A foreign city, dear you

Cao Xueqian got up and left the office and went to the workshop to find his supervisor A Ming.

After the last phone call, Amin arranged for him to design a customized water dispenser. For a novice like him, this task was very stressful for him. Moreover, he has never met the customer and has no idea of ​​the customer's precise and detailed needs.

He wanted to ask Amin if he could arrange for him to meet with the customer's technical director to discuss the details in person.

It was already afternoon, the workshop was still hot and muggy, and the workers were nervous and busy.

Amidst the huge roar of the machines, the mold technicians are all hard at work: some of them are disassembling and assembling molds, some are matching molds, and some are polishing...

And Lao Dong was instructing two men to add sparks to the mold.

Cao Xueqian passed by Lao Dong and saw that he was busy, so he didn't say hello to him.

But the old Dong stopped Cao Xueqian: "Aqian, come here."

Cao Xueqian turned around and walked back and asked, "Do you have anything to do with me, Manager Dong?"

"The boss is inviting some managers and supervisors to dinner tonight. I told the boss that you should come too," said the old director.

Cao Xueqian was a little surprised: "Ah? The boss and senior executives are having a dinner, why am I, an apprentice, going to join in the fun?"

"It's okay," Old Dong said with relief, "It's not a very formal dinner. You've worked hard on drawing during this period, and I've already made an agreement with the boss."

"Isn't this bad?" Cao Xueqian still hesitated.

"Oh, you are such a person," the old director said anxiously, "It's just a meal, why do you want to think so much? If you don't go, the boss will think that I am a talker."

After hearing what Lao Dong said, Cao Xueqian had no choice but to agree.

Old Dong smiled: "That's right. The boss invites you to dinner, and if you don't eat, you won't get it for free."

Cao Xueqian smiled, but he didn't expect that Old Dong would still be humorous.

Cao Xueqian thought as he walked, in fact, Lao Dong is still a very good person.

Lao Dong has a stocky figure, very tight muscles unique to a mold master, strong limbs, a short head, and large and slightly bulging eyes.

At first, in Cao Xueqian's mind, Lao Dong was a man who had a weird temper, was nosy, and wanted to kill anyone he didn't like.

But in fact, Lao Dong is not as vicious as Cao Xueqian imagined, he is just very straightforward.

He couldn't bear to see others being a fool and pretending to fish in troubled waters in the factory, even though it had no direct stake in him.

On the other hand, he has a natural liking for those who are quite capable and is very willing to make such friends. Therefore, it is not surprising that his attitude towards Cao Xueqian is completely different.

Cao Xueqian is not yet a very capable person, but his learning ability and growth rate impressed Lao Dong.

Lao Dong feels that given time, Cao Xueqian will become a great person.

Therefore, Lao Dong slowly developed a feeling of cherishment for Cao Xueqian. In addition, Cao Xueqian was always so courteous and courteous, which made Lao Dong feel good about him, and he wanted to take Cao Xueqian with him if he did anything good.

This is a restaurant called "Yuehao", which specializes in Cantonese cuisine. Although it is not very high-end, it is already very wealthy in Cao Xueqian's eyes.

Around seven o'clock, it was getting dark, and everyone attending the dinner had arrived.

There were about seven or eight people sitting at a relatively large square table, all of whom were senior executives and two technical backbones.

Cao Xueqian was wearing a dark blue apprentice uniform. He was sitting in a corner against the wall, standing out in a circle of people in light blue shirts.

Of course, there is one person who is different, and that is Boss Xu.

Boss Xu may have been doing well recently and seems to be in a good mood.

He was wearing a good black T-shirt and looked calm and majestic. He doesn't talk much, but he looks like a boss.

Dishes were brought out one after another, and the large round table was quickly filled.

Looking at the dazzling array of dishes in front of him, Cao Xueqian really opened his eyes and felt like Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden.

Cao Xueqian has seen those chickens, ducks, fish, etc., but here it is a more upscale and unique way.

But that big plate of hairy crabs was the only one he had ever seen alive, and it was his first time seeing them on the dining table. The golden hard carapace and the aggressive-looking "big pincers" both made him fearful.

Drinking, eating, chatting, Cao Xueqian felt that the excitement was theirs, he couldn't join in, and he didn't want to join in either.

Except for A Ming and Lao Dong, he didn't know anyone else very well.

Besides, Boss Xu was here, and he still felt a little guilty when he remembered what Boss Xu had told him before, "The company doesn't support useless people."

Although he kept comforting and cheering himself up in his heart, he was still inevitably cautious. He was silent most of the time except for polite conversation.

It's not that he doesn't want to say it, or that he has nothing to say. On the contrary, he has a fun and humorous nature.

However, he felt that no matter how wise or humorous his words were as an apprentice, people might scoff at him, thinking that he was ignorant and ignorant of current affairs. With his status, he could be at this table. Just showing up is a huge compliment, why are you still boasting here?

People have self-knowledge.

Cao Xueqian naturally understands this truth.

Although Cao Xueqian had a lot of concerns, in fact, Boss Xu was much more easy-going today. He even made a point of clinking glasses with Cao Xueqian and said, "Young man, do a good job. I heard that you have made rapid progress during this period. Keep up the good work."

Cao Xueqian stood up and clinked glasses with Boss Xu respectfully.

Cao Xueqian was both surprised and proud.

To his surprise, Boss Xu would give him face and clink glasses with him;

What he is proud of is that things are different now. Boss Xu is now affirming himself and realizing that he is not a "useless person".

After clinking glasses, Cao Xueqian still ate in silence.

He doesn't eat the whole table like other people, he only eats a few dishes in front of him. Blanched chicken, boiled shrimp, steamed pork ribs with black bean sauce, all taste good.

He thought, how nice it would be if Ye Lian were here too!

There was a plate of braised chicken feet next to it. There were about seven or eight of them. They looked delicious and he wanted to try them too.

He spotted a chicken foot, picked up the chopsticks, spread it, picked it up, and wanted to put it into his bowl.

For no reason, Cao Xueqian felt a little nervous, and the plastic chopsticks in his hand were a little slippery when holding the chicken feet.

Cao Xueqian carefully held the chicken feet, but as soon as the chopsticks left the plate, the chicken feet slipped from the chopsticks and fell on the table.

Cao Xueqian was indescribably embarrassed.

It's so stupid that it can't even pick up a chicken's feet.

Cao Xueqian felt that it was necessary to save some face and prove that the chicken foot was just an accident, so he decided to clip another one.

Be more careful this time.

He calmly picked one up and put it into his bowl, slowly, slowly... However, the chicken feet seemed to be deliberately teasing him. Before they reached the bowl, they "chirped" again, " It fell onto the table with a pop.

Cao Xueqian suddenly blushed, wishing he could find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

He felt that the sound of the chicken feet falling on the table was like thunder, attracting everyone else's attention. They were all looking at him, laughing at him, making him feel ashamed.

Cao Xueqian pretended to scan the whole table casually. Everyone seemed to be chatting and eating as before, and no one paid attention to him.

Cao Xueqian couldn't help but laugh.

Forget it, it’s okay if you don’t want to eat the chicken feet.

Cao Xueqian was about to stretch out his chopsticks to pick up other dishes, but he saw a pair of chopsticks reaching out from beside him, and then, there was an extra chicken foot in the bowl.

It turns out that Cao Xueqian's two rivalries with Chicken Feet were witnessed by Lao Dong.

Lao Dong was amused by Cao Xueqian's embarrassed look, but he held back his laughter. Instead, he calmly picked up his chopsticks, picked up a chicken foot, and put it in Cao Xueqian's bowl.

Cao Xueqian was both embarrassed and grateful. He smiled at Lao Dong, and then pretended to concentrate on chewing the chicken feet.

As he gnawed, he thought: There are only a few chicken feet in total, and I wasted two by myself and ate one...

He thought of Ye Lian again.

How funny would it be if Ye Lian knew about this?

……

Many years later, whenever Cao Xueqian thought of this dinner party, those chicken feet, and his stupid self, he would always laugh.

Time passes.

The embarrassment and embarrassment at that time was so cute and hilarious.