Chapter 530 Comrade, come in!

"I understand. Thank you!"

Lin Jiashou said politely.

After leaving the office with Chen Hui, he whispered, "I'll help you arrange for this set of equipment to come over, and it will be ready for shipment in about 20 days."

"Okay, thank you, second uncle!"

"I think it's almost time, let's go have lunch together, it's my treat!"

"Is the state-owned restaurant in the city far away? Or are there other suitable places to eat?" Chen Hui asked.

"No, we have a cafeteria to eat in!"

"I have other things to do in my workshop." Lin Jiashou declined.

He prefers the company of wooden nails to socializing.

"I came here in a hurry today and didn't bring anything with me, so I'll invite you and Second Aunt to come over for dinner some other day."

Lin Jiashou doesn't smoke and doesn't like drinking very much.

This situation is really difficult to arrange, so Chen Hui can only write a blank check first.

"Don't be polite, it's not easy for you, young man!"

"After dinner last time, my father-in-law specifically told me to help you wherever I can."

Lin Jiashou chatted with Chen Hui casually, sent him to the gate of the shipyard, and then turned back to continue his work.

Chen Hui stood at the door and looked around.

He turned back and asked the old man guarding the door, "Uncle, where can I find good food in the city?"

The old man quite likes this fair-looking young man.

Holding the thermos cup, he told Chen Hui about several places.

"Among these places, are there any that are closer to the department store?" Chen Hui asked.

"If it's close to a department store, then the only place is a state-owned restaurant."

"The taste is definitely great, but the price is also high. It's not something young people like you can afford," said the old man.

"Whether you can afford the food is another matter. Now that you are here, you must go see the world!"

"Uncle, how do I get to the department store?"

Chen Hui asked modestly, touching the two hundred yuan in his pocket.

The old man put down the cup and walked out the door to the side of the road.

Pointing ahead, he said, "Go straight ahead on this road. At the next intersection, there is a 'Hongsheng Funeral and Baishi'. Just keep going straight along that road and you will see it."

"Go straight ahead. At the two intersections, turn at the Bai Shi Guan and go straight ahead."

"I understand! Thank you, sir." Chen Hui said.

"You're welcome. Young people nowadays are so polite!" The old man turned around and went back with satisfaction.

Chen Hui followed the route he gave and walked for nearly forty minutes before finally finding the department store he had just seen in the car.

A few steps further to the side of the department store is the State-owned Hotel.

It was a restaurant, and there were many people coming in and out of the store.

Chen Hui went in and took a look around, and found that there was a big difference between the city and the county.

The one in the county town does full meals and banquets, and the food is mostly stir-fried dishes.

The ones in the city are a bit like a combination of a snack bar and a restaurant.

Several people were sitting at a table, and the dishes were served one by one.

Sometimes people come alone on weekdays and eat a bowl of dry noodles.

Chen Hui ordered a plate of stir-fried vegetables, a plate of stir-fried meat and a bowl of rice.

I chose a table facing the street and ate my meal slowly while watching the passers-by outside.

A graceful girl in cheongsam, a pretty woman in a tank top, and a schoolgirl in a dress with braided hair.

These images only appeared in small numbers in the village around two thousand years ago.

See through the eyes of time.

They may not be exquisite enough, but they are much more attractive than the beauties who have plastic surgery, makeup, and beauty filters decades later.

"How's the food at the state-owned restaurant, young man? Isn't it good?"

"I see that you haven't touched the meat. Are you reluctant to eat it?" The restaurant worker collected the dishes and chopsticks from the next table and joked as she passed by Chen Hui.

Chen Hui responded with a perfunctory but polite smile and put a piece of meat into his mouth.

Come to the conclusion: Not as good as myself!
Not even as good as the two chefs in the county's state-owned restaurant.

After lunch, Chen Hui strolled to the department store.

"Little comrade, what do you want to see?"

As soon as I entered the store, the shop owner near the door greeted me.

It is obvious that the department stores in the city have also completed the transformation from a stable job to one where everyone has to rely on their own abilities.

Chen Hui looked over in the direction of the sound.

You know what, this is actually a store selling tableware and kitchen supplies.

"You want to buy bowls? We have many styles here!"

"Young comrade, come in! You will know once you come in." Seeing that Chen Hui was interested, the proprietress waved and called out enthusiastically.

When they moved to a new house, Huang Xiu Lian and other villagers would send pots, bowls and tableware as gifts.

It goes without saying that these are the same styles of meals we eat at home.

If you want to be a high-end private chef at home, the tableware should also be high-end and exquisite.

Some dishes will look much higher quality when paired with suitable plates.

Chen Hui walked into the store and selected thirty small plain bowls, as well as matching soup bowls and spoons.

Two fish plates, one large and one small.

He held one of the big round plates and looked at it again and again.

Pointing to the words "Flowers Bloom and Fortune Comes" on it, he asked, "Comrade, is there a pure white plate of this style with no patterns at all?"

"No, they all have flowers. It would be so ugly without any flowers at all?" said the boss puzzled.

"Then there should be something with a simpler pattern! Or maybe there should be something with only the middle part but not the sides, right?"

Chen Hui settled for the next best option.

The lady boss was cleaning the place. She came over to take a look and said, "It seems like there is one. Wait a minute and I'll help you find it."

Chen Hui walked around again and picked out a few pieces of tableware made of woven bamboo, which had some style and were not originally intended to be used as tableware.

"Young comrade, do you think this is okay?" The proprietress took out one, wiped off the dust and showed it to Chen Hui.

"Sure! Take three like this!"

"Okay! I'll get it!"

The boss went to get a plate for Chen Hui, and he picked out some other things.

When it was time to count the money at the end, the counter was filled with all kinds of items.

The boss was clacking away on his abacus.

After the calculation, he looked at Chen Hui with some trepidation, "Comrade, this will cost more than 60 yuan, will it?"

"Oh! It's so expensive!" Chen Hui said with a frown.

Such a big customer came today, but the boss didn't dare to show any impatience.

He asked with a smile: "If there are too many, do you want to take a few off?!"

“But I like all of these.”

Chen Hui sighed pretentiously, pointed to a basket on the counter and said, "It's hard to put these things in a bag, why don't you give me a basket and I'll buy them all."

"Ah?!" The boss was surprised!

She has run the store for more than ten years, and this is the first time someone wants her to give away something.

"Give me one!" Chen Hui said with a smile.

"Hey! Okay, okay!"

“This basket didn’t cost me much.”

The boss picked up the basket, patted it, and put the things Chen Hui had bought into it.

Not more, not less, just enough to fill a basket.

(End of this chapter)