Some people have a nose more sensitive than a dog's; they'll rush at the slightest sign of trouble.
Lin Aiguo even changed his name to avoid trouble. The gift for the child is important, but it's not worth Xia Wenhua taking the risk.
If a transaction is made here and the item is received, she can deny it even if she is reported later.
If the sales clerk is let out, what if she's someone trying to report someone for bribery? Wouldn't she be in trouble?
Neither of them wanted to give up, and for a moment they were deadlocked.
Suddenly, crisp footsteps sounded on the stairs, indicating that someone was coming up.
Xia Wenhua and the sales clerk exchanged a glance, then silently looked away. Xia Wenhua then walked to the side.
The moment the person on the stairs took a step, the salesperson exclaimed in surprise and rushed over.
"Rongrong, what brings you here? I remember you have a radio ticket, can you lend it to me first? I'll pay you back in a couple of days!"
Xia Wenhua listened to the salesperson's deliberately lowered voice and felt a little curious, but she didn't turn around to look.
Transactions are something that can be understood but not explained in this era. She was wary of being reported by the salesperson, and similarly, if someone came up with a solution, they certainly wouldn't want her to know too much.
The two people behind her were talking intermittently. Xia Wenhua stared at the window of the supply and marketing cooperative as if she wanted to see something amazing through it.
After the two talked for a long time, she finally heard a crisp sound.
"Liu Lian, you can get radio tickets anyway, so what's one or two more days? Don't insist on taking this one from me."
I promised my uncle I'd come and buy him a radio. If I give you the ticket but don't buy it back, I wonder what my aunt will think.
Liu Lian couldn't tell anyone about the deal; all she could say was that she needed radio tickets.
Moreover, she can return it in a couple of days, so it's obviously not particularly scarce, and the other person doesn't seem willing to give it.
Xia Wenhua was anxious, but there was nothing she could do.
She's tried everything she could think of. If there really isn't one, she might as well look at other options and not make things difficult for others.
While trying to comfort herself, she simply started walking around on the third floor.
She noticed the radio right away; she hadn't looked at the other things carefully yet.
What if you take a closer look and find something even more suitable than a radio?
Her movement drew the attention of the people in the conversation, and then Xia Wenhua heard a hesitant address.
"Comrade Xia Wenhua?"
The person speaking didn't seem to know her well, but Xia Wenhua felt the voice sounded familiar for no reason. She turned around and saw a "colleague".
Tian Rong abandoned the composure she had put on in the factory committee office and immediately walked over after Xia Wenhua turned around and realized it was really her.
"Comrade Xia Wenhua, it really is you! What a coincidence that we met here!"
Her round face was full of smiles, and the curiosity in her eyes was impossible to hide. Clearly, she was a child who had been spoiled by her family and was not cunning.
Tian Rong is sometimes quite similar to Yin Ning, except that she is more naive than Yin Ning.
At that time in the factory committee office, two comrades surnamed Tian helped her. Xia Wenhua was not ungrateful and immediately greeted Tian Rong.
"Comrade Tian Rong, hello. It's quite a coincidence; I didn't expect to run into you here."
"Wow, you're amazing!" Tian Rong exclaimed as if she had discovered a new continent after hearing Xia Wenhua's words. "You actually know my name, that's incredible!"
Her voice was full of joy, which reminded Xia Wenhua of the day she asked Tian Zhijun at the factory committee what to do if someone came, and she couldn't help but laugh.
Tian Rong seemed to realize she had exaggerated, exchanged a glance with Xia Wenhua, and couldn't help but laugh.
The two became closer with that laugh, and Tian Rong casually asked, "Comrade Xia, are you buying something here?"
Xia Wenhua had overheard her conversation with Liu Lian and didn't want to make things difficult for the naive young girl. Xia Wenhua wanted to gloss over the matter.
"What a coincidence! This is the same comrade who wanted to buy a radio but didn't have a ticket. I was trying to help her out, and it turns out you two know each other!"
Liu Lian immediately stepped forward, her tone exaggerated, and she winked at Tian Rong.
"I've gone to great lengths to help your colleague. Since you're so close to her, you can't be stingy with a ticket, can you? Lend this ticket to your colleague first, and I'll return it to you later!"
The moment she opened her mouth, Xia Wenhua couldn't help but frown.
The relationship between Liu Lian and me was never really a transaction.
If Liu Lian can manage it, it would be best if she could buy a radio, but if Liu Lian can't, she doesn't intend to fight to the death.
She offered a high price from the start to avoid owing favors, since the two weren't even acquainted to begin with.
Tian Rong's appearance was an accident. If she were just someone Liu Lian knew, Liu Lian could have negotiated with her, and she would naturally have given Liu Lian the money she was owed.
But it's obvious now that Tian Rong is unwilling to give up her ticket. She said she urgently needs it, but Liu Lian didn't make that clear. He's using his own excuse to get Tian Rong to give up her ticket.
That's a really clever move, directly using moral blackmail on both of them.
"No need, I'll look at something else, I don't need the radio."
She paid a price far above the market value, and in the end, she also had to use her personal connections to make things better. How come Liu Lian got to do all the good things?
After Xia Wenhua finished speaking, she smiled at Tian Rong and turned to wander off to other places.
Tian Rong turned around and looked at Liu Lian seriously: "Comrade Liu Lian, I said I have a use for the radio tickets, and I don't want to give them away. You don't need to sow discord between me and others."
Her face turned cold, and she slapped the tickets and the counted money onto the counter.
"I need this radio that's on the shelf, could you please get it for me?"
"Tch, what kind of person is she, so enthusiastic? Does she really think you two are close?" Liu Lian muttered under her breath, not daring to really provoke Tian Rong, and handed the radio to her.
After getting the radio, Tian Rong ignored Liu Lian and turned to go downstairs.
Xia Wenhua was still wandering around on the second floor when Tian Rong pulled her out of the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Comrade Xia Wenhua, do you need this? Here you go!"
With her round face puffed out and her expression serious, Xia Wenhua was completely bewildered.
"Comrade Tian Rong, what's going on?"
This is a radio; many city families can't even afford to buy one for their weddings. Tian Rong wouldn't really be giving it to her, would she?
Xia Wenhua pondered in her mind that the last time she met Tian Rong was at the factory committee, and she really hadn't met her before, right?
Tian Rong was completely baffled by Xia Wenhua's dilemma and was even a little confused herself.
"Don't you need a radio?"
I wasn't in such a hurry to need it. I was just here to take a look today. I only said I couldn't give it to Liu Lian because I really hate her being such a tattletale.
"If you need it, just use it. I'm not in a hurry."
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