"If you think it's delicious and want more, I'll come back tomorrow."
"Delicious, delicious! I wish I could come here every day. I can't stand the rubbish in the cafeteria anymore."
At the same time, large groups of workers leaving the construction site poured out.
Seeing the cardboard sign that Xu An had placed on his tricycle, I was immediately struck by its appearance. But upon closer inspection, I found only two empty styrofoam boxes. Slightly disappointed, I turned and walked towards a row of restaurants across the street.
Qiao Guoxing's wife is as robust as him, with a neat short haircut, making her look extremely heroic.
She walked out of the construction site gate, glanced left and right, saw Qiao Guoxing, strode over to his side, took off her safety helmet and sat down.
"I knew you were cooking for yourself since I didn't see you in the cafeteria. What kind of dishes are in the boxed lunch you bought today?"
Qiao Guoxing chuckled as he looked at his wife and lined up the three lunchboxes in front of her.
"Meat patty with egg, minced meat and eggplant, cabbage and vermicelli, white rice and a tomato and egg drop soup." He held the soup high above his head: "Look at this soup, it's made with real tomatoes and egg drop soup, unlike those dishwater dishes."
Qiao Guoxing's wife looked at the few boxes of food in front of her, her face showing a pained expression.
"Did the foreman give you a raise or a bonus today? He bought so much food, how much did that cost?"
Guess how much it costs?
"Judging from this dish, it must cost at least ten yuan."
"You're wrong. This boxed lunch only costs eight yuan. It was made by Xu Dongliang's younger brother from the next work group. Look over there, Xu Dongliang just finished eating."
Qiao Guoxing's wife looked in the direction Qiao Guoxing was pointing. She had seen this man a few times at the construction site, but she didn't know his name.
"That should be right. If he were a swindler, he wouldn't dare to come out and acknowledge his younger brother. Otherwise, even if his younger brother runs away, he, the older brother, can't run away from working on this construction site."
He tore open his chopsticks, picked up a large piece of meat patty, and put it in his mouth. He then ate a mouthful of rice and immediately felt so comfortable that his eyes narrowed.
"Ah, this is what normal food should be like. Eating noodles with toppings every day feels like feeding pigs."
The two then took turns eating the boxed lunches, finishing them off one bite at a time, and were still somewhat unsatisfied afterward.
"There's plenty of food, but not enough rice. It would be great if there were more boxed meals."
"Be content. Think about Jiajia Fast Food Restaurant across the street. They dare to charge eight yuan for a chicken leg, some vegetables, and a box of rice."
Uncle Dongliang stretched and walked over to Xu An, patting him on the shoulder: "Not bad, keep it up, Uncle will help you recruit more people."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Dongliang." Xu An took out a cigarette and handed it to Uncle Dongliang.
Uncle Dongliang snatched the cigarette from Xu An and slapped him on the back of the head: "When did you learn to smoke? Who taught you? Why learn this instead of the good stuff?"
"This is business, how can we start a conversation without bringing a pack of cigarettes?"
"Yeah, you're pretty good, kid."
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