Chapter 283: Taking roommates to see the world and flirting with an honest man
Zhang Wanwan said with a headache, "There is a dinner party tonight. I will take you to my house later. I will also go to the market to buy some ingredients for Yunfei and make noodles for them. They have been busy all day and haven't eaten anything. They must be starving. What about you? Do you want to try my cooking together?"
Kong Rou nodded without thinking, "How could I miss your cooking? Eat! I want to eat a lot!"
Song Lijun kept staring at the scenery outside and said with a little excitement: "Wanwan, I didn't expect your place is so prosperous. All we saw along the way were tall buildings. This shouldn't be a second-tier city!"
Zhang Wanwan sneered, "Don't even mention a second-tier city. I'm afraid it can't even be considered a third-tier city. It can only be ranked as a fourth-tier city!"
“Hiss!” Wu Ruoling gasped in shock. “Is this a fourth-tier city so prosperous? If I hadn’t done some research before coming here, I would have believed you if you told me this was the provincial capital!”
Hu Qinshu said thoughtfully, "This is probably the difference between coastal cities and inland cities. Coastal cities are generally more prosperous. But I've only seen it on TV. Seeing it with my own eyes is even more shocking than what I saw on TV."
Listening to their comments, Zhang Wanwan's mouth curled up slightly. "Now the government is vigorously developing. The urban area has been replanned in the past two years. Some main roads have been better done, so it looks no different from big cities. But if I really understand you, I will know that this is only on the surface. The inside is still not good. Houses can be built and roads can be repaired, but the economy and GDP cannot be achieved overnight. The average salary of office workers here is only 2,000 to 3,000 yuan, and the better ones are 4,000 to 5,000 yuan. It's amazing to get a salary of 5,000 yuan. What can you do with such a small salary? Not to mention supporting a family, you can't even support yourself, so office workers here usually have multiple jobs. They rely on their side jobs to make money in order to maintain stability in their main jobs.
Moreover, it is difficult to recruit people for more tiring and strenuous jobs, so labor costs have risen. Those in their 40s, 50s, and 60s who go to construction sites or do some physical work earn much more than office workers. In many families, the elderly have become the main earners, which feels a bit abnormal.”
After hearing what Zhang Wanwan said, they also discovered that many of the vendors on the roadside were middle-aged people in their 40s and 50s, and most of the street sweepers were elderly people. There were also elderly people in their 70s and 80s who were still riding tricycles carrying waste cardboard, and they were generally in poor health.
The car entered the scholarly family home, and they were still recalling the scenes they had just seen.
Zhang Wanwan parked the car and asked them, "Do you want to go to the market with me to buy food or should I take you upstairs to sit first?"
Several people directly expressed their desire to go to the market with Zhang Wanwan.
Zhang Wanwan took them out for a walk. The five young and beautiful girls attracted a lot of attention when walking on the street. Fortunately, the market was nearby, so they didn't have to show off on the street all the time.
After entering the market, Hu Qinshu found everything new. This place was too unfamiliar to her, so she asked questions about everything she saw. Wu Ruoling and the others explained things to her.
But after a round, Kong Rou started to complain, "The market here is quite different from ours, and they are very particular about buying vegetables. We buy them in bundles, but here the fish are slaughtered and cleaned so cleanly, and the meat is sliced for us. The service is so thoughtful!"
Zhang Wanwan reunited with them after shopping. When she heard Kong Rou's words, she smiled helplessly and didn't say anything.
After bringing them into the house, Huang Yichang and others, who had been sitting on the sofa feeling a little depressed, suddenly became energized and stood up to greet them enthusiastically.
Zhang Wanwan asked them to sit down and rest for a while, and then she ran to the kitchen to make noodles for Yu Yunfei.
They bought egg and vegetable noodles, and the ingredients included meat tendons, small intestines, shrimps, clams, black fungus, and broccoli. There was some fresh ginger at home, so Zhang Wanwan simply made some raw soup for them.
After the soup base was ready, he came out and asked, "Do you want to eat raw soup?"
Huang Yichang and his friends didn't feel hungry at first, but when they heard Zhang Wanwan's question, they all felt their stomachs rumbling. Zhang Wanwan understood what was going on immediately, so she simply put in the big bag of noodles she had bought and cooked a big pot full of them.
After the noodles were cooked, Zhang Baiyan came in and helped her take them out.
Kong Rou and the others followed Zhang Wanwan to the new house.
When everyone met each other, they were bound to get excited, but when it came to food, they soon became quiet again.
People were eating enthusiastically inside and outside as well.
Zhang Wanwan knew that Yu Yunfei and her friends liked spicy food, so she brought in a bottle of chili sauce. Yu Yunfei kept sighing while eating it, "This is so delicious. It's so delicious. I think I can just eat this. It doesn't matter if I don't have a banquet tonight."
Kong Rou snorted, "It's as if you have something to eat tonight."
"Why don't I have anything to eat?" Yu Yunfei grumbled in dissatisfaction.
Zhang Wanwan smiled and said, "In the evening, we have to welcome the guests first, then toast each table, and then we can sit down. You can still eat, but it will be later. And you probably can't eat much in your dress. If possible, you should wait until you get home and let my brother make you a midnight snack."
Yu Yunfei was a little depressed at first, but she was immediately happy when she heard Zhang Wanwan's suggestion.
Her sweet look is really hateful.
Wu Ruoling couldn't help but tickle her twice.
Everyone finished a small pot of noodles with laughter. Kong Rou helped Zhang Wanwan clean up. The two went to the kitchen and found that all the noodles had been eaten. The boys who were full and satisfied gathered together to play Landlord to kill time. Only Zhao Feng came in to help with the work.
Kong Rou couldn't help but ask, "Wan Wan, men in your southern region actually help women with housework! It's incredible!"
Hearing her ask this, it was Zhang Wanwan and Zhao Feng who were surprised.
Zhao Feng smiled and said, "When we were little, our mother would always call us over to help with the chores. We're used to it."
Zhang Wanwan nodded. "My brother is also ordered around by my parents, but they rarely order me around. My brother and his friends all seem to be able to do housework, the only difference is whether they want to help or not."
Kong Rou shook her head and said, "I have never seen my father help us with housework since I was a child. I have never even seen him pick up a rag. If it weren't for the snow in winter that buried the road, he probably wouldn't even touch the broom. He is super chauvinistic. I told my father that I would never marry a man like him in the future!"
"Haha. Then you can consider finding a good man who takes care of his family!" Zhang Wanwan joked.
Kong Rou played with the soup spoon in her hand and asked Zhao Feng with her back to him, "Hey, buddy, do you have a girlfriend? Can we be together?"
As soon as these words were spoken, a loud noise was heard in the kitchen.
Zhang Baiyan rushed in and saw Zhao Feng looking at Kong Rou in disbelief, like a frightened deer, his body splashed with foam.
(End of this chapter)
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