Ning Xiyue reminded the two who were hugging each other excitedly: "Let's go, get some food, there's not much left."
"Yes, eating is important, my fish." Liu Yao let go of Wang Mengmeng without any reluctance and went to line up behind the row where Wang Jiandong was, stretching her neck to check the situation in front.
Wang Mengmeng, not wanting to be left behind, ran over and lined up behind her, muttering something about pork stewed with vermicelli.
It's really interesting. Ning Xiyue chuckled, greeted Chen Yechu, then walked over to line up and looked around for her second brother.
I don’t know if my second brother has finished his work. Why haven’t I seen him for a long time?
While Ning Xiyue stretched her neck to look for her second brother, Ning Qingyuan was also looking for someone with two prepared meals. After looking around, he finally saw Ning Xiyue standing in line at the window. After handing the meals to Yu Zhiyu, he ran towards Ning Xiyue and called out to her to stop when she was about to get the meals.
"Little sister, there's no need to fight. I've already prepared the food."
Ning Xiyue heard a familiar voice, turned around and saw her second brother. She took back the meal ticket in her hand, apologized to the aunt who was serving food at the window, and left the line directly and walked towards Ning Qingyuan.
"Brother, you are done."
"Well, let's go and eat. Our food is being watched by Zhiyu."
Ning Qingyuan looked at the three people standing there with their meals waiting for Ning Xiyue and said, "There's an empty seat over there, you can sit there."
Wang Jiandong nodded: "Okay, please lead the way, Brother Qingyuan."
The four of them followed Ning Qingyuan to the place where the educated youths gathered.
Zhao Jianshe was also there. He had just finished cutting vegetables in the kitchen and had nothing else to do, so he came out to eat.
Xia Zhipeng was self-aware and knew that Wang Mengmeng didn't like him, so he sat alone nearby and ate his meal.
The four people who did not work in the coal mine team but were committed to eating in this cafeteria sat down and picked up their chopsticks, eager to taste the food in their lunch boxes.
After taking the first bite, Ning Xiyue was amazed. The taste was better than the dishes made by the chef in the state-owned restaurant in the county. She couldn't help but exclaim in praise.
"Well, this fish with fermented black beans tastes good, and the fermented black beans are delicious too. It tastes like the cooking of a master chef in a state-owned restaurant, not like the taste that the aunties in the team can make."
It’s not that the dishes cooked by the aunts are not delicious, but they are reluctant to use oil, so the taste of the dishes is different. You can tell that this fish with fermented black beans is fried as soon as you taste it, and you can see rapeseed oil in the plate with the naked eye.
From this we can judge that this was not done by the aunts.
Just for the taste, she would visit the cafeteria every day.
After eating the pork stewed with vermicelli, Wang Mengmeng said smugly, "My decision was right. Such delicious food. I didn't exchange my meal ticket for the wrong one. The cafeteria is my second home from now on."
"It's true that the main chefs in the kitchen are not the aunts. The aunts are only responsible for making noodles, steaming rice, boiling soup, and assisting with other chores. There is someone else in charge of cooking, and he is only responsible for cooking and doesn't do anything else."
Zhao Jianshe, who worked in the kitchen, knew some news and told them while they were eating.
"This chef is from the main team of the coal mine and is a regular employee, unlike us who are temporary workers hired later. I heard that he used to be the chef of a state-owned restaurant in the provincial capital. He has great skills and is proficient in many cuisines. He is really amazing.
He was invited to work at the coal mine because his wife is an engineer there. That’s why the food you eat tastes so good. It’s all because of the chef’s love for his wife.”
Ning Xiyue swallowed the food in her mouth and said, "I see, this tastes really good. If the chef always cooked, I would be willing to eat in the cafeteria every day."
"I'm willing to do that too. This afternoon I'll go and exchange all my rations for meal tickets. Ye Chu is the one who exchanges the tickets, and it's convenient to find her. Is it okay, cousin?" Liu Yao looked at Yu Zhiyu for his opinion.
The absent-minded Yu Zhiyu suddenly became interested when he heard the word "Ye Chu". He nodded hurriedly and took the initiative to stop the task.
"Okay, I'll come help you change it this afternoon. I still have some rations, bring them over to exchange."
Ning Xiyue was eating while thinking about Zhiyu's situation. This situation was not right. Could it be that her confession was not successful?
Ning Xiyue was a little confused, but unfortunately Chen Yechu was still busy exchanging tickets, so she couldn't ask what was going on.
Ning Qingyuan was not concerned about the matter of being recognized and appreciated. He was also thinking about eating.
"Little sister, exchange the rations I brought with me for tickets. We will eat in the cafeteria from now on, so you don't have to worry about it yourself."
Ning Xiyue flatly refused: "No, keep the rations. I'll cook for myself occasionally. I'll get tired of eating in the cafeteria all the time. Let's exchange them for money."
Food is scarce, but money is not scarce. Of course, it is more cost-effective to save food and exchange it for money.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, sister." Ning Qingyuan thought it made sense and nodded and continued eating.
The food was so delicious that everyone in the Youth League stopped chatting and focused on their work.
Ning Xiyue noticed that while they were eating seriously, only Yu Zhiyu would occasionally look in the direction of the ticket exchange mentioned just now.
What it means is self-evident.
Love is this annoying little devil that makes people feel itchy.
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