Chapter 240 - "Do you... like me?" (1)
Edited by: Lulu
Zhou Yan ran into Jiao Boshan as soon as he had walked out of Wen Rugui’s office.
Jiao Boshan’s pupil contracted when he saw the scaphium affine that Zhou Yan was carrying in his hand.
Zhou Yan politely called out to him, ”President Jiao.”
Seeing that he was staring at the scaphium affine in his hand, Zhou Yan went on to explain, “Rugui told me that the scaphium affine was from you. My throat had been feeling itchy, so I asked for some from him.”
Jiao Boshan quickly recollected himself. “Oh yes, scaphium affine is quite good for the throat.”
Having said that, he patted Zhou Yan on his shoulder, turned, and quickly took off.
His wife had been talking to him about his daughter and Wen Rugui occasionally in the last few days, so he finally decided to come and test water today.
Seeing the scaphium affine that Zhou Yan was carrying in his hands, he felt that his question had been answered.
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Tong Xuelu signed up for the chef license the next day. The examinations took place at the beginning of every month.
By the time she registered, she still had half a month to prepare for the next examination. After signing up, she reported back to Liu Dongchang about her registration.
Liu Dongchang reminded her to practice well, encouraging her to earn the chef license.
Government-operated restaurants had no specific goals in how much they should be making, but ever since the government officials had dined there and mentioned them afterward, Liu Dongchang was praised again in a meeting.
He was also awarded two ceramic mugs, which made him very excited.
He had been working in the government-operated restaurant for 5 – 6 years already but had never been praised. None of the people in management even knew who he was!
Now that had been complimented in front of hundreds of people, he was the subject of envy for many people!
He thought about it for a whole day and decided to give Tong Xuelu one of the ceramic mugs. He had further encouraged her to keep up the good work in the future.
Thinking about this, he walked toward the kitchen and paused at the entrance when he heard someone talking.
Curious, Meng Jingjing asked, “Do you have a boyfriend, Xuelu?”
Tong Xuelu shook her head. “No. You?”
Meng Jingjing blushed a little. “No, I don’t either. You… what kind of boys do you like?”
Tong Xuelu thought about it some and said, “Someone competent and responsible… And good looking.”
Meng Jingjing’s eyes lit up. “Same for me! I also want someone with a square face and who is competent and responsible!”
Tong Xuelu, “…….”
I said nothing about a square face.
Liu Dongchang, standing outside of the kitchen entrance, shuddered.
Competent. As the manager of a government-operated restaurant, he was the envy of many.
Responsible. He had always been a very responsible man. He would still give money to his older sister from time to time.
Square face. He had never seen anyone else with a face that was more square than his!
Liu Dongchang straightened out his hair some and thought that both Tong Xuelu and Meng Jingjing were fond of him.
Both Tong Xuelu and Meng Jingjing were very nice girls.
Tong Xuelu was pretty and could cook very well. Meng Jingjing was not as pretty as Tong Xuelu, but both of her parents were still around. She also had two older brothers. Tong Xuelu, on the other hand, had three younger siblings to support without any parents.
That made Liu Dongchang hesitant.
Which one of them should he pick?
Sigh. It was such a hassle when one was too outstanding.
In the time that followed, Tong Xuelu noticed Liu Dongchang checking out herself and Meng Jingjing from time to time. Sometimes he would nod. Other times, he would frown.
He looked like a crazy creep.
Luckily he didn’t take matters any further. Otherwise, she would have punched him in his face already.
Time flew by quickly, and the day before the mid-autumn festival had come.
As it was the day before the mid-autumn festival, the government-operated restaurant shut down after lunch to let the employees go home. They would also not re-open again until Monday.
In addition to a long break, as employees of a government-operated restaurant, they each received a jin of pork, some greens, and super-strength flour.
The perks were quite something.