Chapter 361: Crying because of greed
"What do you want to talk to my mother about?" Ning Ning stared at the plate in Fang Yan's hand with her round eyes and asked like a little adult.
Lin Xia had already recognized Fang Yan's voice. When she turned around, she saw Fang Yan and the children staring at each other.
Lin Xia: "Hello, what can I do for you?"
Fang Yan's eyes lit up when she saw Lin Xia coming out. She stretched out her hand, smiled shyly and said, "I thought since we are neighbors, we should visit each other more often. This is the dish I made. I'll give some to you to try."
Lin Xia looked at the plate of salted fish in her hand, was silent for two seconds, and then smiled again, "Thank you."
He reached out to take the salted fish from Fang Yan's hand, found an empty bowl and poured it into it. He glanced at the braised pork in the casserole, and picked up a few pieces of fried hairtail with chopsticks as a return gift.
"This is the hairtail fish I made. Let you try it." Lin Xia smiled and handed the bowl of hairtail fish to Fang Yan.
Looking at the hairtail in the bowl, Fang Yan's face couldn't help but freeze. She didn't come back to her senses for several seconds. Then she realized something was wrong and immediately put on a smile to thank him.
The moment Lin Xia saw the disappointment in Fang Yan's eyes, she knew that her guess was correct, but the other party was wrong. She was not the kind of person who would give meat to others just for the sake of face.
Returning fish to fish means no one loses.
There was only one plate of braised pork, and the whole family could only finish a few pieces. Not to mention that the child's father was a big eater, and no matter how much he ate, it was never enough. How could she possibly pretend to be rich?
Fortunately, I rejected her that day and did not go to Fang Yan's house for dinner. Maybe the other party was just being polite that day.
"Mom, why did you return the fish to that auntie who gave us the fish?" An An was a little confused. In the past, when she exchanged vegetables with Auntie Yang's family, they always exchanged fish and meat. She didn't understand why she should return the fish now.
“Pooh!” “Pooh!”
Lin Xia was about to answer when she heard Lele Ningning making "Ptt" sounds, and An An also turned around to look over.
The two little guys looked at the salted fish in their hands with disdain. When they saw Lin Xia looking over, Lele frowned and said, "Mom, this fish is so disgusting."
"Mom, I want to drink water." Ningning frowned and begged for water.
"Is it unpalatable?" An An curiously moved closer to look at the fish.
Lin Xia also picked up a piece and took a bite. It was so salty that she almost passed out.
Although they lived by the sea before, Lin Xia had never made salted fish for the children. Since there were fresh sea fish to eat, why should they eat salted fish?
Besides, the surface of sea fish is salty, so when she makes dried fish, she will soak and wash it several times, so that there will be less salty fish.
"Don't eat the fish for now. Mom will put it away." Lin Xia took the plate of salted fish away. She didn't want to waste food in front of the children, so she planned to throw it away when the children were not seeing it.
The unpalatable fish was taken away, but the three little ones didn't care at all and kept drinking water.
Fang Yan felt a little disappointed when she looked at the hairtail in her hand. She thought she could exchange it for a bowl of meat, but she didn't expect the other party to give her a bowl of fish in return. However, she was a person who cared about face, so she couldn't just ask for it directly.
Looking at the golden hairtail in front of her and smelling its dry fragrance, Fang Yan tried to pick up a piece and found it was unexpectedly delicious.
The fried golden and crispy hairtail had only one main bone, and the meat around it was crispy and chewy. Fang Yan couldn't stop eating it.
When she heard the sound at the door, Fang Yan looked at the empty bowl and felt guilty. She licked her lips and wanted to eat more. She didn't expect that an ordinary hairtail next door would be so delicious.
"What are we having for dinner today?" Deputy Captain Chen put down his hat, smelled the aroma of meat, and looked at his wife expectantly.
"Mom, I want to eat meat!" Several children followed Deputy Captain Chen into the house and started shouting as they smelled the strong aroma of meat.
Fang Yan stood up, put away the empty bowl, and went to add more rice to the man's plate. "The food is right on the table, can't you see it?"
The men and children were stunned when they saw the large bowl of Chinese cabbage, salted fish and a bowl of seaweed soup on the dining table. Deputy Head Chen asked blankly, "Where's the meat?"
Fang Yan rolled her eyes at them and said, "What meat? Where did the meat come from?"
"Wife, are you hiding?" Deputy Head Chen didn't notice Fang Yan's rolling eyes, rubbed his hands and asked, "We smelled it as soon as we went upstairs, bring it out quickly."
Several children also widened their eyes and looked at Fang Yan expectantly.
Hearing the man say this, Fang Yan recalled the frustration of not getting any meat, and said unhappily, "Meat, meat, meat, where is the meat? That smells like meat from someone else's house."
Deputy Head Chen was startled. He looked around but couldn't find any meat. He looked at the cabbage and salted fish on the table with disappointment: "Cut some meat tomorrow. Look at the children. They are so greedy."
When the children heard that there was no meat, they were about to cry out, but when they heard this, they stopped and looked at Fang Yan expectantly.
"Eat, eat, eat. There are so many children in the family, where is the money for meat!" Fang Yan threw away her chopsticks.
The little brat is eating me out of money. There are so many people in the family, and we don't have enough money to eat meat, not to mention...
"Why don't you have any money?" Deputy Head Chen was a little confused when he saw that she was angry. Thinking that it was only the beginning of the month, she should have money. He was about to ask again when he suddenly understood, "Did you secretly send money to your family again?"
Fang Yan waved her hands in front of her and tilted her neck upwards and said, "My mother is sick, so what if I send some money back?"
"Why is your mother sick every month?" Deputy Captain Chen didn't believe it at all and looked at Fang Yan with anger on his face.
The two started arguing, and the children each took a dish and ran back to their room.
As soon as Lu Yuxiu entered the family compound, he smelled a familiar fragrance. It was the fragrance of braised pork made by his wife. He couldn't help but hurry home.
"Are you back? Just wash your hands and you can eat!" Lin Xia smiled faintly as she watched the man enter the room.
Lu Yuxiu saw his wife smiling sweetly and walked up to her.
The three little ones are used to their parents sticking to them. They used to cover their eyes, but now they are not panicked at all.
Lu Yuxiu washed his hands and was about to put the casserole on the table when he heard a "bang" from next door. Lin Xia looked at Lu Yuxiu. Fortunately, he was holding the meat and was not scared by the noise at all.
“Do you want to see what’s going on?” Seeing that the children were a little frightened, Lin Xia looked at Lu Yuxiu with clear eyes.
Putting down the casserole in his hand, Lu Yuxiu said calmly: "I'll go take a look, you guys eat."
In less than a minute, Lu Yuxiu came back.
"It's okay, let's eat." As soon as he went out to look, he saw someone going to the next door to break up a fight. They had just arrived and didn't know the others yet, so Lu Yuxiu went back first to avoid embarrassment.
He said it was okay, and Lin Xia and the children thought it was okay. They happily started to enjoy their lunch, completely unaware of the war next door caused by the smell.
The three little ones ate with their mouths greasy. Lu Yuxiu had to admit that the first benefit of moving was that he could go home and eat the meals cooked by his wife at noon every day.
"What do you want to eat tomorrow?"
Now she just reads books and reviews every day, and she doesn't have to go to the Women's Federation to work, so she has plenty of time, just enough to eat and drink.
Lele: “Meat!”
Ningning: "Meat!"
An An: "Meat!"
Lu Yuxiu: "Anything is fine!"
Everything is delicious if it’s cooked by my wife!
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