Chapter 299 People from different worlds
The house was too crowded, so the men went to the backyard to chat.
Everyone also invited Zhuang Chaoying to go with them, and only then did Zhuang Chaoying realize that there was another world behind the cave.
The backyard was paved with cement, had a pool, connected water pipes, tables and chairs placed in the empty space, and a tarpaulin was hung over the head to keep out the rain. It was a comfortable place.
The men had their own topics to talk about, and as they talked, Zhou Huaiyi and Lin Wufeng took the lead.
Even though Zhou Huaiyi became the leader of the Municipal Industrial Bureau, his appearance did not change much. He wore a white shirt, a light gray sweater, and a dark gray coat. He did not look like a bureaucrat like some people.
What Zhuang Chaoying didn't expect was the change in Lin Wufeng. He used to wear work clothes from the factory. It was not known whether it was because Li Yiming was getting married today or for some other reason, but he was wearing a brown leather jacket today and looked very energetic.
After chatting, Zhuang Chaoying heard Lin Wufeng talk openly about the parts factory and the electrical appliance factory, and then she learned that Lin Wufeng had also taken unpaid leave and went to the township factory.
He was shocked.
During the conversation, everyone also talked about going to school. At this time, Zhuang Chaoying interrupted and explained to everyone why the two years of high school would be changed to three years and the new policy of the college entrance examination.
Teachers still have a halo in this era, and everyone respects them in their conversations.
At noon, Chen Wenfu drove the factory car over to pick people up for lunch. Some people who came by bicycle rode their bicycles to the factory by themselves.
Zhuang Chaoying got on the bus with everyone and arrived at the garment factory.
This year, the expansion was completed, the old and new factory areas were connected, and a wall was built.
Under the witness of the city leaders, Huang Ling has bought out the two locations of the Cotton Mill No. 2 at one time. The Cotton Mill No. 2 used the two wasteland sites to exchange for some working capital to alleviate the impact of overcapacity and redundant personnel.
The factory is also an important production site. Early in the morning, Huang Ling arranged for employees to build temporary fences and lay red carpets in the passages, which not only looks good but also isolates the factory area.
Zhuang Chaoying looked around and was shocked again.
At this time, he saw Zhou Huaiyi and Huang Ling stopped at the door, and soon they welcomed several people in.
Zhuang Chaoying knew at a glance that they were leaders.
A few people passed by him, and he heard Huang Ling introducing the situation of the garment factory to these leaders, while Zhou Huaiyi was standing beside her, looking at Huang Ling with a smile, and sometimes adding a word or two.
The two of them introduced them to Lin Wufeng.
Everyone went into a specially reserved lounge to drink tea, where a round table for dining had been set up.
Li Yiming hurriedly took Xiaoyan to say hello.
Song Ying was personally serving the room, fearing that the content of these people's conversations could not be heard by outsiders.
Zhuang Chaoying was standing not far from the door, looking into the house.
Suddenly, he felt that he and Huang Ling, Zhou Huaiyi, Lin Wufeng, Li Yiming, and even Song Ying were no longer from the same world.
Just as he was daydreaming, he saw Song Ying call Tuanan into the house.
Tuanan shook hands and talked with the leaders openly, and then sat next to Zhou Huaiyi.
The two of them were wearing sweaters of the same color, and their straight backs and the curve of their nods were very similar.
As they talked, Tuanan said something that won unanimous praise from the leaders present. Zhou Huaiyi even patted Tuanan on the shoulder affectionately.
Zhuang Chaoying withdrew his gaze. There was one more person who was not from the same world as him.
"Dad, sit down and have a rest. I'll go see what Mom is busy with." Hongbin came to call him.
He followed Hongbin woodenly to a table and sat down.
Because of the wedding, the garment factory has a day off. Employees who are willing to help can do so. Those who help will receive a big red envelope. Regardless of whether they help or not, everyone can bring their family members to attend the wedding.
Huang Ling wanted to confirm the dishes for the leaders, so she also went to the kitchen.
When she saw Zhu Xiuyu, she greeted her, "Sister Yu, you've worked hard!"
"It's not hard. Today's bamboo shoots are delicious. You like them the most. Eat more later." Zhu Xiu Yu answered while busying herself.
After all, she had worked in a big kitchen before, so she was very comfortable here.
Zhu Xiu Yu only found out after arriving that part of these mountain products would be used for the banquet. She admired Huang Ling again in her heart, as she had planned everything out for her.
Just like Tunan said, whenever my mother does something, she usually kills three birds with one stone, or at least two birds with one stone.
Isn't this killing three birds with one stone?
We welcomed them back, collected mountain products, had dishes for the banquet, and could sell the excess.
It’s not easy to buy ingredients for a wedding on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year! They are not fresh and are expensive. The things collected from the mountains are fresh and cheap.
Huang Ling went back after confirming it.
When he passed by Wu Shanshan and saw her holding bamboo shoots, he said, "Shanshan! Wear gloves, don't cut your hands."
"Oh, I see, Aunt Huang." Wu Shanshan answered while rolling her eyes at the people around her.
Huang Ling had already walked over, frowned, and stepped back. She looked carefully at the man who was peeling bamboo shoots, and then teased:
"Xie Zheyu, why are you in the kitchen? Tunan and the others are outside."
"Auntie Huang, I'm here to help! I heard there's a big red envelope!" Xie Zheyu was peeling bamboo shoots while wearing gloves.
"You help! Let me help you! It's almost like I'm making things worse! You don't have any red envelopes, so you are just free labor for me." Huang Ling said with a smile.
"I don't care. As long as I reach out, I have to ask Manager Li for a big red envelope!"
Xie Zheyu lowered his head and worked. Repairing a light, installing electricity, and installing electrical appliances were no problem for him, but he was really bad at kitchen work. After doing it for a while, he could only cook noodles.
So at this moment, Wu Shanshan frowned and said to him:
"Oh no! You can't do that! You have to go along with it!"
"oh oh."
"Don't pull, peel!"
“Ohhhh!”
"Give it to me, give it to me! Give it to me!"
"You've been here since six in the morning. I'm helping you. If I don't know how to do it, you can teach me! How can you be so impatient? Teacher Wu, you can't do this. Aunt Huang has so many students counting on you to help them get into No. 1 Middle School! Be patient!"
“…”
When the meal started, Zhu Xiu Yu, who had originally wanted to eat in the back kitchen, was invited out by Li Yiming and his wife, who reserved a seat for her next to Zhuang Chaoying.
Hongbin is now sitting at the same table with the children.
Zhu Xiu Yu sat over, wearing only a sweater, with beads of sweat on her head.
She took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off her face, as if she didn't recognize the person around her.
"Xiuyu..."
Just as Zhuang Chaoying was about to speak, Hongbin ran over with Zhu Xiuyu's cotton coat in his hand.
"Mom, put it on, don't catch a cold."
Hong Bin had been to the kitchen and knew that the temperature inside was much higher than in the auditorium. When he turned around and saw that Zhu Xiu Yu was only wearing a sweater, he hurriedly brought her a cotton coat.
After the meal started, Zhuang Chaoying was about to serve some food to Zhu Xiuyu when he heard someone ask:
"Sister Zhu, when are you going to work? My son keeps asking for your marinated duck. I bought him some from other places, but he says it doesn't taste the same!"
"I'm going to buy groceries tomorrow and will be back to work the day after tomorrow. I'll leave some for you and you can take it back after get off work."
When she was with other people, Zhu Xiu Yu immediately became friendly.
"Oh, since she can't wait until I get off work, I'll ask my mom to come to Yuesheng to see me in the morning. I'll take her to your place to get acquainted with you, and the child can have lunch at noon."
"Why do you need to collect it? You're busy at work, so just tell the auntie when she comes and tell me if it's okay. I'll still give her the employee price, so I'll recognize her next time."
"Okay, thank you!"
Zhuang Chaoying was shocked again.
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