After they left, Li Hongying was still gloating. See? Luo Jingyan is still not as successful as her in the end.

Luo Jingyan wanted to spend all the tickets she had, because these tickets were all issued locally and would be useless in other places. They also had expiration dates on them, so it would be a waste not to spend them.

She and Luo Changtian went to the supply and marketing cooperative, where she bought Luo Changtian a new set of clothes and herself a set as well.

Afterwards, she bought some pastries and candies. Since she was unfamiliar with the place after going to the countryside, she inevitably had to ask for favors. She bought two catties of brown sugar. Her father did not smoke, but he had cigarette coupons at home, so she bought three boxes in case they were needed elsewhere.

Luo's father loves to drink, and she wondered if she should prepare a few bottles in advance.

She had four liquor vouchers, all of which had to be used locally before they expired. Knowing that a bottle of Moutai could be bought for just a few yuan at this time, she asked the salesperson if they had any Moutai.

The sales clerk said, "What a coincidence, there's only one bottle left. But do you have a wine coupon?"

"have."

"Besides requiring liquor coupons, a bottle of Moutai also costs seven yuan."

"I'll buy it. Give me a bottle of Moutai and three bottles of Erguotou."

"OK."

The salesperson immediately brought her a bottle of Moutai and three bottles of locally brewed authentic Erguotou.

There were also soap coupons and toothpaste coupons, which were local and couldn't be used in Northeast China, so I spent them all.

In addition, the siblings each bought two pairs of liberation shoes, two pairs of rain boots, ten pairs of cotton gloves, an enamel washbasin, two large tea mugs, and two padlocks.

I went back to the food counter and bought two pounds of pork and three pounds of eggs.

We'll buy the other odds and ends when we get to the rural areas.

After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, we walked a short distance before we saw the state-run restaurant.

She had heard that the food here was delicious, and she wanted to try it to see if it could rival the skills of her imperial chef.

"Xiao Tian, ​​we're tired from shopping today, so let's not go home to cook. Let's go to a state-run restaurant instead."

"Sure." What child doesn't like delicious food?

They went inside, put their purchases on the stools, and then went to the window to order together.

The blackboard at the window read "Today's Offerings." Luo Jingyan ordered a plate of stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar. With just this simple dish, she could tell the chef's cooking skills.

Luo Changtian's mouth watered at the sight of the words "braised pork".

Luo Jingyan said, "Order whatever you want."

"Isn't it too expensive?"

He knew about their family's current situation.

Luo Jingyan said, "Don't worry, I brought you in because there's money to eat. Order whatever you want."

They ordered a plate of hot and sour shredded potatoes, a braised pork belly, and two bowls of beef noodles.

Pay the money and ticket first, then collect your meal.

After waiting for about half an hour, Black Tiger was meowing in the space because it was hungry. Actually, the guy wanted to eat meat, so the waiter called Luo Jingyan to get her food.

Luo Jingyan picked up a piece of braised pork, covering it with her hand as she ate, making it seem like she was putting it in her own mouth, but actually she was putting it into her spatial storage for Black Tiger to eat.

The black cat sniffed the food, somewhat displeased: "It's not as good as what my owner makes."

Luo Jingyan tried a piece herself and found that it was indeed not quite as good as her own cooking.

Ah, the imperial chef's reputation is truly well-deserved.

Luo Changtian also whispered, "Sister, what I do is far inferior to what you do."

Luo Jingyan smiled and said, "Eat up. We've already bought it, so we can't waste it."

Not only braised pork, but also hot and sour shredded potatoes and beef noodles are not as good as her cooking.

They couldn't waste food, so they made do and ate everything.

As I was leaving the state-run restaurant with my things, a girl wearing a red and blue plaid dress walked towards me at the entrance. It was Lin Shanshan.

She planned to have lunch at the state-run restaurant and then go to the supply and marketing cooperative to purchase supplies for the rural areas.

As she entered, she suddenly saw Luo Jingyan coming out. The other woman looked to be about the same age as her, with a beautiful face that was as lovely as a lotus emerging from water, instantly overshadowing her.

The girl's competitive and jealous nature instantly made her feel disgusted with Luo Jingyan. The two could have simply passed each other by, but she deliberately deviated from her path and bumped into Luo Jingyan with her shoulder.

Luo Jingyan reacted quickly and retaliated by ramming back.

Lin Shanshan felt a sharp pain in her shoulder from the impact, and stumbled. She was standing on a step, and she fell straight down on it.

After bumping into her, Luo Jingyan was afraid that the other party would try to extort money from her, so she decided to strike first.

She immediately sat down on the ground, clutching the shoulder that had bumped into her: "Ouch, my shoulder and leg hurt so much! Comrade, I have no grudge against you, I don't even know you, why did you deliberately bump into me?"

Lin Shanshan hadn't expected Luo Jingyan to pull this stunt. During that collision, she clearly felt that Luo Jingyan was stronger than her, and her shoulder was the one that really hurt.

Before she could speak, Luo Jingyan pressed, "Comrade, tell me, why did you hit me?"

"I..." Lin Shanshan instinctively wanted to apologize to Luo Jingyan, but she wouldn't; this woman was about to kill her.

Passersby, seeing this, learned that Lin Shanshan had deliberately bumped into someone, so they made her apologize to Luo Jingyan and took Luo Jingyan to the hospital for a check-up.

"I didn't hit her, she hit me first. I fell to the ground because of her, and I'm still in a lot of pain."

Luo Jingyan pointed to the steps at the entrance and said, "Comrade, please look carefully at where we are now. My brother and I just finished eating and came out of the restaurant. We walked on the right side. If you want to enter the restaurant, you walk on the left side. The entrance of the state-run restaurant is more than two meters wide. We are still on the right side. There is such a wide road. Why did you choose to walk this way? Did you deliberately bump into us?"

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