Chapter 31: Delicious!

Looking at the old man’s posture, it wasn’t something that could be answered simply. After ordering ten dishes, if he continued ordering, this meal would cost more than a hundred yuan!

Ai Xingguo’s face didn’t look good.

“Dad, that’s enough, there are only four of us, we can’t eat that much!”

The old man still seemed to want more, but he could only stop there. He didn’t want to upset the couple. After dinner, he would send them away. He still wanted to try the grilled meat!

Soon, the sauerkraut seafood pot was served. Their specialty was the copper pot.

Copper pots have high heat transfer, even heat distribution, and are not easy to lose heat, making them very suitable for hot pot.

Traditional copper hot pots are charcoal-fired, which makes the meat cooked in them tender and juicy, while the vegetables are even more refreshing.

Soon, the dishes were all served.

The old man and old lady were so happy that their eyes were almost invisible.

One plate of beef brisket, three plates of mutton, three plates of beef, one plate of water-boiled tripe, one plate of prawns, one plate of luncheon meat, four plates of sesame sauce.

Wang Yue imagined that there wouldn’t be a single leaf of green vegetables or noodles. The old man didn’t like to eat vegetables. They had plenty at home, why would he come here to eat them?

Besides, those green vegetables and tofu were ridiculously expensive, not worth it. It was more worthwhile to eat meat.

The grandson and his wife’s faces didn’t look good, but the old man and old lady pretended not to see it.

When the pot boiled, they quickly started to cook the meat. They ate without looking at anyone, who would look at their donkey faces!

At this time, the meat in the restaurant was very affordable. Although a plate of meat was a bit expensive, it was at least seven taels of meat, solid and without any ice at the bottom.

The old man put all the beef brisket in first, to grease the pot with fat. He also added some oil to the soup to make it more flavorful.

The fatty beef brisket was not greasy at all, it was a bit chewy and very fragrant in the mouth!

The old man didn’t forget about the old lady while he was eating. The old lady was small and had short arms, so it wasn’t as convenient for her to use chopsticks as the old man.

The old man picked up half a plate of meat with his chopsticks and put it all in the old lady’s bowl.

He said, “You young people can eat later! Me and your grandma are eating one less meal each time!”

Wang Yue was so angry that she was about to explode. They only got to eat this once a year, what did he mean by “eat later”?

Ai Guoguo didn’t bother to argue with the old couple, he kept picking up meat for Wang Yue. If she didn’t eat, she would be at a loss!

The old lady ate with gusto. The mutton was tender and juicy, with a milky flavor in her mouth. Dipped in sesame sauce, it was delicious! This was the first time in her life that she had eaten such delicious meat.

The old man ate with his head down, enjoying the food. It was so delicious! Fragrant!

Ai Guoguo was busy picking up meat for Wang Yue, he hadn’t eaten much himself. The old couple ate eight out of ten plates of meat and vegetables!

They still seemed to want more.

Wang Yue’s face was ashen. The delicious meat couldn’t improve her mood!

When it came time to pay, her face went from pale to black.

The meal cost over eighty yuan, which was more than two months of her salary!

She felt like she had been shot through with an arrow, she wanted to strangle the two old people!

“Ai Guoguo, we have to get this sorted out tomorrow, I can’t live like this for another day!” Wang Yue held her head and cried out to Ai Guoguo in pain.

Ai Guoguo quickly covered his wife’s mouth. They had already spent the money, so don’t upset the old couple.

“I’ll go to my dad’s work tomorrow, and we’ll talk about this tomorrow night!” Ai Guoguo quickly calmed his wife down, who was on the verge of a breakdown.

“If your dad still doesn’t come tomorrow night, we’ll send the two old people over there!” Wang Yue couldn’t take it anymore!

“Don’t worry! Don’t worry! It will be settled tomorrow. Just think, if Dad takes out the money for going abroad, this is just a small amount!”

Ai Guoguo was smooth-talking, and finally calmed Wang Yue down.

The old couple pretended not to see the young couple’s argument. They ate a bit too much and felt bloated, so they went out for a walk.

Things were pleasant here, but things weren’t so good for the third son.

The third son returned to the courtyard late at night, hoping to avoid people.

He didn’t see anyone along the way. Who would be out in the freezing cold on a dark winter night?

But when he got home, his heart felt like it was submerged in icy river water in the middle of winter.

A large package was placed in front of his door. The door was already locked with a padlock, and several wooden bars were nailed across it. The windows were also sealed with wooden bars!

Had he been kicked out?

The third son couldn’t accept this blow after another.

He wailed, “Mom and Dad!”

Ai Mancang came out of the house, “I told you last night! Get out!”

The eldest son’s family had also returned in the afternoon. They had just finished dinner, and Chunni was cleaning the table. The eldest son was about to go to the hospital to deliver food to his mother and Manman.

“Dad! Where am I supposed to go? I have nowhere to go!”

“You’re already thirty, you’re an adult now, go live your own life!”

Ai Mancang was determined to kick the third son out.

“Dad, I have nowhere to live, how can I live my own life? I haven’t even gotten married yet, you can’t just leave me alone!” The third son cried, tears and snot running down his face.

“I started working when I was fifteen, without a single relative, and I’ve lived to this day! Can’t you have some ambition?” Ai Mancang was exasperated.

“Dad, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong! Forgive me this once, I beg you, I won’t do it again!” The third son knelt down to apologize, tears and snot running down his face, he couldn’t have looked more miserable.

The neighbors in the backyard were also looking at the Ai family’s house from their windows, wondering what was going on.

“You say, is Old Ai really going to kick the third son out?” Da Laoba asked her husband Zeng Laixi.

“I think Old Ai is really heartbroken by this son. What kind of son would dare to covet that money?”

“Sigh, every family has its own problems.” Da Laoba, for once, didn’t make fun of the Ai family.

Zeng Laixi also sighed, “Did you manage to get the money together for the eldest son?”

“Two thousand, where am I supposed to get that? We can borrow ten or eight yuan in our courtyard, but who would lend you more? It’s like the Ai family, they’re lucky if they don’t refuse to lend you anything, let alone have money to lend you!” Da Laoba’s eldest son wanted to buy a truck to run transportation. He heard that running transportation to the south was very profitable now.

But a truck wasn’t cheap. A second-hand truck would cost seven or eight thousand yuan. The eldest son had borrowed some money from his friends, but he was still short two thousand and asked his family to help figure something out.

This had been worrying the couple for days, and Da Laoba had lost all her usual cheerful spirit.

The other families were also watching the Ai family, discussing how the third son was heartless and deserved to be taught a lesson.

The eldest son stood awkwardly between his father and brother, not knowing what to do.

He wished he had stayed at his in-laws’ for a few more days.

“Brother, please talk to Dad for me. I really know I was wrong, I won’t ask my sister for money again! I won’t touch any money from the family anymore! Really!”

The eldest son looked at Ai Mancang with difficulty. To be honest, he also looked down on the third son’s behavior. He wouldn’t even dare to ask his sister for money, let alone take it from her.

What kind of money was that? How could he even think about touching it? Even if he was starving, he wouldn’t spend that money!

But the third son was begging him, so he couldn’t just ignore him.

“Dad, why don’t you give the third son another chance? He must know he was wrong, he’ll definitely change!”

“I’ll change! I really know I was wrong!” The third son, with tears and snot running down his face, quickly took advantage of his brother’s words to apologize.

After all, he had raised his son for over ten years, Ai Mancang still had a soft spot for him.

But he couldn’t forgive him without any conditions.