Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

The familiar bell rang, and crowds of people poured into the canteens like a tide, making the entire factory area more lively.

At this time, in the canteen reception room, the kitchen helpers were busy and orderly, serving dishes to the table.

Leaders of all ranks from the steel plant sat together, their eyes moving between the various delicacies, and they talked in low voices from time to time.

Lu Qiufu glanced at the crowd and noticed that Secretary Zhu and Director Zhou had not arrived yet. He frowned slightly, then stood up and walked out of the room.

The secretary and the factory director, who knew that Director Fang was coming to investigate, deliberately postponed their time and waited quietly near the cafeteria.

When Director Fang and his companions came into view, Secretary Zhu and Director Zhou quickened their pace in tacit understanding and walked towards the cafeteria.

Secretary Zhu came closer and spoke first, his voice full of respect: "Leader, why are you here? Why didn't you notify us?"

Director Fang heard the shouts from behind and looked back, with a hint of amusement in his eyes: "What a coincidence, comrades! I will let you know next time."

Upon hearing this, the two men pretended to know nothing and stepped forward to shake hands and greet.

"Since we've met, let's go to the cafeteria together. I'll go see how the workers are eating."

Director Fang waved his hand and led the way to the cafeteria.

Old Guo nodded to the factory director and secretary, and Secretary Zhu responded with a smile and an appreciative look.

A few people walked into the cafeteria and saw a long line in front of the window, waiting to get their meals.

Director Fang turned his head and said to Secretary Zhu and Director Zhou, "You two go eat first. I'll go take a look by myself. You don't need to follow me."

"Leader, this is inappropriate, right? How about we both follow you?" Secretary Zhu looked embarrassed.

Director Fang waved his hand gently, pointed at Lao Guo, and said firmly: "Xiao Chen, you and Comrade Guo come with me to take a look."

Seeing that it was difficult to force the issue, the two could only nod in agreement. With Guo Yue following them, they could make up for it in time.

"Leader, we'll be waiting for you to come over and have dinner together."

Director Fang smiled and waved goodbye to the two men, then took Lao Guo and the other man and walked towards the queue at the window.

Arriving at the food window in front of the line, Director Fang leaned inside, wanting to know what the food in the cafeteria was like today.

There was shredded green pepper and potato in one pot, and radish stewed with bones in another pot, and you could see the marrow floating on the surface of the soup.

He nodded slightly and looked at the worker who was serving food next to him. After he finished serving food, he reached out to stop him.

"Excuse me, Master."

The master who was stopped saw the stranger stopping him, looked at the three people, and seeing that they were dressed differently and had a different aura, he stopped and looked at Director Fang who stopped him.

Director Fang smiled and extended his hand, saying, "Let's talk while we walk. It won't delay your meal time."

"Okay! Although I don't know where you are from, you are a good cadre!" Hearing this, he smiled heartily and gave a thumbs up.

Director Fang laughed happily when he heard his sincere praise: "What do you think of the food in the cafeteria now?"

Lao Guo wanted to take the opportunity to reveal his identity, but when he saw the look in Director Fang's eyes, he immediately understood and quietly stepped aside.

"This is much better than before. We can even have meat from time to time. If the Americans hadn't been causing trouble in the north, we'd be living a better life." He shook his head as he spoke, with a hint of indignation on his face.

When they heard him mention the war in the north, the smiles on everyone's faces faded a little.

"These difficulties are only temporary, and things will definitely get better in the future. The aircraft you donated through the production increase campaign are a strong support for the front line."

When the master heard this, he puffed out his chest and showed a proud expression on his face: "Although we can't go to the front line, we can't be vague about making contributions with our own hands."

"Good!" Director Fang patted him on the shoulder, his happiness evident in his words, "The construction of our country depends on our hard-working hands."

Seeing that they had arrived at the dining area, Director Fang did not delay his meal. He ended the chat, turned around and walked to the back with his secretary and Lao Guo.

The three of them walked into the corridor and saw Zhu Zhou and others waiting not far away.

Director Fang smiled and pointed at them: "You guys!"

He said no more and led the group to the other room.

He Yuzhu waited for the cake to cool down, whipped a layer of whipped cream on it, carried it out of the kitchen, and met Lu Qiufu in the corridor.

"Hey! Brother, why did you come out? I was just about to bring it over!"

Just as Lu Qifu was about to reply, he caught a glimpse of a group of people behind He Yuzhu and his face changed instantly.

He Yuzhu saw his expression and was about to ask him when he noticed a flurry of footsteps coming from behind him.

Lu Qifu looked excited. He quickly straightened his posture and walked up to him to salute: "Hello, Chief!"

Director Fang stopped and looked at him carefully: "Xiao Lu, it's you! You've become so fat that I almost couldn't recognize you."

Lu Qifu put his hand down and chuckled: "Commander, I work in the logistics department of the factory, and I don't exercise as much as before."

Director Fang didn't expect to meet his old subordinates here again, and his heart was filled with joy.

"Let's not stand here anymore, let's go together! I saw you made a lot of delicious food." He said with a smile, pointing at the cream cake in He Yuzhu's hand.

Although He Yuzhu didn't know who this person was, he knew that Lao Lu's old leader was definitely not a small figure, and he followed behind with a tray.

When they arrived at the door of the room, the noisy voices in the room came into their ears.

Except for Director Fang, his secretary Xiao Chen, and He Yuzhu who was holding a tray, the other four people in the factory all looked embarrassed.

Director Fang interrupted Secretary Zhu who was about to speak and said, "No need to say more. It's human nature to try something new. As long as it's not done too often, it's fine."

His tone was gentle, and he didn't seem to be scolding them. After hearing this, they felt relieved.

Old Guo was sweating on his forehead. He thought they would just make some bread or something today, but he didn't expect He Yuzhu to even prepare a cream cake.

After Director Fang calmed him down, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go! Don't stand at the door. Let's go in and try it together."

He led the way into the room, and the rest followed behind him, filing in.

There was a heated discussion in the room. When everyone heard the door opening, they looked towards the door and jumped up from their chairs in surprise.

There was a sudden chaotic sound in the room, which was the harsh sound of a chair sliding on the ground.

"Big leader!" For a moment, greetings were heard one after another in the room.

Director Fang's eyes were as sharp as torches as he slowly swept over the crowd, causing them to be startled.

He nodded, stretched out his hand and made a downward motion, signaling everyone to sit down.

"Comrades, please sit down! Let's try something new today. In the future, we should also be brave enough to try something new at work and solve problems boldly. Let us achieve greater glory!"

As soon as he finished speaking, warm applause broke out in the room.