The Era of Hard Work

In the middle of the afternoon, Song Na accompanied Lu Dong out of the building. The weather was dry and cold, making people want to tuck their hands into their sleeves.

It is rare for Taidong to be cold to minus 15 degrees, but God tells people to breathe the air from Russia every winter without going abroad.

Lu Dong wrapped Song Na's hands to block the cold outside, and asked, Have you had any cold hands this year?

A little bit. Song Na moved closer to Lu Dong: It's not serious, it's much worse than last year.

Lu Dong said: It's easy to freeze every year after one year of freezing. You should pay more attention to yourself. Last year, our hands were frozen into carrot heads.

Song Na recalled: It's unbelievable to think about it. Last winter, no matter how cold it was, we had to wash vegetables, wash dishes, and wipe the table. We all did it in the open air, and our hands were full of cuts. The result was only a year old. , we will become rich landlords, and we won’t have to roll up our sleeves to work.”

Lu Dong said softly: Without the hard work of last year, we wouldn't be where we are today.

Song Na hugged one of his arms, walked out of the community together, and suddenly changed the subject: Is the processing plant in your village going to expand again?

Lu Dong responded, and said, We will expand in the beginning of spring. Now there are few competitors and the support policy is good. There are many customers, and the output cannot keep up.

Song Na seemed curious: There are not many villages like yours in Qingzhao.

There are a few. Lu Dong gave a little example: In Ningxiu Town, there is a Songjia Village that specializes in selling iron...

Hearing that Lu Dong had diverted the topic, Song Na dragged her back again: Is the embankment in the village still being repaired?

Lu Dong smiled helplessly: This is not up to the Lu family village to decide.

Song Na continued: There are many hot peppers on the river bank?

Lu Dong shook his head: Not much more, Uncle Qi will soon be wiped out. He finally came to his senses, he had just officially entered the door of Song Na's house, should he invite Song Na to go there? Immediately asked: Heidan, let's see when you are free, I will take you to Lu's Village for a stroll?

Song Na replied generously: I just want to go and see, the river you mentioned, the trees, the school, and the processing factory...

Lu Dong said again: I'll ask when my family is free, and pick a weekend.

Song Na smiled: Just find the time.

The two of them walked out of the north gate of the community holding hands, passed by the 8 o'clock online Internet cafe, and looked inside through the glass door. There were people sitting and standing.

It happened that Wang Dong was in the store here, and when he saw Lu Dong and Song Na from behind the bar, he walked out quickly to say hello.

Lu Dong, Xiao Song. Wang Dong knew the two of them very well, and joked with his head on his head: It's such a cold day, and you still come out to press the road.

Song Na glanced at the wool yarn Wang Dong was wearing, and said, Brother Wang, you don't wear a coat when you come out, be careful of freezing.

Wang Dong smiled and said, I don't see you two, I'm in a hurry to come out. He pointed inside: Go in and have a chat?

Lu Dong shook his head: I won't go in, the windows are closed this day, the smell of smoke is unbearable.

Wang Dong laughed: The smell is not good, but it makes money. If you don't ask people to smoke, you will drive away a large number of customers.

In this day and age, it is impossible for Internet cafes not to ask people to smoke. Lu Dong also knew this, so he didn't want to go in and smell the smoke to find fault. He said to Wang Dong, Go back and put on some clothes, don't get cold.

The sun has moved to the west, and it feels like it will be close to minus ten degrees.

Just a few words. Wang Dong didn't go back: Most of our profits have been invested in the new store in the south, and the dividends at the end of the year may not be much.

Eight o'clock Online has opened a new store in the area where the colleges and universities are concentrated in the south, and the scale is very large. A large part of the money earned in the past six months has been spent on the new store.

Lu Dong understood the situation and said, Brother Wang, our accounts are clear, we just follow the contract.

Both sides have their own network of relationships, and there will be no troubles about who cheats the other. It is undoubtedly the best way to follow the rules.

Wang Dong said: Okay, after the Gregorian calendar year, our two companies will start to settle this year's bonus. He smiled happily: Internet cafe business is good this year, I plan to close all the billiard halls and video halls in the county, and focus on building Internet cafes. Now an online game called Millennium is very popular, and there will be several games running next year. This online game is more sticky than arcade machines. There are very few people doing Internet cafes, and there is no other colony in the university town except us.”

Lu Dong nodded slightly: I don't know much about this, I still have to rely on Brother Wang.

It was really cold, Wang Dong rubbed his hands coldly, and said, Lv Dong, Song Na, I won't tell you more, let's get together another day.

Lu Dong smiled and said, Hurry up and go back, Brother Wang, you're going to freeze to death, and no one will care about the Internet cafe.

Wang Dong waved at Lu Dong and Song Na, and hurried back to the store.

After Wang Dong left, Song Na couldn't help stomping her feet. Her walking time was poor, and her feet were cold when she stopped.

Lu Dong looked at the little leather boots Song Na was wearing, and said, Stop wandering around with me, go back quickly.

Song Na said: It's okay, I'll go to the company with you, and I need to tell Qian Feng a few words about my new store's accounts.

Hearing what she said, Lu Dong didn't insist anymore, and the two of them went east and west, went north on the north-south Wenhua Road, and went to the company office in Innovation Port.

Downstairs, I ran into Big Ivan, who was wearing a woolen sweater and leather jacket with his arms open. Compared with the tightly wrapped down jackets of Lu Dong and Song Na, the clothes were thin.

Aren't you cold? Lu Dong asked when the three entered the building together.

Big Ivan said: Fortunately, it's much warmer here than in Russia.

Lu Dong said, It's cold in your place, just thinking about it.

Entering the company, it may be that there are more companies moving into the buildings in the first phase. The Provincial University Innovation Port has finally turned on the central air conditioner. Although the temperature is not too high, it can always make people sit still.

Big Ivan asked Xu Man to get the materials, and was going to go to the new store in Ginza in the south next week to go through the formalities.

Xue Tian came over, gave Lu Dong an invitation, and said, The management committee sent it over, and the chamber of commerce will hold its founding ceremony next week.

Officer Zhao had already called yesterday, and Lu Dong accepted the invitation and ordered, Go and order two large flower baskets and banners, and write Lu's Catering to congratulate the establishment of the University City Chamber of Commerce.

Xue Tian replied: Okay, I'll contact you right away.

Song Na went to the financial office to chat with Qian Feng, and when she came out, Xu Man suddenly stopped her: Song Na, can I ask you something?

Okay. Song Na replied.

Xu Man dragged Song Na into the meeting room, and the two stood together, Xu Man was a head shorter than Song Na.

Seeing that Xu Man was hesitating to speak, Song Na said, Old Xu, we are old friends, so we can just talk if we have something to say.

She thought that there was something in the company, and Xu Man was too embarrassed to tell Lv Dong, so she wanted to convey it to her.

What Xu Man said was completely different: It's King Xiaoyao's birthday. I want to give him a birthday present. I haven't given it to anyone before. I don't know what to buy. Can you give me some advice?

Song Na really didn't want to get involved in this matter. In the past, Lao Du ran after others, but Xu Man chased Lao Du instead. It's not good for outsiders to say these things.

Xu Man asked, Song Na, what have you given Lu Dong?

This is personal privacy, of course Song Na would not say it, seeing that Xu Man was a little anxious, she could only vaguely say: Just send some things that men usually use.

Xu Man muttered: What do men often use? What does Xiaoyao Wang often use?

I don't know about that. Song Na hurried away to Lu Dong's office. Before she could enter, her cell phone rang, she picked it up and said a few words. Take Sister Juan to the hospital ahead of time, Sister Juan has no idea and wants me to accompany her, so I'm leaving.

Lu Dong heard from Song Na that Zhao Juanjuan's due date is coming soon: Hurry up and call me if you need something.

Song Na didn't say much, picked up her bag, hurried out of the office and went downstairs, hurrying back to Wenyuan, the school.

Next door to Lu's Catering, a person in charge of a company that sells cameras came over to pay a special visit. Lu Dong chatted with him for a while, and when they left, the sky darkened.

Lu Dong called Uncle Qi and asked him where he had gone.

The number of mobile phone users is increasing day by day, not to mention distant places, within the scope of Qingzhao, since Qingzhao Telecom no longer charges high network access fees, many people who are convenient for doing business or follow trends have bought mobile phones one after another.

Lu Jianren bought his mobile phone with his own money. In his words, his salary is high now, and Aunt Seven's salary is high, and there is still a bonus at the end of the year, so enjoy it as you should.

When Lu Dong received the call, Lu Jianren was eating steamed buns in the Peace Hotel. The steamed stuffed buns with vermicelli and fungus eggs are very special.

After hanging up the phone and putting the phone on the table, Lu Jianren said to the owner of the Peace Hotel, Old Zhou, your steamed stuffed buns are authentic. Bring me another cage, put them in a basket, and give them to the children when they go home.

Okay! Old Zhou knew who Lu Jianren was, and said with a smile, Seventh brother, you come here often because it's delicious. We are all neighbors, no outsiders.

Lu Jianren drooped his shoulders: Okay, I'll just say Seventh Brother to you, and I'll pull more people here for you.

Lao Zhou packed the buns and sent them over. Lu Jianren gave the money, but Lao Zhou didn't: Seventh brother, you are here to take care of my business. How can I collect money?

The free food is not tasty, Lu Jianren often talks a lot, and has a lot of fallacies, but he is a person with rich social experience: Old Zhou, you are driving me away, and you won't let me come back in the future.

Lao Zhou could only collect money, then give change, and then brought a bowl of polenta over.

Lu Jianren hadn't finished eating the steamed stuffed bun, so he continued to eat steadily. Anyway, Lu Dong wasn't in a hurry to leave, so he just kept his breath.

Another bun was put into his mouth, and he took a sip of corn porridge. Lu Jianren burped. He was used to being careless, and threw the phone on the table and confiscated it.

The brand-new mobile phone is placed here, which is somewhat conspicuous, after all, mobile phones are considered high-priced commodities in this era.

On the first floor of the Peace Hotel, not only Lu Jianren was eating, but there were also people sitting at five or six tables.

Boss, pay the bill. A young man in his mid-twenties called Lao Zhou over, and took out a ten-yuan bill to pay the bill.

After Lao Zhou got the change, the young man noticed Lu Jianren's side, took a little look at him, and saw that he was obviously from the countryside by his clothes.