Chapter 74 I dreamt of a thief stealing clothes (Seeking monthly votes)
Hong Lanlan hesitated, but ultimately remained silent.
She went out and closed the door behind her.
I walked home alone and sighed silently.
Time passed by, and before they knew it, it was evening. Zhang Yu and Zhang Ziqian went home after school and asked Hong Lanlan to cook for them.
Hong Lanlan wasn't in the mood, but she still went to cook.
The two hungry people couldn't wait to pick up a piece of meat and put it in their mouths, but immediately frowned.
"Mom, did you forget to wash off the salt on the meat? It's so salty." Zhang Yu looked disgusted and quickly went to find a bowl to get some cold water to drink.
Zhang Ziqian wondered how salty it could be, so he picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth to eat. He then immediately followed Zhang Yu and went to find a bowl to get water to drink.
Hong Lanlan yelled, "You two gluttons, I'll teach you a lesson you won't dare to steal food again!"
Zhang Yu: "Mom, this is way too salty, how am I supposed to eat this?"
"Eat less salty food and more rice."
Zhang Yu asked in confusion, "Mom, is it because you no longer need to cook at Xu Qingmo's house, and you can't bring meat home anymore, that you're deliberately making us eat salted meat?"
Zhang Yu had heard some things in the family compound, and he had been wanting to find an opportunity to ask about them.
Hong Lanlan never expected that this matter would reach the children's ears.
He didn't intend to hide anything, saying, "That's right, there won't be any fresh meat to eat in the future, and we'll have to use the salted meat at home sparingly."
Zhang Yu and Zhang Ziqian pouted in dissatisfaction.
"Why aren't you being asked to cook anymore?" Zhang Yu, who was older, asked.
Zhang Ziqian's mind was filled with the thought that he would no longer be able to eat fresh meat, and his face was full of disappointment.
Hong Lanlan remembered that Zhang Yu and Lu Ting had a good relationship, and Xu Qingmo was also nice to Lu Ting. If Zhang Yu could persuade Lu Ting to speak well of Xu Qingmo, she might still be able to continue cooking in the future.
Hong Lanlan called Zhang Yu to her side and conveyed her message to him.
In order to have a bite of fresh meat, Zhang Yu decided to give it a try.
After drinking the water, Zhang Yu and Zhang Ziqian left home and went straight to find Lu Ting.
Lu Ting was doing his homework at home when Zhang Yu called him from the doorway.
As Lu Ting walked out the door, Zhang Yu said mysteriously, "I found some snails by the river. Let's catch some and take them home; it'll give us an extra dish for dinner."
Lu Ting hesitated, not wanting to go. "Dinner at home is almost ready, and I still have a lot of homework to do. Why don't you guys go, and I'll go next time?"
"There's not much homework, you can do it tonight. Don't you want to cook a dish for your family yourself?"
How could Lu Ting not want to? Xu Qingmo was younger than him, and almost all the meat in the house came from her hands.
He felt that he had been doing nothing and was very useless.
But he couldn't find a solution, and Zhang Yu's words gave him a wake-up call.
Although you can't catch fish, you can collect snails along the water's edge.
"Wait for me a moment, I'll go back and get a bucket." Lu Ting came out shortly after entering the house.
The three of them went to the river together.
On the other side, Xu Qingmo finally woke up. She sat up in bed and stretched.
Today, Aunt Fanghua came over to cook. She heard the noise and poked half her body in.
"You're awake. I've already prepared the food and put it in the pot. I have some things to take care of at home today, so I won't stay here."
Xu Qingmo gave her two jin of meat, and Aunt Fang Hua happily carried the meat home.
Xu Qingmo looked around and only saw the homework on the table; she didn't see Lu Ting.
She called Lu Ting several times, but no one responded, so she guessed he had gone out.
Xu Qingmo has figured out who stole Song Cuiping's clothes; the dream she just had told her everything.
Since returning to the family compound, she hadn't dreamed for a long time, and today she went to sleep with the hope of having a dream.
I never expected to actually dream about it.
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Shen Jiang had just returned to the family compound when he ran into Zhou Haihong.
Zhou Haihong greeted Shen Jiang and asked if he was free the next evening.
Shen Jiang thought for a moment, "I should be free tomorrow night, what's up?"
“Jinjiang’s hand is injured, and we don’t have much firewood left at home. I’m just a woman and I don’t have much strength, so I would like to ask you to help me get some firewood into the house,” Zhou Haihong said.
Shen Jiang agreed without hesitation, "Okay, I'll go help out every night."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work," Zhou Haihong said.
"It's nothing, don't worry about it."
Shen Jiang returned home and told Wang Jing about it. Wang Jing felt that it was no problem for neighbors to help each other out, so she didn't stop him.
Xu Qingmo listened from the side and volunteered to go along.
Shenjiang told her to come along, but only to play and not to help carry firewood.
Xu Qingmo agreed.
After a while, Lu Ting returned home carrying a small bucket, which contained many snails.
Lu Ting handed the small bucket to Xu Qingmo, saying, "These were given to you by Zhang Yu and Zhang Ziqian."
Xu Qingmo readily accepted; she wasn't one to be coy.
Zhang Yu is Hong Lanlan's son, and she just found out about it.
Hong Lanlan came to see her during the day, and Zhang Yu brought her snails again at night; her intentions were obvious.
Xu Qingmo countered, "Did he send you to persuade me to let Hong Lanlan continue cooking?"
Lu Ting hadn't figured out how to start the conversation when Xu Qingmo had already guessed it.
He nodded in shock. "Yes, that's what they said, but I refused."
"Good job refusing. Keep refusing when you encounter similar situations in the future."
Lu Ting nodded and gestured for Xu Qingmo to look at the snails in the bucket. "Actually, many of these snails are ones I picked up. I also wanted to treat you to a meal of food that I brought home."
Xu Qingmo: "That must be delicious."
Shen Jiang said from the side, "Lu Ting, try to do this kind of thing less often in the future. You should focus on your studies. With me and your Aunt Wang here, there's no shortage of food in this house."
Since getting married, Shen Jiang has given all of his salary to Wang Jing, including his previous savings.
His family doesn't need him to send money back home; he has kept all the money he has earned over the years on him.
Wang Jing had stored all that money in her spatial storage, and the spatial bracelet was currently on Xu Qingmo's wrist.
Lu Ting lowered his head, somewhat embarrassed, "I've been eating, drinking, and staying here for free, and I feel a little guilty about it."
“We’re all family, let’s not say such formalities,” Shen Jiang said.
Wang Jing chimed in, "That's right, we're all family. You don't need to be shy. Learn from Momo how thick-skinned you are."
Xu Qingmo felt like she was being shot even though she was lying down.
She cupped her face in her hands, her chubby cheeks looking even cuter the more you looked at them.
Xu Qingmo retorted, "I'm not thick-skinned at all."
One sentence made everyone in the room laugh.
Lu Ting praised, "You're not shameless, you're very cute."
Xu Qingmo nodded, gladly accepting the praise; she was at the perfect age to be adorable.
Then, Xu Qingmo looked at Shen Jiang and said, "Dad, let Lu Ting do what he wants to do. It's not a bad thing for a boy to take risks."
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