My Beloved Super Fierce Wife

Chapter 63: State-owned Restaurant 63

Chapter 63: State-owned Restaurant 63

Flour and refined rice on the black market could fetch up to thirty-five or forty cents, and still there was none available.

He must have been incredibly lucky today.

This flour is as white as snow, and the rice also looks good.

We’ve struck it rich! We’ve struck it rich!

Both adults in their family work; it’s not money they lack, but food and nice things.

The man looked towards the woman, seeking his wife’s opinion.

“Yes, of course we’ll take it! Head of the household, go and get the money quickly!” the woman said decisively without hesitation.

She was visibly delighted looking at the contents of the basket.

Fearing to upset Lin Tang, they didn’t even dare to haggle over the price.

“Thank you, young comrade. If you have anything in the future, could you please consider my family first? We will definitely not let you suffer a loss…”

Lin Tang did not commit to anything and replied, “We’ll see.”

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Right now, she was only selling things because she was short of money and food stamps.

Whether she would continue to sell in the future was still uncertain.

Moreover, the black market would be more strictly controlled in the days to come.

Being caught would be no laughing matter.

The woman discerned Lin Tang’s thoughts and felt rather disappointed, but she knew she couldn’t force the issue.

“Alright, you know where we live now. If you have anything, please consider us first.”

Lin Tang nodded.

It was still the same response: “We’ll see.”

The man came out with the money and food stamps, leading a thin little boy by the hand.

Lin Tang glanced at the small boy and quickly averted her eyes.

“Twenty pounds each of white flour and refined rice, forty pounds of coarse grains, and two pounds of oil, totaling seventeen yuan and eighty cents.”

The man calculated the cost, handed her seventeen yuan and eighty cents, and then pulled out a wad of food stamps.

“Young comrade, I don’t want you to lose out, so I’m giving you some extra food stamps.

Here are kerosene stamps, pastry stamps, fabric stamps—although there aren’t many grain stamps, please understand, but I’ve compensated with some fabric stamps.

If you come again, could you come directly to me? I’ll make sure you won’t suffer a loss!”

With that, he looked at Lin Tang with eager eyes.

His thoughts matched his wife’s exactly.

The Great Famine had just passed, and there was a severe shortage of everything.

Who would turn down another channel to buy goods?

Lin Tang looked at the thick wad of money and stamps in her hand and thought this couple was quite sincere.

“Okay, if there’s more in the future, I’ll come to you.”

She didn’t rule it completely out; who knows, she might need them later!

If the black market wasn’t an option, cultivating stable customers like these was indeed possible.

“My name is Xun Yaowu, this is my wife Yang Wanqin, and this is my son Xun Guorui. If you come again, just say you are my cousin,” he said.

“Alright,” Lin Tang agreed.

Xun Yaowu and Yang Wanqin didn’t mind that she didn’t introduce herself.

Being a young girl and alone, it was normal for her to have some concerns.

They would get to know each other better after a few more transactions.

Lin Tang didn’t linger any longer, took the money and stamps, and then left the Xuns’ home.

As soon as she left, the little boy Xun Guorui looked towards Yang Wanqin, “Mom, can we have noodle soup today?”

“Yes, of course, we can! We’ll save this white flour for Ruirui to enjoy slowly,” Xun Yaowu said with a hearty laugh.

The worries of the past few days were gone.

With these supplies, their son would have enough to eat for quite some time.

Xun Guorui was so eager that he slurped his saliva.

“Dad and Mom should eat too!”

Xun Yaowu was very pleased to hear this and said to Yang Wanqin, “Wanqin, let’s boil another egg for Ruirui!”

The woman teased, “As if you needed to tell me!”

Then she went to the kitchen.

After leaving the Xuns’ home, Lin Tang made her way to the Textile Factory.

The country folk quite universally possessed a fine talent for telling time by observing the sky.

Those who were slightly more skilled could estimate the time almost precisely with just a glance at the sky.

After visiting the black market and the Xun family, Lin Tang realized it was almost the time she had agreed to meet with her older brother Qingmu.

She arrived at the factory gate to find Lin Qingmu had just arrived as well.

“Tangtang, you’re here,” he said.

Lin Tang thought she had come early, surprised to find that her eldest brother had come earlier.

“Eldest brother, let’s go for a meal first!” she suggested.

Lin Qingmu looked confused, “Meal? Where are we going to eat?”

He was holding a bun.

“To a restaurant, where else?” Lin Tang responded.

“…I don’t think so! We don’t even have meal coupons…” Lin Qingmu said, shaking his head in refusal.

Lin Tang pulled her brother along towards the state-run restaurant.

“I have them! We can’t just not eat. The exam results won’t be out until the afternoon.

It’s nearly an hour’s walk back, we’ll be starved flat if we don’t eat.”

Besides, she was making money now.

Although it wasn’t much, she had enough for a meal.

Lin Qingmu thought that their mother had given her sister some money and relaxed, saying, “You eat, I brought bun…”

Who can afford to eat at the restaurants in the county!

Lin Tang did not listen, pulling her brother into the state-run restaurant.

There were ten wooden tables in the restaurant, all occupied.

Directly opposite the entrance was a wooden, one-and-a-half-meter-long cashier’s desk.

The cashier’s desk looked somewhat like a fixed stall on wheels.

Hanging above were wooden signs with the names of dishes written on them.

To the left of the cashier’s desk was the kitchen area.

There were several small openings for the chefs to pass dishes through.

On the wall next to the window hung a small board that read, “Today’s special: Pork Dumplings 15 cents a serving (20 pieces).”

“Eldest brother, find us a spot. I’ll order. What would you like to eat?” Lin Tang asked.

Lin Qingmu just felt uneasy all over.

Everyone around him was dressed in clean work clothes, whereas he was covered in patches, so embarrassed he hardly dared to raise his head.

Hearing Tangtang’s words, Lin Qingmu forced down the waves of emotions in his heart and said, “Just a random dish will do, get something good for yourself…”

Lin Tang glanced at him, knowing exactly what her brother was thinking.

In her previous world, when she left the small-town orphanage through her studies and went to a big city for the first time, she felt the same way.

Anxious, scared, and a hint of shame she couldn’t hide, feeling out of place everywhere.

This is an experience everyone goes through when stepping out of their comfort zone.

The complex emotions of the moment were her brother’s personal life lessons, she couldn’t interfere.

In life, one is always ‘experiencing.’

Some experiences, no one else can take your place.

But, these too shall pass.

She believed in her eldest brother.

Lin Tang sighed inwardly and went to the cashier to order.

She was dressed in new clothes today, exuding confidence and elegance.

Even the usually arrogant service staff had an acceptable attitude.

Lin Tang ordered a serving of Pork Dumplings for her brother, Stir-fry Lamb with Onions, and a Noodle Soup for herself.

Pork Dumplings 15 cents, Stir-fry Lamb with Onions 20 cents, Noodle Soup 15 cents.

“Comrade, do you have any meat buns?” Lin Tang asked politely.

The service staff were indeed too proud to pay much attention, but they would still answer questions.

“Yes, six cents each.”

“I’ll also take 8 buns, please pack them up for me, thanks!” Lin Tang said with a smile.

“That’ll be 98 cents…”

Lin Tang handed the money to the service staff, then returned to her seat.

“Eldest brother, how do you feel? A bit uncomfortable?” she inquired.

Seeing his sister, Lin Qingmu’s expression softened somewhat.

Upon hearing her question, a wry smile appeared on his face.

“…Yes, a little uncomfortable.”

A digger like him, what right did he have to be in such a place?!