Chapter 1810: So Happy He Forgot Home (Part 6)
As soon as Lu Tianzhi finished speaking, everyone asked him in unison where the meat came from.
Lu Erxiong put down his chopsticks and looked at his hands, "Liar, you clearly came in empty-handed."
"I put the meat in the kitchen, isn’t that okay?" Lu Tianzhi snorted, then turned to everyone and said, "Wasn’t I driving the tractor? On the road, I ran into the workers from the meat union plant delivering goods to the grocery store. Wow, since it’s near the end of the year, the meat union plant slaughtered many pigs, and each store received a few. Who would’ve thought one of their flatbed carts lost a wheel? They were stuck in the middle of the road, anxious. My appearance was nothing short of a savior."
Guan Yu impatiently said, "Get to the point!"
"The point is that the two guys in charge of transport, to thank me, pooled together five pounds worth of meat tickets and gave me five pounds of premium pork belly at nine dimes per pound. I also bought a whole set of offal and some pork skin, no tickets needed. Don’t Grandpa and Grandma love pork head meat? After the meal, we can disassemble, clean, and soak it in cold water. Tomorrow, while the team slaughters the pigs, we’ll be surrounded by delicious scents. We’ll secretly stew the pig’s head, and make pork skin jelly with the skin."
Unlike the children’s joy, Lu’s father said, "A balanced diet is best; let’s forget about it today and tomorrow. The big goose is still stewing in the pot. From now on, let’s have big meat once every other day. Anyway, since it’s cold, it will keep for a while."
Cheng Baoguo and Wang Cuilan spoil their kids; I can’t do the same.
Whether eating or dressing, there needs to be a limit.
If we eat lavishly every day, being plump and greasy-faced, are we afraid others won’t know our family is well-off? Although being fat represents affluence, it doesn’t portray the image of struggling poor people and might easily incite jealousy.
Lu Erxiong exclaimed, "Grandpa! Days without meat are miserable!"
Lu’s father looked at him, "I don’t believe you’re also eating lavishly every day with your mom and dad. I know your mom’s character; she’s willing to make you delicious food but certainly won’t let you eat meat at every meal."
Lu Erxiong stayed silent; he couldn’t lie.