Liu Xiaohong felt very resistant to what Hu Zi said.

She came with Hu Zi this time simply because she was craving food and wanted to tag along for a free meal.

I never imagined that Tiger would use her as a tool to show off...

This made her very unhappy.

She can't even afford the bride price, yet she wants to marry him?

You wish!

However, no matter how unhappy she was, she didn't show it.

He simply tugged at Tiger's pants under the table.

Tiger, oblivious to the situation, continued, "Auntie, I'm not exaggerating, but Xiaohong is the prettiest girl in the whole area."

"Really? Tiger, you're really amazing, you're really capable."

"Weidong, you need to hurry up too. Hu Zi is getting married soon. Have you made any progress?"

My second aunt steered the conversation towards Li Weidong.

Wei Dong is peeling sunflower seeds for his younger sister.

After stuffing a large handful of sunflower seeds into his sister's hand, he said slowly, "Let Tiger Brother pay first, I'm not in a hurry."

“How can we not be anxious? You’ve made quite a bit of money growing mushrooms; it’s time to settle down and start a family,” said Aunt Zhao Xiufen.

“That’s right, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. When you reach a certain age, you should get married,” my aunt said.

Li Weidong didn't say much, he just smiled as a response.

My eldest aunt and second aunt both married and moved to other places.

We live quite far apart, and apart from Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese New Year, we don't see each other very often, and our relationship isn't particularly good.

Li Weidong didn't respond, but Hu Zi suddenly laughed.

“Auntie, Auntie, please stop trying to persuade him. It’s not that he doesn’t want to get married, it’s that he can’t… He’s penniless right now.”

"Huh, what happened?"

Zhao Xiujuan and Zhao Xiufen looked at each other, clearly not knowing what was going on.

"Tiger, aren't you growing mushrooms with Weidong? How could he be short of money?"

"Exactly, how can you say that about him when he's practically your mentor?"

"Master? He doesn't deserve the title!" Tiger sneered. "Auntie, Second Aunt, you're not usually around, so you don't know what's going on. Let me tell you, my Third Aunt and her family are no good..."

We kindly helped her grow mushrooms, and guess what? They took two cents from our family for every pound... Over the years, that's several thousand yuan. Tell me, is this the kind of thing relatives should do?

Even the richest landlords weren't as ruthless as them.

"hiss!"

Zhao Xiujuan and Zhao Xiufen gasped.

"Weidong, how could your family do this? We're all relatives... relatives whose bones are still connected even if they're broken."

"That's right, Third Sister is so wicked. Everyone used to treat her so well."

Li Weidong was not surprised at all that they could say such things.

She kept her head down, quietly peeling sunflower seeds for her younger sister.

However, Li Xiaoli couldn't stand it anymore. She slammed her hand on the table and stood up, saying, "You're talking nonsense! That's not how it is at all!"

"I'm talking nonsense? You dare say your family didn't take a cut?"

“This…” Li Xiaoli was speechless.

"Speechless now, huh?"

“Our family did get sick, but my brother still provided you with mushroom bags and helped you sell mushrooms.” Although Li Xiaoli was in school, there were some things she was aware of.

"None of that matters. As long as you admit to taking a cut, that's fine. Auntie, tell me, isn't that family despicable?"

"How is this just immoral?"

"That's absolutely outrageous!"

Zhao Xiujuan and Zhao Xiufen exchanged a glance.

They came here because they heard that Li Weidong had made a lot of money, so they wanted to grow mushrooms too.

I never expected that this would happen before I could even open my mouth.

A cut? That would be outrageous!

We're relatives!

With his aunts' support, Tiger became even more smug.

He said arrogantly, "Auntie, Auntie, we're all relatives. If you want to grow mushrooms in the future, just come to me, Tiger. My skills are better than Li Weidong's. Li Weidong is just a pretty face."

"Really?" The two of them stared wide-eyed.

"That must be true. Didn't they have a yellow mushroom disease outbreak a while ago? Many growers suffered heavy losses, and Li Weidong was also affected. He had to wipe out all the mushrooms in three greenhouses... He lost his shirt."

But everything's fine at home. Do you know why my parents didn't come today?

Why?

"They've gone to the city to deliver the goods... I sold nearly five thousand yuan worth of mushrooms from my two greenhouses. After they finish selling, they'll come over for a banquet. You can ask them yourselves if you don't believe me."

"Yeah?"

Zhao Xiujuan and Zhao Xiufen exchanged glances again.

"I never expected that the one who's doing the best in our family is Tiger."

"That's right, not only did he marry a beautiful wife, but he also mastered a great skill."

"Our future wealth depends entirely on you."

"Don't worry, leave it to me." Tiger patted his chest and assured him, "I'm not that ungrateful wretch Li Weidong, who would even cheat his own relatives!"

Li Xiaoli was somewhat unconvinced and was about to retort.

But Li Weidong was quick-witted and stuffed a piece of candy into her mouth.

He glared at her and said, "Eat more and talk less."

Li Xiaoli pouted in frustration, completely baffled as to why her older brother didn't try to defend himself.

That's not how it works at all!

...

After chatting for a few minutes, the dishes began to be served one after another.

First came four cold dishes, then the hot dishes...

Back in 1992, material life wasn't very abundant, and people didn't have much oil or fat in their stomachs.

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