At this mont, the Yang Family was having dinner. The matchmaking event today didn’t go well, so they could only carry on with their usual routine. After all, life goes on, right?
Having worked all afternoon and hauled quite a bit of corn ho, the family finally sat down to eat. But before they could take a few bites, they heard a loud voice yelling, "In-laws, mother-in-law, are you ho?"
Upon hearing the voice, everyone at the table, except the children, lost their good mood. It was undeniably Lan Hua Aunt’s booming voice.
Just as everyone was taken aback, Aunt Lan Hua had already entered the house. Seeing the Yang Family eating, she quickly said, "Oh, you’re eating. Look at this, I’ve co at such a wrong ti."
Even though she said that, she had no intention of leaving; instead, she stepped further inside.
Seeing this, Yang Ming’s mother quickly said, "Aunt Lan Hua, what brings you here so late?"
"What could it be? It’s about these two kids, of course!" Aunt Lan Hua said and then looked at the table spread with rice, golden eggs, a platter of greasy duck at...
Seeing this, even though she’d just eaten, she couldn’t help but drool a little.
Thinking back to the al she just had at ho, which was cornbread with plain soup and watery vegetables, even with so at added, their family devoured it like wolves. If only it were this kind of al...
At this thought, Aunt Lan Hua couldn’t help but swallow her saliva again. If her daughter really married into this family, they’d undoubtedly eat and drink well, and maybe it might even lead her whole family to better als and drinks.
Such a al like this, her family wouldn’t even have during the New Year. But the Yang Family probably ate like this every day. No wonder within less than a year, every one of the Yang Family mbers looked so well-fed and shiny, while they used to all be so skinny.
Even though her eyes twinkled with envy, she still said, "You eat. I’ll just sit and wait. We can talk about the kids a bit later."
Aunt Lan Hua’s yearning look was noticed by everyone at the table, and they felt sowhat displeased.
It’s not about looking down on the poor—they’ve been there too. But such behavior shouldn’t appear on an adult, especially an older one.
At this point, Yang Ming’s father spoke, "Yang Dong, go fetch a pair of chopsticks for Aunt Lan Hua."
Upon hearing this, Yang Dong got up and went to the kitchen to fetch utensils. Though the others felt so displeasure, no one spoke up. After all, Yang Ming’s father had given the order, and there was no need to interfere in this matter. After all, it was just about setting another place at the table. If they were to chi in, it would be when Aunt Lan Hua made any requests.
Seeing Yang Dong go out, Aunt Lan Hua hastily said, "In-laws, no need, no need, you all go ahead and eat, don’t mind ."
After saying this, Aunt Lan Hua sat down on the edge of the kang.
Sitting like a large Buddha, she stared at the dining table, making it hard for the family to finish their al.
Soon, Yang Dong returned with the utensils and handed them to Aunt Lan Hua. While accepting them, Aunt Lan Hua was still verbally refusing, "No need, really no need."
At this point, Yang Ming’s mother spoke, "Aunt Lan Hua, since the child has already brought the utensils, why don’t you just join us? It’s not much."
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