Chapter 198: Spring for Foodies
As Chen Shuhan said, Yan Baitong was indeed sitting at a table by the window in the hall on the first floor of the restaurant. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info With him, there is also a middle-aged woman, according to Chen Shuhan, it is Yan Baitong's wife, Yan Baitong will bring his wife with him every time he comes to dinner.
I haven't seen it for half a year, Yan Baitong's body size has obviously swelled around, and there was still some gray on his face that was not old and decrepit, but now it looks like his face is full of red light, which may only be explained by the fact that the food in the spring restaurant nourishes people.
As early as half a year ago, when Feng Xiaochen had dinner with Yan Baitong for the first time, he felt that this old Yan was a typical foodie, just because when the teacher's income was low, it was rare to have a good meal. In the past half a year, Yan Baitong has been running back and forth in Xinling and Tongchuan, and his days in Tongchuan are more than those in Xinling. Feng Xiaochen had learned in Yang Haifan's letter to him that Yan Baitong had helped the company solve many technical problems and came up with several good designs. According to Feng Xiaochen's instructions, Yang Haifan gave heavy rewards to Yan Baitong for his contributions. Yan Baitong also got two or three thousand yuan in bonuses from the company, at least on the issue of eating, he no longer needs to save money.
Chen Shuhan also told Feng Xiaochen that the VIP card system he suggested was already being implemented in the Spring Restaurant. Yan Baitong was a friend introduced by Feng Xiaochen and worked in Chenyu Company, so Chen Shuhan really issued him a platinum card, which could enjoy a seven-fold discount. Yan Baitong's wife is not very good at cooking, and Yan Baitong thinks that the food at home is not delicious, so he often goes to the Spring Restaurant to open meat.
Feng Xiaochen asked Feng Li to ride home first, and asked Chen Shuhan not to accompany him, and walked towards the table where Yan Baitong was sitting alone. Yan Baitong and his wife were not particularly extravagant, they just asked for two dishes to eat. Yan Baitong also had a small wine glass in front of him, and there was a wine bottle with half a bottle of wine next to him. He was not an alcoholic, he drank about one or two at each meal, and this bottle of wine was brought from home. At that time, there was no corkage fee, and he brought his own wine every time, which was equivalent to treating the restaurant as his own canteen.
"Teacher Yan, what are you eating?" Feng Xiaochen greeted Yan Baitong with a big grin, then pulled over a chair, sat down at the table, and greeted Mrs. Yan, "Hello, my name is Feng Xiaochen, and I am a student of Teacher Yan." ā
"It's Director Feng, when did you come?" Yan Baitong saw Feng Xiaochen, his face showed surprise, and he introduced to his wife: "Shuzhi, this is what I told you about Director Xiao Feng, and Chenyu Company was introduced by him." ā
"Oh, it's Director Xiao Feng, hello hello!" Mrs. Yan hurriedly greeted Feng Xiaochen. Since her husband worked for Chenyu's company, the family's income level has increased rapidly, not only do they have the money to come to the restaurant twice in three days, but Mrs. Yan has also made several good clothes, and she has earned enough envy from her colleagues in the unit. For the person who provided her husband with such a good opportunity, it was naturally impossible for her not to know. It's just that although she had heard Yan Baitong say that Feng Xiaochen was very young before, she didn't expect to be so young, and she couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Teacher Yan's complexion is much better. Feng Xiaochen said to Yan Baitong with a smile.
As soon as these words came out, Yan Baitong's old face suddenly turned red, and he didn't know if it was because of the strength of the wine or other reasons. Mrs. Yan smiled and revealed: "Director Xiao Feng, you don't know, this guy Yan is good at everything, but this mouth is too tricky." In the past, I always thought that the food I cooked was not delicious, and I couldn't afford to eat out. No, you introduced him to Chenyu Company to help, and he was very polite over there, and he gave some labor fees from time to time, all of which were subsidized to his mouth, do you think his complexion can be bad?"
"Indeed...... Eat a little better. Yan Baitong explained with some embarrassment that people who are used to eating coarse tea and light rice suddenly have an opportunity to eat and drink, and it lasts for half a year, and the effect of gaining weight is very obvious. Regarding Yan Baitong's fortune, he had already become a well-intentioned laughing stock among his colleagues in the School of Engineering, but now that Feng Xiaochen said it, how could he not feel embarrassed.
"The main thing is that General Manager Yang is very polite, every time I go to Tongchuan, he has to explain the small canteen to make food for me, three meals a day are not counted, and there is another supper in the evening, alas, the doctor said that I have a little fatty liver. Yan Baitong said bitterly, after speaking, without waiting for Feng Xiaochen to take over the conversation, he quickly diverted and asked, "Director Feng, when did you come back, this trip back, you have to go back to the capital after the New Year, right?"
"I just arrived this afternoon. Feng Xiaochen said, "My mother and younger brother are in Tongchuan, and my father and I are left in Xinling, so I led my father here for dinner, and I happened to hear that you are also here." ā
Yan Baidao: "Well, I also came back from Tongchuan just the day before yesterday, no, I brought your wife here for dinner." The children in the family are all working in other places, and we are too lazy to start a partnership. ā
Feng Xiaochen naturally would not expose Yan Baitong's lies, foodies are creatures that can unashamedly flaunt themselves in later generations, but they were very despised back then. In fact, Feng Xiaochen thinks that liking to eat some food is not a disadvantage, it is better than some people making mistakes in life after making money, right? Regarding Yan Baitong's work situation, Feng Xiaochen has heard some introductions from Yang Haifan, and he originally planned to make a special trip to find Yan Baitong in the evening, but now that he has met, he just has a chat.
"Teacher Yan, the work in Tongchuan is still smooth, right?" Feng Xiaochen asked.
"Pleasant, very pleasant. Yan Baitong replied without thinking, "Foreign companies are foreign companies, and the work style is more solid than ours." I said what kind of experiment I was going to do and how much it would cost, but Manager Yang didn't say a word and signed it immediately. The results in the laboratory are out, and Manager Yang and Chief Engineer Chen will immediately take them to the workshop to do trial production. Sometimes I tell Manager Yang whether I want to discuss it again and see if the design is good. Guess what Manager Yang said? Time is money, and we have to race against time. ā
Feng Xiaochen smiled, the saying that time is money, or what he said to Yang Haifan, Yang Haifan learned quite quickly. However, Yan Baitong is a capable person, and the design he dares to come up with is very good in itself, and Yang Haifan will directly take it to the workshop for trial production because he knows this. Yang Haifan told Feng Xiaochen that several bearings designed by Yan Baitong have been patented by the company in Europe, and the response in the market is also very good. As for the income, it is still in the company's account, and it will not settle with Yan Baitong until the time is ripe, and if he gives him too much money now, the engineering college will trouble him.
"I've heard Manager Yang say that Mr. Yan works very seriously, and often works in the middle of the night and doesn't pay attention to rest. By the way, Mrs., when Teacher Yan goes to Tongchuan in the future, if you have nothing to do, you can also go and have fun together, and someone will take care of Teacher Yan. The scenery in Tongchuan is still very good. Feng Xiaochen said to Mrs. Yan.
"He's this kind of character, and he used to do experiments at school in the middle of the night. However, because the school does not have much money, he can't do some experiments, and he will be angry with me when he comes home. Mrs. Yan said in a strange tone.
"There's no time to wait. Yan Baitong said with emotion, "Xiao Feng, you are still young and can't understand the thoughts of our generation. I'm over half a hundred years old, so how many years can I still work? It turns out that I have no equipment, no experimental materials, and I don't even have the page fee for publishing an article, so that's called worry. Now that the conditions are so good, I can do any experiment I want, and if I want to publish an article, I have a company to help pay for it, but I am worried that I don't have a doppelganger method, and I can't do five things at the same time.
I'll tell you, I have at least 50 good ideas right now, and I've got my students experimenting with them. When these articles are written, they will be published again, hum ......"
When it came to the end, Yan Baitong's face flashed with pride, and it was estimated that the subtext was to say how he would be. At present, there is no SCI only atmosphere in China, but if he can really publish dozens of articles in influential foreign journals, Yan Baitong may not be able to pretend to be low-key, and he is definitely the number one academic authority in Nanjiang Province.
"Boss Yan, don't blow it!" Mrs. Yan couldn't stand it anymore, glared at Yan Baitong across the table, and then said: "No one has Director Xiao Feng to introduce you, can you have such an opportunity today?
"Yes, yes, I have to respect Xiao Feng. Yan Baitong reacted at this time, he gestured to the waiter, asked the waiter to help him bring a wine glass, then picked up the wine bottle, poured a glass of wine for Feng Xiaochen and himself respectively, and then picked up his own wine glass and said to Feng Xiaochen: "Director Xiao Feng, this glass of wine is my boss Yan respects you." The matter of Chen Yu's company, I also know in my heart that if it wasn't for you to say hello, they wouldn't have given me so much convenience. ā
Feng Xiaochen picked up the cup and said, "Teacher Yan, you respect me, I don't dare to be." Between Chen Yu company and you, is a mutually beneficial relationship. Without you and your students to help, they wouldn't have mastered the Germans so quickly. I've already heard that you and your students are doing a very good job, and Manager Yang also asked me to ask you about it, among your students, did you think of Chen Yu company to work, he is willing to hire it with a high salary. ā
"Well...... this" Yan Baitong put the cup down again, and said distressedly: "Manager Yang also told me about this matter, but as you know, the distribution in the school is now determined by the state, and students have no choice." Besides, Chenyu Company is a joint venture after all, and it is not as stable as a state-owned enterprise, so students also have their own ideas, don't you say?"
"Haha, I understand. Feng Xiaochen said with a smile, he raised his glass to Yan Baitong, drank it all, and then diverted the topic and chatted with Yan Baitong about bearings.