The next day, Tong Xuelu took the notebook to interview Master Wu and Manager Zhou of the vegetable market.
Master Wu attached great importance to this interview. He usually dressed in shabby clothes and didn't care if his clothes were often stained with pig blood.
But today, he deliberately put on a set of clothes that he would only wear during the New Year, his hair was shiny and sleek, and he went to the supply and marketing cooperative to wait for Tong Xuelu early in the morning. As soon
as Tong Xuelu arrived, he changed his previous arrogant look, personally poured her water, and took out the snacks he brought. He
was very attentive.
Master Wu nervously pulled at his clothes: "Manager Tong, do you think I look okay today?"
Tong Xuelu almost burst out laughing: "Master Wu, you're almost as good as the groom. Time is running out, let's start the interview now."
Master Wu's face froze when he heard the word "interview". He immediately became more serious and nervous.
Tong Xuelu asked a few questions that were arranged in advance. In fact, she didn't need to ask, Master Wu didn't want to stop once he started.
He talked about how he first came into contact with pig slaughtering, how he learned to slaughter pigs, how he passed the layers of screening and became a meat selling master in the supply and marketing cooperative, all kinds of hardships, grievances, and encouragements.
Those who heard it were sad and cried.
Master Wu was so moved that his eyes were red. Tong Xuelu also had red eyes to show her admiration.
Finally, after two hours, Master Wu stopped his speech.
Tong Xuelu closed the notebook and said, "Today's interview ends here. I will post the materials in our hotel after I have sorted them out."
Master Wu was still a little reluctant: "Is this enough? Do you want me to say more?"
Tong Xuelu shook her head: "Enough. If there is anything you don't understand, I will come to ask you, Master Wu."
Master Wu looked regretful: "Okay, if you don't understand, Manager Tong, you must come to ask me!"
Tong Xuelu nodded and stood up, and at the same time took away a piece of pork that Master Wu gave her.
After that, she went to the vegetable market to do the interview again.
After returning, she organized the information and polished it into an article, making sure that the readers would be moved to tears.
Afterwards, she went to the bookstore to buy some rice paper, and went to the department store to cut a piece of red cloth.
Then she asked Tong Jiaming to help copy the article on the rice paper. Tong Jiaming's handwriting was more neat and beautiful than hers, so she didn't look ugly.
The next day, in addition to Fang Jingyuan, Park Jianyi also brought a group of colleagues from the Public Security Bureau to show their support.
On the third day, Shen Wanrong brought a few children to the hotel to eat, and Jiang Danhong also came.
Everyone praised the delicious Malatang.
The people around saw more and more people coming into the hotel to eat, and one by one they came out with their stomachs touched, and there was no sign of poisoning, so they gradually let down their guard.
A few days later, several guests came to the hotel just to try the spicy hotpot.
The real change came after Tong Xuelu made a newspaper of the interview report and posted it in the hotel.
She hung a red banner in the hotel with the three characters "Glory List" written on white square paper.
Below it were two pieces of rice paper filled with glorious stories, which the guests saw immediately when they came in.
"What is that? The Honor Roll?"
"Isn't this the martial arts master who sells meat in the supply and marketing cooperative? How did he get on the Honor Roll?
" "And there's Manager Zhou from this vegetable station. He's the neighbor of my cousin's nephew, and I'm quite familiar with him. He's also on the Honor Roll!"
"What's the use of this Honor Roll?"
Someone bravely asked the hotel waiter. Meng Qingqing and Guo Chunyu told everyone according to what Tong Xulu had trained them.
"The Honor Roll is a list that only advanced and great people can enter, like Master Wu of the supply and marketing cooperative and Manager Zhou of the vegetable station, they are both very advanced workers."
"They have selflessly dedicated their lives to the country and the cause of socialism. Their spirit of striving for advancement and selflessness is very worthy of learning. So after our hotel interviewed them, we wrote their stories into articles and posted them here, hoping to let more people know their stories and let their stories inspire more people!"
Everyone was moved by these words.
At the same time, they were thinking in their hearts, can they also be on this Honor Roll?
Some people hurried home after dinner to notify their acquaintances to come and see it.
Although it was only registered on the wall of the hotel, not in the newspaper, it was the Honor Roll, what a glorious thing!
Master Wu and Manager Zhou would bring their colleagues and relatives to the hotel for dinner every time it was time for dinner.
They were on the honor roll, so how could they keep such an honorable thing secret? They had to publicize it!
After hearing the news, many people wanted to come to the hotel to see what was going on. Since they were at the hotel, would they not have the nerve to have a meal?
So gradually, the entrance of the hotel went from being deserted to being packed with people.
The hotel had never been so busy before.
Everyone in the hotel was exhausted, but they were all very happy.
The hotel finally resumed operations, so they no longer had to worry about losing their jobs.
**
Su Yueshen took Xiaojiu home from Gu's house, but he did not propose to take Gu Yilan back, let alone remarry.
One or two days was fine, but more than a week had passed and there was still no movement from the Su family.
The Gu family couldn't help but panic.
Gu's mother: "Yilan, did Yue Shen say when he would remarry you?"
Gu Yilan looked a little haggard: "He said after a while."
Gu's mother frowned: "When is after a while? Didn't you ask him?"
Gu Yilan shook her head.
Gu's mother got angry when she saw her confused look: "Why didn't you ask about such an important matter? Speaking of which, Yue Shen hasn't come to our house for several days. What has he been busy with recently?"
Brother Gu: "My brother-in-law will be back to work in the government soon. He probably doesn't have time to come to our house recently."
Before the accident of Grandpa Su, he was the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee. Now that he has retired, it is just right for Su Yue Shen to take over.
Su Yueshen was originally capable. If it weren't for that incident, he might have become the deputy director. Now it's several years late, and his methods seem to be even more powerful.
Brother Gu remembered that day when he came back, Lei Lifeng sent Fang Jie to the Public Security Bureau and sent Lai Muqing away. He couldn't help but feel a little scared.
Mother Gu: "Since Yueshen doesn't have time to come, then you can go to our house. Yueshen is getting better and better now. You have to keep a close eye on him!"
Gu Yilan frowned even more tightly: "But Yueshen asked me not to come to our house, saying that we haven't remarried yet, and it will have a bad impact if someone sees us."
Hearing this, Mother Gu's face changed drastically.
What does the son-in-law mean by this?
The daughter is Xiaojiu's mother. What's wrong with her going to our house?
Unless... unless he never thought about remarrying!
Seeing her daughter's pale face, Gu's mother did not dare to tell her her guess.
She bought some snacks and went to the Su family. She used the excuse of visiting her grandson to test the Su family's attitude.
Unexpectedly, the Su family kept talking about him, his eyes flickering, and he didn't give a definite answer.
When she returned to the Gu family, Gu's mother lay down.
The son-in-law has changed his mind, he doesn't want to remarry!
After the Gu family found out, they were more shocked and at a loss than when they knew that Lai Muqing sold Xiaojiu.
But they couldn't contact Su Yueshen, so the family panicked like ants on a hot pot.
That anxiety.
**
The hotel's business is getting better and better. Those who were not optimistic about Tong Xuelu are now surprised to see that the hotel's business is doing so well.
It's not even a month yet, and the hotel's business has picked up, and it's doing even better than before.
Thinking about what I said before, it's really embarrassing.
Some people are still not convinced, so they let their relatives secretly come to the hotel to learn from them, and then they also set up a glory list in their own store and started selling spicy hot pot.
But the stories written in their glory list are not as vivid as those written by Tong Xuelu, and Tong Xuelu's glory list has already made a name for itself.
They are just following suit now, which seems a bit like aping others, and few people pay attention to it.
As for the spicy hot pot they made, it looks the same, but it seems to lack a little flavor when it tastes, in short, it's not delicious enough.
For the same amount of money, everyone would definitely go to a good restaurant.
Besides, the state-owned hotel in the south of the city is so popular, and everyone can go there to join in the hustle and bustle.
Just like the Internet celebrity check-in spots of later generations, the more popular it is, the more people will go there.
Humans have this kind of nature of following the crowd and loving to join in the hustle and bustle.
The hotel was so popular that the Tong family there also knew about it.
Cai Chunlan came back from her parents' home that day and brought back a piece of news: Tong Xuelu is now not only the hotel's master chef, but has also been appointed as the hotel manager.
An 18-year-old manager, and a woman.
This is really unprecedented!
After the Tong family learned of the news, they were shocked and felt a little regretful.
If he had established a good relationship with Tong Xuelu before and had not stood by and watched her get into trouble, wouldn't he be able to go to the restaurant often now?
Besides, it's a very honorable thing to have a sister/daughter who is a manager.
At least it's more prestigious than Tong Zhenzhen who works on the farm.
Cai Chunlan was talking with saliva flying all over her body: "I heard that the hotel had an incident before, and no one came to eat there. Tong Xuelu used that honor list and ma la tang, and made the hotel famous all of a sudden!"
"I heard that you have to get a number and queue up to eat at the hotel now. Many people have waited for several days and still can't eat ma la tang. I don't know what that thing tastes like..."
Tong's mother's face was as black as a stinky ditch: "Just eat, why are you talking so much? If you don't want to eat, go down!"
Cai Chunlan: "..."
Tong's mother also felt a little regretful in her heart, but it was impossible for her to lose face and look for Tong Xuelu!
That night, Tong Xuelu had just returned home from work. Before she even sat down, there was a knock on the door.
Tong Jiaxin ran out to open the door, and came back with a series of people behind him.
Walking in the front was Su Yueshen who was holding Xiaojiu: "Comrade Tong, I'm sorry to come here so late to disturb you."
Tong Xuelu saw Su Yueshen and quickly stood up: "Hello, Comrade Su."
Xiaojiu stretched out her hands to Tong Xuelu: "Sister, Xiaojiu missed you so much!"
Tong Xuelu quickly reached out and hugged him: "Xiaojiu, are you here because you miss your sister?"
Xiaojiu nodded repeatedly: "I also miss sister Mianmian."
"Mianmian is asleep and may not be able to get up to see you."
Tong Xuelu couldn't help laughing when she heard this. She called her sister Mianmian, but in fact he was one year older than Mianmian and was four and a half years old this year.
Xiaojiu frowned and stretched out a finger: "Can I get up and see her? Just take a look."
Tong Xuelu rubbed his head: "Sure."
Xiaojiu's eyes lit up immediately, and he got off her, and without anyone leading him, he kicked his short legs to go to the room.
Su Yueshen saw this, and his eyes became deeper and deeper.
Before, he wondered why Xiaojiu stayed so well in the Tong family, not making any noise, and often talked about the Tong family after returning.
Now he understands a little.
Although the parents of the Tong family died early and there were only a few children in the family, Tong Xuelu, as the eldest, educated the brothers and sisters very well.
Xiaojiu is more comfortable in the Tong family than in the Gu family. On the contrary, the education in the Gu family is a mess. Xiaojiu
is four years old this year, but he doesn't even know his family and his own name. If he gets lost, he can't even find his home.
He was very angry when he thought about it.
At this time, the people behind him also came in.
Su Yueshen hurriedly introduced: "This is my father and mother, this is my second brother, and it was thanks to you that you saved Xiaojiu before. We have always wanted to visit you in person, but because we just returned to Beijing, we have a lot of things to deal with, so we have been delayed until now. I hope Comrade Tong will forgive us."
Tong Xuelu greeted the two elderly people.
Mother Su pulled Tong Xuelu and said excitedly: "Comrade Tong, we are so sorry for you this time. If it weren't for you, we would never see Xiaojiu again!" She
was still scared when she thought about it now.
She never thought that people's hearts were so terrible. Lai Muqing grew up in Gu's family. Not only did she not know how to be grateful, but she even turned a blind eye to kindness!
Tong Xuelu smiled and said, "This is what I should do."
Father Su: "It's not about should or shouldn't. If someone else did it at that time, they might not be able to find out that something was wrong. You are Xiaojiu's noble man, we thank you!"
Father Su bowed to Tong Xuelu and asked his second son to bring up the things they brought.
Tong Xuelu only saw what they brought. In addition to malted milk and candy candies, there was also a TV!
Now an 18-inch color TV costs 1,450 yuan, and a 20-inch one costs 1,650 yuan.
Isn't the Su family too rich?
They have just been rehabilitated, and they can afford such an expensive TV. The ticket for the key TV is not easy to get.
It seems that the Su family is more capable than she imagined.
Tong Xuelu waved her hand quickly: "You can take this TV back. It's too expensive. We can't accept it!"
Su's father: "Comrade Tong, don't be polite. This thing is nothing compared to Xiaojiu."
The second son has not married yet. If his family is not rehabilitated, Xiaojiu will be the only descendant of the Su family. If Xiaojiu has any problem, the Su family will be extinct.
Tong Xuelu pretended to be serious: "Grandpa Su, I really can't accept this TV. You have already made me the hotel manager. If I accept this TV, I will be too greedy!"
"Besides, in that situation, anyone would reach out if they found something wrong, so please take the TV back!"
Such a powerful person certainly can't leave the other party with an impression of being greedy.
Besides, she can afford to buy a TV in the future, but such favors and relationships can't be broken no matter what.
Seeing that Tong Xuelu really didn't want to accept it, Su Jia stopped persuading her, but her impression of her became better and better.
Su Jia stayed at Tong's house for half an hour before leaving.
When leaving, Tong Xuelu was curious.
I didn't see Xiaojiu's mother last time, why didn't she come this time?
Is there something hidden here?
After the Su family left, Tong Jiaxin said with regret: "Sister, why did you refuse the TV just now?"
That's a color TV!
If he accepts the TV, he will be the first person in the school to have a TV, which is enough for him to brag about for a year!
Tong Xuelu glanced at him and said: "Don't be so naive. If you want a TV, earn money to buy it in the future, and don't rely on others for everything!"
Tong Jiaxin was embarrassed and didn't dare to speak again.
**
It suddenly rained in the middle of the night, and the autumn rain was getting colder.
When I got up in the morning, it seemed like winter had suddenly arrived outside, and it was so cold that it made my teeth tremble.
Tong Xuelu was about to get up to cook, but when she turned around, she felt something was wrong. Tong Mianmian's face was very red.
She quickly reached out to touch her head. It
's so hot!
Little Dumpling has a high fever!
Tong Xuelu quickly got up and put on her clothes, then woke up Tong Jiaming.
Then she handed him the hotel key and asked him to help her open the door of the hotel.
Tong Jiaming and Tong Jiaxin were both nervous when they saw that their sister had a high fever.
Tong Jiaxin: "Sister, I won't go to school. I'll go to the hospital with you!"
Tong Xuelu thought about it and nodded: "Okay, Jiaming will go to the school to help ask for leave, let's go now."
When they go to the hospital later, she will have to pay money and so on, so she really needs someone to look after Tong Mianmian.
Tong Xuelu put clothes on Tong Mianmian, and then took out a thick cotton shirt to wrap her up.
Since Tong Jiaxin was going to go with them, riding a bicycle would be the fastest way to get there. When
Tong Jiaxin saw that she was going to ride a bicycle, her eyes widened immediately: "Sister, can you ride a bicycle?"
Tong Xuelu said without hesitation: "There is nothing in this world that your sister can't ride!"
Tong Jiaxin: "..."
Tong Xuelu pushed the bicycle out, and Tong Jiaxin sat on it. She stepped on the bicycle and rushed out.
She had practiced several times before, but Tong Jiaxin and the others didn't see it. They
hurried to the hospital, and the doctor told her after the examination that Tong Mianmian had a high fever of 39°, and if the fever continued, it would probably burn her brain.
Tong Xuelu felt very guilty, she slept too well and rarely got up at night.
Tong Mianmian had such a fever, it must have started last night, but she didn't notice it at all.
She was so careless.
The doctor wanted to give Tong Mianmian a shot to reduce the fever, and the little girl was so scared that her big black grape eyes were filled with tears.
Tong Xuelu hurried to comfort her: "Mianmian, be good, it will be fine soon after the injection, Mianmian must be strong."
Little Dumpling's big eyes flickered, and her eyelashes were filled with tears that had not yet dried: "Sister, what is strong? Can you eat it?"
Tong Xuelu felt that she was both pitiful and cute: "Strong means brave, which means you are not afraid of injections."
Tong Mianmian pouted: "Sister, Mianmian is not strong, Mianmian is afraid of injections."
Tong Xuelu had no choice but to hug her and promised to make her something delicious later, which made Little Dumpling say that she could be a little stronger.
Just a little.
It was indeed just a little, because as soon as the needle was inserted, she burst into tears.
After the fever-reducing injection, she had to stay in the hospital for observation.
Tong Xuelu went to pay the money and came back, and saw Tong Jiaming coming over.
"Sister, how is Mianmian? Is she still running a fever?"
Tong Xuelu: "She just got a fever-reducing injection. Did you go to the hotel to open the door?"
Tong Jiaming nodded: "Yes, but you are the manager of a state-owned hotel now, is it okay for you not to go to work?"
Tong Xuelu: "It's okay, I'll come back later."
The two of them went to the ward together.
As soon as they left, a figure sneaked out from the corner.
Uncle Zong's face flushed with excitement. It turned out that Nencao was a manager in a state-owned hotel!
Uncle Zong left the hospital and ran all the way back to the military compound.
Commander, there is important information about Nencao!
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