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Chapter 41 Officer, I can vouch for the truth of what she said!
"Then let's have one of each, and a big bowl of rice too," Tong Yuheng ordered, gesturing with his hand to indicate the size of a large bowl.
"Five yuan in total, two jin of grain coupons and one jin of meat coupons." The price was written on the sign at the window, so there was no mistake.
Braised pork with green beans and minced pork with dried green beans cost 1.5 yuan, plus 1 jin of meat coupons. Oyster and radish shreds cost 1.2 yuan, stir-fried cabbage cost 3 mao, and home-style tofu cost 5 mao. Two meat dishes cost 7 liang of meat coupons and 3 liang of meat coupons respectively, which shows that there is not much meat in the braised pork.
The dishes were served quickly. Except for the freshly stir-fried cabbage and stewed tofu, all the other dishes were already prepared. The kind lady even brought them a thermos so they could drink some hot water to warm up first.
The dishes were all served, on large platters, with a generous amount of braised pork. Four dishes and a bowl of rice were enough to feed eight people to their hearts' content. The food at this Northeastern restaurant is truly generous!
The family quickly started eating, and then a mother and son walked in, the woman looking extremely arrogant.
"One order of braised pork belly, one order of minced pork and green beans, and two bowls of rice, please!"
The woman gave them a critical look and muttered, "A bunch of little brats!"
Tong Yuheng and the others heard the woman's quiet mutterings. Since they were in the area, these were likely locals, and it was best to avoid them if possible. They continued eating their food, ignoring her.
Soon their food arrived, but the woman started finding fault. She said to the waitress, "Do you serve food based on the number of people? This braised pork is clearly overcooked; I wanted the kind they serve!"
The woman pointed indignantly at the dishes on Tong Yuheng's table. Her husband was a very important figure in the county, so why was the waitress showing favoritism?
Actually, the dishes on the two tables were not much different, but the sisters were sensible and modest, and they picked up the potatoes first, even though there seemed to be a lot of meat on the plate.
At this moment, the kind and amiable older woman's expression changed instantly. She pointed at the woman and said, "Are you blind? Didn't you see what the sign says?"
Braised pork with potatoes, not braised pork! Your braised pork is only 1.5 yuan a big plate? Come on, give me 1.5 yuan for ten plates of pure braised pork!
"How dare you swear at me? Is this how you serve the people?" The woman's voice was shrill; she was furious after being scolded.
"I'm here to serve the people, but the people I serve should at least be decent human beings, right? You came in acting all high and mighty like you owned the place. Anyone who didn't know better would think some big shot was on an inspection tour! I think you're just here to cause trouble, aren't you?" The waitress launched into a tirade, leaving the woman speechless.
"Pfft!"
"Hehehehe..."
The people in the restaurant laughed. This woman was indeed a bit arrogant, arguing with the waiter in the restaurant. Was she asking for a beating?
"I...I'm going to report you to the G Committee!" The woman slammed her hand on the table and stood up. Surely the waiter would be scared and beg for mercy if he heard about the G Committee?
"Go on, hurry up! Don't tell me you don't know, some leaders of the G Committee are still in the hospital. Do you want me to tell you which ward?" The waitress wasn't afraid at all and even encouraged her to go.
The woman hospitalized was her husband, nicknamed "Money Enthusiast." She had heard that her husband had been left out in the yard on a cold winter night and had fallen ill from the cold, almost dying! That's why she hurriedly brought her son to take care of him, wanting to get him some good food, but she ended up getting angry with the waiter!
"Did you hire someone to make my husband sick from the cold? You're trying to kill him! Is there no justice in this world? This Qing Shi County is full of bandits!" The woman started wailing in the chair, adding another charge against the waitress.
"You're the bandit! Your whole family are bandits! Master Zhang, Xiao Wang, come out here! Someone's falsely accusing us of being bandits. Go to the police!"
I think you're a female spy, deliberately framing military families and sowing discord among the public! Let's go to the police station and settle this!"
Tong Yuheng: This woman is brave! Wait, the G committee leader who was hospitalized with frostbite? Hahaha, isn't that his own doing? Is this his wife? So arrogant? Sure enough, two kinds of people can't sleep in the same bed!
Xiao Wang, a young man in his twenties, rushed out of the kitchen upon hearing the older woman's call, glared at her, and headed to the police station.
The woman was dumbfounded. All she did was complain about the small amount of braised pork. How did this connect her to a female spy? Wasn't she the one who usually made a big deal out of other people's lives?
Tong Yuheng and the others ignored the noise and continued eating; they had a lot to do in the afternoon!
The small county town was quiet, and soon two policemen arrived to take her to the police station for questioning. The woman quickly said, "I'm Bai Yuexiang, a relative of Qian Wenyi. I'm not some kind of female spy; comrade, you've misunderstood!"
When the police heard that she was "Money Crawler's" wife, they disliked her even more. Money Crawler, an outsider, was causing trouble in Qingshi County, and some of their relatives were implicated, making them all extremely annoyed with him.
They asked about the whole story and learned that it was Qian Chuanzi's wife who was causing trouble for no reason. They also asked Tong Jiahui why there was more meat than vegetables on their plates.
"Comrade, my child is very considerate. He gave the meat to the other women and didn't want to eat any himself, so he only ate potatoes. When that comrade came, she saw that there was more meat than potatoes on our plate, so she misunderstood," Tong Jiahui explained.
"We each ate two pieces of meat, but Mom only ate one!" said Xiao Qi Yuqi. Actually, they ate three pieces, but Mom really only ate one piece.
Anyway, there was nothing left on the plate, so there was no way to verify. Xiao Wang rummaged through the woman's plate and counted seventeen pieces of meat—not a single piece was missing!
That older woman likes pretty girls, so she did scoop them an extra spoonful of meat, afraid they might tell the truth and say she'd stuffed herself in!
Seeing how eloquent they were, he liked these little girls even more. He grinned at them and decided that next time they came, he would give them extra portions!
"Officer, I'm not lying. They definitely know each other. They took advantage of the situation and spoke up for the waitress!" the woman continued to argue.
"Officer, I can vouch for the truth of what she said!" Tong Yuheng stepped forward. "We are educated youth from Yan City who have come to the countryside. We just got off the train and don't know this service lady. Here are our tickets!"
Tong Yuheng took out her train ticket. The police officer glanced at it and concluded that the whole thing was just a quarrel between women, not worth investigating. So he said, "Comrade Bai, you've misunderstood this waitress. You should apologize to her!"
"Ma'am, how about we have Comrade Bai apologize to you, and then we can let this matter drop, okay?"