340: Eating in the cafeteria with a big boss

“It seems you have not only continued the original corporate culture but also expanded its scope from point to area!” Minister Yang said with a hearty laugh. “Haha, this is a classic case of the student surpassing the teacher.”

“I wouldn't dare say surpassing the teacher, only that I have carried it forward and made it shine,” Liu Xiaolin said humbly.

“Anyway, you've done a very good job, no need to be modest,” Minister Yang said, looking at Liu Xiaolin with a smile.

He couldn't believe that Liu Xiaolin, at such a young age, had grasped the essence of corporate culture. He was indeed a formidable young man.

“We've seen more than half of it now. The instruments and equipment after this are common and can be bought on the market. Do we still need to see them?” Zhuang Wuya asked, seeing that they had finished looking at the patented instruments and equipment.

“How about we stop here? It's already twelve o'clock, let's go to the cafeteria for lunch,” Lai Junying said with a smile. “We can also let Minister Yang taste our cafeteria's food. They are delicious dishes made by famous chefs.”

“That sounds good to me. Just now, that young comrade from the Chip Production Workshop praised your cafeteria's food for a long time. I'm very eager to try it,” Minister Yang said with a smile.

“Okay, okay, then let's go to the cafeteria now,” Liu Xiaolin, who had been touring all morning, also felt hungry.

At this moment, most of the R&D personnel in the workshop had gone to the cafeteria to eat. Many machines had stopped running, and the group walked through the machines and out of the workshop.

The weather was very good today, and the air was filled with the scent of flowers. A gust of wind blew, scattering the petals all over the ground.

“The cafeteria is a ten-minute walk from here, in the building next to the office building. Thousands of people dine there every day, so our dining time is twenty-four hours of continuous service,” Liu Xiaolin explained. “Our R&D personnel often work overtime. Whenever they go to the cafeteria, there will be hot meals.”

“Then your Master Fu in the cafeteria must be very hardworking,” Minister Yang said.

“It's alright. The dishes in the evening are not as rich as during the day. The important thing is to ensure the dishes are hot,” Liu Xiaolin said.

“Hmm, this arrangement is quite reasonable,” Director Zhao said.

“Where are you from, General Manager Liu? Do you live alone at the company?” Minister Yang asked.

“Oh, I'm from Jiangnan City. I live in the company's expert dormitory, on the same floor as Professor Li and Professor Zhuang,” Liu Xiaolin said.

“Hmm, you missed one person,” Lai Junying added with a smile. “His girlfriend also lives on that floor, right next door to him. Maybe we'll see the young lady in the cafeteria later.”

“Oh? General Manager Liu is so excellent, his girlfriend must be just as good,” Director Zhao chimed in.

“Exactly! Hong Tongtong is super beautiful,” Lai Junying continued gossiping. “She is the daughter of General Manager Hong Youli from Deli Air Conditioning, and her family background is particularly good.”

“Ah? General Manager Hong's daughter? I've met General Manager Hong a few times. He always praises his daughter as a top student,” Director Zhao said.

“Isn't that right? She graduated from university at nineteen and is now preparing for postgraduate entrance exams,” Lai Junying also admired Hong Tongtong very much, so he praised her to the skies.

“I hope to see her later and meet this little genius beauty,” Director Zhao said with a smile.

Soon they arrived at the cafeteria. After walking in, Liu Xiaolin immediately saw Hong Tongtong eating at a single table.

Hong Tongtong also saw Liu Xiaolin come in with a group of people, but she didn't dare to greet them and lowered her head to continue eating.

“Tongtong, why are you just eating now?” Lai Junying didn't care about anything and immediately greeted Hong Tongtong, introducing her: “Tongtong, this is Minister Yang from the Ministry of Science and Technology, and this is Director Zhao from the Ministry of Science and Technology.”

Seeing that General Manager Lai had started the introductions, Hong Tongtong quickly stood up and said, “Hello, Minister Yang. Hello, Director Zhao.”

“No wonder General Manager Lai kept praising you on the way. You are indeed a very beautiful young lady,” Minister Yang said kindly. “Please sit down and continue eating. We'll come and join your table after we get our food.”

Hong Tongtong glanced at Liu Xiaolin, not knowing what had happened.

“It's okay, you eat first. We'll go get our food first,” Liu Xiaolin said with a smile to Hong Tongtong.

“Minister Yang, what kind of dishes do you like?” Lai Junying said attentively. “We have specialty dishes from various places here, with all kinds of flavors: fresh, fragrant, sweet, and spicy.”

“I prefer spicy food because my hometown is relatively humid, and I've been used to eating chili peppers since I was a child,” Minister Yang said while looking and picking dishes. “This stir-fried preserved pork with chili is good. The preserved pork has a good mix of lean and fat, and the chili is green and firm. It looks delicious.”

“You like spicy food? Then there are many options: boiled sliced pork, pickled cabbage fish, chopped chili fish head, and Hangjiao beef slices, all are spicy dishes,” Lai Junying introduced.

“Are these dishes served in small bowls and divided into small portions? How thoughtful. Then I'll take a portion of boiled sliced pork and another portion of pickled cabbage fish,” Minister Yang said while getting his food.

Liu Xiaolin followed them and casually picked two dishes. When Minister Yang walked towards Hong Tongtong's table, Liu Xiaolin quickly followed.

“Your cafeteria's food is comparable to a big hotel, and the service is very good, providing a lot of convenience for employees,” Director Zhao also picked a few favorite dishes and walked over to sit down.

Seeing these people return, Hong Tongtong quickly moved over to make space for everyone.

Liu Xiaolin thought that since everyone already knew about his relationship with Hong Tongtong, he might as well sit next to her openly.

Thinking of this, he very naturally sat next to Hong Tongtong and said to everyone, “Let's eat, everyone. You can get more food if you don't have enough. Our cafeteria has unlimited meals.”

“Tongtong, did your Dad and Mom go to the Production Headquarters?” Director Zhao asked while eating.

“Director Zhao knows my Dad and Mom?” Hong Tongtong asked, widening her eyes.

“We've interacted many times. They always praise you as a little genius in front of me,” Director Zhao said with a smile.

“They just like to exaggerate. I'm not a little genius,” Hong Tongtong's face turned red.

“Haha, Tongtong can still blush?” Lai Junying said with a smile. “I've always seen you as very bold.”

“General Manager Lai just likes to bully people, hmph,” Hong Tongtong pretended to be angry and puffed up her cheeks.

“Alright, I won't bully you anymore, hurry up and eat,” Lai Junying, who had annoyed Hong Tongtong, quickly coaxed her.

“General Manager Lai, hurry up and eat. Don't keep teasing Hong Tongtong,” Liu Xiaolin quickly helped Hong Tongtong out.

Minister Yang and Director Zhao ate their food and watched Lai Junying tease Hong Tongtong, finding it quite interesting.

“Where are we visiting this afternoon?” Minister Yang asked after taking a bite of the pickled cabbage fish.

“We haven't seen the previous workshop of Jiantuan Electronics yet. That was the electronic component processing workshop founded by Mr. Cui Zhaocheng, which is also very good,” Liu Xiaolin said while eating.

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