Chapter 87: Craving Meat                                       

If you don’t ask, I won’t tell. If you ask, I’ll be surprised.

The older generation really are masters of the game.

Lin Xiangnan twitched the corner of his mouth, closed the cabinet, and said, “Let’s go, let’s go have some coffee.”

Aunt Huadidn’t even glance at the blue and white porcelain bowl. She left the kitchen with Lin Xiangnan, chatting non-stop, “Grab a small bottle and pick a few flowers to put on the table, decorate the place a bit.”

“Okay, I’ll go pick some flowers.”

Aunt Hua praised, “You’re the one. You understand life much better than my two kids.”

“Commissioner Xu and his wife are busy with work, how can they have the time for this?”

They have weathered storms for decades, what haven’t they seen? Lin Xiangnan didn’t expect to get any truth out of Hua Da-niang.

She didn’t mention the stone and the blue and white porcelain bowl at all. She naturally talked about food, clothing, and other less sensitive topics with Aunt Hua.

They even made plans to go to the neighboring team to exchange eggs with their familiar old friends.

After finishing their coffee and the meat was braised, Lin Xiangnan calmly went home. He didn’t even tell Gu Zhenhua about the blue and white porcelain bowl.

He wouldn’t understand anyway.

Those capitalists and intellectuals before liberation were mostly sent to rural labor camps for reform. Many of those in high positions now have families who were poor farmers for three generations.

Ancient artifacts would be meaningless to them. They only care about gold and silver.

Aunt Hua had seen the world before liberation. Gu Zhenhua, who was born after the founding of the country, wouldn’t understand gold and silver, a plate of braised meat could bribe him.

After dinner, he stuck to Lin Xiangnan, whining, “Wife, you really treasure me so much!”

Lin Xiangnan cupped his face and said with a smile, “You are my only husband, who else would I treasure?”

Gu Zhenhua was deeply moved. He rubbed his furry head against Lin Xiangnan’s neck.

Lin Xiangnan dodged to the side, and he chased after him.

When they reached the courtyard, Gu Zhenhua immediately became serious.

Lin Xiangnan chuckled. He knew this trick could control him.

In public, he wouldn’t even hold hands, and when there were comrades around, he couldn’t even speak to him with a lighthearted tone.

Gu Zhenhua, whose weakness was known, didn’t get angry. He said in a low voice but with a strong tone, “Just wait and see how I deal with you tonight.”

Lin Xiangnan was about to respond when there was a knock on the door. Chen Xiulan asked loudly, “Is Lin at home?”

“Yes, come in.”

Lin Xiangnan wanted to invite Chen Xiulan to sit down, but she said, “No need to sit, I’ll just stand here and talk to you.”

Seeing them start whispering, Gu Zhenhua scratched his nose and went to the kitchen to wash dishes, leaving space for them.

“Your cooking is really amazing. My mother-in-law brought back the braised chicken today, and the whole family loved it.”

After flattering her, Chen Xiulan talked about what happened at the hospital today.

“You weren’t at the hospital today, so you don’t know. Wang Yingchang went to pick up Luo Caixia to go home tonight, but she didn’t listen to him. He even lost his temper at the hospital and was scolded by our nurses.”

Lin Xiangnan was interested and said, “Serves him right, Wang Yingchang deserves a lesson.”

Hearing Lin Xiangnan say this, Chen Xiulan seemed to have found a kindred spirit and complained, “You’re so good. I told our old Xu about this, and he scolded me, telling me not to get involved in Wang’s family affairs. I didn’t get involved, I just said a few words of justice.”

A few words could make a young girl’s life a little better, why not?

Lin Xiangnan scoffed, “Commissioner Xu is a genuine person, but Wang Yingchang is not. He even came to my house to belittle me.”

It’s just that Gu Zhenhua’s family situation is special.

Ordinary men raised in this era couldn’t withstand Wang Yingchang’s provocation. Maybe they would be belittled by Wang Yingchang outside and then take it out on their wives at home.

Wang Yingchang stirred up trouble outside, so don’t blame the fire in your own backyard.

Wang Yingchang said some things, and Lin Xiangnan and the others could say them too.

As long as Luo Caixia is a good person and willing to learn, Lin Xiangnan and the others are willing to teach her more, it’s not a big deal anyway.

“I only found out today that Caixia is quite unfortunate. Her mother died when she was a few years old, and her father died when she was ten, so she had to rely on her uncle’s family for food. She didn’t even finish elementary school, she dropped out to help her family with work…”

Chen Xiulan was talking when Wang Hu’s crying started again.

“This is really something. He held his breath at the hospital and came back to vent his anger on his own child.” Lin Xiangnan couldn’t help but sneer.

Wang Hu had been spoiled by his family for so many years, it was difficult for Wang Yingchang to scold him into submission.

Even when Wang Yingchang hit him, he still cried and shouted, “I want meat! I want meat! I want rabbit! I want braised meat!”

Xu’s two daughters were completely conquered after eating Lin Xiangnan’s food. Among the children, they praised Lin Xiangnan to the heavens.

Other people’s children are fine, but Wang Hu lives next door to Lin Xiangnan. He could smell the aroma of her house when he passed by, and he couldn’t resist the temptation of delicious food. He would make a fuss whenever he saw Wang Yingchang.

“You eat a fart. You’re lucky to have food, you still want meat.”

Wang Yingchang was annoyed by the crying and hit Wang Hu’s butt a few times, making him cry even louder.

“Dad~ I want meat.” Wang Hu cried pitifully.

“It’s all your mother’s fault for spoiling you.”

After dealing with his own child, Wang Yingchang also cursed Lin Xiangnan in his heart, thinking she was a troublemaker. If it weren’t for her, his child wouldn’t be making a fuss.

But Wang Yingchang only had this one son, what could he do?

Wang Yingchang wiped his face, found his meat ticket, and took Wang Hu to Lin Xiangnan’s house.

Lin Xiangnan and Chen Xiulan were secretly gossiping about Wang Yingchang’s bad deeds.

Seeing the main character coming towards them, they looked at each other awkwardly.

Chen Xiulan spoke first, “I’ll chat with you tomorrow, I’ll go back first.”

Then she ran away without a trace of loyalty.

Lin Xiangnan reached out to grab her clothes in the air but couldn’t even catch a corner. In the end, he could only awkwardly scratch his eyebrows.

She was embarrassed, and Wang Yingchang was also embarrassed. He said when he saw her, “It’s mainly because the child smelled the aroma and was making a fuss at home. Do you have any leftover braised meat? I’ll trade tickets with you.”

Wang Hu blinked his eyes, looking expectantly at Lin Xiangnan.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yingchang came because of this trivial matter. Lin Xiangnan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Speculating and doing business privately would get you reported for sure. Lin Xiangnan couldn’t sell braised meat, so she could only exchange it at the original price.

She didn’t care about money, but she cared about the value of her labor.

Lin Xiangnan looked at Wang Yingchang and smiled, refusing, “Sorry, Wang Yingchang, I bought a small amount of meat, and it’s all gone after one meal.”

Gu Zhenhua was in the kitchen. He had already put two chicken legs in a bowl, but when he heard Lin Xiangnan say this, he put the chicken legs back in the pot.

Wang Yingchang’s face could be ignored, but his wife’s face had to be given.

Wang Hu was quiet because he could eat meat. Being rejected by Lin Xiangnan, he was about to cry.

But just as he opened his mouth, Lin Xiangnan patted the door frame warningly.

Wang Yingchang was dissatisfied, “No is no. Why are you scaring the child?”

Lin Xiangnan heard this and immediately started rolling up her sleeves, ready to fight.

Wang Hu saw this and widened his eyes, holding back his tears. He pulled on Wang Yingchang’s sleeve and urged, “Dad, I’m hungry, let’s go home.”