Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 144: Rumors of Her Seducing an Older Man
Zhang Dongmei?
Did she just see Zhang Dongmei?
But the direction where Zhang Dongmei should be taking the bus isn’t here, right?
Maybe she just saw it wrong.
With that thought, she reined in her thoughts and looked at Liang Guofu: "Thank you, Director Liang."
She felt embarrassed to accept so much meat from him for free.
After all, meat was a luxury these days.
After thinking for a while, she pretended to take out two flashlights from her shoulder bag, which she actually took out from her small storage space, and handed them to Liang Guofu.
"Director Liang, I don’t have anything good to offer. These two flashlights were extras I got for a friend, one for you and one please take to the factory director."
Liang Guofu’s eyes widened at the sight of the flashlights. This was a flashlight, and just one was hard to come by, yet Comrade Su gave away two. It was too generous.
"Comrade Su, I can’t accept this. The meat and ribs are from the factory..."
"Director Liang, with our relationship, let’s not stand on ceremony. Please accept it quickly; it won’t look good if others see."
Liang Guofu felt a bit embarrassed: "Comrade Su, thank you. If you ever need my help with anything, feel free to call my office anytime."
After thinking, he added: "Comrade Su, you just got off work, and probably haven’t eaten yet? I happen to be hungry too, let’s go to the state-owned restaurant nearby and have a meal on me."
"How could I accept that?"
Su Xiaoxiao said, feeling embarrassed, but her body honestly followed Liang Guofu.
Recently, she hadn’t had much pocket money because of buying Mugwort and hadn’t eaten at a state-owned restaurant for a while.
They chatted and laughed as they went to the state-owned restaurant. Liang Guofu, embarrassed to accept the flashlights for free, insistently ordered three dishes and a soup.
Su Xiaoxiao felt a bit guilty; she just thought of having a bowl of beef noodles or something, not expecting Director Liang to be so generous.
Feeling bad, she pulled out two stainless steel cups from her pocket: "Director Liang, I also have two stainless steel cups, one for you and one for the factory director."
Liang Guofu was overwhelmed by the unexpected generosity. He didn’t expect Comrade Su to be so sincere, offering flashlights and stainless steel cups, all scarce commodities you couldn’t buy even with money.
Feeling the strong hospitality, he couldn’t help but think that he must find an opportunity to give Comrade Su something in return next time.
While eating, Liang Guofu noticed the burlap sack by Su Xiaoxiao’s feet and curiously asked: "Comrade Su, what do you have in that sack? It looks quite heavy, can you carry it back yourself?"
"Oh, that? It’s some stuff I’m helping the village ladies and old folks take. They find it inconvenient to come to the city often, so I help them take it back. It’s not too heavy to carry on a bike."
After hearing her, Liang Guofu looked at her with admiration: "Comrade Su, I truly knew I didn’t judge you wrongly. You’re such a selfless and kind person!"
He couldn’t help but express his admiration. Comrade Su was indeed an excellent comrade, tirelessly helping others shop without earning a penny from it, a truly noble deed.
Hearing such praise made Su Xiaoxiao feel a bit guilty, because she not only received a one-to-one rebate for those errands, but also cashed out through mall purchases, which was incredibly rewarding.
"It’s nothing, really. Just something for the neighbors and locals." she added.
After saying this, she saw that Liang Guofu’s eyes were filled with even more appreciation for her. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
His eyes were as determined as when he first joined the party.
Comrade Su’s level of consciousness was so high that he also had to learn from her well in the future.
Liang Guofu, still a bit embarrassed after accepting the stainless steel cup from Su Xiaoxiao, insisted on wrapping up some roasted chicken and sweet-and-sour pork shoulder for her to take home before they left the restaurant.
People always say that when interacting with others, reciprocity is key. In that instant, Su Xiaoxiao felt like she had grasped the essence of this.
Reciprocity is indeed quite satisfying!
After parting with Liang Guofu, Su Xiaoxiao hung things on her bicycle handle and happily rode home.
Just as she reached the entrance of the village, she noticed that everyone around was giving her odd looks.
Su Xiaoxiao scratched her face, wondering if there was something on it.
With that doubt, she entered her house and was startled to see Liu Cuilan standing silently in the yard.
"Mom, why are you just standing around? You scared me!"
Su Xiaoxiao said.
Seeing her come in with so many things, Liu Cuilan’s eyelid twitched: "You just had dinner with a man at the state-owned restaurant?"
"Mom, how did you know? I even packed some delicious food for you guys."
Su Xiaoxiao shook the two lunchboxes in front of Liu Cuilan, "Braised pork and sweet-and-sour ribs, don’t they smell great?"
As soon as the words were out, two figures came running out from inside, hugging her legs from each side: "Third sister, we want to eat braised pork and sweet-and-sour ribs."
Their eyes sparkled at Su Xiaoxiao; their third sister was absolutely amazing; the household meals were getting better.
No more plain wild vegetable soup with hard cornbread all year round.
"Eat, eat, is that all you think about? Get back to your room and do your homework!"
Liu Cuilan grabbed each of them by the ear.
The two little brothers had to let go of Su Xiaoxiao’s legs, their eyes filled with longing...for the braised pork.
When it was just Liu Cuilan and Su Xiaoxiao left in the yard.
Liu Cuilan suddenly darkened her face: "So, these things you got, were they bought by that old man?"
Old man?
Su Xiaoxiao thought about it; Liang Guofu was about the same age as her mom, so indeed he could be considered an old man.
She nodded obediently: "Yes, he bought them for me."
Upon hearing this, Liu Cuilan’s face grew even darker: "Good, Su Xiaoxiao, you’ve learned to rely on an old man? How many times have I told you? Don’t let your ambitions be confined by poverty. How could you mix with an old man just for a meal?"
As she spoke, Liu Cuilan turned around, looking for something handy to use.
Just a while ago, the whole village was gossiping that her third child was ambiguously associated with an old man, but she didn’t believe it. Now she realized there was truth to it.
Her third child, just for a meal, did indeed mix with an old man...
Thinking of this made her angry. She heard that old man could be old enough to be her third child’s father.
Su Xiaoxiao was shocked: "Mom, what are you talking about? What old man?"
"Are you pretending not to know? Fine, today I’ll teach you what morality and integrity mean."
Liu Cuilan said as she rolled up her sleeves and picked up a bamboo stick from the ground.
Su Xiaoxiao’s eyelid twitched: "Mom, don’t hit me yet, let me explain..."
"Explain after I give you a good beating!"
Without waiting for her to finish, Liu Cuilan picked up the bamboo stick and charged at her. Just as the bamboo stick was about to hit her, a person suddenly rushed over and shoved her.
The next moment, the bamboo stick landed on that person’s shoulder with a loud "smack".
