Chapter 37: Shooting oneself in the foot
Chen Miaomiao couldn't bear to spare the money to buy a bar of soap, so she could buy as many as she wanted...
Chen Miaomiao originally wanted to indirectly tell Lu Miao that she would be willing to use the same things that Lu Miao was willing to use, but now...
"I still have some left, so I won't need that much. I'll just take one first."
Unwilling to lose face like this, Chen Miaomiao smiled at the salesperson, pretended to be calm, lowered her head and took the money.
She could come up with the money for a box of soap, but she didn't have the soap ticket.
After pretending to look around, Chen Miaomiao said in embarrassment, "I was in a hurry to go out today and didn't bring any soap tickets. I think I'd better forget about this soap."
Chen Miaomiao tried to push the soap back, but Lu Miao held her hand. Unlike her usual domineering attitude, she acted coquettishly and said in a soft and sweet voice, "Don't worry, Miaomiao, just take a box if you want! I'll lend you the ticket first."
Chen Miaomiao did the math in her mind. The tickets were so rare, and Lu Miao bought five boxes at once. She didn't believe that Lu Miao could come up with a sixth soap ticket.
And maybe Lu Miao just wanted to show off, so he gave him five boxes of soap. It would be great if he could buy two boxes at most!
Thinking of this, Chen Miaomiao suppressed her worries, glanced at the five boxes of soap that the salesperson had just brought up, and said slowly and embarrassedly:
"Isn't this a bad idea? I'd feel bad if I delayed your shopping..."
Lu Miao snorted coldly: Keep pretending.
Don’t you love to learn?
Don’t you just ask for whatever she buys?
If she doesn't let Chen Miaomiao experience what it means to shoot oneself in the foot today, she will not be named Lu!
"It's okay. It doesn't matter if I buy one less box. We're friends. And when I said I had a ticket, I really did. My family just sent it to me today."
Lu Miao acted coquettishly and quickly took out a handful of colorful bills from her pocket, some of which were big unity notes that were extremely conspicuous.
At that moment, the timid expression that was typical of Xiao Baihua on Chen Miaomiao's face suddenly couldn't be held back. After a sudden twitch, her face instantly turned cold.
Lu Miao didn't care about her and directly gave her the soap ticket and said to the salesperson:
"Pay her the money first. I bought a lot of things, so I'll take my time later."
Chen Miaomiao was so straightforward just now, the salesperson nodded without thinking much, and directly took the soap ticket and the whole dollar from Chen Miaomiao's hand, handed the soap box back, and gave back thirty cents in change.
"Miaomiao, did you buy all these?" Ren Bingxin came over after shopping and immediately pushed Chen Miaomiao aside. "Why did you buy so many soaps?"
Chen Miaomiao staggered for a moment, and after she stood firm, she looked at the soap in her hand, her heart bleeding.
At this moment, Lu Miao suddenly spoke lazily:
"Of course I bought it to use. One for bathing, one for washing clothes, one for washing hands, and the others for backup."
Ren Bingxin sighed and said, "You're exaggerating! Wouldn't it be better to just share one? A piece of soap can last a long time..."
Lu Miao didn't care. "It's okay. Let's buy it first. We can't go out often."
Ren Bingxin nodded, "That's true."
Lu Miao spoke in a relaxed tone, as if he didn't care at all about how much money he spent on the soap!
Chen Miaomiao was so angry that her hands were shaking.
Lu Miao doesn't care about money, but she does!
Her money...
She didn't want to buy it! Lu Miao forced her to do it!
Chen Miaomiao didn't understand even more. Lu Miao had clearly cheated her in front of so many people, yet he could still remain so calm. Why? On what basis?
Chen Miaomiao was so angry that her teeth were itching, and she was so angry that she couldn't bear it, but she didn't dare to say anything in front of so many people.
Putting away the soap, Chen Miaomiao glared at Lu Miao fiercely.
Lu Miao was talking to the salesperson with his back to Chen Miaomiao, so he didn't see anything. Ren Bingxin tilted her head and scratched herself. She could clearly see the gloom in Chen Miaomiao's eyes. "Chen Miaomiao, what's that look in your eyes?"
"Ah?" Chen Miaomiao waved her hands timidly and innocently, "I, I didn't, didn't have any eyes..."
Lu Miao heard the noise and turned around. Seeing Chen Miaomiao's expression, he roughly guessed what was going on.
She laughed contemptuously and pulled Ren Bingxin around. "Forget about her. Come and help me take a look first. I have two snack tickets that are about to expire. Should I buy this Cuban candy or this egg cake?"
Tickets are scarce and hard to come by, and there are very few ways to obtain them.
For things like dim sum tickets and industrial coupons, if no one in the family works in a state-owned enterprise, they can usually get these kinds of ticket resources.
Of course there are exceptions, such as the black markets hidden in street corners.
The policies of the time do not allow the black market to exist in the market, but even if strict investigations and crackdowns are carried out everywhere, the rich resources in the black market cannot be withstood.
Some people come to buy, some to sell, and even if there are huge risks, the number of people flocking to it will only increase, not decrease.
In the poor environment of that era, people were reluctant to waste money and it was difficult not to be frugal.
Ren Bingxin is like this.
Her family was of average financial status. However, because there were only two children in the family, she and her brother, her parents could provide them with food and lodging, and they also dressed decently, so she looked well off among the other educated youth who went to the countryside.
Resources are precious. Ren Bingxin carefully looked at the two dim sum coupons. After confirming that what Lu Miao said was true, she calmed down and suggested:
"What do you like to eat? Cuban candies can be kept longer, but don't buy too many egg cakes. Eat them quickly because it's so humid in the south. Otherwise, they'll get moldy easily."
Lu Miao nodded and listened to her words.
After asking the salesperson, Lu Miao learned that he could buy half a pound of each with one ticket, so he ordered some of both without hesitation.
She had never eaten egg cake and Cuban candy before, and she really wanted to try them.
The salesperson took out oil paper to pack the candies. Lu Miao looked around and used another snack ticket to buy a pound of White Rabbit milk candies. She remembered that she had heard Gu Ying and the others chatting before, saying that Tiger Balm can relieve itching and prevent mosquito bites, so she didn't forget to ask the salesperson to get it for her.
There was also toilet paper. At that time, the toilet paper was actually that kind of rough straw paper. There was nothing Lu Miao could do even if he disliked it. He couldn't find anything better at the moment, so he could only convince himself to accept it.
He bought a lot of things, used up several tickets, and spent nearly ten yuan. When Lu Miao stopped, the big bamboo basket that Geng Xiaoyun carried was already stuffed to the brim.
The bottom layer in the frame contains Geng Xiaoyun's own things, and the ones on top are Lu Miao's.
Lu Miao bought a lot of things, but they hardly took up much weight. Plus, she wasn't the type to take advantage of others. When they came out of the supply and marketing cooperative, Gu Ying shielded her eyes from the sun with her hands and suggested that they go to the state-owned restaurant for lunch first, she said she would treat them.
Lu Miao doesn't take advantage of others, but that doesn't mean she is a sucker. She invites everyone to dinner, and the ones she mainly invites are Gu Ying, Geng Xiaoyun and Ren Bingxin, as these three usually take care of her.
But it's inevitable that some people will unconsciously get closer to her.
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