Lin Huihui came back to her senses immediately after hearing this and hurriedly said, "Brother Dingyuan, why did you order so many dishes? Just order some meat and some vegetarian dishes!"

During the Chinese New Year, Lin Shan made a scene in the threshing ground and demanded that she give her job back or else pay him money.

Lu Dingyuan and Lin Huihui could not afford to pay so much money, and they were afraid that Lin Shan would go to the textile factory and cause trouble. The couple could no longer afford to lose face, so Lin Huihui returned the job to Lin Shan.

Now she has no job and relies on Lu Dingyuan for support.

In addition to supporting her, Lu Dingyuan also had to give some household expenses to the Lu family with his salary every month. In addition, Chen Fengmei, who was following Wang Dongsheng, would come to ask for money from time to time, and a lot of money was also spent.

As a result, the couple lived in extreme poverty and had not eaten meat for a long time.

Lu Dingyuan paid salaries today, so they came over for a snack.

We had originally planned to order only one meat dish and one vegetable dish, but we ordered so many at once... it was too much over budget!

Of course Lu Dingyuan knew that the budget was over, and now they needed to calculate every penny carefully, but when he thought of Xie Qingxiao right behind him and his table full of delicious dishes, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

He didn't know why he became so competitive and insisted on ordering two hard dishes. He didn't want to be looked down upon by Xie Qingxiao.

"I can finish it!" Lu Dingyuan whispered.

Lin Huihui was about to say something when the waiter in front of her had already prepared the food for them: "Give me the food coupons. The total amount is six yuan."

Both braised pork and twice-cooked pork are relatively expensive.

Lu Dingyuan took out two yuan from his pocket and stretched out his hand to Lin Huihui: "I have left all my money at home. Didn't I give you ten yuan for household expenses this morning? Give it to me first."

Lin Huihui's face suddenly flashed with panic: "I, I didn't bring it. I left it at home."

"You didn't bring it?" Lu Dingyuan frowned. "We went out together this morning, and you didn't come home afterwards. How did you leave it at home?"

"I, I..." Lin Huihui stammered, as if she had something to hide.

Seeing this, Lu Dingyuan thought of something and his face darkened: "Did you give the money to your mother?"

"..." Lin Huihui stammered, "Yes, she came to ask me for it. She was so pitiful, so I had no choice but to give it to her..."

Lu Dingyuan's face darkened: "You gave it all?"

"You gave her a piece of solidarity, and she took them all!" Lin Huihui said.

Lu Dingyuan's face turned black. Doesn't that mean Lin Huihui has no money? Then why did he order so many dishes...

Ding ding ding!

The waiter had been waiting for them to pay, and seeing that they were still chattering, he directly knocked on the window with a spatula and said impatiently: "What are you chatting about? Pay now after you get the food. The people behind you are still waiting in line to buy their meals!"

"Yeah, pay and leave as soon as you get the food! The people behind us are hungry and waiting to buy food and eat." The people behind were getting impatient and made unpleasant complaints.

The person behind them said, "I just heard them talking, and they mean they don't have money to pay!"

"What?" The waiter at the window changed his expression and cast a suspicious look at Lu Dingyuan and Lin Huihui: "You are not really out of money, are you?"

Lu Dingyuan and Lin Huihui were being watched by everyone, their faces flushed instantly, "I, it's not that we don't have money, we just forgot to bring money... we only brought two pieces, we don't want this braised pork and twice-cooked pork..."

The braised pork and twice-cooked pork were already served in the bowls, but they just said they didn't want them.

The waiter's face was not looking good. He reached out and snatched back the braised pork and twice-cooked pork that had been placed in front of them, and said in a mocking tone:

"Why come here to eat if you don't have money? Go, go, go, go quickly, don't prevent others from buying food!"

People around them pointed at them and whispered.

Lu Dingyuan and Lin Huihui were both respectable people who were extremely concerned about their reputation. At this moment, they just wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it. They quickly took their meals and found a place to sit down.

When Lu Dingyuan turned his head, he met the eyes of Xie Qingxiao and Zhang Pengfei, which made him feel even more embarrassed.

Xie Qingxiao was actually laughing at him!

"This couple can't even afford two plates of meat?" Zhang Pengfei said to Xie Qingxiao in surprise.

Xie Qingxiao retracted his gaze and said calmly: "This is just the beginning. It will only get harder for them in the future."

"Why?" Zhang Pengfei asked with great interest. Lu Dingyuan was the person his brother Xiao hated. He was the person he hated the most. He was happy to see him in trouble!

Xie Qingxiao: "Chen Fengmei is about to give birth."

Zhang Pengfei immediately understood.

Wang Dongsheng was a gambler. He had no job and could not afford to support Chen Fengmei. On the contrary, he wanted Chen Fengmei to support him and his children, otherwise he would beat her.

Chen Fengmei was still pregnant and had no income from work, so he often forced Chen Fengmei to ask Lu Dingyuan and Lin Huihui for money.

Lu Dingyuan and Lin Huihui are both people who care about their reputation. They are afraid of being gossiped about, so it is impossible for them not to give money to Chen Fengmei.

And this is just the beginning. When Chen Fengmei's child is about to be born, she will probably become even more aggressive in asking Lu Dingyuan and Lin Huihui for money.

"You deserve it!" Zhang Pengfei spat.

Xie Qingxiao didn't say anything. He looked solemnly at Lu Dingyuan opposite him, then glanced at Zhang Pengfei and gestured.

"What's wrong, Brother Xiao?" Zhang Pengfei came over.

Xie Qingxiao whispered something in his ear.

Zhang Pengfei's expression changed from curiosity to anger and then to a cold glance at Lu Dingyuan not far away: "Okay!"

Xie Qingxiao patted his shoulder and said, "Eat quickly. After eating, take the packed food to my fifth uncle and his family, and ask them to take it back to my wife and parents. They don't have to cook tonight."

"Okay!" Zhang Pengfei increased the speed of making rice.

"Xie Qingxiao and Zhang Pengfei just glanced at us," Lin Huihui said to Lu Dingyuan over there.

Lu Dingyuan, who still felt ashamed, became even more angry: "Hurry up and eat, and then go back!" He didn't want to stay here for a moment.

His tone was very bad. Lin Huihui paused, thought about it, and finally said nothing. She just quickened her eating pace.

But she felt very uneasy in her heart. She had just clearly seen that there was something very wrong with Zhang Pengfei's eyes.

Only after she saw Xie Qingxiao and Zhang Pengfei finish their meal and leave did she feel a little relieved.

Maybe she was overthinking it.

After eating, the two left.

Lu Dingyuan was going to work, and Lin Huihui had no job anymore and wanted to go home.

When they reached the fork in the road, Lu Dingyuan put Lin Huihui down and said, "Go home. I'm going to be late, so I won't take you home."

Lin Huihui was unbelievable.

After she lost her job, the Lu family was very dissatisfied with her, and Lu's mother treated her far worse than before, but Lu Dingyuan was still very good to her.

In the past, when the two of them went to a state-owned restaurant to eat like they did today, he would definitely send her home first before going to work.

He didn't send me off today.

There was still an hour before work started, more than enough time to send her home...

Lu Dingyuan didn't give her time to react and rode away on his bike.

Looking at Lu Dingyuan's back as he left without hesitation, Lin Huihui's heart sank again and again.

Why is this?