Chapter 101
"I want to eat canned fruit! I want to eat canned fruit!" The two nephews started to make a fuss.
They hadn't eaten anything good for a long time, so they were craving canned fruit.
"Since the food hasn't been given away, just give it to your two nephews." Mrs. Tian said righteously.
Tian Ersao and Tian's father and mother have the same attitude.
Before Tian Hao could agree, his mother had already snatched the can of fruit from his hand. As she opened the can of fruit, she said to her two grandsons, "Grandpa and grandma will eat with you."
Mrs. Tian Dasao and Mrs. Tian Ersao also came over and said eagerly, "Dad, Mom, let us have a taste too. It's been a long time since we had canned fruit."
"Okay," Tian's father agreed reluctantly, "Since there are two, everyone can have a taste."
So, the six of them happily divided the canned fruit, and no one paid any attention to Tian Hao anymore...
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At the same time, Cui Yongfang went to Aunt Liu and Uncle Liu's house.
At that time, Aunt Liu and Uncle Liu were having dinner. When they heard a knock on the door, Uncle Liu called out, "Who is it?"
"Uncle, it's me, Yongfang."
Aunt Liu went to open the door and saw Cui Yongfang standing outside. She asked, "Yongfang, what's going on?"
Cui Yongfang glanced at the room behind Aunt Liu, then looked away and said with a smile, "I was cooking at home and found that I had run out of salt. I came to ask you for some salt."
We all lived in the same compound, and when we urgently needed small things like this, we would borrow from each other. Besides, we couldn't borrow much, so no one cared about such trivial matters.
Aunt Liu took the small dish from Cui Yongfang's hand and said, "Wait here for a moment. I'll fill it with salt for you."
"Oh, okay, thank you, Auntie."
Aunt Liu went to the kitchen to get salt, and Cui Yongfang looked around the house again.
She asked casually, "Uncle, it's just you and Auntie eating alone. Where's your relative? Why isn't he eating with you?"
Uncle Liu said, "He ate outside today and didn't eat with us."
Cui Yongfang said, "Oh," and said, "We rarely see him in the compound. Even when we do meet him, he rarely talks to us."
Grandpa Liu smiled and said, "He is just like that. He doesn't talk much, but he is actually a very nice person. Otherwise, my wife and I would not have let him live here."
Aunt Liu handed Cui Yongfang a small dish filled with a little salt: "Here."
Cui Yongfang thanked Aunt Liu with a smile, then turned and left.
After closing the door, Aunt Liu and Uncle Liu looked at each other, and the smiles on their faces faded.
As soon as Cui Yongfang returned to the Liang family, he started gossiping with Aunt Liang.
Her family had already prepared the food, so there was no shortage of salt. She had simply found an excuse to visit Aunt Liu's house.
"Mom, I just went to Aunt Liu's house to borrow some salt. Aunt Liu's distant relatives weren't eating with them at all. Only Aunt Liu and Uncle Liu were eating. Uncle Liu also said that Fang Ping had already eaten out and that's why he wasn't eating with them. But I don't think that's the case at all. Fang Ping might not be a relative at all. Maybe he's just a tenant."
"Tenant?" Aunt Liang paused while eating. "These days, renting out a property privately is considered speculation! Aunt Liu and Uncle Liu wouldn't be so bold."
"That's not necessarily true," Cui Yongfang said. "Mrs. Liu and Mr. Liu's son drowned when they were young. Their two daughters are married and rarely come home, leaving them alone. If the First Factory hadn't taken Mr. Liu's age into consideration, the house they live in would have been repossessed long ago. They live on Mr. Liu's street sweeping wages, and they can save some money by renting out the house."
"But..." Aunt Liang always felt that Mr. and Mrs. Liu wouldn't be so bold. If they were caught speculating and profiteering, they could be sent directly to prison.
"I'll observe for a while." Cui Yongfang said, "If he's really speculating, we can't let him stay in our compound. What if he gets us into trouble?"
Aunt Liang nodded in agreement: "Yes, we can't be implicated."
After Cui Yongfang finished speaking, she was about to eat the egg custard when she found that Liang Tianxiong had taken the egg custard in his hand at some point and had almost finished it.
This egg custard was specially made by Cui Yongfang for herself. Seeing that her belly was getting bigger and bigger, Cui Yongfang would occasionally nourish herself, and Aunt Liang had no objection to this.
Seeing Liang Tianxiong's mouth full of egg foam, Cui Yongfang scolded him with a smile: "You kid, I didn't even notice when you stole the egg custard to eat it. This egg custard is prepared for your future brother!"
"I don't have a younger brother now, so the egg custard is mine! I love egg custard the most!" Liang Tianxiong thought Cui Yongfang was going to snatch the egg custard from his hand, so he protected the bowl and said.
"It's just a bowl of egg custard. If Tianxiong wants to eat it, let him eat it. You can make another bowl for yourself tomorrow." Liang Nan said, who had been silent all the time.
Cui Yongfang glared at him and said, "Do you need to tell me that? I wouldn't fight with my son for it. I was just having a talk with him."
"When you make egg custard tomorrow, make two portions, one for you and one for Tianxiong. You can make less for yourself and more for Tianxiong. Although you are pregnant now and really need supplements, you know our family conditions well. It is impossible to have eggs for every meal." Aunt Liang said.
"Mom, I know. I'm not confused." Cui Yongfang said.
Aunt Liang smiled with satisfaction.
She likes her daughter-in-law who is hardworking, sensible, and always puts her husband's family first.
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After finishing the matter of Yu Tong’s wedding gift, Ye Fuyue began to prepare New Year’s goods.
Because Wu Qiaoer worked in a cannery, Ye Fuyue asked Wu Qiaoer to help her get some cans with defective packaging from inside.
When Wu Qiaoer gave Ye Fuyue canned meat, canned fruit and other canned foods, Ye Fuyue not only gave her money, but also invited Wu Qiaoer to have a meal at a state-owned restaurant.
While eating, Ye Fuyue mentioned that Yu Tong was going to get married.
Wu Qiaoer said with envy: "That's great, Yu Tong is getting married too. You all got married one by one, but I'm still single."
Ye Fuyue laughed at her: "You really want to get married?"
"It's not that bad actually. But seeing that you're all married and living well, I'm quite envious."
"What about the person your family introduced to you? Are you not interested in him/her?" Ye Fuyue asked.
"Don't mention it." Wu Qiao'er looked distressed when she talked about this. "I didn't like any of them, but my parents liked several. They thought I was too picky. They weren't satisfied with this or that. They didn't know what I wanted to find. I got angry with them a lot because of this."
"Tell me the truth, what kind of person are you looking for?" Ye Fuyue asked. "If there's a suitable one, I can introduce you to someone. There are many male colleagues in Chen Yao's department."
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