CHAPTER 448: 448 SECRETARY MENG

Jiang Xinyu returned to the office and called logistics to arrange for Secretary Meng. Then she continued working.

About half an hour later, the door was knocked, "Vice Factory Director Jiang, I’m here to get my luggage."

"Haha, if there’s any difficulty, speak directly with the comrades from logistics."

The off-duty bell rang, Jiang Xinyu packed up her desk, locked it, and rode home.

Seeing the house door locked, she felt a bit puzzled, not knowing where the "three of them" went.

After entering the house, she started making dinner: watery rice, salted eggs, and shredded potatoes.

After finishing dinner, seeing they hadn’t returned, she got a bit anxious and thought about going out to look for them.

Before she could take out her bike, she heard Shi Jing speaking.

"Mom, we’re back."

"So happy?"

"Yes, Master Shang took us out to play."

"Thanks to Master Shang."

Shang Zhenkun just smiled and shook his head while Shi Jing and Feifei used the bucket outside to scoop water, "Master Shang, you wash first."

Seeing the children like this, Jiang Xinyu was very satisfied. If the two children grow up this way, they will definitely be good kids with proper values.

The family sat down to eat, just finished, Jiang Xinyu strolled in the yard with the two children, not wanting to go out. She heard earlier in the canteen that two more families were caught, and there were fatalities, hearing such made her feel particularly scared, so staying home was safer.

She heard a knock on the door, Shang Zhenkun went to open it.

"Uncle Lv."

Lv Beiguang smiled and greeted the two children. He parked the bike and took out two large jars from the two baskets behind, each jar weighing twenty pounds.

"Jiang Xinyu, this is sealed with pig blood and yellow mud by an old master from the distillery. But the master said it cannot be buried, so just put it in the cellar."

"Thank you Lv Beiguang, Feifei, thank your Uncle Lv. These two jars of wine will be saved for you to drink at your wedding; they’ll be top-quality Daughter Red by then."

Jiang Feifei felt embarrassed but still politely thanked Lv Beiguang.

"No need to thank me, it was your mom who thought of this.

I’ll help you move them to the cellar; they’re quite heavy."

"Okay."

Once the two large jars were placed in the cellar, Lv Beiguang was ready to leave.

"How much?"

Lv Beiguang looked at Jiang Xinyu with complexity, swallowing the ’no charge’ he was about to utter. "You can just pay me twenty bucks."

"Is that enough?"

"Enough."

Jiang Xinyu handed over twenty bucks and also gave him six bottles of chili sauce.

After sending Lv Beiguang off, Jiang Xinyu sat in the yard listening to Master Shang teaching the two children about Daughter Red.

It’s always good to have knowledgeable people around; they know everything.

The door was heard again, "Sis, it’s your Brother Ding."

Jiang Xinyu smiled and went to open the door. "Brother Ding, did you just get off work?"

"Yes, came over to get the chili sauce." Two children greeted Ding Shihong, they saw the resourceful man take out a lunch box from the bag, "These are two pig trotters, Uncle Ding saved them for you two."

Shi Jing was delighted "Thank you Uncle Ding. I love pig trotters the most."

"Haha, it’s good that you like it."

Jiang Xinyu shook her head with a smile and then packed ten bottles of chili sauce into a basket.

"Brother Ding, there’s half a bucket here, it’s steamed and ready. I really ran out of canning jars; you can use it in the canteen or share it with the canteen staff."

"Thanks a lot, I’ll let them come with their jars to fill them later."

"Brother Ding, if you want to store the chili sauce long-term, it has to be packed into jars with lids, then steamed, and after fifteen minutes, when you open the lid, you must tighten the jar lid immediately; this way, it would last better in a cool place."

"Got it, I know, then I’ll be off."

"Wait a bit, I’ll swap out the lunch box for you."

Jiang Xinyu went to the kitchen, took out the two pig trotters, cleaned the lunch box, and put shrimp inside. She couldn’t take advantage of others.

"Mom, is anyone else coming over now?"

"Hmm, should be no one else, alright, do you two want to eat pig trotters?"

Both shook their heads "Mom, let’s eat them together tomorrow morning."

"Okay, then you go wash up."

After the two children and Shang Zhenkun were done bathing, Jiang Xinyu went to bathe herself, even washed all the clothes of "Niang San".

The next morning, she made rice, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and eggplant.

The two children practiced after breakfast and the family ate together. Shi Jing picked a cut piece of pig trotter and put it in her mom’s bowl, then another in Shang Zhenkun’s view.

Both adults felt very gratified, Feifei made the same gesture.

"Thank you Shi Jingfeifei."

It’s Friday today, Yao Shimin really missed Qiao Jingyi, so after the meeting, he left with Qian Jun, "I’ll use the car after work, bring it back tonight."

"Haha, going to pick up your wife?"

"Yes, otherwise she’d have to come by car tomorrow."

"Couldn’t be away for a while?"

"When you’re like me, you will be the same.

By the way, is Secretary Meng assigned to you now?"

"Yes, Vice Factory Director Jiang wanted Secretary Song. It makes no difference to me."

"Haha, Secretary Pan also envies Secretary Song." Yao Shimin laughed but was inwardly cautious about Secretary Meng. She probably thinks the Director is of higher status than the Vice Director.

At noon, the three secretaries went to the canteen with Jiang Xinyu.

Everyone smiled and greeted Jiang Xinyu when she arrived, the sister serving the food saw her and said, "Vice Factory Director Jiang, today’s steamed dumplings have shrimp skin added, they smell so good, really thank you Vice Factory Director Jiang."

"Haha, it’s nothing, as long as it tastes good. But making steamed dumplings is quite troublesome, isn’t it?"

"It is, but none is inconsiderate; typically everyone gets two."

Jiang Xinyu smiled and nodded, "That’s good, makes your work not too tiring, and often have stuffed meals."

Jiang Xinyu asked for two steamed dumplings and a scoop of millet porridge.

"Xinyu."

"Kong Mengjie, you’re here for lunch too?"

"Yes, I’ll go get the food first."

Jiang Xinyu laughed and nodded, then looked around the hall. There were no tables available, so she went back to the office to eat.

Song Qingqing and Pan Xiulan went with her.

Jiang Xinyu took out a jar of chili sauce, "Try it, I just made it. You can each take two bottles from my house when you go."

"It’s really delicious, Xinyu, you’re really skilled with food."

Jiang Xinyu laughed, "Are you calling me a foodie? But I do indeed love to eat."

"So tasty, I’ll be sure to take some after work."

"If you all like it, I’ll give you the recipe, you can make it at home."

"Sure, my mother-in-law’s yard has chilies." said Pan Xiulan.

"Alright, I’ll write it down for you two later."

After eating, the two left. Jiang Xinyu had just finished washing the lunch box when Yao Shimin came over.