Chapter 692: In the cafeteria, I value you the most

Chapter 692: In the cafeteria, I value you the most

"Okay, okay. You are the one I value most in our cafeteria. Tomorrow I will ask Director Song to order some apples and pears, and you can research new bread fillings!" Chen Jun patted Sha Zhu's shoulder with satisfaction.

"Hey, then I'll try it tomorrow and see how it works!" Sha Zhu said happily.

I am actually the person Chen Jun values ​​the most. I feel quite proud when I think about it.

But that's true. No matter whether he was helping in the kitchen or participating in the cooking competition, Chen Jun was the one who brought himself with him. When he was cooking, he didn't hide anything and let me watch openly. He would even explain something to me if he didn't understand it.

"Well, you guys go ahead and do your work. I'm going to pick up Lin Yao from school!"

After saying that, Chen Jun strolled off work.

During the lunch break, Lin Yao mentioned that she wanted to buy some notebooks and books, and asked Chen Jun if he had time after get off work. If he wasn't afraid of the bad consequences of leaving get off work early, he would have left early at around four o'clock.

When he arrived at the school gate, there were only a few students playing around at the gate. Lin Yao saw Chen Jun coming and ran over happily.

But when Chen Jun glanced at Lin Yao's shoes, he couldn't help but frowned.

This pair of sandals was just bought a while ago, but now some of the threads are frayed. It’s not that the quality of the shoes is bad, but Lin Yao is very active and lively at her age, so she wears out the shoes.

I remember when Chen Jun was this age, he would play football with other kids after school. Not only did his shoes become smelly, but he also had to have them repaired every once in a while.

At that time, if things broke, they could be repaired, but decades later, if things broke, they would have to be thrown away.

But in this era, if you throw away your broken shoes, you would be considered a spendthrift. A good pair of leather shoes cost ten yuan, and the sandals on Lin Yao's feet cost four yuan. Shoes and clothes were both relatively expensive items.

So Jia Zhang in the courtyard was sewing shoe soles whenever she had time, and she was making shoes for her family.

Thinking of this, Chen Jun suddenly looked down at his shoes.

Although this pair of shoes was bought, they are probably not as comfortable as the thousand-layer soles made by Jia Zhang. I will buy a few pairs from Jia Zhang some other day.

"Brother, let's go!" Lin Yao jumped up and sat on the back seat of the bicycle, waving his fist forward.

Chen Jun smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go get your shoes fixed after I buy the books. Look, your shoes are almost broken."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yao quickly lowered her head and discovered that the stitching on her shoes was indeed a little torn. If she didn't fix it, they might become broken tomorrow.

"Hey, it must be Xiaopang who stepped on it!"

Amid Lin Yao's chatter, Chen Jun took her to buy some books and notebooks, and then went to the overpass.

The overpass is a magical and lively place. There are grandpas walking their birds, storytellers, a man selling candied haws, and a clothes mending stall.

Places that repair clothes usually also repair shoes, so Chen Jun stopped in front of this stall.

The stall owner was a man in his thirties with messy hair. He was sitting on a small stool, tapping on a pair of leather shoes with his head down.

Chen Jun took a look and found that the old man's technique was pretty good. He stopped every few knocks to check the situation.

Next to him was a little girl of about three or four years old with two pigtails. She was holding a rag in her hand and was looking up at Chen Jun in front of the stall.

"Director...Chen?"

Just as Chen Jun was looking at the little girl, the old man who was tapping his leather shoes with his head down suddenly looked up at him.

Um? ?

Chen Jun was stunned for a moment, and then he felt that the brother in front of him looked somewhat familiar.

"Oh, it's Director Chen. I'm from Courtyard No. 93. We greeted each other last time when I escorted Jia Dongxu." The shoe repairman grinned and said enthusiastically.

Oh, it turns out we are neighbors in the same alley!

"Ha, what a coincidence, you usually set up a stall here!" Chen Jun smiled and took out a cigarette from his pocket and threw one to the shoe repairman.

"Yes, it's been three months. Director Chen, are your shoes broken? Take them off and I'll fix them for you."

The shoe repairman casually glanced at the shoes in his hand, picked up the cigarette and sniffed it under his nose. Instead of lighting it, he carefully put it behind his ear.

"My sister's sandals are a little torn, how much would it cost to fix them?"

Chen Jun pulled a stool for Lin Yao and handed over Lin Yao's pair of shoes.

The shoe repairman took it, looked at it, and said with a smile, "Usually I charge 20 cents, but today I'll give you a discount, Director Chen, so I'll charge 10 cents."

"Row!"

Chen Jun nodded, thinking that this shoe repairman was a straightforward person. At the same time, he also remembered the shoe repairman.

He lived in courtyard No. 93, which was separated from No. 95 by a courtyard. Jia Dongxu had stolen chickens from their courtyard and was taken here by the people in their courtyard.

If I remember correctly, this guy seemed to have a limp and couldn't exert much strength, so he learned the skill of shoe repair.

"How much does it cost to shine your shoes?"

Just as he was thinking about it, Chen Jun caught a glimpse of a man walking over and standing in front of the little girl.

Ok?

The man was dressed a little strangely. In the middle of summer, he not only wore a pair of leather shoes, but also a hat. He wore a sweatshirt on his upper body, and a shirt on the outside.

The most important thing is that this man's demeanor is not like that of an ordinary person. There is a very obvious scar on his chin and his face looks a bit fierce. Chen Jun felt as if he had seen him somewhere.

It can’t be such a coincidence that I would meet two familiar people while repairing shoes?

"Five cents~"

The shoe repairman shouted back.

"Well, wipe it for me!"

The man naturally pulled out a chair and sat down, then casually put his feet on the box.

"Come on~"

The little girl shouted crisply, then picked up the rag and began to polish the man's shoes.

Judging from her movements, this little girl, about three or four years old, has at least half a year of experience in polishing shoes, and she works neatly and skillfully.

"Brother, she looks only three years old, right?" Lin Yao, who was sitting on a mat, couldn't help but say when he saw this scene.

"Ok!"

Chen Jun nodded and didn't say much, but secretly glanced at the man a few more times.

"Well, you did a good job. I'll give you a dime. I'll come back to have my shoes polished some other day!"

A few minutes later, the man stood up, left a dime and walked away.

Oh?

He's a rich man? Chen Jun raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Hey, thank you!"

The shoe repairman looked up and thanked the man, repaired Lin Yao's shoes with a few taps, and then took a dime from the little girl.

After taking a closer look, the shoe repairman's expression froze. He looked at it from the front and back several times and couldn't help but swear: "It's specially brewed. I was wondering why you are so generous and actually gave Zhang extra money!"

"You are such a coward, you can't even cheat me out of this little money. Sooner or later, your whole family will die!"