Chapter 87 is all dirt!

Poor Factory Director Gu, his wife and children are all getting special meals, but he has to set an example by eating dinner in the canteen, so the leftovers are enough for him to have an extra meal.

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Old Chen's family is having dinner now.

When Ma Xiulian brought out a plate of glistening, fragrant braised fish, Old Chen's sons and daughters-in-law were all stunned. "Mom, what's the occasion?"

Zhou Zhaodi grabbed Chen Erbao's ear and demanded fiercely, "You brat, did you go fishing at the reservoir in the mountains again?"

The reservoir is located halfway up the mountain. Not only are there likely to be dangerous animals along the way, but the water is also very deep, and many people have drowned there in the past.

Chen Erbao immediately started yelling, "I didn't go! Mom, be gentle! You're going to twist my ear off! Grandma, please save me!"

Faced with her grandson's pleading gaze, Ma Xiulian said calmly, "I don't know whether Erbao went to the reservoir or not."

This grandson is incredibly bold. If she doesn't loosen her skin a bit, she's genuinely worried he might sneak off to the reservoir to catch fish sometime.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhaodi hit even harder, saying, "If I find out you secretly went to the reservoir, I'll beat your butt until it's bruised and battered!"

She was also afraid that her son would kill her.

Chen Erbao grimaced in pain and said, "Ouch, Mom, Mom, I'm not lying to you, I really haven't been to the reservoir!"

Seeing that he was in pain, Zhou Zhaodi withdrew her hand.

Chen Erbao rubbed his burning ears and looked at his grandmother with a resentful and accusatory expression, saying, "Grandma, you don't love me anymore."

But the way he made that resentful expression on his tanned face... was a bit of an eyesore.

Ma Xiulian glanced at it and looked away with disdain, then got back to the point: "This fish was a gift from Comrade Jiang Manyun."

The Chen family was shocked once again: Just how rich is Director Gu's family? They put so much oil in a single fish!

Li Chunhua and Zhou Zhaodi were even more determined: they absolutely couldn't miss out on such a good family!

However, Li Chunhua thought that after finishing her meal and returning to her room, she would ask her son how his time with Young Master Gu went.

Zhou Zhaodi wanted to make sure that Guaibao grew up playing with Young Master Gu, so that the Gu family would be more likely to take a liking to Guaibao and know him well.

Then I realized my little niece wasn't home. "Mom, where's my darling?"

If there's a hearty dish like braised fish at home, my mother-in-law would never let her little niece go without it.

Chen Erbao said quickly, "My dear child went to Aunt Jiang's house to eat meat."

His tone and expression were full of envy; the little darling was probably stuffed from eating so much meat today.

Seeing her mother-in-law nod, Zhou Zhaodi became even more excited.

See? Her idea was never wrong!

Since her granddaughter wasn't home, Ma Xiulian divided the cooked rice among her three grandsons.

As long as she's not facing her precious grandson, she's still the same grandma who favors boys over girls.

Chen Erbao, that unlucky kid, happened to get a portion at the bottom of the bowl. After taking two bites, he spat it out, exclaiming, "Why is it all dirt?!"

Zhou Zhaodi immediately came over and saw that the snow-white rice was mixed with a lot of yellow soil: "It really is, the wall probably fell off again."

Chen Erbao immediately wailed, "How am I supposed to eat this? I'm so unlucky!"

Ma Xiulian frowned. She had personally taken out the rice, and it was absolutely clean.

The next second, her sharp gaze swept over Erni.

Erni immediately lowered her head guiltily, not daring to look her in the eye.

Seeing her reaction, Ma Xiulian understood everything.

(End of this chapter)