Changping was still a small county town at the time.
Although it had a movie theater, it didn’t get first-run films and had to settle for leftovers.
Wang Xiaomei, a worker at a thermos factory, had heard that a new movie called Romance on Lushan Mountain was particularly good.
Since she had the day off, she decided to invite two of her coworkers to go into the city to watch the movie and do some shopping.
In those days, traveling from the suburbs to the city by bus took a long time.
After wandering around the city all morning, they happened to be near Qianmen and stopped at a cooperative under the Arrow Tower to grab a bite to eat.
“Here’s your wontons!”
Huang Zhanying swiftly brought the wontons to their table, along with three large bowls, and said with a smile, “It’s hot today, so we’re offering complimentary tea to help you cool down!”
“Thank you, comrade!”
Wang Xiaomei was pleasantly surprised.
Getting free tea with their wontons was unexpected, and it confirmed the cooperative’s good reputation.
She tried a wonton and found it quite tasty. “Where should we go to watch the movie later?” she asked.