Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 344: Gained a Big Sister

Wang Shengli buried his head in the duck neck, not even looking up: "Brother, here’s the duck neck Comrade Su gave us. You should try it too."

Chen Tieshan, upon hearing it was duck neck, wore a look of disdain: "It’s all bones, what’s there to eat? Comrade Su, if you like it, I’ll get you a roast duck."

Just now he ordered chicken stewed with mushrooms, leaving out the roast duck.

Su Xiaoxiao silently stuffed a duck neck in his hand: "Brother Chen, you should try it too."

Chen Tieshan originally wanted to refuse, but seeing everyone in the room gnawing, he couldn’t resist.

He swallowed uncontrollably, thinking bones are bones, but given Comrade Su’s goodwill, he might as well grudgingly try it.

After thanking her, he unwrapped the packaging and took a bite, immediately captivated by the spicy and aromatic flavor.

Unexpectedly, the duck neck he disliked was so delicious.

The outside meat seemed roasted, getting more fragrant the more he chewed, and the bones didn’t hurt his teeth; a bite and everything crumbled, you could even chew through the bone.

It was simply too tasty. How could he have despised something so good just now?

Everyone ate in silence, even the always composed and poised Chen Meilan was gnawing on duck neck without care for her image.

Everyone was munching enthusiastically.

Wang Shengli, chewing, muttered: "Geez, why haven’t the steamed buns arrived? A nice white steamed bun with this duck neck would taste heavenly."

This duck neck went incredibly well with rice.

Just then, the door swung open, and Zhang Xiaohong entered with two dishes. Seeing her, Chen Tieshan quickly dropped the duck neck and eagerly attempted to help with the plates.

Zhang Xiaohong glanced at his greasy hands, full of disdain: "Don’t move, I’ll do it myself."

She put the dishes on the table and turned to leave.

Chen Tieshan hurriedly called out: "Honghong, do you eat duck neck? I’ve never tasted such delicious duck neck and saved half for you to try."

Zhang Xiaohong looked at the greasy duck neck in Chen Tieshan’s hand with disdain: "Your hands are filthy, keep away."

Su Xiaoxiao, thinking she had ungratefully accepted the shortbread, felt the need to reciprocate and immediately grabbed a few duck necks and walked over.

"Mr. Zhang, I’m really sorry, I had low blood sugar this morning, and Brother Chen gave me the shortbread. I have some duck necks I brought back from a business trip, if you don’t mind, please take them home to try."

Afraid Zhang Xiaohong couldn’t handle spicy food, she gave her the sweet and sour flavored ones.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaohong gave Chen Tieshan a sideways glance, realizing he had lied, saying the shortbread accidentally fell.

If he had told her the truth earlier, she wouldn’t have been so petty.

Facing her gaze, Chen Tieshan discreetly wiped cold sweat from his forehead.

He was afraid Zhang Xiaohong would be jealous, so he dared not speak the truth.

Zhang Xiaohong snorted coldly, her eyes landing on the duck necks in Su Xiaoxiao’s hand. Truth be told, as a restaurant worker, she’d seen all kinds of good food.

She had eaten duck necks before, which were not particularly appetizing.

She instinctively wanted to refuse, but smelling the enticing aroma filling the room, she couldn’t resist and swallowed, reaching out to take them.

"Then thank you."

Her voice was gentle when expressing thanks, a complete contrast to her tone with Chen Tieshan.

Su Xiaoxiao quickly waved it off: "I should be the one saying thank you. If Brother Chen’s shortbread hadn’t come to the rescue, who knows if I’d have fainted by now. Growing up with poor household conditions, I’ve had this irksome problem of often not knowing where my next meal was coming from."

Seeing her pitiful background, Zhang Xiaohong looked at her with sympathy, realizing why this young girl was so sickly thin, as if malnourished.

Turns out it was due to poor family conditions.

The anger in her heart subsided greatly.

Su Xiaoxiao seized the chance, like performing a magic trick, pulling out a pink hair comb from her pocket.

"Sister Zhang, can I boldly call you that? After all, you seem about the same age as me. If you don’t mind, I’d like to give you this hair comb. The color suits you well; it’ll surely look good on you."

No woman dislikes compliments, and after such praise, the last bit of anger in Zhang Xiaohong’s heart dissipated too.

"Nonsense, I’m already twenty-two this year, but you look only eighteen or nineteen. I’ll cheekily accept being called sister, but as your elder sister, I can’t take your gift."

Zhang Xiaohong’s lips curved into a joyful smile, leaving Chen Tieshan astonished.

This young girl was truly amazing, with just a few sentences, she managed to cheer up his cold-faced wife.

He quietly noted in his heart the words Su Xiaoxiao spoke, should he ever upset his wife again, he’d use this to coax her.

Key points, better remember these well.

"Sister, my skin isn’t as fair as yours. This color looks better on you than on me, keeping it would be a waste. As long as you don’t mind, that’s all."

Su Xiaoxiao said as she directly stuffed the hair comb into Zhang Xiaohong’s hand.

Getting complimented out of the blue, Zhang Xiaohong’s face reddened, becoming more embarrassed: "Where, where, you’re pretty fair too."

The two exchanged compliments, leaving Chen Tieshan stunned.

Just then, Zhang Xiaohong noticed Chen Tieshan standing like a post nearby, glaring at him.

"Why are you dawdling around? Don’t you see my sister is here? Quickly get her a welcome gift."

A welcome gift? Chen Tieshan was a bit confused; how did it happen that Comrade Su suddenly became his sister?

Zhang Xiaohong looked at him disdainfully, seeing he hadn’t reacted, she reached out and rummaged through his pocket, soon pulling out a glittering pocket watch.

Without saying a word, she shoved the pocket watch into Su Xiaoxiao’s hand: "Sis, I don’t have many good things to give, take this as my welcoming gift to you, don’t mind it."

Only then did Chen Tieshan react: "Honghong, that’s the gold pocket watch I promised a customer, I was about to deliver it."

Chen Tieshan was a bit anxious, he’d pulled strings to get this watch from Shanghai, and there was only one.

Zhang Xiaohong rolled her eyes at him: "Look at your stingy behavior, what’s the big deal over a broken pocket watch? If one’s lost, can’t you just find another? I feel connected with my sister, what’s wrong in giving her a welcome gift?"

Su Xiaoxiao was shocked, during this era, a pocket watch was quite valuable.

Zhang Xiaohong just gave it away, she only exchanged a few duck necks and a hair comb and ended up with a gold-plated pocket watch.

This sister was definitely worth befriending.

But this item was too precious for her to accept, especially since Chen Tieshan had another use for it.

She quickly waved her hands: "Sister, I can’t accept this, it’s too valuable."

Chen Tieshan also quickly echoed: "Yes, yes, yes, Honghong, let me find another gift for our sister later, this item isn’t suitable for a young girl like her."

Zhang Xiaohong glanced at the pocket watch, then disdainfully tossed it back to Chen Tieshan: "Look at your stingy nature."

"Sis, whenever you come here to eat, just mention my name, I’ll give you a twenty percent discount."

Just as Zhang Xiaohong finished speaking, someone called for her from outside, she hurriedly bid farewell to Su Xiaoxiao and the others before quickly stepping out the door.