Guan Cheng was extremely surprised that the Lu family was living so well that they could even have dinner!
And it wasn’t rice soup so thick that you could see your reflection in it, but rather thick rice porridge, very thick and emitting a mouth-watering aroma.
On the square dining table was a plate of pickled vegetables and a dish of cut salted duck eggs, the yolks of which were almost oily.
Guan Yu’s eyes suddenly lit up like stars.
He had eaten something while he was unconscious, and his brother told him about it after he woke up, but he didn't taste it. Now, seeing the fragrant rice porridge and delicious salted duck eggs, he was so greedy that his mouth was watering.
Father Lu felt a pain in his heart. The descendants of the Guan family, who were once so proud that they were known throughout the city, had fallen to this state, with no clothes to wear and no food to eat. He felt a sense of grief for his own kind. He filled a bowl of porridge and handed it to Guan Cheng first, then handed him half a salted duck egg, and asked Tianjun to get him a multi-grain pancake.
"Acheng, come eat, don't be polite when you get home."
"Thank you, Grandpa Lu. I can't finish it!" Guan Cheng pushed the pancake back. Only after Father Lu and Feng Qingxue picked up their rice bowls did he pick up the bowl in front of him. The wisp of hot steam coming out of the bowl obscured his expression.
Feng Qingxue said hurriedly: "Guancheng brothers are both hungry and their intestines are thin. Just drink porridge. Porridge nourishes the stomach."
"Yes, I forgot. Let's drink porridge for a few days to nourish our stomachs. Then we can eat more." After saying this, Father Lu called Guan Cheng.
Feng Qingxue first fed Guan Yu half a bowl of porridge that had been blown to warm it, and then she saw Guan Cheng drinking the porridge in the bowl with half a salted duck egg, with an attitude of cherishing it that was almost pious, and his dining posture was very standard. It was obvious that etiquette was engraved in his bones, and it had not changed at all because of all these years of living on the streets.
After dinner, Lu Tianjun was about to wash the dishes, but Guan Cheng rushed to pick up the stacked bowls.
"Acheng is so hardworking. With you around me in the future, I don't know how much less housework I will have to do!" Father Lu sighed softly. Instead of stopping Guan Cheng, he signaled Lu Tianjun to help.
If you stop him, he will feel like a guest, which is not conducive to future interactions.
When the two cousins came back from washing the dishes, Lu Jiang asked Guan Cheng to sit down in front of him.
"Ah Cheng, I heard from your Aunt Xue about what happened to you over there. You have not lost the integrity of the Guan family. You value friendship and loyalty. You are worthy of being a descendant of the Guan family! I am very proud of you."
Guan Cheng said calmly: "Just to survive."
Their only hope is to survive with their brother, it's that simple.
Father Lu nodded, "Yes, it is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. Only when you are alive there is hope. Death is the end of everything. No matter how great your ambitions were in life, they will never be realized. Ah Cheng, if you don't mind the simplicity of the cowshed, then live here peacefully. If your two cousins and I have something to eat, you and your brother will have something to eat. We don't have wealth and glory, but with your uncle and Aunt Xue, our chances of survival are much greater than others."
Guan Cheng stood up and bowed solemnly to Father Lu and Feng Qingxue, "Thank you, thank you Grandpa Lu, thank you Aunt Xue, I can't repay you for your kindness now, but when I grow up, I will definitely repay you."
"What's the family talking about repaying or not repaying? We took you in, not for the purpose of repaying you when you grow up."
After hearing Feng Qingxue's words, Guan Cheng finally showed a smile on his still bruised face, and nodded, "Yes, I will never mention it again." He will remember it in his heart, forever and ever.