Chapter 18: A Huge Package

At this time, there was a very long line at the State-run Restaurant. Xie Yuanyuan, who was sitting in front of a table, saw An Yinan and her eyes lit up.

"Nan Nan, here, over here."

An Yinan walked over quickly, and Xie Yuanyuan handed her the queue number.

"Here, I begged for a long time before the older sister let me take two numbers."

An Yinan smiled and tapped her nose, "I'll make you something delicious when we get back."

"It's a deal." Xie Yuanyuan's eyes were round and bright, sparkling like starlight.

"Number 46, number 47, number 48, pick up your meals." A voice came from the pickup window. The three of them stood up and lined up to get their food.

An Yinan held a simple Square Scarf in her palm. The scarf was as light as a cicada's wing, soft like silk, and bright red in color.

In the gap while picking up the food, she stuffed it directly into the older sister's hand.

"Sister, you've worked hard."

That older sister looked at An Yinan, then looked at Xie Yuanyuan beside her; what else was there not to understand?

The impatient look from just a moment ago had long since faded, replaced by a face full of joy.

"Serving the people, you two go eat quickly. There are still a few dozen meat buns left from this morning in the back kitchen. If you want them, come find me in a while."

An Yinan was full of joy. The meat buns at this State-run Restaurant were much more substantial than what she bought in the modern era, and she didn't know how they seasoned the filling, but the taste was superb.

"Sister, you are truly beautiful and kind-hearted." An Yinan carried the braised pork, braised eggplant, and a bowl of rice back.

Xie Yuanyuan and Zhang Qian looked stunned, not understanding why things had developed this way.

They carried their own food back to the table.

"Nan Nan, how did you do it? When I asked just now, that older sister looked impatient and told us there were no meat buns."

An Yinan packed half of the dishes into a lunch box to take back for An Xiangbei. After packing everything, she made a "shh" sound, "Secret."

"Fine, I won't ask." Xie Yuanyuan pouted, but the aroma of the huge portion of braised pork made her quickly forget the question.

By the time the three of them finished eating, it was half an hour later, and there were not many people left in the main hall.

Many people couldn't wait and simply bought the dishes in lunch boxes to take home to eat.

"Sister, I want the meat buns." An Yinan smiled, looking very well-behaved, which filled the older sister at the State-run Restaurant with smiles.

She had just taken a look; the color of that Square Scarf was authentic, and the material was soft, feeling extremely comfortable against the skin.

Not to mention their County, even in the City, there were no such good goods. This time, she could show off to her cousin for a long time.

"I have them. Whenever you come, I'll have them. However, the ones left from the morning are a bit cold. I can't make the price cheaper for you, but we won't need the food coupons, how about that?" The older sister asked carefully with a smile on her face.

Xie Yuanyuan's round eyes were filled with great confusion.

"Thank you so much, Sister. I'll take all the buns." An Yinan's smile became even more enthusiastic.

Meat buns, there were dozens of them.

"Alright, I'll find you a bag to pack them in." The older sister responded immediately.

Originally, the leftover food would be bought at a low price by the back kitchen staff and the servers; this was also an invisible benefit of the State-run Restaurant.

They could eat meat buns if they wanted; there would be more tomorrow. It didn't matter if they missed one day. Since she had already sold them, no one would say anything.

After counting, there were seventy-eight in total.

After An Yinan counted out the money, she passed it through the window, accompanied by a sweet smile. She piled the cloth bag of meat buns into the large basket, waved her hand, and called for Xie Yuanyuan and Zhang Qian to leave...

"Nan Nan, please share." Xie Yuanyuan pouted, and together with her rosy little face, it was too cute.

"How many?" An Yinan hadn't intended to hog them all, but the longer she lingered at the State-run Restaurant, the more she feared it would be difficult for the older sister. Her future happiness was tied to this older sister.

"5... no, ten." Xie Yuanyuan held out both hands.

An Yinan smiled and nodded, "Okay."

She then looked at Zhang Qian, "And you?"

"Ten as well?" Zhang Qian asked.

"Sure, we'll talk about it when we get back."

"I'm going to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, what about you two?" An Yinan looked at the two of them.

"Together, together." Xie Yuanyuan linked arms with An Yinan.

Zhang Qian shook his head, "I still have things to do, let's meet at the ox cart."

On the way to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, An Yinan and Xie Yuanyuan passed by the Post Office.

"Let's go see if there's any mail." An Yinan pulled Xie Yuanyuan and turned into the Post Office.

"Sister, could you please help me check if there is any mail for An Yinan from Quanshui Village?" An Yinan asked politely.

"Let me check." The person in charge flipped through the book to find Quanshui Village, then checked it for a long time before looking up, "There are two packages and three letters for you."

An Yinan widened her eyes. Why so many?

Her fake maternal family was probably still in the police station; even if they wanted to write a letter to scold her, it was too late. Where would her father have any relatives?

Except for her godparents, she really couldn't think of who would write to her.

"Sign here." An Yinan signed quickly and saw a huge package, as well as a relatively smaller one. As for the three letters, she took advantage of the cover of the large basket and put them directly into her space.

If she had known it would be like this... she would have picked up the items earlier...

"Sister, is there any mail for Xie Yuanyuan from Quanshui Village?" Xie Yuanyuan asked hurriedly.

"Yes, you've finally come." The person in charge had a look of being unable to laugh or cry, which left the two of them bewildered.

But when they saw the three massive packages, they fully understood the person in charge's mood. Her three large packages took up an entire large shelf. After taking the three packages out, it felt like the room was a bit empty!

After signing, An Yinan bought envelopes and stamps as usual; she could buy stationery at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

"I have two sugar coupons that are about to expire. I need to go to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to use them. We don't know when we'll be able to come back next time." An Yinan looked at the five large packages belonging to the two of them and felt a bit of a headache.

"Shall we take them to Uncle Ox first, and then you go to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative?" Xie Yuanyuan suggested.

An Yinan nodded. An Yinan carried her two packages, placed the large basket in front of her chest, and helped Xie Yuanyuan carry one large package with one hand. Only then did they proceed at a snail's pace.

"To be honest, it's a bit heavy," An Yinan said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"I reckon this is the good work of my Lao Xie," Xie Yuanyuan sighed, guessing that her Lao Xie hadn't even considered the problem of how she was supposed to transport it back.

"A father's love is truly like a mountain." And truly heavy!

Uncle Niu had been guarding the horse cart, smoking a dry pipe on a nearby rock; seeing the moving parcel, he sighed inwardly, thinking this person had great strength.

When he saw the head finally revealed from behind the parcel, uh, it was Educated Youth An; that made sense...

An Yinan did not know her image in Uncle Niu's mind, and she looked at Uncle Niu embarrassedly, "Uncle Niu, could I trouble you to help us deliver this? I will pay the round-trip fare, is that alright?"

With their two large parcels, once placed on the ox cart, there was hardly any room left for people to sit.

"I'll pay, I'll pay," Xie Yuanyuan quickly spoke up; she used to think Nan Nan's parcel was huge, but seeing her own three large parcels, it was truly a case of the lesser comparing to the greater.