Jiang Wanwan saw Lu Xiao's motive and deliberately asked him, "Do you want to go on a date with me?"
Lu Xiao's eyes were full of tenderness. "Well, I didn't have time to take you out to play before. I neglected these things. Let's play whatever you want today."
This man has no romantic feelings, but he always clumsily wants to give her the best things and treat her well in his own way.
Jiang Wanwan wouldn't refuse his kindness. She pointed to the place where they rented small ice sleds in the park and said, "Then we should rent one too."
"good."
A small ice sled costs one cent, with no time limit, so Lu Xiao rented two directly.
First, he pushed Jiang Wanwan to play, and then they each took one, either competing or playing relay games, and they had a lot of fun.
Although Jiang Wanwan is from the north and spent her life either studying or working, she had never had fun like this except on a natural ice rink on snowy days.
The cheerful laughter filled the entire skating rink like silver bells.
Chen Hai saw this scene from a distance. Li Le was also attracted by the laughter and laughed. "Where did this girl come from? She laughs so vigorously. Let's go get to know her. Hey, why does this girl look familiar to me? Is she a female worker in your textile factory? I think I've seen her in your alley."
Chen Hai retracted his gaze and turned to walk out. "It's time for lunch. Let's go back."
"Didn't we agree to come over to skate? Look, I've already brought my skates. Why are you leaving just like that? Hey..."
Jiang Wanwan and Lu Xiao played until after noon and were so hungry that they returned the car and went to a state-owned restaurant for dinner.
I ordered two bowls of shredded pork noodles.
It’s said that prices are affordable in this era. A bowl of shredded pork noodles costs only two cents. Jiang Wanwan ate half of it and couldn’t finish it anymore. Naturally, she pushed it to the man opposite her.
Seeing that she had left too much, Lu Xiao asked her to eat a few more bites after repeated requests, and then poured it all into his own bowl.
After lunch, the two went directly to the grocery store to buy New Year’s goods.
This year is Jiang Wanwan's first year married into the Lu family. According to the rules, even if the family has split up, she still has to celebrate the New Year with the Lu family.
There was a long line in front of the grocery store, especially at the meat counter, where the line was even longer.
They had no intention of buying meat.
Jiang Wanwan had already taken out a lot of things from the two-bedroom apartment. It was cold in winter, and the water tank outside froze and became a natural big refrigerator, with a lot of things she had taken out before still inside.
Although Lu Xiao was a little surprised that there was so much meat stored at home, he didn't ask too much because it was bought by Jiang Wanwan.
Every year during the holidays, the production team would slaughter pigs and sheep, and distribute some of them, and Jiang Wanwan was included in these.
Making money is not easy, so of course you won’t spend it if you can avoid it.
The two went to other counters, and although there were not many people, they still had to queue.
Lu Xiao was afraid that the crowd would squeeze Jiang Wanwan, so he always kept her in front of him to protect her.
The crowded environment gave her a small space and a full sense of security.
Some people are not so lucky.
The salesperson selling meat probably saw that there were too many people buying meat, so he kindly reminded the people at the back of the line.
"Today's ribs are almost sold out. We only have the rump and tenderloin left, along with some lean meat. Those who want to buy the fat meat later don't have to queue."
These days people’s lives are difficult and oil and water are scarce, so when buying meat they prefer to buy fattier ones.
It was originally a kind reminder to those who didn't want to buy lean meat so as not to waste time, but who knew that there would be a commotion after this shout.
Some people who wanted to buy the fat but were not in a hurry naturally left, while others rushed to the front to see how much meat was available.
A woman rushed to the front of the line and pushed through the crowd, "Comrade salesman, can you sell me two kilograms first? I want the fat ones. I have the money and the ticket."
The person in the front of the line suddenly got angry and said, "You want the fat one, and I want the fat one too. Who comes here to buy meat without money and a ticket?"
"That's right, there's no such thing as cutting in line. Hurry up, hurry up. If you want to buy meat, line up behind us."
"You're talking as if you're buying meat without paying. Why are you causing trouble during Chinese New Year?"
But the woman refused to leave, holding up the money in her hand, "Comrade salesman, please be kind. I'm really in urgent need of this. Just give me two pounds first. It doesn't matter who you sell it to. I've been waiting in line all afternoon. You can't let me wait in vain, right?"
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Hasn't everyone here been waiting in line all afternoon? There has to be a first-come, first-served system."
"That's right. We've been in line ahead of you and must have waited longer than you. Do you think you're justified in waiting for so long?"
Seeing the chaos, the salesperson became even more impatient. "Line up, line up, first come, first served. Comrade, if you are at the back, please go to the back quickly. The meat is here. Whoever comes first will get their turn."
"How can it be decided who's turn it is? I have to buy meat today, so you should sell it to me first."
The salesperson rolled his eyes. "Comrade, can't you hear that everyone else has complaints? You're disrupting public order. Don't buy any meat today."
The woman was still unwilling to leave, so the salesperson immediately called two staff members over and started to drive the woman away.
The woman still refused to leave and started crying when she was forced to leave, which made the scene even more chaotic.
"This is really eye-opening. Can you cut in line and be justified?"
"Who said that? The New Year is coming soon. The counter only supplies this much meat every day. It will be sold out early every day. If you want it, come early and line up."
"I find it strange too. Crying like this over a piece of meat, have you never eaten meat in your entire life?"
"It's so embarrassing. I was kicked out because I bought meat. I won't be able to face coming to the grocery store anymore."
There was a lot of noise all around, and the people talking were all just watching the fun.
Jiang Wanwan also witnessed the whole process. The woman was dragged out in public by the staff. When passing by her, Jiang Wanwan raised her eyebrows when she saw the woman's appearance.
She still remembered this woman who had come with Aunt Li to buy her snacks. She had eaten several pieces but refused to buy any more, and finally accused her of being stingy.
As expected, weird people do weird things.
Even though it was none of my business, I couldn't help but express my opinion.
"This person is really weird. If you have to buy it today, why didn't you come earlier? If you can't buy it, it's just a piece of meat, but you're crying like this? You can't deny me entry if I can't buy meat, right?"
She just continued casually, but found that Lu Xiao was also looking at the woman with a strange expression.
"Lu Xiao?"
Lu Xiao came back to his senses, smiled at her, and pointed to the front, "It's our turn now."
As expected, it was their turn. Jiang Wanwan was leaning over the counter, selecting the goods they needed. Lu Xiao turned around and glanced at the door again. The woman had been kicked out of the supply and marketing cooperative.
Jiang Wanwan bought some mountain products and dried goods, as well as special foods for the festival.
She also bought some couplets and window decorations, and most importantly, firecrackers. Of course, there must be a festive atmosphere during the festival.
When they came out, they were packed into a large bag.
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