Chapter 45
Lu Qin didn't expect that he could see so many emotions on their faces just by sighing slightly.
He caught sight of someone coming out of the corner of his eye, coughed, and quickly put biscuits into the bag. A five-centimeter-high wooden tray next to him was already neatly filled with biscuits.
Yang Xi walked over and around for a few times, his eyes lingering on Lu Qin for a while. He was handsome and also good at his work.
He lowered his hands from behind his back, stepped forward, and randomly pulled out a few bags to check if they were tightly packed. Fortunately, they all met the standards. "Good, keep up the good work."
Zhang Gang and another comrade showed delighted expressions.
Lu Qin added, "Thank you, Director Yang. This is what we should do."
Yang Xi left in a happy mood.
Only three of them were recruited out of ten people.
The morning passed quickly and the factory was already buzzing with activity.
At noon, Zhang Gang took the initiative to invite another comrade, "Comrade Qian, let's have lunch together."
Qian Ming was a tall and thin young man. He accepted the invitation and looked at Lu Qin. "Comrade Lu, do you want to join us?"
The main reason was that he inadvertently reminded Yang Xi to come over in the morning. He inexplicably had a good impression of this handsome man.
When three people are having dinner, there's always someone left behind. He politely declined, "Thank you, Comrade Qian. You guys go first. I've made an appointment with someone else."
Qian Ming quickly unbuttoned the back of his suit so he could take it off when he went out. He reminded him, "Hurry up, or else if too many people come, all the delicious food will be snatched away."
These were the experiences they learned from the job interview yesterday. They were too embarrassed to go eat yesterday, and ended up arriving too late and all they had was the vegetable soup at the bottom of the bowl. They were just helping to lick the bowl.
Zhang Gang added, "Then we'll go first."
Looking at the backs of the two people leaving, Lu Qin walked out slowly with the peony-patterned enamel cup. When he reached the door, he took off his hat and coat and stuffed them into a corner where they were not easily discovered to prevent them from being stolen.
A whole lot of passive resistance and slowness.
The food factory only has one large canteen with a brick and tile roof. When you walk in, there are crowds of people. Directly opposite the gate is a cement dining table separated from the crowd by a steel pipe.
The four lines were very long, accompanied by the voices of women and men shouting "Please do more!"
A few young men and women had finished their meals and came out from the front of the line with smiles on their faces. When they looked up, they saw a handsome young man.
The female comrade held the hand of another female comrade, stopped, smiled excitedly and pointed at Lu Qin. When she saw him looking at her, her face turned red and she covered her mouth with her hands while laughing.
Lu Qin was not embarrassed either. He stood casually in the rightmost line with an enamel cup in one hand and one hand in his pocket. The people in front who had received their dishes straightened their backs and walked back. The aroma rushed straight into his nose.
His calm and composed expression was completely different from that of the man in front who was peeking around, as if a team had split into two factions.
Xu Youzhi had been looking around since he was queuing, but he never saw Comrade Lu. It was not until he came out to get his meal that he saw Lu Qin, who was standing at the back of the line and looked out of place.
He came over with a lunch box and said in a natural tone, "Comrade Lu, I've been looking for you for a long time. By the way, the factory is having meat to welcome the start of work in the spring."
As he spoke, he looked forward and saw that there was still a very long line. He wondered if Comrade Lu could get any food if he went there.
Lu Qin peered into his bowl. On top were a handful of stewed soybeans and two pieces of pork trotters, and underneath were winter melon and pumpkin. These were leftovers from the end of last year, and every household in their brigade still had plenty. They were very durable.
He reached out and patted Comrade Xu on the shoulder, showing his big white teeth, and said nonchalantly, "It's okay, you eat first."
"Then Comrade Lu, please take your time in the queue. I'll go and grab a seat first." Seeing him looking at what was in his bowl, he thought to himself that he would save a piece of meat for him later so that he wouldn't have to go without even tasting the meat.
When it was Lu Qin's turn, the auntie serving the food waved her arms. As she raised her spoon, a large enamel cup was handed to her. On it was a striking peony and the words "Presented by the Public Security Bureau and the Women's Federation" in large letters.
Coincidentally, the auntie could read, and she took the enamel cup with a trembling hand. When she looked up, she saw the handsome young man, who even looked familiar to her. The auntie took the bowl and took out the illusion that she was serving herself.
Xu Youzhi chewed a piece of bone carefully again and again, eating several mouthfuls of rice at the same time. His eyes were still paying attention to the other fatter piece in the corner of the lunch box. He left that for Lu Qin so that he wouldn't be able to taste the meat later.
Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared in front of him. He was about to remind that there was someone on the other side, but when he looked up, he first saw the enamel cup full of pork trotter meat that was almost overflowing, and then Lu Qin himself.
If what is in other people's bowls is pig's feet stewed with soybeans, then what is in his enamel cup is pig's feet stewed with soybeans. The main dish and side dishes are completely reversed, and the number of soybeans can be counted.
He couldn't even take out the piece of meat in his lunch box.
Zhang Gang and Qian Ming were not far away, sitting in the two seats behind him on the right. Qian Ming looked at them in shock and asked, "Did you see the meat in Comrade Lu's bowl?"
He and Zhang Gang had just squeezed for a long time before they were able to get out to line up. There were only two pieces of meat in each of their bowls, one big and one small, and the big piece was not as big as the small piece in Lu Qin's bowl.
Over here, Xu Youzhi swallowed the food in his mouth, turned his head and coughed, his face flushed, "Comrade Lu, do you have relatives working in the cafeteria?"
Lu Qin took out the packaged chopsticks from his pocket and raised his eyebrows, "No."
As he said this, he turned the enamel cup to face Xu Youzhi.
Xu Youzhi happened to see the big words above. He looked up at him in surprise, then lowered his head again. No wonder.
He worked so hard to come here and grab it, but it was not as useful as an enamel cup.
There were a few more pieces of meat in his bowl, and he heard Comrade Lu say, "Comrade Xu, please eat."
Lu Qin was also quite generous, mainly because this young man had given him some biscuits last time.
Qian Ming and Zhang Gang also saw Lu Qin's actions. He picked up several pieces of meat and said, "Let's ask Comrade Lu to come with us next time."
Zhang Gang took two mouthfuls of rice without saying a word.
Xu Youzhi felt a little embarrassed and shook his head, "Comrade Lu, please take it back. I just ate it."
The chef in the cafeteria is quite skilled in cooking. The mouthful of meat he just shared was enough for him to swallow several pieces of rice.
Lu Qin had already moved his bowl away and started eating slowly, looking nonchalant. "Comrade Xu, just eat it. I ate your cookies last time."
Of course he only tasted it, and the rest went into Kong Dongdong's stomach.
Seeing that he was enjoying the meal, Xu Youzhi stopped refusing and took out another bag of biscuits from his pocket and put them on the table. "Comrade Lu, take them back and eat them."
"Thank you." He really didn't want it.
Xu Youzhi no longer felt so burdened.
As they were both in the stage of growing up, they quickly finished their lunch, washed their lunch boxes and went out.
Work didn't start until 1:30 p.m. Some senior workers were already allocated housing, and those with one or two years of experience were even given dormitories. However, the dormitories were also crowded, with more than a dozen people crammed into a 30- or 40-square-meter room. But there was still a lot of competition for space.
Therefore, it is almost impossible for newcomers like Lu Qin to get a dormitory accommodation.
People like them who have nowhere to go and can't find a place to rest, some of them wander around outside after eating, while others sit in the cafeteria.
The sun was shining brightly at noon, and there were a few workers strolling slowly on the road.
Lu Qin raised his hand to his forehead to block the light.
Xu Youzhi estimated the time and invited him, "Comrade Lu, come to my office and have a seat."
In addition to him and another young man, there are three other senior staff members in the office. One has gone home, and the other two have been allocated houses and dormitories by the factory.
After eating and drinking, Lu Qin felt a little sleepy, chewing a natural toothpick that he got from somewhere, "Thank you, Comrade Xu."
It was the first time that Lu Qin had wandered outside the packaging factory. The entire factory covered a large area. Smoke was curling up from the roof of the house on the left, and also on the right. This might mean that there would be a large number of biscuits that needed to be packaged in the afternoon.
The door to the Propaganda Department was unlocked. Xu Youzhi pushed it open and stepped aside. "Comrade Lu, please come in. There's no one here right now."
Lu Qin peeked inside. There were five tables in the room, each with corresponding teacups and documents on it. There was also a window on the inner side that was closed.
Xu Youzhi was about to take his enamel cup and poured him a cup of tea. "Comrade Lu, please sit here with me."
Lu Qin withdrew his gaze and said, "Thank you, Comrade Xu."
How to say it, even in that era, when there was no air conditioning, it was no different from what people said later, that is, working on an assembly line is not as good as working in an office.
He had actually been standing for the entire morning and breathed a sigh of relief after sitting down.
Xu Youzhi sat in the seat of another young comrade and took out the manuscripts from previous years to read. They were in charge of publicity, and the important thing was to be able to speak well and promote the factory's food so that more people would know about it.
Although the production of Lefu biscuits is good, it has not yet established a good reputation in the market.
Lu Qin glanced across his desk, "Comrade Xu, can I borrow your book?"
Although he felt sleepy, he couldn't fall asleep in this environment.
Xu Youzhi looked up and said, "Just take it yourself."
He brought a high school textbook and placed it on his desk, occasionally flipping through it when he had free time.
Lu Qin then took it and opened it. The content of the high school textbooks of that era was quite simple.
The head of the Propaganda Department had left his keys behind. When he came back and opened the door, he saw two people sitting in the office. He glanced at them and thought they were two new workers.
Xu Youzhi looked up when he heard the voice and quickly stood up, "Hello, leader!"
Section Chief Zhao nodded and caught a glimpse of a strange face out of the corner of his eye. The young man was quite handsome.
The handsome stranger also stood up and greeted him, "Hello, leader!"
"Hello, it's okay, just go and do your own thing."
Section Chief Zhao walked to his desk and searched for his keys, not knowing whether he was in a hurry to go home or what.
The key dropped to the ground with a crisp sound.
Just as he was about to bend down, someone picked up the key faster than him.
Looking closely, the gay man is really good-looking.
Lu Qin handed him the key.
"Thank you, young comrade."
Lu Qin smiled and said, "You're welcome."
Section Chief Zhao took the things and left.
In the following time, Lu Qin waited until the new comrade came back and then he left because he still had to work.
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