Chapter 331: He Actually Wants To Sneak Attack Like This Too
Everyone looked at Director Lu in surprise as she tore open the bag, took out the noodle cake, and opened the seasoning packet and spice packet.
Someone exclaimed: “The packaging bag is so pretty.”
But he didn’t have the nerve to ask the little girl for some.
Qin Hengzhi took the rice basin to get boiling water.
Director Lu said: “Wait until we get it into the department store to sell; there will be plenty of such bags.”
“How will it be sold? How much will it cost, grain ration tickets or meat tickets?”
“It’s not set yet, but it will definitely be food that ordinary people can afford.”
It can be a bit more expensive when selling to foreigners, but the price for our own people can’t be high.
One pack of instant noodles, no special treatment.
Director Lu took out another tea egg and handed it to the child: “Little one, this is a tea egg, boiled this morning, it’s delicious.”
The old man flushed, what a fuss; her little grandson didn’t lack eggs, but she knew about this tea egg.
Those Haicheng educated youths in the corps were all thinking about tea eggs.
They said it was the taste of mom’s cooking in their dreams.
She hurriedly said: “Oh no, we can’t take it.”
Director Lu: “No need to be polite. If the instant noodles in my tea mug weren’t already eaten, I’d eat it with the little one too, but no rush; it will be ready soon. Normally, it’s just three minutes.”
The child took the tea egg and sweetly said: “Thank you, older sister.”
Director Lu smiled with her eyes curving.
When Qin Hengzhi came back carrying the rice basin, everyone started calling her Director Lu.
Qin Hengzhi smiled.
From beginning to end, he didn’t get a word in.
Director Lu bustled about: “You all go get your own lunchboxes; there’s not much, so each family takes a bite to taste.”
Everyone felt embarrassed, but they really couldn’t resist, and Director Lu had said everyone was welcome to give valuable opinions.
So, they happily brought their eating lunchboxes or tea mugs.
She had known there would be this scene, so the rice basin Director Lu prepared wasn’t small.
She soaked a total of six bags; when she opened the top lid, the aroma hit them in the face.
Director Lu took out clean chopsticks and gave each family two bites, plus some instant noodle soup.
They started eating right away; no one could hold back.
Director Lu simply let the child sit on the berth to eat and said to his grandmother: “Eat here; I still have dumplings, ones my mom wrapped for me this morning.”
The old man no longer refused and went back to the berth to get two big red apples for Director Lu.
Director Lu naturally didn’t refuse either; you eat mine, I eat yours—that’s how it gets more lively.
Someone even brought sesame cakes and bread; Director Lu looked at the food piled on the coffee table and said: “No more, no more; if we take any more, we won’t be able to get off the train.”
Everyone burst out laughing, but actually they ate it clean, soup and all, in just a few bites.
“Huh, why isn’t anyone giving opinions?” Director Lu asked.
Where could there be opinions? It was really too delicious.
“No opinions, really no opinions.”
“If there’s an opinion, it’s just wanting to ask Director Lu, when will it be available in the department store?”
Director Lu: “After attending the Canton Fair, it will be fully on the market.”
The old man smiled and said: “Director Lu, I’m in charge of logistics for the North Jiang Corps; my surname is Xu. I’ve eaten instant noodles produced in Haicheng too, but not only the taste—even the packaging can’t compare. When it’s on the market, I’ll definitely send the procurement section chief personally.”
She hadn’t expected the old man to be the corps’s logistics director.
Director Lu was all smiles too: “Great, great, Director Xu.”
Director Xu said happily: “Really great; our country can now develop such delicious food—truly amazing.”
“Yes, yes; don’t underestimate this instant noodle. I just studied it; the packaging technology is all high tech.”
“Look at this pretty plastic bag; our country can produce it too.”
“Yes, yes; Director Lu just said they’re going to the Canton Fair. Such delicious instant noodles will definitely earn foreign exchange.”
“…”
When everyone had gone back to their berths to rest, Qin Hengzhi had also tidied up the coffee table.
A smiling middle-aged man rushed to wash the iron basin clean; after chatting, she learned he was the procurement director of Hecheng’s First Department Store.
He chatted with Director Lu for a long time and finally said: “No matter how much you set the price, I’ll place an order on this side; hope you can give us priority.”
Director Lu smiled and said: “We’ll send notices to all work units then; anyone interested can come. Of course, we’re all from North Three City, so we’ll definitely give priority.”
Right now, whatever food is made sells well.
Let alone instant noodles.
Qin Hengzhi made the bedding for Director Lu and softly said: “Do you want to rest a bit?”
Director Lu nodded; of course she wanted to rest, and she could also go into the space to check the jade Qin Hengzhi had given her.
These past few days had been very busy; she got home very late every day.
So she hadn’t had time to look closely.
But Director Lu thought of Xiao Cangcang and asked it in her mind where it was.
Xiao Cangcang happily said: 【Little master, I’m at the train engine; it’s so fun here, I can go very very far ahead.】
Director Lu exhorted it to be careful and sat on the bedding looking out the window.
The wheels clashed against the rails with a monotonous, regular clanging sound; outside the window were northern plains flashing by at high speed, the deep autumn tones carrying a heavy desolation.
But the boundless land was filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest.
Director Lu withdrew her gaze and looked at Qin Hengzhi sitting opposite.
He was looking at documents.
His slender fingers turned the few pages of paper spread on his knee, head slightly lowered, thick lashes drooping and covering his usual somewhat aloof gaze, leaving only a focused profile.
The afternoon sunlight filtered through the not-very-clean train window, casting a soft glow on his straight nose bridge and clearly defined jawline; that focus added a quiet allure to his already outstanding clear handsomeness.
Director Lu didn’t speak, quietly watching Qin Hengzhi with his eyelids lowered, his expression focused and reserved.
Qin Hengzhi couldn’t possibly be unaware; he looked at Director Lu with a smile in his eyes, then took out a few books and gently said: “I need to look at some data; you read books first. I washed the apples clean; there are also fried sunflower seeds here, and I changed the water in the tea mug… I’ll be done soon.”
Director Lu had been well taken care of since boarding.
Qin Hengzhi seemed to finally have found the chance to take care of her, considering every aspect for her.
Director Lu obediently nodded.
She took off her shoes, her eyes clear as water, and said: “Then I’ll lie down for a bit.”
Qin Hengzhi was full of tenderness and got a quilt to cover her.
Director Lu pulled him over and kissed his lip corner.
Qin Hengzhi’s face reddened.
Actually, he really wanted to sneak attack like that too.
Helplessly, he reached out and pinched his partner’s little face, then sat back on his own berth to continue looking at documents and writing and drawing in the notebook.
Meanwhile, Director Lu’s awareness had already entered the space.
Now she finally had time to properly look at the stones Qin Hengzhi had brought back.
A total of eleven pieces.
That goose egg-sized white jade felt super good, but Director Lu didn’t want to carry it out with her, so it was also in the space now.
The large ones were like soccer balls, the small ones about the size of a ball.
Some showed a white jade-like texture, others had thick raw skins.
Director Lu couldn’t help exclaiming in admiration.
Later she had to ask Qin Hengzhi if he knew the value of the jade he had given her?
