Yan Erju scooped up half a bowl of rice and grabbed a couple of chopsticks full of greens, "Let Dalong go."
Wu Yanyun said, "Mom, why aren’t you taking some meat?"
The meat was bought by Wu Jinshu. Today was the first day of rest for the couple after starting their jobs, and they had wanted to celebrate properly with the family. So he specifically bought two jin of meat, only to end up like this in the end.
Yan Erju said expressionlessly, "Your grandma is sick and has no appetite for meat, Dalong, go deliver it quickly."
Wu Dalong, carrying the bowl, ran swiftly to Grandma Wu’s room.
Grandma Wu was lying in bed, and upon seeing Wu Dalong coming, she said contentedly, "It’s good to have my oldest grandson, not like those other people, who have forgotten about grandma. Grandma is doing all this for their own good!"
Wu Dalong didn’t understand what Grandma Wu was talking about. After setting down the bowl, he ran off quickly—he was still waiting to go back to his room to eat meat.
Grandma Wu grabbed hold of Wu Dalong’s sleeve, "Dalong, don’t rush off just yet, accompany grandma and talk for a while."
Wu Dalong broke free from Grandma Wu’s grasp and ran outside in a hurry, "Grandma, I’ll come back after I finish the meat. In a moment, that greedy Erlong will have eaten all the meat!"
They were eating meat?
They were eating meat, and they only brought her a little bit of greens and half a small bowl of rice!
It was such a bullying!
Grandma Wu, with a ’clang’, smashed the bowl onto the floor, shattering it.
On the other side, Wu Yanyun heard the commotion and immediately said, "I’ll go check on grandma."
"No need to go," Erju pressed Wu Yanyun’s hand, "Eat your meal."
Wu Jinshu didn’t speak, just silently ate his food.
Wu Yanyun asked somewhat anxiously, "Mom, what’s really going on?"
Erju said with a smile, "Nothing much. Your grandma is probably just in a bad mood. If you go now, aren’t you asking to be scolded? Eat quickly."
"Oh," Wu Yanyun was somewhat skeptical.
The family continued to eat.
The next day, Wu Jinshu and Yan Erju went to work as usual. As soon as they left the house, the couple’s faces were filled with worry.
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