Mo Chengzhou had planned to take Yan Wen out to eat, but Yan Wen wanted to try the staff meals, so Mo Chengzhou brought him to the cafeteria on the first floor.
"The staff cafeterias are on the first and second floors. Have a look here first and see if there's anything you want. If not, we'll go upstairs."
"Okay." Yan Wen walked along, looking over the dishes: shredded pork with green peppers, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, cabbage in vinegar sauce, braised pork, Sichuan boiled beef, braised fish, pork ribs stewed with Chinese yam, and crucian carp soup with angelica. There was all sorts of food, each dish looking and smelling delicious.
Yan Wen slowly browsed the serving counters. "They even have steamed sea cucumber. That looks good too. Stir-fried geoduck—but why does only this counter have it? And why are these the only dishes here?"
Mo Chengzhou explained, "This is where the company serves its daily limited-quantity dishes. Today's are crab and geoduck."
Yan Wen looked at Mo Chengzhou and smiled. "Let's check out the second floor too."
"Sure. Let's go."
Yan Wen naturally took Mo Chengzhou's hand, and they headed for the stairs. It was only one floor up, so there was no need to take the elevator.
As soon as they left, the staff at the serving counters began to gossip.
"Mr. Mo never comes to the staff cafeteria. What brings him here today?"
"Did the sun rise in the west?"
"Haven't you noticed the real issue?"
"That young man beside Mr. Mo!"
"Who is he? Mr. Mo seems to care a lot about him. He hasn't stopped smiling."
"Wasn't there a rumor a while ago that Mr. Mo was no longer single? Could it be that young man?"
"It has to be him. Didn't you see