1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 298 You're still a long way from learning all of these things! Just go ahead and learn!

When Su Wenchen returned to the cafeteria hall with the food from the kitchen.

Jiang Li had already found a spot and was resting her chin on her hand, watching the employees who had finished breakfast and were getting ready to go to work outside the window.

Seeing Su Wenchen come over, she smiled and pointed to the wall clock hanging on the wall.

"If you dawdle any longer, we'll both be late."

"What's the rush? There's nothing urgent to do this early in the morning, it won't make a difference if we wait a little longer."

"Besides, no matter what kind of work you do, you have to be well-fed to have the energy."

Hearing Su Wenchen say that, Jiang Li rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"You think I'm like you?!"

"I approve my own leave slips and cancel my own leave slips!"

"No one will care if you go at noon, but if I dare to go to work at noon! Those aunties in our commune could probably spread a hundred rumors about me."

"From the child being unwell to illness, to even the prediction that the person is already dying, these things can be spread."

Having lived in the commune for two years, Jiang Li was well aware of the power of these commune aunties, and she was absolutely convinced when it came to spreading rumors and gossip.

Then he shared it with Su Wenchen.

"You know, before the New Year, there were so many things to do at the commune, and on top of that, I was pregnant. So Secretary He had to take charge of all the work that required him to travel around."

"Maybe it's because he was too tired, so he didn't have sex with his wife for several days. As a result, rumors spread that Secretary He had an affair. The most outrageous thing is that Secretary He injured his body during his trip to the countryside and it is no longer usable."

"Secretary He was so angry that he went to the commune compound every day and threw a huge tantrum, and it only gradually calmed down in the end."

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen smiled and divided the rice from the plate into two lunchboxes.

"Secretary He is quite old; isn't it normal for him to be unable to keep up with his abilities?"

"You think he can compare to a great young man like me?!"

"Come on, try our budget-friendly crab-like dish. How does it compare to the one we had in the capital?"

Jiang Li glanced at Su Wenchen, said nothing, and simply lowered her head to start eating.

Seeing Jiang Li's gaze, Su Wenchen immediately turned his attention to other places.

"What kind of look is that? I'm taking care of your health right now. Otherwise, doing it too often won't be good for you."

Jiang Li nodded.

"Fine! It's bad for my health."

"However, your cafeteria has been improved quite well. Otherwise, using fish would be too expensive. It might be okay in Beijing, but I guess not many people here can afford it."

"Now that we've switched to mashed potatoes and mashed carrots, the cost has gone down immediately. The main ingredient is eggs, so it's not a problem for your farm."

"I have to say, Ah Chen, your cafeteria is the best-run public cafeteria in my opinion."

"The food tastes good, and although it's not particularly cheap, the ingredients are plentiful and there's a wide variety of dishes. It's just that the price is still a bit expensive. For other employees who don't receive subsidies from your company, they can only come here occasionally for a meal."

Hearing Jiang Li say this, Su Wenchen could only shake his head.

"It's impossible to subsidize others! We're just hoping to earn money from others to subsidize our own employees."

"However, if your commune canteen wants to learn the menu, you can send someone over to learn it."

Since they were all government-affiliated organizations, Su Wenchen naturally had no intention of keeping anything secret.

Jiang Li rolled her eyes, looking at her man with a speechless expression.

"Do you think our commune and your farm are as wealthy as we are?!"

“If we really wanted to do it, we could learn the menu and recipes anywhere. What our commune lacks is menus.”

“What we lack is ingredients. If your farm could give us 1,000 kilograms of eggs for free every day, we could get our canteen up and running.”

"Do you really think everyone's farm is like yours, where you can have passing trucks help transport spices from all over the country, and at the same time have an endless supply of eggs in your own farm!"

Su Wenchen blinked.

"Giving away eggs is no problem, but not for free. Even brothers have to keep clear accounts!"

"Besides, our farm and your commune aren't even related, we're just neighbors at most. But we can give me a discount, how about four cents a pound?"

Jiang Li shook her head directly.

"not so good!"

"We can't afford to eat at our commune canteen!"

"I think the cabbage and potato stew in our commune canteen is pretty good too!"

Now that Jiang Li is the commune director, she knows very well that the commune's limited resources cannot be wasted on food.

Now that we finally have some savings, spending them on food won't bring any profit.

However, if this money is used for development, then it is possible to earn even more money in the future, thus creating a virtuous cycle.

Su Wenchen shook his head.

"How come you're learning from Secretary He now? So stingy. It's really not easy for you to make some money from your commune."

Jiang Li immediately smiled and said.

"Why do you say I learned it from Secretary He? Didn't I learn it from you? Don't you always say we should save when we should and spend when we should?"

“I think our commune should save money on food. Master Su, what do you think of my learning?”

Su Wenchen held up his little finger to measure it.

"At most, he can only learn a tiny bit of what I've learned, maybe only about one percent!"

"You're still a long way from learning all of these things! Just go ahead and learn!"

"If you learn half of it in this lifetime, that will be enough for you." Jiang Li was speechless at her man's smug look.

"You're really getting cocky when I say you're fat. Hurry up and eat!"

However, despite saying that, Jiang Li herself has unconsciously imitated her husband's ways of handling things since getting married.

soon.

As soon as the two finished their meal and stepped out of the cafeteria, Su Wenchen saw Zhang Zhenhua pacing back and forth at the cafeteria entrance.

"Old Zhang, what are you doing here! Is the ground too hot to walk on?"

"Or are you saying you find the ground here too uneven and want to use it as a human road roller to smooth it out?"

Zhang Zhenhua looked speechless.

"Why are your feet burning so hot on the ground so early in the morning?"

"Human road roller? With my weight, what kind of road surface can I press? I can barely press tofu."

"It's all because you only say half of what you mean, Director. I've been waiting for you here!"

Seeing this, Jiang Li also spoke directly to Su Wenchen.

"Alright, you two discuss your matters here!"

"I also want to go and check on the situation at a few factories in the commune."

Since the factories in the commune were all tanneries, slaughterhouses, canneries, and the like, built to support the Moonflower Rabbits, they were mostly located not far downstream, so Su Wenchen wasn't worried.

"Okay, be careful on the road, don't rush!"

Jiang Li waved her hand.

"What problem could I possibly have with just these two steps?"

"Besides, this place is full of employees from our commune and your farm. What do you have to worry about!"

Afterwards, Su Wenchen watched Jiang Li walk down to several factories downstream. Only after Jiang Li waved to the two of them and entered the tannery did Su Wenchen turn his gaze away.

Zhang Zhenhua looked at Su Wenchen's concerned gaze and also showed a look of envy.

"Director, you two have such a good relationship."

Su Wenchen raised an eyebrow.

"Why is your relationship with your husband not good?"

"By the way, why don't you bring your wife and kids over? Isn't it inconvenient to live apart like this?"

"Our farm isn't like it was when it was first established. Bring your wives and kids over, and the farm will arrange a small courtyard for you. Isn't that more comfortable than living in a single dormitory?"

Zhang Zhenhua sighed, a hint of regret in his eyes.

“I would like to take it over, but my wife is not willing. She thinks that it must be very hard in the countryside.”

"So I don't want my child to come with me. Besides, if she comes, she won't be able to work with me, and things will be worse than they are now!"

"But Director, I can't be on duty next year!"

“I haven’t been home for Chinese New Year for two years now. If I don’t go back next year, my children won’t even recognize me.”

Su Wenchen said in surprise.

"No! You didn't go back this year? Aren't there four deputy leaders in our factory? We only have three days off for the Spring Festival. Even if each person works one day, there's still one extra person!"

To be honest, since Su Wenchen went to Beijing earlier this year, he really didn't know the schedule for the venue this year.

Zhang Zhenhua said with a hint of helplessness.

"Old Miao had said from the beginning that he would visit his father-in-law's family this year, but since his father-in-law is from out of town, he left earlier."

"Old Han also said that he wanted to take this opportunity to take his mother to the provincial capital's People's Hospital for a check-up."

"In the end, it was just Zheng Xianghong and me. We are both from the provincial capital, and it would take almost a day to go back and forth, so I let her go back home for the Spring Festival this year."

Su Wenchen was also somewhat speechless.

"So you worked three shifts all by yourself during the Chinese New Year!"

"Okay! I'll be at headquarters for the next few days. You can go home and rest for a few days when you have some free time."

"Otherwise, people will think I'm exploiting you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhenhua immediately smiled.

"Thank you very much, Director. I'll be troubling you these next few days."

Su Wenchen waved his hand and continued speaking.

"However, for people like you whose families live in other places, it is indeed inconvenient to live apart from your spouse."

"I think you can take some time this year to develop the tertiary industries here at the main farm."

"There are so many employees here now, and many of them have a large family behind them."

"If there are any suitable tertiary industries, we can also find some family members who are not well-off to work temporarily. One reason is that these people can earn some money to supplement their family income, and the other is that it can bring some profit to the farm."

"Even if it's not for making money, it can still make life a little better for us employees and our families."

Zhang Zhenhua nodded as well.

"Director, we've actually considered quite a few tertiary industries, but we're limited by funding and can't bring in any production lines."

"Another issue is the supply of raw materials for flour. If it's done under the guise of developing tertiary industries, the ministry will definitely not approve a stable supply of flour. We'll have to negotiate with the local authorities ourselves."

“I also asked Zheng Xianghong to inform the city about this.”

(End of this chapter)