It was indeed much warmer inside the office than outside. Xie Yunshu sat on the sofa beside him and couldn't help shivering at the warmth.
Oh no, maybe I really have a cold. Colds cost money, and serious ones can affect work. Xie Yunshu quickly stood up and silently did radio gymnastics on the ground. He could sweat when he moved, and he wouldn't be afraid of the cold if he sweated a little.
People from the project department downstairs came one after another holding umbrellas to get lunch boxes. Because it was raining heavily, they simply sat in the meeting room on the first floor in groups of three or four to eat. It was such a blessing to be able to eat hot meals in such a cold day.
The fat man sitting at the door opened the lunch box with great anticipation, and immediately smiled: "Where did we find the chef who cooked for us? If we eat like this every day, we will gain a pound of weight this month."
Those were difficult times and there was no word for losing weight. He said so, but actually he ate quite fast.
Today we have pork stewed with mushrooms, with some vermicelli and a few red peppers. It's not too spicy, but it's so cold that you can feel the warmth all over your body after eating it. The pork is fat but not greasy, and the mushrooms absorb the soup well. It's so delicious that you can't help biting it with rice.
Another dish is stir-fried Shanghai greens, which are made by heating pork and stir-frying. They are emerald green in color, fragrant and crispy in the mouth, and have the natural fragrance of vegetables.
There are only eight female comrades in the project department. They have small appetites and cannot finish so much every time: "It is delicious, but it is a waste if we can't finish it."
The big man next to her chuckled and said, "Sister Chen, if you can't finish it, give me some. I can eat a lot without getting fat!"
It was always like this. A few female comrades couldn't finish their meals and were reluctant to throw them away, so they had to give them to other male colleagues.
Sister Chen sighed, a little reluctantly: "This is unfair, we all have the same food standard, but you eat more than us. Aren't we at a disadvantage in disguise?"
The big man ate a mouthful of pork contentedly, and said, "What should we do? The food standards are set by the higher-ups. It's because you have small appetites! We can't have to eat some just because you can't finish it, right?"
Sister Chen is an accountant, about 30 years old. When she heard him, she glared at him and said, "Zhou Dawei, if you don't say a few words to me, I won't even let you eat next time!"
Tian Hao was sitting outside to eat. He was in charge of logistics. Hearing this, he laughed and tried to smooth things over: "It's okay as long as you are full. Don't worry about whether you suffer a loss or not. Suffering a loss is a blessing!"
Sister Chen sneered: "Suffering a loss is a blessing, so why don't you suffer a loss?"
She was an accountant and knew that the food allowance allocated by the higher authorities was only one dollar per person. It was impossible for her to set up a special meal just for these female comrades. Not to mention the trouble, even if she set up a special meal for them, she would not get any benefit.
Can I still ask the chef to give me a few cents for the food? It's just that these men are clearly taking advantage of me and still making sarcastic remarks, which is really infuriating.
While a few people were talking, they didn't know when a few middle-aged men stood outside the meeting room.
The man in the outermost Zhongshan suit looked to be about fifty years old. He also had a lunch box in his hand and a smile on his face: "Su Bai, it seems that everyone still has opinions about the food!"
Shen Subai said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Under the current conditions, there is no better solution."
"You are such a stubborn guy, you can shut me up with just one sentence!"
The middle-aged man was not angry. He looked at him helplessly and turned to the next office: "Come over here and talk. Don't disturb the comrades for dinner."
He is the secretary of the Haicheng Municipal Party Committee, and the people accompanying him are several leaders of the Haicheng Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department. Although it is raining heavily today, they still came to inspect the work. In the words of Secretary Jiang, the safety issues of the work can be better seen on rainy days.
I had just walked around outside with an umbrella and rain boots, but I didn't find any fault with Shen Subai's behavior.
Secretary Jiang sat down at the table and opened the hot lunch box. He was a little surprised: "You can eat so well with one dollar for food? Su Bai, remember you don't do superficial things!"
Shen Subai then smiled and said, "It has always been this standard for food. The comrade who cooked didn't know there was a leader today. She has delivered meals for so many days, and she will definitely not do business that loses money."
Secretary Jiang believed what Shen Subai said, after all, he was the child he had watched grow up...
The director of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development nearby had already started eating. These leaders had all experienced the most difficult years of the Great Famine and had a natural reverence for food, so they never wasted food, taking two bites of mushrooms, one bite of green vegetables, and another mouthful of rice.
"It's really delicious. This is the pork I made myself. It's really fragrant!" The director also gave 깊 a high evaluation. 꺗 lowered his head and ate two mouthfuls of 깊's rice: "The amount of rice is also sufficient."
Chen Subai brought a small teacup: "These are the pickles and chili oil that came with the meal. Everyone likes to eat them. Use this to serve some."
"Are these free?" Secretary Jiang showed interest. He took a bite of the pickled vegetables and smiled. "Which restaurant is this chef from? The food is delicious and the quantity is generous. The pickled vegetables are tasty too."
Chen Subai told the truth: "It's not a restaurant. A female comrade makes and delivers it to us every day. We pay her back at the rate of one yuan per serving and sign a contract."
"Does it personally?"
Secretary Jiang was stunned for a moment, thinking of the complaints of several female comrades in the conference room before, and said thoughtfully: "Su Bai, the land in the south will be developed next year. It is a key project in the city. At that time, a large number of people will pour in, including project personnel from the south. The safety issue is of course important, but we should also solve the problem of eating."
Shen Subai nodded: "I will find a way."
Secretary Jiang shook his head: "It's not about finding a solution, it's about having to solve it. This problem was implemented years ago. Before coming here, I had a phone call with the contractor in the south. I was thinking of continuing with this eating model, but now I have a new idea."
Shen Subai's heart moved. If he didn't continue to deliver meals, would Xie Yunshu be unemployed?
Secretary Jiang continued, "We must not only ensure that the people in our project department eat well, but also ensure that the people outside the country eat well! I just took a walk around the dormitory for the people outside the country. Although most of the people outside the country are preparing to go home, I asked a few people and found out that eating is also a big problem for them. We are all citizens of our country, and we are all contributing to the country. We cannot treat them differently."
"In fact, the comrades who deliver meals to the project department also sell meals outside every day. The price is not high and the quantity is sufficient." Shen Subai pursed her lips and subconsciously said a few more words: "Everyone is used to eating the meals she cooks..."
Secretary Jiang laughed and said, "This is the first time I've seen you speak well of someone. It seems that this female comrade is a good cook and has good character."
This eldest nephew of his is a working machine. Not to mention outsiders, he will never show favoritism even to his own family members. To put it nicely, he is upright and incorruptible, to put it bluntly, he is too straightforward.
If it weren't for his strong family background, Su Bai would really not be suitable for officialdom and should continue to serve in the army...
Even his sister was so anxious at home that her mouth was bubbling. Women in the army were rarer than pandas. Shen Subai had a cold and hard temper. Even though a girl liked him, he didn't even smile at her.
That's why he used his connections to transfer someone to 깊海城 to handle security issues, and arranged him to be with that slick-tongued kid from the Tian family, hoping that he would "learn" well and bring a girl home quickly...
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