ITBBS Chapter 15

After staying a night in the county town, Shen Yao set off on her bicycle for Jiang City.

Even though she was dressed warmly, the frosty wind still stung her face, so she didn’t dare ride too fast. It was already 10:30 in the morning when she arrived in Jiang City.

Walking along the streets of Jiang City, Shen Yao noticed the roads were fairly wide and looked quite clean. The pedestrians she passed were dressed better than those in the county town. Although they were still thin, their overall demeanor was much better.

Compared to An County, Jiang City was many times more prosperous.

Shen Yao spotted a state-run restaurant and thought that although she had been in this world for four days, she hadn’t yet tried the food. She decided to fill her stomach first, otherwise how would she have the energy to explore later?

Perhaps because it was still early, there were only about seven or eight people eating in the restaurant. She saw a plump waitress knitting a sweater at the counter and walked over.

Looking at the counter waitress, Shen Yao asked politely, “Comrade, what food do you have available?”

The plump waitress glanced up at Shen Yao. She saw how thin and pale Shen Yao looked, clearly a penniless country bumpkin. She lowered her head again and continued knitting.

Shen Yao was dumbfounded. Although she had read about this in many time-travel novels—that waitresses in this era were very arrogant—it was her first time experiencing it firsthand. Just because she had disguised her face, she was being treated with such disdain?

Suppressing her irritation, she patiently asked again, “Comrade, I’ll have a serving of braised pork and steamed rice.”

Interrupted once more, the waitress raised her head, rolled her eyes at Shen Yao, and started rattling on, “I say, you country bumpkin, do you even have money and ration tickets? You want braised pork? Can you even afford it? You’re just a country bumpkin. Go back to wherever you came from. This is no place for a poor wretch like you.”

Not satisfied even after saying that, the waitress rolled her eyes at Shen Yao several more times. The contempt in her eyes couldn’t have been more obvious.

Shen Yao watched the waitress ramble on, spit flying as she spoke, her fat jiggling with every word. This wasn’t a waitress at all, she was practically a god.

Noticing that the other diners in the restaurant didn’t seem surprised, Shen Yao knew this woman was used to looking down on people. No wonder she was so arrogant.

Unfortunately for the waitress, she had run into Shen Yao today. She had definitely kicked a steel plate.

Heh. Shen Yao was amused. Only a few days after transmigrating, she had encountered another fool, one who had come begging to be beaten.

Shen Yao didn’t want to waste words. She slapped ten big black ten-yuan bills and a stack of ration tickets onto the counter.

“Fatso, open your dog eyes and see what this is.”

The waitress hadn’t expected this country bumpkin to be so wealthy. Her plump face turned red with anger as she said angrily, “You country bumpkin! Who are you calling fatso? Why didn’t you show your money earlier?”

The diners in the restaurant hadn’t expected anyone to dare anger a state-run restaurant waitress. They ate their food while watching the drama.

“Who else here is fatter than a pig besides you? Your dog eyes are stuck on the back of your head, and your nostrils have grown up to your forehead. That’s why you spend all day looking down with your nose at people.”

Today, if she didn’t tear this fat pig to shreds, she wouldn’t be Tyrant Yao.

The waitress was so furious she couldn’t speak. “You… you…”

“What about me? I’m not like some pig, arrogant and domineering. As a restaurant waitress, not only do you judge people by their appearances but you also look down on them. I don’t believe your ancestors weren’t from the countryside. Since you look down on country people, why do you eat the grain and vegetables they grow? If you’re so capable, just starve to death and don’t eat anything grown by country folk.”

Shen Yao had no intention of being polite to such a snob. “Country bumpkin” this, “country bumpkin” that—what was wrong with country people? They didn’t eat a single grain of anyone else’s rice. If it weren’t for the hardworking people in the countryside, did the waitress think city people could survive without food?

“I… I didn’t…” The waitress was nearly in tears. She never expected anyone to dare speak to her like this. She always acted this way. Why wasn’t it working today?

Shen Yao wasn’t about to let her off the hook. If she didn’t scold this snob, the waitress would really think she was something special. “You what? Look at your ugly, fatter-than-a-pig face. Your legs are thicker than an elephant’s. You could cut a few hundred jin of fat off your body. Could it be that all the good things in this restaurant end up in your belly?”

In these hard times when everyone was struggling to eat their fill, this pig was incredibly fat. That clearly meant she had been stealing food. Shen Yao didn’t believe this pig could afford meat every day.

Upon hearing the commotion, the restaurant manager rushed over. He first gave the waitress a fierce glare, then said to Shen Yao, “Comrade, I am really sorry. This is my failure to supervise my staff properly. Please order whatever you like, it’s on me.”

Compared to the waitress, Shen Yao found the restaurant manager much more agreeable.

“I have the money to pay for my meal. However, Manager, I think your employee really needs to be retrained. We’re in a new society now. Even the leaders have said everyone is equal, yet as a restaurant waitress, she is more arrogant than the customers.” Shen Yao then pointed to the words “Serve the People” written on the wall.

Old Yang knew Li Xiaohua’s usual behavior of always looking down at country folk with her nose in the air. If he didn’t owe the Li family a favor, he would never have given the Li family’s daughter a job at the restaurant.

He was furious this time and roared at Li Xiaohua, “Li Xiaohua, apologize to this comrade right now. If you don’t want to work anymore, pack your things and get out immediately!”

Li Xiaohua was terrified. She hadn’t expected the manager to be so angry. She didn’t want to lose her job. Working at the restaurant was wonderful. She could steal food from time to time. If she were fired, she would lose everything.

“I’m sorry!” To avoid being fired, she had no choice but to pretend to back down.

Shen Yao wasn’t fooled. One look at her and it was obvious she was pretending. Heh—”Keep your apology. I don’t want your fake one. I really wonder how someone with such low quality became a waitress.”

Although Li Xiaohua was furious and had cursed this country bumpkin countless times in her heart, she didn’t expect this girl’s tongue to be so sharp. She had no choice but to lower her head again. “I’m really sorry. I will correct my behavior in the future.”

“Hmph. Can I get my braised pork and steamed rice now?” Shen Yao couldn’t be bothered to deal with her. Looking at a fat pig would only ruin her mood. She left her money and tickets on the counter and found a seat.

After finishing her meal, Shen Yao saw that two-thirds of the large plate of braised pork was left. She took out an aluminum thermos box, packed it up, and took it with her. Wasting food in this era was shameful.