Shen An Ning got the support of her aunt. Before she left Beijing, she planned to "purchase" a lot and move more things back home. Every day, her aunt and uncle went to work and her two cousins went to school, which made it convenient for her. She left in the morning and went to Quanjude to buy two roast ducks at noon. At noon, she went to those old restaurants to order some of her favorite food, and packed several portions and put them in the space. In the afternoon, she took a basket of things back to the compound. Shen An Ning hung out outside every day, and Zhou Lili and others who wanted to laugh at her couldn't catch her.
On April 17th, Shen Anning went out for a day and brought back ten boxes of snacks. They were all delicious snacks that could only be bought from several old Beijing brands before the public-private partnership. There were Mozi pastry, chicken oil cakes, milk-flavored slices, cream rolls, pea yellow, honey tribute, and lotus seed paste. Several of them were the favorites of my aunt and uncle in the past, but some of them are no longer available in the supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores.
The reactions of the two cousins were the funniest. They had never seen some of these snacks before. Shen An Ning opened them and gave them some of each to taste. Their expressions were so delicious that they almost cried.
"Mom and Dad, I feel like I've never seen the world before. This is the first time I've eaten these things. I thought snacks were just the same things you see in department stores." Peng Wei ate snacks, drank milk powder, and sat on the sofa, feeling so happy that he didn't know what to say.
Shen An Ning smiled and said, "This was made by the old master chef of the old store. They are no longer in the store, so the quantity is not large. I am lucky to be able to buy these today." Shen An Ning saw that everyone in the family liked to eat it, so he planned to leave some for home when he left. Anyway, if he wrapped it in oil paper, it would be fine to keep it for half a month or a month in this weather.
In the next few days, Shen Anning brought home twenty kilograms of cotton, two pieces of cotton cloth, two sets of sheets and quilt covers, eight pairs of cloth shoes, two pairs for each of the four people in her aunt's family, and some dry goods. She took five kilograms of mushrooms and fungus each, five kilograms of red dates, and a total of sixty kilograms of rice and flour, plus five boxes of snacks that her two cousins liked to eat.
These things were taken out from the space. No one saw them, so naturally they didn't attract attention.
Just like that, I went out every day and packed up my things at home. Time passed quickly, and Shen Anning was about to leave Beijing and go to the countryside.
On April 20th, the whole family went to see Shen An Ning off to the station. Since the bus was at twelve o'clock, there was no rush. After lunch at home, her aunt and uncle went to drive the car, leaving Shen An Ning and her cousin to carry a few packages. Many people in the compound knew that the daughter of the Shen family was going to the countryside. Some grandparents who had a good relationship with the Shen and Peng families even gave her some boiled eggs and steamed buns.
Zhou Lili also brought a few of her little sisters to the side, ready to laugh at Shen An Ning's joke. Her provocative eyes were almost rolling up to the sky, but unfortunately, Shen An Ning treated her as air and ignored her.
The punch hit the cotton, making Zhou Lili even angrier.
"Hey, Shen Anning, you are going to the countryside. I heard that your parents are also going to the farm. Oh, it's really pitiful. I heard that you will have to farm in the countryside. I don't know if you can get used to it." Zhou Lili laughed as she spoke, which was really disgusting.
As more and more people gathered around, everyone looked at Shen Anning with a mixture of pity, indifference, and ridicule. Although Shen's parents had publicly announced that they had severed ties with her, her second brother, An Yu, and An Xuan, these idiots were still restless. Some people, even if their own lives were a mess, still liked to laugh at other people's jokes.
Looking at Zhou Lili's hateful face, Shen Anning said slowly: "Zhou Lili, you have an older brother, an older sister, and a younger brother. I heard that your older brother went to the army, and your sister joined the art troupe two years ago. You will graduate from junior high school this year, and your younger brother is only two years younger than you. According to the policy, someone in your family must go to the countryside. The Chairman said that there is a vast world and great things to do. I believe that your Zhou family is of high moral character, and Grandpa Zhou and Uncle Zhou are both pillars of the country. They will not take the policy as a joke, treat family rules as national laws, and break the law knowingly."
As soon as Shen Anning said this, several people around him wanted to hide. Now it is tacitly agreed that one should not go to the countryside to find connections. Who would dare to respond to this?
Chen Anning paused and glanced at the people standing beside him. "There are so many people here today, all from the compound. They must be witnesses. As children of the compound, they should set an example, right? Oh, by the way, I forgot. Your grades are not good yet, classmate Lili. You should have graduated from junior high school with us last year, but you stayed a grade. If you fail to get into high school this year, you will have to go to the countryside. Even if you pass, you will still have to go to the countryside in two years. Classmate Zhou Lili, I'll be waiting for you in the countryside, as well as your uncles and aunts' brothers and sisters. I hope that when the time comes, we can respond to the call of the Chairman and the country together, shine in the countryside, and contribute our own strength to the development of rural China."
It's like a tiger that doesn't show its power. People treat her as a sick cat. Since she dares to provoke her, I hope Zhou Lili will have to bear the consequences!
Without waiting for Zhou Lili's reaction, seeing her uncle driving over, Shen Anning quickly got into the car with her cousin, leaving a group of people with a resolute back, letting them inhale the exhaust fumes.
Watching the car drive away, Zhou Lili's face turned pale. No matter how stupid she was, she knew that she was in trouble today. Her eldest sister was more likable than her, and her younger brother was the youngest son. If someone had to go to the countryside, it would only be her.
She not only lost the rice but also her uncle's brothers and sisters. If they really go to the countryside because of what happened today, she will be finished!
The faces of the girls who had come with Zhou Lili to look for trouble were also very unhappy. Shen Anning's behavior today was like roasting them on the fire. You know, gossip spreads the fastest these days! Their family backgrounds were not as good as Zhou's, so they could already imagine what they would face when they returned home.
Of course, what their fate would be was no longer something Shen Anning had to consider.
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