Li Xiyue didn't have time to ask Tongzi why there was electricity again. She saw a fork in the alley and immediately turned in.
But the next moment, her face twitched violently, and she had no choice but to stop her bicycle.
It's a dead end!
Unfortunately, the system ran out of power and couldn't display the electronic map at that moment; otherwise, she could have optimized her route and avoided this alley.
The uniformed police officer chased after him into the alley. Exhausted from the chase, he stopped his bicycle and gasped, "You...you're running...why are you running...you're killing me..."
Only then did Li Xiyue realize that the police officer chasing her was Captain Liu.
She secretly rolled her eyes and recited the name of the system hundreds of times. The system was out of power, which affected her ability to see and hear things from afar.
She patted her chest a few times before she could catch her breath.
She said, both amused and exasperated, "Uncle Liu, it's you! I was just afraid of making a mistake, that's why I ran away..."
Captain Liu said, "Just because he ran away doesn't mean he won't make a mistake?! How dare this kid talk like that?!"
Li Xiyue quickly waved her hand and said, "No, no! Well... I'll admit my mistake!"
I bought the wrong eggs... Um, these are eggs from my hometown, I can't eat them all, I'm afraid they'll spoil...
Our country advocates saving electricity and water, and prohibits arrogance and waste.
It would be such a waste to waste such perfectly good eggs, wouldn't you say...?
Captain Liu said, "That's right! We can't be wasteful! We can't let perfectly good eggs go bad! Give me two pounds!"
Li Xiyue's eyes widened in surprise. Holy crap, she almost broke her back!
A system voice echoed from within the space, "Holy crap! So Captain Liu was chasing you to buy eggs? You should have said so earlier! You scared me half to death!"
On the big screen, a large bead of sweat rolled down Tongzi's round face.
Li Xiyue said in the space, "You just wait, I'll settle the score with you later!"
She said to Captain Liu, "I'll pick out the biggest eggs for you! These eggs are 50 cents a pound, and there are 9 eggs in a pound."
Captain Liu handed his black leather bag to Li Xiyue, "I know, I know. I heard from the neighbor lady that your eggs are only 5 cents more expensive than the cooperative's, and you don't need coupons!"
My wife is in postpartum confinement, and we don't even have enough eggs and brown sugar... Sigh... Why did I have to do this kind of job that even a dog wouldn't want to do!
If only I could work in a factory! I'd get a bonus every month, all sorts of benefits, earn more money, and even be allocated a nice apartment...
Unfortunately, I didn't have that ability. Back then, I could only work at the police station and live in a house with a three-tiered pit. Whenever it rained heavily, water would flood into the house.
To be honest, I'm asking my third great-uncle to help me find a way to get a job in the factory!
"If I get a job in the factory, my family will have a better life; at least we won't run out of formula for our child."
In this era, the workers were definitely the big brothers. Not only did they receive the best wages and benefits, but because the factory was profitable, it could also give bonuses and various welfare benefits to its employees. Since the workers did manual labor, they received more money than others.
Li Xiyue knew very well how hard public servants worked in this era, and how little money they earned.
Especially police officers, traffic police, teachers, and colleagues working in the tax bureau.
As she handed the eggs to Captain Liu, she said, "Uncle Liu, I think your luck is about to change in middle age!"
In 10 years, things will really change for the better. Not only will we be able to live in an apartment building, but we'll also be able to live in a two-bedroom apartment, and our salary will increase many times over!
But there's one thing: you can't go to the factory! You have to work at the police station the whole time!
According to her memory, in 10 years, civil servants' salaries and benefits will be greatly improved, and they will be allocated large houses. Someone of Captain Liu's rank will be allocated at least a two-bedroom, one-living room house.
Ten years later, many factories that were originally very profitable began to close down, and by the early 1990s, a large number of workers would be laid off.
Captain Liu looked at Li Xiyue with a puzzled expression, his brows furrowed. "This... can things change in 10 years? Impossible! The police station isn't profitable, we can't even pay out bonuses, and the unit doesn't have the capacity to build its own housing..."
Li Xiyue said, "I learned fortune telling from the most famous fortune-telling grandma in our area. She is respectfully called the Old Lady by the people. She is very accurate."
I'm guessing your wife had a C-section and didn't have enough breast milk, right?
Captain Liu's eyes widened in surprise. "How did you know my wife had a C-section and didn't have enough breast milk? You're incredibly accurate!"
Li Xiyue said, "I also calculated that the police station chief will be transferred in two months, and you will be promoted to deputy chief."
"Wait two more months. If my calculations are all correct, you can stop going to the factory and stay and work at the police station!"
Captain Liu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you! If you can predict everything accurately, I'll stay at the police station and not go to the factory."
Li Xiyue put all the eggs into Captain Liu's black leather bag. "I guarantee you won't regret it in 10 years, and you'll even thank me! This is two pounds of eggs. I also happen to have two packets of brown sugar that I haven't sold yet. You can take them back for your aunt to drink."
Captain Liu looked at Li Xiyue gratefully, "There's even brown sugar! That's great, how much is it?!"
He touched the thin wad of cash he had on him, and to be honest, he was really afraid that he didn't have enough money.
Li Xiyue said, "Brown sugar costs four cents a pound."
She knew that if she didn't ask for a penny, Captain Liu definitely wouldn't take her things.
Captain Liu almost thought he had misheard. The cooperative sold brown sugar for 50 cents a pound, and it was often out of stock. Not only did you need brown sugar coupons, but you also needed proof of childbirth to buy brown sugar.
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