Huo Changlan and his two daughters waited and waited in the house, their stomachs growling with hunger, but they didn't see any smoke coming from the kitchen.
She clutched her stomach and said to Yao Qingqing, "Qingqing, go ask your uncle when we're eating, and tell him I'm so hungry I'm about to faint."
Yao Qingqing nodded and went to find Huo Changgen.
Huo Changgen shook his head and sighed in the room, pounding his chest in anger. He felt sorry for those things, as his third brother might just throw them away after taking them back.
It's just that his aunt is staying here for a few days, why is there such a big reaction?
Chang Lan said a few words to Ning Ning, and Lao San started to go crazy.
"Oh no! This is it!"
Just as he was thinking about how to salvage the situation, Yao Qingqing pushed the door open and came in: "Second Uncle, my mother is so hungry she's about to faint. When will we eat? My mother isn't in good health, we don't want her to get sick from hunger."
Huo Changgen was startled. He got off the kang (a heated brick bed) and put on his shoes. "Come on, I'll go check on your mother. I'll have them cook in a bit."
He went to Huo Junshan's old house, where Huo Changlan was lying on the bed, clutching his stomach and groaning.
Huo Changgen was startled: "Changlan, what's wrong with you? I'll go call the doctor from the clinic."
He was about to leave when Huo Changlan grabbed his arm and said weakly, "Second Brother, this is from being hungry. I have a stomach ailment and can't go hungry."
Huo Changlan nodded: "Okay, okay, I'll go and ask the eldest son's family and the second son's family to cook."
He yelled in the yard, "Eldest son's wife, second son's wife, come out and cook!"
Huo Jianguo and Huo Jiandang came out of the house and shook their heads in unison: "We're not hungry, we're not eating."
Huo Changgen: "If you're not eating, aren't your wives and children? Go and cook! Your aunt is so hungry she's about to faint."
Huo Jianguo: "We've already eaten inside, and the kids are full too. You guys eat, go cook your own meals."
Huo Jiandang: "Yes, the two of us have already eaten."
Huo Changgen!
He, as a father, can't even control his son.
What a failure!
Seeing that his two sons had already gone back to their rooms, he stomped his feet in anger and shouted fiercely, "Tell your wives to come out and cook! If you're not going to eat, your aunt and I will."
Finally, Wang Cuihong and Zhang Hongying, under pressure from their father-in-law, came out.
When she went to her in-laws' room to get the grain, the grain box was locked.
Wang Cuihong smiled and said, "Dad, give me the key, I'll scoop some flour to make pancakes."
Huo Changgen searched the entire house but couldn't find the key. He was shocked: Oh no!
This third son has gone too far!
They took the old woman away, and the keys too.
The whole family is starving; how can they get food without the key?
He looked around the room and thankfully there was still some malted milk powder left from the third brother's family. Luckily, the third brother hadn't taken it.
He waved his hand: "You guys go back, let the eldest and second eldest brothers come over."
Wang Cuihong and Zhang Hongying turned around and went back.
Helpless, Huo Changgen made a bowl of malted milk powder for his sister and brought it over: "Changlan, Changlan, there's still some malted milk powder left. Eat it quickly. I'll have the eldest and second eldest go to your sister-in-law to get the key before I cook. You can have something to eat first."
The aroma of malted milk powder made Huo Changlan's stomach rumble. She laughed and said, "Second sister-in-law, you're really something. You could have just left, but you took the keys with you. Are you trying to make things difficult for us?"
She tilted her head back and finished drinking the malted milk powder, then continued, "Second brother, I'm not trying to criticize you, but as the father, how dare the third brother and his wife be so bold as to disobey you? You have no status at home at all."
Huo Changgen felt a little embarrassed and couldn't hold his head up in front of the girl.
He gave an awkward laugh and didn't say anything.
After Huo Changlan finished drinking a bowl of malted milk powder, he took the bowl and left.
Huo Jianguo and Huo Jiandang stood in the courtyard, rubbing their hands together from the cold.
Huo Changgen put the bowl in the kitchen and led the two men away, saying, "Go! Go find your mother's key."
Huo Jiandang muttered softly, "Dad, if you don't dare to go, then let the two of us go."
Huo Changgen raised his hand as if to hit the second brother, but then he thought about it and realized he was still counting on them to bring the keys over, so he didn't make a move.
Huo Jianguo and Huo Jiandang have left.
The two of them patted the gate to the backyard, and Huo Junshan came out to open it. Seeing them come in, he let them in.
The aroma of meat still wafted through the courtyard. Huo Jianguo and Huo Jiandang sniffed.
Huo Jiandang walked towards the kitchen, saying as he went, "Third brother, what are you eating? It smells so good! Is there any left? We haven't eaten yet."
Huo Jianguo followed Huo Jiandang into the kitchen.
Huo Junshan watched the two go in without stopping them.
Huo Jianguo lifted the lid of the large pot in the kitchen, and a fragrant aroma wafted out: "Wow, so much meat? No wonder it smells so good."
Huo Jiandang then looked at the other pot; there was still a lot of white rice left.
Without any hesitation, the two each took a bowl, filled it with rice, and took the ribs out of the pot.
The two of them started eating without any hesitation.
Huo Jiandang wolfed down his food, one piece after another, not even eating the potatoes.
Huo Jianguo didn't give way to him either, and the two of them quickly finished off all the rice and vegetables, taking turns eating.
Huo Junshan stood in the room watching the two of them. After they finished eating, Huo Junshan told them to leave: "Wash the dishes before you go."
Huo Jiandang nodded repeatedly: "Okay, no problem, don't worry."
Huo Junshan turned and went back into the house.
Huo Jiandang and Huo Jianguo washed the pots and pans clean. Huo Jiandang was still a little unsatisfied: "This stewed meat is so delicious, I can eat two more bowls."
Huo Jianguo: "Me too."
The two followed Huo Junshan into the house. Li Xiangyun was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), enjoying a rare moment of leisure.
Seeing that her eldest and second eldest sons had arrived, she stood up and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Huo Jiandang: "Mom, Dad said Auntie fainted from hunger and asked us to come and get the keys."
Huo Jianguo: "They're still waiting for us to go back and cook for their aunt!"
Li Xiangyun said angrily, "I don't have the key. If they want the key, they should come and apologize to Ningning. She acted like that as an elder and spoke to Ningning like that. If they don't apologize, they can just wait to starve to death!"
Yun Ningyan smiled. Actually, she didn't care much about what unimportant people said, but her mother-in-law was clearly trying to save face for her.
She was also happy to have someone protect her.
fine.
Huo Jiandang waved his hand and said, "Let's go back and tell Dad so he can make his own decision."
Upon hearing their conversation, Huo Changgen slammed his fist on the table twice in anger: "This is outrageous! Am I, as her father, supposed to apologize to her?"
He then asked, "How is your mother doing there?"
Huo Jianguo said, “My mother lives in the west room, which is very warm. When we went there, she was sleeping. They had pork ribs and rice for lunch, and the yard smelled delicious.”
Huo Jianguo: "Dad, we've delivered our message. We're going back inside."
The two brothers exchanged a glance and went back to their respective rooms.
Huo Changgen thought about it again and again in his room. He also wanted to ask what had happened to his radio and other things.
Why!
commit a sin!
As the father, does he really have to apologize to his daughter-in-law?
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