When Manager Li heard what Li Mu said, he looked at Li Mu with even more satisfaction.
"Okay, Xiao Li, I'll ask someone to get you a pen and paper. Let's find a place to have a good chat."
After saying that, he walked to the door of the kitchen and gave instructions to a waiter outside.
Soon the waiter brought over a set of paper and pen. Li Mu found a table and directly drafted a contract.
Manager Li looked at the young man in front of him, picked up the pen and started writing very calmly, then walked closer to take a look with some curiosity.
The young man in front of me has a handsome face and gentle temperament, but the handwriting is vigorous and powerful, like a dragon emerging from the sea, with a majestic style.
Those who can be managers of state-owned restaurants are all smart people. People in this profession are usually at the level of secretaries. They looked at Li Mu with undisguised admiration.
The contract clearly stated the cooperative relationship between the two parties, with the State-owned Hotel as Party A and Li Mu as Party B.
Whereas Party A purchased yellow eels from Party B at the price of RMB 7 per catty. The two parties signed this contract, which is valid for two years.
If Party A needs to change suppliers due to Party B's reasons, Party B shall not have any objection.
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If the quality of Party B's goods does not meet the standards, Party A has the right to refuse to accept them or request an exchange.
If Party A needs to change suppliers due to its own reasons, it must pay Party B RMB 3,000 in damages.
If Party B needs to change suppliers due to its own reasons, it will need to pay Party A RMB 3,000 in damages.
This contract is signed on June 12, 1993 and neither party shall have any objection.
After finishing writing, Li Mu respectfully handed it to Manager Li for review.
After taking the contract from Li Mu, Manager Li looked at the contents of the contract and couldn't help but praise the young man in his heart. He said that not only his handwriting was beautiful, but he was also very thoughtful and had considered things very clearly. The contract was written very clearly and neither party would suffer any loss.
Manager Li didn't think for long before deciding to sign a contract with Li Mu. The two signed their names and stamped the official seal of the state-owned hotel. The two thus signed a two-year contract.
"Thank you, Manager Li. It's a pleasure to work with you."
“It’s been a pleasure working with you.”
The two of them signed a two-year contract while Zhou Qiang looked confused.
When Li Mu and Zhou Qiang walked out of the state-owned hotel, Zhou Qiang was still confused and felt like a fool, following Li Mu numbly.
Li Mu looked at Zhou Qiang who was stunned at the side, his expression became a little serious, and he thought to himself:
"I can't just let Zhou Qiang follow me around and do odd jobs all the time. It's time for him to learn more on his own. He will be able to take charge of things on his own in the future."
The two walked along the street towards the bus back to the city.
Zhou Qiang had been thinking carefully about what Li Mu and Manager Li had just said, and he felt that the gap between him and Li Mu was getting bigger and bigger.
I felt a slight sense of loss and disappointment in my heart.
"Qiangzi, let's buy tickets and go back to Qingshui Village later." Li Mu shouted to Zhou Qiang who was just walking forward.
Hearing Li Mu's voice, Zhou Qiang looked back and found that he was already far away from Li Mu. He slowly stopped and whispered:
"knew."
Perhaps sensing that something was wrong with Zhou Qiang, Li Mu patted Zhou Qiang's shoulder soothingly and said,
"Don't worry, I will teach you. You will have to run by yourself in the state-owned restaurant later."
When Zhou Qiang heard Li Mu's words, his eyes instantly brightened and he nodded solemnly.
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By the time they arrived at Qingshui Village, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon. Returning here, Li Mu and Zhou Qiang felt as if they were in another world.
Qingshui Village has not changed much, but it seems to have changed a little.
Li Mu and Zhou Qiang's hometowns are both in Qingshui Village. Before their parents got into trouble, they had been living in Qingshui Village. Li Mu, who grew up eating at many families' homes, met Grandma Zhou who came home to visit her relatives. Grandma Zhou, who was kind-hearted, would occasionally take Li Mu back to the town to live.
After growing up, Li Mu followed Zhou Qiang to live with Grandma Zhou and never returned to Qingshui Village again.
The two of them followed the path in their memory until they came to the small house where Li Mu had lived alone for a long time.
Because no one had lived in the house for a long time, the house, which was already dilapidated, finally could not withstand the passing of time and one side of the wall collapsed.
Li Mu couldn't describe how he felt, he just felt it was a pity that the only place where he had lived with his parents no longer existed.
Just as the two were stunned, an old man, who was not tall and even a little hunched, came towards them from a distance.
"Xiao Mu? Xiao Qiang? Is that you?" The old man looked at the two of them closer and asked tentatively.
Li Mu and Zhou Qiang turned their heads at the same time. The village chief in their memories and the old man in front of them overlapped. They asked uncertainly, "Uncle village chief?"
Hearing their answers, the village chief smiled and invited them to go home together.
The two men followed the village chief without any hesitation.
Along the way, the three of them talked about their recent situation from time to time. Li Mu learned that because the two of them did not live in the village, their family's land had been abandoned, and many people were asking if they could rent it to them for ten yuan a month.
As they were talking, the three of them walked to the door of the village chief's house. The village chief's wife was standing at the door feeding the chickens and ducks in the yard, and from time to time she cast curious glances at the three people who walked in.
Li Mu smiled and walked forward and shouted, "Aunt Liu, it's me, Xiao Mu, don't you recognize me?"
Hearing Li Mu say this, Aunt Liu immediately came forward with a smile and said, "Xiao Mu, you're back. Come in and sit down. Aunt Liu will get you something delicious." As she spoke, she put down the things in her hands and wiped them on her apron.
Zhou Qiang said with a smile: "Aunt Liu, you can see my brother, I am still here?"
Hearing Zhou Qiang's voice, Aunt Liu, who was about to walk into the house, immediately walked back and looked at the two of them.
"You're all back. That's just right. Why don't you stay home for dinner tonight? Aunt Liu will make you the pickled cabbage dumplings that you loved to eat when you were little."
The two of them nodded in unison.
Li Mu and Zhou Qiang liked to play tricks when they were young. Because Zhou Qiang's parents were busy, he could only eat at different houses with Li Mu. The house they ate the most was the village chief's. The village chief's two sons were older and all worked outside, leaving the old couple alone at home. The village chief's wife took care of them like her own sons.
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The three of them walked into the house and sat on the kang drinking tea and chatting. Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Mu planned to ask the village chief if there were any eels in the field. He planned to buy them and use them to deliver to state-owned restaurants in the future.
"Uncle Wang, I'd like to know if there are any earth dragons that can be caught in our village." Li Mu took a sip of tea and asked casually.
The village chief frowned and thought for a while, then answered, "Yes, there is a small pond at the entrance of our village. There are many earth dragons. Now the children in the village catch them to play with, and then take them back for their families to eat."
"What's the matter? You guys want to catch earth dragons too."
Li Mu nodded and said, "Yes, I recently negotiated a deal for a Tulong. Can I rent the pond at the entrance of the village?"
"Xiao Mu, are you sure? People in that pond village don't even look at it, why are you taking it over?"
The village chief looked at Li Mu with some confusion.
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