There are very few customers in the supply and marketing cooperative.
Cao Weidong pulled a stool and sat down. One of them was outside the counter, the other was inside the counter, chatting and reminiscing about old times.
They chatted as ordinary friends.
Although we haven’t seen each other for a long time, we still get along as naturally as before.
During the chat, Cao Weidong learned that Liang Ladi's husband was pretty good to her, and Liang Ladi also gave birth to a son.
In fact, Liang Ladi's situation is similar to Qin Huairu's.
But from the point of view of giving birth to children, she is better than Qin Huairu.
Of course, there may be some lack of personal ethics, but during those difficult years, why should we hold others to strict standards?
Everything is based on survival.
As for Liang Ladi's four children, namely Da Mao, Er Mao, San Mao and Xiu'er, their fates are basically the same as in the original plot.
Da Mao was sent to a juvenile detention center when he was young. When he grew up, he started smoking and fighting, almost like a gangster.
Later, Liang Ladi and others found connections and sent people to the army, so that Da Mao could receive training in the army.
Er Mao died early due to an accident.
As for Sanmao, the situation is slightly better. He went to university and is still concentrating on his studies.
As for the fourth child, Xiu'er, she is also the least worry-free. She was made pregnant at a young age and quarreled with Liang Ladi every day at home.
Talking about her children, Liang Ladi babbled, her brows filled with sadness, just like many middle-aged women who worry about their children.
Cao Weidong thinks, this is life.
.......
After meeting Liang Ladi, Cao Weidong felt much more relaxed.
I have already met several of my old friends in Sijiu City.
After finishing the trivial matters at hand, you can head to Tongquan City.
So Cao Weidong thought.
In the next period of time, he and Shazhu decided on the restaurant's menu together, and then began to promote the hotel decoration and staff recruitment and training in an orderly manner.
Cao Weidong thought very carefully and prepared very thoughtfully, and promoted the hotel's business step by step.
When the preparations were almost complete, Cao Weidong asked.
"Silly Zhu, what are you going to name the hotel?"
Silly Zhu scratched his head and said at a loss.
"Weidong, I don't know how to choose a name, otherwise you can do it."
Cao Weidong waved his hand.
"It's okay, you can say whatever you want, as long as it's not too outrageous."
Silly Zhu pondered: "In that case...my name is He Yuzhu, why not call it He's Restaurant."
"He's Restaurant, that's a good name too."
It sounded like the name of the hotel was quite down-to-earth and catchy, so Cao Weidong agreed and arranged for craftsmen to make the plaque.
Anyway, to him, it doesn't matter what the name of the restaurant is. As long as the food is delicious, well-promoted, and the service is enthusiastic, he doesn't have to worry about not having customers.
During this period, Zhao Jinzhu visited Cao Weidong several times. He took the decoration drawings and proofread them repeatedly with Cao Weidong for many rounds, and finally decided on the decoration plan.
The materials used in this renovation plan are all the best, so the cost is also high. The final estimated cost is around 50,000 to 60,000 yuan.
In this day and age, that's an eye-popping price.
But that’s what decoration is.
The upper limit can be very high or the lower limit can be very low, it all depends on the responsibility of the builder.
Fortunately, during the period of dealing with Zhao Jinzhu, Cao Weidong felt that the other party was still very responsible, so he was quite relieved to entrust him with the decoration work and paid half of the cost on the spot.
In short, by the time Cao Weidong had arranged everything, it was already half a month later.
Cao Weidong finally made up his mind to go to Tongquan City.
He planned to bring Ding Qiunan back.
Moreover, Wang Kongwen inquired about the news that the current situation of Zhenhua Energy Plant in Tongquan City was very bad, and he wanted to go and take a look.
For the sake of convenience, I still drove there this time.
Of course, there is no need to elaborate on the exhaustion of traveling and driving along the way.
When Cao Weidong drove his car to Tongquan City, he suddenly frowned.
In Cao Weidong's impression, Tongquan City is a prosperous city.
This is a railway hub, where several railways interchange.
This is a port city, close to inland rivers, and has a port for domestic shipping.
This is a city with heavy industry, and Zhenhua Energy Plant, as a benchmark enterprise, is also very famous in the country.
But when Cao Weidong actually entered Tongquan City, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.
broken!
This is his first impression.
Cao Weidong raised his eyes and looked.
The surrounding buildings are still in the style of the 1960s. Now, due to years of disrepair, they are dilapidated and exude an atmosphere of decay.
Just like an old man basking in the sun, although the sun is shining brightly, it cannot conceal the old man's old age and decline.
And Cao Weidong saw it clearly.
There are many young people gathering on the roadside. These young people are squatting at the intersection out of boredom, their eyes full of confusion.
Cao Weidong drove past the intersection.
Looking left and right along the way, my brows became darker and darker.
If I had to use one word to describe this city, it would be decline.
This is a decaying, hopeless city.
"It's really strange. What happened to this city?"
Cao Weidong became even more curious.
Driving a car through several streets.
Cao Weidong found that Tongquan City had changed a lot from when he left. It was difficult for him to find Zhenhua Energy Plant based on his memory, so he found a convenient place to park the car and planned to ask someone for directions.
There happened to be a uniformed policeman not far away.
Cao Weidong got off the car, jogged over, and asked politely.
"Comrade, may I ask how to get to Zhenhua Energy Plant?"
"Zhenhua Energy Plant?"
The faces of the police comrades were full of weirdness.
Cao Weidong did not notice the strange expression on the face of the police comrade, but directly quoted the rhetoric he had made up before.
"Yes, I have a friend who works at Zhenhua Energy Plant. I'm here to visit him this time."
The police comrade laughed.
"Oh, that's it, then you and your friends must have not been in contact for a long time, right?"
Cao Weidong followed the words of the police comrade and said.
"Yes, everyone has been very busy in the past few years, so we haven't talked much in detail. I just happened to be in Tongquan City on a business trip, and I thought of him, so I planned to go and have a look."
The police comrade nodded, then shook his head.
"I see, it's a pity that Tongquan Energy Plant has closed down, and you may not be able to find your friend."
Then he said enthusiastically.
"Besides working at Tongquan Energy Plant, do you have any information about your friend? I might be able to help you find it."
Cao Weidong's eyes widened in surprise.
"How could it possibly go bankrupt? I heard that the biogas equipment produced by Zhenhua Energy Plant is the top product in the country and is a well-known brand. How could such a factory go bankrupt?"
The police comrade shrugged.
"No matter how good the product is, it is useless. The use of biogas is no longer popular at this time. The city's power supply network has covered the surrounding counties and towns. If you say they all have electricity, who is still using biogas."