Chapter 5

At the wholesale market, the couple discovered a biomass pellet gas stove that they had never noticed before.

This stove looks similar to the small boiler used for heating in my old house, but it burns a granular fuel instead of diesel.

Thinking of the possible severe cold weather and the unsolvable fuel problems such as oil and gas, both of them became very interested in the stove.

Seeing that they were indeed interested in buying, the seller gave them a demonstration and lit a stove on the spot for them to see.

This stove does heat up very quickly, and there is no ash when it burns, so it won't make the house dirty even if it is used indoors.

Of course, the most important point is that there is no purchase limit on the fuel for this stove.

As long as you pay, no one can stop you from buying as much as you want. And if the fuel runs out, you can still use dead grass or dry firewood.

This really made Chen Cong very satisfied.

After calculations, they finally decided to buy four large and ten small stoves, a total of fourteen stoves.

The four large ones can drive the radiators, and the insulation area is said to reach two hundred square meters.

Although the ten small stoves cannot be connected to radiators, they are easy to move, and one can provide heating for an area of ​​about 60 to 80 square meters.

With the two working together, the heating of the two houses and the insulation of the plants when severe cold comes can basically be guaranteed.

Because they wanted a lot, the boss gave the lowest price.

But despite this, the fourteen stoves cost fifty-four thousand, not including the fuel.

"Boss, do you have any fuel in stock? We need it urgently, so we'll buy it directly from you if you have it."

Since he had just confirmed the qualifications of this store and knew that their brand had a good reputation in the industry, in order to save time, Chen Cong prepared to do it all in one go.

"Yes, yes, we have it in stock. It's in the warehouse. If you want it, I can deliver it right away!"

The boss was very excited to have such a big business in the middle of summer and answered questions repeatedly.

"Okay..." Before Shen Cong could finish his words, he was grabbed by Gu Kai.

He pulled her a few steps away and pointed outside the door: "There's a bank across the street from the market. Why don't you go to the bank first? I'll talk here. Don't wait until the bank closes."

I haven’t even had lunch yet, when will the bank get off work?

Chen Cong turned her eyes around, and then she realized belatedly that someone was looking down on her for not knowing how to bargain.

The truth is - for a long time before, she had been living a life of bartering and had almost lost the concept of money.

Chen Cong knew that the two of them didn't have much money now, but she cared more about time.

After all, it won’t be long before the money is no different from waste paper.

But since Gu Kai wanted to talk, she wouldn't stop him. If she could save a little, she could buy more other things. She wasn't stupid.

"Okay, I'll go to the bank first. Are you hungry? I saw some food for sale at the door."

Seeing that his wife understood what he meant, Gu Kai smiled, reached out and touched her head soothingly, and said, "There is a fast food restaurant next to the bank. Just bring me a burger."

Because we only exchange foreign currency and don't withdraw cash, the exchange is very fast and the transaction is completed in just over ten minutes.

After leaving the bank, Chen Cong walked towards the fast food restaurant.

After all, he had just been reborn. Even if he appeared to be calm, in fact, not to mention Gu Kai, Chen Cong himself was not able to get into the situation.

She was a little dazed and felt like she was dreaming.

Although she appeared to be extremely calm and composed throughout the morning, she was actually very tense and in a state of excitement.

Now she gradually relaxed and finally believed that she was not dreaming.

It was not until this time that Chen Cong realized how hungry he was!

She couldn't figure out whether she was physically hungry or mentally hungry. In any case, she suddenly felt so hungry that her fingers began to tremble uncontrollably.

It's like the feeling of being so hungry that you're about to faint.

Chen Cong couldn't wait to walk to the fast food restaurant, and after a few steps he just ran.

Fortunately, it is almost one o'clock now, and this place is close to the suburbs, so there are not many people in the fast food restaurant.

Chen Cong didn't even look at the menu. He ordered two Big Macs, two large glasses of juice, two large servings of fried chicken nuggets, two apple pies, and two chicken rolls.

When the waiter handed her the huge package of food, a rich aroma filled her nose——

The huge sense of satisfaction overwhelmed Chen Cong.

She couldn't wait to grab a piece of fried chicken and stuff it into her mouth.

The long-lost delicacy made Chen Cong almost stop breathing for a moment.

She didn't even dare to chew, for fear that she would accidentally swallow the chicken nugget and not have time to savor it.

She held the chicken nugget in her mouth and closed her eyes slightly, completely immersed in the beauty that was almost fading even in her memory.

Unfortunately, this enjoyment didn’t last long, as the phone rang.

She sighed slightly with regret, opened her eyes and took out her cell phone.

When he saw the words "Meima" appear on the caller ID, Chen Cong became excited again and his nose suddenly felt sore.

She scrolled through the screen quickly, even forgetting the chicken nuggets in her mouth, and yelled into the microphone vaguely: "Mom."

As he spoke, tears began to flow uncontrollably.

"Chen Cong, are you crazy?! What are these things you bought? Why are there so many?! They were delivered by truck!

You are leaving soon, why are you still buying so many things? And you asked me to give them to you! Do you know that half of the yard is full of them? Where are you? Come back immediately, or I will refuse to accept all of them! "

Shen's mother Cheng Ru on the other end of the phone didn't understand her daughter's mood at the moment. The furious old woman roared into the microphone, which directly scared away all of Shen Cong's tears.

She quickly pulled the microphone away and couldn't help rubbing her ears.

I haven't heard my mother scolding for a long time. From the sound of her voice, she seems to be in good health.

That’s great, that’s great!

Even though he was being scolded, his gloomy face blossomed like a flower.

It was not until she felt her mother had finished scolding her that she began to explain: "Mom, mom, don't be impatient, listen to me first...

I will go home in a moment. Don't refuse to accept them! Those things are useful. Please collect them for me first, and I will tell you what happened when I get home.

Hey, don't be angry, you can scold me when I get back...

By the way, you guys go out and buy some food. I’ll bring Gu Kai and my father-in-law back for dinner in the evening.

Mom, I miss you and Dad, and I want to eat the braised pork ribs you made."

When Cheng Ru heard her daughter say that she would bring her son-in-law and in-laws over for dinner, she could hardly believe her ears.

She didn't bother to scold her daughter anymore, but confirmed again: "Who did you say you were going to bring back for dinner?"

"Gu Kai still has his father. Mom, we have discussed it and decided not to divorce. You tell Dad to stop being angry.

I’ll tell you the rest when I get home tonight.

I'm with Gu Kai right now. We have some things to do. I'll pick up my father-in-law and go over there later. Tell my dad not to go fishing this afternoon and wait for me at home. "

Afraid that his mother would keep asking questions over the phone, Chen Cong decisively hung up the phone after he finished speaking.

After hanging up, she quickly opened the shopping website and checked her order.

When she placed the order this morning, she deliberately chose a seller from another place because she was afraid that someone would notice the huge amount of emergency disaster relief supplies she was buying at once before the earthquake.

Who knew the goods would be delivered so quickly!

She didn't even have time to tell her parents.

After finding the order and clicking on the logistics, Chen Cong discovered that there was a line of small words at the end of the order, which read: Shipped from Beining warehouse.

Returning to the store, Chen Cong noticed that the store he chose was a national chain, and multi-warehouse shipping was one of their selling points.

She hadn't noticed before.

Since my mother was furious at home, Chen Cong had no intention of turning around anymore.

He called Gu Kai and made an appointment with him to meet at the car dealership, and then he went there first.

When she went there, Gu Kai had not arrived yet, and the solar panels would take a while to be installed.

Seeing that she had nothing to do, the sales guy led her to the innermost part of the car dealership showroom.

Pointing to a pile of bicycles being unpacked, she said, "Sister, we have a promotion in our store where you can get a free bicycle if you buy a car. It was originally scheduled to start on Monday. I just asked the boss for help and he agreed to make an exception for you."

Our promotion is to give away a regular bicycle for purchases of 50,000 yuan, a folding bicycle for purchases of 80,000 yuan, and an electric bicycle for purchases over 100,000 yuan.

The total price of the vehicle you purchased is 163,500 yuan, and you can choose an electric car and a regular bicycle. "

There is such a good thing?

It's like someone gave me a pillow when I was sleepy.

Chen Cong was just thinking about buying two bicycles.

She thought for a moment and asked, "I don't want an electric bike. Can you give me two regular bikes and a folding bike instead?"

Then, she pointed to the old-fashioned 28-inch horizontal-bar bicycle that had just been installed in front of her and said, "I want this one."

The salesperson looked at her in disbelief and asked, "Sister, that's a men's bicycle. Not many people ride this kind of bicycle in our city anymore. There are also women's bicycles here, and the designs are pretty nice. How about I ask them to assemble one for you to have a look?"

"No, I want this one."

Chen Cong originally wanted to buy this old-fashioned bicycle with a rear rack.

Although this car looks bulky now, it is much more practical than those light-duty vehicles. It can carry heavy loads, people, and is not prone to breakage.

In the days to come, it will be hard to find a bicycle like this.

Although the car they bought cost less than 180,000 yuan, it still came with solar panels installed.

The car dealership would naturally agree to Chen Cong's proposal.

So when Gu Kai rushed over, he saw his wife standing at the gate of the car dealership, with the newly bought car on her left and a row of three brand new bicycles on her right. She was looking at him with a smug expression.

Gu Kai took two quick steps, and just when he was about to reach Chen Cong, a girl's scream suddenly came from the car dealership: "Ah! Why are there so many ants!"