Chapter 020: Drinking and Misbehavior
Li Cuihua and her husband are very honest and well-behaved people in the village. They are often bullied by other families in the village, and they never quarrel with others on weekdays. Now that she is protected by her daughter-in-law, Li Cuihua is very touched.
At the same time, I also feel that I am too weak.
She opened her mouth and said, "Mom has money on her too, just take whatever you want to eat and I'll buy it for you."
Su Wan smiled and took the two mothers' hands. "You and my mom came here to see us, so how can we let you pay? Let's buy it quickly. Comrade Wang Bin will be waiting anxiously."
Without paying any attention to the salesperson, Su Wan started taking the candies.
I took four bags of White Rabbit milk candies, each weighing one pound, and weighed three pounds of bulk candies, five pounds of biscuits, ten pounds of melon seeds, and bought a lot of roasted nuts and preserved fruits before I paid the bill.
The salesman finished the bill and said, "The total is thirty-six dollars and eighty-seven cents."
Su Wan quickly opened her coat, took out three Big Unity banknotes from her backpack, counted out the change and handed it to the salesperson.
Seeing that she didn't feel bad at all for buying so many things, I looked at her a little more.
Although the wages of factory workers are indeed higher, with overtime earning hundreds of yuan a month, the wages of salespeople like them are actually only a little over 30 yuan a month.
"Comrade, how much are Chunghwa cigarettes?"
Su Wan raised her eyes and saw the Zhonghua cigarettes in the glass window.
"The white ones are six dollars a piece, and the red ones are seven dollars a piece," the salesperson said without even looking up.
"Give me two bottles of white and two bottles of red. How much is the Moutai?"
"A box is 70 yuan. We can also sell it at retail. There's a promotion right now: buy one box and get one bottle of Moutai for free. Buy two boxes and get three bottles of Moutai for free."
"I'll buy two boxes."
At that time, Zhonghua cigarettes were actually not that easy to buy. This was Guangdong Province, so it was easier to buy than in other places. As for Moutai, it could be bought as long as one had money and supplies, but the price of Moutai was very expensive for other people, and only leaders were willing to buy it to drink.
Su Wan was extremely excited. The Moutai now must be genuine. She would stock up more. Of course, she would stock up some for her house in the countryside. It would be too conspicuous here and there was no need for it.
Seeing her generosity, the salesperson stood up and became much more enthusiastic.
She opened the Zhonghua cigarettes, took out four packs, and took out two bottles of Moutai. When getting in the car, she handed them to Wang Bin.
"Comrade Wang Bin, this is for you and Comrade Xu Weiguo. It's not expensive. I was going to give it to you before the New Year, but Chen Yuan had an accident, so I'm a little late. I hope you don't mind."
"Sister-in-law, this is too precious..."
Wang Bin didn't dare to accept it, so Su Wan placed it next to him. "Comrade Wang Bin, I don't mean to make you make a mistake. I am truly grateful for your help and that of Comrade Xu Weiguo. I would be embarrassed if you didn't accept it."
"Well, sister-in-law, don't be so polite next time. These are just trivial matters."
He really felt that his sister-in-law was very polite. They had eaten a lot of delicious food at her place. The braised meat was always served in large portions and sold at such a high price. How could they afford to take so many things from his sister-in-law?
He kept good things like Zhonghua cigarettes and Moutai liquor to take home to honor his father and grandfather.
Although Zheng Aifang was also curious about why her daughter gave Wang Bin such an expensive gift, she would not embarrass her daughter here. Li Cuihua would not say anything either. She would never cause trouble for others. Besides, her daughter-in-law had just said that others had helped them.
The car drove back to the army, and Wang Bin helped move the things into their house before saying goodbye to them and leaving.
Seeing Su Wan buy so much Moutai, Chen Yuan was a little curious, "Why did you buy so much Moutai?"
"I'll give it to you occasionally, or treat others with it."
Su Wan sat next to Chen Yuan and said, "Chen Yuan, I think this wine is very fragrant. I want to buy more. Do you have any objections?"
"It's up to you to decide, but don't buy too much. Drinking will ruin everything."
After he said this, the tips of his ears suddenly turned red.
Looking at him, Su Wan couldn't help but think of what happened before, and she felt very embarrassed.
All right!
She admitted that it was easy to make mistakes when drunk. If the original owner had not married Chen Yuan, Su Wan would have thought of going to college and doing business. No one could stop her plan to make a lot of money in the 1980s.
"I bought four cartons of cigarettes, two packs each for Comrade Wang Bin and Comrade Xu Weiguo, and a bottle of Moutai. You can do with the rest. I see you smoke, so if you want to smoke, try something good. Buy two cartons of Moutai and you get three bottles free, so I bought two."
She reported it, but Chen Yuan didn't think too much about it.
The money is earned by his wife herself, and she is free to spend it however she wants. Besides, he never restricted her from buying things when she didn't make money, and he will not do that now.
"When Mom comes back, I'll ask them to bring a few bottles back for Dad and brother to try."
Turning around, Su Wan fell into Chen Yuan's arms.
Chen Yuan quickly grabbed her hand and said, "Be careful."
Smelling the faint scent of soapberry on the man, Su Wan raised her head and blushed.
Thinking of the injuries on his body, I asked anxiously, "Are you hurt?"
Chen Yuan shook his head, "No, I'm not made of tofu."
"Should we treat the chief and his men to a meal?" Su Wan asked.
"I don't think the sisters-in-law have ever invited us like this in the first month of the lunar year in previous years, so we won't do it to avoid gossip."
"But you still have to take cigarettes and alcohol to the political commissar and the regimental commander. After you were injured, the commanders applied for your allowance and even visited you in Ming Province."
Chen Yuan felt happy when he heard that Su Wanhui had plans for him.
He couldn't help it and pinched Su Wan's face, "Let's go in two days."
"Just do as you see fit."
Su Wan just said this. What to do in the end was still Chen Yuan's business, and she would not interfere too much.
The young couple was talking in the room while the two mothers were cooking outside.
Su Wan, her cheeks flushed, suddenly pulled his hand away. "I'll go help with the cooking. I bought some pig offal and will teach Mom how to braise it. They can cook it themselves when they get home."
"Wanwan..."
Chen Yuan stopped Su Wan and spoke awkwardly, "Mom told me to take my eldest brother to the provincial hospital for his back injury. Thank you!"
"What are you thanking me for? We are a family. Your eldest brother and my brothers are all the same. I hope both our families can live well."
After Su Wan finished speaking, Chen Yuan's ears turned even redder.
He hummed softly, "Anyway, thank you very much."
Speaking of this, Su Wan also turned around and said, "If Big Brother's back injury can't be treated in the provincial capital, you can let him come to Guangdong Province. This is an economic development zone and the medical conditions are better. Chen Yuan, I said I will live a good life, and I mean it."
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