do you want to come see me? I heard that Ningcheng's salted duck and pressed duck are delicious, as well as duck blood vermicelli soup, pork belly noodles, and crab roe soup dumplings."
"I may not be able to spare the time." Yu Zhile muttered and began to calculate in his mind.
Although it was the New Year holiday, there was still a lot to do. In addition to preparing a farewell party for those who had been admitted to university, we also had to deal with the post handover and production line equipment upgrades after the New Year.
However, she had lived in the factory almost every day for the past two months to monitor the jelly production line and prepare materials for the Canton Fair. If she didn't go to Ningcheng during the Chinese New Year, the two would have even less time to spend together.
Seeing her conflicted look, Zhou Yuesheng stopped talking about this topic and drove home.
He cooked three dishes and a soup for dinner. After dinner, he went into the bedroom to help fold the clothes, and kept talking about various safety matters while cleaning up.
"My comrades in Guangdong Province said that the weather there is very changeable, so remember to bring a thin coat when going out, and -"
Yu Zhile leaned forward towards him, suddenly shortening the distance between them, and looked at him intently.
Zhou Yuesheng's breathing stagnated, his Adam's apple rolled up and down unconsciously, and then he leaned over to kiss her.
"Talk a little more." Yu Zhile dodged with a smile, "I like to hear you nagging, it would be best if you could talk from now until I take the train to Zhoucheng tomorrow."
Zhou Yuesheng naturally heard the teasing in her tone. He stretched out his long arms, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her again and again.
From the bedroom to the bathroom and back to the bedroom, the two quarreled for half the night.
After Yu Zhile fell into a deep sleep, Zhou Yuesheng took the soiled clothes to the bathroom, then went into the cloakroom to select a new batch of clothes for her, and packed them into the suitcase along with simple toiletries and documents.
At seven o'clock the next morning, the two arrived at Beijing Railway Station on time.
"Le Le, we are here." Zhang Wenxin greeted loudly.
Yu Zhile was half asleep. She saw Sui Sui running towards her and bent down to greet her with her arms outstretched.
"Mom Lele, I miss you so much." Sui Sui smiled sweetly at her and rubbed her neck affectionately like a kitten. "I can go play with you. I'll be so happy."
Qin Yunbai couldn't help but feel jealous after hearing the series of "good" words. He snorted and said, "Sui Sui, you weren't that happy when you saw your dad last night."
"Dad, I'm happy in my heart." Sui Sui's eyes rolled around.
His mischievous appearance made everyone laugh.
On the other side, the conductor began to urge passengers to get on the train, and soon Sui Sui sat on Ge Tai's shoulders.
The group found the sleeper carriage, carried their luggage onto the train, and said goodbye to Zhou Yuesheng and Qin Yunbai through the window.
In addition to Sui Sui and Yu Chi, there are ten people going to Guangdong Province this time, including the business team led by Yu Chuyue, Lan Yuanyuan and Ge Xiaoju.
"After studying for so many years, I'm finally going to Guangdong Province." Lan Yuanyuan held her face and looked at the scenery receding outside the window, her face full of smiles.
Yu Chuyue was quite emotional when she recalled the experience of passing through Zhoucheng on the way back to China.
"Rooster olives, some are spicy and some are not." Sui Sui shouted in standard Cantonese from the upper bunk, making the motion of beating a gong at the same time, "Uncle is walking on the street with a big rooster on his back."
Except for Yu Zhile, who knew a thing or two about Guangdong culture, everyone else was confused and had no idea what she was talking about.
Yu Chuyue smiled and explained, "Rooster olives are a local specialty snack in Zhoucheng. The food factory would hire people to carry a colorful big rooster model and sell it on the street. We saw it many times during the two days we stayed in Zhoucheng, so she took note of it."
Zhang Wenxin smiled wickedly and praised, "Sui Sui has a really good memory, just like your uncle Xiaobao when he was a child."
"Sister Wenxin!" Yu Chi's angry voice came from the adjacent carriage.
Everyone laughed for a while and then started talking about other topics.
The train journey lasted two days and one night. Everyone was either chatting, reading materials, or watching Lan Yuanyuan knitting a sweater for Du Sheng. Her hands were so fast that they seemed to leave afterimages in the air.
It was eight o'clock in the evening when they arrived. It had just rained in Zhoucheng, and the night wind was cool, so they all put on thin coats.
The person who came to pick them up was arranged by Du Sheng, who also brought some casserole porridge and dry fried beef noodles. Three cars took everyone directly to the best local guesthouse, and the three drivers assisted them in checking in before leaving.
The porridge base is soft and sticky, the pork offal is tender and not fishy, and the scattered celery pieces make the taste richer. The stir-fried beef noodles are full of the aroma of the wok, the chives and bean sprouts are full of the aroma of beef, and the rice noodles are smooth and chewy.
After everyone had eaten until they were 70% full, they went back to their rooms. Yu Zhile, Yu Chuyue and Sui Sui lived in the same room.
"The food in Zhoucheng tastes good. I remember you made crispy roast pork and barbecued pork rice in Haiyu Village before." Yu Chuyue said as she helped Sui Sui wipe her hair, "There were also egg yolk lotus seed paste mooncakes and fried lettuce with dace in black bean sauce."
Yu Zhile sighed: "It was a few years ago. Time flies."
"Yes, at that time we were still selling noodles at a stall in the market." Yu Chuyue replied.
After a while, she carried the drowsy boy to the center of the bed, and ran to squeeze into a small bed with Yu Zhile.
The two chatted quietly for half the night, and only stopped and went to sleep when their eyelids could no longer open.
They slept until dawn and found that Sui Sui had squeezed in among them and was sleeping soundly.
The sun was high in the sky and the air was hot and muggy. Yu Chuyue woke up Sui Sui, took her to wash up, and then went to the hall with Yu Zhile to find other people.
"Hello, where is the Canton Fair exhibition hall?" Zhang Wenxin asked the girl at the front desk.
The other party answered her in poor Mandarin, and seeing that she was still confused, she began to gesture anxiously.
Yu Chuyue stepped forward and repeated Zhang Wenxin's question in fluent Cantonese.
The girl breathed a sigh of relief, switched to dialect, and answered them.
After learning the exact route, several people set out for the exhibition hall.
"English, Russian, German." Zhang Wenxin listed them one by one and asked Yu Chuyue, "Three foreign languages are not enough, you even learned Cantonese?"
While studying abroad, Yu Chuyue worked odd jobs in a restaurant run by people from Guangdong Province, but she only mentioned this topic in passing.
They happened to pass by a bookstore and were attracted by its bustle. They also ran into a middle-aged man selling olives.
The exhibition hall was not far from the guesthouse. They walked for about ten minutes to Liuhua Road and entered the hall smoothly with their ID cards.
The booths in the first phase mainly displayed mechanical products such as home appliances and electronic consumer products. Most of them used standard booths, and only two were special booths designed and built by the participating companies themselves due to unique display needs.
The business team went to other booths to observe and learn, while Yu Zhile and Yu Chi walked around and returned to the entrance. The food factory was assigned a location nearby, and they applied for a special booth.
"Sister, I want to change the layout." Yu Chi observed the buyers' movement for a while, "Turn the entire display board 30 degrees to the right."
Yu Zhile also noticed this problem, but did not agree immediately: "Watch it for a while longer."
The brother and sister stayed there for nearly an hour, discussed it several times, and finally confirmed the revised plan.
"Le Le, my dad and his train should be arriving soon. It's a good time to take the bus to the train station now." Yu Chuyue took Sui Sui to look for someone.
Yu Zhile nodded and asked Yu Chi and Sui Sui to find Zhang Wenxin while they went to pick her up.
The sideline group's products at the conference included not only the products of the Jingshi Food Factory, but also canned seafood from the village. In order to facilitate subsequent transportation, the village made another equipment adjustment in mid-June and replaced the glass jars with tinplate.
The team leader is the leader of the Haiyu Village team this time, and is responsible for bringing samples from the village.
The humidity in Zhoucheng was high, and the temperature was high at noon, so the platform with people coming and going became a big steamer. Fortunately, the captain was tall and strong, and he was particularly conspicuous in the crowd.
Yu Zhile called Du Sheng's secretary before leaving. They arrived at the right time and quickly moved the mountain of canned food from the freight car to the truck, and then sent it to the temporary warehouse.
Yu Zhile and the other two took the bus back to the guesthouse and saw Du Sheng in the lobby.
"I've booked a private room at a nearby hotel. Yuanyuan and the others went there first." He stood up and straightened the hem of his clothes. "You are the only ones left."
The captain checked us in quickly and went back to the room to put away the luggage.
The sun was covered by clouds at this moment, and the four of them walked slowly towards the hotel.
As soon as the door of the box opened, Sui Sui ran to the captain like a little cannonball and said, "Grandpa, Sui Sui missed you so much."
The long-awaited reunion between the grandfather and grandson was deeply moving, while Mr. Du asked about the new production line.
"The performance is good. We have successfully opened up the market in the surrounding provinces." Yu Zhile took out two cups of jelly from his canvas bag. "How are your connections in Zhoucheng? I think the new product will be very popular in Guangdong Province."
The jelly brand with the largest market share in the 21st century is a local brand in Guangdong Province, and its sales in the province are very impressive. At present, the relevant domestic market has not yet been developed and has unlimited potential.
Du Sheng took the jelly she handed over and said with a smile: "You have surprised me far beyond my imagination. You have achieved results in the new field so quickly."
"After I buy the fishing boat next year, I won't have much money left in my account." Yu Zhile responded, "I'm saving money to build something new. Are you interested in investing in it?"
"Participate in the shares?" Du Sheng noticed her choice of words.
Yu Zhile glanced at Ge Tai, and Ge Tai took over the conversation and briefly talked about their idea for the logistics company.
"It's interesting, but it should be difficult to implement." Du Sheng pondered for a moment and pointed out the problem. "The cost of laying stations in the early stage is high, and the passenger flow is not guaranteed, unless economic activities can be as free as in Hong Kong."
He gave several examples, such as being able to place ads in newspapers or on television, or having the company appear in movies.
"How do you know that these won't be realized in the next few years?" Yu Zhile said with a smile.
Seeing her confident look, Du Sheng remembered the scene when she hinted at him buying a property in Gangcheng, and he immediately decided to invest in it.
As for other details, they agreed to discuss them after the Canton Fair, so they quickly changed the subject.
There was a knock on the door. Zhang Wenxin, who was nearby, went to open the door, and the waiters came in one after another carrying dishes.
Boiled chicken, roast goose, steamed fish, winter melon soup... more than a dozen dishes were served one after another, filling the table.
"The main dishes have been served. Three desserts and fruits will be served at the end of the meal. If you have any other needs, please contact us." The waiter said and turned to leave.
Only after Du Sheng picked up his chopsticks did everyone start to enjoy the food.
There was also the local specialty lychee rice wine on the banquet, which exuded an enticing sweet aroma. The adults all had a few sips, while Yu Chi and Sui Sui drank monk fruit chrysanthemum tea.
"The timing is unfortunate, but in May and June the whole city of Zhoucheng is filled with the aroma of lychees. Some varieties are thick and juicy, and very delicious," Du Sheng talked freely.
Lan Yuanyuan's appetite was aroused, and she pouted and said, "I will live in Zhoucheng for a long time and eat as much as I can."
"Yuanyuan is right, eat enough." Suisui echoed her in a baby voice.
Yu Zhile and the others chuckled, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was relaxed and pleasant.
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