Free Web NovelChapter 149: Chapter 149: Good Quality or Not?
Seeing it was lunchtime, Wen Ci walked over to the truck driver. "Driver," she asked, "are you going to the family compound’s cafeteria to eat? Or I can bring some food back for you."
"Could you bring it back for me? I’m a little afraid of soldiers carrying guns."
Wen Ci smiled. "There aren’t that many soldiers in the family compound."
The truck driver just shook his head.
’Alright, then.’ Wen Ci didn’t press the issue. She planned to go home and get a lunchbox, but before she even stepped into the courtyard, she heard Huo Jingyuan’s voice.
"Just running isn’t enough to lose weight."
"No way, Brother-in-law, I really can’t take it anymore."
Wen Ci walked unhurriedly into the courtyard, her gaze falling on the two of them. Wen Yaozu was on the ground doing push-ups, his clothes already soaked with sweat.
Her brow furrowed instantly.
’Losing weight should be a gradual process. You can’t just start with high-intensity training.’
Hearing the sound from the entrance, Huo Jingyuan looked up and saw Wen Ci. The corners of his eyes crinkled in a pleased smile. "You’re back?"
Wen Ci walked over to them and said, "You should let him take it slow. If he does exhausting training all day, what energy will he have left to study?"
"He has to study too?"
Wen Ci nodded seriously.
Right now, Wen Yaozu didn’t just need to lose weight; he also had to start studying from scratch. Otherwise, he wouldn’t even be able to get into high school, let alone get a factory job. If he wasn’t smart enough, he would just end up drifting through life.
Lying on the ground, Wen Yaozu said, word by word, "I’d rather exercise than study."
"You won’t find a wife if you don’t study well."
"Huh?" Wen Yaozu scrambled up from the ground with a burst of energy, sweat pouring from his head. He asked miserably, "Do I really have to exercise *and* study?"
Wen Ci didn’t say anything more.
Just then, a young soldier delivering meals stood at the door and knocked. Wen Ci quickly ran to the kitchen, grabbed a lunchbox, and said, "I’m selling clothes in the family compound. I’m off now."
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「On the other side.」
While Jiang Chen was getting food in the family compound, he heard many of the residents talking. Someone was selling clothes by the jin at the entrance—the latest styles from the South.
Jiang Chen asked, "How much are they?"
"I think it’s five yuan, but the price is only for today."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen’s eyes widened. Every month when he got paid, he would go to the department store to buy new clothes for his sister, so he had a good idea of what clothes cost there.
"Is the quality terrible?"
"Minister Jiang personally inspected them. The quality is excellent."
Jiang Chen nodded. He decided he’d go take a look after he finished eating.
The soldiers Minister Jiang had his subordinates notify were all ones who lived in the family compound with their families. As a bachelor, Jiang Chen hadn’t been included in the notice.
Back home, Jiang Chen saw only his sister was there. "I heard from the other residents that someone’s selling clothes at the entrance for five yuan a jin," he said as he took off his shoes. "Want to buy some?"
Jiang Ye was sitting at her desk, dozing off. Hearing her brother’s voice, her interest was immediately piqued. She asked, "Five yuan a jin? What does that mean?"
"They’re not sold by the piece, but by the jin."
"Five yuan a jin?" Jiang Ye curled her lip. Summer clothes were thin; clothes this cheap were bound to be poor quality. She had no desire to wear shoddy clothes. She complained,
"Clothes for five yuan? They weren’t pulled out of a dumpster, were they?"
She clearly remembered that in the future, there would be many merchants who bought up second-hand clothing. They would take apart the cheap clothes they’d acquired and sell the fabric as new.
"Brother, don’t buy those kinds of clothes. You could get sick."
Jiang Chen frowned. "Surely not. I heard them say Minister Jiang personally inspected them, and the quality is great. The original price is eight yuan a jin. It’s only five yuan as a special perk for the family compound."
