Zheng Guoqiang still has some face to save.
However, Zheng Lanping didn't think so. It was a rare trip to the county town, and she came with a lot of money, so naturally she wanted to enjoy herself.
Therefore, she insisted that Zheng Guoqiang take her to a state-owned restaurant, and ate slowly and leisurely. After finishing one thing, she wanted to try another, without rushing or panicking.
Whenever Zheng Guoqiang started to urge her to eat, she would put down her chopsticks and throw a tantrum, which was a waste of time.
She took more than an hour to finish her meal.
The two came out of the restaurant and rode their bicycles back.
Perhaps because he was confident in his new car, Zheng Guoqiang did not check the tires in advance.
It may be that Xie Yun’s tire puncturing technique was too good and the hole he punctured was too small, so the tire leaked very slowly.
Zheng Guoqiang was eager to go home, so he rode very fast. He was more than ten miles away from the county town when he finally realized something was wrong. The bike was getting slower and slower, and it felt more and more awkward, as if it was being dragged on the ground.
Zheng Guoqiang then realized something was wrong. He stopped to take a look and found that the front tire was completely flat and the wheel hub was slightly deformed.
Zheng Lanping complained to him, "I told you not to ride so fast, to ride slower, but you refused to listen. Now you have a puncture. What are we going to do? Why were you riding so fast? I don't believe Xu Wumei could cause any trouble! This good new bike is broken now."
What to do? A dilemma.
They were currently about one-third of the way from the county town to the commune. To go back to the county town to repair it, they would have to walk back, then ride back after the repairs were complete. This way, it would take about the same amount of time as walking to the commune to repair it.
Zheng Guoqiang preferred to go to the commune to get his car repaired. They were always heading towards home, so there was little uncertainty.
Zheng Lanping wanted to go back to the county town. She didn't want to walk twice as far to the commune as back to the county town.
At her insistence, the brother and sister returned to the county town.
Zheng Lanping kept complaining along the way, and she had to stop to rest after every few steps. Zheng Guoqiang not only had to carry the pile of groceries, but also had to carry the cart.
He was afraid that if he pushed the car any further it would get damaged even more.
It took them more than an hour to walk back, and nearly an hour to wait for the car to be repaired. By then, Xu Wumei and her friends had already arrived home and were already making a scene.
Zheng Guoqiang and Zheng Lanping set out again from the county town.
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