Chapter 241: Liu Family

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Cao Weiguo pushed his bicycle home. Song Yulan and Yu Li were sitting in the courtyard, cooling off and chatting.

"Weiguo, off work?"

Yu Li stood up from her folding stool, her light clothing outlining her good figure.

Cao Weiguo asked with a smile, "What are you two chatting about?"

Yu Li laughed, "Just women's talk, can't tell you."

Song Yulan stood up, blushing, "Dinner is ready, come inside and eat."

"You two eat, I'm heading home."

Yu Li folded her stool, placed it by the wall, and left the backyard with a smile.

Once inside, Cao Weiguo felt the stuffy heat, "It's too hot in here, let's eat in the courtyard."

Song Yulan said, "Alright, I'll tidy up the dishes, you go move the small table."

Cao Weiguo moved a low table out from the study and placed it outside.

Song Yulan brought the food out from the house, and the two sat on folding stools to eat outside.

In a little while, the Second Uncle's family also set up their table outside.

But the food they brought out was both plain and sparse.

A plate of salted vegetables, a plate of scrambled eggs, and a plate of corn buns.

No porridge was made; everyone had a bowl of plain boiled water.

"Look at Cao Weiguo's table, what kind of food is that!"

"Our family's food is too poor!"

The food on Cao Weiguo's table was indeed quite sumptuous.

A basin of pork stewed with potatoes, a plate of green peppers stir-fried with meat, and a plate of cucumber salad.

The staple food was white flour steamed buns, and the liquid was mung bean porridge.

The Second Aunt said crossly, "If they eat well, it's because they have the ability. If you two handed over a hundred yuan every month, I'd stew meat for you every day."

One sentence left Liu Guangtian speechless; he lowered his head and gnawed on a corn bun.

Liu Guangfu reached out with his chopsticks to grab some scrambled eggs, but was swatted away by the Second Uncle's chopsticks.

Liu Guangfu cried out greedily, "Dad, I'll just have one bite!"

"Salted vegetables and corn buns won't fill you up!"

The Second Uncle barked coldly with a grim face, scaring Liu Guangfu into shrinking back.

The Second Aunt said, "Your dad works hard, he does manual labor and needs to eat something good to nourish his body. You don't carry anything on your shoulders or lift anything with your hands, corn buns and salted vegetables are enough for you."

Liu Guangfu bit into his corn bun angrily, "You guys are just biased, giving all the good stuff to the eldest brother, while I can't even eat a single bite of egg."

"Smack!"

The Second Uncle slapped the table, "Eat if you want, get lost if you don't!"

Liu Guangtian said to his younger brother, "Hurry up and eat."

Listening to the commotion at the Second Uncle's house, Cao Weiguo shook his head, speechless.

The Second Uncle was a seventh-grade blacksmith; his take-home pay was not low.

Eating meat might be difficult, but stir-frying a few more eggs shouldn't be a problem.

It's just that he didn't know what the man was thinking; he just refused to stir-fry a few more.

If he were truly frugal, he shouldn't stir-fry eggs at all.

Stir-frying eggs only for himself and letting his two sons watch from the side.

As time went on, how could his two sons not harbor resentment?

Cao Weiguo stood up and scooped a bowl of pork stewed with potatoes from the house.

"Guangtian, Guangfu, I have a favor to ask of you."

Carrying the bowl, he walked to the Liu family's table and set it down.

The Second Uncle asked in surprise, "Weiguo, what is this for!"

The Second Aunt was all smiles, "If you have something to say, just say it, this is so embarrassing."

Liu Guangtian said happily, "Brother Weiguo, if you have something, just ask, I'll definitely get it done for you."

Liu Guangfu's eyes lit up as he looked at the pork stewed with potatoes, "Me too!"

Cao Weiguo smiled, "I have things to do this weekend and I'm out of coal at home, so I wanted to ask you two to help me exchange for some coal this weekend."

Hearing it was just to haul coal, Liu Guangtian said readily, "Leave this to us brothers, we'll haul back however much coal you need."

Cao Weiguo didn't stand on ceremony; he took out coal coupons and money from his pocket.

"Then I'll trouble you both."

"Small matter!"

Liu Guangtian took the food coupons and money briskly.

"Second Uncle, Second Aunt, I've finished what I needed to say, I won't disturb your meal anymore."

Cao Weiguo returned to his own dining table with a smile.

The Second Uncle asked, "How many jin of coal coupons?"

Liu Guangtian counted, "Six hundred and fifty kilograms."

The Second Uncle was surprised, "That much!"

The Second Aunt sighed, "Cao Weiguo is truly rich, buying over half a ton at once."

Liu Guangtian stuffed the coal coupons and money into his pocket and couldn't wait to grab a large piece of meat.

"This amount is just a drop in the bucket for Brother Weiguo."

"This stewed meat is so fragrant!"

Seeing this, Liu Guangfu immediately reached out with his chopsticks to grab food, his mouth full of oil.

"So delicious!"

The Second Aunt picked up a piece of meat, "This Cao Weiguo is really willing to eat!"

Liu Guangtian said, "Dad! Mom! This time you guys are benefiting from me and Guangfu, right?"

Liu Guangfu said proudly, "Exactly! If it weren't for us two, you wouldn't be able to eat this meat!"

The Second Uncle said nothing with a gloomy face, and unhappily grabbed a piece of meat.

The Second Aunt said, "If you have the ability, hurry up and buy meat to eat yourself, don't wait for others to give it to you."

Liu Guangtian said unhappily, "This meat was also exchanged with our own strength, is there any difference from buying it!"

Liu Guangfu immediately echoed, "Exactly!"

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After eating their fill, Cao Weiguo and his wife tidied up the bowls and chopsticks.

The Second Uncle's family ate until their mouths were oily, enjoying a delicious meal.

After washing the bowls clean, Liu Guangfu returned them to the Cao family.

He happened to see Cao Weiguo reading a comic book at the doorway.

Liu Guangfu's eyes lit up, "Brother Weiguo, what are you reading?"

Cao Weiguo said casually, "Chicken Feather Letter."

Liu Guangfu said with a face full of longing, "Brother Weiguo, can you lend it to me to read when you're done?"

Cao Weiguo handed the comic book to Liu Guangfu, "Go ahead and read it, return it within seven days, and don't get it dirty or damaged."

"Thank you, Brother Weiguo! Don't worry! Even if I break my hand, I won't let it get damaged or dirty."

Holding the comic book like a treasure, Liu Guangfu was so excited he could have jumped up.

To him, this comic book was a "treasure!"

Taking the comic book out, he would immediately become the object of envy for all his playmates.

Excitedly taking the comic book home, Liu Guangfu began reading with glowing eyes.

Seeing the comic book, Liu Guangtian's eyes also lit up, "Where did this comic book come from?" ===== CHAPTER 243 =====