Chapter 346 - They will need photos to rember their childhood by. (1)
Two more days had passed when Tong Xuelu received a notification from the Comrce Departnt asking her to report to Minister Lin’s office.
Tong Xuelu was not surprised at all when she learned of it.She arranged the matters of the restaurant and made sure she was presentable before she headed over to the Comrce Departnt.When she arrived there, Secretary Zhuo was currently at chairman’s office and she didn’t know when he would be back.Tong Xuelu had no problem with that. She pulled out a small bag of beef atballs and said, “Have you ever tried the beef atballs at our restaurant, Secretary Zhuo? Would you like to try one?”In modern days, it would be very strange to visit soone with a bag of beef atballs.At this current ti, however, food was precious, especially tasty ones.Secretary Zhuo had a straight face earlier but, after slling the beef atballs, she could no longer maintain her stern look. “It’s alright. Save them for yourself, Manager Tong.”Tong Xuelu pulled out a skewer of beef atballs and handed them over. “It is alright, Secretary Zhuo. Give it a try for and let know how I can improve them.”A skewer had two beef atballs, cut into four. Looking at the beef atballs in front of her, Secretary Zhuo was unable to turn Tong Xuelu down a second ti.She took them from Tong Xuelu and took a bite. “No wonder so many people loved your malatang. This beef atball had such good texture!”Tong Xuelu smiled and said, “I am glad you like them. Oh right, did Minister Lin ntion what this eting is about?”Secretary Zhuo looked around and said in a low voice, “After you’ve attended the eting last ti, a few managers of the other restaurants ca looking for Minister Lin. I overheard a little when I brought the tea in. I think they want you to cough out the recipe for your malatang and share that with everyone else.”Having said that, Secretary Zhuo quickly added, “Don’t slip when you go inside in a little bit. And don’t say I was the one who told you about it.”Tong Xuelu gave her a very appreciative look. “Don’t worry, Secretary Zhuo. How could I rat you out after what you have done for ? I will be sure to make you sothing good when you visit our restaurant next ti!”Secretary Zhuo smiled again when she heard that.Ten or so minutes later, Minister Lin finally returned.His brows furrowed and he appeared to be weighted down by sothing on his mind.Tong Xuelu smiled and walked up to him, “How are you, Minister Lin?”Minister Lin seed to have just noticed her. “You have arrived, Manager Tong? C’mon in.”He walked inside his office as he spoke. Secretary Zhuo quickly got up and brought them two glasses of water.Minister Lin sat down on the couch and pointed at the chair across from him. “Have a seat, Manager Tong.”Tong Xuelu sat down and asked, “Is there sothing that I can help you with, Minister Lin?”Minister Lin picked up a ceramic mug, took a sip of water from it, before he said slowly, “Manager Tong is so successful at her young age and the restaurant is getting more and more popular under your managent.”Tong Xuelu smiled and said, “All because I have a great leader like Minister Lin!”Minister Lin smiled and said, “When I attended my eting recently, our Comrce Departnt was criticized severely by our leaders that our performance had no improved one bit in the last 10 years. I was so embarrassed that I blushed.“Then it dawned on that Manager Tong was able to turn her restaurant around in just two weeks’ ti. Just imagine that. If all of the governnt-operated restaurants in Capital City sell malatang, the Comrce Departnt wouldn’t need to worry about our performance anymore!Here we co! Those who wanted to cheat her out of her recipe.Tong Xuelu was displeased about it but she put on a shocked look. “Oh, I see. Minister Lin would like to buy spice packets from our restaurant. That would work, but that would also increase our work load.“Of course I am more than happy to devote all my ti and energy to our country but I am holding down the roles of both the chef and the manager of my restaurant. In addition, I trust that Minister Lin had heard about my family situation.“Both my parents had passed away and my siblings are young. As their oldest sister, I am going to need to spend a lot of ti on taking care of them. I wish I could help. I feel awful not being able to help Minister Lin!”Having said that, she started dabbing away her tears.
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