Chapter 56 Huge Numbers

However, Gu Wan's sincere attitude impressed Chef Li even more.

He didn't hesitate and really took out his chopsticks and started eating.

Chef Li felt like crying while eating. If he were a leader, he would not dislike it either.

Chef Li is a good cook and is generous and considerate in his dealings with others. He almost feels that he is getting old and can no longer keep up with the trend of the times.

In the leadership office, several leaders including Secretary Zhao were originally working. They usually had lunch and a break at 12 o'clock and continued working at o'clock in the afternoon.

It's just past ten o'clock now, which is the time when we are most energetic in the morning, and there is still a lot of work to be done.

Suddenly I smelled a fragrance that I had never smelled before. Needless to say, it was the new girl who was cooking today.

The main reason is that they have been eating Lao Li’s cooking for many years, and the taste has always been the same, better than that of ordinary housewives, but indeed much worse than that of professional chefs in state-owned restaurants.

But today, just by smelling the smell, several leaders felt that they had eaten their breakfast in vain.

Why isn’t it time for dinner yet?

Even the leader has no intention of working at the moment. His stomach is rumbling as he starts to play the empty city plan.

Secretary Zhao looked at Qi Bin, who was sitting in front of him as steady as Lao Zeng, and was a little amused: "Didn't you say you were going out on business today, but you came to meditate here?"

Qi Bin said without even raising his eyelids, "Uncle Zhao, the girl from the Gu family works here, you can't let anyone bully her."

Secretary Zhao smiled and said nothing more.

Secretary Zhao is a veteran. He was injured while on a mission before and was not suitable for continuing high-intensity training, so he retired from the army and returned to the local area to work as a civilian.

When he was in the army, he had dealt with Qi Bin's father, mother and grandfather.

This time I met the son of an old friend, so I must give him a friendly and warm welcome.

As a result, Qi Bin insisted on living in the home of a villager in the Hongqi Brigade, and the villager gave him an idea to build a separate small kitchen and recruit more chefs.

Originally, the suggestion he made was not bad. Secretary Zhao had considered building a separate small kitchen before. Otherwise, it would be very inconvenient to go to the cafeteria to eat every time, especially when there were guests.

After hearing Qi Bin's nagging, Secretary Zhao agreed directly. However, the boy was very active and he, the head of the commune, was forced to do something unmanageable.

The small kitchen was quickly set up and the newly hired chef took office. Then Qi Bin, who never came to see him for no reason, ran to him and said he had something to discuss.

An hour or so had passed and Secretary Zhao had finished processing several urgent documents, but Qi Bin was still sitting there.

We are all experienced people, so Secretary Zhao must know what kind of tricks young people have?

He smiled and shook his head, saying, "Comrade Gu does a good job at her job. Who would bully her for no reason?"

This is not necessarily true. Qi Bin thinks that Qin Shiman is a bad person and Qi Yuanhang is simply a psychopath.

Taking the wrong child was an accident. When the accident happened, Gu Wan was just a baby and didn't know anything. It wasn't her who did anything wrong.

Wouldn't it be enough for the two of them to return to their respective places now? But Qin Shiman just wouldn't let Gu Wan go, and kept looking for trouble with her like a lunatic.

And Qi Yuanhang, not only was he blind, but he was also extremely stupid. Qi Bin had learned that Gu Wan had liked that idiot very much before.

No, it wasn’t Gu Wan at that time. At that time, she was called Qin Wan, so naturally she was short-sighted.

Fortunately, Gu Wan has come to her senses and turned over a new leaf. She knows that she has not been nice to Qi Yuanhang when they met several times. Qi Bin feels that he should also cause some trouble for Qi Sheng and his son.

Today is probably the first day of food tasting, so Comrade Gu prepared the food so early. In that case, we should eat it while it’s hot.

Under the pretext of avoiding waste, Secretary Zhao directly invited Qi Bin to have lunch now, and it happened that several other commune leaders had no objection.

Because there was a specially equipped small kitchen, they didn't need to go to the cafeteria to get lunch at noon.

Now that the weather is getting hot, it's getting crowded and uncomfortable inside. It's a good idea to set up a tent outside to eat in a cooler place.

Just now, Chef Li tasted the delicious food made by Gu Wan and returned the favor by telling her some news.

For example, although she is responsible for cooking for the leader's small kitchen, she does not necessarily do so every day.

The leaders are also very busy. Sometimes they have to go to the county or city to attend meetings, or to inspect the production brigades under their jurisdiction.

From now on, you can ask Secretary Zhao’s assistant every morning how many people you need to cook for lunch. It is generally best to eat around 12 o’clock.

Around twelve o'clock, Gu Wan remembered it and knew what he was missing.

Although she has a mobile phone to check the time, it is not convenient to take it out all the time. It would be better if she could buy a watch.

From the depths of his soul, Gu Wan once again questioned the times:

Why am I so poor now?
Secretary Zhao's assistant, who needs to communicate with Gu Wan frequently, is called Ma Hongli. In fact, he can only be regarded as a small clerk in the commune, but because he follows the big leader, he naturally has more advantages than other clerks.

Ma Hongli took the initiative to tell Gu Wan: "Don't worry, I will tell you in advance how many people I need to cook for every day."

Before Gu Wan could thank him, he left immediately after saying this.

Gu Wan was very confused. Comrade Ma was the friendliest of the commune leaders to her. Could it be that he was a friend her mother met when she was a temporary worker here?
Well, Gu Wan was wrong. Ma Hongli was taking care of her to repay Qi Bin's favor.

The reason why Ma Hongli was able to stand out among the young cadres of the commune and become Secretary Zhao's assistant was not only because of his own abilities, but also because of the great help from his future Yue family.

Ma Hongli, who only has a high school education, stands out among the leaders of the commune. He is young, good-looking and comes from a good family.

He is even dating the daughter of a county cadre family and is about to get married. Because of this, Ma Hongli's father thinks that his son has done well and not only gave her a dowry of 200 yuan.

He also planned to buy three-wheeled betrothal gifts and a ring for him to use for his marriage. Such a betrothal gift would be the first in the area and would give face to the woman.

However, the amount of money required to buy all the required industrial coupons was really huge. Even though Ma Hongli's family was well-off, his parents still did not save enough money after saving for a long time.

It turned out that Brother Qi was a nice person. Even though the two of them had only recently become acquainted with each other through work, after learning about his difficulties, he took the initiative to give him ten industrial coupons.

He was just told to use it and didn't ask for any compensation. Ma Hongli was extremely grateful.

Knowing that Brother Qi was living in Comrade Gu's home in the Red Flag Brigade, didn't Ma Hongli take the initiative to provide him with more convenience in his work?

(End of this chapter)