After seeing clearly who the woman was, Wen Wan immediately gave Liang Jinheng a sidelong glance. What a thing that attracts bees and butterflies!
Liang Jinheng looked confused.
The woman who was snatching the cloth from her was none other than Du Lan, the daughter of the commune leader whom Miao Chunhong had wanted to introduce to Liang Jinheng.
No one knew where Du Lan met Liang Jinheng, but I heard that she admired Liang Jinheng very much. Therefore, when Miao Chunhong asked a matchmaker to propose marriage, Du Lan insisted on agreeing despite the fact that Liang Jinheng's family lived in the countryside and their conditions were much worse than hers.
As soon as she agreed, Liang Jinheng told her family about him and Wen Wan, and they even got a marriage certificate.
This made Du Lan very angry. She felt that the Liang family was deliberately playing tricks on her!
After losing face so much, Duran finally held a grudge against the Liang family and Wen Wan.
Wen Wan glanced at Duran and could naturally tell that she had come with ill intentions.
But she was too lazy to pay attention to her and just said to the salesperson: "When buying things, it's a first-come, first-served basis. I wanted these two pieces of cloth first. Could you please help me pack them?"
The salesperson has encountered this kind of thing many times. Usually, when two people are fighting over the same thing, the one who comes first gets to buy it first. The one who comes later can only blame himself for being unlucky because he is one step behind the other.
But.
She knew Duran very well; he was a frequent visitor to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Besides, her father was the leader of the commune below, an official of some rank, so there was no need for her to offend Duran for a country woman.
So the salesperson pretended not to hear Wen Wan's words and asked Duran with a smile, "You want these two pieces of cloth, right? I'll help you pack them."
Upon hearing this, Duran looked at Wen Wan proudly.
Don’t you like to steal things? Let’s see who can steal the next thing now!
Wen Wan's face darkened and she glanced at the salesperson, who avoided her gaze guiltily.
Liang Jinheng also frowned.
"Comrade, my wife wanted this cloth first. It's against the rules for you to sell it to the next person."
When he looked serious, he had a kind of intimidating power that could not be ignored. The salesperson was very nervous, but he insisted: "I sell the cloth to whoever I want! If you don't want to buy it, don't come to buy it!"
This is because she is sure that Wen Wan and Liang Jinheng can't do anything to her.
Wen Wan really couldn't do anything to her.
Most of the sales clerks in the supply and marketing cooperatives these days are like this. They rely on the fact that they are in charge of the merchandise on the counter and sell to whoever they want. It is also common for them to refuse to sell to someone they don't like.
Therefore, many people would rather establish a good relationship with the salesperson for a little convenience, and even give them small favors from time to time, just so that they can sell the things at their counter to them first in the future.
Wen Wan didn't come to town often, so the salesperson didn't know her at all, let alone Liang Jinheng, who was not at home all year round.
Today Liang Jinheng was not wearing a military uniform, but a gray cotton coat. Apart from looking more energetic than others, he looked no different from an ordinary citizen.
The salesperson dared to act so arrogantly because she knew that Wen Wan and her man were ordinary people. Otherwise, how could she dare to do that?
Du Lan said with a fake smile, "I'm so sorry, Comrade Wen, I just want these two pieces of cloth. Why don't you come back next time? Anyway, your family will be in the countryside from now on, so it's not far to come over. You can come anytime. Unlike me, I will go to the county to work after the New Year. It will be troublesome for me to come back again."
When saying this, Duran couldn't help but look at Liang Jinheng with a smug look, as if he wanted to see regret on his face.
She had heard from others yesterday that Liang Jinheng had returned and it seemed that he would never go to the army again, which meant that he had retired.
What can a rural man do after retiring from the army? He can only return to the countryside and settle down here for the rest of his life.
So she said these words just now deliberately in front of Liang Jinheng and Wen Wan. She wanted to let Liang Jinheng understand that he did not choose to marry her but married Wen Wan. That was the most regrettable decision he had made in his life!
After all, if he had married her, he could have gone to the city with her now. Maybe her father could help him find a job if he moved around a little more.
As for Wenwan.
She used to be a country girl, and a few years later she was still a country girl, and she had become a yellow-faced woman!
However, although he cursed Wen Wan as a yellow-faced woman in his heart, her face was still as beautiful as it was four years ago. Even though she looked a little haggard, she was still as charming as ever.
Duran was so angry that he almost gritted his teeth. She was indeed a vixen!
Although Liang Jinheng didn't know Du Lan, he could see that Du Lan was deliberately looking for trouble, and she was very likely acquainted with the salesperson, so she was so confident.
Liang Jinheng's eyes turned cold.
He wanted to see how big her status and ability were that allowed her to be so arrogant!
Liang Jinheng retracted his gaze to the salesperson and asked coldly, "Where is your manager?"
"What do you want to see our manager for?" The salesperson was stunned. "Are you planning to file a complaint?"
Liang Jinheng: "It's not a complaint."
The salesperson was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when she thought to herself, how could this person have the courage to complain? It turned out that she was overthinking it.
The next second, Liang Jinheng said in a deep voice, word by word, "It's a report."
report!
Are you sick?
The salesperson almost blurted out these words.
This is not a big deal, is it necessary to use the word "report"?
These days, the word "report" brings a lot of pressure to people, and the salesperson became anxious.
"This isn't a big deal, why are you reporting it?"
Liang Jinheng snorted coldly, "How is it different from a capitalist businessman to take collective goods and sell them to acquaintances based on personal connections? You've seriously violated our country's principle of putting the people first and serving the people. Someone like you who has insufficient thinking is simply unqualified to be a salesperson. With people like you around, who knows how many more innocent people will be maliciously treated by you in the future!"
"Today I will stand in the shoes of the general public and report you on their behalf!"
Bang, bang, bang, a big hat was put on. Not only was the salesperson stunned, but even Wen Wan and Du Lan were stunned.
Especially Wenwan.
She glanced at Liang Jinheng, who had a serious face, and thought that if she didn't know what kind of person Liang Jinheng was, she would probably be scared by him.
You know what, Liang Jinheng looks quite intimidating, but he is also quite capable of keeping the situation under control.
When the salesperson heard that he was labeled a capitalist, he panicked.
The scenes of fighting those □□ in the past few years are still vivid in my mind. This word is not a good word, it is deadly!
Although her ancestors for three generations all came from good families, if someone really accused her of something, she wouldn't be able to explain herself even if she had ten mouths!
Moreover, seeing how serious the man was in speaking, she couldn't help but wonder if what she was doing was really the so-called "capitalist businessman style."
The salesperson was unsure, but seeing that some people around had noticed the commotion, she knew that it would be bad if the matter became a big deal.
So she could only quickly hand the two pieces of cloth back to Wen Wan, looking as if she was apologizing.
"Hey, lady, please don't bother with me. I was wrong just now. I apologize to you here. You can take this cloth. You can take it. I will give it to you! Please don't ask your man to report me. I really know I was wrong!"
Wen Wan looked at the cloth in her hand, a little dazed. She didn't expect that things would be resolved so smoothly.
Liang Jinheng saw the salesperson hand the cloth back to Wen Wan, and then said in a deep voice: "Don't give it to us as a gift. We don't have the guts to accept things for free. That's bribery!"
The salesperson's face turned pale again.
How come I almost got accused of something again?
Wen Wan had already taken out all the money and placed it on the salesperson's counter. Hearing this, she glanced at Liang Jinheng, feeling somewhat helpless.
She could see that Liang Jinheng was deliberately trying to scare the salesperson. She just felt that this man sometimes had the temper of a child.
In the end, the salesperson didn't dare to do anything else. After counting the bills given by Wen Wan, he left the counter on the pretext of going to the bathroom.
She was afraid that if she was a step late, Liang Jinheng would fabricate a new charge against her.
Her little heart couldn't bear it.
Wen Wan successfully bought the cloth and was about to leave when she noticed Duran was still standing next to her.
But at this moment, she no longer had the arrogant and complacent look she had just now. She gritted her teeth and glared at Wen Wan and Liang Jinheng with a grim expression.
I had made so many big promises to Wen Wan before, but in the end the cloth was snatched back by that couple. This is so embarrassing!
Du Lan was so angry that he almost vomited blood. "Wen Wan, Liang Jinheng, just wait for me!"
They made her lose face today, she will never forget it!
After saying that, Duran left angrily.
Liang Jinheng was left there frowning and said, "Is there something wrong with this woman's brain?"
It was clearly she who started the trouble first. He just took back the cloth that belonged to his wife. How did it become like they were bullying her?
After hearing this, Wen Wan looked at him thoughtfully.
"You don't recognize her?"
Liang Jinheng had a surprised expression on his face, as if asking, "Are you kidding me? How could I possibly know such an abnormal person?"
Wen Wan was speechless. She wanted to tell him that this was the person Miao Chunhong had told him about, but after thinking about it, she was too lazy to say it. It was all in the past anyway.
"Okay, go buy something else!"
She took her two children and went to the food counter.
First, I weighed two kilograms of fruit candies that the two children had been craving for, and then bought some dry goods such as biscuits and cakes.
She bought these things not to buy New Year's goods for her family, but because she wanted to go back to her parents' home.
She had returned home very rarely in recent years, and this time when she woke up from falling into the water, her longing for her family increased even more.
So she decided to go home to see her parents and two brothers in the next two days.
But when paying, Wen Wan hesitated for a moment, and told Liang Jinheng that she was planning to take these things back to her parents' home, and not buying them for the Liang family.
After all, the money belongs to Liang Jinheng, and she has the obligation to tell him where these things go.
Liang Jinheng, however, had an expression that said, "Isn't this as it should be?" and suggested, "Why don't we buy some persimmon cakes for Mom and Dad? They say they like to eat them, don't they?"
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Wen Wan felt slightly relieved.
But it's also a bit awkward.
It is not so justifiable to spend other people's money to buy things for your parents.
So she still has to find a way to make money on her own.
You can spend your money however you want in the future!
After buying food for her mother's family and adding two kilograms of meat and some New Year's goods for her own family, Wen Wan and her family left the supply and marketing cooperative.
I went to the credit union to check the money in the passbook and confirmed that it was real and correct. It was almost noon.
Originally, Wen Wan wanted to go home for dinner, but Liang Jinheng suggested having a meal at a state-owned restaurant.
"I'm afraid the children are hungry. Let's eat first and then go home."
Seeing him say this, Wen Wan did not object.
So the whole family went into the state-owned restaurant carrying large and small bags.
Wen Wan gave Liang Jinheng the money and asked him to order the food. She sat at the table with her two children and some food waiting for him.
These days, you have to go to the window to get the vegetables you ordered, so Liang Jinheng has to stand by the window and watch until the dishes he ordered are ready before he brings them to you.
The food was not ready yet and Liang Jinheng had not come over. The two children smelled the smell coming from next door and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"Mom, are we going to eat meat?" Big Baby's face was full of anticipation.
Wen Wan didn't know what Liang Jinheng ordered.
"We'll know when Dad brings the food over."
The eldest child didn't get the answer he wanted, so he rolled his eyes and said, "Can I go to Daddy's place?"
There were not many people in the aisle at this time, and Liang Jinheng was only a few meters away from her, so Wen Wan nodded.
"Be careful not to bump into anyone else."
Big Baby exclaimed, "I know!"
After saying that, he ran to Liang Jinheng with a bang.
Erniu sat obediently beside them, looking around curiously.
After a while, the little guy suddenly whispered.
"Mom, there's an auntie watching me all the time."
Wen Wan was stunned and immediately looked in the direction Erniu said with a vigilant look.
But that vigilance turned into surprise and excitement the next second.
"Sister Xiuping?"
Dong Xiuping breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Wen Wan calling her name, and walked over with a smile.
"If I hadn't heard you calling me, I really wouldn't know if I recognized the wrong person!"
Dong Xiuping's hearty smile made Wen Wan feel as if she had returned to the past, when she was studying.
Dong Xiuping went to the same high school as her, but was one year older than her.
Because the teacher who taught her mathematics at that time happened to be Dong Xiuping's father, and Wen Wan had good grades in mathematics, she was very much liked by Teacher Dong, who often asked her to go to his office to test her. Dong Xiuping was also used to doing her homework in the office, and after a few visits, she got to know Dong Xiuping.
Wen Wan and Dong Xiuping haven't seen each other since graduation, and in the blink of an eye, more than four years have passed.
"Is this your daughter? I thought she looked a bit like you, and was wondering which girl was so pretty!" Dong Xiuping reached out and touched Erniu's chubby face, liking her very much.
Erniu shyly put her face close to Wenwan's arms.
Wenwan smiled helplessly.
"Erniu is rather shy."
"That's not like you. You're very impetuous, hahaha."
After chatting for a while, the two asked each other about their experiences in the past year.
Only then did Wen Wan know that Dong Xiuping had gone to the countryside after graduation and only came back in the second half of this year to take over Teacher Dong's class to teach mathematics.
No wonder she looks darker and thinner than before.
"What about Teacher Dong?" Wen Wan asked quickly.
Dong Xiuping's smile paused slightly.
"I fell ill last year and now I am in poor health and lying at home."
Wen Wan felt very guilty after hearing this. Teacher Dong was very nice to her, but she never visited him again.
As if she could see what Wen Wan was thinking, Dong Xiuping smiled and said, "Don't think too much. Although my dad is not in good health, he is fine. He is resting at home now and doesn't have to worry about the students."
Yes, being a teacher is not easy.
Even though the college entrance exam has been cancelled and the workload is not heavy, it is still not easy to be a teacher.
Dong Xiuping couldn't help but complain when she said this.
"It's definitely not easy. I was a teacher for half a year before I realized what students are like nowadays. It's so hard to teach! Especially since some students don't want to learn but insist on staying in school. There was a girl in my class who stayed in high school year after year. She should have graduated long ago, but she refused to leave and insisted on paying the tuition to continue. I don't know what she was thinking!"
Wen Wan thought of her sister-in-law and expressed her understanding.
"I'm afraid you don't want to go to work."
For example, people like Liang Hongling just want to get by for a few more days. As long as they can graduate one day later, it is all worth it.
Dong Xiuping sneered, "That's right! I heard that girl is from the countryside. I don't know where she gets the tuition. She teaches year after year without feeling any pity at all!"
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