Chapter 231 Nan Yi’s Invitation
The year passed by unknowingly in the midst of noise.
However, this year's New Year's celebration was obviously much quieter than the lively ones in previous years.
Not only did the quality of food in every household drop drastically, but even the number of firecrackers was reduced. At this critical juncture, even if He Daqing had money in his pocket, he didn't dare to show off.
In the entire courtyard, apart from He Daqing's family, the family with the best living conditions is Yan Bugui's family in the front yard.
Even so, Yan Bugui found that after the beginning of spring, it was much more difficult for him to catch a fish than before, and he almost always came up empty-handed.
There is no way. The situation is getting worse and worse. As long as people can stutter, they will spare no effort to get rid of it.
Not to mention the fish in the river, many people even don't let go of the weeds by the river.
He even heard people say that in some places, even the bark of the elm trees had been eaten away.
Seeing this situation, Yan Bugui, who had always liked to calculate, became even more calculating.
Apart from Yan Bugui's family, the one who lived the richest life was Xu Damao.
Now he is separated from his parents and has no friends, and he earns a good salary from showing movies, so if he feeds himself, the whole family will not be hungry, and he does not have to worry about life at all.
Of course, seeing that every household was having a hard time and Lou Xiao'e ignoring him, Xu Damao temporarily gave up the idea of getting married.
I don’t know when this situation will end. What’s the point even if I find a girl I like?
His current salary is enough to support one person, but if he gets married and has a child, life will be difficult!
Of course, Xu Damao didn't know yet, so he didn't have to worry about this problem at all.
He Daqing saw the situation of each household, but he was powerless to do anything.
If someone is in real trouble and comes to him privately to ask for help, He Daqing might help a little. Of course, he won't help ten or twenty kilograms. Five kilograms is already quite good.
It’s not that He Daqing doesn’t want to, he just doesn’t dare.
Once the news spreads, he will be implicated in the end.
"Okay, today's meeting ends here!"
On this day, He Daqing rode his bicycle to Fengze Garden as usual. He held a brief meeting in front of the managers of all the branches of Fengze Garden and then announced the end of the meeting.
The content of the meeting was simple.
Against the backdrop of food shortages, all major branches can only continue to carry forward the spirit of hard work, try their best to give full play to the spirit of innovation and make the meals as nutritious, delicious and tasty as possible based on limited ingredients.
"Manager He, Manager He, wait a minute!"
Just as He Daqing was about to go down to inspect the work, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
When he turned his head, he saw Nan Yi walking towards him with a smile.
"Oh? Nan Yi, is there something wrong?"
Seeing Nan Yi, He Daqing couldn't help but wonder.
Since recruiting Nan Yi under his command, He Daqing has saved himself a lot of trouble. It can be said that nowadays, almost all the innovative dishes in Fengze Garden are created by Nan Yi.
This guy likes to study various dishes all day long, which can be regarded as making full use of his talents.
"Hey, Manager He, I'm getting married, and here's my invitation!"
While he was stunned, he saw Nan Yi take out an invitation wrapped in red paper from his pocket and handed it to He Daqing very respectfully.
"marry?"
Upon hearing this, He Daqing's eyes widened.
He knew that Nan Yi was an old bachelor. Even if he got married later, he lived with a widow. It was only 60 years now. How come Nan Yi got married?
"Congratulations! Which girl is so lucky to marry our chef Nan Yi?"
He Daqing accepted the invitation with a smile, and was also very curious.
"Hey, not a girl..."
When talking about this, Nan Yi scratched his head in embarrassment, but He Daqing was not an outsider, and since they were getting married, there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
He said to He Daqing,
"She's a widow named Liang Ladi, an employee of our former machinery factory. She lives near my home, and after a few visits, we became lovers!"
He Daqing, "..."
After going in circles, Nan Yi is actually with Liang Ladi again.
Liang Ladi was more fertile than Qin Huairu. Before she married Nan Yi, she already had four children. If it were in any other era, it would be fine, but in these years of famine, four children were a burden.
I have to say that Nan Yi is really responsible for marrying Liang Ladi at this time.
Of course, although both are widows, Liang Ladi is many times better than the original Qin Huairu.
Qin Huairu married He Yuzhu just to use him, and her focus was all on her son Banggeng. She didn't consider He Yuzhu's feelings at all.
But Liang Ladi, after getting married, not only helped Nan Yi share the family burden, but also gave birth to a child for Nan Yi. Just for this reason, Liang Ladi is better than Qin Huairu!
This is a miserable woman.
But she is also a good woman!
"Whether she is a widow or not is not important."
He Daqing sighed, patted Nan Yi's shoulder, and said with a smile,
"As long as two people like each other and live a good life together, it's better than anything else. What do you think?"
"Of course!"
Upon hearing this, a smile immediately appeared on Nan Yi's face.
Marrying a widow these days is bound to lead to gossip, but He Daqing is different. Not only does he not get any ridicule, he even gets blessings from others.
He, Nan Yi, was right about the person.
"that is……"
Nan Yi smiled and said,
"Under the current conditions, everyone is having a hard time. So, I won't invite anyone else. I just want to find a few good friends to gather around a table for us to witness. Manager He, everyone knows that you are a good cook, you see..."
Although Nan Yi is now the branch manager of Fengzeyuan, he also knows that once he marries Liang Ladi, his life will be very stressful in the future.
So, he decided to just go through the motions and get married.
The money saved can be used to make more food for the children.
"no problem!"
He Daqing nodded.
"Leave it to me! Just prepare the ingredients and I'll do it when the time comes!"
Not to mention anything else, just because Nan Yi dared to marry Liang Ladi, a woman with four children in this era, He Daqing had to go!
"Okay, thank you, Manager He. I'll get busy now!"
Seeing that He Daqing agreed, Nan Yi also left Fengze Garden with a smile.
The important matter that had been weighing on his mind was finally settled.
If He Daqing had not promoted him, Nan Yi would not have achieved what he has today.
In Nan Yi's mind, the wedding can be simple, but no important person should be left out.
Naturally, no one can replace He Daqing's position in his heart!
"What a good man!"
Looking at Nan Yi's departing back, He Daqing couldn't help but sigh again.