Chapter 27 Selling Wheat

Soon, the group arrived in town.

"We'll go take a look around first, you guys go ahead with your business," Meng Meng said as she got out of the car.

Su Tangtang and the others came down as well. She nodded, "By the way, we've found a wheat buyer and are heading back. It should take about half an hour. Don't wander around for too long."

Meng Meng paused for a moment, then smiled and agreed, "Okay."

After saying that, she took Ke Tangshu's hand, turned around and left.

Watching the two walk away hand in hand, Zhou Yan leaned close to Su Tangtang and whispered, "Meng Meng's boyfriend, Ke Tangshu, seems to have never spoken a word since he arrived here."

"Maybe it's because I'm introverted and don't like to talk much," Su Tangtang replied.

"But it's too quiet..." Zhou Yan muttered softly.

Su Tangtang smiled but didn't reply.

The four of them walked together toward the wheat purchasing point in town.

They asked two or three different vendors and found that their purchase prices were all the same. In the end, they chose a vendor who was particularly enthusiastic. The vendor readily agreed to drive over to pick up the wheat.

After leaving their address, Su Tangtang and the others prepared to return.

Everyone waited by the car for a long time, but Meng Meng and Ke Tangshu never appeared.

"Didn't we agree on half an hour? Why aren't they back yet?" Zhou Yan asked anxiously. "I'll call and ask."

Su Tangtang sat on the tram and softly replied, "Mm."

Zhou Yan dialed the number several times, but no one answered.

She sighed, "I don't know where they went, I can't get through to them."

Su Tangtang checked the time and suggested, "Let's wait another ten minutes. If they're not back by then, we'll leave. We can't let the car delivery guy arrive and we're all alone."

Zhou Yan nodded, "Okay."

Then, looking at Su Tangtang with a slightly apologetic expression, he said, "I'm so sorry. If we hadn't hitched a ride with you, you wouldn't have had to wait for us. They were just coming out and needed to catch their ride, so we've taken up your time."

Su Tangtang smiled and said, "It's alright, Sister Yan."

Ten minutes passed quickly, and Meng Meng and the others still hadn't shown up. Zhou Yan tried calling Meng Meng again, and Qu Xian also contacted Ke Tangshu, but there was still no response.

"Tangtang, let's go first," Zhou Yan said decisively.

Su Tangtang responded, then asked, "Won't something happen to them?"

Huo Yizhou chimed in from the side, "Probably not, there are photographers with them."

Su Tangtang nodded, "Alright, let's go."

Halfway through the tram journey, Meng Meng finally called back.

Zhou Yan answered the phone, but before she could even speak, she heard Meng Meng's slightly complaining voice coming through the receiver: "Sister Yan, why didn't you wait for us?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan's tone hardened: "You don't answer our calls or reply to our messages. We need to get back quickly after we finish our business here. The boss has already driven to the village; we can't just leave him waiting, can we?"

Meng Meng explained, "Ah, we were shopping at the supermarket just now, it was too noisy and we didn't hear it..."

Zhou Yan replied casually, "Okay."

Meng Meng then asked, "How are we going to get back? Can you come pick us up?" The phone was on speakerphone, so everyone could hear her clearly.

Zhou Yan frowned: "I'm afraid that won't work. We still have to rush to sell the wheat, and we really can't spare the time. If you're in a hurry, you can figure out a way yourself; if you can wait, we can pick you up on the way when we load the wheat onto the truck and head to town."

Meng Meng's tone revealed her dissatisfaction: "But that would mean we'd have to wait in town for a long time."

Zhou Yan said impatiently, "You guys can keep looking around, I'm hanging up now."

He hung up the phone after saying that.

Meng Meng, who lives in the town, gripped her phone, her fingers unconsciously tightening.

Actually, she saw Zhou Yan's call, but she deliberately didn't answer.

She originally just wanted to make things difficult for Su Tangtang, since Su Tangtang always bullied her best friend Shen Yingying, but she didn't expect to end up in an awkward situation herself.

A nameless anger surged within me, yet I had nowhere to vent it.

She turned to look at Ke Tangshu, "Let's go for another stroll."

Ke Tangshu simply nodded and said nothing.

Meng Meng couldn't really say she liked this boyfriend.

He was introduced to her by her family. She didn't want to contact him again after meeting him once, but her family disagreed and insisted that she continue dating him because he was a good catch. She thought about it and realized that she hadn't met anyone better yet, so she decided to give it a try.

She had initially thought he was a quiet person and that things would improve once she got to know him, but it turned out she was wrong. Ke Tangshu was still the same as when they first met, unable to utter a single word for a long time, which made her feel incredibly stifled.

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When Su Tangtang and the others arrived home, the wheat harvester had already arrived.

Two cars, one followed Zhou Yan to her house, and the other followed Su Tangtang to her house.

The foreman picked up a handful of wheat, examined it, and nodded in praise, "Your wheat harvest is really good, the grains are plump. The one we harvested this morning was far inferior."

Su Tangtang laughed, "Yes, the quality of my products is exceptionally good. How about we consider raising the price a bit?"

The master laughed, "I can't make that decision."

"Alright then," Su Tangtang said without saying anything more.

The group didn't say anything more and started loading microphones onto the car.

There was a lot of wheat, and it took nearly two hours to load it all.

After loading the truck, the driver said, "I need to settle the account with someone."

Su Tangtang looked at Huo Yizhou, "You come with me, I'll be there soon on my electric bike."

Huo Yizhou nodded, "Okay, be careful on the road."

He got into the passenger seat, and the truck slowly drove away.

Su Tangtang locked the door and was about to push the cart when she heard someone call her, "Tangtang."

She turned around and saw Zhou Yan walking towards her.

“I was just about to ask you if you’re still going to town,” Su Tangtang said.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I wasn't planning on going, but we're almost out of food at home, so I need to stock up."

"That's perfect, let's go together."

The two rode their electric bikes all the way to town.

When they arrived at the purchasing point, Huo Yizhou and his team had already weighed the goods and settled the accounts.

Su Tangtang had a general idea in mind, but she still asked, "How much did it sell for?"

“More than nine thousand,” Huo Yizhou replied.

She sighed softly, "After working so hard for so long, I still haven't reached ten thousand."

Qu Xian also shook his head beside him, "Yes, it's too little."

He said somewhat apologetically, "I was planning to pay you back after selling the wheat, but it seems I'll have to wait a little longer."

Su Tangtang waved her hand, "No rush, let's talk about it when you're more financially secure."

Zhou Yan said sincerely, "Thank you for your understanding."

"Don't be shy," Su Tangtang smiled. "Sister Yan, aren't we going to the supermarket? Let's go take a look too."

As the four were heading towards the supermarket, they soon saw Gu Qingke, Shen Yingying, and Lin Lang and his wife selling wheat at another purchasing point.

Lin Lang spotted them first and waved to them from afar, after which Su Tangtang and the others walked over.

"Have you sold out of wheat?" Lin Lang asked.

“Just sold out,” Zhou Yan replied.

How much did you sell it for?

"A little over nine thousand."

Lin Lang sighed as well, "We're about the same, too few."

Shen Yingying softly replied, "Farming is really not easy. You put in so much effort, but this is all you get in return."

After a brief chat, the group dispersed to attend to their own business.

Su Tangtang and the others strolled around the supermarket, bought some food, and then prepared to go back.

As soon as Zhou Yan got on her electric scooter, she received a call from Meng Meng.

She didn't answer immediately, but turned to look at Su Tangtang, "It's Meng Meng calling."

"Could it be that they're unable to go back?" Su Tangtang said. "You answer them first."

Zhou Yan nodded, "I think so too."

She answered the phone, and as they had expected, Meng Meng and the others hadn't returned yet.

Zhou Yan asked, "Where are you now?"

The other person replied casually, "There's a pool hall in town, and we're playing pool here."

Zhou Yan was speechless for a moment. Instead of thinking about going back, she actually had the leisure to play billiards. She suppressed her emotions and said, "Send me your location, and we'll come pick you up."

After hanging up the phone, Meng Meng sent her the location.

Su Tangtang and the others went to the address. It wasn't far, and they arrived in no time, but there was no one waiting at the door.

Zhou Yan texted Meng Meng again, but received no reply. She had to call her again, and it rang for a long time before being answered.

"Have you arrived?" the voice on the other end asked.

"We've arrived. Why haven't you come out yet?"

"Just ten minutes," Meng Meng said, while the crisp sound of billiard balls colliding could be heard from the other end of the phone.

It was already 5:30 pm.

Everyone had been busy all day and hadn't had a proper meal. They were all starving and didn't have much patience to wait any longer.

“We have no obligation to wait for you. Come out now and we’ll leave together. If you don’t come out, we’ll go back first,” Zhou Yan said, annoyed by Meng Meng.

Having to do two things in one day is annoying for anyone.

They were already inconvenient enough to hitch a ride with others; if they hadn't been hitchhiking, Meng Meng and the others wouldn't have been able to get on Su Tangtang's tram at all.

Now look what's happened, they've been made to run back and forth for nothing and are just waiting around.

She was really fed up with this newcomer, Meng Meng; it felt like she was doing it on purpose.

Perhaps guessing that they really wouldn't wait for them, Meng Meng and Ke Tangshu came out quickly. As soon as she saw Su Tangtang and the others, she immediately apologized insincerely, "I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."

Zhou Yan gave her a cold look and said indifferently, "Everyone's time is precious, please be more careful next time."

Meng Meng's smile remained unchanged as she nodded repeatedly. "I'll be careful, Sister Yan. Thank you so much."

At this moment, Huo Yizhou coldly retorted, "If you know it's troublesome, then don't bother me next time."

Even the most patient person would lose patience with her attitude.

Meng Meng smiled and agreed, "Okay, you're right."

But in her heart, she had already cursed Huo Yizhou: He's just a gigolo kept by Su Tangtang, what's he so arrogant about?

Ke Tangshu, who hadn't said much until now, spoke up, "Sorry, it's our problem. Can we leave now?"

His tone was polite, but for some reason it made people feel uncomfortable.

Everyone fell silent for a moment and said nothing more.

Huo Yizhou twisted the handlebars, and the electric bike sped straight ahead.

After arriving home, Su Tangtang said to Huo Yizhou, "I will never let anyone hitch a ride with me again."

Huo Yizhou nodded. "Everyone has the right to refuse, especially when it comes to those who are ungrateful. We should be decisive and efficient in our approach."

Su Tangtang gave a heavy "hmm," and said, "I really learned a lesson today."