bookrebus Chapter 185 Single
Chapter 185 Single
Several married women laughed and said, "We know, this young lady often goes over to chat with you, we've become quite familiar with each other."
"Girl, if Simin isn't here next time you go, just call me. My surname is Jiang, and my name is Jiang Qin."
“You can come to me too. I sometimes have some leftover pastries or something, no tickets required,” Li Jian said with a smile.
"I work at the liquor counter. Moutai, Xifeng liquor, and that kind of wine... hehe, you need a receipt for all of them."
"But if you let me know in advance, I can save you a few more bottles." Shen Yu winked at her.
Qiao Manman greeted everyone with a smile: "Then thank you, Sister Jiang Qin, Sister Li Jian, and Sister Shen Yu."
Wu Chunying rolled her eyes at Qiao Manman and said sarcastically, "Do you think the supply and marketing cooperative is your home? You want to take all the good stuff home."
Qiao Manman grasped Liang Simin's outstretched hand and asked with a gentle smile, "Sister, you really can't distinguish between social interaction and taking advantage of others. What, did I take away your share?"
That shouldn't be the case. I've been in the city for so long, and I've never bought any defective goods from the supply and marketing cooperative. Whenever I shop, I always bring enough money and coupons.
Could it be that you treat your workplace like your home and don't want us ordinary working people to go there to buy things?
"You, the working class?"
Qiao Manman nodded: "Yes, I'm from the countryside. I was lucky enough to find a job in the city."
Before Wu Chunying could say anything more, Zhang's relatives came over with a tray of food.
There are stewed potatoes with meat, scrambled eggs with scallions, pork and vermicelli, winter melon and bone soup, Mapo tofu, hot and sour cabbage, fried peanuts, and steamed sweet potatoes.
Although there was only one main dish, it actually consisted of four meat dishes and four vegetable dishes. That's quite a high-class meal.
When the food was served, no one spoke. Everyone waved their chopsticks wildly, grabbing the food in the early winter sun.
Qiao Manman moved quickly, picked up a few pieces of meat and potatoes, ate them in no time, and then scooped up some cabbage, tofu and peanuts.
Finally, I drank a bowl of winter melon soup and then put down my chopsticks.
Seeing everyone rummaging through the dishes with chopsticks that were wet with saliva, Liang Simin lost her appetite.
They exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat helpless.
"It's okay, Sister Simin. I have some food. We can eat whatever we want when we get back."
"it is good!"
The lively wedding ended, and everyone left exchanging auspicious words.
Qiao Manman was walking home with Liang Simin by her arm. Before they arrived, they ran into the Qiao brothers, Qiao Haoyang and Qiao Chengping.
"Brother Haoyang, Brother Chengping, what brings you two into the city?"
"Little sister! I didn't expect to run into you. We were talking on the way here, but I didn't ask where your third uncle lives. Here, I brought you some walnuts."
Qiao Manman smiled and accepted it, asking, "Have you eaten yet? Would you like to come over for a bit?"
The two scratched their heads: "Is it convenient?"
"It's convenient, what's inconvenient about it!"
The fire was lit last night and left burning, so the house is warm. We also kept a portion of everything we use for daily life. There's absolutely no chance of anything going wrong.
"Alright, thank you for your help. I'll carry the things!" Qiao Haoyang took the basket: "And this is...?"
“My friend, Comrade Liang Simin, is a formal employee of the supply and marketing cooperative and is single.”
Qiao Manman then introduced Liang Simin: "Sister Simin, these two are my distant relatives, Qiao Haoyang and Qiao Chengping. They are brothers who were sent to the countryside in Qingshan Brigade and are also single."
Liang Simin smiled awkwardly at the two men and asked in a low voice, "When did your two older brothers go to the countryside? They look quite old!"
"Haha, Sister Simin has such keen insight."
My two older brothers originally had jobs, but then someone started picking a fight, saying that no one in their family went to the countryside and lacked a sense of social responsibility. My two older brothers had no choice but to quit their jobs and come here.
"Oh, I see." Liang Simin was quick-witted and immediately guessed the couple's family situation. However, since they could go to the countryside, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Qiao Manman, wanting to play matchmaker for the group, said, "They were both excellent students and graduated from high school. If the college entrance examination hadn't been suspended, they would definitely be college students."
My second uncle and aunt are quite capable. They used to be leaders in the Agriculture Bureau and the Women's Federation, but they were both transferred to the Northeast. Now they're just low-level employees?
It doesn't matter; whether you're a high-ranking official or a low-ranking one, you're contributing to the country. We've saved some money, so we don't have to worry about our children getting married.
Liang Simin nodded, her eyes brightening as she looked at the two brothers: "By the way, your two older brothers are quite handsome!"
"Of course, lots of people have introduced them to potential partners. If my two older brothers weren't so proud, they wouldn't still be single."
Qiao Manman's voice wasn't low, and Qiao Haoyang and Qiao Chengping, following behind, had their ears turning red. They wished they could rush forward and cover their cousin's mouth.
Before long, the four arrived at their destination.
Qiao Manman took the walnuts into the kitchen and called the two brothers to go to the backyard to fetch water and firewood.
Feeling embarrassed to eat for free, Liang Simin followed along.
Qiao Manman took the opportunity to put some food in the cupboard, and then went into the room, looked around, and after making sure there was nothing out of the ordinary, put some snacks in the kangqin.
Qiao Haoyang and Qiao Chengping were quite efficient at their work; they took the firewood and water to the kitchen without letting Liang Simin lift a finger.
He added some firewood to the stove and asked Qiao Manman, "Little sister, what are we eating?"
Qiao Manman took out a piece of cured pork: "Let's stir-fry some cured pork and heat up some steamed buns. Here are potatoes, cabbage, and eggs, you two can help yourselves."
"Alright, you and Comrade Liang can go inside and talk. We'll bring it in once it's ready."
Qiao Manman pulled Liang Simin along to leave, but Liang Simin hesitated: "Can the two of them really make it work?"
"Haha, who knows!" Qiao Manman thought to herself, since he dared to agree, he should be able to eat it. She couldn't possibly force herself to do it.
What Qiao Manman didn't know was that the two brothers were really just putting on a brave face. Before, their mother and aunt cooked for them at home, but now that they were in the countryside, they were sharing meals with female educated youth.
Although the food was just so-so, it was easy for the two of them. Having never cooked in all his years, Qiao Chengping asked worriedly, "Brother, can we cook this properly?"
"It should be possible. I've watched Zhang Zhiqing and the others cook, and it doesn't seem that difficult."
He picked up a knife to cut the meat, but found that he couldn't control the pressure at all, resulting in slices that were sometimes thin and sometimes thick.
Just then, Liang Simin came out, still worried, and saw this scene. She shook her head helplessly and said, "I'll do it!"
"I'm sorry, Comrade Liang, my brother and I are indeed not good at housework. But we can help out."
While washing the cabbage and potatoes, he even peeled the potatoes.
Qiao Manman leaned against the doorway, cracking sunflower seeds, and watched the three of them scrambling around with a smile.
Half an hour later, Liang Simin brought the food into the room, and Qiao Manman made her a cup of malted milk powder: "You've worked hard, sit down and rest."
The rising steam perfectly concealed Liang Simin's shyness. She took a sip; it was sweet and delicious.
"Quickly, quick, let's eat!" Qiao Manman wiped her hands and broke off half a steamed bun: "Finally, I can taste Sister Simin's cooking."