Chapter 23 The Second Farmhouse Meal
The car drove onto the mountain highway, passed through more than a dozen tunnels over five kilometers long, and then got off the highway and entered a narrow, muddy dirt road.
The winding dirt road was muddy. Xue Qi had never been on such a mountain road before. After a few bumps, his stomach began to churn.
The driver had no choice but to pull the car over. Xue Qi got out and started vomiting, almost throwing up all the food stored in his stomach.
Cao Feng handed her some water and a tissue, looked out at the surrounding mountain scenery, and said, "We should be there soon. Are you okay?"
Xue Qi emptied his stomach, rinsed his mouth, wiped it, and stood up. Only then did he realize that the scenery here was shockingly beautiful.
Looking down the mountain, you can see layers of lush green forests stretching all the way up.
Further away, there are overlapping mountains.
It was almost dusk, and the setting sun turned the mountains a warm yellow.
Plus, the wind is a little warm at this moment, which makes people feel refreshed.
This was Xue Qi's first time seeing a mountain, and the shock he felt surged in his chest and took a long time to subside.
Xue Qi took a deep breath and said to Cao Feng, "I'm fine. Let's continue on our way. It might be dangerous to keep going on this mountain road until dark."
Cao Feng nodded: "Okay, if you feel uncomfortable again, tell us, don't hold it in. We are all acquaintances in the car, don't feel embarrassed."
Xue Qi nodded: "Okay. I kneel down to thank Cao, the steward!"
However, every time Xue Qi called "Manager Cao", Tang Xiong felt as if he was stabbed in the chest.
There is a kind of person who seems gentle, but it is the soft and gentle knife that hurts the most. Cao Feng seems to have a good temper, but his strictness in work also brings a lot of pressure to Tang Xiong.
Tang Xiong still had some fear of Cao Feng, like a subordinate fearing his superior. He was afraid that one day General Cao would be angry about this "General Manager Cao" and skin him alive.
But fortunately, at the moment, Mr. Cao doesn’t care much about this.
As expected, he is worthy of being the CEO of China with a net worth of hundreds of billions, with a broad vision and high emotional intelligence.
But the more you work around such people, the more pressure you feel.
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The driver didn't know the identities of Cao Feng and Tang Xiong. He thought they were sent by the headquarters to monitor key data and then come to the meeting on behalf of the group president.
The car drove all the way into the staff dormitory, which was an old residential area similar to that of the 1970s and 1980s.
This is the residential area for scientific researchers. Because they're researching state secrets, the dormitories only have a local area network, no external network. Furthermore, there are armed guards at the entrance, making the security comparable to a prison.
The buildings are made of red bricks, and each building has no more than seven floors. Located between the towering mountains, they look old and quite dated.
Their research base is a forty-minute drive from the dormitory.
The dormitory conditions at the research base are very average.
When I walked into the building, I found that there were mountains of garbage inside, like a dumping ground for scrap metal, and it had not been cleaned up for a long time.
Cao Feng frowned as he watched. "I heard that the group headquarters attaches great importance to this base. In order to take care of the living conditions of the researchers, they allocate a huge amount of money to the base every year to improve their living and food conditions. Why does it look so chaotic here?"
The driver helped them with their luggage and led them upstairs, explaining as they walked: "The dormitory conditions at our base are very average. The outside is considered good, but the inside is really terrible. It's okay in the summer because it's cool in the mountains, but in the winter, it's freezing. Even the ordinary staff dormitories here don't have air conditioning, so it's freezing cold. The living conditions are so-so, and the food in our cafeteria is just pig food. If the pay wasn't a little better, who would want to come here... It's pity for those researchers at the base. They've signed multi-year indentures, and when they resign at the end of their term, there's a declassification period. It's hard to leave."
Cao Feng frowned.
In recent years, more and more scientific researchers have resigned from this base, and he has always been curious about why this happened.
It was not until we came to the base for an on-site assessment that we found out where the problem lay.
The three were taken into a dormitory with three bedrooms and a living room.
The inside looked like it hadn't been renovated or cleaned in a while. Not only were the walls peeling, but there was also a slight damp and moldy smell. The mattress inside was damp and felt a little wet to the touch.
How can I sleep like this?
Xue Qi frowned as she looked at it. It was even worse than the room in her game. Although her room in the game world was narrow and small, the bed was clean and not so damp.
The driver explained, "You'll have to make do with this. Generally, unless a high-ranking official is coming for an inspection, people on business trips here usually get rooms like this."
Tang Xiong: "Do all the scientific researchers at this base sleep in houses like this?"
Driver: "That's different. Generally, PhDs who have worked for two years have slightly better living conditions, with dedicated staff responsible for cleaning. PhDs with less than two years, or graduate students, have slightly worse living conditions. Undergraduates, on the other hand, will generally live in rooms like this. If a leader from headquarters comes down, they'll be given rooms equivalent to PhD-level accommodations."
He raised his hand and pointed at the refrigerator. "There should be instant noodles in there. You can boil some water and eat them yourself. The cafeteria will open around five o'clock tomorrow morning. The cafeteria is on the left after going downstairs. Just walk to the end. If you don't know, you can ask."
Cao Feng nodded: "Okay, thank you."
The driver yawned. "Then I'll be leaving first. If you need anything, just call me. I'll be in charge of your itinerary for the next few days. I'm your exclusive driver."
Cao Feng: "Yeah."
After the driver left, the three of them looked at the dusty and damp room and didn't know where to start.
Cao Feng said to Xue Qi with an apologetic look on his face, "I'm sorry, I didn't know the living environment here was so bad."
Xue Qi waved his hand. "It's okay. There's nothing to be sorry about. The living environment in the mountains isn't good anyway. After a long day's journey, everyone must be hungry, right? When I came up just now, I saw some vegetables growing in the small garden downstairs. I'll go get some and cook noodles for everyone."
Cao Feng nodded: "Okay. Tang Xiong and I will be responsible for cleaning the room."
The three of them divided the work and worked together.
Xue Qi went downstairs to pick some green vegetables. Fortunately, the guy next door learned that they were on a business trip from the headquarters and gave them some bacon and eggs.
After all, you can't eat other people's food for free, so Xue Qi cooked noodles for the guy next door.
Xue Qi discarded the seasoning in the instant noodles, took out the noodles, threw them into boiling water to remove the oil, then cooked the noodles in another pot, added the vegetables and cooked them together, and then removed the pot from the heat.
While the noodles were cooking, Xue Qi was frying omelets at the same time. She overlapped several thin omelets and cut them into thin strips to spread on the noodles.
The bacon in the pot was also cooked. She poked it with chopsticks and oil and water came out with a sizzling sound. The slices were cut very thinly, with the right amount of fat and lean. The fat part was crystal clear. When spread on the noodles, it formed a sharp contrast with the yellow egg shreds and green vegetables.
Four bowls of noodles were served, and the aroma filled the entire room.
The room was also cleaned up by Cao Feng and Tang Xiong. With the aroma of food, the whole shabby little room immediately became much warmer.
The guy next door who was serving bacon was called Zhao Xin. He took a deep breath while holding his bowl of noodles and said with emotion, "Oh my god, what kind of heavenly delicacy is this? I've been here for over a year and I've never smelled anything so delicious. Miss Xue, can I eat now?"
Xue Qi nodded: "Let's eat together, you're welcome! If it's not enough, I'll cook more."
Considering that everyone had been busy all day, Xue Qi specially cooked double portions for them. Xue Qi used a noodle bowl for herself and a soup basin for the third brother.
Cao Feng usually doesn't eat much, but looking at the full bowl of noodles, he didn't think it was too much and ate it slowly and leisurely.
After taking a bite of noodles, Tang Xiong felt that this business trip was worth it!
This instant noodle is not soft at all, it is very chewy. When you put it in your mouth, there are plenty of egg shreds and the rich aroma spreads in your mouth.
Eat a large piece of bacon, and your mouth will be filled with a light aroma of oil. It is not only not greasy, but also has a mellow bacon aroma that is lingering.
For the first time, Zhao Xin felt that his bacon was so delicious, and this bowl of noodles was simply astonishingly fragrant.
Not only does it have the softness of instant noodles, but it also has the rich meat oil that is refreshing, just like my mom’s noodles, with big pieces of meat, a big bowl of noodles, and plenty of nutritious vegetables!
Zhao Xin took a sip of the rich noodle soup, which burned his lower abdomen and warmed his body. "It's so delicious! I haven't had such delicious noodles in such a long time since I left home."
As soon as he finished speaking, he shed tears of happiness: "This place is simply not a place for human beings to live. When this contract is up, I will definitely quit! Damn it! I want to go home and work! No matter how much the salary is, I won't do this job anymore!"
Xue Qi was puzzled: "Is the food in your cafeteria not good?"
Zhao Xin swore, "What a load of bullshit! That cafeteria is owned by a relative of the base boss. They're the only one in the business, and they're so arrogant. The food is like pig food. You can eat it if you want, or not. There's not a single drop of oil or water. My mom sent me this bacon to improve my life, but it's a pity I don't have time to cook it. We're exhausted from all the research every day. The eggs and bacon in the fridge are almost moldy. If you hadn't come here, I think they would have gone bad."
Cao Feng asked him, "What is the name of the base boss?"
Zhao Xin: "His name is Wang something, and he's said to be the nephew of the Fengkai Group chairman. Our base provides food and accommodation, and the group headquarters should give them a lot of food funds, but they just feed us pig food. Damn, they probably took a lot of money out of it. Several of my seniors who came here couldn't stand the poor living conditions and left. I can't stand it either. I'm still young, and once I get enough work experience here, it will be easier to find a job."
Tang Xiong glanced at Cao Feng: "..."
I feel very complicated.
The only director of Fengkai Group with the surname Wang is the old man Wang Qinian.
Cao Feng comforted Zhao Xin: "Don't worry. When I return to headquarters, I will report your situation to them. If you hold on a little longer, there might be improvement soon."
Zhao Xin snorted coldly, "Haha, let's get over it. Can your reaction reach the ears of the gods?"
Tang Xiong: Brother, the one sitting in front of you is Tian Ting.
Xue Qi looked at Zhao Xin with sympathy and said, "I support you changing jobs! Work is important, making money is important, but life is important too! Capitalists who persecute their employees will not have a good end. They are all bad guys. May they never have a chance to eat delicious food again!"
Cao Feng, the wicked capitalist, choked on his noodle soup and coughed: "... well, he was helpless. The company was so big, it was impossible to manage every department comprehensively."
After eating and drinking, Cao Feng took the initiative to wash the dishes, while Zhao Xin took Tang Xiong and Xue Qi downstairs for a walk to digest the food.
The living environment of the base is average, but it is located in the mountains, so the environment is still very good. The air is moist and very different from the north.
After coming back from a walk, Xue Qi soaked his feet while looking at his phone. Sure enough, there was only a local area network and he could not connect to the outside network.
There are forums in the local area network, which are places for employees of the base to communicate.
There are second-hand transactions, gossip, and blind date sections. In short, thousands of people in the base enjoy browsing this forum.
In the chat section, a post called "Xifan Tie" was pinned to the top, with tens of thousands of followers.
After clicking on it, it turned out to be Yu Niannian’s food video.
Every other week, the host will post a video of Yu Niannian:
"Did you eat well today? Can't eat? It's okay, watch Nian Nian's video to help you eat."
"Although our cafeteria looks like pig food, it doesn't matter. Everyone can watch Nian Nian's video and eat."
"It's so miserable. Let's just change the name of today's pork stewed with vermicelli to cabbage stewed with vermicelli. Oh, I'll continue watching Nian Nian's videos while eating."
"I didn't have a video with Nian Nian today, but my colleague next door who's on a business trip made me a bowl of instant noodles with bacon and shredded eggs. He made the bacon my mother sent me with such love taste like heaven... I took one bite and my mouth was filled with the rich aroma of the bacon fat. It was such a blissful, refreshing feeling. I can't stop saying it. It was so delicious! It's unforgettable!"
Someone responded: "Zhao Xin, you are so toxic. You have such a good colleague on a business trip, why didn't you invite me? Am I unworthy of a free meal? I gave you half of the pickled mustard greens my wife sent me, but you ate all of it yourself?"
"A colleague is on a business trip? Can he still cook? Zhao Xin, quickly hand over the address or I'll kill you!"
Zhao Xin chose to ignore his colleagues' comments and continued to sigh, "Oh my God! When will this hard time end? Three more years! I'll just have to endure it! In three more years, I'll be free!"
Colleague: "I still have one year! Unless Yu Niannian takes over the contract for our cafeteria, I won't stay any longer!"
Reply below:
"1. Unless Yu Niannian takes over the canteen contract, I will not stay."
"1, brothers, bear with it a little longer. Once you fall asleep, Yu Niannian will come and take over our cafeteria!"
"Yes, brothers, keep enduring! See you in my dreams! Let's eat the meal Yu Niannian prepared for us in my dreams!"
"Brothers, let's go! I'll be eating in my dreams, see you there!"
After reading this post, Xue Qi seemed to have an idea. She sent a private message to Zhao Xin: "If Yu Niannian really comes to contract your cafeteria, would you be willing to sign a joint letter requesting a change of management?"
Zhao Xin: "...Are you kidding me? If Yu Niannian could take over our cafeteria, let alone writing a petition, we could even go to the headquarters and make a scene!"
Xue Qi turned to ask Cao Feng, "If thousands of people at the base signed a petition demanding a change in the contracted canteen, wouldn't it be heard even by the highest heavens? Or, for a company as large as Fengkai Group, if they posted online about the mistreatment of researchers, wouldn't that spark public opinion? And wouldn't that public opinion draw Fengkai's attention and lead to improved food for them?"
Cao Feng asked her directly, "Do you want Yu Niannian to contract the canteen?"
Xue Qi's thoughts were guessed, and she said, "Well. It's not a contract, she's too young to be responsible for such a large canteen. However, if this matter gets to the top, after Fengkai Group replaces the canteen team for the base employees, we can definitely recommend the girl to work here. The girl is actually quite stubborn. If she doesn't accept my private tips, she will definitely not accept my financial support.
So I think what she needs most is a stable job, to become independent as soon as possible and save money to go back to school. Her household registration is in Guishan, so it's relatively easy to continue her studies there. The dormitories at this base are heavily guarded by armed security personnel, and outsiders are not allowed in. If she can get a job here, study, and avoid harassment from her unruly family, I think that would be great."
Cao Feng felt that her analysis made sense and began to re-examine Boss Xue.
Before this, his impression of Xue Qi was: a nice person, delicious cooking, and an independent woman who had lost her husband and was raising a stepdaughter, which was not easy.
But now, he discovered that Xue Qi was very different.
The way of thinking about things is very special and has a broader perspective.
If I admired her cooking skills before, now I admire her heart.
Even though the internet is always discussing how to diss older single women, Cao Feng believes that women should not be divided into older or younger ones.
A woman as outstanding as Boss Xue will still be appreciated by men even when she is in her forties or fifties.
Excellence has nothing to do with gender or age.
Cao Feng said, "It shouldn't need to become such a big deal online. I've already told my superiors about this. They should take it seriously. Let's wait and see."
Xue Qi nodded: "Okay. It's getting late, so I'll go to bed first. Good night."
Cao Feng: "Good night."
Xue Qi crawled into bed and lay down.
Her bedding was carefully dried by Cao Feng using a small sun oven. It still smelled warm and was fluffy and soft.
In the room, Cao Feng lit a small piece of his own incense for her. After burning, the room was filled with fragrance, which was not strong and just right for a good sleep.
It was not as humid as he had imagined and the air was very fresh, so Xue Qi fell asleep quickly.
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On the other side, Guishan Yujia Village.
Yu Niannian had just finished her livestream and went to the kitchen to get some water, but her father grabbed her and hit her on the head: "You silly girl, what are you doing in the kitchen alone after the livestream? Are you still trying to communicate privately with your fans? Are you trying to escape? I'm telling you, it's impossible! You can leave if you want, but get married!"
Yu Niannian's hair was pulled by her father, and her scalp hurt. "Dad, I didn't want to run away. I just came here to get some water. I said, I won't run away. I'll marry you. Whatever you say is what I will do."
Father Yu finally relented and said, "Hurry up and eat, then go record the video! Boss Zhang and the others are waiting, hurry up. If the video you record doesn't meet the standards, your salary will be deducted this month. Your brother's tuition is 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a year, and we have to save money for him to get married. How can you not make money?"
Yu Niannian said unhappily, "You'd rather spend tens of thousands of dollars to send Yu Kai to a vocational school than send me to school. Why?"
"You silly girl, you still bring this up? Do you believe I'll beat you to death?"
Yu's father raised his hand to hit her, but fortunately her grandmother stopped him in time.
Grandma said, "Okay, Dad, is what Niannian said wrong? She just complained a little. She works so hard every day to make money for you. Can't she complain a little? Well, Niannian still has to shoot a video later. If there are marks, the photographer will say something again."
Yu's father took a deep breath, pointed at her and cursed, "If I let you go to school, you'll become wild and run off with other men. Can such a wild man give you a betrothal gift of 88,000 yuan? Dream on. Stop thinking about this and make money for me. Get married quickly, have a baby, and settle down in the mountains. Don't even think about going anywhere else!"
How could he let Yu Niannian go to school?
Yu Niannian is now their family's cash cow. Once she leaves the mountains, who will support them in the future?
After Yu's father left, her grandmother handed her the meat soup noodles and whispered, "Don't be so stubborn. The more stubborn you are, the more you'll get beaten. Eat your meal quickly. You still have work to do later."
Yu Niannian felt extremely aggrieved. Since her cell phone was confiscated, she could not contact the outside world and even lost her last bit of entertainment life.
She felt so aggrieved that she almost died at the thought that she was being forced to marry and couldn't run away.
At this time, Gold Finger 001 did not appear.
Golden Finger 001 has learned its lesson now. It plans to wait until Yu Niannian is completely cornered before appearing and offering her attractive conditions.
It must let Yu Niannian "mark" the supporting role as soon as possible, otherwise, according to the laws of this world, the delay in the appearance of the vicious female supporting role will seriously affect the development of the world.
If the plot of this world cannot continue to advance, the main god system will find that 001 is not doing its job properly and will punish it.
In the main god space, there are many golden fingers like 001.
They are all "protagonists" who failed to overcome their desires. After death, they were trapped in the main god space, and their souls turned into systems to come to the world to complete tasks.
Golden Finger 001 needs to complete tasks and accumulate achievements in order to be reborn.
If punished, not only will its soul suffer extreme pain from the electric shock, but after all its performance is deducted, it will completely "disappear" in the three thousand small worlds of the universe and truly die.
As the world develops, the more villains there are, the more exciting the plot will be.
But if there were no villains in this world working around the protagonist, the plot around the protagonist would be bland and boring.
The golden finger will not tell the bound protagonist that after choosing to use the "negative mark", because the protagonist has committed a "desire" crime, when unbinding, it will trigger the direct "punishment" of the main god system.
If the protagonist becomes the protagonist by relying on the "negative" mark, then after death, they will enter the "hell" set up by the main god space and accept inhuman torture and punishment day after day.
Their souls will become "golden fingers" that travel through three thousand small worlds, working day and night and losing their freedom.
If the bound person does not become the real protagonist and uses the negative mark function, then when the golden finger is untied, the main god system will automatically take away her lifespan as a punishment.
If the protagonist does not use the "mark" when unbinding, or uses the "positive mark", then after unbinding, the main god system will not punish the unbinding protagonist, but will give the "protagonist" a reward.
Because this protagonist passes the "desire" test and can become a truly independent character.
As for Goldfinger 001, it does not like the protagonist using positive marks.
Because the protagonist using the "positive mark" will grow very slowly, the "performance value" it gains will also be very slow.
If the protagonist chooses the "negative" mark, the protagonist will quickly grow stronger, and the villains will also quickly arrive, completing the plot line quickly!
In this way, the speed at which Golden Finger achieves "performance" will also be very fast.
Therefore, any cheat code that allows the protagonist to complete a task in order to be reborn will hope that the protagonist will choose a negative mark and take a shortcut, so that the "protagonist" can speed up the plot.
Gold Finger 001 didn't think that Yu Niannian could insist on not using the "negative mark", but the girl just hadn't reached the end of her rope yet.
It is very patient. When the day comes when the girl is forced to get married, it will appear again. All the kindness in the girl will be destroyed!
After all, she was alone and helpless. Where could she go even if she escaped?
Wherever she goes, her family finds her and disrupts her life!
Unless she escapes to a place like a prison with armed guards, it will be impossible to stop her utterly awful family!
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The next morning, Xue Qi, Cao Feng and Zhao Xin went to the cafeteria to have breakfast together.
Before entering the cafeteria, Zhao Xin warned them: "Brothers and sisters, be prepared. It's going to be unpalatable. I don't recommend you eat it. There's still time to regret it. Why don't we go back and cook it ourselves?"
"I want to try it," Cao Feng turned to look at Xue Qi: "What about you, Boss Xue?"
Xue Qi: "Boss Cao, I can. I also want to try this dish that everyone complains about but still exists and is timeless. What does it taste like?"
Tang Xiong: Everyone goes to hell, but he doesn't, which makes him seem a little weird and not in the mainstream!
Tang Xiong: "I will sacrifice my life for everyone."
Zhao Xin gave them a thumbs-up. "I admire your courage! Come on, I'll show you the dark magic of the base cafeteria!"
In the cafeteria, the items with the longest queues at the food window were boiled eggs and clear soup noodles.
Chicken soup doesn't require any cooking skills, and the clear soup noodles are tasteless, but they can use their own rice-eating utensils to mix the noodles, and it's still edible.
Cao Feng, Xue Qi and others went directly to the staple food area.
The steamed buns were piled in the steamer by the window. The steamed buns looked like dead dough and not plump and cute at all, and the buns were also wrapped very roughly.
Xue Qi ordered a steamed bun and a steamed bun: "Please heat it up for me."
The uncle serving food at the window looked at her as if he had heard something strange, then said, "Sorry, we don't have this service. You can call back and steam it yourself."
Cao Feng frowned: "Is this the service attitude at your cafeteria window?"
This was the first time Xue Qi saw Cao Feng lose his temper. He looked at him sideways, quite shocked.
The uncle serving the food was also amused by Cao Feng's behavior: "First time here? If you want to eat hot food, why didn't you come earlier? If you want to eat, eat it. If you don't want to eat, forget it. Who begged you to eat it? If you don't want to eat steamed buns, go with them and eat the boiled noodles over there!"
Cao Feng frowned, glanced at his work badge, and without saying anything else, he took his plate and went to the dining area to find a seat.
As soon as they sat down, Zhao Xin said, "That guy just now was the cafeteria owner's wife's brother. He was showing off. Don't bother with him."
Xue Qi took a bite of the bun. Not only was the outside doughy, but the filling inside was also cold.
This is a cabbage and vermicelli filling. The cabbage and vermicelli inside seem to have gone bad and have a sour taste.
Xue Qi spat out the food in his mouth and frowned. "This cafeteria is too much. No one is in charge? The manager of this base must have many hands covering the sky."
Cao Feng ate the sour buns bite by bite, and then ate the hard, cold steamed buns bite by bite.
Finally, drink a bowl of rice porridge that tastes like dishwater.
No word was spoken during the entire process.
Xue Qi and Zhao Xin were both shocked.
Xue Qi: "Butler Cao, what are you doing? You just had a disagreement with the guy at the cafeteria window. There's no need to be so self-deprecating!"
Zhao Xin was also confused.
Only Tang Xiong knew the seriousness of this incident.
The boss is really going to get mad.
Cao Feng swallowed the last bite of his cold steamed bun and whispered, "I just want to feel the hardship faced by the researchers here. They do research and development for the country and are the hope of the country, yet they are treated like this."
Xue Qi thought about it and realized that the research projects these researchers were carrying out were all for the sake of China's strength. These were people worthy of admiration, yet they were being treated like this?
It is no exaggeration to say that these people are the foundation of the country, but they can't even eat a hot steamed bun. It's really pitiful.
Xue Qi looked at Cao Feng and felt that although his uncle Cao Yue was a little poor, he still had a strong sense of family and country, so he couldn't help but look at him with a higher opinion.
After leaving the cafeteria, Xue Qi returned to the dormitory, while Cao Feng and Tang Xiong took a car to the scientific research base.
On the way, the car stopped halfway and Cao Feng vomited continuously.
The driver was puzzled: "Mr. Cao, you didn't feel carsick yesterday, and you just came out of the base dormitory today, why are you vomiting?"
Seeing Cao Feng vomiting like this, Tang Xiong quickly handed him some medicine and whispered, "Mr. Cao, why are you doing this? Your stomach is already not in good condition, why are you going through all that trouble?"
Cao Feng took the water, rinsed his mouth, and then swallowed the medicine.
The man whispered, "Those are my employees, my scientific researchers. They generate revenue for my company and contribute to the country, yet they're treated like this. As their boss, if I can't personally feel their pain, what right do I have to be their boss? How many meals have they eaten here? I only eat one. Compared to them, how can I say I'm suffering?"
Tang Xiong had nothing to say.
There is a reason why Cao Feng can achieve what he has today at such a young age.
In addition to being a young genius, he also understands the principle of "employee-oriented".
Tang Xiong: "We've already notified headquarters to issue a penalty notice. The person in charge here will be replaced soon. The canteen contract here will be put out for public bidding this afternoon at the latest."
Cao Feng wiped his mouth gracefully: "Yes. The new canteen contracting team needs to be carefully evaluated."
Tang Xiong: "Okay, I will definitely take it seriously."
…
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Cao Feng and Tang Xiong returned to the base and saw a long line downstairs of the dormitory building, as if they had no idea what was going on.
Many people were running over there with bowls in their hands.
Tang Xiong grabbed someone and asked, "What's going on up ahead?"
The man said, "Oh, they say they're trying to improve our food. They're distributing dumplings and noodles. My colleagues on the forum said they're incredibly delicious, so I came over to try it."
Tang Xiong was puzzled: "Why is the headquarters moving so quickly?"
However, when they reached the end of the team, they found that the person distributing the food was not someone sent by headquarters, but Xue Qi.
Xue Qi temporarily built an earthen stove downstairs of the dormitory building and placed two pots on it, one for cooking noodles and the other for cooking dumplings.
Xue Qi was bored during the day, so he found some colleagues in the dormitory who were on vacation and built an earthen stove.
I spent another day making some silver thread ramen and wrapping a thousand dumplings.
Xue Qi, with the help of Zhao Xin, bought the ingredients for making dumplings and noodles from the base purchasing office.
Since the canteen bought all the fresh meat, Xue Qi could only use bacon to make dumplings.
Ingredients such as bacon, vermicelli, green vegetables, tofu and eggs are mixed with onions and garlic to make the filling. Xue Qi uses his unique secret recipe to prepare it, and the fragrant meat filling is wrapped in the dumpling skin.
Xue Qi uses bone broth as the base of the soup. Once the soup is brewed, the aroma lingers all around.
In order to have a bite to eat, Zhao Xin was busy running around and helping to cook.
Two large pots were boiling continuously, cooking thin noodles and dumplings.
Xue Qi's speed was so fast that the scientific researchers who were watching were stunned. It was like watching a video at three times the speed!
While others were cooking one bowl of noodles, Xue Qi quickly made ten bowls!
This speed is ridiculously fast!
Gyoza and silver ramen are mixed into one bowl, with meat and vegetables.
The dumpling skin is so thin that it seems like it is about to push out the meat inside. When you take a light bite, the oil from the bacon mixed with the juice from the vegetables overflows.
One bite and your mouth is full of a mixture of vegetables and bacon, it’s delicious!
It has plenty of oil and a strong aftertaste.
Take another sip of the soup, and the rich flavor will immediately refresh your eyes and ears, and the feeling of happiness will explode.
There was a simple drawing on Xue Qi's stove.
The picture was a simple sketch of Yu Niannian, with a line of small words written on it:
"Yu Niannian's fan number 7 is making a loving meal for all the researchers online!"
Everyone was very happy and moved while eating the dumplings and noodles. In the forum, there was a cheer:
"The bacon dumplings made by Yu Niannian No. 7 Fan are so delicious! So full of meat and fat, so delicious. If the food in the cafeteria could be this delicious, I would be willing to dedicate myself to scientific research in the mountains!"
"By the way, this is a fan of Yu Niannian, right? I really didn't choose Niannian! Niannian is so adorable! And her fans are so cute too! So delicious!!! It smells so good that I want to cut off my ears and ask her to cook them for me!"
"That's totally unnecessary! Comrades, I heard from Zhao Xin that Yu Niannian will come to our place to interview for a chef position! Is that true? Impossible, right? It's unrealistic. His videos are so popular, why doesn't he become an internet celebrity and come cook for us?"
"It's fake, right? How is that possible? What are you thinking? A goddess can come to our cafeteria to work as a chef? Where did this rumor come from? I want to hear more!! Please tell me more rumors like this!"
"Is this true?! She came to interview with us as a chef, and I renewed my contract with the company for three years on the spot!"
"I'm extending my contract for three years and giving you the option to eat your plate live! Come on, who's afraid of who?"
"You don't have to work so hard! If she's willing to come over every year, I'll let my son remain a virgin until she comes of age, and then introduce my son to her, hahaha."
After reading the forum, Xue Qi was speechless.
How miserable is this exploitation?
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