Chapter 92 Two Days in the Capital

Chapter 92 Two Days in the Capital

Wen Jiajia's heart was filled with emotion the moment she stepped into the capital's land.

Not for any other reason, but because she was too familiar with this building. She had waited for the bus here four or five times in her previous life!

Even though it was expanded and renovated on a large scale in 2004, some of its traces are still there.

Now when I see it, I feel it is particularly familiar.

Director Gao suddenly sighed: "What a big change! This thing didn't exist when I came here last time!"

What? Automatic weight check for luggage.

"Even the ticket checking is automatic," someone else said, with some excitement in his voice.

The staff member next to him proudly said: "This year, we have introduced many systems to Capital Station, such as computer management system, microcomputer ticketing system, TV monitoring system, automatic broadcasting and wireless communication system, etc. It is very advanced!"

Wen Jiajia couldn't help but open her mouth wide after hearing this.

After all, it is the capital, at the forefront of the country, and they suddenly become like people from the countryside.

"Don't stand here, just follow the signs." The staff asked them to leave.

Wen Jiajia came from a modern society after all, so she took the lead and led the way. The group soon arrived outside the train station.

This is a large square. The majestic "Capital Station" built in 1959 stands on the square. On the top of the building, there are several red flags fluttering in the sun.

Wen Jiajia couldn't look away for a long time. It was as if she had returned to her previous life. She had also looked at this place in this way. Others were the same, but they were just appreciating it. However, they hadn't appreciated it for long before a car came to pick them up.

After getting on the car, we first arrived at the exhibition warehouse, unloaded the products, and then followed the car to the guesthouse.

The guesthouse was not far away. Wen Jiajia estimated that it would only take 10 minutes to drive to the exhibition venue. However, considering that there were not many traffic lights at this time, it would take a long time to walk if she really relied on her strength.

After arriving at the guesthouse, several people went back to their rooms to rest.

Wen Jiajia went straight to the bathroom. She was worried that there was no bathroom and she had to go to the big bathhouse to take a bath. Fortunately, the result was gratifying. This guesthouse was equipped with a bathroom.

Although it is a little smaller and the environment and facilities are not as good as those in Shanghai, it is already very good to be able to take a shower.

Wen Jiajia took a quick shower. Actually, she also wanted to wash her hair as her hair was already greasy in the hot summer.

But I had to go out later, so I had to give up.

After taking a shower, the group took the bus to the exhibition.

On the road, everyone was staring out of the car window.

"Hey, I just heard from the guesthouse staff that our room was booked two days in advance, otherwise we would have to stay in the bathhouse. They said that there are a lot of people during this period, and the guesthouse can't accommodate us, so we have to stay in the bathhouse, and we can only check in after 8 o'clock in the evening." The person next to Wen Jiajia said.

The person who was speaking was Chen Sihua, who worked in the sales department. Wen Jiajia had eaten with her in the cafeteria twice before, so they were quite familiar with each other.

This time, they were the two with the lowest ranks in the entire team, so they sat together without any prior arrangement - after all, no one wanted to sit with the leader.

Wen Jiajia was quite surprised: "Living in a bathhouse?"

Chen Sihua: "Yeah, I can't understand how people can live in a bathhouse. Haha, it's a pity that it's not winter now, otherwise I would like to experience the legendary bath."

Wen Jiajia understood it immediately. The bathhouse was quite big and had doors and windows, so it must be warmer and there would be no problem lying there for a night.

As we were talking, the car quickly arrived at the exhibition hall.

The exhibition hall was not big, at least not in Wen Jiajia's opinion. It was located in a three-story building. There were already quite a few people inside, all setting up their own booths.

"It's not that big." Chen Sihua said.

Wen Jiajia whispered, "I heard there are only six medical glass factories, six chemical machinery factories, five pharmaceutical factories, and the rest are hospitals."

The main purpose of this exhibition is not to make you sell, but the government intends to integrate resources. At present, the industry in this area is too weak, and it cannot be supported by just one company.

However, their Medical Glass is a new factory, which was built no more than three years ago. It was able to get the invitation list. I think their Medical Glass strength is considered good nationwide.

As they were talking, the products were shipped out, and Wen Jiajia went to help put them on display. She then took out the data books and put them on the side, and soon everything was ready.

She couldn't just stand there and play from now on. She had to take out paper and pen to look at other people's products.

It's true that people have to go out and take a look, otherwise they won't know how far others have developed.

Wen Jiajia saw several good products that their factory wanted to produce but had not yet produced. Looking at their appearance, it seemed that they could already be produced and sold on a large scale.

She walked around and by two in the afternoon she had almost finished recording the information of all the products.

At this moment, Director Gao also came down from the building and said to Wen Jiajia, "You two should go eat first, and then you can go back to the guesthouse. Jiajia, you still need to organize the information, I need it tomorrow morning."

Chen Sihua was surprised. It was only mid-afternoon and maybe he could go shopping after dinner.

Wen Jiajia was shocked. Damn it, she still had to organize the information!

"Let's go!" Chen Sihua was very excited. "I just asked a staff member, and he said that he always goes to Dongfeng Market for shopping, and he recommended that we go to Donglaishun for dinner."

Wen Jiajia had no time to feel sad when she heard this. Good luck! The hot pot party she had always dreamed of was coming.

It was a bit crowded to get to Dongfeng Market from here, and it took two and a half hours for the two of us to get here.

As soon as you enter, you can see rows of goods.

Wen Jiajia observed carefully and found that the market was deep and because the windows were small, the light inside was not very bright.

The two of them walked around for a while and went straight to Donglaishun without stopping for long. They could buy whatever they wanted after eating, which would help digestion.

There is still a big difference between Donglaishun now and what it would be a few decades later. At least, Donglaishun at that time still retained the "four major characteristics" of the brand, but those characteristics would have been greatly reduced a few decades later.

Wen Jiajia ordered the top of the head and cucumber strips of meat as she was familiar with the dish. She also said to Chen Sihua, "Ordering two plates is enough. There is quite a lot of meat here."

Chen Sihua was puzzled: "How do you know?"

Wen Jiajia pointed to the table next to them and said, "Just look at the plates on their table and you'll know."

Meat is particularly filling. Wen Jiajia estimated that after eating two plates of meat, they would have to go out with full stomachs.

After all, there are vegetables and noodles.

The meat dishes arrived quickly, along with the sauce.

Wen Jiajia likes this sesame paste the most.

Sesame paste is paired with fermented bean curd and chives, as well as other seasonings such as chili oil and balsamic vinegar, and finally some chopped green onions and coriander, and a bowl of sauce is ready.

Chen Sihua didn't know how to start, so Wen Jiajia scooped a spoonful of her own sauce and gave it to her, "Try it and see if you can accept it."

Chen Sihua picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it in his mouth to test it. Then his eyes lit up and he nodded quickly: "It's delicious! The sesame smells so good."

Wen Jiajia's recommendation was recognized, and she immediately smiled and said, "It seems that you are also a sesame... sesame lover, then you can just get the same one as me."

In fact, she eats both the sesame sauce dish and the oil dish, but she prefers the sesame sauce dish.

After the adjustment, the two started.

As mentioned before, the quality of Donglaishun at this time is still guaranteed.

The mutton is indeed tender and fresh, with little mutton smell. After being coated with sesame sauce, the temperature is lowered a lot.

When you take a bite, you first taste the salty and fragrant sesame sauce, followed by the unique freshness of lamb.

The meat was tender and delicious, and you could taste the spiciness after chewing it for a few times. Wen Jiajia felt completely satisfied.

Yes, spiritual satisfaction.

She had been craving for a hot pot for a long time, not the simple home-cooked hot pot, but the same hot pot as in the hot pot restaurant in her previous life. She had been thinking about it since she traveled through time, but she had finally fulfilled her wish.

Eat vegetables after eating meat.

She ordered Chinese cabbage and frozen tofu. The Chinese cabbage was sweet and refreshing, and the frozen tofu absorbed juice and had the aroma of soy products. It also absorbed the sauce after being soaked in it.

Wen Jiajia is so beautiful that it makes my eyes squint.

She decided to come more often to eat there in the future, before the quality deteriorates!

As she expected, the two of them went out with bulging stomachs after eating, and they felt their stomachs were bloated when they walked.

It was already evening.

On one side the sky is fiery red with two setting suns, and on the other side there are colorful clouds, which is a beautiful sight.

The two came to the market and took another walk around.

Chen Sihua bought a lot of things, but Wen Jiajia didn't want to buy much. However, at the end of the shopping, she couldn't help but buy some hair ties, hair ornaments and fabrics.

Then there are badges. We don’t have them here. I guess we can only buy them at the supply and marketing cooperative.

Leave the market and return to the guesthouse.

Wen Jiajia did not go upstairs, but went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy the badges she promised to the two sisters.

When I get back to my room, I take a shower and then take out the documents and organize them.

There was a lot of information, and she quickly flipped through it, thinking it would take at least two or three hours to finish.

Fortunately, there was a desk in the room and electricity was not limited, so Wen Jiajia threw herself into her work.

I don’t know how long it took, but the sky outside was completely dark, with only a few lights.

She looked at her watch; it was already 7:30.

Wen Jiajia picked up the pen again and flipped the papers. The rustling sound of her writing echoed in the quiet room.

Another half hour passed before the sound of footsteps was heard in the corridor outside the house. It was probably Director Shen and his team returning.

Wen Jiajia overestimated her efficiency. It was almost ten o'clock before she finished organizing the data.

It was late at night, and Wen Jiajia, who was extremely tired both physically and mentally, fell on the bed and fell into a deep sleep in less than half a minute.

The next day.

At six in the morning, I was awakened by the light.

Wen Jiajia deliberately left the curtains open because she was afraid that she would not be able to get up this morning.

After washing up, I came to the corridor, but the doors were closed, so I went downstairs to eat at the street.

The taste of the north is very different from that of the south. People like Wen Jiajia who have lived in the south for two lifetimes cannot get used to it.

Wen Jiajia only ordered a bowl of millet porridge and bought two pancakes. She got hungry quickly just by eating the porridge.

After dinner, Wen Jiajia saw Director Gao's door open and immediately gave her the information she had sorted out last night.

Director Gao asked with a smile: "What did you and the sales girl eat yesterday afternoon?"

Wen Jiajia: "Donglaishun! Oh, it's hot pot, lamb hot pot, if you have time you can go and try it, it tastes really good."

"Wow! Shabu-shabu, you guys are really good eaters. You went straight to Dong Lai Shun. I went there with my friends a few years after the joint venture. The food was really good, but it was really expensive. I guess your wallet is tight."

Wen Jiajia nodded, feeling a little sad because most of the meat coupons she brought had been used up.

Soon, after the leaders finished their breakfast, the group went to the exhibition hall again.

There were a lot more people in the exhibition hall this time. Wen Jiajia followed Director Gao and listened to him introduce them to her one by one.

"That's the director of the Dong Province Medical Glass Factory, his last name is Wang." Director Gao whispered, as if he was also recalling and identifying, "She is an iron lady, and she can drink a lot. She almost made Director Shen drunk yesterday."

Wen Jiajia was shocked. She knew how much Director Shen drank. Once at a dinner party, Director Shen drank more than half a bottle of white wine. When he finished drinking, Wen Jiajia was terrified, afraid that he would die at the table and the people at the same table would be held responsible...

He almost made Director Shen drunk. I wonder how much alcohol Director Wang can drink.

"The one next to him is from Yunnan Provincial Medical University." Director Gao said again.

Wen Jiajia was curious: "Is it the one who helped us when we were building the factory?"

"Yes, their level is indeed good. Three of the products they brought are the products we are currently developing... We can almost cancel those projects this time when we go back. Moreover, their factory was truly built from scratch, unlike us, who have someone to help them from behind." Director Gao said.

Wen Jiajia was amazed and felt that she should learn more about Yunnan Province Medical College when she returned.

Not long after, staff from the relevant departments also arrived, and they were leaders with relatively high positions.

In such a situation, not to mention Wen Jiajia, even Director Gao had to stand aside and couldn't get a word in.

After a while, Wen Jiajia was arranged to communicate with people from other factories, and then to attend a meeting in a conference room. She had no time to observe anything. Her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and the pen in her hand kept writing.

During the meeting, I went to the restroom.

She thought to herself that it was no wonder that the factory had to bring so many people here, it turned out that there were so many things to do. Before she came, she thought she was just there to make up the numbers and make the team look more impressive.

In the afternoon, Wen Jiajia basically walked back and forth in the exhibition hall, and then introduced the situation and products of her factory to the hospital and government personnel. She spoke for an entire afternoon until her mouth was dry and her mouth area felt very sore.

"…Our factory is currently planning to build a pharmaceutical glass processing and packaging plant and a comprehensive accessories plant, which mainly produces packaging cartons and comprehensive accessories such as lathes, grinders, and universal milling machines. This will greatly enhance our factory's independent research and development capabilities, and we can also export pharmaceutical machinery accessories. In addition, we have a port, so we have an advantage in transportation…"

Wen Jiajia stood in front of the crowd and said proudly that she had written these words several times in the factory, and they had been sent back by Director Gao for revision several times. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she knew them by heart at this moment.

A leader asked: "How many employees do you have in your factory now?"

Wen Jiajia's heart skipped a beat. Their factory was very weak in this aspect.

After all, employees are not like machines. You can buy them from outside or move them from a sister factory and use them. Even if you recruit people, you have to arrange training and wait for them to grow.

Otherwise, why is it said that a factory’s greatest wealth is its employees?

Wen Jiajia still smiled: "Since our factory was founded in 1974, we have 586 employees, including 46 engineering technicians and 2 senior engineers."

The reformed labor personnel brought back from the countryside by Director Shen are not included. In fact, they are very capable and have solved many problems. They even helped to repair a production line. Director Shen has already arranged for someone to take care of their daily life.

As soon as he finished speaking, the leader frowned and said, "Not a lot of people."

Wen Jiajia explained: "That's true, but our factory has been recruiting workers for the past two years. If we weren't worried about the lack of experience of the workers, the factory would have already had more than a thousand people."

The leader nodded and said, "Indeed, we can't rush this matter. Safety production comes first. In just two years...it's amazing that your factory has grown to this scale."

Then he asked, "How much equipment do you have?"

Wen Jiajia blurted out: "There are 42 machines in total, mainly tube drawing machines, melting furnaces, bottle making machines and other equipment."

“How many ampoules are produced?”

"Last year, we produced 56 million ampoules, 64 million revolving-neck bottles, and 62 million yellow vials. However, we will strive for a breakthrough this year and try to reach last year's production volume by October. We have achieved some results so far."

"Well, this number is already quite good."

After saying this, I don’t know whether the other person was satisfied or not, but he nodded as he left.

Wen Jiajia's hands and feet were numb, and sweat broke out on her back. She almost fell to the ground.

This is the result of a high level of concentration. She felt as if all her strength had been drained away. More importantly, the person she had just met was a ministerial-level leader. She had never met such a high-ranking leader before.

"Are you okay? Do you want me to take over?" Chen Sihua supported her quietly, "You are so amazing. If it was me who took over just now, I would have stumbled." Even if she held the paper to read, she couldn't read smoothly.

Wen Jiajia nodded, took a step back and sat on the chair in her own booth, then picked up the kettle and took a big gulp of water.

She rested for ten minutes before getting up and continuing, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief when the exhibition was about to end.

The next day, the group prepared to go back with the order they had picked up.

The train was at 9:30 in the morning, so Wen Jiajia got up early and went to Daoxiangcun in Qianmen to buy cakes.

It really smells good, even stronger than the smell in bakeries decades later. And it's not the smell of flavors or other additives, but the pure smell of pastries. Wen Jiajia, who didn't have breakfast, was drooling just by smelling it.

Wen Jiajia didn't buy it right away. She went to buy two pieces of meat cakes and a bowl of fried liver first.

Stir-fried liver is actually not stir-fried, it’s a bit like boiled, and then thickened with thick starch, the soup becomes extremely thick.

Wen Jiajia couldn’t stand this taste before, and it took her several times before she gradually got used to it.

Now... the unfamiliar tongue still didn't adapt, and the smell of the fried liver was a bit strong at this time, so Wen Jiajia had to endure it before she finished eating.

There's no other way. Anyone with leftovers in their bowl will be criticized at this time.

However, the taste of the Men Ding meat pie is quite good, meaty, juicy and delicious.

After eating, go buy some cakes.

Wen Jiajia had more cake tickets, so she bought two boxes of Beijing Eight Pieces. She also brought five boxes, which were bought by others when she said she was going to Daoxiang Village last night.

Fortunately, the people in the capital are well-informed and have seen all kinds of big scenes. Wen Jiajia was holding only seven bottles of Daoxiangcun in her hand, which did not attract much attention.

It was almost 8 o'clock when we arrived at the guesthouse. The luggage was already prepared and we set out on time at 8:10.

After getting on the train, Wen Jiajia guarded the pastries tightly.

This time Director Shen was "very powerful" - probably because his butt was tortured by the hard seats, so he bought a few sleeper tickets.

"There are only four tickets. The advantage is that we are in the same carriage. We can split into two teams and take turns to sit when the time comes." This is what Director Shen said.

Wen Jiajia was quite happy. After all, sleeper tickets were hard to get, especially four of them... Compared with the hard seats when she got here, why would she need a bicycle?

She first sat on a hard seat for a whole day, and then went to lie down in the soft sleeper car with several female comrades in the team.

The soft sleeper is much more comfortable, and Wen Jiajia's efficiency in memorizing is much higher. She takes another nap when the night falls, and when she closes her eyes, she is almost at the end of the day.

Linhe City.

The group got off the train and headed straight for the hospital.

Wen Jiajia had a sound sleep and felt refreshed. However, several male comrades looked listless, and it seemed that they were tortured a lot on the hard seats.

"Do you want to go home first? You can take the information home and organize it, but you have to give it to me by tomorrow morning at the latest." Director Gao said.

She was still very considerate. She knew that Wen Jiajia had children at home, so she gave her convenience.

However, Wen Jiajia shook her head: "The information I have is incomplete. I need to sort it out with Sihua."

Director Gao nodded: "Okay then, you can go home after the treatment. Remember to rest well, as the tasks ahead are very important."

“……” Wen Jiajia knew this would happen, but she didn’t know how many orders she had received this time.

She and Chen Sihua found a meeting room and started to sort out the materials. They checked them together and it took them two hours to finish.

"Are you going home now? Why don't you eat before you leave? There should be some leftovers in the cafeteria." Chen Sihua asked as the two walked out of the conference room together.

Wen Jiajia shook her head and glanced at her watch: "It's past one o'clock. I might as well go home and eat the leftovers from the cafeteria."

"Okay then, see you another day." Chen Sihua waved at her, and then the two of them parted ways at the fork in the road.

Wen Jiajia handed the sorted information to Director Gao, and then rode home.

Last time she came here by bicycle, and before boarding the train she left her bicycle with Sister Lu, asking Sister Lu to help her ride it back to the hospital's carport when she was free. Today, she saw her own bicycle in the carport.

I got off work early today, and Wen Jiajia was so happy that she even hummed a little tune.

It was just that the afternoon sun was so hot that it made people feel as if their heads were on fire. Wen Jiajia even touched her head and found that her hair was so hot that it burned her hands.

There was almost no one on the road. The weather was extremely hot and the nearby villagers were either fetching water from the fields or resting at home.

Wen Jiajia rode very fast, and sweat was dripping down her head. After a while, the loose hair on her temples and forehead were wet, just like hair that had just been washed but not wiped.

Soon, we arrived at the troops' gate.

"Jia Jia, you're back! Your Wei Dai said you were on a business trip these days?" someone said.

I ran into an acquaintance when I passed by the farm.

Wen Jiajia smiled and said, "Yes! I just came back. Auntie, you still have to work in this hot weather."

"Oh! Don't mention it. The chickens in the farm got sick and a lot of them died! I tell you, don't buy chickens from outside recently. I suspect there are sick chickens out there, and there are black-hearted people who would sell sick chickens to others." The aunt reminded.

Wen Jiajia nodded immediately: "I definitely won't buy it."

As he spoke, he frowned and rode his bike back home.

Only Zhong Huisheng and Wen Xiaomei were at home. Zhong Huisheng had just coaxed the child to sleep when he heard some noise outside the yard and got up and went to the door.

"Aunt, I'm back!" Wen Jiajia appeared in the yard.

Zhong Huisheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally she is back. Who knows what it feels like to take care of a baby all day? She should just be an assistant.

Continue read on readnovelmtl.com