The main dishes include roasted whole chicken, pork head, etc. The chefs of state-owned restaurants have superb skills. Take the roasted whole chicken as an example. First, the chicken must be washed and the internal organs removed. Then the chicken skin is coated with a secret seasoning and stuffed with ginger slices, green onions, star anise and other spices. Finally, it is marinated in a clay pot for ten hours. When the flavor of the seasoning is completely integrated with the chicken, it is slowly smoked and roasted over low heat. When the chicken is roasted to the point that it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the dish is considered a success.
The Red Star Hotel serves ten freshly roasted chickens every day. When the waiter brings the sizzling chicken, the burnt aroma immediately stimulates Li Xiang's sense of smell.
Formal workers like him who work in state-owned factories can only afford to eat pork once or twice a month to satisfy their cravings. Meat is very precious to everyone.
Li Xiang felt a little embarrassed: "You two are too polite. Why are you spending so much money?"
Lin Qingqing picked up a chicken leg and handed it to Li Xiang: "Look at what you said, if it weren't for your care, Brother Li, how could I have delivered pears to the factory so smoothly these days?"
"Well, it's just a small favor. If you need my help in the future, please let me know. I will do my best to help." Li Xiang took a bite of chicken and said while chewing.
"Then I would like to thank Brother Li first."
Lin Qingqing talked to Li Xiang for a few words, and when she looked down and saw an extra piece of chicken on her plate, her heart suddenly felt warm.
She glanced at Zhou Zhuo, and immediately pink bubbles appeared in Zhou Zhuo's eyes. "Wife, you eat."
Lin Qingqing helped Zhou Zhuo pick up a piece of meat: "You eat too..."
Li Xiang was eating chicken with big mouthfuls when he suddenly felt that the atmosphere was not right... Why did he suddenly feel that he was redundant and it was really awkward to be standing there.
"Ahem, the factory doesn't need to send pears anymore. Do you have any new plans?" Li Xiang interrupted them with difficulty.
For a man who is scolded by his wife every day when he returns home, showing affection in front of her is really fatal.
Lin Qingqing's intelligence suddenly returned. She had thought about it for the past few days. There was a state-owned cannery in Jinning County, and she was worried that no one would introduce her to it. "I wonder if Brother Li has any acquaintances in the cannery. If so, please help me. I want to sell my pears to the cannery."
"I do have an acquaintance, but he's only out there looking for deals, not buying anything. I don't know if he can be of any use to me." Li Xiang sucked on a chicken bone with relish. These days, chickens are all domestically raised; the meat is incredibly delicious and fragrant, even the bones are fragrant.
Lin Qingqing's eyes lit up: "We can only know whether it can be used after meeting him. Brother Li, can you help me arrange for him to come out?"
"No problem, I'll contact him this afternoon and you can come see me tomorrow morning."
"OK!"
Everyone was enjoying the meal so thoroughly that no one noticed a woman in her forties with curly hair sitting in the corner. She had heard the entire conversation and only left the restaurant in her high heels after they left. Outside was a brand new women's bicycle with a large chain box. The woman unlocked it and rode it home.
Her family lived in the staff quarters of a cotton processing factory. The factory was doing well, so they built five-story small units early on and sold them to working couples at a very low welfare price.
Her house was on the third floor, the best floor. There were two sunny bedrooms and a small living room in the middle. When she opened the door and went in, she saw a man standing on the balcony feeding birds.
"Old Zhang, if someone in your factory abuses his or her position for personal gain, how would you deal with it?" Li Li made herself a cup of tea and slowly walked up to Zhang Qunguo and asked.
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