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When the mother and her two children arrived, the supermarket was not yet open.
A large crowd had already formed in front of the supermarket. Some of them were elderly people, but they were in high spirits and carrying shopping baskets, constantly peeking in. To Xu Milu's surprise, there were also quite a few young people among them.
"Oh dear, when will it open? I need to go back and make breakfast for my grandson."
"There are so many people buying eggs today."
"Hey! Chengcheng's dad, I'm here. Come over here quickly. The supermarket has a purchase limit of ten catties of eggs per person. Hurry up, or they'll be gone."
"Why isn't the supermarket open yet...?"
"Hey? Mengmeng, where are you? Hurry up and come over, or you'll be too late and won't be able to buy anything!"
Xu Milu also saw a familiar face, Liu Qingqing, a white-collar worker who often ate at the food stall. She was also in the queue, and judging from her position, she must have gotten up very early as well.
She couldn't help but feel curious, so she quickly walked over and patted Liu Qingqing on the shoulder:
"Beautiful lady, are you also here to buy plant-based eggs?"
Liu Qingqing was startled when she saw Xu Milu, but then she laughed after realizing what had happened.
"Young boss, what brings you to queue here? I heard that Honghe Research Institute has released a new product, so I came to queue at 5:30 this morning."
Several young men and women nearby laughed and echoed his sentiments.
"That's right, we definitely have to grab Honghe Research Institute's new products early, otherwise we won't be able to buy them at all."
"That's right. I heard from my buddy that Sichuan and Chongqing have been selling it for a long time. Ningcheng is still relatively late. I tried to buy Flame Chili peppers a while ago but couldn't get any. I heard that supermarkets will have some today."
"That's right! Ningcheng is far away, and I originally thought I would have to go to another city to buy it this time. But I didn't expect that we can buy it in Ningcheng too. Long live the country!"
They deliberately raised their voices when they spoke, as if anything involving the prestigious "Honghe" brand naturally gave them a sense of superiority.
Xu Milu was initially worried that the public wouldn't be very accepting of wheat ear eggs, but it turned out she was overthinking it.
"What's so unacceptable about that? These eggs come from the chicken's rear end, but we still eat them, don't we? Plant eggs grow from the ground, and what grows from the ground is a plant. As long as the plant isn't poisonous, it won't kill you."
Liu Hongmei's words always contain a certain simple truth.
Xu Milu looked at the long queue and finally couldn't help but tell her mother the truth:
"Mom, do you remember the double-yolk eggs we keep in our fridge? Don't I get ingredients from the Honghe Research Institute every two weeks?"
Liu Hongmei nodded.
Xu Milu whispered, "That's the plant-based egg. We've had it for a long time."
"!"
Liu Hongmei was taken aback at first, then her expression became quite interesting. After a while, she finally pulled her along and started walking home.
"Let's go, let's go back to sleep. I'm so sleepy. I'm queuing up so early in the morning. I didn't sleep a wink last night. You should have said so earlier. Why are we still here competing with others? We can't take advantage of the country."
Xu Milu was somewhat surprised, not expecting Liu Hongmei to be so enlightened.
It turned out she was overthinking it.
On her way back, Liu Hongmei greeted everyone she knew:
"Huh? What? You know my daughter knows people from the Honghe Research Institute? Oh dear, why buy eggs? My fridge is full of them—"
"Yes, yes, I didn't know either. The child didn't tell me either—"
“Hey, what do you mean by being capable? My daughter is just a little clever... unlike your child... She’s so busy these days that she doesn’t even come home. I always tell her not to be so busy, what’s the use of making so much money?”
That's what she said, but Liu Hongmei's expression didn't reflect that at all.
Xu Milu finally understood where the sense of familiarity that Old Liu always showed off to others came from.
This is definitely genetic.
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