Bai Shibao was extremely worried. He hadn't managed to get any milk coupons. How was he going to explain this to his sister?
"Sigh, I just don't have any milk coupons, otherwise, just for this delicious sauce, I'd be willing to trade more with you!"
Bai Shibao's comrades felt it was a pity.
"Change what? What are you talking about?"
"Squad leader!"
Bai Shibao turned his head and saw his squad leader standing behind him with a tray of food.
The class monitor found a seat and handed Bai Shibao two milk coupons, each worth one jin (500 grams): "I borrowed these from someone; you can use them first."
"Thank you so much! Squad leader, try the beef sauce my family sent me, it's really good with rice."
Bai Shibao was very excited. As he spoke, he pushed the beef sauce towards the squad leader.
"Didn't you say you came from a poor family? How come your family can afford beef sauce? And you're here exchanging milk coupons."
“My older and younger sisters married well. This milk was sent by my older sister, and the sauce was made by my younger sister,” Bai Shibao explained.
The squad leader didn't ask any more questions, picked up his chopsticks and started eating. He originally just wanted to take a bite of Bai Shibao's beef sauce, but unexpectedly, as soon as the beef sauce entered his mouth, his tongue felt like it was exploding, and he was eager to take a second bite.
This squad leader was also from a poor family. Before joining the army, he couldn't even get enough to eat at home and had never eaten anything good. This mouthful of beef sauce completely stunned him.
"How about it, squad leader? Shi Bo's cooking is really good, isn't it?" Bai Shi Bo's comrade immediately said.
"Your sister made this herself? And it tastes this good? It's much better than what we make in the cafeteria!" The class monitor couldn't resist and immediately dipped his chopsticks in the sauce.
“My sister is a great cook,” Bai Shibao said. “If you like it, have some more. When we get back to the dorm, take a bottle with you.”
"I can't accept that," the class monitor said, taking a couple of bites before feeling embarrassed. "Why don't you share this with everyone? Maybe someone likes it and will be willing to collect some milk coupons for you?"
Will this work?
In Bai Shibao's memory, giving money was still the most practical thing.
"Why don't you give it a try? If you share all this beef sauce with us, what will your sister's kids eat?"
The squad leader's words made Bai Shibao think.
"Everyone come quick! Bai Shibao's sister's cooking is absolutely amazing! Everyone, have a taste!"
Seeing Bai Shibao's predicament, the squad leader directly addressed the issue in the canteen.
The others rushed forward, asking, "What is it?"
"Huh? It's just a sauce? What's so good about this? Eating some fresh vegetables from our unit is much better than this."
No matter how delicious Bai Jiaojiao's beef sauce is, it's still a sauce. If it turns into a different color, then there's a problem.
Some people, upon seeing it, lose all desire to try it.
But some people, always eager to join in, rushed over and took a bite: "Hey? This tastes amazing! What kind of sauce is this?"
"Beef sauce, it's so hard for my sister to get any beef at home."
Bai Shibao thought nervously.
"Is it good? I'd like to try some too."
The man spread the sauce directly on the steamed bun he had just picked up, and before he even put it in his mouth, the aroma of meat filled his nostrils.
He quickly took a bite, and it smelled so good that he kept saying "mmmmmm".
Is it really that delicious?
Seeing the reactions of these two, everyone started scrambling to dip their food in. After all, it would be a fool not to take advantage of a good deal. With so many people and so little sauce, and with a whole battalion of hundreds of people here, there wouldn't even be enough for everyone to have a single chopstick.
"My God! I've never tasted such delicious meat in my life!"
"Are you kidding me? You're so ignorant... Damn, it actually smells pretty good!"
"Bai Shibao, with your sister's skills, you must have been enjoying a comfortable life at home before."
"Hey, did you need milk coupons? If I squeeze out a little extra, I'll share some with you. But could you please ask my sister to bring me a couple more bottles next time she makes this stuff?"
"I have some too! Bring me some next time too!"
"Add me, add me, Bai Shibao, how many milk tickets do you need? I've saved up quite a few. Give me my turn first. From now on, you'll be my best brother, and your sister will be my own sister."
"Give me a break, do you think they need your brother?"
Everyone grabbed a chopstick or a spoonful and devoured the beef sauce that Bai Shibao had brought to the cafeteria. Those who didn't get any were unwilling to give up, so they took the glass jar and stuck their steamed buns into it to simmer.
Hearing that Bai Shibao still had nine cans of milk in his dorm, everyone quickly finished their meals and went to their dorms to find their milk coupons, vying to become "brothers" with Bai Shibao.
"Look at you, you're not even as good as your sister."
"The squad leader smiled at Bai Shibo," he said.
Bai Shibao's face was beaming with joy, completely unconcerned about the class monitor's teasing: "I'm definitely no match for my sister. Not only is she skilled, but she's also beautiful and academically gifted. She graduated from high school and even led the villagers in raising pigs. Last year during the Spring Festival, our village slaughtered three pigs weighing nearly 200 jin each!"
Upon hearing this, the class monitor exclaimed, "He's an intellectual?!"
"Of course." Bai Shibao was very proud, just as if he and Bai Jiaojiao had gone to high school together.
"Do you have a boyfriend yet? What do you think of me? Don't I look like your brother-in-law? Brother Bo!"
Although Bai Shibao joined the army late, he was older than his squad leader, who had joined a year and a half earlier. They used to call each other "squad leader" and "Bai Shibao," and Bai Shibao had never heard his squad leader call him "brother."
It's just a pity.
"She's already married; she got married last year."
The class monitor's face immediately fell: "Married young?"
"Squad leader, what are you saying? She and my brother-in-law are getting along very well."
Although Bai Shibao used to think that Shen Heng was a reckless scoundrel, he would do anything that broke the law.
But Bai Shibao gradually discovered that Shen Heng was incredibly obedient to Bai Jiaojiao, treating her like a precious gem – something many men couldn't do. In their Bai family, Bai Jiaojiao's desire for a decent meal almost drove them crazy, but after marrying Shen Heng, he not only spent money lavishly but also subsidized her family. A real man could provide such a life for his wife.
Besides, Bai Shibao was not imprisoned and even had the opportunity to join the army, which he never dared to dream of before, all thanks to Shen Heng.
He admires and respects him greatly, and feels immense gratitude. If anyone dares to ruin his sister and brother-in-law's marriage, Bai Shibao will risk his life for them!
"Hey, hey, I wish your sister and brother-in-law a long and happy life together," Bai Shibao's comrade interrupted him, "Does the bottle of sauce you promised to give us and the squad leader still count?"
Some people have already set their sights on someone else's sister, while others are still waiting to be taken advantage of.
“Okay, okay, you guys take what you want to eat first. I’ll write to my sister and have her send some more over.”
“I don’t have milk coupons, but I have meat coupons. You just said that it’s inconvenient for your sister to get beef in your village, so she must need meat coupons. I’ll give you all my meat coupons.”
"Yes, me too!"
Nobody wanted to take advantage of Bai Shibao for nothing, after all, that beef sauce was made of real meat, truly good stuff.
"Anything is fine, everything is fine."
Bai Shibao finally gave his family an explanation. Even though it was all thanks to his younger sister, it wasn't enough to make his nephews green with envy.
His uncle was naturally happy.
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