Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1137 Heading to Shi Suo's House

As soon as he ran up to Wang An, he heard Shi Suo say with dissatisfaction:
"Luckily I ran fast. Brother, do you want to run too?"

Upon hearing this, Wang An said, somewhat amused and exasperated:

"Why should I run? Where can I run to? You're like this every day."

Shi Suo didn't seem to mind at all, and said with a smile:
"Anyway, you're definitely not getting away today, hahaha."

As he spoke, Shi Suo jumped up and sat on the tire cover of the four-wheeled vehicle, then continued to laugh:
"Let's go eat at the state-run restaurant. Hehehe, I'm going to give you a good meal today."

Upon hearing this, Wang An immediately intervened:

"Get out of here, I'm not an outsider. Why would I go to a state-run restaurant? Besides, you've only been a full-time employee for a few days. Going to a state-run restaurant? One meal there can cost you almost half a month's salary. Damn it, I'll just go to your house and have my sister-in-law cook you a couple of simple dishes."

Actually, if Wang An were to pay, he could afford to treat anyone, no matter where they went. But judging from Shi Suo's attitude, he would definitely not let Wang An treat him.

However, Shi Suo was just a wage earner, and his wife needed medication regularly, so Wang An really couldn't bear to let Shi Suo spend money.

However, it must be said that people from Northeast China have a problem: they are obsessed with saving face, even if it means suffering for it. Even if they are broke after the meal and have nothing to eat for the next meal, the meal still has to be arranged in a grand manner.

I don't know if this problem is good or bad, so I can't really judge it.

Upon hearing Wang An's words, Shi Suo immediately said with a face full of indignation:

"Brother, you're being too kind. If I'm treating you to a meal, it has to be something good, otherwise I'll feel really bad."

Wang An took out a cigarette and handed one to Shi Suo, then took one for himself, lit them both with a lighter, and said:

"What's good or bad? It's just a meal. As long as we can eat our fill, that's fine. If we eat at your house, your sister-in-law can eat with us. Otherwise, is it appropriate for just the two of us to eat? Anyway, if you invite me to a restaurant, I definitely won't go."

Shi Suo glanced at Wang An, and seeing that Wang An was unyielding and extremely resolute, he changed his attitude and said:
"Alright, let's go to my place then. I'll have your sister-in-law pick out a few dishes. I won't go to work after lunch either, and we can have a good drink together."

Wang An was taken aback upon hearing this, and subconsciously replied:

"Then why do you have to ask for leave to drink with me? Damn, how about we get together another day? Drinking is something you can do anytime."

Shi Suo shook his head and said:

"No, I haven't had a single day off since I became a full-time employee. Consider today's afternoon break as a day off. It's fine. I don't need to go tomorrow either."

Wang An nodded and started driving the four-wheeled vehicle forward.

Without asking where Shi Suo lived, Wang An drove his four-wheeled vehicle straight towards the supply and marketing cooperative.

Upon arriving at the supply and marketing cooperative, Wang An said to Shi Suo:
"Brother Shi, you stay here and watch the truck for a while. The main thing is to make sure the grain on the truck isn't stolen. I'm going in to buy some things and then I'll be right back."

Upon hearing this, Shi Suo quickly replied:

"Brother, you're not here to buy anything for my family, are you? Let me tell you, brother, my family doesn't need anything. You don't need to buy anything from my house. Be honest."

Wang An jumped off the car with a chuckle and said:
“Who said I was going to buy it for your family? I’m still going to come here no matter what.”

That's what they say, but Wang An really did want to buy some gifts for Shi Suo's family. It's just the local custom, and it would be a bit impolite for colleagues to go to someone's house for the first time empty-handed.

After buying two cans of food, two bottles of malted milk powder, and two packets of walnut shortbread wrapped in paper, Wang An finally left the supply and marketing cooperative.

In this day and age, such a gift is quite appropriate, because normally, two packs of peach shortbread or two pounds of biscuits would suffice.

Seeing Wang An carrying a bunch of food into the car, Shi Suo said with a displeased expression:

"Brother, what's going on? I arranged a meal for you, and you still spent so much money. What kind of nonsense is this?"

Wang An said nonchalantly:

"Oh dear, this is only my first time visiting your house. Next time I go, I'll definitely just bring my food; I won't bring anything else." Before Shi Suo could say anything more, Wang An interrupted, asking:

"Brother Shi, where do you live? Please give me directions."

Shi Suo pointed eastward and said:

"Go that way, it's not far from there."

After pointing out the way, Shi Suo said:
"Dude, what's wrong with you? Why did you buy all this stuff? It's so expensive, it's a complete waste of money!"

And so, under Shi Suo's direction and with the sound of ink flowing, Wang An drove the four-wheeled vehicle all the way to Shi Suo's house.

Wang An drove the four-wheeled vehicle directly into the yard, ignoring Shi Suo who had been nagging the whole way. After getting out of the vehicle, he carried peach shortbread, canned food, and malted milk powder, and went straight into the house.

Before Wang An even reached the doorway, a fairly attractive woman came out of the house. Upon seeing Wang An, she was clearly taken aback and instinctively said:

"You are."

Before the woman could finish speaking, Wang An interrupted with a smile:

"Is this your sister-in-law? I'm Brother Shi's colleague. He insisted on treating me to a drink, so I came over right away."

No sooner had Wang An finished speaking than Shi Suo spoke from behind him:
"Yan'er, this is the little brother An that I've been telling you about. I finally caught him today, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to run into him for ages."

After hearing Shi Suo's explanation, his wife's attitude instantly underwent a 180-degree turn, and she said happily:

"I've heard about you from your brother Shi for a long time. He said that if it weren't for his support, his job would still be in doubt. Brother Xiao An, your wife is so grateful to you. You've been a huge help to our family!"

And so, after a long and detailed explanation, Shi Suo's wife blocked Wang An outside the door and said a lot of words of thanks, while Shi Suo kept adding his own embellishments.

It's clear that the couple's gratitude towards Wang An is absolutely genuine.

But Wang An was still carrying two bags of peach shortbread, and holding two cans of food and two bottles of malted milk powder, which made him feel quite uncomfortable.

Therefore, Wang An couldn't help but interrupt:

"Hey sister-in-law, why don't we go inside and talk? I'm thirsty too, could you get me some water?"

To be honest, Wang An was speechless. The main problem was that even if the couple was excited, they shouldn't have been this excited. Why would they block the guests at the door and start chatting instead of letting them in immediately?

After Wang An finished speaking, the couple finally realized what was happening. Then Shi Suo said:

"Yan'er, you're always like this. My brother finally came, and you just stand there at the door. Why don't you at least open the door?"

Shi Suo's wife immediately blamed herself and said:

"Oh, brother, don't blame your wife, she's just too happy."

As she spoke, Shi Suo's wife moved aside to make way for the doorway.

Shi Suo then gave his wife a good scolding, though this scolding was devoid of any emotion.

After Wang An entered the room, he found that there were no boxes or cabinets or anything like that, so he put the gifts on the kang (a heated brick bed).

As soon as Wang An sat down on the kang (a heated brick bed), he vaguely heard Shi Suo talking to his wife in the outer room about preparing food and wine. It seemed that Shi Suo had also given his wife meat coupons and grain coupons.

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