Rebirth 1990: The beginning is sweet and cool Bai Yueguang

"Okay, go ahead and let them all come." Zhou Qi nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, Brother Qi. I guarantee that you will want to eat it again after you have eaten it." Ma Yuancai said confidently.

In the evening, the hot pot was bubbling on the table, and the aroma was everywhere.

The vegetables, meat slices and wine were all laid out. Zhang Gongzheng walked in at this time and said with a smile, "Yuancai, you are amazing. You actually thought of preparing such a sumptuous hot pot. You are really considerate."

"You guy, all you know is to eat and drink for free. Why didn't you come and help earlier?" Although Ma Yuancai said this, his eyes were full of smiles.

"You look so thin. If you don't eat something good, I'm really afraid you'll be blown away by the wind."

"I'm not that weak!" Zhang Gongzheng replied, but still walked forward and gave Ma Yuancai a hug.

"Come, let's celebrate my return with a hug."

"Don't celebrate, just sit down and eat." Although Ma Yuancai said it toughly, he still showed a warm smile.

Zhang Gongzheng looked around and said to Lin Ruixue, "Sister-in-law, you are getting more and more beautiful. You are even more beautiful than the last time I saw you."

Then he turned to the others: "Dabai, why don't you say welcome back to me? Wang Kuo, Yang Chao, why are you two looking at me like that? Don't you recognize me?"

Wang Kuo stared at Zhang Gongzheng and said in surprise: "Director, you have changed so much, have you run into any trouble?"

"Go away, this is the result of my hard work, what do you know." Zhang Gongzheng smiled and shook his head.

"And I feel that I am more attractive now, with a more aristocratic demeanor."

Zhou Qi smiled and said nothing. These people were his closest comrades, just like family. The playfulness between them was always full of ease and happiness.

At this time, Cao Qinquan walked in with a box of wine and was stunned when he saw Zhang Gongzheng.

"Oh, Gongzheng, you've changed a lot, what happened?"

"Okay, I admit that I've lost some weight, but I'm in good health and can fight for another few decades." Zhang Gongzheng answered easily and looked around.

"By the way, where is the chief secretary? I haven't seen him for a while."

Not only Zhang Gongzheng, but also Dabai and others hadn't seen Jiang Jun for a while. Their eyes turned to Zhou Qi at the same time.

"Yes, Lao Chen, where has Jiang Jun been recently?" Lin Ruixue asked.

Zhou Qi took a deep breath and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

"Jiang Jun...he's gone."

"Gone?" Everyone was surprised.

"Brother Qi, what happened to the secretary? Don't scare us." Zhang Gongzheng's face turned serious.

The expressions of the others also became tense.

"Jiang Jun had important things to deal with, so he told me in advance and left." Zhou Qi explained.

"He will be back, but the exact time is still uncertain."

Although they felt a little uneasy, the people present still chose to believe Zhou Qi's words and continued to enjoy this long-awaited hotpot dinner.

"Brother Qi, you really didn't lie to us?" Zhang Gongzheng asked half-doubtfully.

"What else? What do you think is going on?" Zhou Qi asked back.

"I'm telling you, I haven't touched a cent of the money I made from the warrants. I've kept it all in the company. If you don't believe me, you can ask Qin Quan."

Cao Qinquan nodded to confirm: "He is telling the truth."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, especially Ma Yuancai and Zhang Gongzheng, because they knew how much Jiang Jun had earned from the subscription certificates.

"What's going on? Do you need our help?" Zhang Gongzheng asked.

Zhou Qi looked at him and replied, "If I say I don't know, would you believe me?"

"Of course I don't believe it." Zhang Gongzheng said directly.

"Then your question is in vain." Zhou Qi said with a smile.

Zhang Gongzheng curled his lips and thought that as long as Jiang Jun was okay, it would be fine.

Several people sat down and began to enjoy the food. Zhang Gongzheng tasted a mouthful of hot pot and praised it highly: "This tastes great, sister-in-law, did you make it?"

"Don't blame me, this is all Yuancai's craftsmanship." Lin Ruixue explained.

Ma Yuancai said proudly: "Brothers, I spent a lot of money on this hot pot. I spent a full 10,000 yuan to buy the secret base!"

"Ten thousand yuan?" Zhang Gongzheng asked in surprise.

"Is there gold or diamond in it? I only took a bite, don't try to deny it. The matter is unclear, I dare not eat any more."

"Look at what you have accomplished." Ma Yuancai looked at Zhang Gongzheng with contempt and said.

"I am planning to open a hot pot restaurant in our county. I carefully selected the base ingredients, and I plan to expand to the whole country in the future."

"No wonder you've gained so much weight recently." Zhang Gongzheng joked.

"So he's doing research for opening a store. Brother Qi, I have to report this guy for slacking off during work hours."

Zhou Qi smiled and said, "You misunderstood. This is a new business direction that Yuancai has found for the company. The planned hot pot chain store will be included in the company's business map.

Yuancai will be in charge of this business, and the goal is to open stores all over the country. When there are more stores, we will give all employees a card so that they can eat such delicious hot pot at any time. "

"That's great." Zhang Gongzheng said happily.

"Brother Qi assigned me the task of gaining weight. Now I have an excuse... Yuancai, you have to work hard. I am rooting for you."

After saying this, he raised his glass to greet Ma Yuancai.

"You finally said something sensible, but I have decided that from now on everyone can eat for free, except you - you have to pay double!" Ma Yuancai said jokingly.

Everyone laughed and talked while eating, recalling the past. From harvesting cotton to opening a factory, to the various people they met, such as Ding Jinxiong, Qiao Laosan, Xiang Hongsheng, etc., all became hot topics of discussion at the table.

Looking back now, the ups and downs of these years seem even more precious.

Lin Ruixue listened carefully, these were things she didn't know before. She always thought Zhou Qi only reported good news and not bad news, but today she realized how much pressure Zhou Qi had endured and how many hardships he had gone through.

Hearing this, she felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

It turns out that the peaceful days at home and the happy life of the family are all the result of Zhou Qi's silent efforts.

Looking at Zhou Qi, her eyes moistened. The once straight back and broad shoulders seemed to bend slightly under the heavy pressure.

She suddenly realized how much unknown burden and pressure Zhou Qi was still bearing, and her heart was filled with endless pity.

A few days later, Zhang Gongzheng and Ma Yuan returned to the county. Zhang Gongzheng was busy with the preliminary work of the grain depot family housing project. Zhou Qi had already found people for him, and now Zhang Gongzheng was negotiating investment matters with the grain depot.

This is a complex task and is expected to take up a lot of his time and energy.

Ma Yuancai devoted himself to the preparation of the hot pot restaurant. He not only had to find a suitable store, but also had to handle a series of preparatory work.