Chapter 190: No Meat?

Early the next morning, Lin Xiangnan went to work, and Aunt Hua went into town to see a patient.

When she came back, Lin Xiangnan curiously asked, “Is it serious?”

“It’s a bit serious. It’s been dragging on for too long, and he’s coughing up blood. It can’t be cured, he can only slowly recover.” Aunt Hua said helplessly, “Neither the grandfather nor the grandson has a job, they have no money, and they dare not go to the hospital.”

People with jobs can get medicine at the clinic for minor illnesses, and for major illnesses, they are hospitalized and the bills are recorded. The factory pays at the end of the year.

Aunt Hua had helped this family before, but she would only lend a hand when they were truly struggling.

Helping people was a kindness, not her obligation.

“How much will it cost for Guo’s family to treat this illness?” Lin Xiangnan asked.

“Thirty. Guo Jiren also wrote me a promissory note.” Aunt Hua put the promissory note in her book and said with a sigh, “I don’t expect a child to repay. I just hope his father can be rehabilitated. If his father is rehabilitated, this will all be small money.”

“Logically speaking, those sent to the countryside for reform, didn’t their ancestors all have some wealth?” Lin Xiangnan asked curiously, “Why is Guo’s family so miserable?”

If their ancestors were poor, they wouldn’t have been implicated in such a thing.

Aunt Hua glanced at Lin Xiangnan and asked with a smile, “Have you ever seen a house being ransacked? The kind where they dig three feet deep?”

Lin Xiangnan’s eyes widened.

“Well, you were still a child seven or eight years ago, your family probably wouldn’t let you go see such a spectacle.” Aunt Hua said with a sigh, “The situation in the past two years has indeed been much better than before.”

Previously, if anyone was reported, a bunch of people would rush to their house to search and vandalize.

Few people could keep a large amount of wealth after such intense searches.

Aunt Hua was also scared, and her family lived a very simple life. Most of their good things were hidden away secretly.

She thought Lin Xiangnan was the same. Everyone has their own secret base, hiding things based on their own abilities, Aunt Hua didn’t ask further.

This time she went out, her wallet was thinner again. Aunt Hua completely stayed home, going fishing and feeding cats when she had nothing to do, she didn’t even plan to go into town anymore.

As soon as she left, the cats and dogs followed. The two children in Lin Xiangnan’s house were crying in the house.

“Mommy, meow meow meow~”

“Hehe, my Dabao is so cute, he even learned to meow.” Lin Xiangnan played along with the child, “Little cat, little cat, meow meow meow~”

“Meow meow meow!” Dabao used his hands and feet to gesture, his saliva spraying onto Lin Xiangnan’s face.

“This child, why is his speech so slurred.”

Lin Xiangnan wiped his face in disgust.

Hu Meili reached out and took the child away, “He wants to play with the cat, you have no eyes.”

“Woo~” Dabao hugged Hu Meili in grievance.

Hu Meili was also a child-spoiling mother. Since the cat next door was gone, she held the child and went out to find other cats, “Grandma will take you to find your little sister, then take you to find the cat, okay…”

Dabao instantly became excited, “Meow!”

As soon as they left, the house instantly became empty. Lin Xiangnan had no one to play with.

She walked around the house for a few rounds, and finally became bored and started reading a book.

Not long after, a delicious smell wafted into her nose.

Lin Xiangnan sniffed, “So fragrant. Whose house is eating barbecue at this time?”

She couldn’t resist putting down her book, stood by the window, and leaned out half her body, looking left and right.

Then she saw smoke coming from the chimney of Wang’s house next door.

“Liu Feng’s cooking skills are really good. It smells so good.”

Now Lin Xiangnan couldn’t stay at home either, she decisively rode her bike to the street to buy meat, preparing to eat barbecue at home tonight.

The aroma of barbecue was already strong, and she had marinated some of the meat with spices. Before Gu Zhenhua reached the front door, he could already smell it.

“With your family’s eating habits, you’ll be broke sooner or later.” Captain Wang expressed his disapproval with a stingy tone.

“Broke is broke, I don’t mind.” Gu Zhenhua directly ignored Captain Wang and ran.

Political Commissar Xu also quickened his pace, going home to find his mother, preparing to send Aunt Hua over to mooch off the meal.

But when he got home, he saw a surprise, “Xiao Lin is so polite. She sent so many skewers of meat, it’s almost half a pound.”

Aunt Hua didn’t hesitate, she had taught Lin Xiangnan all her skills. It wasn’t excessive to eat a few good meals at Lin Xiangnan’s place.

“You expect that lazy girl to do it. I made it with my own hands.”

“Oh my, Mom, your skills have improved too.” Political Commissar Xu quickly flattered her.

The barbecue looked like a lot, but with a few people in the family, by the end, Political Commissar Xu still felt a bit unsatisfied.

On the way to work, Political Commissar Xu couldn’t help but tell Gu Zhenhua, “Your Xiao Lin’s cooking skills are really something else. So fragrant!”

“She loves to eat, and she’s willing to put her heart into it.” Gu Zhenhua praised, “She’s smart, she can do anything well.”

Compared to the two families who were eating meat, Captain Wang, who was smelling the aroma but eating vegetables, was filled with resentment, “Next time, let your Xiao Lin make something less flavorful, consider those of us who can’t eat meat.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. Who can’t eat meat? Don’t be sarcastic.” Gu Zhenhua pushed him away with disgust, “Our Xiao Lin wants to eat meat, it’s all because of your family.”

Lin Xiangnan casually mentioned how her cravings were suddenly triggered while eating, and Gu Zhenhua remembered it. At the crucial moment, he retorted against Captain Wang.

Captain Wang had always disliked Lin Xiangnan’s way of life, and Gu Zhenhua knew this, so he thought Captain Wang was deliberately picking a fight.

“You’re also petty. Our Xiao Lin didn’t offend you much, you’ve held a grudge for so long.” Gu Zhenhua threatened, “If our Xiao Lin hears what you said, I bet she’ll scold you.”

Normally, Captain Wang would have retorted.

This time, he inexplicably remained silent, just fell into deep thought.

Captain Wang disliked Lin Xiangnan, but he also knew that she was straightforward and wouldn’t talk nonsense.

Lin Xiangnan said she smelled the aroma of meat from his house, but Captain Wang didn’t actually eat meat at home.

That was awkward.

His family already had a lot of gossip, and Captain Wang didn’t want to add fuel to the fire, so he didn’t say anything, just silently kept this matter in mind.

He went back home and took a stroll around the kitchen.

Liu Feng saw Captain Wangglancing at the rice bin, then checking the contents of the cabinet. She said with a caring tone, “What are you looking at? If you want to eat something, I’ll make it for you.”

“Did you buy meat in the past two days?” Captain Wang asked coldly.

“No, I didn’t.” Liu Feng suggested with a smile, “How about I buy half a pound of meat tomorrow and cook it? Our family hasn’t eaten meat for a long time, we must be craving it.”