After chatting for a while, Wei Jianjun finally couldn't hold back any longer.
"Sister-in-law, where's my brother? Is he still not better? Let's go see him!"
Xiaoshan's mother sighed and pointed to the closed door, saying, "She's inside."
As they were talking, the door opened, and Xiaoshan's father walked out with no expression on his face.
"What are you doing here? If you're here to borrow money, then forget it!"
Wei Jianjun looked embarrassed and was about to speak when he felt a sharp pain in his arm. His wife interrupted, saying, "Brother, what are you saying? We came to see you. Asking for money makes us feel like outsiders."
Xiao Shan's father nodded and sat down on the sofa. He glanced at Lu Yuan and was relieved to see that Lu Yuan didn't have any particular expression.
"Alright, I'm fine now. You guys can go back now. Thank you for coming to see us!"
Xiao Shan's father's words immediately made the two of them feel a little embarrassed.
"Brother, you're being a bit too heartless. We're all family, after all. You can't even offer us a meal! Besides, Xiaoshan's boyfriend is here too. Why don't we have a meal together and chat? We elders can also give Xiaoshan some advice!"
Xiao Shan's father immediately became somewhat displeased.
"You don't need to check him out. Your sister-in-law and I both think Lu Yuan is a great guy and a good match for our Xiaoshan! Besides, why would you need to check him out for us? As long as Xiaoshan likes him, that's all that matters!"
Finally, the woman's face showed some displeasure.
"Hey! Brother, are you on your guard? You want to kick us out after just a few words! Looks like all our good intentions have been taken as a trap. Fine, Jianjun, let's go!"
Wei Jianjun was clearly a man who was extremely afraid of his wife, treating her words as sacred decrees, and immediately stood up.
But his wife held him down.
"Didn't you say you were leaving?"
"Are you stupid?! They don't take us seriously, so why don't you stand up and say something? I told you to leave, so why don't you just leave? Do you want me to be just a decoration?"
"If you keep going like this, I don't think this family is worth living with anymore. Let's get a divorce right now! I'll take the children with me!"
"Sujuan, what are you trying to do! Aren't you ashamed in front of your brother and sister-in-law? Come on, come home with me!"
"Go home? Go home what? Your son is waiting for you to buy him chicken legs! Look at that family, they're so clean, and they have so much food at home. Would it kill you to ask them for a favor? You're always so concerned about saving face, but is your face less important than my and your son's lives?"
The woman spoke louder and louder until she finally cried, sobbing uncontrollably on the armrest of the sofa.
Xiaoshan's mom and dad exchanged a helpless glance.
"Alright, Sujuan, when did I say I wouldn't help you? But you're asking for too much. Besides, you know what the prices are like right now. Our family has only managed to get by thanks to Lu Yuan's help."
“Yes, Sujuan, your brother and I have it tough too. My braised meat stall closed down a long time ago, and I haven’t had any work or income. Your brother’s factory also shuts down from time to time, so he can’t get paid at all. And with his monthly salary of a few thousand yuan, he can’t even buy anything to eat.”
However, the woman still started throwing a tantrum regardless of the consequences.
"You say you have no money, but where do your vegetables, fruits, and meat come from?"
Lu Yuan finally understood that she was putting pressure on Xiao Shan's parents in order to get some food or something from him.
"Xiaoshan, wait for me, I'm going to get something."
After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he left the room. The moment he stepped out, the woman stopped crying and turned to point at Lu Yuan, saying, "Xiao Shan, is your boyfriend leaving?"
Xiao Shan sneered, "I'm not leaving, Auntie. You're crying so convincingly!"
The woman was completely unfazed by Xiaoshan's sarcasm: "I'm doing this all for that family. You'll understand when you get married. I had no choice. Your uncle and I would never have come if it weren't for the last moment."
A short while later, Lu Yuan returned from outside, carrying a bag in his hand.
With a thud, Lu Yuan threw the bag onto the table.
The woman sniffed, pointed at the bag, and asked, "Lu Yuan, what's this?"
"Just open it and you'll see!"
The other party immediately opened the bag, and inside were half a pig's leg, a bag of fruit, and some vegetables.
Wei Jianjun and Liu Sujuan were both stunned. They hadn't seen meat in a long time, and they never expected that there would be half a pig's leg in the bag, as well as some apples and vegetables, all of which were very fresh.
Xiao Shan's father quickly stepped forward to stop Lu Yuan and whispered, "Lu Yuan, what are you doing! Do you know who they are? If you give them something like this, they'll definitely remember it."
Lu Yuan was aware of this problem, of course, but he smiled and said, "Uncle, it's alright. If you want to drive the wolves away, you can't do it without something in your hands. They won't leave without you bleeding them!"
After saying that, Lu Yuan pointed to the contents of the bag and said, "I bought these from a scalper. I originally intended them as nutritional supplements for my uncle, but he's much better now, so please consider them a small gift. You can take them with you!"
Wei Jianjun could hardly believe his ears.
"You...you're telling the truth? That's over twenty pounds of meat! It would sell for at least tens of thousands of yuan outside! You can't buy that even if you have the money."
However, his wife glared at him fiercely and laughed, "Look at that, rich people are so high-class and have such high awareness. Lu Yuan, don't worry, I agree to your marriage with Xiao Shan. I'll fight anyone who disagrees!"
"Well, big brother and sister-in-law, we won't bother you any longer. Big brother, please take care of yourself. We'll be leaving now!"
After saying that, he pulled the still surprised Wei Jianjun and walked out the door.
After watching them leave, Xiaoshan's parents both let out a long sigh.
"Lu Yuan, you don't need to worry about it. I've seen those two countless times. Every time they come, they complain about being poor, but in the end, they always leave empty-handed!"
"Yeah, Xiao Yuan, what a waste of that half a pig's leg! How long will it take to eat that!"
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Auntie, Uncle, don't worry. My pigs will be ready for market soon. I'll bring you some fresh pork when they're slaughtered."
"By the way, Uncle, I just went upstairs and the solar panels in the house don't seem to be working very well. Do you often experience power outages?"
"Well, it's alright. We can handle stopping for more than two hours a day. We're fine here. Take good care of your parents when you go back. We'll visit them when we have time."
Xiao Shan's father still refused to go stay with Lu Yuan; he was determined.
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