Chapter 14: Beating People

Seeing that the deal was done, the younger brother quickly went into the house to count the money. Uncle De said to her in a polite manner: "Little brother, what is your name, and where are you working?"

"My surname is Jia, and my given name is Ming, which means bright. I work in a transport team in the neighboring provincial capital." Xia Zhizhi said without hesitation.

"Brother Jia, what a nice name. I haven't seen you before. Did you just come here?"

"Yes, I used to go to Liushi."

"It's fate!"

The younger brother in the room had already counted out the money. Uncle De did not count it again himself, but directly put it in his hand and said, "1320, count it, and these few industrial coupons are given to you as a gift."

"Don't blame me, Uncle De." Xia Zhizhi took the money and began to count them. There were 132 in total, not too many or too few. She finished counting them quickly. Big black stones and big reunions were mixed in.

After counting the money, she took out another 7 watches from her pocket and handed them over. Uncle De checked each watch and made sure there was no problem, then let the younger brother keep them.

"Brother Jia is a straightforward person. Come to me next time when you have goods. I will definitely not let you down on the price." Uncle De patted her shoulder and said meaningfully, "Whether it's a watch or something else, I can take it all."

Xia Zhizhi thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want a plastic comb too?"

Uncle De was stunned for a moment. He guessed that this was the first time he received such a thing, but he couldn't ruin his reputation: "Yes, as long as you can get it, brother."

"Okay, we'll talk another day." Xia Zhizhi put the money in her pocket, left quickly, found an empty corner, and changed her appearance.

After coming out, she strolled to the department store. To be honest, there was nothing she particularly wanted in the department store, so she just wanted to understand the market situation and get some cold shoulder from the sales clerks.

I originally thought that the only cosmetics available at this time were face creams, but there are actually quite a few types, including lipsticks, mascaras, face powders, and eyebrow pencils.

Seeing something new, she had money and coupons, so she definitely wouldn't miss it. She bought one of each, spending a total of 9 yuan. It really is easy to make money as a woman.

The lipstick is bright red, moisturizing and colorful, and it smells nice. There's nothing wrong with it except that it's a bit expensive.

After earning money and spending it, she felt different. She strolled home and was a little surprised to see Xia Lanlan at home. After returning to the room, she opened the door and waved to Xia Lanlan: "Come here, I'll show you a treasure."

Xia Lanlan was a little suspicious, but still obediently went into her room.

Xia Zhizhi mysteriously took out eyebrow pencil, powder and lipstick from her bag and placed them on the table: "Look what this is?"

"Wow, is this for me?!" Xia Lanlan was delighted. She touched this and looked at that. She was a woman who often visited department stores. Although she couldn't afford to buy anything, it didn't stop her from looking. She knew what goods were.

"You're dreaming!" Xia Zhizhi pushed all the things in front of her: "Do you know how much these things cost me?"

Xia Lanlan tried to grab it, but Xia Zhizhi slapped her hand away: "Do you think you deserve these good things? This is the dowry my mother prepared for me. It's only suitable for someone like me who is going to marry into a cadre family!"

"That's no big deal. I will marry into an official family in the future!" Xia Lanlan retorted unconvinced.

Xia Zhizhi put away her things, crossed her arms, looked at her and sneered, then picked up the mirror on the table and thrust it in front of her face: "Look at your face, your face is so big that it can fit on a copper gong. Look at your nose, if you stick two green onions in it, it can be as big as an elephant. Look at your big mouth, you can eat a child in one bite, right?"

Xia Lanlan was a 15-year-old girl. In the past, she was the only one who could beat and scold Xia Zhizhi. Xia Zhizhi didn't even dare to glare at her. In the house, she was the one who took over the leftovers and the torn clothes. In the past two days, because of Xia Zhizhi's marriage, Li Dongmei had repeatedly reminded her to be more tolerant of her.

Xia Zhizhi had been eating and drinking well and buying new clothes these days, and she had been unhappy for a long time. Today, she was attacked personally by her for no reason.

What job, what marrying an official's family, what being the director's sister-in-law, none of these could suppress her anger!

His face was red from neck to ears, his eyes were red, his fists were clenched, and he rushed towards her with bloodshot eyes: "I will tear your mouth apart!"

Xia Zhizhi grabbed her hair, rubbed her face on the table, and put a mirror in front of her face so that she could look at herself grinning. Xia Lanlan was like a little turtle being held in its shell. She stretched out her four claws and struggled hard, but she couldn't get free.

Xia Zhizhi patted her face and said, "Do you think I'm wrong? Only someone like me can become a cadre's family member. Look at yourself in the mirror. If you were the cadre's mother, would you be happy for his son to marry a daughter-in-law like this?"

"Look at your brain. You have forgotten all those words your teacher taught you. I think you are suitable to go to the countryside to farm. Then find a country man. The two of you can work in the fields from sunrise to sunset. After work, you can go home to cook, wash dishes, do laundry, and take care of the children. You can be busy until midnight and go to bed. Then you can continue the work the next morning."

"You're talking nonsense!" Xia Lanlan panted, "I, I will work in the factory. I'm the director's sister-in-law. I'll find a partner who can do work. I won't go to the village to farm!"

"Into the factory?" Xia Zhizhi sneered, "How? Did you get in by yourself? Or did your parents get you in? It's been three years since my eldest brother graduated. If my parents had that ability, would they have let him hang around like this?"

"You're the director's sister-in-law. That's hilarious." Xia Zhizhi pulled his hair back and said, "I recognize you. You're the director's sister-in-law. I don't recognize you. Who are you? You want to marry a job? Go squat at the door of the factory office. There are only jobbers inside. If you're willing to marry, ask them who's willing to marry you?"

"You have no looks, no education, and no brains." Xia Zhizhi said angrily, "If I were you, I would hug my sister's thighs tightly, and you would enjoy it if some of my semen came out from the gaps between my fingers."

Xia Zhizhi released the hand that was pulling her hair. Xia Lanlan wanted to fight back, but Xia Zhizhi gave her a loud slap. Xia Lanlan was still not giving up, so she gave her another slap: "Do you understand?"

Xia Lanlan covered her face and looked at her with tears in her eyes: "Ming, I understand."

"You don't have to think about complaining to mom. Whether mom believes it or not is one thing. Even if mom believes it, do you think he will avenge you?" Xia Zhizhi blew on her nails.

"She would only advise you to bear with it, because I'm going to marry Director Lu soon. With me, my family can arrange a job for my eldest brother, and our parents' salaries may increase. Do you think in my mother's heart, is my eldest brother's job more important or you more important?"

Xia Lanlan looked incredulous, but couldn't refute it.