Remembering that I had promised Xiao Yue that I would go see her, and since I was already here, I might as well go and see Xiao Yue.
She was his only friend here, so of course he had to confide in her when he was upset.
"Xiao Yue, I've come to find you." After finding out where Xiao Yue was, Wang Shan went there herself and peered into the doorway at Xiao Yue.
"Wang Shan? What brings you here?" Xiao Yue stood up in surprise, her eyes filled with... well, delight?
"I came to visit you, didn't we agree on that a few days ago?" Wang Shan was also very happy to see Xiao Yue.
"Come in quickly. I've been busy these past few days, otherwise I would have come to see you already. But it's good that you're here, we can have a good chat." Xiao Yue smiled and pulled Wang Shan inside to sit down.
"Great! I'd love to chat with you too!" Wang Shan was so happy she almost clapped her hands.
"Did you come here specifically to see me today, or did you just happen to drop by?" It was a simple question, but it was full of probing.
Wang Shanren didn't understand the meaning behind the words, "I originally planned to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to get a few pounds of meat from my cousin before coming to find you."
How many pounds of meat?
Xiao Yue's eyes narrowed. That... She swallowed hard; she had never seen more than a few pounds of meat before.
She could only get a few ounces of meat a month, never even a pound, but now Wang Shan was saying it was several pounds.
She felt a surge of joy; it seemed she had chosen the right person to curry favor with.
Maybe we can even get some for ourselves and share in the profits.
"Then...then how did you...?" She didn't speak, but the meaning was clear.
Wang Shan was unhappy again. "Hmph, it's my cousin. He actually said he didn't have that much and only gave me one pound."
“What can you do with a pound of this? That’s why I got angry and ran out. When I got to the Revolutionary Committee’s gate, I came to find you.”
One pound? You still think it's not enough? What an idiot.
Do they even know how precious this pound of meat is? They act so disdainful; is it ignorance or stupidity?
Xiao Yue cursed inwardly, but said aloud, "One jin is not bad. Your cousin is the director of the supply and marketing cooperative. It's already very good that he can give you one jin."
"Look at me. I don't even have a pound of it."
What sounded like comforting words was actually fanning the flames, making Wang Shan even angrier.
"Bullshit! What do you mean by sharing it with me? Everything that's his should be mine. If I want it, he has to give it to me. Sharing it with me is absolutely unacceptable."
Sure enough, as soon as Wang Shan heard this, what was originally just a spark was immediately ignited into a raging fire.
"I absolutely can't let him get away with this. Xiao Yue, let's go get some meat. Then we'll eat together."
As she spoke, she pulled Xiao Yue outside, and where Xiao Yue couldn't see, Xiao Yue curled her lips into a smile.
Ha... they're really easy to fool.
Having met Wang Shan only twice, Xiao Yue grasped her personality perfectly, and everything she was doing now was exactly what she was looking for.
Following behind the furious Wang Shan, she looked unwilling and said, "Shanshan, let it go. He's still your cousin after all."
"He's younger than you, so you should give way to him. How about we... not go?"
"No, I have to go." Pah! Give in to him? Why should I?
Soon, the two arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative again. Wang Shan shouted at the teller from before, "Go and call Wang Daming for me."
When the man saw Wang Shan like this, he stood up and ran to the back to call Wang Daming. "My God, why is this ancestor here again?"
Wang Daming quickly came over and asked, "What?" His tone was also unpleasant, and he was angry inside.
"Give me meat, I want five pounds, not a pound less." Wang Shan plopped down on the teller's stool, glaring at him.
"I said, just one pound, take it or leave it." Wang Daming's face was ashen, his eyes filled with a fierce glint.
"I don't care."
"Wang Shan, I'm being generous by giving you a pound. Don't try to act like I'm at home here. I don't buy it. This isn't home."
"I won't go along with you and give you whatever you want. I don't have that kind of power."
"I only have one pound of meat today. Take it if you want, but don't leave now and don't bother me here."
After saying that, Wang Daming turned to leave. He was annoyed with Wang Shan and didn't want to argue with her anymore.
"You...you bullied me." Wang Shan pointed at Wang Daming, her eyes brimming with tears and anger.
"If that's what you think, then I'm bullying you. Didn't you say you were going to tell on me? Go ahead, I'm waiting."
That's just utter nonsense. Is their brain filled with nothing but straw? They can't believe a pound of meat is already a lot?
Finally, with no other option, Wang Shan had to compromise, glaring angrily at Wang Daming's retreating figure.
"Wait here." After saying those two words, Wang Daming went to the meat counter, used his meat coupons and money to buy a pound of meat.
"Here you go," Wang Daming said, his footsteps heavy. He shoved the meat into Wang Shan's hand, then turned and left without even glancing at her.
"You...you've gone too far!" Wang Shan roared angrily.
After standing there awkwardly for a long time, she finally wiped away her tears and said, "Xiao Yue, let's go."
Anyway, Wang Daming definitely won't come out again. Staying here would only make her a laughing stock, and she won't give those people a chance.
Xiao Yue, who had been watching the show from the back, only stopped her schadenfreude and said "Okay" when Wang Shan called her.
After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, seeing Wang Shan looking sullen, he spoke softly, "Shanshan, don't be upset, your cousin still cares about you."
“Look, even though he was angry, he still gave you a pound of meat. That’s already very kind. If someone gave me a pound, no, even half a pound of meat, I would be incredibly moved.”
"Your cousin definitely cares about you. He... he just couldn't afford to give you that much meat, so..."
She watched Wang Shan's increasingly cold expression with a cold eye, a slight smile playing on her lips before her lips stiffened again.
After a long while, he finally composed himself and said, "Shanshan, that's very good."
“Look at me, how come I’m as lucky as you? You at least have a cousin who always cares about you, but I can’t even get meat if I want to eat it.”
“You can eat this pound of meat for a long time, unlike me, I… I haven’t eaten meat for more than half a year.” Xiao Yue looked embarrassed, but also tried her best to comfort Wang Shan.
"Xiao Yue..." Wang Shan felt a little sad seeing Xiao Yue like this and didn't know how to comfort her.
Am I living a pretty good life? Compared to Xiao Yue, at least she has her cousin bringing her meat to eat.
Meat?
Wang Shan looked down at the meat in her hand with delight. She seemed to know what could comfort Xiao Yue.
She eagerly held up the meat she was carrying. "Xiao Yue, meat! Didn't you say you hadn't eaten meat for over half a year?"
"How about this, I... I'll share half of my meat with you, that way you can have some meat too." Wang Shan was happy that she had come up with a solution.
But they didn't see Xiao Yue's triumphant smile; she was still happily pleased with herself, thinking that this would comfort her good friend.
"I'll share half of my meat with you."
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