C17

Inside the house, Qimu and her family were all sitting together, preparing to start their meal. But after a long time, no one touched their chopsticks.

Qimu rested her chin on her hands and looked at their frowning and disbelieving expressions as she stared at the big black pot of dried rice, her two dishes and the steaming hot vegetable soup.

Smelling the fragrance of the food, a smile appeared on Qimu's face.

She didn't say anything, only finding it funny. It was just a normal meal, but it seemed like something happened. Inadvertently, a tinge of bitterness flashed across her eyes.

"Mu, are you cooking the rice that you gave me?"

Yang Lili was stunned for a moment before swallowing her saliva. She finally came to her senses and turned to look at Qimu. Her trembling voice carried a trace of almost imperceptible weeping and barely holding on.

"Ah?" No, Mother, what are you thinking? "Eldest Aunt gave us a lot of rice this time and I only ate some. Isn't that just enough for our family to eat?"

Qimu immediately knew what Yang Lili was worried about. Previously, she thought she was shocked by the sumptuous lunch and didn't dare to believe it, but in reality, she was also scared. This cheap mother of hers was worried that she had cooked all the rice.

If they were not allowed to see it, even if the dishes placed in front of them were precious delicacies, she, a cheap mother, might not be able to eat it.

"Mom, I left the rice under the bed in the room next door. It's hidden, you go take a look."

Qimu said with a smile on her face.

"No, alright, I'll go take a look."

Yang Lili initially wanted to refuse, afraid of hurting her daughter's heart. She thought it was because she, as a mother, didn't trust her daughter.

However, she really didn't feel at ease. If she didn't manage the household and didn't know how expensive the firewood, rice, and oil were, if Mu really made the whole family eat half a month's worth of rice, then she wouldn't be able to live on for much longer.

Zhang Chuncao definitely wouldn't give it back, and she also didn't want to go see Mrs. Lee. That person didn't like her, and she also didn't like her.

Yang Lili rushed out the door with quick and nimble movements. Her back was filled with an aura of burning urgency.

"Come, let us, Yangyang, eat first. Dad, you eat too. Don't worry."

Qimu was the first to serve the soup to Yangyang. With a gentle smile, her eyes were filled with unrelenting love.

"Eat, eat."

Ye Dazhuang also agreed. He wasn't usually the housekeeper, he was only responsible for work. Although he knew it was difficult at home, he didn't know about asking Zhang Chuncao for food every month.

Therefore, he was really happy about the lunch. However, because his wife's expression was bad, he still didn't start to eat.

As for Yangyang, usually when his family members didn't make a move, he wouldn't act first. That would be against the rules, taught to him by Yang Lili since she was young.

Of course, there were usually some good things in Yangyang's bowl.

"Elder sister's soup tastes really good."

Yangyang held the bowl and gulped down a few mouthfuls. He was smiling as he spoke with his big eyes blinking.

"Yes, big sister cooked it. How could it not taste good?"

Yangyang nodded his head confidently. Then, he tilted his head and asked in confusion:

"But didn't the soup have to be drunk last? "Why did you give me some soup first?"

Qimu patted his head and said patiently:

"Drink the soup first, then eat. It's good for the stomach. Think about it, originally our stomachs were empty. If we drink half a bowl of soup to warm our stomachs, that would also be telling our stomachs that we have to eat.

"Oh, I understand. In the future, Yangyang will drink the soup first, isn't he very obedient?"

Yangyang said to Qimu with a bright smile, "Sister, praise me quickly!"

Qimu smiled. Towards this kid who was begging for praise, she really couldn't refuse. She patted Yangyang's round head and said:

"Yangyang is the most obedient!" "Sister loves Yangyang the most, hurry up and eat."

Ye Dazhuang, on the other hand, raised his head, which was originally buried in the bowl, and smiled awkwardly. His mouth was filled with rice, making him look a little comical.

Next time, he would drink the soup first.

Ye Dazhuang thought silently in his heart.

"Mu, why did you, Eldest Aunt, give so much rice this time?"

Yang Lili walked quickly to the table with an expression of disbelief.

"Mother, shouldn't there be more? This is food that will cost us a month to live on! "

Qimu asked, even though she knew the answer.

Yang Lili was instantly speechless. What could she say? He couldn't say that the money he had given her was lacking, right? Wasn't it because he was talking about his sister-in-law and Mrs. Lee behind his back?

"Sister-in-law gave more to us this time, didn't she?"

Ye Dazhuang really didn't understand and asked in confusion.

When Yang Lili saw this, she became so anxious that she was at a loss for words.

Mother, in the past, sister-in-law always gave us less, not by even a little, causing our family to be unable to eat their fill. Although our family was considered to be well in the village, we were still like the poorest farmers, having more to eat. So, this time, in front of Grandma, I mentioned something, and she just said a few words, and then she didn't give us any less.

Qimu was a little angry in her heart. She was the most used to being slapped on the left cheek, yet she still had to slap on the right cheek. Who was she to blame for that? Why did she hide it? She didn't do anything.

He had long since told Mrs. Lee that he wouldn't need to go through so much trouble. After all, his cheap father was also Mrs. Lee's own son.

Qimu naturally did not understand Yang Lili's difficulties.

Yang Lili was left speechless. Ye Dazhuang was confused, Yangyang was "serious" eating, and Qimu had a cold expression. She really didn't understand.

He had originally thought that his family's situation was really bad, and that his grandma might not be so good. However, in reality, that wasn't the case. Yang Lili had simply been unwilling to tell him about it.

Wasn't he making things difficult for himself?