"Minister Meng, Assistant Feng, this is a bun, this is a flower roll, this is our most distinctive snack in Yubei, called steamed rolls, come on, I will serve you porridge, Minister Meng does you like millet porridge or stick noodle porridge, why don't you drink some milk......?

After Liu Jinwen instructed the waiters to arrange all kinds of food, they began to get busy. The amount of food he brought was so much that Feng Xiaochen was well-informed, and he was also shocked. On this table, there are more than a dozen kinds of staple foods alone, six or seven kinds of things to drink, four stir-fried dishes, and more than a dozen cold dishes, and each thing is a serving of five or six people. According to Feng Xiaochen's humble opinion, putting these things into a long strip is equivalent to a buffet in later generations, enough to receive a tour group of 50 people.

Meng Fanze now understands the word "enthusiasm" that Feng Xiaochen said, as a respected old minister, there is no shortage of warm reception wherever he goes, but it is the first time he has seen it to this extent. Prepared for 50 people for two people, what does Yubei want to do?

"Director Liu, what's going on?"

Meng Fanze's face sank immediately, he is not the kind of person who does not give face to his subordinates, he is warmly received, and it is also out of respect for the leadership, he has to be considerate. But the things in front of me can no longer be described with enthusiasm, this is an extremely bad waste, especially in the case that Yubei has fallen into serious economic difficulties, in the case of hundreds of thousands of workers who can't even receive full wages, Yubei City is so wasteful, it is simply a challenge to Meng Fanze's psychological bottom line.

"Minister Meng, we prepared too hastily, you see that if it doesn't suit your taste, we will ...... tomorrow" Liu Jinwen didn't know what to do, stammered and apologized, still guessing the reason why Meng Fanze was unhappy.

"There's no tomorrow!" Meng Fanze interrupted him, then pointed to the food on the table with his hand, and asked, "Director Liu, I want to ask, who are these things prepared for?"

"You...... and Assistant Feng. ”

"Are we two pigs?"

"......" Liu Jinwen was dumbfounded, what kind of question is this, I can't answer it. When the leader asks you if you are a pig, you must not think that you can pass the test by answering "no". The question of leadership is not a question at all, but a question, and the reason for the question is naturally dissatisfaction with your work. He couldn't understand what he had done wrong for a while, and he was stunned for a while before he said, "Minister Meng, we have made mistakes in our work, please criticize." ”

"Yes, yes, Minister Meng, we didn't do a good job earlier, please criticize. Ran Zhigen, the restaurant manager who had been standing by and waiting to listen to the call, also hurriedly stepped forward to make self-criticism. In his mind, Meng Fanze asked if he was a pig, which was obviously disgusted with these things that were not done well earlier and made into pig food. It's no wonder that the things that the minister has eaten must be very high-end, and it is inevitable that the things made in his own small local restaurant are not in line with the minister's taste. Alas, during the time when the minister lived in the Yubei Hotel, shouldn't he go to the provincial capital to invite a senior chef to sit in charge?

Meng Fanze didn't care at all when he heard the answers of the two, and he didn't bother to explain, he pointed at the two of them with his finger and said, "That's it, Xiao Feng and I each drink a bowl of porridge, eat two buns, and eat the rest of the things, you two will eat all of them for me, and the rest is a little bit for you." ”

"What, eat it all!" Liu Jinwen was dumbfounded, he looked at the things on the table, and said with a bitter face, "Minister Meng, you are laughing, there are so many things, how can Manager Ran and I eat them?"

"You can't eat it, do you think Xiao Feng and I can eat it?" Meng Fanze glared and reprimanded.

"This ......" Liu Jinwen then understood, it turned out that Meng Fanze didn't dislike things badly, but because there were too many things, he said with a smile: "Minister Meng, this is mainly because I don't know what you and Assistant Feng like to eat, so I asked Manager Ran to prepare a few more, so that you can choose things that suit your taste, these things, uh, don't have to be eaten." ”

"If you don't finish eating, what will happen to the rest?"

"The rest...... We can just let the waiter eat it. Ran Zhigen reacted very quickly and quickly replied.

Meng Fanze said: "You mean to let the waiter eat the rest of us?"

"That's okay. ”

"It doesn't matter what!" Meng Fanze straightened his eyes, "What do you two think of us? Are you a high-ranking official or a noble person in the old society, and a lord who is powerful and powerful? The waiter and the minister are all equal revolutionary comrades, why do you let them eat what we have left? Xiao Feng and I are just two people, even if you don't know our taste, you can say hello in advance, and it is enough to prepare two people for us. Even if it's not to our taste, what are we going to say?"

"Yes, yes, this is all our lack of consideration, and Minister Meng's criticism is right!" Liu Jinwen and Ran Zhigen nodded like pecking rice.

"Take the things down now, I have a bowl of porridge and two buns is enough, Xiao Feng is the same, we haven't touched the rest of the things yet, take them and let the waiters eat them while they're hot!"

"Otherwise, I'd better pour you another glass of milk...... Uh, okay, okay, I'll get them down right away. ”

Liu Jinwen also planned to add more food to Meng Fanze, but then he saw Meng Fanze's eyes that could kill, so he had to quickly change his words. Ran Zhigen commanded the waiters to withdraw the things back and forth, and really only left two bowls of porridge and four buns for Meng Fanze and Feng Xiaochen.

Next, Meng Fanze no longer paid attention to Liu Jinwen and Ran Zhigen, and he didn't even talk to Feng Xiaochen, just silently ate what was in front of him, and Feng Xiaochen did the same. Liu Jinwen and Ran Zhigen stood next to them, as if they were roasted by fire, but they didn't dare to squeak.

Meng Fanze finished eating, put down the bowl, greeted Feng Xiaochen, got up and walked outside the restaurant. Liu Jinwen wanted to step forward to wait, Meng Fanze snorted and walked straight away, Feng Xiaochen turned around and said to Liu Jinwen: "Director Liu, Minister Meng should take a short walk after eating, just accompany him for a walk in the courtyard, don't follow." At 8 o'clock, please inform Mayor Tan to accompany us to Lingdong District to inspect the enterprise. ”

"Okay, okay. Liu Jinwen replied repeatedly, and then asked in a very small voice: "Assistant Feng, do you want to make some ......tea?"

Feng Xiaochen glanced at Liu Jinwen with pity and said, "Director Liu, some things are too much, don't you know where you did wrong until now?"

Feng Xiaochen chased after Meng Fanze, Liu Jinwen stood in place, the smile on his face gradually cooled as Feng Xiaochen's figure walked farther and farther. Ran Zhigen stepped forward and asked, "Director Liu, what's the situation?"

"What's the situation, pretend to be a style!" Liu Jinwen said in a disdainful tone, "What's the matter, what else is too much, if Lao Tzu doesn't get this table, maybe this old thing will think I'm snubbing him." ”

"I've heard that he is an old revolutionary, and maybe he really has a high consciousness. ”

"What kind of old revolution I haven't seen? What kind of big-tailed wolf? They are all seventy or eighty people, and they still came to our Yubei, under the guise of revitalizing Yubei, I think they are here to fish for things. ”

"Fish, do we have anything else to fish?"

"Why is there no more? There are still three or two nails in the broken ship!"

Not to mention how Liu Jinwen arranged Meng Fanze behind his back, just said that Meng Fanze left the restaurant, and sure enough, he was walking in the courtyard of the hotel to eat. Feng Xiaochen caught up from behind and walked side by side with him. Meng Fanze turned his head and glanced at Feng Xiaochen, sighed, and said, "Alas, it seems that you are right, the biggest problem of the cadres in Yubei is that they are too enthusiastic. ”

"It's not surprising that it's flattering, but it's so flattering that it doesn't pay attention to the bottom line, which reflects the work style of a place. If they focus on how to serve the leaders from above, they will have less energy to do their jobs. Feng Xiaochen commented.

Meng Fanze said: "It can even be said that they feel that their job is to wait for the leaders from above. Alas, this place in Yubei has been visited by me a lot in the past. The comrades here are more enthusiastic, and this has always been the case, but to this extent, this is not the original tradition, but a bad problem that has only been born over the years. ”

"It's not surprising. Feng Xiaochen said, "The local economy is poor, and the officials' faces are gloomy, so I have to do more things in these places, so that the leaders above can't find fault." After a long time, it becomes a habit, and it is not practical not to do so. ”

"It's like my little grandson, if he fails in the exam, he comes back and is busy helping his mother with housework, which is very well-behaved, so that his parents will not be able to criticize him. Meng Fanze gave an example, which made Feng Xiaochen quite speechless. Think about it, aren't Liu Jinwen and these people used to pretending to be grandsons? In the end, pretending to be a natural habit has become natural.

Meng Fanze and Feng Xiaochen were walking in the courtyard, Liu Jinwen was warned by Feng Xiaochen and did not dare to come forward to disturb, but he had been standing at a distance and watching, ready to listen to orders at any time. At eight o'clock, Tan Dejun, the deputy mayor in charge of industry in Yubei City, arrived, Liu Jinwen stepped forward and said to him like this, Tan Dejun first reprimanded Liu Jinwen with a black face, and then walked over with a smile on his face to Meng Fanze and Feng Xiaochen, who came back from a walk.

"Minister Meng, Assistant Feng, it's morning!"

"Comrade Dejun is early. ”

"Minister Meng, how is it, did you sleep well last night?"

"Mm-hmm, it's okay. ”

"Director Liu has already reviewed the incident in the morning, and I have seriously criticized him, and I promise that the same thing will not happen again in the future. ”

"Really?" Meng Fanze turned his head and glanced at Liu Jinwen, and didn't say much, but changed the topic and said: "Comrade Dejun, according to last night's arrangement, we should go to inspect the enterprises in Lingdong today, can we set off now?"

"Anytime!" Tan Dejun replied.

"Alright, let's get in the car. Meng Fanze said.