Food: How come this boss knows everything?

Chapter 34: Mom, the food you cooked is delicious, but let’s go out to eat

Many people who work as truck drivers travel all over the country.

They come from all corners of the world and also go to all corners of the world.

However, today in a place like Jianghai Avenue, Li Rui actually saw returning customers.

"Boss, you have new dishes. I didn't see this stewed meat when I came here last time!" said Lao Luo.

Li Rui was deeply impressed by him.

This is the love-brained uncle who got scammed by an online relationship.

Li Rui smiled and replied:

"A freshly cooked stew, newly served today."

Lao Luo nodded and said, "Okay, let's have a small stew today, and then make some roasted eggplant and scrambled eggs with tomatoes."

"Huh? There are green peppers in this?"

Li Rui originally wanted to tell Lao Luo to eat the food without worry, and if it didn't taste good, he could get him another dish.

When faced with doubts from other drivers, Li Rui often makes this assurance.

But Lao Luo didn't wait for Li Rui to speak, and immediately continued:
"As long as it's the dishes you cook, they must taste good. I have to show my support."

Wow, the self-strategy is complete.

It is indeed a love brain.

But Li Rui still said to him: "It's okay. If you are not used to it, I will make you a different dish. I will give you a little bit to try first."

Not wasting food has always been Li Rui's principle.

He is always satisfied when he sees his customers finish their lunch boxes.

But Lao Luo solemnly rejected Li Rui's kindness. He pointed to the lunch box:

"Please fill it up, thank you."

"If I didn't want to eat the lunch box you made today, I wouldn't have driven out."

Lao Luo previously received back 13 yuan from the police station after being defrauded of an online romance.

Now that I am financially better off, I don't work as hard anymore and am planning to take a break.

But the smell of the lunch box kept lingering in his mind.

As soon as I got up in the morning, I ran straight to the truck and sat on it unconsciously.

This lunch box tastes better than the stir-fried dishes in the restaurant.

You have to come here alone.

Lao Luo just thought so.

But some people actually do it.

It’s not even about driving.

Today is the weekend. Fatty Sun ran nearly eight kilometers and finally found this place.

"Boss, do you know how sad I am that I can't eat your barbecue?"

He wiped the sweat off his face and looked at the tempting food.

It’s exactly the same as what I saw in the group yesterday.

Finally I can taste Boss Li’s cooking again!

He said excitedly:
"Boss, give me a box lunch. No, I need two today."

Two lunch boxes
One serving is braised chicken drumstick + twice-cooked pork*2
The other one is stewed meat + roasted eggplant + scrambled eggs with tomatoes and green peppers
Fatty Sun took the heavy lunch box carefully.

Today’s step was not in vain.

True value.

Fatty Sun also bought a bottle of Coke from Aunt Cai. To comfort himself, he chose the sugar-free one.

Li Rui said thoughtfully:
"If you can't finish it, I can pack it up for you. Don't force yourself."

Fatty Sun seemed to take Li Rui's words as a provocation.

"Boss, you may not know that what I am best at is eating."

"Okay, then take your time."

When it’s time for lunch, drivers passing by Jianghai Avenue are very willing to stop and try the “boxed lunch” signs on the roadside.

They are usually very busy and drive on the highway, so they have no time to eat and often just make do with instant noodles.

So when I see people selling boxed lunches, I feel a little excited.

What's more, there are many trucks parked here, and it is obvious that people are also buying lunch boxes here.

The group of truck drivers is rich and diverse.

Among them, some drive their own cars to transport goods, some drive together with friends from their hometown, and some wives accompany their husbands on long-distance trips.

Li Rui had been selling lunch boxes for two days and had fully realized this. However, he was still a little surprised by the female driver who came to buy lunch boxes.

The most important thing is that there is a little girl beside her.

If Li Rui hadn't seen them getting off the truck with his own eyes, it would have been hard for him to believe that there was such a strange combination.

This little girl, about seven or eight years old, is probably the youngest accompanying driver.

Yun Xiuhong held her daughter's hand and walked to Li Rui's dining car.

"Boss, how much are the lunch boxes?" she asked.

"15 yuan per portion, three dishes, and a free cucumber salad." Li Rui looked at the female driver in front of him. Although she was not very old, she looked a few years older than her peers. She must have felt helpless in transporting goods with a child.

Yun Xiuhong nodded and held her daughter in her arms so that she could also see what the dishes were.

She tilted her head and asked:
"What does Tiantian like to eat?"

The girl, nicknamed Tiantian, had never seen so many delicious food in roadside lunch boxes.

With a pair of big watery eyes, she looked from the stewed meat to the roasted eggplant, not knowing which dish to choose.

Tiantian sniffed and said, "It smells so good, mom."

Li Rui looked at the girl's embarrassment and couldn't help but say, "Well, I'll serve you a little of each dish and you can try which one tastes better."

Tiantian was very happy, "Thank you, uncle!"

"You're welcome, kid. Come back if it's delicious."

Yun Xiuhong was also very grateful to the young lunch box boss.

The small table next to her was already full, so she had no choice but to take her daughter back to the car to eat.

"Mom, I can't wait."

Tiantian helped carry two sets of tableware and walked in front.

Every weekend and holiday, she would go out to deliver goods with her mother.

Although he is young, he has become sensible at a very early age.

No matter what you do, you should do your best to share some of the burden with your mother.

Even when her mother was loading and unloading goods, she wanted to try to help.

However, Yun Xiuhong was reluctant to let such a young child follow her around the cargo yard every day, and most of the time she just let her cheer for her from the side.

The current situation is really forced by life.

There is no one to take care of the child at home. I can only bring him with me.

The mother and daughter got in the car and opened the lid of the lunch box.

Although the soups from several dishes have been mixed together, it does not affect the deliciousness of the lunch box at all.

Tiantian used force with her hands to help her mother unpack the tableware.

"Mom, here are the chopsticks for you."

Li Rui considerately divided the rice into two portions.

The mother and daughter began to eat with rice.

The little girl Tiantian especially likes the dish of stewed meat.

Fat but not greasy, it melts in your mouth.

It is easier for children to eat pork belly cut into small pieces.

Tiantian followed her mother's example and scooped a spoonful of the rich soup and poured it on the rice.

"Mom, it smells so good."

Yun Xiuhong felt a little uncomfortable.

My daughter suffered with me.

In the middle of the day, other people’s children’s mothers would prepare meals and wait for them to come back to eat.

But he could only take his daughter with him to do freight work.

At noon, I could only eat some boxed lunch on the roadside.

"Eat slowly, Tiantian. Mommy won't go to work tomorrow and will stay at home with you."

Tiantian knew that her mother's life was not easy.

But she was still willing to come out because she could eat such delicious lunch boxes.

If I were at home, wouldn’t I only be able to eat the terrible food my mother makes?
Thinking of this, Tiantian shuddered. The contrast was simply like heaven and earth.

Stay home with me? No, I guess.

Of course, she was sensible enough not to say what was in her mind.

"Mom, I want to come out with you."

(End of this chapter)