Chapter 277: Tasting Party
The people Lu Qiaoge brought were basically all the backbone of the Food Factory.
Meng Qingshan, Zhou Li, as well as Hu Ze, Du Shuang, and Qiao Ling.
This was an opportunity to see the world, and Lu Qiaoge couldn’t not let her younger sister come.
As for Su Hui, she took leave at home today, the reason being nausea and wanting to vomit, so Lu Qiaoge gave her three days off.
Meng Xia originally wanted to stay at home, but was driven away by Old Mrs. Lu.
She had good arms and legs and could do anything, not like an old waste waiting to be served; taking care of the granddaughter-in-law was no problem.
After all, she felt her body was much better than last year.
Lu Qiaoge’s arrangement for Su Hui would also wait until after she gave birth.
Master Kong definitely had to witness such a scene too.
He also suggested eating this soaked kind first and then going to the canteen to test the boiled kind.
Instant noodles, soaked noodles, the main function is to have something hot when out and about.
And as long as you have an enamel cup and a bit of boiling water, it can be achieved.
As for boiled noodles, that’s done at home.
It wasn’t the first thing to show today.
But it would definitely let everyone know.
There was no opening remarks, and the time chosen was just before lunch.
The best flavor to achieve currently was stewed chicken with mushrooms.
Put the noodle cake into the rice bowl, add the sauce packet, seasoning packet, and vegetables packet, then pour in boiling water.
Without even saying if it’s tasty or not, the unique overpowering aroma of instant noodles immediately filled the entire meeting room.
Already a bit hungry, smelling such an aroma at this time, really couldn’t control it, saliva secreted automatically.
Lu Qiaoge felt like she could even hear the sounds of several old leaders swallowing.
In this meeting room, except for Lu Qiaoge and Master Kong, no one could resist such an aroma.
Qin Hengzhi was also among the leaders.
Quietly sitting at a table on one side, with instant noodles in front of him too.
The aroma hit his nose, and he felt starving.
But his past special training let him control it.
But he knew, even without eating, just this smell meant Qiao Ge had succeeded.
The originally very serious meeting room was now very strange, because besides the aroma it was all aroma, yet no one spoke, all looking at the white porcelain jar in front of them.
Several times wanting to open the lid, but held back, waiting for Lu Qiaoge to say it was time to eat, right?
Little girl, when is it ready, give some indication.
Old Xu and Director Zhou exchanged a glance, their eyes full of surprise, no opinions yet, just waiting to taste it.
But just smelling the aroma was one of a kind.
Remember, Haicheng’s instant noodles didn’t have this flavor, and the packaging and ingredients inside were different too.
Lu Qiaoge didn’t let the meeting room go cold, starting to introduce with a smiling face.
“Dear leaders, let me briefly introduce to everyone first. Currently, the sample flavor is only one kind, called stewed chicken with mushrooms. The ingredients use fresh mushrooms from our northern mountains and young chickens from farmhouses, then specially extracted to make… instant noodles. As the name implies, convenient and practical noodles. Dear leaders have all seen, this has packaging, tightly sealed, especially when out and about, like on a train, the long-distance kind, wanting something hot, this can achieve it, no fire, no coal, no electricity, just half a jar of boiling water. Alright, now you can eat…”
So, they all uniformly lifted the lids.
The even more intense aroma made everyone impatiently pick up their chopsticks, no need to tell, instinctively stirring, then eating!
Everyone’s reactions were within Lu Qiaoge’s expectations.
Actually, there were also many people who didn’t like eating instant noodles, really didn’t like.
But now it was still 1975, far from the abundant supplies of later years.
Simply put, everyone’s tastes hadn’t been spoiled yet; no one could refuse such instant noodles.
Lu Qiaoge glanced at her partner Representative Qin.
Elegant and polite, eating neither too fast nor slow.
Seeing her look at him, he even curled the corners of his mouth at her.
Lu Qiaoge also curved her eyes at him.
Before this, to keep the mystery, besides Master Kong, only Lu Qiaoge had eaten it.
At this time, Meng Qingshan and the others were all forcibly controlling themselves.
Hu Ze even turned his head away; he was afraid of drooling being seen by his dad.
Lu Qiaoge turned back and quietly said to several people: “Later when we go back, we’ll eat together. I’ll buy some steamed buns from the big canteen; at noon, one bag per worker in our factory.”
In the current state, just one bag for Lu Qiaoling could barely fill her up; others definitely not.
Especially Hu Ze, probably needed three bags to be full. So had to pair with steamed buns.
No need for comments; the reactions said it all.
Now everyone was more concerned about the cost and selling price, whether ordinary people could afford it.
As for sales channels, no one was worried, really, they didn’t even think about it.
After all, just seeing the packaging showed how convenient and easy to carry it was.
They ate even the soup and noodles clean, but this wasn’t over yet.
Then they went to the small canteen.
Master Kong personally cooked.
There were twenty-nine leaders who came; Lu Qiaoge knew they weren’t full, so this time she boiled more, added poached eggs, vegetables, scallions, and cilantro. Oh my, even more amazing, really too fragrant!
Lu Qiaoge and Qin Hengzhi stood together; he had only symbolically eaten a bit earlier and was quietly talking to Lu Qiaoge.
Of course, in this setting, what could be said, just gossip.
Actually, Lu Qiaoge really wanted to ask, that Teacher Zhou who reported, does he have any relation to you, Qin Hengzhi?
But probably everyone who knew the inside story was thinking this question.
Qin Hengzhi’s gaze was clear and bright; when it fell on Lu Qiaoge’s face, it became even gentler.
Now, the Lu Qiaoge in his eyes was shining brightly!
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The tasting conference was a complete success.
The Infrastructure Team sent two more people, who transformed the workshop at the fastest speed and passed the hygiene department’s inspection.
The Food Factory and the Handicraft Factory were completely separated, with a wall in between.
The Food Factory was divided into two workshops: one pastry workshop and one instant noodle workshop.
It was still under the Neighborhood Committee for now.
After all, time was too short, and Old Hu wasn’t planning to let go; he wasn’t being selfish, because only like this could Lu Qiaoge have time to study and enrich herself.
Moreover, if truly fully independent under the Factory Department, the authorities would definitely send people.
Lu Qiaoge agreed with his idea.
The Neighborhood Committee’s factory was also state-owned, still under 516; those recruited were all formal workers.
Currently, the Food Factory had a separate office, workshop, research and development room, ingredient room, and other facilities fully equipped.
Master Kong was formally transferred to the Food Factory.
Level unchanged, salary the same, other welfare and benefits same as in the canteen.
But the Food Factory gave a monthly subsidy of twenty yuan.
He was the director of the technical room in the instant noodle factory.
There were two technicians under him: one was his apprentice he brought, the other Zhou Li.
People like Sun Da Tian, Xiao Tao, and Branch Secretary Lin’s son all became formal staff of the Food Factory.
In just two months, the Food Factory already had eighty-one workers.
And Master Kong was currently researching the next instant noodle flavor.
Lu Qiaoge gave a direction, and Master Kong could develop a new flavor.
