Chapter 4 Rising Prices
That's right!
Zhang Chen’s cousin is the girl who just asked to help Dukanti lunch box just now.
"You are so embarrassed to say that I haven't come home these days and don't eat on time. My aunt is almost worried about it, so she asked me to see you... Hey! Why are you here?"
Xu Linlin had just greeted her cousin and glanced at Du Kan, and she was also surprised.
What a coincidence!
She didn't expect that Dukan actually gave the lunch box to her cousin Zhang Chen's department.
"What a coincidence, we met again."
Dukan smiled and replied politely.
"Yo? You know each other?"
At this time, Zhang Chen was also a little surprised and couldn't help asking.
"Well, I just met. Thanks to your cousin's help, otherwise my lunch box wouldn't have been delivered so quickly."
Dukan quickly explained.
"Yes, I met him on the road just now and helped me. I didn't expect that I met him again by chance."
Xu Linlin also said quickly.
"Oh. You are really destined to be together. Since that's the case, I'll introduce you to you. Boss Du, this is my cousin, Xu Linlin, an accountant of a listed company, a beautiful woman who has both talent and beauty. And this is Dukan, the restaurant owner, and a special food supplier in our department. He is very good and very righteous."
When he learned of this situation, Zhang Chen, who had always been eccentric, began to become lively and introduced the situation of the two people.
"Hello!"
"Hello!"
This made Dukan and Xu Linlin a little embarrassed, and they always felt angry that something was wrong.
"Okay, you guys talk first. I'll go back and prepare the ingredients for the evening. Hey, by the way, Nurse Xiaochen, please share the lunch box with other doctors and nurses as soon as possible. The food will be cold and not delicious."
Dukan quickly found an excuse to retreat.
"Thank you, Brother Du. By the way, I haven't given you the money for this meal yet!"
"Don't worry about this, let's talk about it when you have time!"
"Aren't you afraid that I will be stolen?"
"I want Nurse Xiaochen to rely on me, but I don't have this chance!"
"Oh, Boss Du, you have changed!"
"It's impossible to be convenient, it's still intact for more than 20 years! I'll quit first! Call me in advance what I want to eat at night."
After saying that, Dukan quickly escaped. Based on his understanding of the girl Zhang Chen, he became really poor and he was definitely not his opponent.
"Chenchen, honestly explain what happened to Boss Du, who wants you to rely on him?"
Standing at the door watching Du Kan leave, Xu Linlin asked with some playful eyes.
"What do you rely on him? Cousin, don't talk nonsense!"
Zhang Chen felt a little embarrassed when he heard his cousin joking.
"Your underground work is OK! No, I want to report this to the organization!"
"Oh! Cousin, don't report. Brother Du and I are really nothing. We used to order takeaways in his store, so we are friends."
"Friend? What kind of friends can come to the hospital to deliver food to you like your sister and me, just take such a big risk with just one phone call?"
Zhang Chen was stopped by Xu Linlin's words.
Yes!
If he was really a friend, could he take such a big risk and not even go home, so he stayed to give her a lunch box?
Looking at the end of the corridor where Dukan disappeared, a strange feeling flashed in his heart.
...
"Congratulations on your wealth, congratulations on your wealth..."
Du Kan didn't know about the conversation between Zhang Chen and Xu Linlin, so he hurried out of the hospital. When he just returned to the car and was about to go shopping for vegetables, his cell phone rang.
When he took out his cell phone and looked at it, Dukan was stunned. The caller ID turned out to be his sister.
He knew that his sister must have called to ask where he had gone home.
But I didn't go home at all!
Or not?
After hesitating for a moment, Dukan pressed the call button.
"Hey! Where did Xiaokan go? When will you get home?"
As soon as I answered the phone, Sister Dukan's kind care came from the other end of the phone.
"Sister! I'm sorry, I may not be able to go home for the New Year this year."
Dukan had no intention of hiding it, and told the truth directly.
"What? Are you not coming back? Didn't you tell your parents yesterday that you drove back early this morning?"
"Well, I can't come back if I have something to do."
"Xiaokan, don't mess around! Come back quickly. Don't you know how serious the epidemic is in your place? The city will be closed down from 10 o'clock this morning, and the whole family is waiting for you to go home for the New Year."
Closing the city?
Dukan was a little surprised. He still had time to read the news since he was busy in the morning, so he only knew about the lockdown.
However, there is no turning back when the arrow is drawn. For him, it doesn’t matter whether the city is closed or not. Anyway, the epidemic this year has not been controlled, so he will definitely not leave.
"Sister, I need to do something very important. Besides, the city has been closed, and I can't get out."
"you……"
There was a sudden noise on the other end of the phone, and it took a long time to hear a heavy sigh.
"Hey! Call your parents and tell me, don't forget, dad just had the surgery this year, and the doctor said he couldn't be stimulated."
"sister!"
Before I could say a few more words, the phone hung up.
It’s obvious that my sister is angry!
Dukan was stunned with his cell phone, feeling mixed feelings and felt very uncomfortable.
It has been three years since Dukan came home this year. This is mainly because his father had a heart surgery in the second half of this year. He wanted to go home to spend the New Year together this year. But no one expected the outbreak of the epidemic, so he had to change his plan and stay in Chuzhou to participate in the fight against the epidemic.
Call the two elders to explain in person?
After thinking about it, Dukan gave up this idea, which was too direct and he was still worried that his father would not accept it. He silently picked up his cell phone, and it was more appropriate for him to explain by sending a text message.
After a brief thought, he began to edit text messages.
"Dad, mom! I'm very sorry, my son can't go home to celebrate the New Year with you. Now that the epidemic in Jingchu has broken out, countless people have been involved in this battle without gunpowder. I also love this city and this country, so I want to stay and join this battle. I hope you can understand and support me!"
After writing the text message, Dukan pressed the send button and started the car.
When I returned to the store, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.
After making a bowl of noodles and eating it, Dukan began to contact the ingredient supplier and purchased the ingredients in advance.
"Hey! Boss Huang, can I send me some pork in the afternoon? Ah? It's closed?... Oh, that's it! Okay, I'll contact others."
The first call was Dukan called the pork shop owner Huang, but who knew that the other party said that the vegetable market was closed and business was closed and he went home for the New Year.
In desperation, he had to contact other people first.
"Hello, Brother Zhao, I'll send me some food in the afternoon, and I'll need fresh ones... Price increases? It doesn't matter if the price increases, as long as it is fresh, you can remember the quantity, 50 kilograms of potatoes and 20 kilograms of onions..."
"Hey, Sister Li! Please send me 200 fresh eggs. The price of eggs has also increased? It's okay, just ask for fresh ones. It's better to deliver them to me in the afternoon. I'll use them in the evening. OK, thank you!"
"Hello, Boss Chen, please give me twenty three yellow chickens and thirty local ducks..."
"Hello, Boss Zhu, I need fifty kilograms of fish here..."
For more than half an hour, Dukan contacted all the ingredients suppliers. Without exception, all the ingredients increased their prices, and the increase was relatively large.
During the special period, and today the city is closed, it is inevitable that the price will increase. As long as you can buy it, even if the price increases, it is also called.
I bought both chicken, duck, fish and vegetables, but I didn’t buy pork.
Dukan refused to give up and contacted several other companies. Without exception, it was all because the vegetable market was closed and the door was closed.
Could it be that I can only go to the supermarket to purchase?
For a moment, Dukan became a little embarrassed.
Dukan is not worried about the price, the only thing I worry about is whether it is that fresh.
"Hey? Are the boss here?"
Chapter completed!