Madam Lin Zhou sat at the head of the table, smiling and inviting everyone to help themselves to the food.
“We spent all our money on hospitality, unlike other families who have plenty of things for themselves but never buy food.”
As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of candy and gave it to a child who was passing by.
The kids were the most excited, running back and forth, going whichever direction had something new to do.
The child saw it was hard candy, took out a White Rabbit candy from his pocket to compare it, and then pouted.
"Milk candy tastes better."
Lin Zhou was so angry that her nose almost crooked, but she still had to maintain a kind smile.
Soon, the dishes arrived. The main dishes were quite good, including braised pork, braised fish, and chicken stew with mushrooms. The rest were some vegetables and cold dishes, making a total of ten dishes.
In this era of scarcity, this is not bad at all.
Lin Tao also thought the dish was quite presentable, considering that each person only gave 50 cents as a gift, and the whole table only cost 5 yuan.
The cost of this meal alone is about five yuan.
Who knew that the child who had just received the candy would come next door and take a look, his eyes widening like a bull's eyes. What kind of dishes were these? Some he had never even seen before, and they looked delicious. Compared to them, Lin Tao's family was simply pathetic!
Lin Tao, furious at the child's incessant running around, slapped him across the face.
"Didn't anyone tell you that this is very impolite?"
Unexpectedly, no sooner had he finished speaking than a burly woman raised her hand and slapped him across the face.
"Using hemp rope as a belt, what kind of pretense is this! You look so poor, and you won't even let us talk about it? Give us our money back! We want to eat next door."
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