Yan Lixin was speechless after being criticized by Jiang Yun.
In fact, he originally thought that Jiang Jun was with Bu Senyuan and had gone to accept someone else's invitation to a banquet.
The lunch box contained steamed buns stuffed with vermicelli and cabbage, nothing special.
Yan Lixin was very unhappy with Jiang Jun's attitude. What kind of reply was that? There was no respect for the elderly or the virtuous. It was as if he was going to settle a score with him. "I was just saying it casually. Why are you so angry?"
Jiang Yun asked, "Team Leader Yan, please tell me, how can I answer in a way that meets your requirements?"
It's you who dislikes me, it's you who sneers at me, and it's you who turns the tables on me and criticizes me. Anyway, I'm not satisfied with you, so why don't you give me a standard answer!
Seeing that the situation was about to become tense, Su Kang quickly stepped forward to smooth things over: "Deputy Team Leader Jiang, let me help you light the stove. I just boiled some hot water, and the coal briquettes are still burning."
Jiang Jun turned and walked towards the kitchen: "No need, I can do it myself."
It’s not worth saying a single word to a petty-minded man like Yan Lixin, let alone getting angry with him!
Su Kang diligently took the thermos and went to add tea to Yan Lixin.
Yan Lixin leaned back on the sofa, pretending to blow on the nonexistent tea leaves on the water, and sighed exaggeratedly, "Xiao Su, I like this about you. You know how to respect the elderly and love the young. This virtue is rare!"
The sound was neither loud nor soft, just loud enough to be heard in the kitchen.
Su Kang put on a smile, not knowing how to respond. Since both of them were deputy team leaders, he couldn't afford to offend either, so he had to change the subject: "Team Leader Yan, have you decided where you're going?"
Yan Lixin sighed, "Oh, I'm not the team leader anymore, I'm the deputy team leader. Xiao Su, don't call me the wrong person. They say even if you don't have any merit, you still have to work hard. Now I don't even have any hard work! Where do I want to go? My words don't count!"
Su Kang had a headache, feeling like a young wife. It was not right to answer, nor was it right not to answer. He just hoped that Jiang Jun would be patient and not come out of the kitchen to talk to him at this time.
They had all witnessed Jiang Yun's sharp tongue.
From a personal point of view, Su Kang did not think that Jiang Jun did anything wrong. Yan Lixin once said that Jiang Jun was young, but he could not bear any loss and had a strong desire for revenge.
Honestly, as a grown man, what's the point of taking advantage of girls and bullying them? If you can't take advantage, how can you blame them for not wanting to suffer losses? If there is no bullying, how can there be revenge?
"Qiu Kai, come out for some tea?" Su Kang had no choice but to go get some help: "My mouth is dry from all the talking in the meeting today, and the dinner was a bit too salty."
Qiu Kai came out of the room and sniffed: "What's that smell? It smells so good! Who's cooking?"
Jiang Yun replied from the kitchen, "It's me, making pan-fried dumplings in a frying pan."
Hearing this, Qiu Kai walked to the kitchen door and looked at the only four small buns in the pot. He was extremely greedy. "Oh, if I had known earlier, I would have brought buns back and asked you to make pan-fried buns! I haven't eaten your cooking for several days. I miss it so much."
Jiang Jun pointed at the small rice basket and said, "I see there are some steamed buns here. Whose are they? How about I make some for you?"
Qiu Kai immediately nodded happily: "Okay! Let's do it!"
Su Kang refused to agree: "I bought it for my breakfast tomorrow!"
Qiu Kai waved his hand generously: "I'll count the meal tickets for you later, or I'll buy you breakfast tomorrow. I won't sleep in anymore."
Su Kang came over and saw Jiang Jun put the buns into the bowl. The golden bottom, the shiny skin, and the slightly burnt aroma filled his nose. He immediately changed sides: "Okay, then make it. I want some too. I can't let you eat all the buns I bought!"
Jiang Jun cleaned the pot, cut the steamed buns, toasted the slices, and scooped a spoonful of honey from the half bottle on the stove, spread it on the toasted side, waited for the honey to slowly seep in, then turned it over and toasted it slightly.
The steamed buns were big and could be cut into four or five slices. Jiang Yun baked three in total.
Su Kang felt embarrassed to leave Yan Lixin alone, so he scooped a few slices into his bowl and handed them over: "Try it, it's quite fragrant."
In order to avoid calling him by his deputy's name, Su Kang even omitted the title.
Yan Lixin was still reserved: "A full man doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man. Eating up tomorrow's rations today is not worth it at all. Life will be miserable!"
Jiang Jun sat at the dining table eating buns and rolled his eyes coldly.
Qiu Kai munched on a steamed bun. "These steamed buns brushed with honey are just different. Xiao Jiang, I'll buy a few more tomorrow and you can help me bake them, okay?"
Jiang Yun: "I have to go out for an investigation tomorrow. I don't know what time I will be back."
Qiu Kai was surprised: "You guys are going to the grassroots level so soon? Have you made all the arrangements?"
Jiang Jun: "Yes! When are you leaving?"
Qiu Kai shook his head: "I don't know yet! The guy in my group is from the Propaganda Department. He said he has a meeting next Monday and needs to set up the venue and write manuscripts. He doesn't have time to go out with me."
Can’t find anyone, wait!
No time, keep waiting!
I'm used to it anyway.
Jiang Yun was silent. Everyone has their own way of doing things. There are social reasons and personal reasons. She does not judge whether it is right or wrong, good or bad.
Qiu Kai asked again, "When will you be back? The food in the cafeteria isn't tasty, but after you prepared it like this, I think it's quite delicious!"
Jiang Jun: "I've never been to the countryside officially, so I can't accurately estimate the distance. I really can't say when I can return."
Qiu Kai looked sleepy. "At least we have a car. We have to rush back no matter how late it is. The conditions in the countryside are very difficult. Sleeping in the middle of winter is drafty and the bedding is damp."
He always felt that someone who was as good at cooking as Jiang Jun must have never suffered any hardship.
Yan Lixin sat on the sofa and sighed exaggeratedly: "Alas, only people like us can endure hardships and have been to all kinds of difficult places."
Qiu Kai looked back at Yan Lixin and said with a smile, "Yes, one time Su Kang and I went to a town. We couldn't find a place to stay at night, so we went to stay at a fellow villager's house. As a result, their child saw the dry food in our backpacks and was so hungry that he came to steal steamed buns in the middle of the night. Later, when I saw the fellow villager beating the child, I felt so regretful. It was just two steamed buns, right? It would have been better if I gave them to him earlier! I was really afraid that the child would hate me."
Su Kang laughed: "You mean I didn't give you the steamed buns just now?"
Qiu Kaile: "Have you forgotten about this? Don't always take it for granted. Living in the same room with you, am I tired?"
Su Kang said, "Didn't you give the kid two cents later? Why would he still hold a grudge against you? He's almost looking forward to you leaving!"
Qiu Kai shook his head and said to Jiang Jun, "You're going to the countryside. You'll see a lot of new things. Not only have you never seen them before, you've never even heard of them before."
Jiang Jun agreed with this statement: "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. I have seen a lot during my trip to Lingcheng."
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