Transmigrated & Triumphant: Defying Destiny's Chosen One-Chapter 625 - 89: Something Seems Off Between the Two of Them_2
Of course, it can’t be denied that Da Dan’s cooking skills are so exceptional that no one who has tasted his food can resist, leading to more and more people finding out about it.
Now, as soon as people see Shi Suifeng with a package, a group of them are eager to trade with him for some food.
However, since Chu River and his group moved to Beijing, Shi Suifeng hasn’t received a single package in the past few months.
Occasionally, he’d go home and bring some back, but it’s just barely enough for himself.
Now, upon hearing that the famously gracious younger sister brought so much food over, all the old acquaintances are excited.
... 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
Outside the door, it sounded like a zombie siege, with endless knocking on the door.
After Shi Suifeng made them wait a bit, he finally opened the door out of great benevolence.
A bunch of big old fellows swarmed in, their eyes fixed on the bundle on the table with anticipation:
"Old Shi, our sister put in so much effort to bring stuff all the way here, what did she bring us?"
"You gotta tell her, tonight we’ve got to treat her to a good meal in the cafeteria!"
Shi Suifeng smiled, "Nothing much, just some clothes since it’s getting cold. Otherwise, with such a large package, she wouldn’t have been able to carry food."
The large package having passed through many hands, its size had become enormous, but after some thought, everyone had to agree that although Captain Shi’s sister is known for her strength, they couldn’t imagine it being exaggerated to that extent!
Thinking it over again—yeah, it makes sense!
It’s too big; how could a little girl carry that?
It’s probably just some clothes.
This thought drained half their enthusiasm.
But the big fellows were people of their word. Over the years, they had managed to get quite a few good items from Shi Suifeng, so they boldly patted their chests and said,
"No worries, there’ll still be meat tonight, we’ll make a trip to the back hill."
"Hold on a minute!"
Someone suddenly shouted, "Old Shi, that’s not right of you."
The leading middle-aged man bent down, picked up a dusty green olive from the ground, inspected it: "We don’t have this thing here."
"Spill it! What goodies did our sister actually bring?"
At this moment, Chu River seemed like an invisible person, her charm not even rivaling that of the empty wrapping paper on the table.
Clearly, everyone wanted to treat her to a meal, but no one was inviting her.
...
She cleared her throat—
"Ahem!"
And then the crowd of men seemed to finally notice her, quickly offering her tins of biscuits, milk powder, and candies with enthusiasm.
"Oh my, this is our sister, huh? Grown into a young lady hahaha."
"Do you have a boyfriend?"
"What do you usually like to do at home?"
This group of big fellows were about the same age as Shi Suifeng, just that they weren’t bachelors anymore. Seeing Chu River in her twenties, it was like looking at their own daughters, no different.
After all, in those days, many people married early!
Just then, Old Zhu, who had just hurriedly finished his training, finally squeezed in with difficulty:
"Oh, you old Shi, did you do it on purpose? Why didn’t you mention it when Sister came over?"
Upon seeing Chu River sitting there, surrounded by everyone trying to get a share of the snacks, Old Zhu couldn’t help his eyelid from twitching—
This crowd, indeed, lacks experience, unaware of how sinister human nature can be, and of the saying "don’t judge a book by its cover."
Who says that if there’s a sister in the family, then the snacks and pastries must be made by her, and not by a teenage nephew?
At this moment, he stood among them, feeling a sense of pride in being "the only sober one among the drunken."
So he, too, cleared his throat:
"Comrade Xiao Chu, since you’re here, did you bring me two tins of that crispy soybeans our big nephew makes?"
Yes, indeed, he had already made connections with Da Dan and Chen Changhai, couldn’t resist placing special orders every week.
Some were sent home to the kids, some were kept at the camp.
And crispy soybeans, being a popular snack to go with drinks, had its price rise along with wages. It was 1.2 Yuan per pound, which could fill a really big tin.
Of course, the tins cost extra.
Crispy soybeans?!
The group, upon hearing this, stared intentIy at Old Zhu.
——Old Zhu, you with those thick eyebrows, how dare you secretly enjoy delicious food by yourself behind our backs!
Chu River then smiled and said, "Brought some, but this time they’re in oiled paper, no tins."
As she said this, she held out two large oiled paper packages, making Old Zhu feel a burst of bragging pride.
Oiled paper is just fine for him, no complaints.
He only requested a tin the first time he bought them, afterward, he only asked for the paper packages since they’re reusable and save money, how great is that.
