The flying brigade’s breakfast is very rich, including millet, soy milk, fried dough sticks, buns, etc.
Jiang Shiyue was exhausted from the long journey and had to work late into the night, so he had a particularly good appetite. He ate two fried dough sticks and drank a bowl of millet porridge by himself.
He put down his bowl and saw Chen Shanhe with a playful smile on his face, so he raised his foot and kicked his calf on the table.
Chen Shanhe was not annoyed. He retracted his foot and the corners of his lips curved even more.
"What are you laughing at?" Jiang Shiyue glared at him angrily.
But Jiang Shiyue's anger was reflected in Chen Shanhe's eyes, and he only felt shy. He admitted his mistake in a good-tempered manner, "I was wrong!"
"Hmph!" Jiang Shiyue picked up the fried dough stick, dipped it in the bowl of soy milk and put it into his mouth. The crispy fried dough stick wrapped in the fragrant soy milk made his stomach, which had suffered a lot in the past two days, stop protesting instantly.
Chen Shanhe, who originally had no appetite, felt a little better after seeing Jiang Shiyue eating so deliciously. He took a bite of the fried dough stick, imitating Jiang Shiyue's behavior, and said, "Let's go shopping in Yincheng after dinner?"
Jiang Shiyue nodded. "Yes, I have to go. I might have to treat Director Xu from the department store to lunch at noon."
Chen Shanhe raised his eyebrows slightly, his tone unable to tell whether he was happy or angry, "You're having dinner with other men right after you came back?"
Jiang Shiyue smiled: "We shouldn't eat soy milk and fried dough sticks this morning, we should eat dumplings."
"Um?"
“Such a strong vinegar flavor goes really well with dumplings.”
Chen Shanhe: “…”
"Didn't you hear me having dinner with Sister Meihui last night? The two sisters-in-law must have set up a stall near the department store and it must have bothered Director Xu. Or maybe Director Xu took a liking to the clothes in their hands and had someone report them to the relevant departments. Sister Meihui and Wang Yingying looked honest people. After being taken to the police station and frightened, even if they were released, they probably wouldn't dare to set up a stall again for a short time. This way, Director Xu could buy the clothes from them at a low price, or simply find out their supply channels and buy the goods himself. He didn't expect that the sisters-in-law's supply channel was me. So he gave them face by letting them go and even vacated half of the counter in the department store for them. I have to repay this favor."
Chen Shanhe nodded, "I'm afraid this favor won't be easy to repay. Is one meal enough?"
Jiang Shiyue shook her head. "He definitely doesn't want me to treat him to a meal, but I probably know what he wants..." Jiang Shiyue paused, a look of embarrassment in her eyes. "Let's talk about it when we meet! But you asked me if I wanted to go out and do something? Can you still go shopping with me?"
"It should be possible today."
Jiang Shiyue raised her eyebrows. The precision with which the ancestors created words was prepared for Chen Shanhe and the others.
Ever since Chen Shanhe broke up with Jiang Shiyue on a date, which upset them, he stopped giving exact times when talking to Jiang Shiyue. Whenever he said he was going to do something, he would always add a word like "theoretically," "in principle," or "barring any unforeseen circumstances" to give him some leeway in the event he was late or couldn't keep his promise.
The most annoying thing is that accidents happen so frequently.
Their profession has many restrictions. They may be called back to complete a mission even when they have reached the door.
So even though Chen Shanhe had already taken leave and was ready to go out with Jiang Shiyue, he still said it should be okay.
Fortunately, it really worked in the end.
On the way, Chen Shanhe told Jiang Shiyue that he had to treat them to dinner in the evening.
Jiang Shiyue said that she understood that it was an unofficial rule that family members had to treat the team to a meal when they came.
"How many people are there? Are you inviting them at home?"
Chen Shanhe immediately understood what Jiang Shiyue meant and shook his head, "Don't make it a feast at the repair camp. The food here is pretty good, they're just curious about you and want to meet you. It's probably a few comrades with their families coming to your house for dinner."
Jiang Shiyue: “…”
Jiang Shiyue was not very happy about saving a lot of money, because her cooking skills were actually not very good.
I only know a few quick dishes, which are okay for eating by myself, but not so good for entertaining others.
She turned her head to look at Chen Shanhe in the driver's seat, "Can you cook?"
"A little."
Jiang Shiyue felt relieved. Chen Shanhe was a humble man. If someone said he knew a little, then he must know more than just a little.
***
After arriving in Yincheng, Chen Shanhe first accompanied Jiang Shiyue to the department store to find Director Xu.
I didn’t come empty-handed, I brought some souvenirs I bought from Flower City.
Director Xu was very surprised and said that he would treat Jiang Shiyue to lunch.
Since the two of them had the same idea, Jiang Shiyue did not refuse. Seeing that it was still early before getting off work, she went for a walk nearby with Chen Shanhe.
The two of them went to buy some wine, drinks, vegetables and meat.
Even if no one treats you, you still have to eat.
Jiang Shiyue, with a net worth of six figures, is a well-deserved wealthy woman in this era. It can be said that she has achieved financial freedom in a short period of time.
Buy whatever you want.
Of course, in the planned economy era, even if you had enough money, you would still lack tickets.
As usual, Jiang Shiyue wanted to find a ticket scalper to buy tickets.
After asking around, I found out that Director Xu has been tightening the screws recently. Ticket scalpers dare not hang around near the department store and have all gone to hide in the black market.
She was a little embarrassed. It was no problem for her to go to the black market by herself, but it would be a problem if she took Chen Shanhe with her.
It's like taking a top student to a bar, which is not appropriate.
After hesitating for a while, I decided to buy less and go out next time.
Buying less is based on Jiang Shiyue’s purchasing standards.
In fact, Chen Shanhe has quite a few tickets of various types on him.
He didn't have much money before, and he would sell the cloth coupons he rarely used for money. Now, not only has the allowance increased, but he also has a rich wife, so the allowance has become like pocket money.
So he saved up every ticket he received, thinking of spending it when Jiang Shiyue came back during the winter vacation.
Fine grain coupons, industrial coupons, meat coupons, etc.
Jiang Shiyue looked at the roll of meat coupons and sighed, "This young man has saved up quite a bit of private money!"
Chen Shanhe glanced at Jiang Shiyue and said with resentment, "There's nothing I can do. My wife is too powerful. I can only save some tickets to make her happy."
Jiang Shiyue burst out laughing.
After buying groceries, it was still early for lunch, so Jiang Shiyue asked him, "I'm afraid you didn't come out today just to go shopping with me, did you?"
Chen Shanhe nodded and said, "I want to go see my parents and my master's wife."
Jiang Shiyue: “…”
He raised his hand and pinched Chen Shanhe, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have invited Director Xu to dinner."
Our own people are more important.
"There's still time. I just need to get back before roll call tonight."
Jiang Shiyue still insisted on visiting the old man first.
Go see the Master’s wife first.
Because Chen Dingguo and Wu Xiu'e were in the hospital in the compound, there was still time to go back and see them.
Chen Shanhe had been visiting his teacher's wife's house quite frequently recently. His teacher's wife was used to it and was more interested in Jiang Shiyue. She pulled her aside to chat for a while, asking her how she was doing in Flower City, whether she was tired from studying, and whether she was used to the food.
Jiang Shiyue answered them one by one.
Finally, after a moment's hesitation, the Master's wife spoke up: "Shanhe is not a child anymore, and Yangyang is over three years old. Would you consider having another child?"
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