Chapter 96: Showing kindness without any reason is either a traitor or a thief

"What? Twenty-one dollars?"

His monthly salary was only 38 yuan at that time, and this meal cost him more than half of his monthly salary.

Although his family is well off, he can't afford to do this.

Zhao Yang widened his eyes in disbelief, and the waitress rolled her eyes at him rudely.

What had he been doing so far? Just now, when the woman was packing up her food, she saw this man just staring at her with lustful eyes, not paying any attention to what she was saying.

She placed the handwritten bill in front of Zhao Yang and said, "Comrade, this is the bill. The meal that the woman just packed away cost thirteen yuan. She also took away twelve aluminum lunch boxes, and each one had a deposit of one yuan, so the total is eighteen yuan."

Zhao Yang's face turned green. "What on earth did she pack? How could she spend so much money?"

The waiter glanced at him and pointed at the menu. "Look, I remember it clearly here: six servings of meat dishes, six servings of dumplings, plus a deposit for the aluminum lunch box..."

Zhao Yang: I thought this girl would just pack some food to eat at home, but I didn’t expect this girl to be so rude. She packed up the whole family’s share, right?

But it was he who agreed to let Su Xiaoxiao pack up and take the food away, so he could only grit his teeth and swallow it.

He paid the money reluctantly, and just as he finished paying, Zhang Dongmei followed him.

She also heard the conversation between Zhao Yang and the waiter just now, and couldn't help but despise Su Xiaoxiao even more.

"Xiaoxiao, you're such a fool! Why did you pack so much food as if you hadn't eaten before?"

Zhao Yang also felt a little uncomfortable. He didn't get any benefit at all, but he spent half a month's salary.

But he couldn't reveal his feelings in front of Zhang Dongmei. After all, he was still thinking about what would happen between him and Su Xiaoxiao in the future. He could only force a smile and said, "It's not much money. As long as Comrade Su is happy, that's all."

After hearing this, Zhang Dongmei became even more determined to get Zhao Yang.

Twenty yuan for a meal was half her monthly salary. If they invited her to a meal, they would treat her. Their family must be very wealthy. If she could marry such a man, she would definitely have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life.

Zhang Dongmei thought so in her heart, and the smile on her face became even more enthusiastic when she faced Zhao Yang.

"Comrade Zhao, you are so generous. I think there are few gay men in the department store who can compare to you."

Zhao Yang was very pleased with her compliments, and his depressed mood also improved a lot.

On the other side, Su Xiaoxiao returned home happily, and as soon as she entered the door, she heard a hearty laugh.

"Sister-in-law, this is the egg cake I just bought at the supply and marketing cooperative. I bought it especially for you and the children."

Su Xiaoxiao paused slightly. She would recognize this voice even if it turned into ashes. Who else could it be but her second aunt?

With how stingy she is, how could he be willing to send egg cakes to her family? Is this a sign of bad luck?

If you say she has no ulterior motive, she won't believe it even if you kill her.

Thinking this in her heart, she casually put the packed food into the small warehouse, and then slowly walked into the main room.

As soon as I entered, I saw my second aunt Zhang Guifang sitting on the sofa with a smile on her face.

When Zhang Guifang saw Su Xiaoxiao come in, her face was filled with unprecedented enthusiasm: "Xiaoxiao, you're back. Are you tired from work? Hurry up and sit down and take a rest."

She acted like the hostess of the house, and if you didn't know her, you would have thought she was the hostess of the house.

As far as Su Xiaoxiao could remember, her second aunt had never been so enthusiastic towards her.

If someone shows you kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief.

Sure enough, after a few pleasantries, Zhang Guifang spoke up, "Sister-in-law, isn't electricity coming to the village soon? Every household will have to pay for materials and construction. I heard that a family will have to pay more than 80 yuan. I've been thinking about this and want to discuss it with you. After all, our two families don't live far away, only two houses apart. If it doesn't work out, we can just install an electric meter and save money. We can split the electricity bill then."

The abacus beads were hitting her face so hard that they almost broke.

Su Xiaoxiao couldn't help rolling her eyes. No wonder Second Aunt was so attentive. It turned out that she had this in mind.

These days, the loudspeakers in the village have been announcing that the village is about to have electricity. To get electricity, every household needs to run wires and install meters. In theory, one meter belongs to one family, but there are also cases where several families share one meter, which can save some of the installation fee. After all, more than 80 yuan is not a small amount of money in rural areas.

However, once these electricity meters are put together, it becomes difficult to calculate how much electricity each household uses.

By then, it will be hard to tell who will benefit and who will suffer.

Given the character of Second Aunt's family, how could they possibly suffer a loss? They must be trying to take advantage of others.

Su Xiaoxiao sneered in her heart, but said calmly on the surface: "It just so happens that I just asked a friend to bring a TV. When the time comes, your Tie Niu can come to my house to watch TV when he is free."

"What? You bought a TV?"

When Zhang Guifang heard this, her face immediately turned a little ugly. If Su Xiaoxiao's family bought a TV, wouldn't her family be the one that suffered?

She came here to take advantage, not to be taken advantage of. She immediately pulled her face down and said, "Sister-in-law, I think we should forget about the electricity meter. Your Xiaoxiao is capable enough to get a TV, so she probably won't be short of the installation fee."

How could Liu Cuilan not know what kind of person her sister-in-law was? She had never thought of agreeing to it in the first place, so it would be easier for her to change her mind now.

Zhang Guifang made a wasted trip and had to pay a pound of egg cakes as compensation, which made her feel very upset.

Thinking that it was almost time for dinner, I might as well have a meal here to recoup some of the losses.

Unexpectedly, just as this thought fell, Su Xiaoxiao heard Su Xiaoxiao rudely drive people away: "Second Aunt, it's time to eat. Our family's food is simple, so we won't let you eat here."

Zhang Guifang didn't expect that this damn girl would be so disrespectful, and her face suddenly became as gloomy as the bottom of a pot.

He stood up from the sofa, gnashing his teeth and reaching out to pick up the egg cake on the table. "Xiaoxiao works at a department store now, so she probably wouldn't look down on me. I won't stay here and be looked down upon by you."

As he spoke, he stood up and left with the egg cake.

"Bah, stingy thing."

Liu Cuilan couldn't help but curse. She only brought a pound of egg cake, and now she wants to take it away. She is so stingy.

Seeing her mother glaring in anger, Su Xiaoxiao reached out and took Liu Cuilan's arm: "Mom, don't be angry, I brought delicious food for you. We don't care about her lousy egg cake."

As she spoke, Su Xiaoxiao turned around and walked outside, taking the opportunity to take out all the packed meals in the space warehouse.

As soon as the twelve neatly arranged aluminum lunch boxes were placed on the table, Liu Cuilan's eyes widened instantly.