CHAPTER 31: CHAPTER 31: TAKING THE DEPARTMENT STORE EXAM

Su Xiaoxiao stopped in her tracks and looked at her, half-smiling: "So you’re admitting your grandson ate my braised pork?"

The old lady gritted her teeth: "Yes, my grandson ate your meat and got poisoned. You have to take responsibility."

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly laughed: "Everyone heard it, she admitted herself that her grandson stole my braised pork."

"My grandson is still young and doesn’t understand. What’s wrong with eating your piece of meat? You can’t use poisoned meat to harm people, can you?"

The old lady was righteous despite her lack of reason.

Su Xiaoxiao ignored her, walked over, picked up the convulsing little boy, and gave him two slaps.

The old lady screamed and rushed up: "What are you doing, you brat? My grandson is already like this, and you still hit him?"

She said while reaching to pull at Su Xiaoxiao’s hair, but Su Xiaoxiao grabbed her wrist and flung her away.

The old lady’s face twisted in anger, ready to get up and fight again, but the little boy on the ground suddenly groaned and slowly woke up.

Seeing her grandson return to normal, the old lady immediately forgot everything else, rushed to hug him, and cried with joy: "My precious baby, you scared Grandma to death."

"Let’s go, Grandma will buy you something good to eat."

As she said this, she helped the little boy up to leave, but before she could take a step, Su Xiaoxiao quickly grabbed the back of her collar.

Su Xiaoxiao stretched out her hand to her: "Eighty cents and half a pound of meat tickets."

"Pah, you brat, my grandson was almost harmed by your poisoned meat, and you still have the nerve to ask for money! It would be a blessing if I don’t demand compensation from you."

"Who told you the meat was poisoned?"

Su Xiaoxiao said and took a piece of meat from the paper wrapper, eating it in front of everyone.

The old lady realized at this moment that the brat had just tricked her.

But no, her grandson was indeed foaming at the mouth and convulsing just now.

She immediately felt justified again: "My grandson was clearly poisoned just now. Maybe you took the antidote beforehand."

Su Xiaoxiao shoved the remaining meat into her arms: "If you don’t believe me, eat it yourself. Your grandson was clearly having a seizure just now."

Immediately, some people around echoed: "Right, right, that kid’s condition just now looked exactly like a seizure."

The little boy saw the paper wrapper in the old lady’s arms, snatched it, and started stuffing his mouth with the meat.

"Oh dear, precious, you can’t eat that meat."

However, everyone watched as the little boy swallowed the meat without any reaction.

Instantly, they believed Su Xiaoxiao’s explanation even more.

"Now do you believe it? Pay up."

Su Xiaoxiao stretched out her hand to her again.

The old lady’s face went dark, and she slapped the little boy: "Eat, eat, all you know is eat, why don’t you eat yourself to death!"

After saying that, she unwillingly took out money and tickets and gave them to Su Xiaoxiao.

When the vehicle stopped, she gave Su Xiaoxiao a fierce glare before getting off with her grandson.

Once they reached the village entrance by ox cart, she tucked the remaining portion of meat into her bosom, then sneakily found a deserted spot to take out ten pounds of sausage from the commercial center, and leisurely headed towards the supply cooperative.

Zhang Dongmei saw her come in with so much stuff and immediately felt a bit of jealousy.

Her family couldn’t bear to eat so well, yet the impoverished Su Xiaoxiao family was still willing to eat braised pork and sausages.

She coldly snatched the documents from Su Xiaoxiao’s hands and mocked: "Su Xiaoxiao, these things of yours won’t be stolen, right?"

Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t be bothered to respond, handed over the documents, and turned to leave.

Zhang Dongmei, however, wouldn’t let it go and chased after her, showing her new dress.

"See this? It’s imported georgette from abroad, a gift from my fiancé."

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

This one really misses no chance to brag when given the opportunity.

She glanced back indifferently and noticed the dress seemed a size too small on Zhang Dongmei, especially at the chest, where it looked tightly bound, with buttons seemingly about to pop off at any moment.

Noticing her gaze, Zhang Dongmei proudly puffed out her chest: "What? Jealous? Jealous you don’t have a figure as good as mine?"

No sooner had she spoken when the buttons on her chest, dangling precariously, popped off.

Zhang Dongmei screamed and covered her chest, seeing Su Xiaoxiao stunned, couldn’t resist frowning: "Hurry up and help me find them, are you blind?"

Su Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes and turned to leave, truly having a princess complex without the fortune of one.

Zhang Dongmei stomped her foot hard seeing her walk away like that, when did this brat become so arrogant?

On the other side, Su Xiaoxiao was completely unfazed by the little episode earlier, feeling great as she carried her things home.

Before she even reached the door, she saw from a distance her two little brothers squatting in the yard, eagerly looking towards the outside, stretching their necks expectantly.

Seeing her return with stuff, they immediately sparkled with excitement: "Third sister, you must be tired?"

As they talked, they kept glancing at the paper package in her hand, sniffing the meaty aroma in the air fervently, practically emitting green lights from their eyes.

Meat, finally they could have meat again.

The three of them carried the stuff into the house, and Xu Zhaodi, upon seeing so many sausages, sprang up and her first instinct was to rush over and shut the door.

Su Xiaoxiao was startled by her action: "Sister Zhaodi, what are you doing?"

Xu Zhaodi swallowed her saliva, carefully shut the courtyard door.

With a face full of anxiety, she looked at Su Xiaoxiao: "Sis, tell me the truth, these sausages weren’t picked up, right?"

Su Xiaoxiao was speechless: "Sister Zhaodi, what are you thinking? Who would drop all these sausages?"

Xu Zhaodi thought about it and agreed, couldn’t help but ask: "Then where did you get all these sausages?"

So many sausages, she hadn’t even seen this much at New Year.

Of course, Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t say directly where the sausages came from, she thought for a bit and told her about selling mugwort to make money.

"That person didn’t have enough money, so he gave me these sausages as compensation."

With a simple explanation, the matter was addressed reasonably.

Xu Zhaodi finally relaxed, thinking she might have robbed someone’s house when she saw her bringing back so much stuff.

That night, Liu Cuilan returned and was very happy to hear the news, being uncharacteristically generous and allowing the whole family to have a hearty meal.

Time passed, and it was the day of the department store exam.

Su Xiaoxiao got on the bus early in the morning to go to the department store.

Coincidentally, she ran into Zhang Dongmei, who was also going to the exam.

Zhang Dongmei was surprised that Su Xiaoxiao was actually going for the exam.

With a face full of disdain, she glared at her: "Su Xiaoxiao, when we get to the department store, don’t say you know me."

With Su Xiaoxiao’s forever last-place status, even if she went to take the exam, it would be just for show.

She didn’t want people mistaking that they were acquaintances, unable to afford that embarrassment.

The bus was cramped, leaving Su Xiaoxiao no mood to deal with her.

The vehicle swayed its way into the city.

Just as Su Xiaoxiao was about to get off, she was rudely pushed aside.