radicalducati Chapter 166 Taking her out to eat
Chapter 166 Taking her out to eat
Qin Yunzhou nodded slightly. "Yes, barring any unforeseen circumstances, that state-run restaurant nearby should have meat and vegetables available. Although you only have time off tomorrow, it's not certain that they'll have them then."
"So I plan to take you there in advance and have a good meal to nourish you."
His abilities are not yet sufficient to ensure that his family can eat meat regularly. Providing them with a meat meal once a month is the maximum he can currently manage.
He has a wife and children to support, so he can't possibly ignore the life or death of Xu Sui and the child in her womb.
Therefore, after receiving monthly allowances, subsidies, benefits, and various vouchers, the first priority is to ensure the nutrition of my wife and children, and only then can I improve the family's living conditions.
Having received an answer that was roughly what she had in mind, Xu Sui looked up at Qin Yunzhou with a different kind of emotion in her eyes.
Since the two got together, these days...
She could actually sense some changes in their relationship, especially since Qin Yunzhou seemed to have gradually lost his initial politeness and distance towards her, and instead became more gentle and considerate.
The two of them are now sharing the same blanket at night, and I don't know if it's because of the cold weather or something else.
As the two slept, the distance between them grew closer and closer, and the temperature inside the blankets became warmer and warmer.
Sometimes, she would wake up in the middle of the night and find herself lying in Qin Yunzhou's arms. He would carefully hold her waist with his hands, and they would be very close to each other, close enough to hear each other's heartbeats.
If it were just about responsibility, he probably wouldn't have gone this far.
……
Soon, the two arrived at a state-run restaurant near the textile factory.
I arrived just in time for lunch.
I just stepped inside.
Xu Sui subconsciously looked up at the small blackboard hanging on the wall.
The small blackboard would display the menu for the state-run restaurant that day. Today there was indeed one meat dish, braised pork ribs with potatoes, and the rest were all vegetarian dishes, such as stir-fried shredded potatoes, stir-fried greens, and cabbage soup.
There were no more meat buns, only large white steamed buns, cornbread buns, and dark flour buns. There was no white rice either, but there were plain noodles.
As long as there's meat in the meal, today's meal is considered pretty good.
Qin Yunzhou had already gone to queue up. After Xu Sui looked at the menu, he asked, "What do you want to eat?"
Xu Sui looked at the small blackboard, thought for a moment, and said, "Potato stew with pork ribs, stir-fried shredded potatoes, plain noodles, and big white steamed buns."
Since we're already here, and specifically came out for a private meal, we're definitely going to order what we like. As for whether it's expensive or not, that's secondary.
Qin Yunzhou nodded and added a serving of cold vermicelli to the list of things Xu Sui had mentioned.
An elderly woman in line behind her heard that someone had ordered so much food, mostly meat and grains, and she subconsciously looked Xu Sui up and down. When she saw Xu Sui's fair and rosy face, she couldn't help but frown.
"How can you be such a thrifty wife? You order such expensive and fancy things, meat and grains. How much money and how many grain coupons must that cost?"
"The money and food coupons you spent are enough to feed an ordinary family for several meals. Look at the famine outside now, and you don't even know how to save money. Look at you, your mother-in-law must have suffered a lot from your temper."
In years of famine, everyone only ate until they were about 50-60% full, and everyone had to exchange fine grains for coarse grains, tightening their belts and gritting their teeth to get by.
Xu Sui, who was standing aside waiting for Qin Yunzhou, was slightly taken aback when she heard these words. At first, she thought she had misheard.
However, when she turned her head, she saw a pale and thin old woman. The other person was indeed looking at her and talking to her. It was obvious that the person was talking to her.
Xu Sui then realized she hadn't misheard. She wasn't angry and walked directly to the old lady.
"Auntie, do I know you? Or rather, do you know me?"
The old lady was stunned for a moment, clearly not understanding what Xu Sui meant. She frowned and took a step back. "Don't know her? So what? I'm your elder, can't I even say a few words to you?"
This spendthrift woman eats only meat and refined grains, and her clothes don't look cheap either, without a single patch. Her complexion is so fair and tender. She's obviously a lazy woman who takes advantage of her pregnancy to eat and do nothing at home.
If it were her daughter-in-law, she would definitely give her a good scolding.
Xu Sui nodded. "Oh, so we don't know each other, but you said you're my elder. So, are you out of your mind?"
"We don't know each other, so they told me, a complete stranger, that they were my elder and even came over and started pointing fingers at me for no reason."
"If that's the case, can I borrow money from you, a stranger and elder? Don't worry, I don't need much, just give me a hundred or two, or if that's not enough, ten jin of grain coupons will do."
After saying that, Xu Sui stretched out her hand directly to the old lady, blatantly asking for money, "Give it to me quickly, I'm quite busy, I don't have time to talk to a stranger like you."
The old woman's eyes widened in shock, she was so angry she almost choked on her breath. Clutching her chest, her face flushed, she cried out, "You...you're insane?"
"We have absolutely no connection, how dare you ask an old lady like me for money?"
Forget a hundred or two hundred, it's ten jin of grain coupons.
She only had four ounces of grain coupons and fifty cents on her.
Even if she had the means, she wouldn't give it to a stranger.
Xu Sui seemed somewhat puzzled. "Grandma, weren't you just acting like an elder, lecturing a stranger like me?"
"What, why can't I borrow money from you, my elder?"
"If that doesn't work, shouldn't you apologize to me, old lady? I don't know you at all. It's not appropriate for you to come here out of nowhere and lecture me."
The old lady's face darkened, and she trembled with anger as she pointed at Xu Sui.
"I...I was clearly trying to teach you out of kindness, how can you blame me..."
She had only spoken halfway through her sentence when...
Qin Yunzhou, who had already prepared the food, came over leaning on his crutches.
He stepped forward, shielding Xu Sui behind him, his dark eyes fixed on the old lady, his expression cold and stern, and he interrupted her in a cold voice.
"No need. My wife doesn't need a stranger like you to come and lecture her."
"If you really want to teach her a lesson, then go to the police station and let the police officers judge the matter and see who is the one who should be taught a lesson."
"Perfect timing, I'm free now. The police station is nearby, it won't take long. Let's go, ma'am."
The old lady was startled by Qin Yunzhou's sudden chill. "You..."
After realizing what had happened, she simply closed her eyes and collapsed to the ground.
This action startled those around her, who thought something had happened and rushed over to check on her, helping her up. "Grandma, grandma, what happened to you? Why did you suddenly collapse..."