Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Like a Little Madman
It wasn’t that he was reluctant to spend money, it’s just that his wife and daughter had ordered all meat dishes, and having only meat dishes was too greasy.
This year, the quality and quantity of meat and vegetables were excellent. Four people indulged and had a great meal with five dishes; they all ate until they were stuffed.
Yu Cheng even ate four bowls of rice, one more than Jiang Changhai.
Su Wanyu, holding her belly contentedly, sighed, “I have no other wishes in life. To be able to eat meat at every meal would be enough.”
Jiang Mianmian nodded in agreement; she too just wanted to be a well-fed and well-dressed “salty fish.”
“Wife, let’s come and eat here again tomorrow.” Jiang Changhai, with a substantial amount of money in hand, spoke with confidence.
Su Wanyu nodded happily and agreed. However, when it came time to pay, seeing that a meal cost almost three dollars—which could buy several pounds of pork—she changed her mind.
With her husband earning eighty dollars, that was only enough for about twenty meals!
So she quickly changed her mind, “Let’s come eat here every few days instead; I’m too lazy to come often. It’s good enough if you just bring me a meat bun to taste some meat during usual days.”
Actually, it was still more cost-effective to buy meat and cook it at home.
But cooking at home meant smoke would billow out, and the villagers had sharp noses; they could smell even a hint of meat.
Otherwise, they couldn’t have everyone at home eat together.
After they finished eating and came out, it was not yet dark.
Jiang Changhai thought it rare for the family to be out together, so he took everyone to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
“Wife, I saw your hands are cracked from handwashing clothes. Let’s go to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative and buy some cream for your hands; you can apply more when you get home.” Jiang Changhai touched Su Wanyu’s hand, his face full of pity.
Su Wanyu didn’t like doing chores, but she had to wash clothes for the three of them.
Washing clothes in cold water for long periods during the winter was too much for her hands.
A couple of days ago, Jiang Changhai had touched his wife’s hand and found it was no longer smooth, which pained his heart.
Su Wanyu looked at him with curved eyes and said, “Dad, you are so good to me. Buy me another lipstick too; the one I bought before is almost finished.”
“Sure, I’ll buy! Whatever you want, I’ll buy for you,” Jiang Changhai said with a pampering smile.
Walking behind their parents, Jiang Mianmian rubbed her arms and whispered to Yu Cheng, “Brother Yu, this is just how my parents are; just pretend you didn’t see or hear anything.”
Watching the little girl try to act grown-up and explain to him, Yu Cheng couldn’t help but smile slightly.
He gently rubbed Jiang Mianmian’s little head and said, “I think it’s great how your parents are. Having such loving parents is your fortune. You should cherish them, understand?”
He didn’t use much strength, but due to the dry winter, Jiang Mianmian’s hair, which was a bit frizzy, started standing up after a few rubs.
“Don’t mess up my hair!”
Jiang Mianmian quickly tried to fix her frizzy hair, while Yu Cheng unkindly pointed and laughed at her, “Haha… You look like a little madwoman.”
This was the first time Jiang Mianmian had seen him laugh so joyfully. He usually liked to act cool, aloof, and profound, but now his smile was quite, brilliant and good-looking.
So Jiang Mianmian just glared at him and didn’t bother with him anymore, hurrying to catch up with her parents ahead.
Yu Cheng slowly followed behind, his smile lingering on his lips, and the irritation that had been bothering him all day had disappeared.
When they reached the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, the salesperson saw Jiang Changhai leading his wife and daughter again and was about to greet them when she noticed Yu Cheng who was further behind.
She took one surprised look at Yu Cheng. The young man was incredibly handsome.