February 10th is the Little New Year in the north. At the Honglinghui Party and Mass Service Station in Yueyang Street, a special "New Year's Eve dinner" was held warmly: dishes carefully customized by chefs from the community canteen were freshly presented, neighborhood volunteers served as delivery persons, community residents made dumplings on the spot, and company employees provided warm-hearted support, just to allow the riders who will stay at work and continue to serve everyone during the New Year to sit down and have a "reunion" meal with peace of mind.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Meituan rider Bian Wenxing, who had delivered his last order at noon, turned off the system and walked into the all-too-familiar Honglinghui Party and Mass Service Station, preparing to use this short "off season" for order taking to have an arranged reunion dinner. In the hall, there were already several familiar faces from different places sitting in front of the two dining tables. The enthusiastic young man and the aunt arranged the dishes around the table together. More than a dozen hot dishes and cold dishes were spread out, which looked particularly rich.
"I usually run around delivering meals, but today I'm sitting here waiting to eat. To be honest, I'm not used to it." Bian Wenxing said bluntly. However, as soon as the New Year's Eve dinner started, this restraint disappeared. Green orange ingot shrimp, local fat-free pork, fried tripe slices with green peppers, braised dried bamboo shoots in chicken sauce…the delicious dishes with full color, aroma and fragrance attracted everyone to be greedy, and they all picked up chopsticks to try something new. Chen Yifan, the "Bright Light" volunteer of Songjiang Power Supply Company who was busy just now, took the initiative to play games, win prizes, and answer questions about food safety and transportation. The place suddenly became lively.
"The atmosphere feels very good, just like returning home!" Li Dongkui, an SF Express courier, couldn't help but tell reporters at the table. From his hometown of Bengbu, Anhui Province, he has been working as a delivery worker in Yueyang Street for several years. Come rain or shine, the Honglinghui Station in the neighborhood has always been a considerate haven that responds to requests and helps in times of difficulty. And this New Year's Eve dinner, organized by the neighborhood and regional units, is one of the "traditions" that makes everyone feel heart-warming. Sit around, eat a good meal, and toast to celebrate the reunion. In front of the round table, the riders ate happily and talked enthusiastically. They couldn't finish talking about various topics.
Among the riders in various work clothes, a small figure stood out. A 10-year-old child from Huangpu just had his winter vacation. He followed his mother Zhan Hengqiong on a takeaway trip and came to a banquet with him. During the Spring Festival this year, Zhan Hengqiong brought over an elderly man from his hometown in Fujian and planned to stay in Songshan to work while the family celebrated the New Year in reverse. Although Huangpu was a little disappointed that he could not return to his hometown, he also found a lot of fun in this meal: "Having a big dinner with so many uncles and aunts, it is lively and lively, just like the Chinese New Year!"
"We all work and live in the same neighborhood, and we are essentially a family. Today, I hope they will eat and drink well, recharge their batteries, and have a happy and fulfilling New Year," Chen Yifan told reporters. In order to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, Xu Chunhong and her sisters, who live in the Renle residential area, rushed over early in the morning to decorate the venue and make dumplings, and were very busy. "For the Chinese New Year, who doesn't want to go back to your hometown to spend a heart-warming New Year with your family? Our life has become more convenient, so I really want to thank them." Seeing the riders gathered around the table, happily eating the dumplings just out of the pot, Xu Chunhong, who was guarding the pot, could not take a moment to relax: "You usually serve us and give us orders. For today's order, we will give you a 'Reunion'!"
"After staying here for so many years, Shanghai has long been our second home. When we have time, we can get together with the friends at the station and have a meal." In Zhan Hengqiong's view, this new year is no different from the past. "Everything for the Spring Festival has been prepared, and work is the same as usual. We have a reunion dinner with everyone to celebrate the New Year, and it makes my heart feel very warm to see so many people thinking about us." The words of Hema rider Gao Zhiguo were unanimously echoed by everyone.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, after finishing the "takeaway" New Year's Eve dinner delivered by neighborhood volunteers and the love dumplings made by aunties, the riders who silently opened the order-taking platform got up one after another, carrying warm milk tea specially ordered by the regional unit, and went to meet the "next order" with full energy.
