"His mother is also ill. She's been taking medicine for years, but it hasn't helped. Recently, I heard that her eyesight is getting blurrier. I'm sure her condition has gotten worse."
"His wife isn't in good health either. She's not ill, but she's skinny and looks pale."
"He has three sons and one daughter. The oldest is 13 and the youngest is only 3. They all need to eat."
"The whole family depended on him alone. He used to cook at Mr. Kong's house during the day and work as a laborer at the stone pit at night. While others mined stones, he worked as a laborer loading and unloading the stones onto the trucks."
Oh my God, Li Changsheng’s family situation is so bad.
Su Miaomiao couldn't help but feel worried just by listening to it.
I didn't expect Li Changsheng to have such a hard life. No wonder he was so sensitive, cautious in everything he did, and always thinking about helping her save money.
Su Miaomiao sighed and asked a little worriedly.
"Now that he's here, there's no one to earn money to support the family. What will he do with so many people in his family?"
"Before he came, he borrowed one ounce of silver from me to give to his wife, asking her to spend it sparingly until he returned."
Zhang Wenhong paused when he spoke here, and his eyes were red when he spoke again.
"He said that your cooking is delicious and you're willing to teach us. If we learn, we can work as chefs in your restaurant and earn some money. This might be his only chance to turn his life around. He has to come, even if he doesn't make a penny during these few months of studying at your house. He'll take a gamble for the whole family."
At this point, Zhang Wenhong couldn't help choking up. He quickly wiped away his tears and continued speaking.
"Master, Junior Brother is having a hard time. I want to help him, but my family's situation is not so good, and I am powerless. I have no other intentions in telling you this. I just want to tell you, Master, Junior Brother really wants to learn how to cook well. He regards this as his last chance. If he fails this time, he will probably just give up and stop trying."
"Also, he's sensitive. He doesn't like others to know about his family situation. He says that being looked at with sympathy is like a knife cutting his heart. Just pretend you don't know. If you show it, he'll feel even worse. So, just beat him when you should, scold him when you should. He thinks we pity him. If he does anything wrong in the future, please forgive him."
As Zhang Wenhong spoke, he bent down and bowed deeply to Su Miaomiao.
"Let me thank Master on behalf of my junior brother first."
After hearing this, Su Miaomiao felt a lump in her throat.
She held back her tears, bent down and helped Zhang Wenhong up.
"Get up quickly. I understand the situation. I promise you."
"Thank you, Master."
Zhang Wenhong looked at Su Miaomiao, and tears suddenly flowed down his face.
Su Miaomiao patted Zhang Wenhong on the shoulder and said.
"Follow Master carefully, and everything will be fine."
At this time, Zhang Wenhong looked at Su Miaomiao and found it really strange.
Although the master was so young, he gave him a feeling of reliability and dependability, so he often ignored the master's age and subconsciously obeyed his words.
He believed from the bottom of his heart that what his master said was true, and that his life and that of his fellow apprentice would definitely get better.
In order to avoid being discovered by Li Changsheng, Su Miaomiao and Zhang Wenhong quickly got busy.
After a while, the house was filled with the aroma of food.
People working in the yard couldn't help swallowing their saliva when they smelled the fragrance, and they couldn't wait to eat it in the next second.
Li Ergou and the others were also extremely greedy. They didn't want to do any work and just wanted to eat quickly.
I don’t know who started it, but everyone started guessing what dishes we would eat.
"I smell fish stew. There must be fish for lunch."
“It seems to be stewed in sauce.”
"Yes, you smelled it too?"
"Mmm, it smells really good."
"There's another dish that's supposed to have chili peppers, but I don't know what it is."
"I don't know, yet you still say that? The smell of chili peppers is pungent. You need to tell me? Who doesn't know about chili peppers?"
"I just said, I love eating chili peppers, no, I'm drooling."
"Bean sprouts, I guess."
“I guess one of the dishes was sauerkraut.”
"Why don't I smell any pickled cabbage? Do you want to eat the pickled cabbage made by Su Miaomiao?"
"Hahaha, you guessed it right."
......
Everyone was chatting at once, and the yard was bustling with activity for a while.
Xiao Yunfei and Zhang Xing were enjoying the cool under a tree nearby, and they couldn't help but start chatting.
Zhang Xing said, "Suddenly there were two free laborers at home. My sister-in-law doesn't let me help with cooking anymore. I'm still a little uncomfortable with it."
Xiao Yunfei felt the same way, "Me too, I'm not used to it."
Zhang Xing asked, "Brother, guess what we're going to eat later?"
"Pork in sweet and sour sauce." Xiao Yunfei answered very confidently.
Zhang Xing tilted his head suspiciously and asked, "How do you know? Did your sister-in-law tell you?"
"Yeah." Xiao Yunfei raised the corners of his mouth with great pride.
Zhang Xing couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Sister-in-law has already told you, why am I guessing with you? It's boring."
The two were silent for a while, and Zhang Xing suddenly asked with some concern.
"Brother, have you ever thought about having a child with your sister-in-law?"
“I have thought about it.”
"Then why don't you want it? I see that my sister-in-law has been sleeping with the child all this time. You two don't sleep together and you still want a child? You are dreaming. Even if a god came, he couldn't help you."
"There's no point in being anxious. Let's stop talking about this and talk about something else."
"What are you talking about?"
"How long are you going to follow me?"
This question came so suddenly.
Zhang Xing was originally leaning back in his chair, but this sentence made him tense up instantly.
He sat up suddenly, looking unusually bewildered.
"Why do you ask that suddenly?"
"Nothing, just relax, just chatting, nothing else."
Xiao Yunfei's words did not make Zhang Xing relax, but made him even more nervous.
People are always more likely to reveal their inner thoughts when they are not paying attention.
Xiao Yunfei's eyes were fixed on Zhang Xing, and his face showed no emotion.
Just when Zhang Xing didn't know how to react, Xiao Yunfei picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and suddenly raised his eyes and said with a bright look.
"With your abilities, if you want to leave, no one can stop you, right?"
Xiao Yunfei revealed his cards directly, not giving Zhang Xing much time to react.
When dealing with a smart person like Zhang Xing, all those calculations and clever tricks are useless. On the contrary, this simplest and most direct method will surprise the other party and often get unexpected results.
The more he learned about Zhang Xing, the more he realized that it was not he who chose Zhang Xing, but Zhang Xing who chose him.
It wasn't that he controlled Zhang Xing to stay by his side, but that Zhang Xing voluntarily stayed by his side.
It turns out that the saying is true, the highest-level hunters often appear in the form of prey.
What he really wanted to know was what Zhang Xing's true intention was.
After Xiao Yunfei finished speaking, he waited motionlessly for Zhang Xing's reply.
He watched as Zhang Xing's chapped expression gradually returned to normal.
Then Zhang Xing suddenly raised his eyes, looked into Xiao Yunfei's eyes and said.
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