Chapter 108 Eating Ice Cream Every word of the thank-you letter was filled with gratitude to the steel plant workers. The sincere words, coupled with the emotional reading by the announcer, created such a moving scene that touched thousands of people. Several cafeterias in the steel plant fell into silence when the announcer read the thank-you letter. After the announcer finished reading, a few seconds passed before someone suddenly applauded. "Good! Our factory has done a very good thing." "That's right! Our peasant brothers are in trouble, and as the workers, we should lend a helping hand." …… Director Hu and other factory leaders naturally saw this effect and were very satisfied. This was exactly the effect they wanted. It can be said that the things donated to Zhoujiazhuang School are absolutely worth it. And it achieves three goals at one stroke.
First, it gave face to Zhou Yimin; second, it helped the children and teachers who really needed help; finally, it greatly encouraged the workers in the factory. It might even be possible to kill four birds with one stone. If this kind of thing were to get out, it would be a good story for their steel plant and Zhoujiazhuang School. If it were to get out, or even to higher-ups, it would be a huge benefit to the factory leaders! You can improve your reputation, not only the reputation of their steel plant, but also the reputation of their factory leaders. If the leaders above know about this, they will look at the people in their factory with a new eye and gain more points in their impression, which will be helpful for their future promotions. "Director, in my opinion, we should keep doing this kind of thing in the future and donate to a school every year to reduce the burden on our farmer brothers," Director Ding said. Anyway, the steel plant’s resources are not their private property, so they don’t feel bad about using them. Using the steel plant's resources to improve your reputation is a good deal no matter how you look at it. When Director Hu and his team heard this, they said, "Yes! We must persist in doing this kind of good thing so that the higher-ups will see it." "Well! I think it's a good idea. Let's discuss it at the meeting tomorrow. We should try our best to make it a fine tradition of our steel plant and implement the policy of cooperation between workers and peasants to the end..." Director Hu is worthy of being the factory director. He has an art of speaking. In the courtyard, Zhou Yimin treated the children to ice cream. Although these kids live in the city, when have they ever eaten such delicious ice cream? They usually eat popsicles, which are just ice lollies with a little sugar added to them, and taste a little sweet when licked. But even so, popsicles are still very popular among children. "This kind of popsicle is very expensive, right?" the women in the yard couldn't help asking. They were not very experienced and had never seen this kind of popsicle, but it was obvious that it was not simple. I didn't know what the outer layer was, but the children said it was delicious. The inside was white and I felt it was made of milk. It is said that three White Rabbit milk candies are equivalent to a glass of milk, so this popsicle is almost equivalent to a glass of milk, right? It is still generous and beneficial to the people. Zhou Yimin smiled and said, "I don't know. I haven't seen it on the market. A friend gave it to me. It's called bingao, which is a bit like ice cream. Lao Mo's restaurant has ice cream." Just as he finished speaking, a little kid started crying and a piece of his ice cream accidentally fell to the ground.
When the child cried, the one on the other side also fell down, and the child cried even more sadly. His parents immediately shouted: "Pick it up and eat it." In later times, there is a three-second rule, which means that as long as it does not exceed three seconds, it will not be dirty. But in this era, let alone three seconds, even if a large army of ants came to attack, they would return empty-handed. Pick it up and eat it now before it melts, otherwise it will be such a waste! Parents urged their children to eat quickly and stop licking. They would feel sad if a drop fell, let alone a whole piece falling. Wouldn't that be fatal? They speculated that this ice cream was specially provided for certain groups of people, so it was not available on the market. Gang Yimin also said that this is a bit like ice cream. The ice cream at Lao Mo's restaurant! Most people can't even get in, let alone eat it. Children like these still have to rely on Yimin for food. In the end, everyone licked the wooden skewer clean and seemed still unsatisfied. too delicious. Even Zhou Yimin couldn't resist the charm of ice cream, let alone these little kids who could control it in minutes. Parents also remind their children not to talk nonsense outside. Although Yimin said that the ice cream was given by a friend, who knows whether Yimin's friend got it from someone else? If they find out, wouldn't that implicate the other party? Zhou Yimin didn't care. He had already eaten it, so who could check? There were no mobile phones to take photos of friends circles these days, and even private cameras were rare. There is no evidence, what the hell! However, Zhou Yimin thought to himself: Zhoujiazhuang is still safe, I don’t have to worry about what to eat. The whole village is made up of his people. It is not easy for strangers to even enter the village. If Zhao Zhenguo had not been led by Luo Dapeng last time, he would have been stopped outside the village. Although the people in the Siheyuan were basically friendly to him, the area of the Siheyuan was still too small to hide any secrets. Therefore, we have to go back to the village after eating and drinking. This is the Siheyuan! No one would say anything if he had a good meal from time to time. After all, it was no secret that Zhou Yimin had received several awards. What was wrong with having a good meal? In the afternoon, Zhou Yimin went out for a stroll on his bicycle. When he came back, there were 10 kilograms of pork, 5 fish, each weighing about 3 kilograms, 5 kilograms of eggs, and 1 pig offal in the basket behind the bicycle. On top of that were some vegetables, including beans, tomatoes, and rapeseed. Stop at Courtyard 55. "Auntie, is Dazhong back?" Zhou Yimin asked an old lady who was sweeping the floor in front of No. 55 courtyard. "Is it Yimin? Dazhong is on leave and his mother is here too." The aunt was very happy and looked at the things behind Zhou Yimin's car. "I'll go in and call Dazhong." Because they had received a notice that Dazhong would treat everyone in the hospital to a meal this evening. For this reason, Zhou Dazhong's mother and sister from his hometown in the countryside also came. My younger brother didn't come because he had to study. There was a cook in their courtyard, so Zhou Dazhong specially invited the cook from the middle courtyard to help with this meal. To this, the chef surnamed Quan agreed immediately. After having a full meal at noon, they were waiting for Zhou Yimin’s ingredients!
Zhou Dazhong's mother and sister came to the courtyard and were very happy to see the house that belonged to their son (eldest brother). This is a house in the city! In the traditional Chinese concept, a house is a place where one can settle down and make a living. If you don't have a house, you can't say that you have settled down somewhere. Houses and land are the assets that Chinese people value most. After Zhou Dazhong's mother arrived at the courtyard, she busied herself cleaning the house inside and out, and chatted with the women in the courtyard. The women in the yard knew the relationship between Zhou Dazhong and Zhou Yimin, so they naturally would not look down on Zhou Dazhong's mother because she was from the country. They enthusiastically started a conversation with her, for example, offering to introduce Dazhong to a girl. The chat was very lively. (End of this chapter)