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Chapter 246 Treating Guests to Dinner
Chapter 246 Treating Guests to Dinner
Time flies and it's already noon.
As the loudspeaker announced the midday break, Lu Quan and Bai Wei immediately went to Li Qin's side:
"Li Qin, if there's nothing else, let's go now!"
Li Qin nodded.
However, just as he got up to leave with the two of them, he suddenly saw Yuan Zhi standing to the side.
After a slight hesitation, he waved to Yuan Zhi.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Zhi immediately went to Li Qin's side;
"Brother Li, is there something you need?"
Li Qin nodded and said:
"After you finish lunch at the steel rolling mill canteen, just tell your team leader and you can go home to prepare. You can come to the steel rolling mill a little later than the normal working hours tomorrow morning."
Since he had agreed to take Yuan Zhi with him, Li Qin was responsible for informing him of some of the unspoken rules of the purchasing department.
Whether the other party listens or not is not Li Qin's concern.
Perhaps Wang Dawei really hadn't told Yuan Zhi about these things, because when Yuan Zhi heard that it was still possible to do this, her face was full of surprise.
He was somewhat surprised and puzzled.
But he still nodded to indicate that he understood.
Yuan Zhi did not suspect that Li Qin was playing a trick on him.
After all, any experienced employee in the purchasing department would know about this, so it's too easy to verify whether it's a lie.
Seeing that Yuan Zhi understood what he was saying, Li Qin stopped paying attention to him.
He turned around and left the purchasing department with Bai Wei and Lu Quan.
This time, Bai Wei and Lu Quan invited Li Qin, so naturally he wouldn't take the initiative and bring Yuan Zhi along.
To them, Yuan Zhi was just a colleague they had recently met and had barely exchanged a few words with.
They are not yet eligible to participate in their private dinners.
Although Li Qin lit up the map of Beijing, it was mainly to make it easier to use Apparition.
If you really ask him to recommend a good restaurant, that would be a real challenge for Zhu Liqin.
Fortunately, Bai Wei and Lu Quan are both native Beijingers.
In addition, they are all long-time employees, so they know exactly where the good food is in the neighborhood.
Led by the two men, they finally arrived at a restaurant.
However, there were no private restaurants on the street at this time. Even if this restaurant was not publicly owned, it was a joint venture.
Li Qin didn't seem to care much about this.
He only cares whether the food here suits his taste.
As soon as Li Qin entered the restaurant, a familiar phrase immediately caught his eye.
On the restaurant wall, several large characters were neatly written:
"Customers must not be beaten or verbally abused without cause!"
Li Qin had seen similar texts many times before, the earliest of which was on the wall of a supply and marketing cooperative.
These words truly embody the characteristics of this era.
In this day and age, the saying "the customer is always right" no longer applies.
The three of them first went to the front desk and ordered four dishes: two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, plus several large white steamed buns.
After paying and receiving the ticket, I found a relatively quiet spot to sit down.
When the food is ready, they will need to go and get it themselves.
As for Bai Wei and Lu Quan treating everyone, why didn't they order more dishes?
It wasn't that the two were reluctant to part with their food, nor that they were being unreasonable; it was simply that extravagance and waste were not allowed during this period.
If waste occurs, you'll be criticized and denounced.
Generally, people order food according to their needs.
Actually, given Li Qin's appetite, even if they ordered more, they could still finish it all.
Li Qin simply didn't want to attract too much attention, so he didn't show it.
Normally, he only eats slightly more than the average person.
As for not being able to eat his fill openly, he would secretly find opportunities to enter the space inside his suitcase and eat something else.
Although the restaurant service was poor during this period.
No, to be precise, it could even be said that there was no service at all.
However, the food was served very quickly.
Soon, four dishes were ready: twice-cooked pork, shredded pork with green peppers, shredded potatoes, and stir-fried greens.
They brought the dishes to the table themselves.
Of course, there were also a few large white steamed buns.
"We're all hungry, let's eat first, we can talk about this later."
Looking at the dishes on the table, Li Qin thought that Bai Wei and the other person would talk about business first, but unexpectedly, Bai Wei invited him to eat first.
Li Qin was taken aback at first, but then he realized what was happening.
He didn't stand on ceremony and nodded in agreement.
Anyway, he was pretty sure why the two of them came to him, and resolving their issues was a piece of cake, so he naturally felt no pressure.
Of course, another reason was that he did feel a bit hungry.
The three of them then chatted casually while eating the food on the table.
The three of them were all grown men, and since they hadn't drunk any alcohol at lunch, they ate quite quickly.
In just a short while, most of the dishes on the table had been eaten.
As for the steamed buns, they had already been shared and eaten by the three of them.
Only then did Li Qin put down his chopsticks and look at the two of them:
"Now that you've almost finished eating, can you tell me what you wanted to see me about?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Wei and Lu Quan, who had also almost finished eating, put down their chopsticks, their expressions immediately becoming somewhat conflicted.
A look of helplessness flashed in his eyes.
Finally, Bai Wei spoke up:
"Li Qin, you know that our group's procurement workload this month is much larger than last month, even though we've been working hard since the beginning of the month."
So far, I've only managed to complete about half of the task, and with the end of the month fast approaching, it's practically impossible to finish it.
So I'd like to ask you for your help.
Upon hearing this, Li Qin smiled inwardly.
Previously, when he heard the two people in the purchasing department saying they wanted to treat each other to dinner, he guessed that they probably wanted his help in completing the purchasing tasks.
Bai Wei's words now confirm his guess.
Li Qin did not object to helping the two of them.
After all, these were all very simple things for him.
He simply nodded slightly;
"I can help you with this."
Upon receiving Li Qin's affirmative reply, Bai Wei and Lu Quan immediately smiled, their expressions relaxing.
At this point, Li Qin continued:
"Tell me, how can I help you?"
Bai Wei and Lu Quan had clearly checked beforehand, and immediately replied after hearing Li Qin's words:
"We can still manage to get other supplies, but we really can't get meat and eggs."
In addition to meat and eggs, the purchasing department has other quotas to purchase each month.
For example, dried goods, such as fish.
Compared to meat and eggs, these other supplies are relatively easier to collect.
Even if the workload increases by half, it can still be managed by visiting more villages.
Li Qin nodded to indicate that he understood, and then asked directly:
"Just tell me the total amount of meat and eggs you need."
Bai Wei and Lu Quan exchanged a glance, and then Bai Wei spoke again.
"The two of us are currently short of more than 30 kilograms of meat and more than 20 kilograms of eggs."