Chapter 106
Finally, Officer Li had to take out two or three yuan from his wallet and hand it to the bus attendant.
"Excuse me, could you give me three boxes?"
That's right, he only paid for three portions.
His own, Ji Wanmei's and Luo Chunyan's.
There is no Thunder Army.
After counting the money, Officer Li forced an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, Director Ji only allows a maximum of three people to be reimbursed. Since you're going to be a big boss, you should be able to afford this box of instant noodles, right?"
These words were naturally directed at Lei Tingjun, and the intention to exclude him was very clear.
This made Ji Wanmei very uncomfortable.
Lei Tingjun remained calm and composed, taking out the money for four people and saying to the bus attendant, "Take mine, four boxes. I'll treat Officer Li to the rest."
This was a direct slap in the face to Secretary Li.
Officer Li could have easily gotten reimbursed, but he still nitpicked over a box of instant noodles, being extremely sarcastic and mean-spirited.
In contrast, Lei Tingjun not only didn't hold it against him, but also generously reciprocated by inviting him back, showing his upright and honorable character.
Seeing this, Ji Wanmei smiled slightly and didn't stop him, saying, "Alright, then it's you."
The flight attendant was naturally eager to collect more money, as that would increase his profit. He quickly returned the money that Officer Li had handed over and accepted the three yuan and two jiao that Lei Tingjun had given him.
Li's face looked terrible, turning pale and then flushed.
He couldn't lash out in front of Ji Wanmei, lest she go back and complain to her father.
So he could only grimace and bear it, glaring at Lei Tingjun with annoyance.
Luo Chunyan, who was on the other side, was always the one "mooching" meals from Ji Wanmei, no matter who paid. She was too embarrassed to offer any insightful opinions, so she wisely kept quiet.
The flight attendant gave them four servings of beef-flavored instant noodles and then brought them hot water from under the trolley.
Open the instant noodle box, pour in boiling water, add the seasoning packet, then seal the box. Wait two or three minutes for the noodles to soften and fully absorb the broth before eating.
Li, the staff member, is a frequent business traveler, often taking long-distance train journeys, and has eaten quite a few instant noodles on trains.
Actually, the taste is quite good.
It's just that eating too much will make my stomach uncomfortable.
Luo Chunyan was eating this new thing for the first time and found it amazing that a small, dry, curly piece of noodle could be transformed into a bowl of soup noodles after being soaked in boiling water.
During the two minutes she waited for the noodles to be ready, she was extremely anxious, constantly asking Ji Wanmei, "Is it ready yet? Can I eat it now? How much longer do I have to wait?"
Ji Wanmei smiled and said, "Three minutes is the best time to soak it."
As soon as the three minutes were up, Luo Chunyan couldn't wait to open the package. Immediately, a fragrant aroma wafted out, and it really did smell like beef.
Luo Chunyan quickly used a plastic fork to pick up a noodle and put it in her mouth. Her eyes lit up: "I didn't expect it to be so delicious!"
She took another sip of the soup and thought it was an exceptionally delicious soup. She wondered what was in that little spice packet that made the soup taste so good.
Then, Luo Chunyan anxiously rummaged through the noodles with her fork for a while, and said, "Where's the beef! Wasn't this supposed to be beef noodles?"
Ji Wanmei couldn't help but laugh: "It just tastes like beef. You thought it would be like the beef noodles we eat, with some beef cut into the noodles?"
Luo Chunyan then realized she had been cheated: "What?! There's not a single piece of beef in it, and he dares to sell it for 80 cents a box?!"
In their Pingquan County town, the most expensive beef noodles cost only four cents a bowl, half the price of this.
Ji Wanmei shook her head: "There's nothing we can do. This is a train. On a train, even a bottle of water costs twice as much as usual."
Although Luo Chunyan cried out that she had been tricked, she kept eating, wolfing down the noodles. In order not to waste the eight cents, she even drank the soup clean.
Ji Wanmei then looked at the Thunder Army on the opposite side.
Given his appetite, this box of instant noodles probably wouldn't be enough to fill him up, but he'd have to make do for now and eat it after he got off the bus.
He didn't show the same expression as Luo Chunyan, who was seeing something new for the first time. His face was calm as he ate heartily with his eyes down.
Although he ate quickly, he didn't wolf down his food.
Ji Wanmei asked him, "Can you get used to this taste?"
"It's alright." Lei Tingjun looked up at her and said, "It's not as good as the noodles you make."
Ji Wanmei then thought of the last time he came to her house, and the bowl of noodles she cooked for him with the leftover blackfish soup from the previous night.
She smiled, pursing her lips: "You really don't have picky tastes."
When Lei Tingjun saw her smile, he smiled along with her.
What he was really thinking was that it wasn't that he wasn't picky; it was precisely because he was too picky that he felt that nothing else, except for things made by Ji Wanmei herself, met his standards.
However, Lei Tingjun did not say this aloud.
He finished the noodles and soup in a few bites, and only after Ji Wanmei finished eating did he say, "Give me the box, I'll take it to throw away."
Officer Li had also finished eating. Seeing Lei Tingjun get up to throw away the trash, he handed him the noodle box, saying, "Put this away for me too."
Lei Tingjun looked down, glanced at him coldly, said nothing, reached out and took the empty noodle boxes, then threw them away.
It seemed that Officer Li had regained some face because of this incident, and his expression improved somewhat.
After noon, at a stop near Pingquan County, another group of passengers got on and off. New passengers arrived at the seat Lei Tingjun was sitting in, so he got up to give it to them.
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