My Beloved Super Fierce Wife

Chapter 73: 73 The neighbor’s admiration made them cry

Chapter 73: 73 The neighbor’s admiration made them cry

The family worked for work points, yet they couldn’t even get enough to eat, so why fuss over so much?

Besides, her parents and brother, along with his wife, had scrimped and saved to send her to school, eating bran and vegetable leaves; that was something she always remembered.

“Mom, I know.”

“But you and Dad are my real parents, how could I eat meat while letting you eat bran and vegetable leaves?”

“I have a sense of proportion. When our family’s days get better, I won’t care anymore.”

Lin Tang said a few words of persuasion.

It was because the family had protected her and pampered her since childhood.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t be so unguarded.

Li Xiuli looked into her daughter’s stubborn eyes and sighed inwardly.

Such a soft-hearted girl.

Oh well!

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Worst comes to worst, she would hammer it into her family members in the future.

“…As long as you know.”

Ning Xinrou and Zhou Mei felt something indescribable listening to the mother-in-law and sister-in-law’s conversation.

They felt that their years of hard work were worth it.

Because of their younger sister-in-law’s schooling, there were those in the brigade who gossiped behind their backs, calling them foolish.

But now, foolish or not, time had given the answer.

After Lin Lu arrived home, Li Xiuli had just lifted the noodles out of the pot.

Each person got a bowl.

Potato and wood ear mushroom topping, with greens floating on top.

It smelled amazing.

Once the noodles were ready, Ning Xinrou and Zhou Mei carried dinner to the courtyard together.

A plate of Stir-fry Lamb with Onions, a dish of spicy and sour cabbage, a basin of Buns, and a spinach and egg soup.

Looking at this meal, the Lin Family’s eyes widened in shock.

Wow, this meal was even more lavish than a New Year’s feast.

What a treat!

Today, the house had some great news.

Li Xiuli, being unusually generous, brought out some vintage homemade liquor she had saved for a while.

“Today’s a happy day, let’s have a drink.”

Seeing the small jar in her hand, Lin Lu’s eyes sparkled.

“Indeed, we should have a drink!”

It had been so long since he had tasted it, he missed it terribly.

Lin Qingshan and his two brothers were also looking forward to it immensely.

With liquor and meat, along with white noodles, life couldn’t get any better.

“Mom, can I have a taste?” Lin Tang asked with hopeful, beautiful eyes, gazing at her mother.

The family’s homemade liquor should taste pretty good.

Li Xiuli’s hand, holding the liquor jar, stiffened, as she was inclined to refuse.

But looking into Tangtang’s eyes that shone like the sun, she couldn’t bring herself to utter that word of refusal.

“…Alright, this liquor is quite strong, just take a sip.”

With that, she actually poured her an amount just enough to taste.

She picked up the little wooden bowl, which barely showed a ripple of the liquid inside.

Lin Qingmu saw it, and upon glancing at his sister’s perplexed face, he almost burst out laughing.

However, considering Tangtang’s feelings, he turned his face away with his shoulders shaking in suppressed laughter.

“Mom, pour a bit more, can’t you? You can’t even tell it’s there,” Lin Tang said with a resigned smile.

“That’s not a small amount. Just try the flavor, don’t drink yourself into a stupor. Once you turn twenty, Mom will pour you more, be good alright!”

Lin Tang: “…”

Truth be told, I can hold my liquor well.

Not just a sip, even a whole jar wouldn’t make me slur my words.

But still.

Seeing her mother’s eyes, leaving no room for bargaining, Lin Tang gave up the struggle then and there.

Forget it, it’s good enough to be able to taste it.

The family happily had a meal of state-run restaurant’s meat dishes and buns, as satisfied as if they had eaten an extraordinary banquet.

What excitement!

Next door, the Qi Family.

Qi Dafa sniffed at the air, lured by the scent that was making his mouth water so much it almost dripped to the floor.

The three grandsons, too, were the same.

With their small noses sniffing the fragrance, drools of saliva trailed transparently from the corners of their mouths.

The youths did not frolic either, their faces showing a content expression as they inhaled the scent.

“Bro, that smells incredible!” Qi Yaohua smacked his lips, swallowing saliva as he spoke.

“Yeah, when can our family have a meat meal too?”

Qi Jiahua’s expression was somewhat enraptured, imagining the taste of meat, his drool even more exuberant.

The two speakers were Qi Dafa’s eldest and second grandsons.

Qi Dafa had two sons and a daughter.

The eldest son was named Qi Xiangdong, the second son Qi Xiangxi, and the daughter Qi Xianghong.

Qi Xiangdong had two sons named Qi Jiahua and Qi Yaohua, and Qi Xiangxi had one son named Qi Weijie.

Qi Xianghong had long been married off to a neighboring commune.

Upon hearing his older brothers’ words, Qi Weijie’s face broke into a naive smile.

“Once the piglets grow up, we’ll have meat!”

“For the New Year, eh!” sighed Qi Yaohua, “That’s still a long wait.”

Watching the longing in his three grandsons’ eyes, Qi Dafa felt a sourness in his heart.

It was their fault, the adults, for not being capable enough.

To have their grandsons envy the neighbors’ good food and drink.

“…Tomorrow I’ll get your grandma to buy you half a pound of meat to satisfy your craving,” Qi Dafa said through gritted teeth, as he ruffled his youngest grandson’s hair.

The three lads were overjoyed, their dark and thin faces lighting up.

“Grandpa, for real?”

“We’re going to have meat tomorrow?”

“Grandpa, do we still have money? If we don’t, we won’t eat it,” they said.

Qi Dafa, with a taste in his heart he couldn’t describe, nodded affirmatively.

“We have money, we’ll cut meat tomorrow!”

A few coins for meat wouldn’t break the family.

Delighted at the thought, Qi Jiahua and the other lads felt the worms of hunger in their bellies cry out even more fiercely.

Pinching their noses, they took their grandpa’s hand and headed to the kitchen to find their grandma.

The Qi family, enticed by their craving, planned to cut meat the next day.

At the Lin family’s other neighbor, the Wang family, people were almost driven mad by the fragrance of meat.

Wang Jinbao slammed the table with a loud smack and cried out, “I want to eat meat!!!”

Wang Zhaodi swallowed saliva and looked expectantly at Wu Chunhua.

She wanted to eat meat too.

Even though every time her mom bought meat, she hardly got a few pieces, the mere flavor of it was enough.

That detestable Lin Tang could actually eat meat, not choking on it.

Wu Chunhua felt frustrated inside.

Eat meat?

Who didn’t want to eat it?

With only three people in the family earning work points and not enough food to eat, how could they possibly afford meat?

Wanting to lash out in anger, but with her precious son crying before her, Wu Chunhua could only suppress her fury and coax.

“Jinbao, try to hold on for a bit. Mom will get you some meat to eat in a few days, okay?”

“No, I want to eat it today,” Wang Jinbao continued to wail.

Wu Chunhua felt a headache coming on and comforted him, “How about Mom steams you an egg?”

With only those few eggs at home, she had been planning to trade them for something else in a couple of days.

Wang Jinbao’s crying stopped abruptly.

Raising two fingers, he declared, “I want two eggs.”

Then he looked at her expectantly, as if ready to continue his wailing if she refused.

Wu Chunhua, just wanting her son to quiet down, agreed despite the pain it caused her, “Alright.”

Listening on the side, Wang Zhaodi licked her lips and swallowed hard.

It had been nearly a year since she had tasted an egg.

And thinking of Lin Tang next door indulging in meat, she felt an unfair resentment.

Why didn’t it choke the Lin family members?

Engrossed in her vicious cursing, Wang Zhaodi naturally didn’t hear Wu Chunhua’s instruction.

Wu Chunhua’s face turned stern and a smack landed on her back.

“You impudent girl, you’re getting bolder by the day,” she snapped.

“Now you don’t listen even when I talk to you. What are you planning, a rebellion?”