Chapter 23: Speaking of Relatives

Hearing Yu Li's words, Yan Jiecheng didn't approve in his heart, but once in bed, his brain didn't work well, and he agreed to everything.

Li Xuewu carried the bucket and sent meat to all three families living in the third door, receiving thanks from each one. Li Xuewu exchanged a few polite words and continued walking toward the middle courtyard.

As soon as he entered the middle courtyard, he saw Qin Huairu carrying the meat he had given Seeing Sha Zhu toward her house. The two were very embarrassed when they met.

Qin Huairu said to Li Xuewu embarrassedly: "That, Seeing Sha Zhu was drunk, so I went over to tidy up for him, and he insisted on giving me the meat."

Li Xuewu didn't answer, smiled at her, and walked toward the First Master's house.

At this moment, the First Master was listening to the radio, playing Liu Baorui's crosstalk.

Seeing Li Xuewu visit, he very politely invited him to sit inside.

Li Xuewu declined twice and gave the meat to Aunt Yi, who came out from the inner room.

Aunt Yi smiled and praised Li Xuewu very kindly, and the First Master looked at him with a simple, honest smile.

Li Xuewu didn't say much, left the door, and walked toward the Jia family.

Qin Huairu was hiding the pork in the cabinet. Seeing Li Xuewu visit, she thought he was coming for the pork and hurriedly closed the cabinet door in a panic.

Jia Zhangshi saw Li Xuewu visit and also thought the same, so she stiffened her neck, got off the kang, and stood in the main room.

Banggeng was about to sleep. Seeing his mother bring meat back, he was sitting up watching. Seeing Li Xuewu enter the room, he hurriedly covered his head with the quilt and pretended to sleep.

"Sword Coming"

Qin Huairu and her mother-in-law stared at Li Xuewu, defending and fearing him. Qin Huairu even used her "pitiful + miserable teary eyes" technique.

Li Xuewu saw the performance of this family, took out a piece of meat, and handed it over.

"The family slaughtered a pig, so I'm sending a piece for you to taste. Wild boar doesn't taste good, don't mind it."

With this delivery, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were both stunned. Jia Zhangshi reacted first, hurriedly took the meat, and said: "Don't mind, don't mind, this meat is fragrant."

Qin Huairu had just wanted to be polite when she saw her mother-in-law take the meat, and she awkwardly tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Thank you, Xuewu. You still think of us orphans and widows. Banggeng is young and doesn't understand things; don't mind him."

Li Xuewu smiled. Because he had been drinking, the air he breathed out carried the smell of alcohol, and a fierce, masculine aura rushed toward Qin Huairu. This masculine energy stunned Qin Huairu.

Li Xuewu didn't say much. Banggeng wasn't a bad child, but the elders hadn't taught him well. Qin Huairu didn't have time to manage him because she was working, and as a single mother raising a child, she inevitably spoiled the only male in the family.

Moreover, in this era, it was inevitable that he would grow crooked. It wasn't too late to educate him now, but it was none of his business; he was neither his biological father nor his godfather.

Qin Huairu watched Li Xuewu leave the door, still staring blankly.

Jia Zhangshi spat: "Are you acting like a slut! Do you want to follow him? Don't think I don't know your thoughts. Remember, you are the Jia family's daughter-in-law."

Qin Huairu woke up: "Mom, what are you saying? I don't have any!"

Jia Zhangshi snorted: "Whether you have them or not, you know in your heart. Stay away from him. He's a bad seed. He scared my grandson last night, and I haven't settled the score with him yet. Now he's acting generous, coming to send meat to a widow. What kind of thing is that? I think he has ulterior motives."

Qin Huairu said dissatisfiedly: "How can you be like this? He sent meat to every family. Besides, you were the one who took it. Why are you still scolding him?"

Jia Zhangshi stiffened her neck: "That's because he was willing to send it, I didn't ask him to. He asked for it himself. If he slaughtered a pig and didn't share meat with us, I wouldn't scold him to death. Besides, sending such a small piece, how many meals is it enough for? And he scared my grandson, which is not okay. I tell you, if you dare to do anything to betray our Dongxu, I won't be done with you."

Qin Huairu was so angry she shed tears.

Jia Zhangshi scolded again: "He's just pretending to be a good person, wanting to enter a widow's door. Why didn't he move half a pig over? He's just using this little bit of meat to hook you. Can't I see that? I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice!"

Banggeng shouted at Jia Zhangshi from under the quilt: "Didn't Mom bring meat back? Don't talk about my mom like that."

Jia Zhangshi looked at Banggeng with dissatisfaction and scolded: "You little white-eyed wolf, that meat is Seeing Sha Zhu's. Your mother got it by serving that drunk fool. I'm doing this for your own good. If your mother goes out to commit adultery, she won't want you anymore, and you're still protecting her."

Banggeng rolled his eyes. He didn't know what "committing adultery" meant, only that it wasn't a good word, as it often appeared in his grandmother's mouth.

Qin Huairu ran outside to the rabbit pen to wipe her tears.

Jia Zhangshi leaned against the window, looked at Qin Huairu, spat, and muttered: "Hmph, wiping tears and acting like a slut for whom to see? I want to see which Wu Gang you can hook by guarding the rabbits?"

Li Xuewu naturally didn't know how Jia Zhangshi was talking about him behind his back, and even if he did, he wouldn't care. Why would a big man bother with an old widow? It was too embarrassing.

As long as she didn't say things to his face, he wouldn't bother with her.

Entering the back courtyard, there were only five families left. He went to the Second Master's house first, and it was the Second Master who opened the door.

The Second Master clearly heard Li Xuewu sending meat from house to house and was waiting at home.

"Second Master, the family slaughtered a pig, so I'm sending you a piece of meat to taste."

"Good kid, you've grown sturdy after not seeing you for a few years."

Li Xuewu cursed in his heart: Go to your Second Master's, I greeted you when I returned, and you pretended not to see me.

The Second Master hurriedly patted Li Xuewu's arm and praised him, then let Aunt Yi take the meat.

At this moment, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were kneeling on the ground.

Li Xuewu couldn't stay long, said "Still have to send meat to the grandmother," and left the door.

Seeing Li Xuewu leave, the Second Master's face turned cold instantly.

"Only thinking of me now, what were you doing earlier?"

After saying this, he glared and ordered Aunt Yi: "Cut the meat, make a side dish for wine, and bring out my wine."

Aunt Yi said embarrassedly: "Start a fire at this time?"

The Second Master's face turned cold: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Aunt Yi didn't dare to talk back and obediently went to the kitchen to start a fire and stir-fry dishes.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu stared at the piece of meat with green eyes, swallowing their drool into their stomachs.

But they didn't dare to get up and snatch meat from their father. Before long, seeing the Second Master drinking wine and eating meat slices, eating with great relish, the two felt their stomachs growling even more.

The Second Master didn't look at them either, listening to the national affairs on the radio.

Liu Guangtian had some courage and asked with a trembling voice: "Dad, can you let us get up? We also want to eat a piece of meat."

Aunt Yi stretched out her hand: "Bring the meat here, I'll make it for you."

Liu Guangtian: "Didn't Li Xuewu send meat?"

Aunt Yi snorted coldly: "That was sent to your father. If you want to eat, buy it yourself. If you have the ability, go up the mountain and hunt a wild boar to let your father show off."

Hearing his own mother's "unaffectionate" words.

The two brothers lowered their heads and said nothing, but their eyes were full of hatred and resentment. =====