Zhou Chunli, not wanting to hold back any longer, continued Wang Lan's words.

"Oh dear, Lanlan, how could you say that about him? Comrade Shi Qiang is just a little blind and a little slow-witted, how could he possibly have shit in his mouth?"

"Ah, yes, yes, I misused my words, sorry, haha."

The two of them, speaking in unison, made Shi Qiang, who was originally going to pretend to be deaf and dumb, turn red and white with anger.

Finally, he angrily shook his hand, snorted coldly at the two of them, and then, feigning composure, walked with heavy steps to Zhu Pandi's side.

"Nana, it's okay, it's just 2 yuan. I'll pay for it for you, just ignore them."

When Zhu Pandi heard that he was willing to pay the money, her expression improved considerably, and she nodded in agreement.

"Brother Qiang, you're the only one who's good to me. Thank you."

"Silly Nana, if I'm not good to you, who will be good to me? Besides, if I'm not good to you, who will be?"

Seeing the two of them acting all lovey-dovey in public, Zhou Chunli grew impatient, pursed her lips, and clicked her tongue.

"Hey, hey, can you two find somewhere secluded to be all lovey-dovey? The important thing is to get the money out of here."

Oh, right, it's not just the 2 yuan; you also have to pay for the gas.

The money for the last batch of oil was pooled together by a few of us old educated youth. It was supposed to last the whole winter, but it's all been stolen and eaten. So, Zhu Pandi, you have to buy all the oil back!

Originally, spending 2 yuan was already painful for Shi Qiang, but now that he saw there were other expenses, he immediately didn't want to do it anymore.

"No, it's not just us who need that oil, and Nana didn't have that much before she used it. You want us to pay for everything? Are you even being reasonable?"

"Reasoning with you? You can reason with anyone, but not with the two of you! I haven't even mentioned that you haven't paid for gas during your trip to the countryside. How about we add that to the bill?"

When Shi Qiang heard Huang Ying start bringing up old grievances, and since he had no way of proving exactly how much oil Zhu Pandi had used, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and admit it.

Just as he was about to take out his money, he seemed to remember something, so he looked up and looked at the others with hope.

"Um, I see there's still some oil left at the bottom of the tank. Could we just take eight ounces? Don't worry, we definitely won't waste any more oil. Eight ounces should last until spring..."

Before Shi Qiang could finish speaking, he heard Huang Ying's resolute objection.

"No, I don't trust you, and I trust Zhu Pandi even more. If she doesn't cook again next time, won't she have to cook alone again?"

"How much oil she uses when she's cooking alone is something we can control. Even if you told me she doesn't need oil when she's cooking alone, I wouldn't believe it!"

Shi Qiang originally wanted to argue, but seeing Zhu Pandi crying with tears streaming down her face, he suddenly had the idea of ​​standing up for Nana and immediately agreed.

"Okay, it's just a pound of oil, only a few cents. I'm not as stingy as you guys, I'll pay for it!"

"Thank you very much, Shi Zhiqing. Go get the money quickly. Oh, by the way, if you don't have any gas coupons, remember to take an extra dollar."

As you know, items without coupons cost double. If we have extra money after buying the gas, we'll refund it to you.

As Shi Qiang listened to the ever-increasing amount of money he was to take out, his expression grew increasingly grim. However, seeing the expectant look in Zhu Pandi's eyes, he calmed down considerably.

"Nana, wait here for me, I'm going back inside to get the money."