Back to the 70s: My Wife is Both Fierce and Crazy

Chapter 102 Pure Friendship

Bai Jing smiled. Being able to go on business trips was indeed a good thing, but she really didn't want to encounter such a situation. Although she was an unofficial police officer, she was still a police officer. If she really went on business trips every day, how many things would happen?

"Isn't it good that you work at the grain station? The New Year is coming soon, I imagine you can buy a lot of grain." Each has its own advantages.

Grain depots have their advantages.

“Refined grains are definitely much easier to buy than we can.” Bai Jing wanted to eat refined grains. She could eat coarse grains occasionally, but she really couldn’t adapt to eating them every day.

Thinking of this, Bai Jing handed a bag of her favorite pastries to Zhang Cuicui, "Cuicui, can I talk to you about something?"

"He who eats another's food is bound to him; he who takes another's money is bound to him." In just this short time, she has done quite a bit of trouble for Xiao Jing.

"Tell me, I'll do anything I can for you," Zhang Cuicui said generously, patting her chest as she assured her.

Bai Jing wouldn't stand on ceremony with her. "That's great! Buy me some rice, you know. My family has suffered a lot. Now that things are a little better, I just want to help them out. I can't afford anything else, but I can still buy some fine rice."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cuicui rolled her eyes. "Don't give me that. What do you mean you can't afford other things? You can't afford what you can't afford?" She knew Bai Jing's situation well enough; those few job exams had allowed her to properly supplement her family's diet.

They hid it because they were afraid of spending the money and having trouble explaining themselves.

"Don't try to play tricks on me. If you want fine grains, no problem. Write down what you want and how much you need, and I'll buy it for you."

"You're so kind, Sister Cui Cui!" Bai Jing was overjoyed, and then took out a silk scarf from her small cloth bag. "Take a look and see if you like it. I specially brought this for you. The salesperson said it's from Haicheng."

As she spoke, a pink silk scarf was displayed in front of Zhang Cuicui.

"Oh my god, it's so beautiful, Xiaojing, is this for me?"

This was the first time she had ever seen such a beautiful color. The local supply and marketing cooperative did sell it, but the colors were really not nice, and most of them were bought by her mother and others.

She herself buys yarn and knits scarves for herself every winter.

Although it's warm, the design isn't really that attractive.

I can wear this pink scarf when the wind blows; it sounds wonderful, and everyone around me will be so envious.

Bai Jing didn't expect that just a silk scarf would make Sister Cui Cui so defensive. "If you like it, I'll bring it for you whenever I have the chance to go out."

It's not easy to make a true friend, so let's indulge them a little if we can.

"Wow, Xiaojing, you're so kind!" Zhang Cuicui pounced on Bai Jing and clung to her. "I'll always think of you when I get something good."

Women's friendships are that simple.

"That's great. Okay, come down now, I'll go get some paper and pen."

Bai Jing wrote down a list of fine grains and handed it to Sister Cui Cui, saying, "Buy as much as you can, preferably the grain that was recently delivered this year."

"That's for sure, don't worry, I'll definitely buy everything for you before the New Year."

The two bickered and joked around until after 3 p.m., when Zhang Cuicui finally said goodbye and went home.

However, she carried quite a lot of things with her when she went back.

When she returned to her compound, many people stared at what she was carrying.

"Wow, the Zhang family is really generous. They give their daughter so much money to carry around. Anyone who didn't know better would think she's some kind of pampered VIP."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cuicui stopped in her tracks.

"Aunt Li, watch your mouth! What do you mean by 'precious people'? It's just some pastries. Haven't you ever eaten them before?" Zhang Cuicui wasn't stupid. Aunt Li's words were just slander against her family. If she didn't refute her, who knew what rumors would spread in the courtyard.

Now, her family's situation, where everyone has a job, has made many people envious. If these rumors get out, her family will likely face trouble.

"If you can't speak, then don't open your mouth. Nobody will think you're mute." Zhang Cuicui glared sharply at Aunt Li.

The words that came out of their mouths were naturally blunt.

She was still unmarried in her twenties, yet she had already argued with many people in the compound; she was truly fearless.

"How can you talk like that? I'm your elder, how can you talk to your elder like that?"

"Pah! My Zhang family has no elders with the surname Li."

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, onlookers immediately stepped forward to stop them, saying, "Alright, alright, stop talking. Cui Cui's family are all workers, so it's normal for them to buy some nice things. Aunt Li, stop being so sour. If you're so capable, get your son a job too. Stop thinking about your family's work all the time."

The first person to speak was someone who was related to Aunt Li's daughter-in-law.

But her words were clearly not meant to mediate a fight.

But nobody really cares, because what she said is true.

"What business is it of yours? You're a widow, just mind your own business and stop worrying about other people's affairs."

Seeing that the focus had shifted, Zhang Cuicui stopped talking and, after watching for a while, picked up her things and went home.

And then the group of people started arguing, which was quite enjoyable.

However, after her parents returned, Zhang Cuicui told them what had happened in the courtyard to prevent them from being misled.

Zhang Cuicui's sister-in-law, however, looked displeased. "Those people are too gossipy. They can't even manage their own family affairs, yet they're always eyeing other people's doorsteps. They're shameless."

"Just shut up a bit," the eldest brother of the Zhang family said, immediately pulling his wife away.

"Why not say less? Aren't all those people corrupt themselves, always eyeing other people's messes? It's because of people like them that the world is in such chaos." Ruan Qinghe's last words were filled with resentment.

Everyone understands her complaints, after all, the Ruan family has been investigated time and time again.

If she weren't a married woman, her life probably wouldn't be much better now.

"Sister-in-law is right. Brother, what are you doing? Humph, all they have is that lousy mouth."

Zhang Cuicui stood up to her sister-in-law.

At the dinner table, everyone chatted idly and criticized those who deserved it, and the meal ended just like that.

However, during the break, Zhang Cuicui's older brother mentioned moving.

Zhang's parents naturally had no objection to this, as there was simply not enough room for them to live in the house.

If the second son and youngest daughter weren't still unmarried, their family would have already separated.

Fortunately, the Zhang family is harmonious and doesn't have the conflicts that other families have. Mainly, they are all people who make their fortunes quietly and none of them lack money.

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White House.

When the younger siblings returned, they saw that the gate to their house was open. They assumed that their mother had returned early, but when they entered the yard, they immediately saw their eldest sister.

The three of them were overjoyed.

"Miss."

Bai Jing was also happy to see her younger siblings. "Oh, school's out! Come and help me. I made a lot of delicious food for you today."