Chapter 201 Winning Bid
Half an hour later, both Su Xiaoxiao and Zhang Dongmei's groups finished shopping and returned.
After returning to the competition venue, I found that Wang Chien-ming had already started cooking.
The three of them hurriedly put down their things and started working.
The cooking speed of both sides was quite fast, and soon two tables of delicious dishes were served.
Just comparing the two, it is obvious that the dishes on Wang Chien-ming's side are better and more plentiful.
Zhang Dongmei looked smug. "Well? Is there even a need to compete? Isn't it obvious who wins and who loses?"
Zhang Dongmei prepared five dishes and one soup, each of which was filled to the brim in a large enamel bowl.
Liu Cuilan's meal was also packed full, but there were only three dishes and one soup, and it was obvious that there was much less meat than in the other group.
Normally, if you spend the same amount of money, there shouldn't be such a big gap between the two sides.
The onlookers were talking about it.
"Although the cooking skills of the two groups appear to be comparable, judging by the variety and quantity of the dishes, Chef Liu's group clearly won."
"That's right. This table can hold ten people, and I think it can accommodate three or five more young men."
"What a shame! If there wasn't another group to compare it to, this group would have done quite well."
Everyone was discussing this when someone suddenly asked, "But, did Chef Liu really buy all these things for just one dollar?"
However, this sentence was quickly drowned out by the discussion of the crowd, and not many people noticed it.
Su Xiaoxiao also saw the scene here. The amount of meat and vegetables must have cost more than one dollar.
It goes without saying that most of Wang Jianmin's money must have been used to buy meat, and the vegetables were probably given by others.
In a sense, they are violating the rules.
At this time, several judges were standing between two tables filled with dishes. After discussing for a while, Yan Guohua looked at Wang Jianmin and asked, "Comrade Wang, before the final selection, I have a question for you."
Wang Jianmin thought the leaders valued him and wanted to ask him about some matters related to the canteen contract. He immediately glanced at Liu Cuilan with a smug look on his face, held his head high and said, "Leaders, please feel free to ask."
Yan Guohua asked, "Are these dishes purchased with the specified amount of notes?"
Wang Jianmin had already prepared a plan in his mind on how to present himself well in front of his leader, but he didn't expect that Yan Guohua would ask this.
He wanted to tell the truth that many of the dishes were sent by acquaintances, but the words turned into a positive answer on the tip of his tongue: "Yes, General Manager, I bought all these dishes with the money you gave me. To be honest, I haven't spent all the money, there is still some left."
As he said this, he took out fifteen cents and a few food coupons from his pocket and put them on the table.
Yan Guohua looked at the money on the table and just nodded, and finally said nothing.
In Liu Jianhua's eyes, this behavior was an affirmation of him. He immediately became more confident and felt that he was bound to win the canteen contract this time.
While he was thinking happily, Yan Guohua had already stopped in front of Liu Cuilan with a square step.
He first glanced at Su Xiaoxiao behind them, smiled and nodded at her, then looked at Liu Cuilan: "Comrade Liu, I want to ask you the same question. Are all the dishes here purchased with the specified number of coupons?"
Liu Cuilan nodded: "Yes, but when I bought vegetables, the butcher gave me a piece of fat meat as a gift. It's useless for me to put it here alone."
Upon hearing this, Yan Guohua noticed the piece of fat on the chopping board. He nodded and walked back to the position between the two tables.
He cleared his throat and said, "I announce that the winning bidder for the department store cafeteria contract is..."
Liu Jianmin thought he was the best candidate and raised his chin proudly. Zhang Dongmei had the same expression and was waiting expectantly for Yan Guohua to announce the result.
Liu Cuilan was a little nervous and turned to ask Su Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, shouldn't I have mentioned the fat just now?"
Su Xiaoxiao reached out and held her hand: "Mom, don't worry, our Manager Yan is the most fair and just person. You have done nothing wrong by telling the truth."
Xu Zhaodi whispered to her from the side, "Aunt Liu, Xiaoxiao said that no matter whether we get selected or not, as long as we participate, we can get the deposit back. As long as we can get the money back, it doesn't matter if we don't get selected."
After the two of them said this, Liu Cuilan instantly felt less nervous.
At this moment, Yan Guohua's powerful voice rang out again: "The winning bidder is the team of Comrade Liu and Comrade Xu."
Liu Jianmin was so excited that he almost jumped up, but suddenly realized that the person Yan Guohua was talking about was not him.
His face immediately turned dark.
"Manager Yan, our team clearly did a better job than theirs, so why did they win the bid? I don't accept it."
Hearing him say this, Yan Guohua's eyes fell on him and he slowly spoke, "Our tender notice has two requirements for the winning bidder. One is that they must have outstanding culinary skills, and the other is that they must be honest. You haven't been honest. Those dishes were clearly given to you out of courtesy, but you didn't mention it at all."
"This...someone gave it to me as a gift, so I saved money for our department store..."
Wang Jianmin tried to explain, but Yan Guohua no longer had the patience to listen.
He ignored Wang Jianmin and stood on the podium, announcing loudly, "Since no one objects, starting tomorrow, Comrade Liu and Comrade Xu will be contracted to run our department store cafeteria."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the two people with a smile and said, "Now, please invite the two comrades who won the bid to come to the stage. Everyone, give them a warm welcome."
When they heard that they had to go on stage in front of so many people, Liu Cuilan and Xu Zhaodi's legs immediately went weak again.
They had never spoken in front of so many people in their lives.
Su Xiaoxiao saw the two men looking like they were going to the execution ground, and they were staring at her with pitiful eyes. She could only rub her brows and said, "I can't go up in your place. Stop looking at me like that."
After saying that, he took two steps forward.
Yan Guohua had always had a good impression of Su Xiaoxiao. Seeing her on stage, he smiled and said, "Comrade Su, please speak for your mother and sister."
Su Xiaoxiao thought he was just coming up for a formality and would leave soon, but she didn't expect him to speak.
After thinking for a moment, she cleared her throat and said, "First of all, on behalf of my mother and sister, I would like to thank all the leaders and everyone for giving me this opportunity."
After she finished speaking, she bowed deeply to the leaders and the audience before continuing, "We promise to stick to our duties in the cafeteria and provide everyone with high-quality and affordable dishes. We will also stay true to our original aspirations, uphold integrity, and strive to ensure that every employee in our department store can have a delicious meal."
As soon as he finished speaking, a mocking voice suddenly came from the audience.
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