Chapter 717 Return 2
The rest of the journey went relatively smoothly, especially after the convoy continued to drive forward for another thirty or forty kilometers, there was no snow ahead. Although the sky was gloomy, not a single snowflake fell. The logistics staff of the steel rolling mill sitting on the trucks were talking curiously. All the way from leaving Tianjin, there had been gusts of northwest wind carrying flying snow, but now looking back, the road they had just passed was clearly divided. On one side, the road was covered with a thin layer of snow, but on the side closer to the capital, there was not a single snowflake.
Without the trouble of snow, the convoy speeded up and finally returned to the Security Department training base smoothly at 9:30 in the evening.
At this time, the canteen of the training base was still brightly lit, and the canteen manager He Daqing, along with the chefs and kitchen helpers, had already prepared the meals.
Li Huaide first directed the eight trucks of the steel rolling mill to drive directly into the factory area, asked the staff on duty to urgently notify the loaders to prepare for unloading, and then instructed the security guards of the Security Department's Guard Section to keep an eye on the vehicles and cargo, before leading all the staff to the canteen of the training base.
When the logistics staff of the steel rolling mill walked into the spacious and clean canteen of the training base, the first thing they saw was three large enamel basins on the dining tables, each filled with stewed beef with potatoes, stir-fried pork with cabbage, and a bowl of egg soup, and in the bamboo baskets were steaming steamed buns made of two-grain flour.
Li Huaide clapped his hands twice and said loudly, "Comrades, you have worked hard all the way. I believe you are all hungry now. Come and sit down to eat. There are eight people at each table. There are plenty of steamed buns. By the way, let me remind everyone that everyone has two bowls in front of them. When you eat, everyone can help themselves to the dishes in the dish basin. After finishing the dishes in your own bowl, you can continue to get more."
After hearing this, everyone no longer cared about being reserved. They walked to a dining table and picked up the spoon in the enamel basin. They served themselves a bowl of stewed beef with potatoes and a bowl of fried pork and cabbage. They reached out and grabbed a steamed bun made of two grains of flour and started to eat with relish.
You have to know that the logistics staff of the steel rolling mill can only eat some meat occasionally in the cafeteria, and the little pork they buy with tickets at home is mostly saved for improving the meals of the elderly and children. Today, when they smelled the rich meaty aroma and saw that the enamel basin was almost one-third full of pork and beef, everyone couldn't help drooling.
Someone quickly finished the two bowls of meat and vegetables in front of him, and then picked up a spoon to continue scooping up more vegetables. Almost all the logistics staff of the steel rolling mill present ate the meat and vegetables with big mouthfuls, and only occasionally took a small bite of the steamed bun. Although the two enamel basins on the dining table were full of meat and vegetables, some people had already secretly calculated in their hearts that at most each person could get two bowls. These guys were afraid that they would not eat enough meat and vegetables, so they swallowed the meat and vegetables in big mouthfuls, intending to finish the first bowl and wait for the second bowl to be served before slowly tasting it.
Only then did some people start to chew their food and look around curiously. You know, the food standard of the canteen of the Security Department Training Base is extremely high. This has long been spread in the Red Star Steel Mill. Who doesn't want to eat delicious meat and vegetables every day? Therefore, many cadres and workers of the Red Star Steel Mill are dissatisfied. They all work in the steel mill, so why is there such a huge difference in welfare benefits between the two sides?
Later I heard that the reason why the Security Department of the Steel Rolling Mill could eat delicious meat and vegetables every day was that Secretary Lin of the Security Department found ways to get them himself, and it was not a target allocated by the superiors at all. As a result, the majority of cadres and workers were extremely dissatisfied with the current leading cadres of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. It is said that what is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of wealth. In the eyes of these cadres and workers of the steel rolling mill, as the main leaders of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, you are unable to improve the welfare benefits of the cadres and workers in the factory, which means you are incompetent.
Today, the logistics staff of the steel rolling mill finally had the opportunity to taste the meals in the canteen of the training base. Seeing that nearly one-third of the food in the enamel basin was pork and beef, some people began to look around, wanting to see what the members of the Security Department's action team were eating and whether they were treated differently from them.
Tonight, there were four tables in the canteen of the training base for the logistics staff of the steel mill alone. The three teams of the action team and all the drivers sat at five tables. When the curious logistics staff of the steel mill saw the food on the table not far away, they found that the food eaten by the action team members was exactly the same as theirs, except that they were chewing their food slowly. Then they looked at their colleagues, and almost every one of them looked like starving ghosts reborn. It was really unbearable to look at them. They felt a little embarrassed and quickly lowered their heads to continue eating.
Lin Yu, Li Huaide and others were having dinner in a private room in the cafeteria. In addition to the two of them, Sun Yong and Guan Dajiang were also present. As for Zhou Hong and others, there was no trace of them at all.
On the table were braised beef, Kung Pao chicken, Mu Shu pork, nine-turn large intestine, braised beef in soy sauce, and fried peanuts cooked by He Daqing himself. Each carefully prepared dish exuded an enticing aroma.
Sun Yong picked up a bottle of Fenjiu on the table and filled everyone's glasses one by one.
Lin Yu raised his glass and said with a smile: "Old Li, although there were some minor setbacks on the way back from Tianjin, it was a safe trip. Come, let's have a drink together."
The four of them clinked their glasses and drank it all in one gulp. Before Sun Yong could pour the wine, Li Huaide reached out and took the bottle, saying with a smile, "I have to pour this glass of wine for everyone myself."
After pouring wine for everyone, Li Huaide picked up the glass, restrained his smile, and said sincerely: "I won't say any more words. Today I would like to offer a glass of wine to each of you with all my heart." After saying that, he raised his hand and drank the white wine in the glass.
After Lin Yu drank the white wine in the glass, he invited everyone to eat and said with a smile: "Everyone has been busy all day today. Let's all contribute this bottle of wine to moisten our throats tonight. Anyway, there will be plenty of time to drink together in the future. Lao Li, you, Lao Guan, and Sun Yong have to arrange the storage after dinner. Come on, let's eat."
After hearing this, everyone understood that not only did the purchased sea fish need to be stored tonight, but there were more things to do at the Security Department's training base. The seized weapons and equipment had to be counted and stored immediately, and the bodies in the car also needed to be temporarily placed, especially Lin Yu had more things to do.