"Eh? You're right, the taste of this cigarette is kind of strange! It's sowhat like the taste of a Nanjing Cigarette!"
"Yeah! I noticed it just now, too. How co it tastes like the cheap cigarettes my old man smokes, the ones that cost a few bucks a pack!"
"I guess it has leaves from General Cigarette that costs seven yuan a pack mixed in. That cigarette is very pungent, easy to tell!"
...
At that mont, after hearing Ye Feng's words, everyone around buzzed with discussion.
Most of them were long-ti smokers, and many had sensed sothing off about this cigarette even before, but they were initially silenced by the prestige of the 'official supply' label and didn't speak up.
After Ye Feng revealed the secret, everyone voiced their doubts.
And now, the way they all looked at Su Peng had changed, filled with mockery and disdain. Although they wouldn't say it explicitly, it was clear they were enjoying the spectacle!
Su Peng's face turned ashen, especially under the scrutinizing gaze of the crowd, which made him squirm. He tore open the cigarette packet in his hand and took a sniff, his expression growing even uglier.
The others were right, his so-called 'high official's special supply' cigarette did indeed harbor several different scents, and the sll was even worse than that of Nanjing Cigarette.
"Su Peng! Was I not right? The 'official supply' cigarettes on the market are extrely scarce, especially in recent years, with China's crackdown on the circulation of such cigarettes, finding a real 'high official's special supply' has beco impossible!"
A hint of mockery played on Ye Feng's lips, and his words made Su Peng's face grow darker still.
However, Su Peng knew the crowd was full of experienced smokers who could instantly detect any adulteration in the tobacco. Even if he wanted to refute, he had no excuse to do so.
"Hmph! Even if this pack is just a dostic cigarette, so what? Ye Feng, where are your cigarettes? Bring them out for us old classmates to see!"
At that mont, Su Peng's gaze shifted, aiming directly at Ye Feng.
Since this guy had sabotaged his credibility, it was now his turn to tear down Ye Feng. Su Peng's heart hardened with resolve. If Ye Feng could only bring out low-quality cigarettes, he would make sure to humiliate him thoroughly!
"Ye Feng, since you're so knowledgeable about dostic and official supply cigarettes, surely you must smoke high-quality ones! Bring them out, let us old classmates bask in your glory!"
Su Peng's words also caught the attention of the other classmates.
They too were curious, as Ye Feng had easily differentiated between dostic and official supply cigarettes, and now they wanted to know what kind of cigarettes Ye Feng smoked!
"Ye Zi..."
Gua Wa had been extrely grateful to Ye Feng for standing up for him, but seeing Su Peng target Ye Feng now, he discreetly took out a pack of Nanjing from his pocket, trying to pass it to Ye Feng quietly to help him through this ordeal.
Yet, Ye Feng's lips curled slightly upwards, and he didn't take the Nanjing Cigarette that Gua Wa offered. Instead, he slowly pulled out a plain white pack of cigarettes from his pocket.
This pack of cigarettes was strange, with no words on it at all, looking quite like a homade cigarette box.
Seeing this pack, all the others were a bit startled.
"What kind of cigarette is this? Have you ever seen it?"
"I've never seen it! Where do they sell these kind of cigarettes, and how co there's not a single word on the box?"
"Yeah! It's really strange! Even if there's no tar content listed, there should at least be a brand, right?"
...
At this mont, everyone was confused, and soone imdiately asked,
"Ye Feng, what kind of cigarette is this? It seems we don't have this kind for sale in Jiangcheng County, right? Could it be so high-end cigarette?"
The question voiced the doubts of many, and upon hearing it, Ye Feng simply shrugged nonchalantly:
"This pack of cigarettes is nothing high-end, at least it's far from Su Peng's 'Leader's Special Supply'!"
While laughing, Ye Feng opened the pack of cigarettes, first handed one to Gua Wa, and then distributed one to each of his old classmates:
"I bought this pack at the Jiangcheng County train station, just so off-brand cigarettes, but they taste quite good! Everyone, try it!"
When they heard it was just off-brand cigarettes, many of the classmates were greatly disappointed, having thought it was so quality smoke, only to find out it was the cheapest kind of cigarette.
Around the Jiangcheng County train station, there were many tobacco peddlers selling fake cigarettes, off-brand cigarettes, and defective ones!
There were various kinds, and the prices were extrely cheap, many of the poor people in Jiangcheng County would go there to buy cigarettes!
Although most people took a cigarette and just put it on the table, without any intention of lighting it, Gua Wa and a few other classmates did light up and started smoking leisurely.
Su Peng's mouth curled up slightly. Initially, when he saw Ye Feng's unusual pack of cigarettes, he also thought it was so high-end brand, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be a pack of off-brand cigarettes.
"Ye Feng, aren't you being a little too shabby? It's one thing for a small driver like you to not afford good cigarettes, but you can certainly afford a pack that's a bit more than ten bucks! Now you're smoking these off-brand cigarettes, your life really seems miserable!"
Seizing the opportunity, Su Peng naturally wanted to take a good jab at Ye Feng, and he noticed that, upon hearing Ye Feng was smoking the lowest grade of off-brand cigarettes, many female classmates showed a look of disdain and scorn towards Ye Feng.
"Eh? This off-brand cigarette actually tastes quite good, and even has a refreshing scent!"
"You're right, it's not harsh at all, pretty nice!"
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At this mont, Gua Wa and several classmates who were smoking showed surprised expressions, then turned to look at Ye Feng:
"Ye Feng, where did you buy these? They're quite nice to smoke. One of these days, I'll have to go get so myself!"
"I don't rember which stall it was. You'll have to look for yourself; there should be a lot of these off-brand cigarettes!" Ye Feng said with a helpless smile, speaking straight to the point.
"Alright then! I'll definitely go look for them soti. This cigarette is really nice to smoke!"
The classmate seed very fond of the taste of the cigarettes, and after hearing his words, Ye Feng directly handed over the remaining half of the pack to him:
"Since you like it so much, take them and enjoy!"
"Thanks a lot, man!" The classmate's face lit up with joy as he took the pack of cigarettes right away.
Su Peng's expression darkened in an instant, unable to believe that a pack of off-brand cigarettes could be enjoyed so thoroughly by these people.
Just then, a middle-aged man ca walking over from the side.
The man walked while sniffing the air, slowly making his way towards the group.
"Manager Huang! What brings you here?" Upon seeing the middle-aged man, Su Peng was slightly surprised and then asked.
Many of the other classmates were also taken aback; they knew Manager Huang quite well. He was the largest cigarette wholesaler in Jiangcheng County, with very strong connections to the upper echelon of the tobacco company. Almost eighty percent of the cigarette sales in Jiangcheng County were related to him in one way or another.
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