In her past life, she never lifted a finger in the kitchen. Huo Jun arrived without even a word, bringing his close friend and boss. There was no food, and she didn't know how to cook. Huo Jun wouldn't let his wives help either. Helpless, Su Wantang had to run to the cafeteria several times to get some food to go.
To save Huo Jun from losing face in front of his comrades, she even begged the canteen chef to use the evening's meat to make a meat dish...
But what was the result?
He was verbally abused by Huo Jun's comrades.
"Is this not cafeteria food? Is this how your sister-in-law treats us? If you don't welcome us, just say so. Why serve us only a meat dish? Who do you think you are?"
"No...no...I don't—"
“It was indeed your sister-in-law’s poor hospitality this time. In a couple of days, I’ll take you to a state-run restaurant for a treat.”
"The platoon leader is truly generous and considerate."
Huo Jun turned his head and gave Su Wantang a cold look: "What are you still standing there for? We men are eating and drinking, what kind of behavior is it for you to stay here? Aren't you going to the kitchen to entertain your wives?"
Once in the kitchen, Su Wantang was subjected to another round of humiliation.
"Tsk tsk tsk, I've never seen guests treated like this before? They won't even let us sit at the table, and they want us to eat in the kitchen? If the food was tough, I wouldn't say anything, but look at this, the meat is gone after just two bites."
"Exactly. If I had known it was the cafeteria, I wouldn't have come. Now I'm being wronged here."
Isn't that how it always is?
Huo Jun told her that women shouldn't sit at the table, but rather set up a small table in the kitchen to entertain the visiting sisters-in-law.
"Tsk, is it always like this? Have you ever seen guests eating in the kitchen? Those are for servants..." As if realizing something, the woman suddenly exclaimed, "Pah!"
"I knew it! So those capitalists' pampered daughters treat us like servants!"
"Oh dear, I dare not eat this meal. What if I'm mistaken for a bad element and it affects my husband..."
Upon hearing this, the women who were still picking and choosing their meat all put down their chopsticks.
"I wouldn't dare eat it either."
"Let's go! Let's get out of here quickly! Don't let the capitalist's daughter drag us down with us!"
They kept talking, one after the other, and their tongues were so sharp that Su Wantang couldn't find a chance to interject and was deliberately pushed aside, falling to the ground.
Because of this commotion, we didn't get to eat well outside.
After Huo Jun saw the guests off, he beat Su Wantang up again, ignoring the injury on her arm. This prevented her from going to Cheng County to buy back the vegetables that the canteen chef had misappropriated.
"Did you know? The capitalist's daughter that Platoon Leader Huo married not only treats his wives like servants, but also takes meat from the government office for free..."
"Hmph, for such a bad element to marry Platoon Leader Huo is an insult to good comrades!"
“These corrupt elements should be sent to the streets for public humiliation.”
The next day, after walking several kilometers and selling her watch to pay for the meat, Su Wantang heard this and went back to explain to Huo Jun. However, he didn't give her a chance. Huo Jun, who had been reprimanded by his boss, grabbed her hair and beat her severely.
......
"Wantang? Wantang?"
"Huh?" Su Wantang snapped out of her daze, suppressed her anger, took a deep breath and said, "What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly."
"For the housewarming party, once you've settled back into your work routine, we'll go straight to a state-run restaurant."
Su Wantang's long silence led Lu Huai'an to mistakenly believe that she couldn't cook, but she was too embarrassed to speak up. So, he took the initiative to make the decision.
"Not eating at home? Won't that have a negative impact?"
Her identity is already sensitive, and then she goes to a restaurant...
“But you…” Lu Huai’an hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.
Seeing Lu Huai'an's reaction, Su Wantang guessed that he had just asked her if she could cook, but seeing that she hadn't said anything, he changed his mind and decided to go to a state-run restaurant.
Su Wantang felt a warmth in her heart: "I can cook."
"Um."
Lu Huai'an didn't question it, but in his heart he was thinking about whether he could ask for leave that day or come back earlier.
"I'm going back to my room to continue packing."
Su Wantang was surprised that Lu Huai'an believed her so readily, and nodded blankly.
But to reassure Lu Huai'an and to prove herself capable, Su Wantang went to the kitchen just before dinner, intending to show off her skills.
Su Wantang has always been a person with aspirations. In her previous life, after she stumbled through learning to cook, she did not just settle for it. Instead, she pondered the recipes and eventually developed excellent culinary skills.
In the end, the two ate the food that Lu Huai'an had packed back from the cafeteria.
Su Wantang bought the pots and pans, but forgot to buy groceries.
Night fell.
After washing up, the two returned to their respective rooms to rest.
The clean and tidy room, the soft bedding—after a long day, Su Wantang quickly drifted off to sleep.
But Liu Cuicui, who was far away in Beijing, did not have such good fortune.
"Is this all the food you have? Enough for whoever needs it? White rice? White flour?"
The brigade leader, Qian Guo, got angry as soon as he saw Liu Cuicui. He rolled his eyes and grabbed several more handfuls of coarse grains from the burlap sack, which was less than half full.
"You don't like it? Then don't take it! Go hungry if you dare!"
“I’m telling you, we’re here to build up the countryside! Not to enjoy a life of luxury! This grain isn’t something the brigade gave you for free! You borrowed it from the brigade! You’ll have to pay it back once you earn work points!”
Upon hearing this, Liu Cuicui pouted angrily and snatched the grain from Qian Guo's hand.
Qian Guo cursed under his breath and turned to look at the other educated youth.
"Captain, we want them! We don't mind if there aren't enough!"
They just saw it; the brigade leader swung the bag of grain four or five times, and half of it was gone.
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