"We don't have much money ourselves. The monthly subsidy is 10 yuan, and that includes food, drinks, and daily necessities. What's more, things there are extremely expensive. So I really can't bear to spend it."
"What are they selling over there? Are they really that expensive?"
"There are so many things for sale. There's a menu on every table where you can order. You can order at the counter or at your seat. The prices are clearly written. The cheapest lemonade is 50 cents a glass."
"There's also a wide variety of milk teas, fruit teas, and floral teas. The prices vary, but they're all more expensive than the other. There's also some snacks. You can order all sorts of food. There are quite a lot of people running food businesses here, but the prices are really shocking. I can't bear to eat any of them. Last time I drank a glass of lemonade, I regretted it for a long time."
"What does lemonade taste like? What is a lemon?" This is the first time everyone has heard of these things. Can drinking tea also have so many different ways? But why is it called lemonade instead of lemon tea?
"It's sour, but it tastes good." The old educated youth felt very bitter. He had spent all the money, so he had to say it tasted good. In fact, he felt that the taste was not good at all.
It was sour, bitter and astringent, and it wasn't delicious at all. I just wasted the fifty cents.
"Enough with the immigrants from the north, let's talk about the comrades here. You can see that there are people here with guns and ammunition. I heard that the mine in the distance is planning something. I don't know the details, but anyway, there are many experts and comrades here. They occasionally order some small sunflower seeds or something when they go there, but they don't buy expensive things. They also bring their own tea and water."
"Their treatment must be much better than ours, but they are reluctant to order those things?"
"Of course they're reluctant to spend it, because basically everyone goes there every day when they have free time, so the cost is not constant, so naturally everyone thinks it's more expensive."
"Is there anyone who keeps going there? They don't bring water or food, and buy everything from there?"
"That's true. It's the immigrants from the south. They basically don't bring anything with them, but many of them bring their own cups."
Everyone was a little confused: "What do you mean by bringing your own cup and then ordering a drink for free? So, does that mean you can drink for free if you bring your own cup?"
I have to say that the person who asked this question thinks very quickly.
It seemed as if he grasped the key point at once.
If that's the case, wouldn't it be okay for them to bring their own cups? They could drink anything for free. That way, whether it tasted good or bad, as long as it was free, wouldn't that be enough? They could even bring an extra-large cup or a jug so they could take away any leftovers.
As soon as he finished speaking, the old educated youth shook his head and said, "That's not the case. They brought cups because they didn't want to use the ones provided. They said they weren't clean. I think they were quite clean though. They washed them very carefully and put them in a big machine, saying they sterilized them at high temperature. But they still didn't want to use them. I don't know why they all brought their own cups. No matter what they drank, they just poured it into their cups. That's how it is."
"Maybe the immigrants from there have their own habits. We don't know anything else, but do they all drink food from there? Don't they think it's too expensive?"
"I don't know. They're just used to eating and drinking there. They order from the menu and don't seem to care how much they spend. But since we're not very familiar with each other, I'm not very clear on the details."
Everyone is saying this place is so good. It has food, drinks, movies, and you can order food and drink here and there.
This must be something from heaven, but some of them actually believe it, because isn't this TV the best proof? But it's already so big, can there be a bigger screen? How could this thing even be there? How many people would have to forge such a huge thing? Is this piece of iron naturally that big?
No matter how I think about it, it seems very strange. Then I want to go and see what this place is all about.
"Why don't we just go and take a look today?"
Just now we just lacked an initiator. Now that someone has suggested it, everyone is naturally willing to go and take a look. No matter whether it is true or not, there is nothing wrong in seeing it with your own eyes!
The old educated youth was a little worried: "Have you packed all your things? Will it be too late? It gets dark early here, and it's getting late now."
"There's only so much stuff, and it's hard to organize it. Let's go over there and take a look. We can just tidy it up when we come back. We'll be living here for the rest of the time anyway, so it's okay to sort it out slowly. We don't have to squeeze everything in today."
The main reason is that the old educated youth have said so, and they feel that this matter has become even more serious. Otherwise, why would they suggest that they sort it out first? It is completely unnecessary.
"But it's almost dinner time, and I'm planning to treat you newcomers to dinner tonight. I just talked to Xiaobai who's getting married, and she said she'll come." The old educated youth didn't really want to stop them from going. He just wanted to follow the original arrangement. However, if they all wanted to go today, he wouldn't be stupid enough to stop them, lest they really think he had some ideas.
The family members really wanted to go and didn't want to wait any longer. "Can't we order food over there? Why don't we go over there and eat? We can all pool our money. It shouldn't cost too much. We can just order the cheapest."
"Then wait a moment, I'll go ask Xiaobai."
The main reason is that everyone knows that Xiaobai is the most generous and has the best conditions. Although they are treating everyone to dinner today, they originally planned to do it at home, and the cost was about the same. Now that they want to change the place, he must discuss it with other teachers.
The new educated youth discussed it for a bit, thinking the old educated youth was probably trying to find an excuse to shirk their duties. But a short while later, the old educated youth returned. Not only did he come back, he also said, "Xiaobai said we should go to the entertainment center for dinner today. I was reluctant to go at first because I thought it would be strange to have so many people dining there, but Xiaobai goes there quite often and he said many people eat there, so let's go without worry. Xiaobai also said she wanted to thank everyone for their help with the wedding and that it was like meeting new friends, so she's treating us today."
It can be seen that Xiaobai is very popular. The new educated youth have heard others mention Xiaobai many times and are now very curious about this generous person. However, it is impossible for them to order food by themselves. They just decide to eat whatever the other party orders and are not picky at all. Their main purpose is to see if the environment there is really the same as what the old educated youth described?
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