Chapter 348 Wang Guoqing visits Taoyuan Village 4
"Dad, Uncle Wang, you're back." Yike and Ziyi saw them as they walked in from the cafeteria.
"Dad, Uncle Wang is back." Ziyi shouted.
"I'm back, waiting for you and your mother, but we haven't prepared the food yet." Li Haoran knocked on the box and said.
"Dad, what do you want to eat? I'll get it for you." Yi Ke went forward to get the plate.
"Put it down and don't move. Your father is not so old that he can't even carry a meal. If you want to eat, I can go by myself," Li Haoran tapped Xia Ke's outstretched hand with his chopsticks.
"Hmph, if you don't appreciate it, forget it. I'll go get some food for my mother." Yi Ke said proudly.
"Your mother still has me, and she doesn't need you to be attentive to her." Li Haoran didn't appreciate the kindness at all.
"If you don't want to give it to me, then I can help serve Uncle Wang's meal, okay?" Yike pretended to take Uncle Wang's plate.
Li Haoran didn't wait for Wang Guoqing to speak, and stretched out his hand to stop him, "You don't have to fight for your uncle's food. I want to take your uncle to choose what he likes."
"Hehe, then Uncle Wang will go with you later. I'll help you when you are overwhelmed by the choices." Yi Ke said to Wang Guoqing with a smile.
Wang Guoqing nodded halfheartedly: "Okay, I'll trouble you then."
"No trouble, no trouble." Yike waved his hand.
Wang Guoqing, however, was thinking of just two or three dishes at most. They wouldn't be that difficult to choose and he would just order them all.
But I feel a little embarrassed. Well, two servings will be enough. I wonder if there are any meat dishes. They smell so good, there should be. Then I will have one meat dish and one vegetable dish.
At this time, someone at the table next to them came back with food: a serving of braised pork, two servings of vegetarian dishes, and a bowl of bone soup.
Wang Guoqing’s eyes widened. This, this is too good to be true. He looked at the others again, and saw that they all had one portion of meat, two portions of vegetables, and bone soup.
Some people order one serving of braised pork, one serving of stir-fried meat with cabbage, one serving of vegetarian dish, and bone soup. Rice, all white rice.
"This, this is too delicious." Wang Guoqing was extremely shocked, but he didn't want to lose his composure in public, so he resisted the urge to look at it in front of everyone.
"Uncle Wang, we provide food and accommodation here. One serving of meat and two servings of vegetables. But if you want an extra serving of meat or vegetables, you have to pay for it. You can have as much soup and rice as you want, no restrictions. But you can't take it out of the canteen. If you do, you can only take one bowl of soup and rice. You can't waste it either. You can only take as much as you eat. If you leave any leftovers, you will be fined. Look, someone is watching."
Wang Guoqing followed Yi Ke's line of sight and saw a few old men standing around. They were not carrying plates but holding something that looked like a notebook.
Yike continued to help Wang Guoqing solve his doubts: "They not only impose fines, but also record it. For example, those who leave dirty tables, or those who waste food, or those who deliberately order too much food and cannot finish it, will be disqualified from free meals if they do this five times or more."
Wang Guoqing whispered, "There shouldn't be such a stupid person. He can't even get enough food and still waste it."
Yi Ke smiled and said, "Not yet, but that doesn't mean there won't be in the future. When they are no longer hungry, they may forget what it feels like to be hungry. At that time, they won't even think of the word waste. So, we need to consider our rules and regulations in the long term."
"Well, you are right." Wang Guoqing said awkwardly.
He couldn't imagine what it would be like if food wasn't treated as food, so he couldn't say whether Ziyi's wife was worrying too much.
"What are you still doing sitting here? Why don't you go get some food? Aren't you hungry?" Zhang Yuling came in and saw them just sitting there doing nothing, so she couldn't help but ask.
"Mom, godmother, godfather, you're back. Dad said he would wait for you." Yike went up and pulled Zhang Yuling to sit down and complained, "I wanted to get you some food, but Dad refused. He doesn't want me to be filial to you. Mom, let's ignore him and eat together."
"Yike, you're talking nonsense. Yuling, what do you want to eat? We have braised pork for lunch today, but it's not as delicious as the one you cook. We also have braised pork trotters, fried pork intestines, stir-fried cabbage with meat, stir-fried eggs with leeks, and vegetarian dishes include blanched rapeseed, salted beans, bean sprouts, etc. Which ones do you like? Tell me and I'll get them for you." Li Haoran memorized a list of menu names.
Zhang Yuling didn't react much, but Wang Guoqing reacted strongly. He opened his eyes wide again and stared at Li Haoran who was reciting the menu. His heart was like boiling water, churning non-stop.
"Oh my god, there are so many meat dishes, you can choose whatever you want. People out there have to save oil when eating, and it's even harder to find meat. Here you can choose whatever meat you want."
"The fried pork intestines are delicious," Zhang Yuling said, "You can choose any vegetarian dishes."
Du Qingcang looked at Wang Cuihua and asked: What do you want to eat? ”
"Braised pork, rapeseed, and salted beans." Wang Cuihua likes braised pork the best.
Ziyi looked at Yike, and Yike said, "I'll go by myself today. I want to help Wang Shutao, so I'm going to see which one tastes the best."
"Okay, let's go then," Li Haoran, Du Qingcang and Wang Guoqing all went into the kitchen with their plates, followed by Ziyi and Yike.
When the canteen was formulating rules and regulations, in order to make things easier for himself, Yi Ke suggested that cadres could go directly to the kitchen to pick out vegetables and check the kitchen hygiene at the same time.
When Li Haoran led everyone into the kitchen, except for the person who was getting food at the window, everyone else came over to greet Li Haoran and his friends.
One of the ladies came over and pulled Yike aside and whispered, "Yike, I saved some pig skin for you and washed it clean. Do you want to take it back later or should I bring it to you?"
"I'll take the food back after eating. Thank you, auntie." Yi Ke thanked with a smile.
"Why thank me? It's just a small thing, not worth your thanks." Auntie waved her hand and said, "Go get the food. If you need more next time, tell me and I'll wash it for you. I roasted the skin over fire, there's not a single hair left."
As soon as he thanked the auntie, he came over to get the food. Wang Guoqing really suffered from decision-making difficulty. It’s easy to choose vegetarian dishes, but the difficulty lies in the meat dishes.
Every meat dish looked delicious, but he was a little embarrassed when he heard outside that he could only choose one.
I chose the braised pork, but I couldn’t bear to give up the pig’s trotters. You can’t buy pig’s trotters outside even if you have money. Although the pig intestines still look delicious, they can be discarded. After all, pig intestines are very cheap. The main problem is that they are difficult to clean and require a lot of oil to fry.
Yi Ke took Wang Guoqing's lunch box with a smile. It contained one portion of each meat and vegetable, and even the space for rice was filled with fried meat and cabbage.
After she had filled the bowl, she handed it to Wang Guoqing and said with a smile, "Uncle Wang, I didn't lie to you. It's easy to be dazzled, isn't it? Many people feel the same way when they come to the canteen for the first time. But you don't need to choose at all. You are a guest and are not bound by those rules. Those men are busy filling the bowls for their wives. How can they remember you as their friend? Hehe, Dad, don't you agree?"
A mischievous wink.
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