Chapter 189: Intercepted on the Way
Zhang Lan and Gong Dajiang were walking home with bags in hand, when she noticed several acquaintances who greeted her quickly dispersed, which was quite strange.
Zhang Lan had boasted about going to the Northeast to find Gong Tao and promised she’d bring back meat.
But nothing went smoothly, it was hard enough finding someone with meat to exchange for rice, but for some reason it all fell through, and until they left, no one offered to sell them anything.
Looking at the luggage, which wasn’t much fuller than before they left, Zhang Lan was worried. She didn’t get the ginseng, didn’t manage to bring back Gong Ruini as a hostage, and not to mention the unhappiness caused with Gong Tao for ginseng, regretting even considering going there again. Gong Tao obviously didn’t care about his reputation.
Seeing familiar scenes, Gong Dajiang felt alive again, "I need a bath once we’re back, it’s been unbearable."
After getting used to bathing daily in the Northeast, suddenly not being able to due to travel was hard for Gong Dajiang to bear. He looked forward to Zhang Lan quickly getting things done, then having a hot meal, soaking in a hot bath, applying a facial mask, and getting a good night’s sleep; his plans were in place, just waiting for Zhang Lan to execute them.
Listening to her husband’s demands, Zhang Lan was truly speechless, not even home yet, and he was already expecting her to do this and that, as if she were a servant.
"You’re not in the Northeast anymore, heating water with wood and having a big tub for bathing." She shouldn’t have said it, as it made her long for the Northeast.
But in the Northeast, only bathing was slightly better, everything else was not good at all, especially the food, which wasn’t as comfortable as home.
"If you want a bath, go to the unit." There’s clearly a big pool at the workplace for retired workers to use, and it’s free, why not go there, saving both effort and money.
Bathing at the unit couldn’t be as comfortable as at home, Gong Dajiang felt all sorts of dissatisfaction, "No, I want to bathe at home. In fact, we could even build a big bath here."
Zhang Lan didn’t want to indulge Gong Dajiang in his madness, suggesting building a big bath—it wasn’t like space fell from the sky. The Northeast was vast, of course they could build houses freely, but at home there was no room for such a thing.