Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

The kitchen of the guesthouse.

This was the first time that Master Zhou and his apprentices had prepared dishes so meticulously.

All service staff were on high alert, standing guard at the entrance awaiting the arrival of the leaders.

"This is the guesthouse? It looks a bit old. I heard your guesthouse has started reforms? What kind of rules and regulations have you come up with? Come on, show me around?"

Unlike the other leaders who entered the banquet, Commissioner Zhang brought up the internal regulations with Zhao Kaishan as soon as he got out of the car.

"Well... these are just small-scale operations in a small unit. Without rules, there can be no order. Moreover, the system is still being improved and has gradually spread to the entire county."

Whenever he had the chance, Zhao Kaishan would always speak well of Lu Weiguo.

From the beginning of internal meetings, whenever the reforms were discussed, Lu Weiguo's contributions were repeatedly mentioned.

Commissioner Zhang never made a statement, nor did he ever mention Lu Weiguo's name.

This left Zhao Kaishan somewhat at a loss.

"Yes! That's right. Innovation and progress mean taking new paths that no one else has taken before. That's what your pilot program should be doing."

Commissioner Zhang walked up to the newly posted regulations.

Everyone held their breath, afraid that something might go wrong.

"The rewards and punishments are clearly defined, that's good. Who brought this up?"

After a whole day, Commissioner Zhang finally asked for the specific name of the person.

"It's our guesthouse manager, Manager Yu Hong."

A clever little girl spoke up first.

"I know this name; it was mentioned in the provincial party committee's briefing. But I remember there was another person, wasn't there?"

Zhao Kaishan glared at the girl before smiling and replying, "Comrade Lu Weiguo, who used to run the office, came here to train. This was something he and Director Yu worked together to develop and perfect."

"Lu Weiguo, Lu Weiguo, what a nice name! Is he here today?"

In fact, he had already seen Lu Weiguo at the kitchen entrance behind the crowd.

All of Lu Weiguo's information, photos, and experiences during this period have been on his desk for almost half a year.

He was very curious: how could this person have changed so much in just over two years, going from an unknown farmer to someone like this?

They say gold shines wherever it is, but isn't it a bit late for it to shine?

Of course, he appreciated Lu Weiguo's work; otherwise, he wouldn't have said those two words to Zhang Dexing: "Never mind."

"He's here, busy in the kitchen. He's in charge of purchasing, and he personally got all the wild game for tonight's banquet."

"Hehe, really? Then I'll have to try it and see if it gives me diarrhea."

Commissioner Zhang's words intimidated everyone into silence.

What does this mean?

What is diarrhea?

Could it be that he knows Lu Weiguo, and they have some kind of grudge?

"No, no! Our guesthouse is quite famous, especially in the last few months, and has received unanimous praise from the people of the whole county."

"Secretary Zhao, you're wrong to say that. You can't speak in absolutes. If something only gets positive reviews, then it's not done well. We have to accept different opinions from the people."

Yu Hong secretly pursed her lips behind Zhao Kaishan's back.

What do you mean by "good reviews alone aren't enough"?

For the past month or so, in accordance with Lu Weiguo's plan, hot water and hot soup have been provided free of charge to almost all the locals who come here to eat.

The leftover scraps from cooking for the boss were all turned into free snacks.

Many families consist of only an elderly couple, or students who have no money for food, as long as they can produce relevant certificates issued by the neighborhood committee.

The supply and marketing cooperative also provided free mixed flour steamed buns.

Of course, many of them were leftovers from the previous day.

But for ordinary people struggling to survive the winter, let alone the leftover steamed buns.

There are people who want the swill that many restaurants throw away.

Of course, the guesthouse isn't unable to afford freshly made steamed buns, but this way, they can filter out those who truly need them.

"This comrade must be Yu Hong. Does she have a problem with what I said?"

Commissioner Zhang, who was walking forward, suddenly stopped and walked alongside Yu Hong.

"Boss, boss, no, I was just taking notes on what you said."

"Um?"

"Yes! We are all seriously considering what you just said." At this moment, a clear voice rang out from the kitchen.

Lu Weiguo, dressed in a chef's uniform, walked over carrying a bowl of fresh dragon soup.

"Comrade Lu Weiguo!"

"Commissioner Zhang, hello." Lu Weiguo greeted him respectfully, gesturing with his hand. "Sir, you've been busy all day. This is freshly made dragon soup; it's soothing to the throat and warming to the stomach. Let's try it while it's still hot."

"Excellent, excellent! To have Comrade Lu Weiguo, who has received numerous awards, personally serve the dishes, today's trip was definitely worthwhile!"

Seeing that Lu Weiguo was becoming increasingly friendly, Commissioner Zhang went up to him and patted him on the shoulder, treating him like a younger family member, and they walked into the private room together.

"Girl, what's going on?!"

Seeing the two so close, Zhao Kaishan felt a headache coming on.

After all, the group had been on high alert before, and this wasn't how it was arranged.

"Father, don't worry about what Weiguo thought this morning."

Seeing the young woman increasingly siding with Lu Weiguo, Zhao Kaishan was so angry that his mouth began to tremble.

He's not stupid; how could he not see that there's something going on between the two of them?

This is outrageous! They actually handed their own daughter over to someone else?

Once Commissioner Zhang leaves, Lu Weiguo will be skinned alive, if not killed!

at this time.

Inside the private room.

The large private room, which could accommodate twenty people, only had ten seats available.

Tea had already been prepared at the rest area next door, and the Liu sisters, Liu Mei and Liu Xia, stood by, holding tea and snacks, inviting Commissioner Zhang to take a seat.

"Please come in later, I need to speak with Comrade Lu Weiguo."

As soon as he entered, Commissioner Zhang stopped his entourage outside.

Lu Weiguo tactfully closed the door to the private room.

Only then did he look at Commissioner Zhang, whom he had long admired.

"These two?"

"Commissioner Zhang, he's one of us."

"Alright, that's perfect, we need someone to serve tea and water." He didn't stand on ceremony, plopped down in his resting seat, and started drinking the tea.

"The tea from the South, and it's from this year, not bad. Xiao Lu, it's just the two of us left, so stop pretending and come sit down, don't be shy."

Commissioner Zhang waved his hand, rolled up his sleeves, and looked like he was about to start a fight.

However, Lu Weiguo was not deterred by this appearance and handed Feilong Tang to Liu Mei.

I plopped down right next to him.

"Young man, you're pretty good, you do a great job, but things aren't going well here, you always seem to offend people."

"You mean I offended you? How did I offend you?" Lu Weiguo replied with a smile, taking out a packet of Hongmei cigarettes from his pocket.

This is the most common type of cigarette in this era.

The leader of the people must be the same as the people.

Lu Weiguo tossed the cigarette over and lit the match.

"Hongmei, not bad, I've always smoked this brand too."

Commissioner Zhang smiled faintly, took out a cigarette, and bowed his head for Lu Weiguo to light it.

Upon hearing this, Lu Weiguo frowned instantly, then relaxed even more.

My worries lessened considerably, and I felt a surge of secret joy instead.

If it is really as he thinks, then he is a selfless and good leader.

So. . . .

They will definitely be the best partners for future development!!!