When Qin Li got up to make breakfast, Su Wan fell asleep again. It was not until she heard Qin Li calling her for dinner that she got up from the bed.
Of course Qin Li didn't call her on purpose, she just woke her up when she called Wang Chunlan and Qin Zhengye.
She was very curious about what Qin Li would make for breakfast today, so she quickly put on her clothes and went downstairs.
Breakfast had already been placed on the table. The steamed bread was the leftover steamed buns from the previous meal that had been heated up, and the porridge was a little dry and had almost become porridge.
There were two dishes on the table, one was pickled vegetables and the other was fried bean sprouts. The bean sprouts looked very fresh. Qin Li must have bought them earlier and fried them on the spot.
After everyone sat down at the table, Su Wan picked up a piece of bean sprouts with chopsticks and put it in her mouth to taste it. She didn't add so much salt today, but unfortunately she added too little oil, so it tasted no different from boiled ones.
But she kept praising Qin Li for her good cooking. Qin Zhengye and Wang Meilan also always remembered Su Wan's words to encourage her and not discourage her enthusiasm just because her cooking was not delicious.
Although the meal was still unsatisfactory, it was still a happy occasion. Everyone praised Qin Li, and Qin Li gradually lost herself in everyone's praises.
I really thought that my cooking skills had been perfected and I was already thinking about what to cook for the next meal.
Su Wan didn't eat the steamed bread, but only drank a bowl of porridge, so she finished first. She put the bowl on the table and said to the others, "Eat slowly. I'm going to the department store to see the leader and ask for another day off."
After saying this, she stood up, picked up the bag hanging on the clothes rack, and walked away without caring about the reactions of the three people who were still eating at the table.
Wang Meilan's expression suddenly changed. She found that Su Wan seemed to have become a different person in the past two days, and she hardly recognized her.
I tricked Qin Li into getting up and cooking. It would have been fine if she just ate the ready-made food, but she didn't even wash the dishes after the meal.
I wanted to say something harsh, but seeing that Qin Li didn't seem to have any strong objections, I thought about it and finally held back.
Forget it, today is an important day, it's better to have less trouble than more. But if Su Wan dares to do this again in the future, she will not be polite.
After Su Wan left, she ran to the state-owned hotel and bought five meat buns. She ate one herself, and then took the remaining four to find Jiang Xiuxiu.
She will be returning to Shiqiao Village soon, so she will take advantage of the time today to visit her only good friend.
It will be inconvenient for her to go into the city in the future, so let me say goodbye to her today.
Jiang Xiuxiu was her high school classmate. They had always been in the same class and got along like real sisters.
Jiang Xiuxiu's family conditions are much worse than the Qin family's. Although her mother and father are both full-time workers, they have too many children to care for.
There are five children in Jiang Xiuxiu's family, including an older sister, an older brother, and a pair of twin brothers and sisters.
My eldest sister is married, and my brother went to the countryside to work as an educated youth last year.
Originally, her mother wanted Jiang Xiuxiu to go to the countryside, but her brother was a responsible man and was unwilling to let his sister suffer in the countryside, so he secretly signed up without telling her mother.
Jiang Xiuxiu was lucky enough to escape the fate of going to the countryside to suffer.
She had originally planned to find a job, but her grandmother, who was nearly 70 years old, suddenly fell and has been bedridden ever since.
Grandma needed someone to take care of her, someone had to clean the house, buy groceries and cook meals, and the five-year-old twins also needed someone to keep an eye on them, so Jiang Xiuxiu's mother and father finally decided not to let her work and just stay at home to take care of the whole family.
Even last year, when she wanted to take the college entrance examination, her mother sternly rejected her request. The reason was that they had no money. They had already done her a great favor by letting her finish high school. As for her wanting to go to college, could a family like theirs afford to send her to college?
In addition, grandma needed someone to take care of her, and although Jiang Xiuxiu was unhappy, there was really nothing she could do. She couldn't just let grandma lie there and fend for herself.
Her grandmother was a very kind old lady. Unlike other old ladies who favored boys over girls, she treated her grandchildren equally.
Jiang Xiuxiu also respected her grandmother very much and could not bear to see her suffer, so she transformed herself from a high school girl into a nanny for the whole family.
Her mother also bought her a lot of cardboard boxes from the street. After finishing her housework at home, she would sit there and paste the cardboard boxes to supplement the family income. She could only earn ten or eight yuan a month.
Although it seems that I am not working at home, I am actually working much harder than those who work in shifts.
When Su Wan arrived at their house, Jiang Xiuxiu was pasting paper boxes skillfully.
Seeing her good friend coming to the door, her face showed an expression of surprise and joy.
After graduating from high school, Su Wan went to work in a private class while she had to take care of the stall at home, so the two had few opportunities to meet.
Occasionally we met on the street and after a few words, she said goodbye in a hurry because she was worried about her grandmother and her younger brothers and sisters.
The two of them went out to play together when they were in high school. Su Wan's family was well-off, and every time I went out, Su Wan always liked to buy some snacks. She was not a stingy person, so no matter what I bought, I would give her half.
This made Jiang Xiuxiu very embarrassed. If she didn't accept the invitation, it would seem that she was stingy. If she accepted the invitation, she had no money and couldn't return the invitation.
The feeling of always taking advantage of others made her uncomfortable, so at that time she would always avoid going if she wanted to.
After graduation, both of them were busy with their own things, and the last time they met was a month ago.
Jiang Xiuxiu enthusiastically welcomed Su Wan into the house, and Su Wan stuffed four big meat buns in her hand into Jiang Xiuxiu's hand as she walked.
"Here, it's still hot."
Jiang Xiuxiu put her arms behind her back and refused to take it. Each meat bun cost 8 cents, and one needed a food coupon. She took four at once, which came to 483.2 cents. This amount of money was almost enough for her family to eat for a whole day.
The offer was too great, so she refused to take it.
"Wanwan, you should keep it for yourself. Ever since we became classmates, you have always been taking advantage of you. You are making me feel particularly burdened because I can't pay you back."
Jiang Xiuxiu explained to Su Wan with embarrassment why she refused to accept it.
She had wanted to say this for a long time, but she had never mustered up the courage. Now that she had finally said it, she felt a sense of relief.
Su Wan didn't mind her family being poor, and she was happy when she came to play with her. But she didn't want her to bring anything, and just wanted her to come and chat with her.
She stayed at home all day, either doing housework or pasting paper boxes. She hadn't interacted with anyone for several days and felt like she was going crazy.
I really want to chat with people other than my family and learn something new.
Upon hearing this, Su Wan stuffed the bun back into her hand.
"Xiu Xiu, I will be going back to my parents' home in the countryside soon. I came to see you today because we will have fewer opportunities to meet in the future.
You didn't take anything extra, just a few buns. You thought they were delicious, so you bought a few more. Don't be polite to me, take them quickly."