Chapter 112 Chapter 112 Your mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter. …
Political Commissar Ji stood at the door of the office with a meaningful smile, then left without saying anything.
In the morning, the foreign military information sent by various military schools and academic journals was originally supposed to be taken to the conference room, but Lu Chongfeng asked the secretariat to move all the information to his office desk.
The people in the secretariat were not surprised, and neither were the cadres in the operations department, intelligence department, and political work department. Over the years, any latest military information about foreign troops had to be delivered to Deputy Division Commander Lu as soon as possible, just like enemy situation reports.
But when it was time for the morning meeting, the secretarial department wanted to move some of the materials to the conference room as usual, but Section Chief Lu waved his hand and refused, "It's so tiring to move them back and forth. There are not many people in the morning combat readiness meeting. You can just call them to my office for the meeting."
The two young cadres from the secretariat were stunned for a moment, and then their eyes became red.
It is said that Section Chief Lu is the iron wall of the 11th Division, inhumane and ruthless.
But they have been in the army for so many years, and no leader has ever cared about them as much as Deputy Commander Lu does, even in small matters. Take another look at the roses on Deputy Commander Lu’s desk.
The junior cadres thought that Deputy Commander Lu had worked really hard. He was obviously a soft-hearted person, but for the sake of the army's development, he had to arm himself with a heart of stone.
Deputy Commander Lu can truly be called great!
They admire Deputy Commander Lu more than before!
So, the cadres and staff from the headquarters and the training department came to Deputy Commander Lu's office and saw red roses blooming among piles of foreign military materials.
Lu Chongfeng explained casually, "My family gave it to me to cultivate my sentiments, control my temper, and get angry with you less."
"Comrade Liang Xin saw through the details and sounded the alarm in such a romantic way. She is truly a good wife that is hard to find even with a lantern."
"Deputy Commander Lu, Comrade Liang Xin really has good intentions for you."
"The key is that Deputy Division Commander Lu also listens to Comrade Liang Xin. This is called being in tune with each other."
"That's true, Deputy Division Commander Lu. You and Director Liang are truly the perfect couple of our 11th Division."
Lu Chongfeng's mouth corners slightly raised when he heard this.
I listened for a while and heard the meeting announced just one second before it started.
It was lunchtime, which was also the time when the bakery’s last batch of snacks of the morning came out of the oven and was sold. Family members and other cadres who had just got off work from the pharmaceutical factory were queuing at the door.
Lu Chongfeng appeared at the door of the bakery and looked at Xia Xia, who was carrying a white enamel tray to the door to sell egg cakes. "Sister-in-law, I'll get the butter."
Xia Xia was stunned. "I brought the butter to your house after get off work last night. It's in your refrigerator."
"Has it been sent?"
Lu Chongfeng nodded and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I'll go back and cook."
A family member asked curiously, "Deputy Commander Lu, what kind of food do you make with butter? Isn't butter used to make bread?"
Lu Chongfeng stopped with satisfaction, "Cook Western food. My birthday is coming soon. My family has been very busy going to the farm every day and also thinking about celebrating my birthday. It's very hard. I want to make a steak for her to nourish her body."
"steak!"
Another young family member exclaimed, "Steak from a Western restaurant? In our place, it's a high-end meal that can only be eaten on dates, and tickets are hard to get! Deputy Commander Lu, you are so romantic!"
Lu Chongfeng loved to hear these two words. Before he spoke, other family members expressed their envy and praise.
"They have been married for so many years and have children, but their relationship is still so good. Leaders should set such an example!"
"That's right. When I get home, I have to have a good chat with Old Liu. I have to learn from Deputy Commander Lu!"
"After Deputy Division Commander Lu and Factory Director Liang came to the 11th Division, the atmosphere in the family compound has improved a lot. I never thought that after so many years, your relationship would still get better and better!"
"Okay, okay, if the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked. The better the relationship between Deputy Commander Lu and Liang Xin is, the straighter the top beam will be. Then I can pull my husband's ears and ask him to change with confidence!"
Lu Chongfeng didn't care how many cadres would be locked up and beaten by their families after today, and strode home in a good mood.
"I'm back!"
Liang Xin was holding Dudu and changing her bib. She looked at Lu Chongfeng who came in with a bright and sunny look. "You said you would help me arrange flowers this morning. Where are the flowers?"
"I suddenly thought the roses were beautiful this morning. You cut them, so I took them to the office and put them in a bunch."
Lu Chongfeng lowered his head and teased his daughter, "Everyone in the office said that the flowers in our pergola are blooming beautifully, and they all praised you!"
Liang Xin lifted her eyelids and glanced at him, and saw what he was thinking at a glance, "If you like, the garden is in full bloom all year round, and I can cut a bunch of flowers every morning and bring them to your office."
Lu Chongfeng looked back at the gate and asked, "Where did my elder sister go?"
"Go next door and peel some ginger..."
Before Liang Xin could finish her words, Lu Chongfeng kissed her.
It was just like usual. After we got out of the second floor, if I really wanted to kiss her, I would basically kiss her forehead and face. Today, I kissed her directly on the mouth.
After the kiss, Liang Xin pursed her lips and lowered her head to meet Dudu's round, bright and curious eyes.
Liang Xin blushed for a second and didn't react. When Dudu saw her mother looking at her, she immediately put her hands in her mouth excitedly and danced around with excitement, "Wow wow wow".
Lu Chongfeng didn't wash his hands and rubbed his daughter's face with his face. "My daughter is such a happy person. Thank you, my wife!"
Liang Xin picked up her daughter and followed Lu Chongfeng to the bathroom to wash her face.
Although he was despised, Lu Chongfeng also thought that Liang Xin was right to despise him. He picked up his daughter's small washbasin, prepared warm water, wet the handkerchief, and gently helped Dudu wash her delicate little face.
Liang Xin had already finished the final cooperation plan with various local radio stations this morning, and had also planned how to run a conscientious advertising protagonist. She would use today's time to eat the feast prepared by Lu Chongfeng and play with her daughter.
"The kitchen is full of fumes, so don't come in."
Lu Chongfeng washed his hands, took off his military jacket, rolled up his white shirt sleeves and walked towards the kitchen.
But Liang Xin was curious about what he was going to do, "Shouldn't Western food produce less fumes than Chinese food?"
"You know all this?"
Lu Chongfeng tied on an apron and shuttled back and forth between the kitchen and dining room, placing all the ingredients on the countertop.
Liang Xin looked at a mandarin fish, a fat and tender chicken, a large piece of beef, white mushrooms, onions, carrots, white radishes, celery, green beans, and a bunch of seasonings, butter, tomato sauce, brown sauce, peppercorns, pepper, fresh cream, shredded cheese, fresh milk, brandy, lemon...
"admire."
Liang Xin suddenly spoke, and Lu Chongfeng, who was washing carrots, turned around and asked, "What?"
Liang Xin knew he had heard it, "I admire you for making perfect preparations for everything you do and never fooling around."
"That's because I'm cooking for you, so I won't mess around. If I were cooking for myself..." Lu Chongfeng suddenly paused, "No, without you, why would I eat Western food!"
Liang Xin laughed, "You're getting sweeter and sweeter."
Lu Chongfeng continued to wash the vegetables. "These are all sincere words from my heart. I am not good at sweet talk."
Liang Xin took her daughter's hand and touched her father's face, "Be good."
"oops!"
Sister Ji came back from outside and said with a smile on her face: "I went to the service center. On the way back, everyone was praising your relationship. Many family members also asked me if you were like this at home!"
Lu Chongfeng immediately asked: "What do you say?"
Liang Xin also asked: "Why are you suddenly talking about whether our relationship is good or not?"
“I don’t know either!”
Sister Ji was still very happy. "Of course I can't say you are bad, but I didn't tell anyone about how you are at home. I just said you are good, it's really good, it's really good. This is the first time I've seen a couple get along so well!"
Liang Xin looked at Lu Chongfeng who was peeking at her.
As their eyes met, Lu Chongfeng became more cautious and observed her expression carefully.
Liang Xin couldn't help laughing again.
It seems that my guess this morning was too conservative.
Seeing her smile, Lu Chongfeng came up again and said, "I didn't say anything to you, nor did I reveal how we get along at home. I just took the roses to the office and greeted people I met on the way. Apart from exaggerating a few words to Lao Ji, I didn't talk much to them. It was all their own imagination."
Liang Xin knew that Lu Chongfeng would never touch her dislike. "Take it to the office. How come even the family members in the family compound know about it? A bouquet of roses shouldn't cause such a discussion."
"I went to the bakery and got some butter."
Lu Chongfeng picked up a stalk of celery and tore off the leaves. "People asked me what I was going to do with the butter, so I told them I was going to make Western food to nourish your body."
"Didn't I tell you to put the butter in the refrigerator last night?"
"Yeah?"
Lu Chongfeng knocked his head with celery, "You know, when I get close to you, my brain tends to follow you. You've been saying recently that pregnancy makes people stupid for three years, and I forget things. I may have been influenced by you and forgotten about it."
Liang Xin glanced at him sideways, and went outside to find Sister Ji while holding Dudu. "Sister, if someone asks us what we are like at home in the future, you can share the good things you think are good with them. I believe in your sense of propriety."
Lu Chongfeng, who was in the kitchen, listened with his ears pricked up, and the corners of his lips instantly curled up.
Lu Chongfeng was in a better mood, so he picked up a knife and patted the steak into a round cake, sprinkled it with fine salt and pepper to marinate it, then took the chicken, cut off its legs, and bent its wings back to its back and stuck them tightly.
I studied this step for a while, and finally, with the help of my excellent memory, I bent the legs of a chicken and inserted them into the skin on both sides of the belly, making it look like it was lying on its back, and then rubbed salt and white pepper on the chicken.
After Sister Ji carried Dudu over, Liang Xin poured a cup of herbal tea and leaned against the kitchen door. She smelled the thick aroma and knew it was the scent of Western food.
Looking at Lu Chongfeng, who had broad shoulders, narrow waist and long legs, he was stirring the ingredients he had just put into the pot with a spoon, looking extremely serious and focused.
Liang Xin slowly took a sip of the herbal tea.
Go back outside, move the floor fan to the kitchen, turn it to the highest setting and blow it towards the landing target.
A gust of cool wind blew up Lu Chongfeng's white shirt. Lu Chongfeng turned his head, and his hair was blown by the wind, revealing his complete and delicate face like a sculpture. "My wife is so thoughtful! I forgot there was an electric fan!"
"Just cook one dish."
Liang Xin said: "The lunch break is short, and we still have to work in the afternoon."
"It won't take too long to burn several stoves at the same time."
Lu Chongfeng saw Liang Xin standing behind the electric fan. "There is a ceiling fan outside. Go sit outside. You can eat in half an hour."
Seeing how seriously he was preparing, Liang Xin was also drawn into the atmosphere.
I went upstairs and found a piece of white cloth in the closet, then took it down and spread it on the dining table.
The red roses that had been cut and arranged in the morning were placed in the middle of the dining table.
She found two candles in the drawer. Since there was no romantic candlestick, she used a salt water bottle and a red wine bottle. The mouth of the bottle was a bit big, so Liang Xin lit the candles, dripped a circle of wax along the mouth of the bottle, and then put the candles on.
The candlesticks are arranged at different heights, and the candlelight flickers faintly on the rose petals, instantly filling the dining table with a romantic atmosphere.
Liang Xin smiled and continued to spread the brand new checkered handkerchief on the seat, took out the knife and fork, with the fork tines 1.5 cm away from the edge of the table, and the blade of the knife facing the plate. There was no goblet, so she took out a glass, and aligned the corner of the glass with the top of the knife according to the standard.
Sister Ji curiously came over holding Dudu and watched. She didn’t understand and didn’t say anything, but she enjoyed watching.
Liang Xin took out a bottle of red wine from the cupboard and placed it in front of the candle. She found a small wicker basket, spread a white handkerchief inside, and put the butter buns from the bakery on it.
Lu Chongfeng was in the kitchen spreading a thin layer of thick cream sauce on the bottom of the glass oven. He then put fish fillets, white mushrooms, and shredded cheese in order, then spread another thin layer of cream sauce to cover the fish. He sprinkled another layer of shredded cheese on top, added butter, and brought the oven out. He was about to ask Liang Xin to help watch the fire as he was going to borrow the bakery's oven for twenty minutes. When he looked up and saw the restaurant, he was stunned.
The curtains in the restaurant have been drawn. The candles are lit, and the candlelight reflects starlight on the glasses. The tableware on the white tablecloth is arranged in detail, showing the taste. The red roses create a romantic and warm atmosphere. If the DHS glasses are replaced with glass stemware, he might have the illusion of being in an exotic place again.
For a moment, there were only four words in Lu Chongfeng's mind: harmony between the piano and the zither.
Dudu seemed to feel the wonderful atmosphere and suddenly shouted "Mom" excitedly!
Liang Xin's attention was immediately diverted, and she looked at Dudu in surprise, "Did Dudu call me mom just now?"
"Yes! Yes!"
Sister Ji was also very excited and surprised, "Yes, you called me mom! Dudu, call me again?"
"Yes."
Lu Chongfeng took Dudu and lifted him up, "Girl, call me daddy!"
Dudu rubbed his little feet together and turned his head to look at Liangxin.
Liang Xin hugged her daughter and kissed her several times, "Good baby, mommy is here."
Seeing Liang Xin's surprised and touched expression, Lu Chongfeng leaned over and kissed her face, then kissed Dudu's face. Before he walked out with the oven in his hand, he left a message, "The decoration is even more beautiful than that of a Western restaurant!"
Liang Xin raised the corners of her lips, and walked into the kitchen with Dudu in her arms, paying attention to the aluminum pot that was cooking.
There are baked mandarin fish with cheese, braised chicken with mushrooms, steak with fried potato chips, and five-color vegetables made of diced carrots, diced white radish, diced cauliflower, diced mushrooms, and green beans, and finally a plate of pasta with meat sauce.
Liang Xin looked at the fresh, tender, fragrant and plump western food with various ingredients and strong cheese aroma. She nodded repeatedly to express her admiration. She raised her hands and applauded, saying, "Comrade Lu's cooking skills are completely different from when we first got married. I can't catch up with you anymore!"
The slight tiredness Lu Chongfeng felt from cooking was instantly wiped away by the praise, and he felt relaxed both physically and mentally.
Sister Ji looked at the table of delicious dishes and said, "This is the first time I've seen such dishes. Do foreigners eat like this?"
"Foreigners can't eat such a rich meal every time."
Lu Chongfeng used a seahorse to remove the cork from the red wine bottle, poured it into the glass, raised his eyes to look at Liang Xin, and said, "Eat quickly."
Liang Xin picked up the knife and fork to cut the steak that was seared on both sides, dipped it in black pepper sauce, put it in her mouth and chewed it slowly. The tender and mellow taste made her expression unconsciously happy.
Lu Chongfeng knew that he had succeeded when he saw Liang Xin's expression, but he still asked, "Successful in one go?"
“Success at once!”
Liang Xin picked up the red wine and clinked glasses with Lu Chongfeng who had just sat down, "Comrade Lu, you have worked hard."
Lu Chongfeng clinked his glasses and said, "Comrade Xin, you have worked hard."
"What's your name?"
Liang Xin smiled and raised her glass and took a sip. The richness of the red wine mixed with the aroma of the beef was simply a feast for the taste buds.
Lu Chongfeng picked up the golden cheese with a fork, rolled up the mandarin fish slices with the cheese and put them in Liang Xin's bowl, "Try this dish."
Just by looking at the freshly baked golden cheese, Liang Xin couldn't hold back her saliva. She picked it up with a fork and put it in her mouth. The tender and plump mandarin fish slices and the delicate, mellow and rich cheese made all the fatigue of the recent period disappear completely with the satisfaction brought by the reward of her taste buds.
Lu Chongfeng drank red wine and smiled as he watched Liang Xin eat without saying a word, one bite after another.
His heart was also filled with a peaceful, warm sense of satisfaction.
Autumn is the season of harvest.
Li Mao picked up the thermos and poured water into the enamel bowl. The instant noodles, mushroom chicken soup sauce packets, seasonings and vegetable packets in the enamel bowl instantly gave off a rich, mouth-watering aroma when they came into contact with the hot water.
Even with the plate covered, the aroma still filled the entire conference room and even drifted through the crack in the door into the corridor.
When the cadres and workers passing by smelled the fragrance, they knew that they were trying a new flavor.
Since the factory was built, the technical team of Jiangjing Agricultural University and technical experts sent by Japan's Sanjing Company have spent a lot of manpower, financial resources and material resources to develop and produce new flavors of instant noodles, and have tried them more than thirty times.
As bystanders, they watched as Director Liang, simply by pointing out the shortcomings and suggestions for improvement after trying the instant noodles time and time again, gradually made a group of proud technical experts go from being respectful and polite to being full of admiration.
They also admired Director Liang for being able to taste subtle differences in flavor after tasting it more than thirty times!
If it were them, their tongues would have been numb long ago.
Three minutes later, Li Mao took off the plate covering the enamel bowl and handed the chopsticks to Liang Xin.
All the managers from the technical and production departments stared at Liang Xin as she picked up the instant noodles and tasted them, afraid of missing any micro-expression.
There was a layer of golden chicken oil floating in the enamel bowl. The noodles were not like other instant noodles that would become soft when exposed to hot water. Liang Xin picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks, blew on it a few times and put it into her mouth. After absorbing the soup, it tasted chewy and smooth. She took another sip of the soup and nodded.
"The soup is delicious and rich, and the noodles remain chewy even after being soaked for five minutes. The big problem of oil aroma loss has been completely solved by looking at the butter on the soup. The mushroom flavor has been enhanced and the flavor loss problem has been solved after contact with oxygen and in a hot water and high temperature environment."
Everyone was happy after hearing this, but since they didn't hear the words they wanted to hear the most, they were still holding their breath.
Liang Xin put down her chopsticks and said with a smile, "Liang Xin brand mushroom chicken noodle soup is now available."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a unanimous sigh of relief in the conference room.
The next second, the conference room was immediately filled with the chattering and gradually deafening laughter of joy.
After two months of overtime work on the production line, trucks loaded with Liangxin brand instant noodles left Jiangmen Farm and were sent to joint sales outlets across the province and beyond that had signed joint sales agreements with Liangxin.
A week later, the news appeared on the front and second pages of all major newspapers: Conscience brand instant noodles are on the market!
At the same time, as if overnight, the advertising slogan "Conscience brand instant noodles, conscience in the noodles" swept across the country's iconic buildings in the streets and alleys of cities and towns.
Supply and marketing cooperatives, food stores, cinemas, street vendors, individual shops, parks, train station platforms...even when you are on the train, you can see the words "Conscientious instant noodles, conscience is in the noodles" written on the walls of any residential houses along the way!
Turn on the radio, no matter which frequency you tune, after a while you can still hear the announcer reading the slogan "Conscientious instant noodles, conscience in the noodles"!
With overwhelming publicity, Conscience Instant Noodles has forcefully entered the minds of the people, resulting in long queues forming in front of the franchise outlets in various places since morning.
A packet of instant noodles that cost 2.5 cents and 2 taels of food coupons was 1 cent more expensive than the chicken noodle soup in state-owned restaurants and canteens.
But after listening to the conscientious instant noodles and high-end dim sum that people around me have been talking about for more than half a year, whoever can buy them will immediately become the most popular and eye-catching person in the social circle.
Besides, there were reporters nearby with cameras taking photos and conducting random interviews.
By spending an extra dime, not only can you eat the high-end snacks that everyone wants, you may even be interviewed in the newspaper. This novelty made all the comrades choose to line up with their food coupons and money to buy them!
Even if there are people who don't know the situation, looking at the salesperson's military green coat,
When facing customers, there are five small white words "Conscientious Instant Noodles" sewn above the pocket.
Turning around, behind me, just like on the wall outside, there are ten big words printed: "Conscience instant noodles, conscience in the noodles".
Looking at the delighted expressions of the customers who got the Conscience instant noodles, everything becomes clear.
The persons in charge of the joint ventures in various places knew that Liang Xin must have the brains and means to prevent them from paying triple compensation.
However, there was a long queue from the time the store opened in the morning until the time it closed at night, and the first batch of goods under the contract was sold out in just a few days. Those who didn't get any were still queuing outside and crying out for help.
This rare scene of supply exceeding demand was beyond their expectations.
It simply amazed them!
Regardless of the reputation of the first batch of instant noodles after they are sold out, and whether such a situation of supply exceeding demand will occur again in the future, Liang Xin has already won the bet.
With so much marketing and promotion work done in the early stages, it was inevitable that the first batch of goods would be in great demand.
However, in order to continue to be popular, in addition to winning by quality, extending the marketing and publicity front is also a key focus that must be done.
On the train, after reaching an agreement on a dining car cooperation, the Liangxin Instant Noodle Factory provided extra meals for the crew and police officers on the train as a reward for the crew of the Jiangjing Railway Administration, and provided free instant noodles for midnight snacks for a month.
Therefore, even if the passengers had stopped to eat at the train station during the day and were tempted by the advertisements for the conscientious instant noodles, late at night, they could not resist the urge to pay for a pack of the unique and rich aroma of the mushroom chicken soup instant noodles wafting from the crew lounge throughout the entire train carriage!
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