Chapter 82 Jiang Yuan
Tan Chen seemed to be accustomed to these people's attitude. He pulled Shang Ruoting to the counter and pointed at a row of signs listing the dishes.
"What do you want to eat?"
Shang Ruoting looked up and took a closer look, saying that this was a state-owned restaurant, not even as good as the snack bars of later generations.
Apart from a few stir-fried dishes, the main items on the sign are staple foods, such as steamed buns, noodles, and fried cakes...
However, the price was indeed cheap, only eight cents for a meat bun, but it was a pity that it did not arouse Shang Ruoting's interest at all.
Since you are here, you must eat something, otherwise, you won’t be able to find another suitable place to eat.
"I'll just have a bowl of shredded pork noodles."
Seeing this, Tan Chen said to the waiter at the counter, "Comrade, two bowls of shredded pork noodles and a side dish."
The waitress lazily stood up and said, "A total of 38 cents, plus 400 grams of food coupons..." As she spoke, her eyes suddenly widened. "You are Tan... Tan..."
Tan Chen smiled and added, "Tan Chen."
"Yes, yes, it's Comrade Tan Chen. Do you remember me? I'm Jiang Yuan. Last year, I went to Beijing to visit my relatives and my wallet was stolen. You helped me find it back." After the waiter recognized Tan Chen, he immediately put on a smile, and his smile was so sincere.
Tan Chen seemed to have remembered it as well: "Oh, I remember now, it really happened. You even sent a silk banner to my unit."
"Yes, yes, it's me, Comrade Tan Chen. Why did you come to Zhuang City?" Jiang Yuan said, waving to the chef in the kitchen and handing him the order placed by Tan Chen and Shang Ruoting.
"I know this comrade. They add more meat to their noodles."
After saying that, Jiang Yuan walked out from behind the counter and warmly took Tan Chen and Shang Ruoting to the window seat.
"You guys can sit here! It has good lighting and you can see the scenery outside."
"Okay, thank you Comrade Jiang Yuan." After expressing his gratitude, Tan Chen sat down with Shang Ruoting.
Jiang Yuan looked at Shang Ruoting and asked, "Comrade Tan Chen, who is this?"
Tan Chen introduced with a smile: "This is my wife. We were planning to go to Beijing, but we missed the morning train. We wanted to take a walk, so we came here."
Jiang Yuan looked at Shang Ruoting carefully and said, "Comrade Tan Chen, your wife is so beautiful. You two are definitely a perfect match."
Tan Chen thanked him generously: "Thank you."
Although Shang Ruoting was not a conservative person, she still blushed when an outsider praised her and Tan Chen in this way. She just sat there and smiled without saying anything.
After a while, the waiter came over with two bowls of noodles and a plate of side dishes.
Seeing that the two were about to eat, Jiang Yuan didn't want to disturb them any further: "Comrade Tan Chen, you guys eat first. Call me if you need anything."
"Also, if you need anything in Zhuang City in the future, you can come to me. I can't help you with major matters, but I do have a lot of acquaintances who might be able to help you."
Tan Chen nodded: "Okay, then I would like to thank Comrade Jiang Yuan first."
Jiang Yuan left and the two of them started eating noodles.
There didn't seem to be anything wrong with the noodles, but when they ate the bottom, they found that it was all meat...
Shang Ruoting couldn't help laughing: No matter what era, the principle of having acquaintances to help you get things done remains unchanged.
After finishing their noodles, they said goodbye to Jiang Yuan and prepared to leave.
Jiang Yuan approached the two of them mysteriously.
"If you two are bored, you can go to the post office on the next street. I heard they have new stamps today."
Tan Chen thanked him sincerely: "Okay, thank you Comrade Jiang Yuan for reminding us, we will go and take a look later."
When Shang Ruoting heard about the newly issued stamps, she immediately became interested.
Although she didn't know much about stamp collecting, she had heard a little bit about it. Stamps from this era were very collectible.
After leaving the restaurant, Tan Chen took Shang Ruoting's hand and asked, "Do you want to go to the post office she mentioned?"
Shang Ruoting nodded vigorously, her eyes filled with excitement: "I want to go."
"Let's go now." Tan Chen pulled her, and the two walked side by side on the street of Zhuang City.
It took about twenty minutes to walk out and reach the destination.
Just as Jiang Yuan said, there was a long line in front of the post office.
There were also discussions from time to time.
"I heard that today's set of stamps is limited. Whoever grabs one will get a great deal."
"Look at how long the line is. I'm afraid we won't be able to get there even after dark."
"It depends on luck! If you can buy it, it will be a profit."
Shang Ruoting didn't know what stamps were issued today.
However, based on her little knowledge, she can conclude that as long as the stamps are issued in limited quantities, there is great potential for appreciation.
However, she and Tan Chen had to catch a train in the afternoon, so it was impossible for them to join the queue here and they could only look around casually.
Suddenly, a middle-aged man with dark skin and tall stature walked up to the two of them stealthily.
The tall and thin man bumped his shoulder lightly against Tan Chen's. When his eyes met Tan Chen's, he asked in a low voice, "Brother, I have something good here. Are you interested?"
When Shang Ruoting first arrived here, she noticed this person. He was acting sneakily and was obviously looking for someone.
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