Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 31 Going Home
"Brother, if you had gotten home a little earlier, you could have run into Sister Yanzi and Sister Mikoto. They just left not long ago."

Xiaomei helped her brother get a basin of hot water. Du Shaojie washed his face and sat at the table chatting with his two sisters.

Wang Yuxiu went to the kitchen and soon brought in two white flour steamed buns, two fried eggs and a plate of pickles.

"Xiao Jie, I didn't know you were coming back today, and I didn't make any preparations. Just make do with what you have, and we'll cook a few more dishes tomorrow."

"Mom, this is great!"

Du Shaojie started eating with big mouthfuls. Eggs were not often available at home, so frying two at a time was considered a special treatment.

After dinner, little Melissa cleaned the table and washed the dishes.

Du Shaojie looked at the water tank and saw that there was still half a tank of water, so he went to fetch two buckets of water.

He heard from his family that during this period, Su Dapeng came to help fetch water every day without interruption. He felt very warm to have such a childhood friend.

However, he did not go out at night and stayed in the house talking with his family.

"Brother, I want to go to the farm with Xiaoya to see you during the summer vacation, is that okay?"

"Sure, I'll take you two fishing when you get there."

"Great!"

The two little girls almost jumped up with joy when they got a positive answer from their brother.

As children who grew up in the city, the vast world outside has great appeal to them.

The next day.

After Du Shaojie got up, he cleaned up the stove in the kitchen first.

Last night, Wang Yuxiu told me that the fire had not been very strong recently, so he cleaned the furnace and chimney, and then burned a handful of old newspapers to try it out. He only washed his hands after he felt that there was no problem.

"Mom, I'll go to work in the morning and come back for lunch."

After washing his hands and changing into clean clothes, Du Shaojie prepared to go to the bureau.

On the one hand, he planned to go see Liao Yongxin, and on the other hand, Chen Jizhou asked him to go to his home to get something, which he could do in one trip.

"Got it. Ride slower."

Wang Yuxiu didn't ask any more questions, but just gave a casual reminder.

Du Shaojie responded and pushed his bicycle out the door.

When he walked into the cafeteria, everyone was preparing lunch. Many people greeted him with a smile, and even the "Second Chef" and "Third Chef" nodded to him.

"Are you willing to come back? I heard you're doing well over there, Master Du."

Liao Yongxin looked at him with a smile and waved for him to come over.

Although the bureau is about 100 kilometers away from Laolonghe Farm, there are two shuttle buses every week, and some information is always transmitted back.

Liao Yongxin listened to Du Shaojie, who was very popular there and everyone called him "Master Du", so he smiled and teased him.

"Master Liao, please stop making fun of me. How dare I call myself Master in front of you?"

Du Shaojie waved his hands repeatedly, then came forward with a bag and took a look.

The dishes prepared for lunch include [braised pork with cabbage and vermicelli], [roasted tofu], and [stir-fried shredded yellow radish]. The food seems to have improved a bit.

"Xiao Tang, Xiao Liu, you two will cook the lunch. I'm going to go outside to get some fresh air."

After Liao Yongxin arranged the work, he and Du Shaojie went out through the back door.

Then the two found a quiet corner and talked while basking in the sun.

"Here is some Codonopsis pilosula that I picked last year. You can take it back and make soup."

Du Shaojie handed the bag in his hand to Liao Yongxin. There were no good things to be found in this season, and this little bit of Codonopsis was what was left over from the last time he stewed mutton.

Liao Yongxin didn't bother to be polite and took it. "Are the old director and his family all right? You're a good kid. I've never heard anyone say anything bad about you in such a long time."

"The old director and his friends are getting by, they don't starve to death even if they don't eat well. But a few days ago, the farm office killed two yellow sheep, and everyone followed suit and had a few bites, so we finally have some food in our stomachs."

Du Shaojie said a few simple words, and Liao Yongxin couldn't help but sigh after listening.

"That's not bad. I estimate they will be back by the end of the year. Xiao Du, be smart and don't get too close to the old director and his men, or they might cause you trouble."

While speaking, Liao Yongxin pointed at the office building not far away.

The office building is a three-story building in Russian architectural style and has a history of more than ten years.

Du Shaojie naturally understood who the other party was referring to, so he nodded seriously.

"I know, Master Liao, you are busy, and I have to go to the old director's house. The old director needs 'aspirin', I will bring it to him when I return."

"Don't go to his house to get it. Wait, I'll go to the infirmary to get two bottles."

However, Liao Yongxin stopped Du Shaojie from going to the old director's house.

Then he went to the infirmary and got two bottles of aspirin and some cold medicine, which he stuffed into Du Shaojie's pockets and signaled him to leave quickly.

Du Shaojie didn't ask any more questions. He thought that there must have been some changes in the bureau recently, so it would be better to stay out of the spotlight.

After leaving the Heavy Industry Bureau, he rode his bike to Su Dapeng's unit.

I mentioned Su Dapeng's name to the security guard, and he quickly helped call him out.

"Shaojie? You're back? Wait for me for a moment. I'm going to change my clothes. It's almost time to get off work."

Su Dapeng was quite surprised. If he remembered correctly, this seemed to be the first time Du Shaojie came to see him during working hours.

"Don't change your clothes yet, Dapeng. I want to buy a noodle pressing machine for my company, a machine that can make [steel wire noodles]. Can you take me to buy it?"

The reason why Du Shaojie came to see Su Dapeng almost noon was to buy a noodle making machine.

He planned to get together with them in the evening.

"You are such a jerk, you never come here for no reason. Come on, I'll take you there now."

Su Dapeng muttered something, then took Du Shaojie to the factory sales department.

It was only a few minutes' journey, but Su Dapeng never stopped talking and kept asking questions.

When he heard that someone on the farm had killed a yellow sheep, this guy's eyes lit up instantly. He kept pestering Du Shaojie, saying that he would definitely go to the mountains of Laolong River to take a look when he had a rest.

His father has a double-barreled shotgun and wants to take it to the mountains to have some fun.

"We'll talk about this later, but I can tell you, there are wolves in the mountains over there, so don't joke around."

Du Shaojie didn't object to Su Dapeng going to the farm to play, but if he wanted to go into the mountains to hunt, he needed to ask Qin Xiaomei's man first.

Su Dapeng nodded, but he didn't take Du Shaojie's words seriously.

After a while, the two came to the sales department, and Su Dapeng went to talk to someone and gave them a factory price.

Du Shaojie and Su Dapeng agreed to meet in the evening, and asked the other party to go directly to his house after get off work, and he would call Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin to come.

Then he rode his bike back home with the noodle making machine on it.

"Mom, I'll cook for lunch. I want to invite Dapeng, Yanzi, and Meiqin to come over for dinner in the evening. I'll prepare dinner, so you don't have to worry about it."

After putting the noodle machine away, Du Shaojie went to the kitchen.

Wang Yuxiu was washing vegetables. For lunch, there were potatoes, a little pork, a handful of sour beans and three eggs.

She went to the butcher's shop in the morning and bought half a kilogram of pork, intending to improve her son's diet.

(End of this chapter)