Han Yuanping only had time to curse in his mind before, under the staff's direction, he gave out his company's name. As soon as he said the name, the staff member standing in the middle of the boxed lunches walked straight to one of the sections, picked up a box, and handed it to Han Yuanping. After instinctively taking the lunch and leaving, Han Yuanping noticed a long strip of paper taped to the plastic bag of the outer packaging. The paper read, "Third Floor, E6 Section, Xinyang Shangchu Technology Co., Ltd."
The familiar note, the familiar style of writing—Han Yuanping finally believed that the restaurant providing boxed lunches for the Shanghai Machinery Expo was Xu's Fast Food Restaurant! Xu An's youthful appearance appeared in his mind, making him sigh with admiration. He really wasn't mistaken; Xu An was indeed a young master!
Back at the booth, his colleagues were still busy. After putting down his lunchbox, Han Yuanping took one out and prepared to eat. Just as he took the lunchbox out of the bag, he noticed a note stuck to the lid of the top lunchbox as well—"Salted Duck Set Meal, Tian Zhiyang."
This boxed lunch wasn't his. Han Yuanping put the lunch back in the bag and tied it up. He rummaged through two more boxes before finally finding the one with his name on it—Dongpo Pork Set Meal, Han Yuanping.
As more and more exhibitors picked up their boxed lunches at the exhibition, the aroma of the food grew stronger and stronger. Some visitors to the exhibition were also attracted by the smell and couldn't help but look around. They even asked the staff accompanying them at the booth, "Is there a dining area in the exhibition center? Which floor is it on? Which restaurant did you get your boxed lunches from? They smell really good!"
"These are boxed meals provided by the convention center for exhibitors. We're not entirely sure which hotel they came from," the staff member replied somewhat apologetically. "Should I ask the staff at the convention center to find out which hotel ordered these meals from?"
Upon hearing this, a hint of disappointment appeared in the guest's eyes, but he quickly nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble you to ask for me."
Han Yuanping overheard their conversation. He quickly put down his chopsticks, swallowed the food in his mouth, and called out to his colleague who was about to leave: "Xiao Tian, the convention center ordered boxed lunches from Xu's Fast Food Restaurant."
"Xu's Fast Food Restaurant?" The customer turned to Han Yuanping with some confusion. "I've never heard of this restaurant. Is it in Haishi?"
“Yes.” Han Yuanping nodded, wanting to explain the Xu’s Fast Food Restaurant to the customer, but his mind was filled with various subjective and one-sided ideas such as rich young masters, wealthy people, and small street shops. Just then, when his gaze swept over the display screen on the equipment next to him, a scene suddenly came to mind.
When he went to Xu's Fast Food Restaurant to install equipment, he saw a television set at the entrance, playing a segment about food. After watching for a few seconds, he casually asked what documentary it was. He remembered Xu An saying that it was a documentary called "Visiting Fast Food Restaurants" produced by the local Haishi TV station, and the segment playing on TV was a clip from Xu's Fast Food Restaurant.
That's good, let's say that!
The customer nodded thoughtfully after listening and didn't ask any further questions. He had originally planned to linger in the exhibition hall for a while before leaving to have lunch, but now the hall was filled with the aroma of food, which made his intestines stir and gurgle slightly.
"Alright, I've seen enough. Let's go back and analyze it. We'll come back to discuss cooperation after lunch tomorrow." With that, the customer politely said goodbye to Han Yuanping and the others, and the booth quickly emptied by more than half. Many colleagues gathered around Han Yuanping, found their own lunchboxes, and began to enjoy them, raising the aroma of the food at the exhibition to a new level.
Shanghai Machinery and Equipment Expo Preparatory Group.
No sooner had Xu An left than a young man in the preparation team received a message—the boxed meals had been delivered, please come and pick them up.
The young man stopped what he was doing, quickly got up, took the elevator downstairs, took a lunchbox labeled 'e09, Haizhan Technology Co., Ltd.' from his colleague, and returned to his office by elevator.
Yes, that's right! This company called 'Hai Zhan Technology Co., Ltd.' is the code name for the preparatory team!
The young man found two lunch boxes with stickers of 'Two Horses' and 'Center' on them. He knocked on Meng Yuanzhong's office door, put down the lunch boxes, and said softly, "Secretary Feng, Minister Meng, these are your lunch boxes."
"Thanks!" Meng Yuanzhong nodded to the young man to express his gratitude. After the young man left the office and closed the office door, the two walked to the sofa together and sat down, reaching for their respective boxed lunches.
Dongpo pork is tender and juicy, salted duck is firm and full of flavor, minced pork and eggplant is a perfect dish to eat with rice, and bitter melon stir-fried with eggs is refreshing and helps to cut through the greasiness.
"Not bad, there's no cheating or shortchanging." The old man nodded in satisfaction after tasting all the food.
Upon hearing this, Meng Yuanzhong couldn't help but laugh and said, "If he dares to cheat on orders from the convention center, then that kid is truly audacious."
"Hmm." The old man nodded again. "This lad is a reliable and hardworking person. He doesn't seem like a hot-blooded eighteen-year-old; he's more like this old man."
The old man suddenly sighed, swallowed the rest of his words, raised his chopsticks, picked up a piece of bitter melon and scrambled eggs, put it in his mouth, and chewed it carefully.
"Teacher, are you really planning to..."
"Yes, the report has been submitted and approved. An announcement will be issued in a few days."
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