Chapter 797:
There is still a fundamental difference between gossiping at the request of a new employee and listening to gossip.
Xu Wanning doesn't like talking about people behind their backs, but that doesn't mean she won't listen.
Long ears are not just for decoration.
The familiar words from the other party also made Xu Wanning feel wary.
But before she could think about it, the other party had already joined the aunts' chatting group.
The new employee obviously knew a lot of gossip, and within a short time, he was chatting with the aunts.
He didn't even say another word to Xu Wanning.
It wasn't until lunch time came and the aunts had to go to the cafeteria to eat that the chat group was temporarily disbanded.
"Comrade Xu, you don't have a meal ticket for our unit's canteen, do you? Why don't you go to the canteen with me to eat?" The new employee who talked to Xu Wanning at the beginning appeared in front of Xu Wanning again and extended an invitation to her.
Before Xu Wanning could refuse, the other party took her arm familiarly and pulled her towards the cafeteria very affectionately.
"Let me tell you, the chef in our cafeteria cooks delicious food. It is said that he used to be in Xujiapu Restaurant... Oh, look at my brain, I almost forgot that you are from Xujiapu Restaurant Where's the boss?"
Xu Wanning always felt that this man spoke strangely, but before she could react, she was already dragged to the cafeteria.
Then, she saw a familiar face.
Surprisingly, it was Chef Mao Mao Qiangjun who was fired by her for stealing the restaurant's signature dish recipe.
After the incident, after a series of investigations, it was determined that Mao Qiangjun was instructed by Li Qianqian to attack Xujiapu Restaurant.
Mao Qiangjun and his son were set up by Li Qianqian because they had a grudge, and they even went to find trouble with Li Qianqian. In the end, both father and son were locked up in a small dark room and squatted on the fence.
It stands to reason that it would be difficult for someone with such a bad record to find a job, let alone such a lucrative job as a chef in the housing authority's back kitchen.
How could Mao Qiangjun get in?
As the director of the Housing Management Bureau, it was impossible for the uncle to arrange for Mao Qiangjun to come in when he knew that he and Mao Qiangjun were in conflict.
Is there some secret behind this that she doesn't know about?
"Comrade Xu, what are you thinking about?"
The new employee gently shook Xu Wanning's arm. "I called you several times, but you didn't answer me." Xu Wanning shook her head and said, "I didn't think about anything
."
He didn't ask any questions, but handed the two lunch boxes to the window and gave them the corresponding meal tickets. After packing the meal, he took the lunch boxes, found two empty seats, and took Xu Wanning to sit down together.
The canteens of this era are not like later generations, where many different types of dishes are made at once for you to choose from. Instead, the canteen decides what to cook, and everyone eats the same.
Including the Director.
Today's dishes are pretty good, including braised pork, spicy chicken, and stir-fried seasonal vegetables, served with rice. It's a delicacy that ordinary people can't even imagine.
Xu Wanning never moved her chopsticks.
The new employee had already put a piece of braised pork in her mouth. She refused and said inarticulately: "Comrade Xu, why don't you eat it?"
"This meal isn't cheap, is it? How much does it cost? I'll tell you. Here's the money."
The new employee swallowed everything in his mouth, took a sip of water from the water glass, and then continued: "Hey, who of us are talking to each other, why are you so polite to me?
" Huh?" Xu Wanning looked at her in confusion: "Isn't this the first time we've met? Is our relationship as good as this?"
The new employee's expression stiffened and she muttered, "This is obviously the second time we've met. You just have no impression of me."
"I'm very grateful that you brought me to dinner, but I must give you the money."
"Is it okay if I don't give you the money?"
"Huh?"
The other party took another bite of stir-fried vegetables before he hesitated and said, "I took the initiative to approach you because I wanted to ask for your help. But as soon as you mentioned the money, I was embarrassed to speak."
"You can tell me first. Tell me what's going on, and I'll think about whether to help."
The new employee stopped eating. He pushed his plate to the side and looked around. When he saw that no one was paying attention to them, he lowered his voice and said. Xu Wanning said: "Next time you go to Yangcheng to purchase goods, can you bring back two hair dryers for me? Don't worry, I will pay you according to the price of the department store, and I will never take advantage of you."
Xu Wanning has already expected it . I had never imagined that the other party would ask for anything too much, but to my surprise, he asked for a hair dryer.
"That's it?"
"I know my request is a bit embarrassing, but I heard that the hair dryer is really easy to use. As long as the plug is plugged in, it will automatically blow dry. No matter how long your hair is, it only takes 20 minutes at most.
"I love beauty, so I can't bear to cut my hair short, but the process of waiting for it to dry after washing my hair is really painful. But in winter, I can't dry it for a long time. " It turned into ice when I came back. So, just do something good that day and help me."
Xu Wanning couldn't find a suitable word to describe her roller coaster mood at this time.
She originally thought that this new employee would be her key figure in "solving the case", but unexpectedly, the other person was here to make fun of her.
However, even though the other party's reaction was beyond her expectation, she would not unilaterally believe that the other party was innocent.
Some things cannot be understood just by looking at their appearance.
"I can help you with this matter, because I happen to have a few hair dryers. But the price of hair dryers is not low. The price of one is a hundred yuan."
"A hundred yuan? It's so expensive. ?" The new employee's specially thickened eyebrows were tightly knitted together.
She thought it would be expensive, but she didn't expect it to be so expensive.
The department store only sold it for 90 yuan.
Xu Wanning's price was actually ten yuan more expensive than the department store.
"Actually, hair dryers are the same as radios. They are divided into three grades: medium, high and low. I also have the ones that cost 90 yuan in department stores, and I only sell them for 80 yuan. But that kind of hair dryer is the first batch of production The biggest drawback of the old model is that if you are not careful when drying your hair, your hair will get caught in the machine. "
Xu Wanning looked at the other person's long curly hair: "Especially because your hair is so long, you may be more likely to have such an accident."
"But the new model has a protective device. As long as it is used properly, this will not happen. Of course, you If you don’t believe it, I can take the time to bring both hair dryers over and compare them yourself, and you will have a more intuitive feeling.”
“Then when can you bring them over?