Chapter 20 Taking the Daughter-in-law to the Cooperative
Wangjiang County Cooperative.
Looking at the lively scene in front of him, Xia Xiang felt extremely friendly.
Compared with the shopping malls of later generations, cooperatives at this time had a more life-like atmosphere.
In his previous life, Xia Xiang, after successfully starting his own business, was already worth billions. He could just tell his secretary what he wanted, and he basically didn't have to buy it himself.
Taking Chen Ning through the cooperative, feeling the smoke and smoke of people coming and going around, Xia Xiang unconsciously had a smile on his face.
After arriving at the cooperative, Chen Ning became more lively than usual. Looking here and there, she looked more like a little girl at this time.
But Xia Xiang soon discovered that Chen Ning just watched a lot, but had no intention of buying anything.
"Chen Ning?"
At this moment, Xia Xiang and Chen Ning suddenly heard someone shouting from behind.
Soon, Xia Xiang saw a coquettishly dressed woman coming behind her, holding a paunchy man on her arm.
He has a BB camera on his waist, a pair of large gold chains hanging on his chest, and a briefcase slung under his arm.
The image of a typical upstart in the 1980s appeared in front of Xia Xiang.
"It's really you, Chen Ning. Aren't you teaching in the countryside below? Why are you here in the county?"
The seductively dressed woman came up and took Chen Ning's arm.
"Wang Yan, what a coincidence!"
Chen Ning looked slightly embarrassed. It seemed that she did not expect to meet an acquaintance here.
After the two parties briefly introduced themselves, Xia Xiang found out that the coquettishly dressed woman in front of him was called Wang Yan, who was sent to Wangjiang County with Chen Ning two years ago.
Chen Ning originally had the opportunity to stay in the county, but she chose to go to Dabai Township to teach, while Wang Yan stayed in the county guest house and worked as a waiter.
The potbellied man next to Wang Yan was called Liu Mang. When Xia Xiang heard this name for the first time, he almost spit out a mouthful of water.
These days, there are even people called hooligans.
"I, Liu Mang, are currently contracting the sand quarry in the county. I wonder what I call this brother?"
As soon as Liu Mang opened his mouth, he was filled with a strong charlatanism.
"Xia Xiang!"
Xia Xiang tried not to laugh out loud. This was the first time since his rebirth that he encountered such a living treasure.
"I wonder where my brother is employed?"
Although Xia Xiang was dressed simply, his inherent confidence made Liu Mang a little unsure of his background, and he couldn't help but ask curiously.
"I don't have a stable job at the moment, so I'm just messing around."
As soon as Xia Xiang finished speaking, Liu Mang showed a look of disdain on his face, and Wang Yan beside him even raised his chin in front of Chen Ning.
"Chen Ning, I advised you to stay in the county a long time ago, otherwise it wouldn't be..."
Although Wang Yan only said half of what she said, Xia Xiang could still understand the meaning behind it.
Sure enough, wherever there are women, there will be comparisons.
At this time, Chen Ning suddenly broke away from Wang Yan's hand, took Xia Xiang's arm and said, "I think Xia Xiang is pretty good."
Xia Xiang understood Chen Ning's sudden intimacy in an instant. She was afraid that she would overthink it and show it to Wang Yan on purpose.
Xia Xiang felt warm in his heart. In fact, he didn't care about Wang Yan's opinion at all, but Chen Ning finally treated him so intimately, so of course he wouldn't tell her at this time.
"The cooperative has opened a new cafe. I heard that it was learned from the provincial capital. Why don't we go sit there together?"
Liu Mang deliberately showed off in front of Xia Xiang.
Xia Xiang originally wanted to refuse. After all, he and Chen Ning finally had a world together and didn't want to be disturbed.
"The coffee is delicious. You won't be able to drink it in the countryside. I'll take you to try it today."
But Wang Yan didn't even ask Xia Xiang, and took Chen Ning away.
Chen Ning was dragged away by Wang Yan reluctantly. After all, they were acquaintances, so she couldn't refuse too much, so she had to look at Xia Xiang with an apologetic look.
In desperation, Xia Xiang had no choice but to follow.
The cooperative's cafe is actually just a separated cubicle with simple decoration, but for a small county town, it is already a stylish place.
"Two cups of motte, thank you!"
Wang Yan obviously came here often and ordered the waiter very familiarly. When ordering, she deliberately ignored Xia Xiang.
For Wangjiang County, coffee is still a new thing. Wang Yan felt that Xia Xiang must have never drank it, so she deliberately did not order for Xia Xiang, hoping to see him make a fool of himself.
But for Xia Xiang, in his previous life, he often lost track of time when working. In order to refresh himself, he drank all kinds of coffee, although he preferred tea to coffee.
"Give me an Americano, thank you!"
Xia Xiang ordered a cup of Americano out of habit. After all, the Americano without sugar tasted more refreshing.
“What is Americana?”
However, the waiter stood there awkwardly. He didn't even know what American food was.
Xia Xiang was stunned for a moment, and soon understood that this cafe in Wangjiang County had obviously just learned a little bit about it, to fool people in the small county who didn't understand.
Xia Xiang even suspected that the coffee sold in this cafe was just ordinary bagged coffee, which could be fooled by just soaking it in boiling water.
"Forget it, give me a glass of the same thing!"
Xia Xiang smiled bitterly, but was too lazy to talk to the waiter. Anyway, there was no way he could drink such authentic coffee here.
The waiter ran away as if he had received an amnesty. Usually the people who come to the store to drink coffee are just some fresh guys who don't know anything, but Xia Xiang is obviously a knowledgeable person.
Seeing the waiter's back as if he was running away, Chen Ning glanced at Xia Xiang in surprise. The longer they got along, the more things people didn't understand about Xia Xiang.
I heard from Xia Dong that Xia Xiang must have never left the county, and coffee must have just been introduced to Wangjiang County. I don't know how he knew about it.
Chen Ning is not someone like Wang Yan who pretends to understand. She knows that if you don’t really understand coffee, you will never be able to say the word American.
"Brother come here often?"
Although Liu Mang likes to show off, he still has some discernment. Xia Xiang can make the waiter stunned on the spot with just one sentence. He is definitely not an ordinary person.
In the 1980s, ordinary people had no access to foreign things like coffee.
Xia Xiang shook his head and said with a smile: "I prefer drinking tea to drinking coffee."
"Brother, I'll invite you to tea someday."
Liu Mang put away his previous arrogance. From Xia Xiang, he seemed to see some calm and calm demeanor that could only be found in big shots.
Xia Xiang had a half-smile on his face. The Liu Mang in front of him was really a wonderful man. He seemed vulgar, but he actually had a very good eye.
With just such a small detail, he could tell that Xia's thoughts were not simple. To say he was a good person was not an exaggeration at all.
However, Xia Xiang has no prejudice against Liu Mang. This kind of person may not be able to help you with big things, but if it is some small things that are inconvenient to come forward, he can definitely handle them very beautifully.