Cui Baoguo quickly found a folded square cloth bag from the chest of drawers, then quickly went downstairs, knocked a few ice skates from the eaves of the carport, put them in the bag, and returned.
"Here, apply it wherever it hurts."
"Thanks."
Sheng Zishan took the bag, took off her shoes, and applied it to the painful area of her ankle. The effect was immediate. Her frown relaxed a little, and she smiled and said, "I feel much better."
"That's good." Cui Baoguo smiled reassuringly, and was about to say goodbye when he caught a glimpse of the vegetable basket he placed on the coffee table. He thought for a while and said, "I remember that you are alone, and you are not like this now.
I can’t cook anymore. If you don’t mind my poor cooking skills, can I make some for you?”
"Well... how about I eat some pastries to deal with it? I've already troubled you a lot and I'm embarrassed." Sheng Zishan said hesitantly.
"Hey, what's the matter? It's just a matter of a while. What's in it? Where is your rice? I'll get it for you right now."
"There is a rice vat in the kitchen... you can make more and eat together. Anyway, you are on your own when you go back."
"That's OK."
Cui Baoguo turned around and carried the vegetable basket into the kitchen. After a while, he came out and asked, "I see you bought eggplants. Is it okay if I fry shredded eggplants and some scrambled eggs for you?"
"Sure." Sheng Zishan nodded.
"Please." Cui Baoguo turned around and went back to the kitchen, and soon the sound of chopping vegetables could be heard inside.
Sheng Zishan sat alone in the room in a daze for a while. She felt that it was a bit neglectful not to say a word, so she took the initiative to stir up the topic and said to the kitchen: "You just said that you live in a similar place to me. What's going on?
"
"It's all thanks to our Chu Institute... Chu Heng. Do you know that he used to be the director of the Liuliang Institute?"
"Have ears to hear."
"After he became the director, he once assigned a few rooms to each other and asked how many people were worried about them. As soon as he learned about the situation and learned that everyone's housing conditions were difficult, he planned to build a family building himself."
"A small grain management office still needs to build a family building? Where did he get the money?" Sheng Zishan asked in surprise.
"It's a bit of a fantasy, right? But he did it!" Cui Baoguo's voice was full of pride: "He first went to the superiors to get quotations, then he went to the Construction Bureau and the factories that produced materials, and relied on his own reputation to get money on credit.
, I built a family building and a guest house with nothing, and then relied on the profit from the guest house to pay back the money in just two years."
"He's really courageous, and he's not afraid of not being able to do it in the end."
"Chu Suo has always been very courageous. He dares to think and do things. If nothing else, the people in the security department who make trouble are avoided like snakes and scorpions, right? He is a practical person. After taking office, he felt that those guys were too much.
If you get in the way, I'll take care of it!"
"oh?"
After hearing this, Sheng Zishan's heart moved, and she thought of Chu Heng's previous visit to her to place someone in the political department.
Could it be that he had this intention?
She fell silent and narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.
In the kitchen, when there was no movement, Cui Baoguo concentrated on cooking. After cutting the vegetables, he looked at the rice pot on the kerosene stove, then turned to the cupboard, looking for seasonings.
When he opened the cabinet, he immediately saw two steamed buns on plates inside.
The yellow color is tinged with gray, but the face is still dead...
"Clang!"
He picked up the steamed bun and knocked it on the plate. The crisp sound told him that this thing was probably better than bricks.
Cui Baoguo looked at the steamed buns and thought for a while, wiped himself and came out of the kitchen, saying, "I see there are two steamed buns in your cupboard. They are very hard and hard to eat. How about I cut them for you and make some soup?"
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Sheng Zishan's face suddenly turned red: "Okay."
She has not been able to cook since she was a child, and she has been busy with work since she got married. Cooking and other matters were all her ex-husband's responsibility. Although she started to try to cook by herself after the divorce, her cooking skills were really poor and she often messed up.
Either there was too much salt, or the vegetables were overcooked.
Those two steamed buns were her masterpiece last night. She made three of them in total. After finishing one, she couldn't eat the remaining two buns, so she put them away. If nothing else happened, they would end up in the garbage bin.
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Cui Baoguo also acted quickly. When he returned to the kitchen, he cut two steamed buns into cubes and then prepared other ingredients. After working for a while, the rice was also steamed.
Then he made pimple soup first, and finally stir-fried vegetables. After more than ten minutes, he brought the food into the living room.
"Let's eat."
Cui Baoguo poured a bowl of rice and placed it in front of Sheng Zishan, and said modestly: "I'm not good at cooking, please bear with me."
"It's pretty good." Sheng Zishan felt warm in her heart as she looked at the plate of shredded eggplants as thick as chopsticks on the coffee table, the golden scrambled eggs, and the pimple soup that turned out to be pretty good after Cui Baoguo's rescue.
Oh, she couldn't remember how long it had been since she had such a decent meal at home.
"Eat quickly." Sheng Zishan picked up the bowl and gestured to Cui Baoguo, then began to use chopsticks to eat. In the past, she only had one bowl of rice per meal, but today she actually ate a bowl and a half of rice, and also drank a bowl.
Pimple soup.
After eating and drinking, her stomach felt warm and she felt inexplicably comfortable.
"Are you full? I'll pack it up then."
Cui Baoguo then went to wash the dishes and chopsticks again. When everything was done, he said goodbye and left.
"What are you doing? I'll go back if nothing happens. Remember to take your medicine. I'll put the remaining rice in the cupboard for you. You can just add some water to make porridge tomorrow morning."
"I've remembered it. Please forgive me, Comrade Cui." Sheng Zishan struggled to get up to see him off.
"Don't move, don't move. I can just leave by myself. Now that's it, don't be polite." Cui Baoguo waved his hand, turned around and opened the door to leave.
In the blink of an eye, Sheng Zishan was the only one left in the room. She was sitting on the sofa in a daze, feeling suddenly lost in her heart.
It's hard to break into the old woman's world, but once you're in, it's hard to get out.
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The next day.
As soon as Deputy Director Long got to work, he called Section Chief Liu and the others over, and said with a sinister look on his face: "I have inquired about the matter, and those stinky old men are indeed living like uncles."
"What about you?" Section Chief Liu's eyes lit up.
"Chu Heng's mistake must be corrected! Go call someone right away, and we'll go to those R&D teams immediately," Deputy Director Long ordered.
"Okay, I'll go right away." Section Chief Liu turned around and ran away.
the other side.
After a night's rest, Sheng Zishan, who was already feeling better, limped to the unit.
When she came to the office door, she turned to look at Chu Heng's office and saw that the door lock had been taken off. After thinking about it for a moment, she turned around and walked over and knocked on the door.
"Dong dong."
"Come in."
"Mr. Chu."
"What's wrong with you? Mr. Sheng?" Seeing that her legs and feet were inconvenient, Chu Heng quickly got up and trotted forward.
"I had an accident yesterday after get off work. I fell down." Sheng Zishan helped him to sit down in front of the sofa, and then asked directly: "Mr. Chu, I came here to clarify with you what you wanted to do before. Are you planning to dispatch people to the Political Department to deal with those in the Security Section?"
Chu Heng was stunned when he heard this, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded and admitted: "Yes, I have this idea. Their existence has a great impact on the business department."
"In that case, I can give you the head of the Cadre Management and Supervision Section, but I need you to promise me that you won't mess around, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind," Sheng Zishan said.
Chu Heng couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this.
What's going on?
You used to guard me as if you were guarding against a thief, why are you taking the initiative now?