Food: How come this boss knows everything?

Chapter 44 You Don’t Need to Thank Me
As more and more drivers passed by Jianghai Avenue, Li Rui's lunch boxes were quickly sold out.

As usual, he left a box lunch for Aunt Cai.

"Auntie Cai, scrambled eggs with tomatoes and green peppers, chicken legs, and mapo tofu."

He handed the lunch box to Aunt Cai, "It's a pity that the Mapo Tofu is not as delicious as when it was fresh out of the pot."

"Look at what you're saying, young man. I'm quite content with just the food."

Aunt Cai took the lunch box gratefully and said, "Thank you, boss."

Helping out here not only earns you a salary, but also gives you delicious boxed lunches.

Where can I find such a good job?

Li Rui was about to move the small table next to him into the car when another driver came over.

Drivers sometimes look tired due to lack of rest.

Li Rui has also seen it.

But the middle-aged man walking towards him still broke the lower limit of Li Rui's cognition.

The short-sleeved vest covered with white sweat stains stuck to his body. His face had heavy dark circles and bloodshot eyes.

Li Rui didn't dare to think about what he had been through.

"Brother, are you okay?"

Li Rui asked worriedly.

The middle-aged man Feng Xuedong had a hoarse voice. He cleared his throat first, then said, "It's okay, boss. You sell boxed lunches, right?"

Li Rui's lunch boxes had been sold out, but he hadn't had time to put away the small sign on the roadside.

He replied:

"I'm so sorry, the lunch boxes are sold out."

After listening to this, Feng Xuedong sighed helplessly.

He was transporting a batch of flood prevention supplies in his vehicle.

In order to deliver this batch of supplies to the flood-stricken Hedong Province in time.

He hasn't eaten for almost a day.

I was driving past Jianghai Avenue just now and saw a stall selling boxed lunches. I was so hungry that I stopped the car to buy something to eat.

But I didn’t expect that the lunch boxes were sold out.

At this time, Aunt Cai came over.

The old lady was kind-hearted and could tell that the driver in front of her must be very hungry.

She took out her lunch box which she had not had time to eat.

"Come on, young man, take my portion. I haven't touched it yet."

Under normal circumstances, Feng Xuedong would definitely be polite, but he had no choice at this moment.

"Thank you, Auntie."

After saying that, he took the lunch box and started to wolf it down while standing there.

Li Rui put the table down again and brought him a small stool.

Aunt Cai also brought him a bottle of water.

"Eat slowly, young man. Come, drink some water."

Feng Xuedong held the chicken leg in his hand, tore off a few pieces of meat, and ate a few mouthfuls of rice, not bothering to savor them carefully.

He took the water and drank a few gulps.

"Thank you, thank you, I'll pay you whatever you want."

His hungry stomach was soothed by the food, and he also realized that he still had to pay for eating other people's food and drinking other people's water.

But when he spoke, he still didn't bother to look up.

For some reason, Aunt Cai felt sorry for the middle-aged driver.

"Don't be in a hurry, eat slowly, your job is not easy."

Feng Xuedong finished a chicken leg in a few bites, took a few bites of vegetables, and ate most of the rice.

The state of fatigue and hunger was relieved a lot.

Only at this time can you taste the food.

He added the remaining rice to the scrambled eggs with tomatoes and mapo tofu.

I ate it along with the meal.

The tofu in the Mapo Tofu is no longer hot, just slightly warm.

Although it is not as delicious as when it is just out of the pot, the spicy and fragrant taste is still there.

And it is more suitable for drivers like him who are in a hurry.

When you eat it, it warms your heart and stomach.

Feng Xuedong scooped another spoonful of scrambled eggs with tomatoes. It was only then that he noticed that there were green peppers in it.

What is this practice?
Forget it, the lunch boxes here are quite delicious, and this dish must be good too. The previous meal dispelled his doubts.

He took a bite.

Suddenly I found that I didn’t mind the taste.

The salty and fresh taste is also very delicious.

The soft tomatoes are soaked in the soup, fresh and delicious, with a hint of fragrance from the green peppers.

As food is stirred in the mouth by the tongue,
The memories buried deep in Feng Xuedong's heart also surged up.

Two lines of tears quietly slid down from the corners of his eyes.

Feng Xuedong choked up and couldn't swallow the scrambled eggs with tomatoes and green peppers.

Li Rui saw this and thought that no matter how delicious the food was, it couldn't be this good.

Could it be that you are homesick?

However, he has watched the two episodes "It's so delicious that it makes you cry" and "I miss my hometown".

He couldn't help but persuade the driver, "Master, eat slowly. If it doesn't work, I can go back and make you something else."

Aunt Cai also came over to comfort him: "Young man, why are you crying over a box lunch?"

Feng Xuedong finally swallowed his food.

He sighed:
"Auntie, I am actually an abducted child. I was separated from my biological parents when I was four or five years old. I have been looking for them for so many years, but to no avail. Until today, when I ate this tomato scrambled eggs, I could taste the flavor of those days."

"I don't know if I will have the chance to find my relatives in this life."

"I really want to eat this dish made by my mother again."

After hearing his story, Li Rui was deeply moved.

I feel very sympathetic towards his situation.

Aunt Cai's voice trembled:

"Young man, you said you were kidnapped when you were four or five years old? Did your mother do the same thing?"

Feng Xuedong nodded, "Yes."

"So, is your nickname Little Stone? Do you have a birthmark on the right side of your belly?"

Feng Xuedong lifted up his clothes and stared down at the birthmark, his pupils as if they had experienced an earthquake:

"Who are you?"

Aunt Cai looked excited and continued to confirm, "Do you have a scar behind your ear? It was left when you fell when you were a child."

Feng Xuedong had long forgotten what happened behind his ear.

Aunt Cai walked up behind him and put his hand behind his ear.

There is indeed a scar.

Aunt Cai's tears flowed down her cheeks, and she hugged the middle-aged man in front of her:

"Little Stone, I am your biological mother."

"mom!"

The mother and son hugged each other and cried.

Li Rui was very moved watching from the side.

(This driver friend’s real name is Chen Lei, and his nickname is Xiao Shitou. After he was abducted, his adoptive family named him Feng Xuedong, and this is also the name on his household registration. Now that he has met his biological mother, he will be called by his real name, Chen Lei.)

No wonder Aunt Cai, an old lady who can’t drive a truck, would hang out with a group of drivers like “风风同车”.

I don't know how much hard work I have put in over the years to find my son.

It took the mother and son a while to calm down from their joy.

The two of them thanked Li Rui together. It was this roadside lunch that gave them the opportunity to reunite as mother and son.

"Little brother, it's thanks to you that we can meet again."

"Boss, you are our mother and I's benefactor!"

Although there is a lunch box made by Li Rui, it serves as a matchmaker.

But in the final analysis, it was because Chen Lei, as a responsible driver, ignored the risk of floods and took the national highway to transport flood prevention supplies.

Aunt Cai is also a kind person who is willing to give up her food for strangers.

The mother and son who had not seen each other for thirty years were reunited today.

It is because in the dark, good people will be rewarded.

Li Rui would rather believe this.

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