I sat in Feng Baoan's shop for a while, watching him receive crayfish from other people.
On the other hand, Feng Baoan also arranged various shipments and transportation.
Of course, there were also many young people from the village who came to help out at the store.
Even with the help of younger people, Feng Baoan still does almost everything himself.
In particular, it's about deciding which items are to be delivered to Feng Haidong's store, which are to other stores, and which are to be delivered to the market.
Feng Baoan conducts very strict screenings; one could say he is extremely meticulous.
When things got too busy, Feng Haidong would take off his coat, roll up his sleeves, and work alongside him.
I was busy from morning until noon, and I basically arranged all the goods to be shipped out.
Feng Baoan greeted Feng Haidong, saying, "Haidong, sit down and rest for a bit. Are you going to eat with us at the restaurant later, or do you want to eat at my older brother and sister-in-law's house?"
Feng Haidong sat down, looked at the young people in the shop, and then said with a smile, "How about this, I'll treat everyone to lunch today, Uncle Bao'an and everyone else, let's go to a restaurant in town."
The young people naturally wanted to go.
However, Feng Baoan did not speak, and the young people did not dare to agree casually.
Feng Baoan thought for a moment and said, "Haidong, let's not spend any more money. We can just cook a few dishes at the restaurant. It's really not worth going out to eat."
Feng Haidong chuckled and pulled Feng Baoan up, then walked away.
"Alright, Uncle Bao'an, listen to me on this. Besides, eating out won't cost much. Your business is so good right now, eating out once in a while won't bankrupt you. I'll treat you to lunch today; I can afford to treat you to a meal."
Feng Baoan was dragged out of the house by Feng Haidong, struggling to refuse.
However, due to Feng Haidong's insistence, Feng Baoan was eventually taken to the front of a restaurant in town.
Feng Haidong said directly to the young men, "Alright, you guys get to work and carry your Uncle Bao'an and Grandpa Bao'an inside."
Upon hearing this, the young men immediately perked up and decided to lift Feng Baoan inside.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Feng Haidong otherwise, Feng Baoan had no choice but to say, "Alright, alright, stop carrying me. I'll go in myself, okay?"
Feng Haidong laughed and said, "Hahaha, that's right, let's go in, everyone."
Upon entering the restaurant, Feng Haidong immediately called out, "Boss, we have a customer!"
This restaurant in town is quite famous.
It can be said that people from the town, and even those from the surrounding villages, would come to this restaurant to hold banquets, or hire the restaurant's chefs to cook the feasts.
The proprietress came out to greet him upon hearing the voice, and immediately smiled and went to meet Feng Baoan.
"Feng Baoan? You're finally willing to spend money today, you stingy guy?"
Hearing the landlady's words, Feng Haidong and the other young men couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Feng Baoan wasn't afraid at all. He glared at the proprietress and said, "My nephew is back today, so we're all coming to your house for a meal. Let me tell you, you'd better make sure the food is ready. If there are any problems, I won't be happy."
The proprietress then noticed Feng Haidong and greeted him even more warmly.
"Who could possibly make Feng Baoan bleed? Oh, it's Hai Dong, you're back! Now that you're here, I'll definitely have my chef prepare the dishes for you."
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "Boss lady, I'm paying today. I'm telling you, you can't take my money. As for the dishes, just bring whatever you think is good, but they all have to be dishes that go well with rice, and they also have our specialties."
The proprietress smiled and said, "Don't worry, we're all from the same village, how could I not know? Come upstairs, have a seat, I'll make arrangements for you right away."
Feng Haidong pulled Feng Baoan aside and called over a few young men, saying, "Let's go upstairs."
The group went upstairs, but instead of going into a private room on the second floor, they found a table in the main hall and sat down.
Although it was midday, the restaurant wasn't very crowded.
Many people greeted Feng Haidong and Feng Baoan when they saw them.
Because Feng Baoan had been doing business along the river in the town for the past six months, almost everyone in the town knew him.
When Feng Baoan introduced Feng Haidong and mentioned whose son he was, the townspeople immediately became excited, since Feng Haidong's father was more famous in the town.
Feng Haidong was approachable and could chat with everyone in town.
Most of the people eating in the restaurant were delivery drivers who ran the transport business in the aisles.
Feng Haidong chatted with them for a while and gained some understanding of the ins and outs of transportation.
After truly understanding the situation, Feng Haidong couldn't help but feel fortunate.
Liang Cong had a dedicated person for delivering goods, while Fang Hongwei handled deliveries to Feng Haidong's home, which avoided a lot of trouble and prevented Feng Haidong from encountering any problems during transportation.
Otherwise, Feng Haidong felt that if he found an unreliable transportation company, he might really run into a lot of trouble.
While we were chatting, the proprietress quickly brought out the dishes.
Feng Haidong then asked the proprietress to bring him another bottle of wine.
Feng Baoan immediately said, "Haidong, aren't we eating? Why are you drinking? If these guys drink, they definitely won't do their jobs properly this afternoon."
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "Uncle Bao'an, listen to me today, let's just drink one bottle. There are only a few of us, one bottle isn't much."
The young men didn't dare to speak; they were truly obedient in front of Feng Baoan.
Feng Haidong asked the proprietress to bring out a bottle of wine, and then personally poured wine for Feng Baoan and everyone else.
After pouring the wine, Feng Haidong raised his glass and said, "Uncle Bao'an, and everyone else, I want to toast you all with this first glass. It's really thanks to you that I was able to work so hard in the provincial capital, and that my two shops in the provincial capital and at home could have such a plentiful supply of crayfish. Thank you all."
Feng Haidong's toast surprised everyone.
Feng Baoan said, "Haidong, what are you doing?"
Feng Haidong said earnestly, "Uncle Bao'an, I really want to thank you. I only realized how hard you work after I came back to work with you today."
Feng Baoan said, "No, Haidong, we should be thanking you. Without you, where would our village get this income today? You also let us raise fish, and soon you will let us raise crayfish. These will bring a better future to our village. We should be thanking you."
Feng Haidong laughed: "Hahaha, okay, then let's not thank each other. Let's drink this glass together, and from now on, let's all work hard together and believe that we can create a better future."
Feng Baoan smiled and said, "Yes, let's work together."
Several young people also raised their glasses, and then everyone clinked glasses together, their faces full of smiles of anticipation for the future.
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