allonlinenovel Chapter 129 Who Eats the Eggs?
Chapter 129 Who Eats the Eggs?
Li Dalang has always been omnipresent. As long as he is given a chance, he will try to see if he can take advantage.
"Third brother, mother has said so, why don't you go home and get some of your family's delicious food and wine?" Li Dalang seemed to want to fully demonstrate his humor at this moment, "Third brother, you can't make decisions at home, right? Hahahahahaha, then your eldest brother has to say something to you. Your sister-in-law doesn't even dare to fart in front of me - ouch!"
Before Li Dalang could finish his words, his arm was twisted harshly. He turned around to look at Hua Shi, who was calm and composed as if nothing had happened, and finally swallowed back the rest of his words.
"Dad, I'd better not eat. The children at home haven't eaten yet. They're waiting for me." Li Sanlang was not a talkative person. Faced with such squeeze and sour words that he had no way to respond to, he could only choose to remain silent and want to escape from this place as quickly as possible.
"Third brother, you--" Grandpa Li had a lot to say to Li Sanlang. The most important thing was to ease the relationship between the old house and the third brother's family, but he also knew how irritating the words of the eldest brother and Mrs. Zheng could be for a man. If it were normal, Grandpa Li would not be able to say anything to retain him, but today was different. He had heard something and was eager to find out.
He kicked Mrs. Zheng lightly, "What are you talking about here? I told you to pour the wine, so you went!"
Old Mrs. Zheng was sitting cross-legged on the kang, glaring at her "heartless" third son. Suddenly, she was kicked and her body tilted. Fortunately, Li Mei'e was sitting next to her and she quickly supported Old Mrs. Zheng.
"Mom! Dad, what are you doing? You almost pushed my mom down!" Li Mei'e was startled and shouted.
Old Mrs. Zheng turned around and was about to curse, but after seeing the gloomy face of Old Mr. Li, she suddenly remembered something, closed her mouth tightly, pulled Li Mei'e down to the ground, and actually went to pour the wine.
"Your mother is just hard on the outside but soft on the inside. Third brother, Dad is telling you, no matter what, she is still your mother, you can't take it to heart, understand?"
Li Sanlang nodded quickly.
Mr. Li looked at Li Sanlang's expression carefully, and saw that he nodded sincerely, and even after what happened just now, there was no resentment on his face. Mr. Li felt relieved and patted Li Sanlang on the shoulder.
"Third brother, you are a kind person, you deserve all the blessings you have." Old Master Li sighed silently, "Big brother, go to the village and buy two pieces of tofu. Your third brother loves to eat tofu, Jiajia dish!"
Li Sanlang's eyes were filled with tears. "Dad, you still remember that I love to eat tofu."
Looking at Li Sanlang, who was so moved by his words and a few pieces of tofu, Mr. Li felt a rare sense of guilt in his heart.
For the sake of the eldest son's family and the entire Li family, Mr. Li knew how much he owed the second and third sons, but isn't that what a family is like? As long as the eldest son's family can make progress in their studies, won't the whole family be better? He didn't want to do this, but this was the only way, he could only sacrifice a small number of people to make the whole family complete!
"Dad, I can't run fast, and the second brother has nothing to do, so why don't you let him go? Second brother, don't you love your third brother the most? Hurry up and buy some tofu for your third brother. If you run faster, maybe your third brother will give you some reward. Our third brother is a rich man now!" Li Dalang always spoke in a sour tone, which made people feel annoyed. This time, even Old Master Li frowned.
"Just go when I tell you to go! What's the matter? I can't order you around anymore? If you don't go, don't have dinner!" Mr. Li said unhappily.
Seeing that Mr. Li was angry, Li Dalang took the copper coins on the kang with a displeased look on his face, still mumbling, "Just two copper coins? Dad, give me two more. Whose old man like me doesn't have a penny in his pocket?"
"If you don't want to be here, get out!"
Li Dalang whispered something again and then went out to buy tofu.
Li Sanlang really didn't want to eat here, but Grandpa Li asked Grandma Zheng to pour wine and asked Li Dalang to buy tofu, so he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.
The food was soon served on the table. The bowl of meat dish that Li Sanlang brought was stewed with cabbage and potatoes. Because Old Mrs. Zheng liked to eat rice with soup, a lot of water was added to the dish. Li Sanlang took a look at it and felt that he had no appetite. There was also a large bowl of green onions and tofu, a bowl of soybean paste, and in the middle was a plate of scrambled eggs with cabbage. There was more cabbage and fewer eggs, but there were also a few large pieces piled on the edge of the plate.
Li Sanlang knew what was going on with the eggs at a glance. This was the way it was when the family lived together before they separated. Whenever there was a little meat in the house, whether it was eggs or meat, they would be put aside. Li Mei'e could eat it, Grandpa Li could eat it, and Grandma Zheng could eat it. Naturally, Li Zhengxue could also eat it when he was at home. The rest of the people would have to eat it based on Grandma Zheng's mood. Whoever could satisfy Grandma Zheng could have two more pieces. Whoever displeased her would not be able to eat enough meat or vegetables, let alone cornmeal cakes.
"Third brother, sit here and eat next to dad." Old Master Li was especially nice to Li Sanlang tonight and pulled him to sit on the kang.
"Third brother, eat this egg. Look how thin you have become." Old Master Li first picked up a piece of egg for Li Sanlang and said with a smile.
Li Sanlang looked at Mr. Li's empty bowl. How could he eat? He picked up the egg and put it in Mr. Li's bowl, "Dad, I don't like eggs, you eat it."
It was originally a white lie, but even with this one sentence, people were able to seize upon the mistake.
"Look, second brother is really rich now. He doesn't even like to eat eggs. We haven't eaten eggs for a long time." Jin said sarcastically. Seeing that Li Sanlang didn't say anything, she continued, "Third brother, if there is anything you don't like to eat in the future, just send it to us. We all like it. Give it to us. Look at your nephews. Let alone eggs, they can't even eat egg shells."
Li Sanlang lowered his head and took a bite of the cornmeal cake in front of him, still without saying a word.
Old Master Li looked at the eggs in the bowl and listened to the sour words these people said.