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Xu Dong was surrounded by people as soon as he left the section chief's office.

"Boss, what did Uncle Li tell you?"

"Is the section chief going to be promoted? What position is it?"

"Xiao Xu..."

"Everyone listen to me!" Xu Dong pressed his hands together to calm everyone down: "Uncle Li is not going to be promoted, and he will not be transferred out, so don't guess."

"Huh..."

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Some people looked disappointed, some were relieved, but most people looked disappointed as if they didn't get to eat the melon.

Xiang Xin asked persistently: "Boss, what did Uncle Li want to talk to you about?"

"I just asked about the duty last night. Okay, let's all go!"

Xu Dong made up a reason casually. It was not appropriate to talk about private dinners in public.

At lunch time, Xu Dong came to the logistics department to exchange food coupons with a bag of 50 kilograms of corn flour. The food coupon system will be implemented next month. If he doesn't change it, he will have no food to eat.

But he didn't expect to run into an acquaintance.

"Director Su, long time no see!" Xu Dong took the initiative to greet him.

Director Su recognized the person in front of him at once and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Xiao Xu. I heard that you did a good job in the security department. You have been promoted to team leader?"

"Hey, it's all because Section Chief Li is willing to give young people opportunities." Xu Dong said modestly.

"I know this person, Lao Li, he really likes to train young people."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries. Xu Dong looked at the food bag at the other's feet and asked curiously: "Director Su, what kind of food did you bring?"

"Rice, what about you?"

"I brought corn flour, just got it back from the grain store this morning." Xu Dong replied.

"Really? Is the price of rice expensive now, or the price of corn flour expensive?" Director Su asked.

This person doesn't do much housework at first glance.

"About the same. According to the official pricing, the unit price of rice is about 10 yuan, and corn flour is 8 yuan per catty. Director Su, are you bringing hybrid rice?"

"No, our family eats Northeast rice."

Xu Dong couldn't help but slap his thigh: "Director Su, you are at a disadvantage. Northeast rice now costs more than 200 yuan in the market, and corn flour is at most 130 yuan, which is almost twice the price."

"It doesn't matter." Director Su waved his hand, "We are all part of the company, there is no need to haggle, and it is a blessing to suffer a loss."

Xu Dong could only say awkwardly: "Director Su, you are still conscious!"

After exchanging the food coupons, Xu Dong went to the cafeteria to have a simple bite, and then secretly hid in the Mercedes-Benz alone and ate seven or eight fried dried fish in a row.

Fried dried fish is a snack made by Xu's mother for her granddaughters. Xu Dong is greedy and took the opportunity to ask for a lot of it. He usually puts it in the car and eats two when he has nothing to do.

After eating the dried fish, Xu Dong wiped his mouth, chewed his gum again, and then returned to the north gate with satisfaction.

"Boss, you are back." A dispatched worker stood up and greeted.

"Well, have you all eaten?" Xu Dong asked casually.

"Yes."

Compared with the company cafeteria, the dispatched workers eat worse. Every meal is mixed grain rice, with a little pickled vegetables at most.

The so-called mixed grain rice is a paste made by mixing rice, sweet potato cubes, potato cubes and corn flour together.

This kind of mixed grain rice is okay to eat occasionally, but if you eat it frequently, it will not only be greasy, but also easily cause constipation.

In addition, the security company has stopped providing food since June, and the dispatched workers need to hand in food every month.

Survival is not easy!

...

After get off work, two cars drove out of the north gate one after the other, and arrived at Section Chief Li's home in less than half an hour.

After getting off the bus, Xu Dong took out a cigarette and handed it over:

"Uncle Li, have one!"

Section Chief Li waved his hand: "No, I'm going to quit smoking."

Xu Dong was surprised. You know, Section Chief Li is an old smoker for decades. He actually quit smoking.

"Uncle Li, is your body..." Xu Dong tried to ask.

"It's not a physical reason."

Section Chief Li shook his head and then took the initiative to explain: "This morning, weren't you curious about why I was so happy? In fact, it's nothing to say. Your aunt is pregnant, and I'm happy."

"Aunt is pregnant?" Xu Dong suspected that he had heard it wrong.

Section Chief Li is obviously in his fifties, but he can still have a child in his old age? When he reacted, he immediately flattered:

"This is a great event, Uncle Li, you are still as good as ever!"

After saying that, he gave a thumbs up.

Section Chief Li laughed: "I didn't have high expectations, but luck came and I couldn't stop it."

Xu Dong put away the cigarette silently. Since there was a pregnant woman in Section Chief Li's family, smoking again would be deliberately disgusting.

"How many months is the child?"

"Less than two months, I just got the result yesterday." Section Chief Li looked relieved.

Arriving at the door of the house, Section Chief Li knocked on the door first, then opened the door with the key. After the two entered the house, Aunt Li came towards them.

The visitor covered her belly with one hand and held a wet towel in the other hand, her face full of maternal radiance.

"Auntie, congratulations!" Xu Dong nodded.

"Did Lao Li tell you?" Aunt Li smiled.

Section Chief Li took the towel and wiped his face randomly, raising his eyebrows: "Why can't I say it? It's not a shameful thing."

"Okay, I can't argue with you."

There were outsiders at home, and Aunt Li couldn't let go. If it were normal, she would have been lying in her husband's arms by now.

Dinner has been prepared, consisting of four simple dishes and one soup. All four dishes are vegetarian, with only some shredded pork in the soup.

Aunt Li explained: "Xiao Xu, there was originally a dish of steamed turbot, but I felt like vomiting as soon as I smelled that smell. I really can't do it. Please forgive me!"

"Oh, Auntie, your health is the most important thing. Besides, the food on this table is already very good, much richer than ours." Xu Dong said politely.

Aunt Li stayed with him for a while and then went back to the room to rest. It seemed that the other party had severe morning sickness. He didn't even touch a few dishes, but just took a few mouthfuls of rice.

Section Chief Li put down his chopsticks and sighed:

"Xiao Xu, you have also seen that your Aunt Li is an older woman who has given birth, and she can't eat anything now. It's really worrying."

Xu Dong quickly comforted him, and he knew that Section Chief Li could not invite him to dinner for no reason. It turned out that he was here for this.

Sure enough, Section Chief Li changed the topic and started to get to the main topic of the night: "Xiao Xu, you have many connections and channels. Can you help Uncle Li collect some nutritional supplements suitable for pregnant women?"

"Uncle Li..."

Xu Dongwei said: "You also know what the market is like now. Panjiayuan has not seen meat for a long time, let alone other nutritional products."

"It's okay, just go ahead and try. Regardless of whether it works or not, I will thank you."

"Okay then, I'll help you find out during the weekend." Xu Dong pretended to be reluctant.

Section Chief Li's eyes lit up and he immediately waved his hand: "Forget the weekend. I'll give you two days of leave. I'll leave it to you."

"That's okay too."

Xu Dong agreed and actually had two days off. He was happy to have two days off.

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