When the weather gets hot, people tend to get irritable, and feel anxious and uncomfortable when they are hot.
That day, Shen Qingli was fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan, bringing a breeze to her child as well. She was so hot that she had no appetite to eat!
She urged Meng Xiao again
"When will the fan arrive? It's very hot. Aunt Liu, aren't you afraid of the heat?"
Aunt Liu shook the cold dish on her chopsticks and said, "I'm not hot, can I eat it with cold dishes? This is much better than hot soup or hot dishes in the summer."
Shen Qingli sighed. If she didn't have to avoid Aunt Liu, she would rather take her two children and stay in the space every day. It was too hot!
Seeing that Shen Qingli had no appetite due to the heat, Meng Xiao felt distressed and could hardly eat. "It should be here this afternoon. I'll bring it back and install it in the evening."
He knew that Shen Qingli was afraid of heat and that Shen Qingli preferred cold to heat.
So he had asked someone to help him buy two electric fans some time ago. He had originally planned to have one for each child and one for him and Shen Qingli. But now that Aunt Liu was there, it was enough, since there were two rooms anyway.
In fact, air conditioners have been available these days, but they are only used in small departments, and even old men can't touch or use them.
Fans are also in short supply, but air conditioners are completely unavailable. However, you can still get a fan by going to the front of the line.
Shen Qingli glanced enviously at her son and daughter in the car next to her, grinning happily. To be more precise, she was envious of their... bellybands! They looked so cool! She wanted to wear one too.
Oh! I miss those little suspenders, shorts and short skirts from later generations more and more!
Meng Kexin took the morning off to go to the hospital for a checkup. Nothing was wrong; the doctor said she could recover on her own with daily disinfection. So she returned to work at noon after the checkup.
Seeing an old lady who was wearing clothes made of exquisite fabrics walk in, Sister Zhang smiled and greeted her proactively. You know, sales clerks nowadays are as popular as civil servants in the future.
She usually treats people differently based on their appearance, and it's obvious that this old lady is either rich or noble.
Old Mrs. Jiang glanced at her and ignored her. She knew at first glance that she was not the right person. If her grandson fell in love with such an ugly woman who was the same age as his mother,
She almost started to suspect that there was something wrong with her grandson's eyes.
But I didn't see anyone else at the counter! Was Uncle Zhong's eyes blurry?
Just at this moment, Meng Kexin came out of the warehouse carrying things and walked into the counter.
Mrs. Jiang's eyes lit up. It must be her! It must be this beautiful girl!
Seeing her struggling to carry things, Old Lady Jiang glanced at Sister Zhang with disdain, imagining a scene where the young girl was bullied and enslaved by old employees every day.
Her poor granddaughter-in-law
"Hello, what can I do for you?"
"Ah? Oh, let me take a look first." The old lady came back to her senses after hearing Meng Kexin's words. Her granddaughter-in-law's voice was so nice and crisp! What a polite and good child!
"Okay, take your time."
Sister Zhang curled her lips. She had just been talking to this old woman, but she ignored her.
"Little girl, bring me five bars of soap, five boxes of vanishing cream, five pounds of fruit candy, five pounds of fruit, and five boxes of malted milk..."
She said it casually, already very restrained.
If she hadn't been concerned about not being able to take everything and not having enough money and tickets, she would have wanted to buy everything here.
Meng Kexin was busy taking things for her, weighing them, packing them and calculating the bills for half a day.
"Hello, five bars of soap for one dollar and fifty cents, five soap coupons, five boxes of vanishing cream for fifteen dollars, five pounds of fruit candy for two dollars and fifty cents, five pounds of candy coupons. Five pounds of fruit for three dollars and fifty cents, five pounds of candy coupons, five barrels of malted milk for seventy-five. A total of ninety-seven dollars and fifty cents, ten candy coupons, and five soap coupons."
Meng Kexin packed up everything and said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, the little girl is really quick at calculating and has a smart brain." The old lady smiled and took out a messy stack of bills from her pocket and put them on the counter to count.
After counting them once... her smile froze, and she looked again in disbelief...
She looked up at Meng Kexin with an embarrassed look on her face: "Little girl, I..." She found it difficult to speak. God, when had she ever encountered such an embarrassing situation, especially in front of her future granddaughter-in-law.
Meng Kexin saw her embarrassment and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if you don't have enough money. You don't have to give it up until the goods are out of the store."
After hearing this, the old lady felt even more embarrassed.
She stammered, "I have enough money, but... I only have two soap tickets and six pounds of sugar tickets..." Her voice became softer and softer as she spoke.
"It's okay, I'll just take it away. Do you want to give up everything, or take something away?"
"I don't want the five pounds of fruit candy, but I do want two pieces of soap." She breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the money was just enough, otherwise she would have just found a crack in the ground to crawl into.
"Okay." Meng Kexin quickly unsealed the straw rope package, took out three bars of soap, and carried the pile of fruit candies under the counter.
"Thank you, little girl. Are you married? How old are you this year?"
"You're welcome. I'm nineteen years old and not married." She looked at the old lady a little strangely. Was she thinking of another person who wanted to introduce her to someone?
Help! Why do I keep running into old ladies who want to introduce me to someone?
"It's better not to be married, it's better not to be married." Mrs. Jiang smiled, and seeing the confused look on the little girl's face, she smiled slightly: "Then I'll go first, little girl, goodbye."
"How did you get here? Let me help you get it out. Can you carry it?"
Meng Kexin was about to go out to help carry the things. Mrs. Jiang waved her hands repeatedly: "This little weight is nothing, don't bother me, little girl. Goodbye."
Meng Kexin frowned as she watched her walking briskly. Although the old lady looked thin and small, she was actually very strong.
But she didn't take it seriously, just treating her as an ordinary customer who came to buy things and didn't think too much about it.
The old lady walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative, looked around, and went straight to the car.
On the way back, she kept mumbling about Uncle Zhong: "Why didn't you prepare more sugar and soap coupons? I wish I could find a crack in the ground to crawl into."
"This is all my monthly salary!" Uncle Zhong felt extremely wronged.
"I'll give you a raise starting next month, and the ticket price will double." The old lady glanced at him.
"Okay."
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