"Have you eaten well, Moxi? If not, I'll take you to eat some local snacks after you finish your business."
As Dingxiang spoke, she waved to the waiter. When the waiter came over, she handed him fifty yuan and said to keep the change.
Moxi was stunned. Two vegetarian dishes and three meat dishes cost fifty yuan. Things in the provincial capital were too expensive. Fifty yuan! The young people in the town who had just started working only earned thirty yuan a month. She had a classmate who worked at the supply and marketing cooperative and only earned thirty yuan a month, and that was after he became a full-time employee.
She used to be envious when she heard her classmates say they earned 30 yuan a month.
Seeing that Moxi's eyes were wide open, Li Yuehua knew that the silly girl had been frightened again. She had given her two yuan when she took her out for two cups of tea earlier, and Moxi had the same expression when they left.
"Moxi, stop glaring at me. Come with me and Aunt Ding to the provincial capital for a couple of days, and you'll get used to it."
“Yes, I’ll show you more of the world.” Dingxiang looked Moxi up and down. “You’re not bad looking, and you’re dressed decently, but I can tell at a glance that you’re a country girl.”
After getting on the bus, Li Yuehua took out her notebook and gave the address.
"You're going to the military compound?" Dingxiang looked at Li Yuehua in surprise. "When did you get friends there? How come I didn't know?"
“It’s not my friend, it’s a friend of Murthy’s sister-in-law who lives there.”
"Oh." Dingxiang's "oh" was somewhat meaningful.
"Oh what?" Li Yuehua understood and nudged Dingxiang. "I only found out today. I had no idea my goddaughter's friend lived in the military compound. You're supposed to be my good sister, don't you know what kind of person I am?"
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