The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 311: The First Person Born in the s to be Poisoned

In the 1970s and 1980s, those who could become head chefs all had some skills.

Perhaps Jiang Cheng was a little biased, thinking that the tastes of small restaurants these days were all pretty much the same, and only the chefs in big restaurants were of high quality.

The food prepared by the chef in this restaurant actually tastes different from what he prepares at home.

However, in this era, only rare ingredients are carefully prepared, and many small restaurants can only use a lot of oil and salt.

In an age when everyone is short of oil and water, if a small restaurant serves food that is too light, it will be unpopular, and many customers will not know how to appreciate some dishes.

People who go to big restaurants are basically people of status. A restaurant cannot simply add more oil, it must have some signature dishes.

Jiang Cheng didn't expect Xu Kai's home cooking to taste so good. Even though they were both stir-frying vegetables, the heat was different. Many of the dishes might not taste special, but the color and taste were much better than those made by ordinary people.

A man who can cook can indeed add points in a blind date.

After dinner, Zhou Lingying was chatting with the matchmaker. She mainly asked about the other party's family situation, character and reputation in detail. Jiang Juan and Xu Kai were chatting in the side room to get to know each other and see if they were compatible.

There were cartoons at noon. The children were watching TV in the main room, while Jiang Cheng was kneading his youngest daughter Jiang Mengmeng.

Jiang Juan and Xu Kai just chatted in the room for a while, and no one knew what they talked about, but that's basically how a blind date goes.

There is no such thing as love at first sight. It is basically all about appearance. If both parties are satisfied with each other at first sight, it is impossible unless the man is very handsome, eloquent and can coax the girl.

As for girls, as long as they are pretty, men will ignore many of their problems and will basically be satisfied.

When a woman is looking for a partner, she may consider the other person's family situation, work, personality and some plans.

When a man is looking for a partner, he doesn’t care if the height is a little short, but it’s okay if she looks good. He wants a gentle personality, and it’s okay if she looks good but has a little temper. As for family conditions, it’s good if she has a job, and we can work hard together, but she has to look good, and a man should be able to carry the family alone.

The two had only met and talked for less than two hours, and after they separated, the matchmaker began to ask each other how they felt about each other.

As matchmakers, they hope that the two people who are going to meet today can meet and settle the matter tomorrow. In this way, the matchmaker can get the money, which is usually asked from the man, but if the woman's family has money and has asked the matchmaker, some people will give it.

Jiang Juan's appearance was not that pretty in Jiang Cheng's eyes, mainly because Jiang Cheng's taste was spoiled. But for a person in the later generations to think that a woman's appearance was acceptable was basically very good in this era.

Xu Kai had his eyes on Jiang Juan, but he just couldn't stay with her. All men are like this. When Jiang Cheng first met Zhou Lingying, he didn't have any strong urge to marry her. But the other person was pretty, so he could do shy things on the first day he met her.

But when Jiang Juan left for work, Zhou Lingying went to ask about the situation. She didn't dislike Xu Kai. But she didn't have any impulsive feelings either. She felt that they needed to get to know each other slowly.

Jiang Cheng also doesn't approve of two people getting together shortly after a blind date. Blind dates are just a means of getting to know each other. If two people get married without spending much time together, problems are likely to arise.

Of course, Jiang Cheng is a double-standard person. If he were to go on a blind date and see a pretty girl, he would want to succeed right away.

But Jiang Juan was a manager trained by Jiang Cheng, and Jiang Cheng wanted her to find someone who could complement her. He planned that when she was with her partner, she would make the other person give up his or her career.

Either he can complement Jiang Juan in life and take care of her. Or he can be a person with management experience and become Jiang Juan's right-hand man. In that case, Jiang Cheng would be even happier. In addition to his niece being his slave, he would also have a niece-in-law.

But it depends on fate. In this era, it is easy for outstanding men and women to find a partner and get married quickly. There is no such thing as an older single man or woman who can be called outstanding.

When matchmaker Liu left, Zhou Lingying gave her some gifts and asked her to talk to Xu Kai. If he really liked her daughter Jiang Juan, they would have to spend some time together. It all depended on Xu Kai's performance.

The matchmaker received the gift. Anything from the Jiang family would have to be paid to the matchmaker for some stingy people. Now that she had the gift, she would naturally not rush. You know, if Jiang Juan's marriage was successful, Zhou Lingying would have given the matchmaker a lot of money.

Since Jiang Juan doesn't mind, that's fine. Women are afraid of being pestered, so the matchmaker plans to go to Xu Kai's house again tonight and ask him to go to Jiang Juan's workplace to chat with her when he is free these days.

"Jiang Cheng, why were you so shameless when you were pursuing me back then? That Xiao Xu was so thin-skinned that he didn't even dare to get close to Juanzi." After the matchmaker left, Zhou Lingying returned to the room, sat next to Jiang Cheng and said.

"Mom, how shameless was Dad when he pursued you back then?" Jiang Zhaozhao immediately became interested when he heard her mother's words.

"Zhao Zhao, don't listen to your mother. It was your mother who chased me. If you don't believe it, ask your grandma when you go back to your hometown if it was your mother who came to your father's house every day at that time." Jiang Cheng said with a thick-skinned smile.

Zhou Lingying often forgets that her daughter has grown up, and that some flirting remarks have to be avoided at home, and some words should not be said in front of children.

When Zhou Lingying first met Jiang Cheng, she was indeed a bit greedy and went to Jiang Cheng's house for dinner every day. But Jiang Cheng clearly invited her to go every time he sent her back to the educated youth dormitory.

As for how Jiang Cheng was shameless, after only knowing each other for a day or two, Zhou Lingying was dragged into the room by him and her hands and feet were not honest. Anyway, Zhou Lingying could feel that Jiang Cheng wanted to stick to her every day at that time.

But how can I tell my daughter that their father is a filthy bastard who touched her butt just days after knowing her?

Now Jiang Cheng was quibbling in front of his children, and Zhou Lingying couldn't refute him, so she could only let him suffer tonight.

Jiang Cheng didn't know that Zhou Lingying had the intention of "revenge", and he was still happily bragging to his daughter. As for his only son, he was still young and didn't understand this, so he was watching the cartoon seriously.

At night~~, after washing up, the children fell asleep.

"Jiang Cheng, help me touch it, and I will help you." Zhou Lingying took the initiative to hold Jiang Cheng's hand on the bed.

Jiang Cheng chuckled, it is true that women are like wolves when they are thirty.

After a moment, Jiang Cheng's eyes widened and he felt something was wrong.

"Why are you shaking? Don't sleep. Come on, hurry up."

"I'm a little uncomfortable. Let's go tomorrow."

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Xu Kai went to the matchmaker's place at night to explain everything. Jiang Juan satisfied him in every aspect. Starting from the second day, he would bring one or two dishes he cooked himself to Jiang Juan every noon. There was a cafeteria at the supermarket, and a certain number of meal tickets were given to employees for free.

The number of coupons varies depending on the position. The store manager's number of coupons is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary employees. Jiang Juan has her own house in Changcheng and usually does not come to Jiang Cheng's house to live and eat.

The main reason was that Jiang Zhaozhao and her family were older, and eight people living in two rooms was more crowded than nine when she was there before.

Because the "Jiangdonglai" in Changcheng is closed on weekends just like in Shenzhen, Jiang Juan would come to her uncle's house during her rest time.

The canteen had a big pot of food, but Xu Kai made stir-fried dishes, which were specially made for Jiang Juan. The taste was naturally better, and Jiang Juan did not refuse Xu Kai's courtesy, and her favorability towards him gradually increased.

After more than two months of getting along, they have basically become an official couple. If nothing goes wrong, the wedding may be finalized this year. Jiang Cheng plans to talk to Jiang Juan and Xu Kai about it in a few months.

Jiang Cheng would not force anyone to do anything, but his idea was indeed for their own good. The canteen did not require any contracting fees for them to run it, which was much better than working. The key was that after marriage, the two could be together and take care of each other.

In late July, Jiangdonglai was advertised in the newspaper again. This was because all students who passed the high school entrance exam this year could go to Jiangdonglai to get a small cloth bag for free with their certificate.

Jiang Cheng asked the clothing factory in Shenzhen to produce it specifically according to a cloth bag style from Hong Kong, which is very attractive to girls.

Jiangdonglai now has more than 20 stores, which means high school students in more than 20 cities. As a Hong Kong enterprise, that is, a foreign enterprise, it gives things to high school students in China for free.

This is something that domestic companies cannot do. Even if they produce it themselves, the cost is not high. Nowadays, there are tens of thousands of high school students in a city. In Shanghai, there are hundreds of thousands of high school students.

But this is a city of all high school students, each year the new students is only one-third. On average, there are about 30,000 new high school students in a city.

If Jiang Cheng organizes such an event, his own production will cost millions, not counting the transportation and event staff expenses. The reason why Jiang Cheng organizes such an event is that Jiang Zhaozhao was admitted to a good high school in Changcheng, which is also known as a key high school.

Jiang Cheng organized this event to express his joy. He didn't intend to draw any attention, but in this day and age, how could such a public welfare event, which cost millions of dollars, not attract attention from above?

Moreover, over the years, Jiangdonglai has not only organized such activities, but also provided material assistance whenever there was a disaster in China. Although Jiangdonglai may not have donated much money, its transport fleet can always be seen providing material assistance after the disaster.

A large amount of bottled water, noodles, rice, and oil are the main supplies provided by Jiangdonglai.

Speaking of donated materials, we have to mention the fire that occurred in Greater Khingan Range this year. Tens of thousands of people were affected, and nearly 30 regions donated money and materials.

In addition, the Hong Kong Chinese Chamber of Commerce, China Resources Company and banks donated 1.7 million Hong Kong dollars, domestic donations amounted to more than 7 million, and there were also various supplies.

All in all, it was actually a donation of more than 10 million yuan. Jiangdonglai did not donate money, nor did it donate to any organization for disaster relief.

Jiangdonglai directly transported millions of supplies to the disaster area for relief. Of course, these millions of supplies were definitely inflated because the donated items were calculated based on the selling price, not the production cost.

Especially something like water, a truckload of bottled water may be worth tens of thousands, but the cost is just the cost of some plastic bottles and shipping costs.

But during this rescue, Jiang Cheng saw the presence of a certain cross. He couldn't ignore it, because they had requested assistance from the international community for this fire.

Then the Red Cross Societies of several countries provided nearly 60,000 US dollars in aid. Yes, it was aid provided by the international Red Cross.

The domestic Red Cross had no relationship with the International Red Cross from the beginning, otherwise the word "aid" would not be used. If they were one, it would be direct funding.

But it must be said that the image of the Cross in China is at least very positive in everyone's eyes. They can be seen at the rescue front line at the first time.

But Jiang Cheng would not donate money to any organization. He didn't know when some organizations became corrupt, so he would just arrange a convoy to provide assistance.

When someone starts to stop Jiang Cheng from doing this kind of rescue, saying that they are unprofessional and want Jiang Donglai to pay directly, Jiang Cheng will not do such a thing, as his sense of social responsibility is not strong.

In other words, if there is too much money, and if there are only a few small goals and no vision for the future, Jiang Cheng may be so selfish as to eat, drink, gamble and whore instead of doing these righteous things.

It is normal for Jiangdonglai to appear in the newspapers now, and it is precisely because of what Jiangdonglai has done in China in recent years. The government has always provided supportive policies, and even if the city is not open, if Jiangdonglai wants to settle there, it will be given high support.

Jiang Chenggong was so happy that his daughter Jiang Zhaozhao was admitted to high school that he secretly shared the news with everyone, and it was then reported in many cities.

It’s just one million. Jiang Cheng’s current income in the island country is that when he wakes up every day, he has to add a few zeros to the end of this one million.

Jiang Zhaozhao's grades were considered high school, so Jiang Cheng and Zhou Lingying didn't have to worry about them. But when Jiang Panpan entered junior high school, his math, physics and chemistry scores were a little weak, and he was only an above-average student in the class.

But Jiang Cheng didn't care, as long as he could get into high school. Not everyone in Jiang Cheng's class needed to take the single-plank bridge to college, and when the time came, he could choose a major based on Jiang Panpan's interests.

By the second half of 1987, Jiang Cheng had been free for more than a year and a half. A popular project in Hong Kong stirred Jiang Cheng's bad taste.

Arcade game rooms have existed in Hong Kong for a long time, but they only played puzzle and shooting games. Some people played them, but they were not very popular.

But this year, a character-controlled fighting game called "Street Fighter" was released, and the game rooms in Hong Kong became very popular.

In later life, Jiang Cheng heard people say that in the 1990s, many kids were addicted to this game. They would spend a dollar on several game coins, and they would hesitate for a long time in front of the game machine before they were willing to play a game.

Most of the time, even if I had no money, I would still go to the game room, stand next to the game machines, and spend half a day watching others play.

But this thing is also hated by many parents, who think it will make children lose their ambition. Many children even save money for breakfast to play games, and some children even steal money to play.

Logically, it would be most appropriate to open it inside Jiangdonglai or in a place with a large flow of people nearby. But if this thing is opened inside Jiangdonglai, its reputation will be greatly affected.

But if we don’t do this, it will be difficult to run dozens of them at the same time. It’s not Jiang Cheng’s style to run one or two game rooms. He wants to be the first to poison the post-80s generation.

(End of this chapter)