Chapter 46 Zhang Amei's Jealousy
When Huang Ling returned home, Song Ying and Lin Wufeng were preparing dried bacon.
Song Ying also used some of the pork belly to make five-spice braised pork. She is very good at making these dishes.
"Let's eat some tonight! It smells so good!" Huang Ling asked with her nose shrunk.
"Okay! What I made today will definitely be the most delicious today."
Zhang Min passed by their yard and went back to tell her mother:
"Mom, Aunt Huang and Aunt Song bought some meat and are cooking it in five-spice sauce. It smells so good, I'm drooling just by passing by!"
Zhang A-mei was right at home, how come she didn’t smell it? I’m so envious.
"Don't we buy meat at home?" Zhang Min asked again.
"It's almost Chinese New Year, and everyone is preparing for the New Year. It's not easy to buy. Let Wu Shanshan line up early tomorrow morning."
Zhang A-mei hadn't eaten meat for the past two months because she wanted to save up some meat coupons so she could buy some meat together during the Chinese New Year to save some face in front of the other two girls. But she didn't expect this!
People have started to make braised meat, sausages and bacon.
She was so angry that she started to curse when she saw Wu Xiaojun digging the dirt at the door:
"Wu Xiaojun, look at Lin Dongzhe, he's about your age, selling old books and toothpaste tubes to support his family. If you have time, go learn from him! There's gold in the dirt here."
Wu Xiaojun raised his head and answered, "He's not doing this to help support the family! He's doing this to take Xiaoting to read comic books!"
"You! That's fine too! If you want to see it, you have to ask your dad for money!"
"I won't watch!"
Zhang A-mei became even angrier after being confronted by Wu Xiaojun.
He walked into the room cursing and saw Wu Shanshan reading a book, so he took out his anger on her again:
"If you have that much free time, why don't you do some work?"
"Mom, the clothes have been washed, the floor has been swept, and I didn't turn on the lights." Wu Shanshan knew what she would say, so she responded one by one.
"You Wu family members are really good at tempering things! You're so powerful, but why hasn't your father come back with some money? Look, they're already eating the meat, but we haven't even seen a single drop of oil!"
"I'll go line up tomorrow. Please prepare the tickets and money."
Wu Shanshan wanted to say that Aunt Huang and Aunt Song were capable, but when she thought about how they made clothes for her and often fed her brother, she held back her words to prevent Zhang A'mei from taking her anger out on the two aunts.
To prevent her from saying anything else, Wu Shanshan picked up the scarf, wrapped it around her neck, and walked out.
No matter how cold it is outside, it’s not as cold as home.
When she reached the door, she said to her brother, "Xiaojun, while it's still light, hurry up and finish your homework!"
Wu Xiaojun could only stand up, pat the dirt off his hands and go into the house.
Wu Shanshan arrived at Huang Ling's yard, greeted them politely, and then said, "Auntie Huang, can I talk to Brother Tunan? I have questions."
"Go!" Huang Ling replied.
Song Ying bumped into Huang Ling and said, "I got scolded again."
Huang Ling nodded and pointed inside the house.
Song Ying nodded: "I'll cook, and we'll eat together tonight."
Huang Ling brought the vegetable basket to her doorstep and picked vegetables there, making sure they could see her and she could see them.
At their age, they are in the budding stage and need to be kept a close eye on.
Wu Shanshan was considerate enough and left after sitting for a while, as she was afraid that it would be embarrassing to arrive at other people's dinner time.
When she returned home, Zhang A-mei came out to greet her and asked in a low voice:
“I didn’t order any meat sauce for you.”
Wu Shanshan shook her head: "I'll go ask Brother Tunan about the question!"
Zhang A-mei rolled her eyes at her and said, "How stingy! You can't even bear to part with a few pieces of meat, and you let the child come back empty-handed!"
Wu Shanshan was almost crying with anger. No wonder Zhang A'mei didn't call her back when she came out just now. Usually when she wanted to go out, Zhang A'mei would think she was going out to play and not work.
It turned out that he knew she was going to Huang Ling's courtyard, and he thought that she would be able to get something back if she went there.
Zhang A-mei thought something was wrong, so she rushed over, grabbed Wu Shanshan, sniffed hard, and frowned, saying, "You didn't come back after eating!"
"Mom! I didn't!"
Wu Shanshan started crying, and Zhang A-mei had to give up.
At one point, Song Ying felt a little guilty for not bringing Zhang A'mei with her when she was making extra money, but after seeing what happened later, Song Ying finally understood.
Just as Huang Ling said, Zhang A'mei is the kind of person who eats with a bowl in her hand and curses her mother when she puts the bowl down.
When the two saw that Wu Xiaojun was not full, they would give him some food separately and would not care about Zhang Min. After all, she had meat to eat at home and her meals were served first.
As for Wu Shanshan, Huang Ling didn't like her and didn't want to care about her because she knew what happened later. Song Ying also had the same attitude.
When Zhuang Chaoying came back, it was already dark and he looked a little dusty.
Song Ying joked, "Teacher Zhuang is paving the road and repairing the wall!"
"I went to grab some meat, but I fell on the road and my bike chain fell off. I tried to fix it for ages but couldn't, so I had to push it back home."
As Zhuang Chaoying spoke, he looked at Huang Ling pitifully.
Huang Ling didn't react at all.
"Teacher Zhuang! Just put it there and I'll help you fix it later! Let's eat first, I'll be waiting for you." Lin Wufeng said.
"Oh, Mr. Lin, thank you so much."
Zhuang Chaoying took out a rib and two pieces of meat from the basket, as if to ask for credit:
"A Ling, I bought these. Take a look at what you want to take back. We can eat the rest."
"You decide." Huang Ling said coldly.
Zhuang Chaoying was stunned.
"Let's eat together first." Song Ying greeted everyone.
Lin Dongzhe saw the braised pork on the table and was about to start eating it, but Song Ying yelled:
"Lin Dongzhe! The elders haven't even come to the table yet! Are you looking for a fight? Go call your brother Tunan! Look, your brother Tunan is still doing his homework! You've been playing for hours!"
"Mom, I won't lose anything by comparing myself to Brother Tunan. I'm just worried that you'll feel uncomfortable. How can I compare with Brother Tunan? There's no sky or earth."
"You little bastard! You won't be able to get through the day without pissing me off to death!"
Lin Dongzhe hurried to the next door to call Tuanan to come over for dinner.
Everyone eats together like a family.
Huang Ling saw Song Ying glare at her and stop Lin Dongzhe from picking up the meat, then she gave the meat to Xiaoting, then to Tunan, and finally to Huang Ling.
Finally, he said, "Teacher Zhuang, have some braised pork."
As he said that, he handed the piece in his hand to Lin Wufeng.
Lin Dongzhe understood his status in the family. He waited with his head shaking, and only started eating when it was his turn.
Lin Wufeng didn't mind at all and ate with a smile on his face.
Xiaoting used chopsticks to cut off the half-fat and half-lean piece of meat in her bowl and gave the fat part to Lin Dongzhe.
"Xiaoting, don't feel bad for him, just eat it yourself. Look at the fat on his belly!"
"Auntie Song, I'm afraid of fat ones, but Lin Dongzhe likes them." Xiaoting smiled sweetly.
"Yes, yes, yes, I like it. Give it all to me. Oh! Mom! You can't hit people at the dinner table! It will affect digestion!"
"Are you affecting your digestion? If it affects your digestion, where did the meat on your body come from?"
"You don't talk while eating and you don't talk while sleeping! You talk the most, so if auntie doesn't beat you, who else should she beat?" Tuanan said as he cut off the fat half and put it into his bowl.
"Brother Tuanan, logically, you should stand on my side." Lin Dongzhe looked at Tuanan eagerly.
Tunan shook his head: "I stand on the side of justice."
"I think you are on the side with absolute strength." Lin Dongzhe shook his head in despair.
The room was warm and fragrant.
Snowflakes are falling outside the window.
Zhuang Chaoying felt a little out of place.
After returning to his house, he planned to talk to Huang Ling about going back home for the New Year.
In his mind, going home for the New Year is a very big deal.
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