Pampered By All In Different Planes-Chapter 86 - : After Raising a Child and Getting Rich in That Era, the Delicate Beauty Was Spoiled Rotten 6
Chapter 86: Chapter 86: After Raising a Child and Getting Rich in That Era, the Delicate Beauty Was Spoiled Rotten 6
These were two blond-haired, blue-eyed, tall men who appeared to be foreigners.
The two men tried to explain something to the clueless shop owner with hand gestures, speaking anxiously, but the shop owner could not understand a word. They were at an impasse, with quite a few people crowding around them.
Pandi tugged quietly at Su Zhiruan’s sleeve, and Su Zhiruan bent down to listen to what she had to say.
“Big sister, why do they look different from us?” Pandi’s large eyes showed curiosity as well as fear. In her understanding, she had only ever seen people from the Su Family village; everything else was unknown to her. “And we can’t understand what they are saying.”
Erzhu also came over, feigning calm, “Don’t be scared, second sister. I don’t think they look like bad people. They kind of look like… they dyed their hair! Just like how cloth is dyed!”
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“They are foreigners,” Su Zhiruan saw this as a good opportunity to impart the importance of education to the children, so she said, “Beyond our Su Family village, there is also this town; beyond the town, there are big cities, provincial capitals, and our nation’s capital. Beyond our country, there are many other countries of all sizes. If you study, you will have a broader vision, gain more knowledge, and when you go out into the world, you will discover that there are many races. We are just one among them.”
The two children nodded, somewhat understanding.
The surrounding crowd also began to whisper to each other curiously.
“How come they look different? Look, their eyes are actually blue! Oh my god, could they be monsters?”
“And we can’t understand what they’re saying, should we tell the police?”
“They’re foreigners. I’ve seen them before in the city, they’re not demons. You people really make a big fuss over nothing!”
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After educating her younger siblings, Su Zhiruan stood up, holding one by the hand.
After the reform and opening up, the economy rapidly developed, and quite a few foreigners hired guides to come here to film or to tour. Su Zhiruan thought they would have guides with them but realized they were temporarily left on their own when she focused and listened to what the two men were saying.
The two tall men spoke nervously in English, asking each other what they should do.
Su Zhiruan glanced at the curious Pandi and Erzhu, sighed, and led them forward.
“Big sister?!” Pandi did not have time to react before being pulled forward, initially puzzled.
But then, their big sister Su Zhiruan spoke a stream of fluent foreign language.
Pandi and Erzhu’s eyes widened in astonishment as they stared at Su Zhiruan, dumbfounded, not daring to believe it was her!
The onlookers who had gathered around to watch the commotion exchanged glances, revealing the shock in their eyes.
The crowd’s voices quieted considerably, and they began whispering, expressing their amazement.
When the shop owner saw that Su Zhiruan could converse with the foreigners, he quickly wiped his hands on his apron, came down, and stood behind Su Zhiruan, repeating to himself, “This is great, this is great.”
The two blond-haired, blue-eyed tall men initially didn’t know what to make of the pretty girl in shabby clothes accompanied by two children, but when Su Zhiruan asked them in authentic English what had happened, and if they needed help, the men’s eyes immediately lit up.
Afterward, Su Zhiruan listened to the tearful story from the two grown men.
“… They wanted to ask if they could get a discount for buying more of your handicrafts here, as they intended to take them back as souvenirs or to give as gifts. But it seemed like you thought they were up to no good, that they were here to rob the place.” Su Zhiruan translated for the shop owner while listening to the two men’s story.
The shop owner’s face gradually showed a look of embarrassment, and he wiped his hands on his apron in a somewhat ashamed manner, “When I saw them come in, I panicked, and then suddenly, when I saw these two foreigners gesturing a big circle with their hands and taking out a wad of money, I thought they were telling us to hand over all our money.”
“… And then you chased them out?” Su Zhiruan asked, seeing the two blonde-haired young men looking as though they were about to cry, so she comforted them spontaneously.
The two foreigners nodded eagerly, looking at Su Zhiruan as if she were their savior.
“So, they actually wanted to buy the local crafts here, you can pick whatever you like.” The shop owner, feeling guilty, quickly invited them back in.
After asking a few more questions, the two blond young men enthusiastically invited her to visit their country, saying her accent was very authentic.
“Don’t worry; they came with a tour guide, who got an upset stomach at lunch and is in the restroom now; they should be back soon.” Su Zhiruan said this, and the shop owner immediately felt relieved.
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“That’s good, that’s good,” the shop owner, a big man, felt a huge relief and looked at Su Zhiruan with admiration, “I didn’t expect a young girl like you to understand these foreigners’ language! That’s really impressive!”
“I know a little bit, I’m glad I could help.” Su Zhiruan said modestly, and even the strangers present, who had only met her briefly, felt a surge of goodwill towards her.
“Here, take this money, buy something nice for the kids to eat; you’ve really helped me out today. If not, I would’ve had to involve the police!” The shop owner took out some banknotes and food coupons from his apron, “You must take it, otherwise, if I had to call the police, I’d be the criminal who spoiled relations between our country and the foreigners.”
Su Zhiruan couldn’t refuse, and given the stunned looks on the faces of the children, she took the money, returned the larger bills to the shop owner, and kept just a few coins, “It was just a small favor, I’ll take this much, but the rest is not necessary.”
Leading Pandi and Erzhu, she was about to leave when she left one last remark, “Go attend to them now; we’ll be off.”
The shop owner nodded hurriedly.
And with admiration and amazement in the eyes of the onlookers, Su Zhiruan left the scene with her equally dazed brother and sister.
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“This, this is for me?”
When Erzhu finally came back to his senses from the shock earlier, he saw his elder sister with three paper bags in her hand, filled with steaming hot meat buns, giving one to him and one to Pandi, while she held the last one herself.
“Big sis… are these meat buns?” Pandi’s eyes turned green as she stared at the meat bun in her hand, swallowing hard, unable to believe she could actually eat something so delightful.
Su Zhiruan looked at the large bun in her hand, white as snow, emitting steam, with juice seeping out, indicating that it was thinly wrapped and generously filled with succulent meat, making her stomach growl with hunger.
In those times, it was rare for things to be short on weight, although at one and a half Mao each, these large meat buns were somewhat expensive for the average person.
But they were made with solid ingredients, thin skins, ample filling, and handmade dough and filling for the meat buns—one bite was enough to be ecstatically delicious!
