Chapter 77 A Glimmer of Hope
The [Braised Venison] that Du Shaojie made at home at noon received an overall evaluation of "medium to low", which was the reason why he dared to try his hand at it.
Next, the two of them did the preparation work, and when Director Cai came to notify them to serve the dishes, the two stoves started frying at the same time.
[Braised Venison] takes a little longer, and Liao Yongxin fried one dish after another, very quickly. When the last dish [West Lake Beef Soup] was done, the two's task was completely completed.
Director Cai then arranged for the two of them to eat in a separate room, and politely toasted Liao Yongxin with a glass of wine.
"Director Cai, something happened to a close friend of mine. Can you please talk to Director Luo about it?"
Seeing the opportunity, Liao Yongxin mentioned the matter of Su Dapeng's father to Director Cai.
He told a little lie in the process, which can be regarded as a little trick to ask someone to do something.
"According to what you said, your best friend is unlucky enough. So, today the director is treating us, so it's not convenient to talk about this matter. I will mention it to him later."
Director Cai weighed the pros and cons and decided to give Liao Yongxin this face.
"Thank you Director Cai!"
Liao Yongxin was overjoyed. The other party could definitely be called Director Luo's "housekeeper". It would be better to have him pass on the message than to say it in person.
Du Shaojie was silent and just lowered his head to eat.
When the two of them were full and about to say goodbye, a man with black-framed glasses suddenly walked in.
This man was in his fifties, and he kept a good figure and a well-proportioned body. Although the other person had a smile on his face, he made people feel a strong sense of oppression.
Liao Yongxin quickly pulled Du Shaojie and said with a smile: "Director Luo, I haven't seen you for a while, but your complexion is getting better and better."
"Hello, Director Luo!"
Du Shaojie quickly greeted him. The man was the owner of the house, Director Luo.
Director Luo nodded at the two of them and shook hands with Liao Yongxin politely.
"Old Liao, the dishes today are very good. Everyone is very satisfied. This is Xiao Du, right? The [Braised Venison] you made is also very popular. Young people work hard and have a bright future."
Director Luo is a particular person. As usual, he came over to say a few words of thanks.
He told Liao Yongxin to go to Director Cai if he had any questions, and said that he would handle it as appropriate.
Then, Director Luo turned and walked out. The guests were still there, so he couldn't leave for too long.
Liao Yongxin and Du Shaojie left the compound. After walking a long way, Du Shaojie was still thinking about Director Luo's last words. He didn't know if Director Cai had already told him about that matter, otherwise why did it sound like he was referring to something?
"Hehe, there are so many good things left, and they are all cheap for us."
On the back seat of the two bicycles, each of them held a bag. It contained the ingredients that were not used up today, including pork, beef, and chicken, but the remaining venison was left behind.
Du Shaojie didn't want it, but Liao Yongxin refused. He took a small portion of the food home.
When he opened the door and walked into the yard, Xiaomei heard the noise and ran out of the house: "Brother, Sister Yanzi and Brother Dapeng are waiting for you."
"Well, put these things in the kitchen first, I'll clean them up later."
Du Shaojie parked his bicycle, untied the bag on the back seat, and handed it to Xiaomei.
Then, he walked quickly into the main house.
"Xiaojie, are you done? Yanzi and Dapeng have been waiting for you for a while, you two can go to the house to chat."
Wang Yuxiu was talking to Qi Yan and Su Dapeng, and stood up when she saw her son coming back.
Xiaoya was reading a book at the side, and she jumped up and came to Du Shaojie, and then shouted crisply: "Brother"
Du Shaojie knew what she meant, and fumbled in his pocket for a long time to find two pieces of milk candy and handed them to the other party: "You and your sister each have one, eat it tomorrow, eating candy at night is not good for your teeth."
Xiaoya took the sugar, ran out, and went to find Xiaomei.
Then he called Qi Yan and Su Dapeng into his room and hung his coat on the wall.
"Yanzi, when did you come back?"
"I just came back in the afternoon, and when I got home I heard from my parents about Dapeng's family. After that I took Dapeng to find my brother's classmates, and they said that this matter was not easy to handle and they could not help much."
Qi Yan is a warm-hearted girl. After learning about Su Dapeng's family, she hurried to find someone.
However, it didn't work.
After hearing about this, Qi Yan's family and Liang Meiqin's family asked people to find a solution, but there was no response for the time being.
"Uncle Su's matter can be big or small, but we still have to strive for a good result. I asked Master Liao today. Master Liao has a good relationship with a leader. I have already explained the situation to him and hope it will work."
Du Shaojie briefly talked about his efforts, but did not mention Director Luo's name, and did not dare to guarantee it.
Even so, Su Dapeng was very grateful:
"Shaojie, thank you, and thank Master Liao for me later. After I'm done with this period of time, whether the matter succeeds or not, I will thank him in person."
Du Shaojie and Qi Yan looked at Su Dapeng in surprise. This kid was not so sensible before.
So, adversity trains people. It has only been a short time, and Su Dapeng has already undergone some visible changes.
"Yanzi, are you still adapting to work at school?"
Then, Du Shaojie changed the subject and asked Qi Yan about her work.
Qi Yan said that she was not satisfied. She led the propaganda team to rehearse programs all day long. There were many trivial things and it was very annoying.
The three of them chatted for a long time, and did not say goodbye until late at night.
The next day was Sunday.
After Du Shaojie got up, he processed the ingredients he brought back last night. He was afraid that they would go bad if they were left for a long time.
There has been light frost recently, and it is not a problem to keep the processed ingredients for a longer time, so that his mother and sister can eat for a few more days.
After finishing his work, he took Xiaomei and Xiaoya to the street.
The weather was getting colder, so he needed to buy a pair of cotton shoes, a pair of gloves and a scarf for each of them.
There was no need for cotton coats and cotton pants. Wang Yuxiu had already made a set for each of them, so they could wear them when it snowed.
Xiaomei and Xiaoya jumped all the way, so happy.
Although in Du Shaojie's eyes, the cotton shoes, gloves and scarves nowadays were so ugly, the two sisters liked them very much.
After buying the things, when passing by Wenyi Road, they could smell the aroma of roasted lamb from a long distance. Not to mention Xiaoya, even Xiaomei couldn't help but raise her nose and sniff.
But the two little girls were very sensible and didn't clamor to eat this or that.
In the past two years, individual economy has not been completely eliminated, and barbecue stalls and cold noodle stalls can often be seen. Even black market transactions have been repeatedly banned. They will be restrained a little after a crackdown, but they will emerge again after the wind passes.
"Xiaomei, Xiaoya, do you want to eat roasted lamb?"
Du Shaojie observed the words and expressions, how could he not know what the two sisters were thinking?
So he asked with a smile.
"Yeah! I want to eat."
"No,"
Xiaoya was younger after all, so she blurted out the truth.
Xiaomei quickly denied that a small skewer of lamb cost five cents, and a slightly larger one cost ten cents, which was very expensive.
"Let's go back first, and I'll cook it for you tonight."
Du Shaojie patted his older sister on the head, then took Xiaomei and Xiaoya and walked straight back home.
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