Chapter 134 Chapter 134 Blind Date Conference
Jiang Tao saw Qi Yu'an and made a face, mirroring Qian Lili's expression: "Who is this? I've never seen him before."
Jiang Xi introduced: "This is my partner, Qi Yu'an."
Jiang Tao sighed, "What a match! Lili has long mentioned that you, Boss Jiang, are a capable and good boss, and your partner is also very impressive."
Jiang Tao sounded very familiar with Lili in their conversation, as if they could talk about anything together.
Jiang Xi raised her eyebrows. Qian Lili felt as if she had been caught. She glared at Jiang Tao. Jiang Tao didn't understand. Wasn't he busy flattering her? What was wrong? Wasn't what he said wrong?
It seemed that this little girl was hiding something from her. Jiang Xi knew it very well and did not pester her any further. Instead, she began to inspect the shop. Although Jiang Tao looked unreliable, he did his job very efficiently and everything was done according to Jiang Xi's requirements.
Jiang Tao said, "Boss Jiang, don't worry. We're all family. Your shop is just like my own. I've meticulously taken care of every detail and absolutely no sloppiness. Look at how bright and spacious this place is now!"
Family? Now they all call themselves family. Jiang Tao might be a bit direct, but he wouldn't be so rude.
Jiang Xi looked at Qian Lili meaningfully. There must have been something going on between Qian Lili and Jiang Tao during the few days she was back.
Qian Lili blushed a little and twisted Jiang Tao's waist hard. Jiang Tao cried out in confusion, but when Qian Lili glared at him, Jiang Tao dared not say anything.
He liked Qian Lili's energy the most, which was completely different from other girls. He gave Qian Lili a silly smile in return and continued to introduce her to Jiang Xi happily.
Qian Lili was so angry that she almost died. How could this guy be so stupid?
When Qian Lili met Jiang Tao for the first time, she thought Jiang Tao was a second-rate guy, but the more they got along, the more she found that Jiang Tao was a fool. How could he be so stupid? Qian Lili snorted and didn't want to pay attention to Jiang Tao anymore.
Jiang Xi ignored the two people's quarrel and carefully checked every corner of the store with Qi Yu'an. Finally, he said, "Thank you, you did a good job."
Jiang Tao chuckled: "Of course I should, of course I should!"
Qian Lili also cast an expectant look at Jiang Xi, and Jiang Xi said, "You supervised very well too."
Qian Lili immediately smiled happily, throwing away her previous worries. Jiang Tao looked at Qian Lili and laughed, and he also laughed.
Jiang Xi seemed to smell something sour in the air. Boss Jiang, who was not very understanding of romance, started to talk business again. "Our store is scheduled to open next Monday. Before that, we want to sponsor a matchmaking meeting for the glass factory and the textile factory and provide them with 100 platters of braised vegetables. I have already agreed to this with the people at the glass factory."
Qian Lili was almost stunned: "Jiang Xi, how long have you been in Shanghai? How come you have already negotiated with the glass factory, and it is also the sponsorship of the blind date conference? How do you know such inside information? When did you get in touch with them?"
Jiang Xi glanced at Jiang Tao calmly: "When you and Comrade Jiang were decorating the store together, we each had our own responsibilities. You were busy with the decoration, and I went out to do the sales. We can act separately and not delay things. I just don't know, do you like decorating or doing the sales now?"
Qian Lili had just been teasing Jiang Xi, and now it was Jiang Xi's turn to tease her. Qian Lili felt a little shy, but she was so generous that she quickly put that shyness aside. "Of course I like running sales, and what I like most is running sales with you. So when are we going to send them the mixed platters of braised pork? Do we need a hundred servings? Where are we going to get them?"
The store in Shanghai had not yet opened. Jiang Xi originally planned to go to Shanghai to inspect the store himself and then bring Wu Yaqin over after a few days.
But now Jiang Xi suddenly decided to sponsor the glass factory. Wu Yaqin was still in Changfeng County and could not come to Shanghai immediately. Besides, there was still a day or two left. Even if Wu Yaqin came, it would be too late to make the fermented brine.
Luckily, Jiang Xi had prepared for this and brought along the seasonings and main ingredients for the stew. Jiang Xi pointed outside and said, "We brought ten chickens."
This is also the reason why Jiang Xi bought a sleeper ticket, because he had too much stuff.
Ten chickens were placed in two snakeskin bags with several holes drilled in them to allow the chickens to breathe. No matter how well the slaughtered chickens were preserved, they could not be as fresh as live chickens. Although it was a bit troublesome, it was the first appearance of Wu Ji Zao Lu in Shanghai, so Jiang Xi had to strive for perfection.
The main ingredients were all brought, and the other vegetables could be bought directly in the Shanghai market. But the problem came. Jiang Xi said: "Who among you can kill a chicken?"
Jiang Xi didn't know how to kill chickens. All the chickens in the house were killed by Wu Yaqin. She had tried to kill a chicken once, but maybe the knife didn't cut the chicken's neck, so the chicken flew out of Jiang Xi's hand, cackling miserably in the yard, and blood shed all over the yard. This left a trauma on Jiang Xi, and she never killed a chicken again.
Jiang Xi tried to kill but failed, while Qi Yu'an never tried.
Qi Yu'an shook his head awkwardly: "I don't know how either." Qi Yu'an had lived in the city since he was a child, and his family was well-off, so it was never his turn to kill chickens. Even when he went to Changfeng County as an educated youth, he only did farm work and had not yet learned the skill of killing chickens.
Everyone looked at Jiang Tao again, and Jiang Tao waved his hands: "I can't do it. I don't know how to kill chickens."
Everyone looked at him with suspicion. Was there anyone else present besides Jiang Tao who could master the skill of killing chickens?
Jiang Tao was speechless and extremely anxious: "Don't look at me like this, I really can't do that. Killing a chicken is too cruel. I won't do such a cruel thing."
The other three...
Finally, Qian Lili stood up and raised her hand, saying, "Although I've never killed a chicken, I've seen my dad do it, so I think I can do it."
Jiang Xi said: "If it doesn't work, don't force it, we can just find someone to help kill it."
Qian Lili was full of fighting spirit: "It's okay, I'll try first. If I can't kill it, I can ask someone else to help me kill the chicken."
Since Qian Lili asked for it, Jiang Xi let her try.
Several people dragged two snakeskin bags of chickens to the kitchen. Fortunately, the store was large and the kitchen was also large enough to accommodate so many chickens.
The chickens' feet and beaks have been tied in advance, so even if they are placed on the ground, there is no need to worry about them running around.
Several people first lit a fire and boiled a large bucket of water. Qian Lili held the chicken in her left hand and a kitchen knife in her right hand. With a firm look in her eyes, she raised her hand and chopped down the knife, ending the chicken's life. Her neat posture seemed as if she killed chickens every day.
Jiang Xi…was amazed and didn't hesitate to praise her: "Lili, you are amazing! There is nothing you can't do!"
Qian Lili was a little proud, and Jiang Tao clapped his hands. She was worthy of being the girl he liked, she was different from others.
The biggest problem was solved, and several people immediately started preparing other things.
Qian Lili killed ten chickens in total. As she finished, the killing became easier and easier, and she felt a little unsatisfied. "Jiang Xi, are there any more chickens? I think my technique has improved. If I kill more, I'm sure I can kill them faster and better."
Jiang Xi laughed and shook his head: "Don't think about killing the chicken, come and pluck the chicken quickly, we don't have much time, and we still have to buy vegetables."
Jiang Tao heard this and immediately pleaded, "I'll take care of it. I'll ask my brother to buy it. What do you want? He knows people at the farmers' market and can buy cheap things there."
It would be nice to have someone to help. Jiang Xi told him what he wanted to buy. Jiang Tao called a younger brother and whispered a few words to him. The younger brother nodded hurriedly and ran away.
Qian Lili looked in Jiang Tao's direction, plucking the hair while unable to help but said to Jiang Xi, "Jiang Xi, don't be fooled by the fact that Jiang Tao has a few younger brothers who seem to be fighting all the time. But those younger brothers are not thugs. Their families are quite poor. They gradually became better people after working with Jiang Tao. They dress like that just to avoid being bullied. Jiang Tao told me that the competition in this industry is quite high, and there are often quarrels over business. If you don't play big, you will be treated as a soft persimmon."
Jiang Xi raised an eyebrow: "Are you speaking for Jiang Tao? How far have you and him progressed?"
Qian Lili didn't dare look at Jiang Xi: "That's not the case. It's just that after getting to know Jiang Tao, I felt that he was quite different from his appearance, so I had the idea of dating him."
It was rare for the carefree Qian Lili to show this attitude. Jiang Xi said, "I won't stop you from making friends, but you must learn to protect yourself before interacting with others. Don't do anything out of line."
Qian Lili blushed: "Jiang Xi, what are you talking about? I'm not that kind of person, and Jiang Tao wouldn't dare to do that. If he dared, I would break his legs."
Jiang Xi... his family status is clear at a glance.
One hundred servings of glutinous rice is not a small number. Several people worked hard for a day or two and finally prepared all the glutinous rice.
At the same time, the banner was also unveiled at the glass factory. Jiang Xi, Qian Lili, Qi Yuan, and Jiang Tao went to the glass factory to install the banner.
Jiang Xi made a lot of them and hung them in all the places where they could be hung. Although they looked a bit crowded and not aesthetically pleasing, they were definitely eye-catching and everyone passing by had to take a look.
Lin Cuiping's eyes widened when she saw the banners: "How come you are so rich to make so many banners?" In fact, what she wanted to say was that Jiang Xi had too many banners. At first glance, she thought it was Chinese New Year. Even during Chinese New Year, the glass factory had never hung so many red things.
Jiang Xi played dumb: "I don't know how the people down there made so many banners, but since they were already made, they can't be wasted, so I just hung them up."
Lin Cuiping...what else could she say? After all, Jiang Xi had put in the money and effort, and now that it was already hung up, there was no reason for Jiang Xi to take it back. That would make the glass factory seem ungenerous.
Therefore, the four words "Wu Ji Zao Lu" left an impression in the minds of the workers in the glass factory. Everyone was very curious about who Wu Ji Zao Lu was and why they could convince the black-faced door god Lin Cuiping to let them promote it like this in the factory.
The answer was soon revealed. The blind date event between the glass factory and the textile factory began. The eager young man and the rosy-faced young woman met each other. Wu Ji Zao Lu also unveiled its mysterious veil at the blind date event.
Jiang Xi, Qian Lili and others got up early in the morning, and together with Qi Yu'an and Jiang Tao, they moved the prepared braised pork to the blind date venue. Jiang Xi also bought some red silk and wrapped it around the braised pork to make it look festive.
Niu Jun, who was the matchmaker, also came to help: "Jiang Xi, the most discussed topic in our factory these days, besides the blind date conference, is Wu Ji's braised stew."
Because the factory was full of banners, it was easy not to notice, and this was the first time that the factory had hung banners from another company, so everyone was very curious. As the only person who knew about this, Niu Jun had to tell his fellow workers about it. The workers spread the word, and Wu's Zao Lu became famous in the glass factory.
The glass factory is also a large factory. Niu Jun took the opportunity to give the braised pork that Jiang Xi gave to his fellow workers. The workers praised it highly. Jiang Xi did not directly explain the purpose of the sponsorship to Niu Jun, and Niu Jun finally came to his senses.
Besides, Jiang Xi was so generous, and Niu Jun also made his presence felt among the factory leaders through his help. It was a good thing both publicly and privately, so Niu Jun returned the favor and spared no effort to promote Jiang Xi.
Jiang Xi thanked him sincerely: "Thank you, Brother Niu. If it weren't for you, no one would be so interested in Wu Ji Zao Lu."
Niu Jun didn't take any credit: "You are very thoughtful. I just said it casually."
Jiang Xi, Qian Lili and others took the marinated food out of the box and placed it on two long tables put together.
The table was carefully covered with red silk cloth. There was more silk cloth than what Jiang Xi had prepared, and it looked new. This was enough to show how much importance the glass factory and the textile factory attached to this blind date meeting.
Liu Jun said, "Marriage is a long-standing problem at our glass factory. Many people in the factory are unmarried, so a few of them started making a fuss, saying they've dedicated their youth to the factory, but their personal problems can't be solved. They're forcing the factory leaders to resolve it, so there's nothing we can do. The head of the Propaganda Department is the same Head Lin I took you to meet last time. She knows people from the textile factory, so this matchmaking event was set up."
Jiang Xi had heard the security guard mention the issue of glass factory employees finding a partner last time, so he was not surprised. However, Lin Cuiping actually knew someone from the textile factory, and because of this person, they successfully reached a consensus with the textile factory and held this blind date meeting, which meant that the person Lin Cuiping knew must have a high position in the textile factory.
Jiang Xi wondered if the person in charge of the textile factory would come today. Could he get in touch with the people at the textile factory through Lin Cuiping?
Jiang Xi asked, "Is Minister Lin familiar with the people at the textile factory?"
Niu Jun said: "I don't know who he is familiar with, but he must be very familiar with them, otherwise how could we organize such a blind date conference."
Jiang Xi took note of this information. Qian Lili and the others were already setting out the soda.
Jiang Xi not only sponsored the braised pork for this blind date conference, but also bought several boxes of Beibingyang soda based on the principle of doing it right the first time. When these things were placed on the table, the blind date conference immediately looked more formal. With the lighting and sound system of the blind date conference, it was just like being in a high-end restaurant.
Many people who came to the blind date meeting were instantly delighted when they saw the things on the table. Even those who were not interested in blind dates were very interested in the meat, vegetables and soda. The atmosphere became very lively, and the probability of success increased in this atmosphere.
Lin Cuiping also noticed the change in the atmosphere and the appearance of Beibingyang on the table. Although Jiang Xi was young, he did things very properly.
This blind date meeting was very successful. Even the factory leaders who had always been at odds with her could not find any fault with it. It was a joke. There was meat, vegetables and Arctic Ocean. Which factory's blind date meeting was of such high standards, and it was free? Although Li Cuiping's expression was still indifferent, she was happy in her heart.
Songs were played at the blind date meeting. Since it was a blind date, the atmosphere certainly couldn't be too serious, so a few soft songs were also played. Unlike those songs that make people want to go hunting in the mountains, those soft songs, such as the wind, rain, and clouds, would make the people's hearts numb when they sang them, and they would relax unconsciously.
Everyone put aside their shyness, and those who were attracted to each other started singing and dancing.
Jiang Xi stood by and watched with a smile, adding some marinade with Qian Lili from time to time.
She was also observing the workers' tastes. Sure enough, the braised chicken was the first to be sold out, followed by the braised large intestines and chicken feet. The vegetarian platter was relatively slower, but this was understandable. Everyone was short of meat. No matter how delicious the vegetables were, meat was still the first choice. Besides, it was free, so it would be a waste not to eat it.
Qi Yu'an and Jiang Tao also worked tirelessly to move things and pack up the soda bottles. Finally, everyone had finished eating and drinking, and focused on making friends and dancing. Things here came to an end for the time being.
Qi Yu'an stretched out one hand towards Jiang Xi and put the other hand behind his back, bending slightly, with a smile on his beautiful face: "Jiang Xi, can I invite you to dance?"
Jiang Xi's first reaction was to refuse: "I can't dance."
Qi Yu'an lowered his eyelashes, and with a slight curve at the corner of his mouth, he said gently: "I can teach you, and it's very simple, not as difficult as you think. It doesn't matter if the dance is not so standard. Just dance according to your mood. Dance however you want. I will accompany you no matter how you want to dance."
Jiang Xi stared at Qi Yu'an's eyebrows for a while, then put his hand on Qi Yu'an's hand and smiled brightly: "Okay, I accept your invitation."
The curve of Qi Yu'an's mouth widened, and he held Jiang Xi's outstretched hand tightly.
This was the first time Jiang Xi and Qi Yu'an danced. The flickering lights made the breathing of both of them become ambiguous. Just a few simple movements seemed to carry sparks, sticky and nostalgic.
Qi Yu'an held Jiang Xi's hand with great care and patiently guided her. At the beginning, Jiang Xi stepped on Qi Yu'an a few times, and she was unusually flustered. However, with Qi Yu'an's silent encouragement, Jiang Xi calmed down and slowly became familiar with the rhythm of the dance.
Later, Jiang Xi was able to keep up with Qi Yu'an's pace and began to enjoy this dance.
Jiang Xi and Qi Yu'an danced in coordination in the crowd. This was another intimate contact between the two of them since that brief hug. Where their skin touched, it seemed as if fine electric currents were surging.
Qi Yu'an looked at Jiang Xi infatuatedly as if he was drunk. Jiang Xi felt that Qi Yu'an's eyes were like a whirlpool that was going to suck him in.
Jiang Xi felt a little embarrassed, but pretended to be calm and asked, "Comrade Qi, what's wrong?"
Qi Yuan's beautiful eyes were filled with tenderness and longing: "I feel very lucky, Jiang Xi. You look very beautiful today. You are the most beautiful girl here."
Jiang Xi was always frightened by Qi Yu'an's bluntness, but he always spoke so earnestly and sincerely that Jiang Xi didn't know how to react. "You're so biased. I didn't dress up much today. I was busy working all day. How could it be as exaggerated as you say?"
Qi Yu'an's eyes seemed to have stars in them. She moved closer to Jiang Xi and a pleasant voice rang in Jiang Xi's ears: "Even without makeup, you are still the most beautiful."
Jiang Xi...
After the dance, although Qi Yu'an wanted to continue dancing with Jiang Xi, he knew that Jiang Xi had been worried about negotiating cooperation with the people in the glass factory, and the blind date meeting was coming to an end, and it was time to talk about the things that needed to be discussed. Qi Yu'an could only let go of Jiang Xi reluctantly, watching Jiang Xi leave the dance floor and return to the table where the spoiled vegetables were placed.
Qi Yu'an's eyes were gentle, and he sighed helplessly, then smiled gently, "The wife should follow the husband's lead."
Lin Cuiping didn't let Jiang Xi wait too long. As soon as Jiang Xi returned to the table, Lin Cuiping came over.
Jiang Xi's sponsorship today made Lin Cuiping feel quite proud. Moreover, Lin Cuiping did not expect that Jiang Xi even sponsored a few boxes of Beibingyang in addition to the pickled vegetables, which made everyone who came to the blind date meeting praise her. Even the leaders who came to inspect praised Lin Cuiping for her thoughtfulness. Not only was the scene grand, but it also did not cost much money. Lin Cuiping was really proud of herself in the factory.
Although Lin Cuiping still had a stern face, her attitude was much more friendly: "Thank you for your sponsorship. Today's blind date event was very well organized. Several couples got together on the spot, and some couples also had a good impression of each other. Maybe if we get to know each other better, we can still get together."
Jiang Xi said modestly, "I only did a few insignificant hours. The success of the matchmaking conference is due to your good organization, and also because the workers in the glass factory are all very energetic and have good conditions, so it's natural that the girl likes it."
Jiang Xi's words made Lin Cuiping even happier. Just as she was about to say something, she heard a voice.
"I was just looking for you, and here you are." A female voice came. Jiang Xi and Lin Cuiping turned their heads at the same time and looked in the direction of the voice.
Lin Cuiping said, "Minister Li, I'm going to come find you after I say a few words."
Lin Cuiping introduced them to the two people: "This is Minister Li from the textile factory."
"This is Jiang Xi. She sponsored the braised pork and soda for today's matchmaking event."
Jiang Xi had originally planned to get to know the people at the textile factory through Lin Cuiping. Now that Minister Li had taken the initiative to show up, Jiang Xi was overjoyed and outwardly expressed her joy at seeing Minister Li: "Minister Li, hello, I'm Jiang Xi, nice to meet you."
Unlike Lin Cuiping, who always had a stern face, Li Fenglan was born with a smile. She said to Jiang Xi with a smile, "So it's you. I was just about to say that today's broth and soda helped us a lot. They helped several couples get together. They also said that this was the most high-profile matchmaking conference they had ever attended. You are the hero behind it!"
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