However, Ji Wanmei noticed that on the food preparation cabinet, there were some duck carcasses, chicken feet, and braised peanuts in their shells, which should be able to be kept overnight.
As Officer Li was settling the bill, Ji Wanmei got up and went over to him, saying, "Officer Li, let me pay for this meal. I was planning to buy some braised pork offal to eat on the train."
Officer Li said, "It's alright, I'll buy it. What kind of braised offal do you want?"
After saying that, he asked the shop owner, "Boss, can you issue invoices here?"
The owner of the braised meat shop mainly serves the casual laborers in the area, so he wouldn't have invoices. He was busy at the moment, and without even looking up, he said, "We don't have invoices."
Li's smile froze, and he stopped taking out his wallet.
Ji Wanmei stepped forward and said with a smile, "It's nothing, Officer Li, this meal is on me. Thank you for taking care of me along the way."
Li chuckled twice and then sheepishly put the wallet back in his pocket.
Ji Wanmei stood alone in front of the glass cabinet selling braised meat, and asked the owner to pack four servings of braised pork rice for her. She also ordered two jin of braised peanuts, two jin of duck carcasses, and two jin of braised pork.
These are for eating on the train.
Thankfully, Officer Li turned and walked away; otherwise, he might have become suspicious if Ji Wanmei had bought four meals.
Luo Chunyan also went next door and bought a few steamed buns with vermicelli.
Li, the clerk, was standing there alone, helping to carry the luggage, and he looked rather embarrassed.
After finishing their meal and buying some braised meat sauce, the group hailed a taxi and headed to the train station.
It was almost three o'clock when I arrived at the train station.
There's still over an hour until departure.
Ji Wanmei walked into the train station and looked at the huge crowd in the waiting hall, wondering where Lei Tingjun was.
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