"You believe everything people say? It's just something they say casually, it doesn't cost any money."
"What's the point of arguing? I heard that they're also getting lunch boxes at Nanqiao Garden. Let's go check it out together after we get our lunch boxes!"
This person's words had the final say; everyone stopped arguing, quickly lined up to collect their meals, and without even opening their bags to check the contents, they rushed out of the residential area, heading straight for Nanqiao Garden.
The distance between Nanyuan Residential Area and Nanqiao Garden is 320 meters. By deliberately speeding up their walking pace, the group arrived at the entrance of Nanqiao Garden in just four minutes and thirty-nine seconds.
This is a community built earlier than Nanyuan Community. The public space inside the community is very small. Everyone doesn't need to fumble around or ask for directions. Just by standing at the entrance of the community, you can see a van parked inside. In front of the van is a simple table with a lot of boxed lunches on it. In front of the boxed lunches are two long queues.
"Sister Liu! I heard this morning that your neighborhood has been included in the pilot program. Congratulations!"
"Oh, Sister Juan, what brings you here!"
"Hey, I heard that you guys provide meals from Harvest Farm, so I came straight here after picking up my boxed lunch, just to see what kind of dishes are in your boxed lunches!"
"You've come at the perfect time! Come on, let's sit by that flower bed and let me see what kinds of boxed lunches your community offers!"
The two walked to the flower bed and sat down, chatting and laughing. They placed their lunchboxes on their laps, quickly untied the bags, and recited the names of the dishes as they opened the lids.
"My soup here is winter melon and egg drop soup, it smells quite sweet. The main dish is braised fish, the side dish is stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers, and there's also a side of pickled vegetables."
As Sister Liu was announcing the names of the dishes, Sister Juan untied the plastic bag on the outside of the lunchbox. Just as she was about to continue unpacking, she discovered that there was a flyer inside!
"What's that? Why is there a flyer?"
Sister Juan muttered something under her breath, reached out and took out the flyer. Just as she was about to put it aside, her eyes caught sight of the eye-catching figure on the flyer, and she couldn't help but take a closer look—Li Jinyuan, a nutrition and diet expert!
Um!
Upon seeing the name, the hand that was about to fall onto the flower bed instantly rose again, and the flyer was held directly in front of the eyes, carefully reading its contents.
To provide delicious boxed meals while also considering everyone's health, Xu's Fast Food specially invited nutrition expert Mr. Li Jinyuan to adjust and develop new recipes. The cooking methods chosen are oil-free and low-temperature methods, such as braising, stewing, steaming, boiling, poaching, and mixing.
"Sister Juan! What are you looking at so intently! I've already opened my lunchbox, and you've only peeled off the wrapper!"
"Ah! I found a flyer inside the package; the content is quite interesting."
Sister Juan was immediately brought back to her senses by the shout. Feeling embarrassed to continue reading, she quickly put down the flyer and opened her own boxed lunch.
"My soup is winter melon and barley soup, pretty much. Let me see the main dish, wow, shiitake mushroom and meat patties + carrot and meat patties, quite substantial. The side dishes are steamed egg with minced meat and stir-fried spinach."
Often, without comparison, there is no harm. Sister Liu originally thought that the two dishes and one soup boxed lunch provided by Fengshou Farm was quite good, but now, compared with Sister Juan's boxed lunch, she suddenly felt that it was inferior.
The soup isn't as good as theirs, the dishes aren't as plentiful, and the portions aren't as generous.
"Haha, Sister Liu, your braised fish looks delicious, and the stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers are also very appetizing. Haha." Sister Juan tried to smooth things over, but the contrast was too stark, making her words sound dry and offering no comfort whatsoever.
"It's alright! This is just a pilot program!" Seeing that Sister Liu's face was getting darker and darker, Sister Juan quickly came up with a solution: "I heard from the staff at the neighborhood office that there will be a vote at the end of the month, and each community will choose which restaurant will provide the meals. Besides, Harvest Farm doesn't charge any fees, so you'll get a free meal. Either way, you're making a profit!"
After much persuasion, Sister Liu's expression finally softened. Sister Juan quickly made an excuse, covered her lunchbox, and hurriedly left. However, in her haste, she forgot about the flyer she had placed on the flower bed.
A gust of wind blew by, swirling up the flyer before mercilessly discarding it. Without the wind's support, the flyer landed straight at Sister Liu's feet.
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Today is a good day for Xu's Catering, because a total of thirty-four new employees joined the company today! The finance, administration, logistics, IT, and other departments are all fully staffed!
These newly hired employees not only have many years of work experience, but they are also all top performers in the Qiansheng Group. It only took them two hours to get started on the job!
With the addition of these people, the operating speed of each department more than doubled instantly, and instructions were quickly issued. Even the Xu's Braised Food branch, which was under construction, had dedicated personnel to follow up and communicate.
The only person in the entire office who wasn't in a good mood was probably Wang Fulong. He was actually happy, as the company was growing and expanding, which was something to be happy about, but looking at the messages in the chat boxes on his computer, he just couldn't feel happy.
[Manager Wang, our cooperation with your company has been very pleasant recently, but unfortunately, due to some internal adjustments, our cooperation will end next week.]
[Manager Wang, after a unanimous decision by the company's senior management, the cooperation will end next week.]
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