Qiao Youfu and Qiao Youcai looked at Qiao Jiangxin at the same time, "Jiangxin, what do you want to do?"
Qiao Jiangxin snorted coldly, "What do I want to do? Since we are all living such a miserable life, no one should think about getting comfortable. I want Lei Honghua to regret keeping us."
Qiao Jiangxin glanced at the simple meal on the table, "Let's put the rest aside for now. Dad, go and boil some water. Our family's health is the most important thing now. No one can starve to death at this time. Look at how thin our family is, and we still have three chickens at home. If we don't eat them, they will be given away cheaply to others..."
It was not until Qiao Jiangxin came out of the chicken coop carrying a chicken with a broken neck that Qiao Youfu and Qiao Youcai reacted.
"Jiang Xin, this, this..."
"Dad, stop talking like that. You and uncle are halfway through your lives. Have you ever eaten a meal without food? In my entire life, I have never eaten a meal without food except for lunch. Everything in my family belongs to my third and fourth uncles. Whatever is left over by my third and fourth uncles is not mine. It has to be given to my aunt first."
Liu Afang's eyes turned red when she heard this. Jiang Xin was the youngest in the family, but when his third uncle, fourth uncle and aunt were eating candy or something else, Jiang Xin would always stand aside and watch. Although Jiang Xin had good academic performance, he was forced to drop out of school and go home to work. They were the ones who were sorry for the child.
Qiao Youfu looked at his niece's face full of heartache. He had no children and always treated Jiang Xin as his own child. "It's your uncle and your father who are incompetent. Let your uncle boil the water. If you want your milk... just say it was your uncle who did it."
With so many people around, things moved quickly, and in just over an hour, a pot of stewed chicken was brought to the lower room where the two brothers lived.
Liu Afang sniffed the fragrance in the air, drank the chicken soup, and hesitated for a moment, "Should we call your grandparents to eat together?"
Qiao Youfu and Qiao Youcai also looked at Qiao Jiangxin. Qiao Jiangxin scooped up a chicken wing for himself and said, "You are so hungry, why do you want to get scolded? Is this chicken soup not tasty, or is the chicken not fragrant? Don't you want to sleep at night?"
"Eat quickly. It will be a matter of days before you are scolded. Our family must be healthy and live longer than them."
Qiao Youfu and Qiao Youcai immediately lowered their heads and started eating. They had never been to school. After liberation, they attended a literacy class with the organization for a few days and learned a few characters. They were not good at speaking and did not understand any big principles. They only knew how to farm. In their minds, Qiao Jiangxin had read three decades of education and was smarter than them.
It’s already eaten, so it’s right to listen to Jiang Xin.
Even if they brought a bowl to Qiao Jiuwang and Lei Honghua's bedside, they would be scolded. Only fools would do such a thankless task.
The family of four finished a chicken weighing more than three pounds, including the soup and the meat. Qiao Jiangxin burped with satisfaction.
After eating, I brainwashed my uncle's parents, "The Chairman said that health is the capital of revolution. Having a healthy body is more important than anything else. With Lei Honghua, if we are not healthy, do you think she can pay for our medical treatment and medicine?
Don't take reputation and face too seriously. If you can't survive, why bother about reputation or face?
Aren’t we, the younger generation, filial enough? It was almost like taking our hearts out, but what did we get in the end? Some people outside say that we didn’t say a word?
People look down on us, thinking we are stupid, have no opinions, can’t stand up, and our whole family is controlled by Lei Honghua…”
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