Chapter 351 What are you doing?
Soon after, Shang Xiuzhen, Shen Fengxia and others all ran in from the front hall, leaving Zhou Mingyu and his three men in charge of entertaining guests in the front hall, under the pretext of letting them get familiar with the job.
In response to this, they looked at each other in confusion for a moment.
Didn’t we agree to eat our own food?
Why did they bring in two large basins of food?
Moreover, if their noses were not mistaken, there must be a lot of meat in those two basins!
You know, even in Chang County, they can't often eat meat, let alone coming to Sijiu City which is hundreds of kilometers away.
Originally, they thought that it was already pretty good if they could use their money and food coupons to buy a few bowls of meat noodle soup from a restaurant outside. But now, when they saw the food that Li Guoqiang and others ate, they realized the gap.
After being stunned for a while, Zhou Mingyu quickly came to his senses and hurriedly ran into the backyard, wanting to ask what was going on with the food Li Guoqiang brought.
Could it be that he used the money from the store to buy this on the black market?
Then, before he could ask, his eyes were attracted by the food in the two basins, and a look of surprise emerged on his face uncontrollably.
After all, no matter how hard he thought, he never imagined that the basin would contain a whole chicken, a whole duck, a whole pork elbow, as well as big white steamed buns and greasy cold noodles.
With this standard of food, he would believe it 100% even if someone told him it was a wedding banquet.
"Ah!"
Li Guoqiang saw Zhou Mingyu suddenly run in and stare blankly at the food in the basin. He smiled and greeted him, "Chief Zhou, have you eaten yet? If not, why don't you sit down and eat something?"
"Forehead"
Zhou Mingyu came back to his senses after hearing this, swallowed his saliva quietly, and then refused with some difficulty: "Well, no, I've already eaten."
"That's it!"
Li Guoqiang raised his eyebrows, then nodded and said, "Okay, then we won't be polite to you."
After saying that, he reached out and took the bowl of cold noodles handed to him by Shang Xiuzhen, then took a bite with chopsticks, a slightly satisfied look on his face.
When Xu Yuchang and others saw that Li Guoqiang had already started eating, they stopped being polite and immediately started eating hurriedly, enjoying the meal so much!
Zhou Mingyu smelled the tempting meat aroma in the air and listened to the chewing sounds of Li Guoqiang and others. He couldn't help but secretly swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva.
Then, just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit, and hurriedly stepped forward to pull Li Guoqiang aside, and asked in a serious tone, "Comrade Li Guoqiang, tell me the truth, where did you get all this food from?"
"My home!"
Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang answered without even thinking.
"your home?"
Zhou Mingyu was slightly stunned, then hurriedly asked: "Are your family's living conditions so good? Do you eat meat every time you eat?"
"Ah!"
Li Guoqiang smiled slightly, then explained softly: "Chief Zhou, you don't know that except for me, my wife and my mother all work in the textile factory, and our monthly salary combined is about one hundred yuan.
Besides, you know my wife is pregnant now! So I exchanged some meat coupons with my co-workers to buy meat to supplement my body.
By the way, I would occasionally buy a little more meat to improve the meals for everyone.”
After hearing this, Zhou Mingyu opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but when he thought of Li Guoqiang's identity as a local, he finally said nothing.
After all, the origin of the meat has been made clear to him. He can't ask to confront Li Guoqiang's mother and daughter-in-law, right?
What's more, this table of food may look quite sumptuous, but in the final analysis, it will only cost a dozen or twenty yuan at most.
Not to mention Li Guoqiang, even he himself, if he was willing to spend money, could afford it.
Soon, he returned to the front hall and continued to familiarize himself with his work.
Li Guoqiang returned to the dinner table and feasted on the meal with Shang Xiuzhen and others, looking very happy.
Before long, they had finished up all the food in the two large basins.
Afterwards, Shang Xiuzhen and others took the bowls, chopsticks and washbasins into the kitchen to wash them, leaving Xu Yuchang and others there smoking and talking to Li Guoqiang.
"Hey, Qiangzi, what are you planning? You're not really going to hand over Xiangmi Zhai to that damn bald guy, are you?"
"What?"
Li Guoqiang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, then laughed and asked, "Do you still want me to disobey your orders?"
"no!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuchang quickly waved his hands and said, "We don't want you to disobey orders. We want you to think of a way to drive that damn bald guy back. Now that he's here, I feel uncomfortable doing anything. It's so uncomfortable!"
"okay!"
Li Guoqiang glanced at Xu Yuchang, and then said in a somewhat unpleasant tone: "He is a leader after all, and you call him a dead bald man. Is that reasonable?
Besides, you know my temper. Do you think I would be the kind of person who wouldn't even dare to fart after suffering a loss?
Anyway, you don't have to worry about so much from now on, just do your job well. "
"to make!"
When Xu Yuchang heard what Li Guoqiang said, he exchanged glances with Sun Jinda and the others, then nodded readily and agreed, "We feel relieved with your words."
After saying that, he did not disturb Li Guoqiang anymore. He just stood up and took Sun Jinda and others to the ice cellar to continue working.
Li Guoqiang got up and went to the front hall to ask Zhou Mingyu if there was anything he didn't understand.
After Zhou Mingyu said there were no problems, he rode his tricycle to the street office to find Wu Cai'e, preparing to give her a good treatment and discuss arranging new jobs for Shang Xiuzhen and others.
Although he was 80% to 90% sure that he could make Zhou Mingyu give up and return Xiangmizhai to him, just in case, he still had to find a way out for Shang Xiuzhen and others first, so as to avoid a transfer order from above to transfer Shang Xiuzhen and others back to Chang County to work.
By then, things will be a little difficult to handle.
When Wu Cai'e saw Li Guoqiang coming, her eyes suddenly lit up, and then she pulled Li Guoqiang back home without saying a word.
After eating and drinking, she lazily lay on Li Guoqiang's chest, drawing circles with her fingers, and then asked softly: "What are you going to do with Xiangmi Zhai now?
If they really move the store away, all your hard work will be wasted."
"fine!"
Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang immediately said with confidence: "Since I was able to make Xiangmi Zhai successful in the beginning, I can naturally make Xiangmi Zhai successful again in the future."
"Look at what you can do!"
When Wu Cai'e heard this, she couldn't help but roll her eyes in a very coquettish way.
Then, she curled her lips and said coquettishly: "Anyway, I don't care, you can't really run back to the countryside."
"Ah!"
Li Guoqiang was delighted, and then he laughed and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will not abandon you."
"Ok!"
When Wu Cai'e heard this, she immediately nodded with some satisfaction and agreed.
"Oh, right!" Li Guoqiang saw this and quickly took the opportunity to say, "There's something you need to pay attention to for me first!"
"What is it?"
Wu Cai'e raised her eyebrows and asked with some curiosity.
"that is."
Li Guoqiang's expression straightened, and then he said seriously: "Please help me keep an eye out for any unit that has job vacancies. I want Xiuzhen and Fengxia to find a formal job again.
After all, you also know that although Xiangmi Zhai’s work is good, they are not local to the city after all, and some unexpected situations may easily occur.
If I can switch to a more stable company, I can have less worries in the future.”
"That's true!"
After Wu Cai'e heard this, she immediately nodded and agreed, "Although the business of the Xiangmi Zhai you opened is pretty good, it is not a large-scale unit after all.
Moreover, even though many people like to drink honey lemon tea now, maybe by next year, not so many people will like to drink it.
So it is very necessary for you to help Xiuzhen and Fengxia find a job now."
"Ok!"
Li Guoqiang smiled slightly, then said softly: "Then I'll leave this matter to you. Tell me if you have any news."
In fact, he didn't expect Wu Cai'e to help him get the job. Instead, he planned to wait for Wu Cai'e to find out the news and then find a way to find the person in charge of the corresponding unit to solve the problem.
As for how to solve the problem, it is nothing more than spending money or giving the other party what they like.
After discussing the important matters, Wu Cai'e took Li Guoqiang for a big meal while it was still early. She did not let Li Guoqiang leave until he could not eat anymore.
Afterwards, Li Guoqiang did not return to Xiangmizhai, but went directly to the post office to see what was going on with Luo Guofu.
"Brother, why are you here?"
When Luo Guofu heard someone coming to see him, he walked out of the post office and saw that it was Li Guoqiang. A happy smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Xiao Fu, what happened to you? Why do you look so bad?"
When Li Guoqiang saw Luo Guofu's haggard face and slightly thin body, his brows immediately frowned, and then he asked with a little surprise.
"that."
When Luo Guofu heard this, he immediately explained with some embarrassment: "It should be because I have been busy with work recently, and I didn't get enough rest, so this happened!"
"is it?"
Li Guoqiang looked at Luo Guofu with some suspicion, then suddenly took a few steps forward, grabbed Luo Guofu's wrist, and took his pulse.
Seeing this, Luo Guofu's heart tightened slightly, and he hurriedly tried to break free.
However, his little strength was not enough in front of Li Guoqiang.
What's more, his current physical condition is not very good, so he is no match for Li Guoqiang.
Soon, Li Guoqiang took his pulse by force, and then asked seriously, "Xiao Fu, tell me the truth, have you been looking for another woman outside recently?"
"no!"
Luo Guofu's eyes widened, then he quickly shook his head and denied, "I didn't, I haven't looked for anyone except Qiuyan during this period!"
"Really?"
Li Guoqiang frowned, then asked in confusion: "Then why is your body so deficient?"
"this."
When Luo Guofu heard this question, he immediately hesitated and talked for a long time without coming up with an answer.
"You won't say it, right?"
Seeing this, Li Guoqiang immediately threatened: "Okay, then I'll go back and let our mother talk to you!"
After saying this, he pretended to turn around and leave, but was immediately stopped by Luo Guofu.
"Don't!"
"Then will you tell me?"
“I am.”
Luo Guofu looked at Li Guoqiang's serious face, knowing that he couldn't get away with it, so he finally gritted his teeth and confessed honestly: "I just want Qiuyan to get pregnant earlier, so I have been doing it more frequently during this period.
Besides, I wanted to go home and get some eggs, meat, etc. to replenish my body, but my mother wouldn’t let me, so it turned out like this.”
"You are so stupid!"
After hearing this, Li Guoqiang couldn't help but cursed angrily: "Can you rush into giving birth to a child?
Moreover, you have been to high school. Don’t you know that the worse your health is, the harder it is to get pregnant?
Besides, if our mother didn’t let you go home to get the meat, wouldn’t you come to me?
Or do you think I am no longer your brother?"
"I"
Facing Li Guoqiang's scolding, Luo Guofu opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, thinking of his current miserable look, he did not have the confidence to refute, so he could only lower his head silently to show that he knew he was wrong.
"okay!"
Seeing this, Li Guoqiang's heart softened slightly, then he waved his hand and said, "You can go home directly after get off work, I will make you some medicinal food to nourish your body, and then give you acupuncture treatment.
For the next half month, you should stop being busy with Qiuyan. If you continue to mess around like this, you will forget about having another child."
"Is it that serious?"
When Luo Guofu heard what Li Guoqiang said so frighteningly, he was slightly shocked and asked hurriedly.
"What do you say?"
Li Guoqiang glanced at Luo Guofu, then asked unhappily: "If you don't believe it, you can try it!"
"Forehead"
When Luo Guofu heard this, he immediately shut his mouth, fearing that he would anger Li Guoqiang and stop him from treating his body.
In fact, he himself felt that he seemed to be a little overwhelmed recently, but he kept holding on just because of his face as a man.
Soon, he turned around and went back to the post office to continue his work.
As Li Guoqiang looked at Luo Guofu's back, a solemn look slowly appeared on his face.
(End of this chapter)