Chapter 78 It’s in the Newspaper
The special barbecue is finished, but the aftertaste is still there.
The next day, no matter where you were in the steel plant, everyone was talking about yesterday's barbecue.
Some people like vegetable rolls, some like grilled fish, and some like grilled eggplant, and no one can convince anyone else.
It had clearly been settled all night, but if you sniffed the air hard you could smell something like barbecue.
“It smells so good.”
"Can I only eat this once?"
If I could have such delicious barbecue every day after get off work, my life would be wonderful.
"How about we go give our suggestions to Director Jiang of the Workers' Union?"
"You think I didn't mention it? The workers' union office was locked this morning. I don't know where Director Jiang went."
"Then let's find the factory manager."
"Yes, let's resume the after-get off work barbecue."
Everyone was so excited while chatting that they couldn't wait to eat it today.
But someone else asked, "Do you have enough meal tickets?"
This soul-searching question immediately silenced everyone. Before, I didn't even need the meal tickets, but ever since Shen Qingyue opened the special window, I've used up half a year's worth of meal tickets in just half a month.
"It's long gone. My old man has a long service life and gets a meal allowance of over 100 yuan a month. I thought about asking him for some. But I was too late and the meal allowance had been taken away by my brothers and sisters."
"It's not bad that your family all works at the steel plant! I'm the only one in my family who works at the plant. My parents and my wife all use my meal tickets. I didn't tell them about the barbecue yesterday, otherwise it wouldn't have been enough."
Everyone sighed in unison. Who would have thought that there would be a shortage of meal tickets one day?
The main thing is that every day when I get my meal I have to add a portion of pig intestines and two bottles of soda.
The lunch boxes all consisted of white rice from the cafeteria. I also packed some spicy hot pot dumplings for others to take home, which was a waste of meal tickets.
Originally, Shen Qingyue's family could eat their fill with a fifty-cent lunch box.
But it is difficult to go back to frugality after being used to luxury.
I decided to order the most basic box lunch for lunch today. Fifty cents is enough, so I won’t pay anything extra.
But when the noon bell rang, I still took the two-dollar meal ticket with me, just in case it came in handy.
You can't just ask others to borrow money when you're a grown-up.
I was thinking about it for a long time, but when I got there I found that the special window was not open today.
Regretfully, I could only go to other windows and click randomly.
Holding the dollar and fifty cents tightly in his hand, he felt a little touched. This Miss Shen really cared about them. She knew that everyone had few meal tickets left, so they didn't come!
But after eating the food prepared by the cafeteria chef, the first thing he thought of was Shen Qingyue.
The factory director didn’t go to the cafeteria for lunch!
I was afraid of being surrounded by people. This barbecue party was such a success.
Not to mention that everyone was still thinking about it, even he couldn't eat enough of it.
I received a call from the hospital leader today and praised them highly.
The hospital leader said that there were 150 couples and they would make further contact.
The factory director hung up the phone, feeling incredibly happy. Two hundred women had come, and one hundred and fifty had formed couples. It was truly inspiring!
The factory director's secretary came in and said, "Great news, Director! Our county newspaper has specially reported on our matchmaking event!"
The factory manager was changing his clothes and preparing to take a lunch break. When he heard this, he immediately became alert: "Quick, let me see."
After saying that, he sat down.
Reporters from the county newspaper were invited to the party.
I didn't expect the other party to be so helpful. He rushed to finish the manuscript overnight and sent it to the printing factory today. Now the newspapers are being distributed in the county.
The factory director read it at a glance, his lips curling up slightly: "This reporter has a good command of words."
He praised the steel plant for its hospitality and remarked on the young man’s heroic spirit, bringing out barbecue as a treat.
At the end, I even wrote a detailed "meal review". It was noon and the factory manager was so hungry after seeing it.
Not satisfied with just reading it once, the factory director folded the newspaper into a tofu block and looked at it again and again: "These reporters are good comrades. But they are too greedy!"
After seeing it, the factory director was still not satisfied and put it under the glass of his desk. This was his habit. He planned to come back and take a closer look.
Before the smile on the factory director's lips faded, the office phone rang. When he answered the phone, he heard his signature loud voice. It was the director of the textile factory.
The other person shouted, "I read in the newspaper that you guys at the steel mill are so dishonest. Why didn't we have barbecue for our social gatherings back then? What's going on? Do the women at the hospital have higher status than the women at our textile mill?"
The factory director said, "You are too picky. We just found a chef who cooks delicious food. When your textile factory comes, we will arrange many performances, including singing and dancing." His sincerity was also very good.
The other party didn't care: "The performance is all fake. I just want to ask you one thing, can you give us a barbecue?"
The factory director laughed: "Good boy, the meal allowance of your textile factory is higher than ours, what's the problem with this barbecue?" So he was waiting for him here?
The people at the textile factory were being scoundrels: "You can't hurt the feelings of our female comrades at the textile factory. Just tell me whether you want to mend it or not."
All of these leaders live in the same compound.
The hospital leader boasted yesterday that their barbecue was the only one of its kind in the county and it was incredibly delicious.
Who can stand this? You have to try it.
The factory manager said, "Okay, okay, but you'll have to wait for my notification on the specific date."
The textile factory said: "Yes, as long as you agree."
As soon as I hung up, another county leader called in: "Hey, who were you talking to that was busy just now?"
The factory director said, "The textile factory insists on having barbecue. Isn't this just annoying me?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
The factory manager was a little surprised: "You wouldn't also..."
The county leader said, "It's the same whether you herd one sheep or two. Call us later."
“…”
Throughout the whole afternoon, the county leaders received eight calls, all of which asked indirectly about barbecue.
The factory manager was not impatient at all.
For the first time, a steel plant became popular for its delicious food.
The people who called him just now always went to the provincial capital for meetings and ate a lot of delicious food, big and small. Now they all set their sights on Shen Qingyue's barbecue.
It's really hard to say no.
By the time the factory manager hung up the phone, it was almost time for afternoon work.
The factory director felt a toothache as he looked at the series of lists written on the paper.
I just agreed to it and it was a pleasure. I hung up the phone and went to the crematorium.
The main reason is that Shen Qingyue's manpower and venue are subject to varying degrees of restrictions, so how can this be implemented?
The factory director thought for a long time and said to his secretary, "Call Director Jiang. He has the most ideas."
The secretary said, "Director Jiang has asked for leave."
The factory manager laughed and scolded, "This old fox."
The secretary joked with the factory director, "Director Jiang has to ask for leave. Too many people in our factory are looking for him, all about barbecue."
The factory director said, "Let's put it this way. Next month, our steel plant will host a grand barbecue festival. Shen Qingyue is short on people, but we have more people in our factory. When the time comes, we'll form a team and let her direct us. Director Jiang will take care of the details!"
This is a good opportunity for the steel plant to show off.
The factory director added to his secretary, "Go to Director Jiang's house and arrest him." Even if the monk can escape, the temple cannot...
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