As soon as Xu Dong left the section chief's office, he was surrounded by people.
"Boss, what did Uncle Li tell you?"
"Is the section chief going to be promoted? What exactly is his position?"
"Xiao Xu..."
"Everyone, listen to me!" Xu Dong pressed his hands to calm everyone down: "Uncle Li is not looking for a promotion, and he will not be transferred to outsiders. Please stop making random guesses."
"Huh……"
Some people looked disappointed, and some people breathed a sigh of relief, but most people looked disappointed that they didn't get anything.
Xiang Xin asked persistently: "Boss, what does Uncle Li want from you?"
"I just asked about last night's shift. Okay, let's all leave!"
Xu Dong casually made up a reason. Treating guests to dinner in private was not suitable to be discussed in public.
During lunch time, Xu Dong carried a 50-pound bag of corn flour and went to the logistics office where he exchanged food stamps. The food stamp system will be implemented next month. If he does not change, he will have no food.
I just didn't expect to meet an acquaintance.
"Director Su, long time no see!" Xu Dong took the initiative to say hello.
Director Su immediately recognized the person in front of him and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Xiao Xu. I heard that you did a good job in the security department and were promoted to captain?"
"Hey, Section Chief Li is willing to give young people opportunities." Xu Dong said modestly.
"I know Lao Li, he really likes to train young people."
The two exchanged a few words, and Xu Dong looked at the grain bag at the other's feet and asked curiously: "Director Su, what kind of grain did you bring?"
"Dami, what about you?"
"What I brought is corn flour. I just got it from the grain store this morning." Xu Dong replied.
"Really? Is the price of rice more expensive now or the price of corn flour?" Director Su asked.
It seems like this guy doesn't do much housework.
"Absolutely. According to the official pricing, the unit price of rice is around 10 yuan, and corn flour is 8 yuan per pound. Director Su, are you bringing hybrid rice?"
"No, our family eats Northeastern rice."
Xu Dong couldn't help but pat his thigh: "Director Su, you are at a disadvantage. Northeastern rice now costs more than 200 yuan in the market, and corn flour costs 130 yuan at most. The price is almost double."
"It doesn't matter." Director Su waved his hand, "We are all part of the company. There is no need to worry about it. Even losses are blessings."
Xu Dong could only say awkwardly: "Director Su, you are more enlightened!"
After exchanging the food stamps, Xu Dong went to the cafeteria for a brief bite, then secretly hid in Daben and ate seven or eight fried small fish in a row.
Fried dried fish is a snack made by Xu's mother for her granddaughters. Xu Dong was greedy, so he took the opportunity to order a lot of them. He usually kept them in the car and ate two if he had nothing to do.
After eating the dried fish, Xu Dong wiped his mouth and chewed gum again before returning to the north gate with satisfaction.
"Boss, you are back." A dispatch worker stood up and greeted.
"Well, have you all eaten?" Xu Dong asked casually.
"have eaten."
Compared with the company cafeteria, the food dispatched workers eat is worse. Every meal is just plain rice, with at most some pickles.
The so-called multigrain rice is made of rice, sweet potato cubes, potato cubes and corn flour, all mixed together to make a paste.
This kind of multi-grain rice is fine if you eat it occasionally, but if you eat it regularly, it will not only make you feel tired, but it can also easily cause constipation.
In addition, starting from June, the security company will not provide food for free, and dispatch workers need to hand in food every month.
Survival is not easy!
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After get off work, the two cars drove out of the north gate one after the other and arrived at Section Chief Li's home in less than half an hour.
After getting off the car, Xu Dong took out a cigarette and handed it over:
"Uncle Li, have one!"
Section Chief Li waved his hand: "No, I'm going to quit smoking."
Xu Dongbei was surprised. You should know that Section Chief Li has been a smoker for decades. Well, the other party actually quit smoking.
"Uncle Li, are you in good health..." Xu Dong tried to ask.
"It's not a physical reason."
Section Chief Li shook his head, and then took the initiative to explain: "Aren't you curious why I am so happy this morning? In fact, it doesn't matter if you say it. Your aunt is pregnant, and I feel happy."
"Auntie is pregnant?" Xu Dong suspected that he heard wrongly.
Section Chief Li was clearly in his fifties, yet he still managed to get a son in his old age? After he realized what he was doing, he immediately flattered him:
"This is a great event, Uncle Li, you are truly a treasure trove!"
After saying that, he gave a thumbs up.
Section Chief Li laughed: "I didn't have high expectations at first, but when luck comes, I can't stop it."
Xu Dong silently put away his cigarette. Since Chief Li's family has a pregnant woman, smoking again would be deliberately disgusting.
"How many months old is the child?"
"It's been less than two months, and I just got the results yesterday." Section Chief Li looked pleased.
Arriving at the door of the house, Section Chief Li knocked on the door first, and then opened the door with the key. After the two entered the house, Aunt Li walked towards them.
The visitor was covering his belly with one hand and holding a wet towel in the other, his face full of maternal glory.
"Auntie, congratulations!" Xu Dong nodded.
"Lao Li told you all?" Aunt Li said with a smile.
Section Chief Li stepped forward and took the towel, wiped his face haphazardly, and raised his eyebrows: "Why can't you say it? It's not a shame."
"Okay, I can't help you."
There were outsiders at home, and Aunt Li couldn't let go. If it were normal, she would have been lying in her husband's arms by now.
Dinner has been prepared, consisting of four simple dishes and one soup. All four dishes are vegetarian, with only some shredded pork in the soup.
Aunt Li explained: "Xiao Xu, there was originally a dish of steamed turbot, but I felt like vomiting as soon as I smelled that smell. I really can't do it. Please forgive me!"
"Oh, Auntie, your health is the most important thing. Besides, the food on this table is already very good, much richer than ours." Xu Dong said politely.
Aunt Li stayed with her for a while and then went back to the room to rest. It seemed that the other party had severe morning sickness. She didn't even touch a few dishes, but just took a few mouthfuls of rice.
Section Chief Li put down his chopsticks and sighed:
"Xiao Xu, you have also seen that your Aunt Li is an older woman and she can't eat anything now. It's really worrying."
Xu Dong quickly comforted him, and he knew that Section Chief Li could not invite him to dinner for no reason. It turned out that he was here for this.
Sure enough, Section Chief Li changed the topic and started to get to the main topic of the evening: "Xiao Xu, you have many connections and wide channels. Can you help Uncle Li collect some nutritional supplements suitable for pregnant women?"
"Uncle Li..."
Xu Dongwei said: "You also know what the market is like now. Panjiayuan has not seen meat for a long time, let alone other nutritional products."
"It's okay, just go ahead and give it a try. Regardless of whether it works or not, I will thank you."
"Okay then, I'll help you find out during the weekend." Xu Dong pretended to be reluctant.
Section Chief Li's eyes lit up and he immediately waved his hand: "Forget the weekend, I'll give you two days of leave. I'll leave it to you."
"That's okay too."
Xu Dong agreed and actually had two days off. He was happy to have two days off.