Chapter 3: Don’t even think about eating meat
Chapter 3: Don’t even think about eating meat
In the middle courtyard, at the home of the Jia Zhang family, the air was filled with an alluring aroma.
Jia Zhang sniffed hard, her throat moving slightly, obviously salivating, and then she started to curse:
"Whose family's cooking smells so good? Why don't they share some with us? Qin Huairu, go out and see which family's child-bearing bastard made this."
At this time, Banggeng was born and is now over 6 years old, and Qin Huairu is still pregnant with Xiaodang. (Parallel time and space, not a complete TV series.)
Ever since Jia Zhang guessed that Qin Huairu was pregnant with a girl, her attitude towards her became bad.
Jia Zhang was deeply influenced by the concept of "sour boy, spicy girl". On the one hand, Qin Huairu liked to eat spicy food when she was pregnant.
On the other hand, Qin Huairu's belly is round. When she was pregnant with her baby, her belly was pointed.
With the two things confirmed, Jia Zhang concluded that Qin Huairu was pregnant with a girl.
Of course, whether it is correct or not depends on personal opinion, but in Jia Zhang's eyes, this concept is still very accurate.
Qin Huairu felt sad when she heard Jia Zhang's insults, but she did not dare to resist and could only swallow her anger and say:
"Mom, this is someone else's family cooking, how can we disturb them? Besides, we have enough food at home."
"You are so bad, Qin Huairu, how dare you talk to me like this? Do you regret marrying into our Jia family? Do you believe that I will send you back to the countryside?" Jia Zhang scolded.
When Qin Huairu heard that she was going to be sent back to the countryside, she was so scared that she immediately started crying, with tears in her eyes.
When she was in the countryside, she didn't eat well or enough every day, and she only earned a few cents a day by working in the fields. It was not as good as living in the city.
"Mom, I'll go out and take a look." Qin Huairu said, wiping her tears as she walked out of the yard.
Following the fragrance, Qin Huairu found her way to Li Kailang's house.
Looking at Li Kailang eating delicious food with relish, Qin Huairu felt filled with grievance and unwillingness.
Since she became pregnant with Xiaodang, she often did not have enough to eat, and she was always ignored and insulted by Jia Zhangshi, and Jia Dongxu did not care.
Li Kailang was eating with gusto when he suddenly felt the room darken. He looked up and saw Qin Huairu outside the door.
Li Kailang said in surprise: "Sister-in-law, what's the matter?"
Qin Huairu first replied politely: "Xiao Li, I'm eating."
Then, she continued with a little embarrassment: "Xiao Li, you see that the bacon is still young and lacks nutrition. Can you lend us a few pieces of meat?"
After hearing this, Li Kailang looked a little hesitant.
At this time, Qin Huairu did not have the blood-sucking characteristics that she later had.
Seeing Li Kailang hesitate, Qin Huairu immediately said, "Xiao Li, this is Sister Qin begging you. I will definitely pay you back next time I have meat."
Hearing this, Li Kailang thought to himself: "This woman is really good at observing people's expressions." However, he had almost finished eating.
Li Kailang handed the plate of pork belly to Qin Huairu.
"Ah! This..." However, when Qin Huairu took the plate, she was stunned.
She didn't expect Li Kailang to be so stingy. There was only some shredded potatoes on the plate and no meat at all.
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, you're late. I just finished eating." Li Kailang laughed a few times.
Seeing this, Qin Huairu gave Li Kailang a helpless look, but still took the plate away.
Although there was no meat on the plate, there was at least some meaty and oily smell.
Looking at Qin Huairu's back as she left, Li Kailang muttered in a low voice: "It seems that I should close the door next time I eat."
Qin Huairu returned to the Jia family with the plate in her hand, feeling a little heavy-hearted. As soon as she entered the house, Jia Zhang rushed forward, snatched the plate, and saw the shredded potatoes on it, and couldn't help but shout angrily:
"Qin Huairu, did you eat it secretly? Why is there no meat at all?"
Qin Huairu was scolded to the point of tears. She choked up and retorted:
"When I went there, everyone had already eaten all the meat. What else could I eat? If you want to eat, go get it yourself next time."
Jia Zhang stared at Qin Huairu's face and found that she really hadn't changed, so she believed it a little, but she didn't intend to let her go just like that:
"Hmph, be more careful next time and ask for it earlier. You can't even eat shit while it's hot."
Hearing this, Qin Huairu became even sadder.
At this time, she noticed that there were two white flour buns and several double-flour buns on the dining table.
The two white flour buns naturally belonged to Jia Zhangshi and Bang Geng. (The workers in the yard had all gone to work.)
Qin Huairu had already gotten used to this kind of treatment. She picked up a steamed bun made of two kinds of flour and started eating it silently.
Jia Zhang and Bang Geng ate white flour buns dipped in shredded potatoes made by Li Kailang, and wolfed them down without leaving any for Qin Huairu.
She could only eat homemade boiled cabbage, which had no taste at all.
Bang Geng saw that Qin Huairu didn't eat anything, so he picked up some shredded potatoes and handed them to his mother: "Mom, eat it, it's delicious."
"Well, eat, Banggeng, you eat." Qin Huairu felt warm in her heart when she saw that Banggeng cared about her so much.
But she knew that Jia Zhang was always watching her. Whenever she wanted to eat in the past, Jia Zhang would stop her and even scold her harshly. After so many times, Qin Huairu no longer dared to eat.
Seeing that his mother didn't eat the potatoes, Bang Geng took them back and started eating them himself, thinking, "They are so delicious, why doesn't my mother eat them?"
No matter what happened in the Jia family, Li Kailang had a full meal, washed the dishes and went to bed to rest early.
"I have to start working again tomorrow. I don't know what to do next." Li Kailang pondered in his heart.
Now, he has no idea about the future arrangements of the steel mill.
His master knew his situation and specially approved his request for a long vacation so that he could go back to work after he had dealt with his family affairs.
The reason why Li Kailang was able to work in the transportation department of the steel rolling mill was thanks to his father’s former comrade-in-arms.
Since his father passed away, Li Kailang's grades have plummeted.
After graduating from junior high school, he was immediately arranged by his father's comrades-in-arms to work as a truck apprentice in the transportation department of a steel rolling mill. Otherwise, how could he have gotten this coveted job so easily?
Li Kailang had just passed his driving test and was waiting for the opportunity to officially start working, but his mother passed away at this critical moment.
Nowadays, people who can drive a vehicle independently are basically those who have obtained a driver's license. It is no longer the case in the past where just knowing how to drive is enough.
Getting a driver's license means that Li Kailang can be officially converted to a full-time employee. If he still cannot get a driver's license, he can only transfer to the maintenance department and be responsible for repairing vehicles.
Although the salary ceiling for maintenance team drivers is higher, the drivers' hidden income cannot be ignored.
The monthly salary plus hidden benefits is about 50 to 60 yuan, which is at least the salary of a fourth-level maintenance worker.
In the afternoon, Li Kailang did not go out, but lay quietly on the bed, enjoying this rare leisure time.
When other workers were leaving get off work, he heard people passing by the door one after another. He saw that his door was closed and no one came to say hello.
After all, his family's funeral had just taken place, and everyone tried to avoid mentioning this frown.
Li Kailang was also happy with this kind of peace. He needed some time to adapt and sort out his mood.
(End of this chapter)