She really couldn't go on like that anymore. She couldn't live like that anymore. She couldn't live to the point where even she looked down on herself.
Although, it is not easy to give up.
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Xiao An shed tears silently while eating candied fruit in big mouthfuls. The candied fruit was supposed to be so sweet that it would make your teeth fall out, but today it tasted so bitter that it was unbearable.
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The dinner was a stew of pork shanks. The four of them were eating enthusiastically on the kang. Mei Ya cooked a whole pot of pork shanks, which were eaten up in a blink of an eye. Mei Ya was facing a small table full of bones. While wondering if she should get a bigger pot at home, she was even more shocked by Gu Changlin's appetite. Although this old man looked skinny, how could he eat like a wolf that had been hungry for a week? After eating a small bowl of bones, he could still "dong dong dong" drink more than a pound of wine. Mei Ya was really amazed.
After finishing dinner, Gu Changlin went back to the side room to rest. Pang Yi stayed behind to clean up the dishes. Why did Mei Ya need him to clean up? She hurriedly tried to grab the dishes from Pang Yi, but she couldn't win. She watched Pang Yi wash the pot and dishes, and then Pang Yi was about to clean up the bones on the table. Mei Ya was a little unhappy, and hurried over to stop him and said, "Pang Yi, stop working. Let me do it..."
"Madam, this matter will be left to me from now on, so please don't..." Pang Yi said hurriedly. As he spoke, he quickly put the bones in front of Gu Changlin and himself into the basin, and then he was about to pick up a few large bones in front of Zhong Mingwei. Zhong Mingwei slapped him on the hand rudely, and Pang Yi immediately felt aggrieved, "Master, what do you mean? I am so diligent and capable, and you don't praise me, but you hit me!"
"We don't need you here anymore, get out," Zhong Mingwei waved at Pang Yi with a look of disdain, "Hurry up!"
Pang Yi looked at the few large bones left on the table and felt a little embarrassed: "Then these bones..."
"I've already told you that we don't need you anymore!" Zhong Mingwei had never seen such a tactless person. He slapped Pang Yi again and pointed at the big bag of walnuts in the corner and said to Pang Yi, "That bag is full of elixirs prescribed by Mr. Gu. Take it back and use it to nourish your brain. Don't leave it here to get in the way!"
Pang Yi: “…”
"By the way, Pang Yi, where did you go today? Why did you come back so late?" Fearing that Pang Yi would be embarrassed, Mei Ya hurriedly changed the subject, "Did you go down the mountain?"
"Well, let's go down the mountain and take a look." Pang Yi's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he nodded to Mei Ya, then bowed to the two of them and said, "Master, Madam, I will take my leave first. If you have anything, just let me know and I will come over."
At that moment, Pang Yi went out with the basin.
"Why do I feel like Pang Yi is worried?" Mei Ya watched Pang Yi leave, then turned to Zhong Mingwei and said, "He has been in a bad mood all day, and he didn't eat much during dinner just now."
"Hasn't he eaten much? He seems to be able to chew three bones at the same time with one mouth, just like a bandit," Zhong Mingwei said with disgust, "If I had known that he was such a disgrace, I would not have kept him around."
"That's much better than Mr. Gu," Mei Ya whispered. Thinking about the way Gu Changlin was gnawing on the bone just now, she couldn't help but smiled with her hands covering her mouth. "Pang Yi has been in the military camp for many years, so it's inevitable that he has a bold style. But Mr. Gu, look at him, he is simply a glutton."
"Haha, it's true." Zhong Mingwei also laughed. He took the kitchen knife from the stove and used the back of the knife to knock the big bones. He said to Meiya with a little pride, "Just now I picked the bones with marrow to chew. These ones have a lot of marrow, hehe."
Mei Ya felt sweet in her heart, but her face showed disdain: "How dare you say that Pang Yi is shameful? How are you better than him? You are also a loser!"
"For our girl's failure, it's worth it," Zhong Mingwei laughed, while passing the cracked bones to Mei Ya, urging her, "Eat quickly, it's getting cold."
"Oh," Mei Ya hurriedly leaned over to suck the white bone marrow. After eating it, she licked her lips with great enjoyment. Seeing Zhong Mingwei starting to knock on another big bone, she felt a little embarrassed again, "You...you don't knock it anymore. I, I only need one..."
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