Chapter 19: Being looked down upon by the salesperson
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Just as she sat down, Chen Yuan came in supported by Su Jianguo. Looking at Su Wan, Su Jianguo said with a smile, "Brother-in-law is in very good health and recovers quickly."
Su Wan immediately reminded him, "Second brother, don't let him walk for so long. He has a gunshot wound on his leg. He can't walk for too long, or it will affect his recovery."
Su Jianguo was also a little worried when he heard this. He looked down at Chen Yuan's feet and said, "Are you okay? I didn't know my brother-in-law couldn't walk for so long."
"Brother, my foot is fine. I would have told you if it had hurt."
Chen Yuan actually had a pretty good relationship with the three brothers of the Su family. They all played together when they were young, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten drunk at the village chief's house. Even when he guessed that Su Wan had schemed against him, he didn't say anything and still married her according to the rules.
"Hurry up and sit down. Don't hurt your legs. You'll have to go up again later."
Everyone in the village knows that the youngest son of the Chen family has a promising future, and everyone has high hopes for Chen Yuan. Especially since he is the man of their younger sister, they must pay more attention to him.
Chen Yuan was pressed down on a chair by Su Jianguo. Zheng Aifang wiped her hands and shouted to them, "Hurry up and wash your hands and eat."
"Let's go, let's eat."
Su Jianguo helped Chen Yuan up from the chair again and pulled him into the house.
While everyone was eating, Su Wan said, "Chen Yuan needs to rest for a while. I'm thinking of going to Yangcheng to take a look."
Chen Yuan swallowed the food but didn't stop him. "Mom is here. If you want to go, go ahead. You can also take my mother-in-law to visit Guangzhou."
"Then you and Mom..."
Su Wan hesitated, and Li Cuihua immediately said, "Mom will stay here to take care of the second child. I don't understand your business affairs."
"Well, if Mom doesn't go back so soon, I'll take you with me when Chen Yuan feels better."
It is better to do business as early as possible. It is already the end of the month and she really cannot delay it too long. Most importantly, Chen Yuan cannot be too tired now.
Chen Yuan agreed, and Su Wan didn't have so many concerns.
She said, "I'm going to the county to buy some rice and oil. We haven't used our food coupons yet."
"Well, you guys go together, I'll be home alone."
"That won't do. What if something happens when you're home alone? Mom will be at home with you."
Li Cuihua said quickly.
"Aunt Chen, you go with my mom. I'll stay home to take care of Chen Yuan."
Su Jianguo had made the final decision, and Li Cuihua had nothing to say.
You can't let your daughter-in-law pay for everything, right?
When she came, she left fifty yuan for her family and brought the rest of the money with her. Now she had more than thirteen hundred yuan in her pocket.
After lunch, Su Wan went to find Wang Bin and asked them when they would go to the county.
Wang Bin said he would be leaving soon, so Su Wan asked them to wait for him and went back to the house to get the money.
She put the passbook back to its original place. There were still more than 3,200 yuan in the house. She put 2,000 yuan in the drawer and locked it. The other 1,200 yuan was placed in her bag. She put the bag in front of her and wore her coat on the outside. She put the money inside the coat so she wouldn't be afraid of it being stolen.
After getting into the car with his mother and mother-in-law, Wang Bin greeted her with a smile, "Hello, sister-in-law, hello, aunts."
Zheng Aifang wasn't shy and had a cheerful temper. "Xiao Wang is a good kid. He came to help us during the two days we've been here."
"Aunt, don't praise me like that. This is what I should do. The battalion commander and sister-in-law are always nice to us, and we all remember that!"
Once the conversation started, the atmosphere became lively. Today, only Wang Bin was driving and Xu Weiguo was not there, so Su Wan did not ask any more questions.
It was not until they reached the county that Wang Bin asked, "Where are you going, sister-in-law? I'll drive you there."
"Won't I bother you?" Su Wan said a little embarrassedly, "I have to go buy some rice and oil. I want to see if there's any meat left."
"Don't be afraid, sister-in-law. Meat is easy to buy now. If not, I can take you to the meat processing plant. You can buy it there for a fee. Our army has contacts there, so I can do you a favor."
The army needs to purchase food, so naturally, Wang Bin has these connections.
Su Wan thanked him and asked, "Comrade Wang Bin, can you buy more meat? It's still the first month of the lunar year, and I want to make some bacon."
"Of course you can, but you can't buy too much. I still have the face to buy less than 100 kilograms."
No matter how much more it is, Wang Bin can’t say it, after all, his superiors will know about it.
But if the weight is less than 100 kilograms, and the battalion commander was seriously injured years ago and needs to be nourished and needs to buy meat, the leaders of the army will not say much.
He took them to buy 40 kilograms of rice and 10 kilograms of oil using food coupons, and Wang Bin took them to the meat processing plant. The pigs had just been slaughtered and the meat was being divided. Su Wan did not buy too much. She cut 80 kilograms of meat and bought 20 kilograms of ribs at 60 cents a pound. She also asked for some sausage casings, intending to go back and wash them and make sausages. She also bought a set of pig offal, intending to go back and teach the two mothers how to braise the pig offal.
"Sister-in-law, do you want to go somewhere else?"
Wang Bin asked Su Wan while driving.
"Comrade Wang Bin will drop me off at the state-owned store. I want to buy some seasonings and some New Year candy so I can greet any children who come to visit."
Su Wan guessed that Wang Bin didn't need to come out, but because Chen Yuan was injured this time, the army leaders were afraid that they would need it, so they gave them some convenience.
But since she is here, there is no need to be pretentious. She should just buy what she needs so that she won't have to trouble others next time.
After the car stopped at the door, Su Wan took the two mothers into the state-owned store.
Because it was the end of the Lunar New Year, there were fewer people buying things, and the prices of things in state-owned stores also fell, and the prices marked on them were also much cheaper.
"Mom, take whatever you want to eat."
Su Wan also took care of her mother and mother-in-law, letting them choose something as well.
Looking at the price, both mothers waved their hands.
"This is too expensive."
The salesperson at the state-owned store was cracking some melon seeds and glanced at them with a look of contempt.
"You don't have money, yet you come to a state-owned store to buy anything? Country people really haven't seen the world. They sell good things here, so the prices are naturally high. You thought you were in the countryside!"
Su Wan felt very uncomfortable when hearing that contemptuous tone.
Li Cuihua stood there even more uncomfortably. Zheng Aifang was not going to tolerate this person. She said it was okay for her but not for her daughter.
She immediately said in a loud voice: "Wanwan, buy whatever you want to eat. Mom has money. Even if we are from the countryside, we still earn more than those who only make a few dozen yuan a month."
The salesperson's face turned green with anger. She wanted to say something but an older woman next to her stopped her.
Pointing at Su Wan, he said, "Did you see the watch on her wrist? It's over a hundred dollars. She's not poor."
The salesperson always bullies the weak and fears the strong, so he really didn't say anything.
Su Wan took Li Cuihua's hand and said with a smile, "Mom, you should buy some too. It's a rare occasion for you and my mom to come here, so shouldn't I, as your daughter-in-law, show some filial piety?"
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