"Brother Xiong, mom asked me to take you home for dinner today." Wang Tong said.
"Why did you suddenly invite me to dinner?" Ye Xiong asked strangely.
"My sister graduated from college and just found a job. Mom was very happy and asked me to take you back for dinner."
"Let's go back and change clothes after get off work, and then go back and try your mother's craftsmanship."
The day passed quickly, and it was evening in a blink of an eye.
The two returned to the dormitory at the construction site, simply changed their clothes, and headed towards Wang Tong's hometown.
Although he had long known that Wang Tong's family was poor, Ye Chen couldn't help but be shocked when he actually went there.
A blue brick house of less than 100 square meters is covered with moss. There are not many families around a hundred meters away. They have all moved out, either rented a house in the city or rented a place to live.
No one wants to live hiding in this corner.
"Mom, we are here, this is Brother Xiong I have been telling you about."
"The kid is back. Come on, please take a seat." A gray-haired old woman came over and was very enthusiastic. "You are Ye Xiong. The kid often mentions you and says that you have helped him many times."
"It's just mutual help between friends, it's nothing." Ye Xiong said with a smile.
"The place is a bit narrow, don't mind."
"Everyone is poor."
"By the way, Mom, sister hasn't come back yet?" Wang Tong asked.
"I just called. She should be on the way. This daughter is getting more and more outrageous." Aunt Wang's voice sounded a little unhappy.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Wang Tong asked strangely.
In my memory, my mother has always been very proud of her sister Wang Shu. When she meets everyone, she always says that her daughter is very ambitious. She has been admitted to a prestigious university and her grades are always top-notch. The words that come out of her mouth are always praises. She never...
Have you tried speaking in this tone?
While he was talking, the sound of a car sounded at the door. After a while, a girl in rich clothes walked in, followed by a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties with a big belly.
Seeing the two people coming in, Ye Xiong understood instantly!
"I'm back, sit down!" Aunt Wang said coldly.
"Can I sit on this chair?" The middle-aged man looked at the chair with a look of disgust in his eyes.
The woman with colorful makeup came over, glanced at the chair in front of her, frowned, and said angrily: "Mom, didn't I tell you to clean up? Look at this chair."
"The chair has been wiped, and those marks cannot be erased." Aunt Wang explained.
"You won't buy some new furniture. Is this chair meant for people to sit on? What if your family comes to have guests?" Wang Shu said angrily.
"Forget it, just grab something to cushion it." The middle-aged man came over and after searching for a long time, he found a few bags and put them on his buttocks and sat down.
"Hurry up and serve the food. Yang Bin and I have to go back after eating!" After saying that, he took out a tissue and wiped it on the chair several times before grabbing his skirt and sitting down carefully.
Aunt Wang then went to serve the dishes.
"Auntie, let me help you." Ye Xiong walked over with a smile and brought the meal over.
Chicken soup, fish, ribs, pork trotters, and prawns, a very rich dinner.
"Didn't I tell you that the feathers of this chicken must be plucked out? And the scales of this fish are not clean. Is this a pig's hand? What does it look like?" Wang Shu kept cursing.
Ye Xiong was an outsider, so it was difficult to say anything, but Wang Tong couldn't bear it anymore and slapped his chopsticks on the table.
"Sister, can you please stop saying a few words? You know how difficult it is for my mother to prepare such a large table of food by herself. She bought food all morning and has been busy since noon until now. She doesn't even have to eat water. I'll cook it for you.
Eat, you are still saying this and that, how did you become like this?"
"I told her not to waste her time and just go to the hotel for a meal, but she insists on doing it."
"It doesn't cost money to go to the hotel?"
"I didn't ask you to spend money, I have money." Wang Shu said loudly.
At the dinner table, it suddenly felt very awkward.
"It's a makeshift meal, just eat whatever you want." Yang Bin, a middle-aged man, took a spoon and spooned a small bowl of soup.
Aunt Wang's eyes turned red, she put her chopsticks on the table and walked into the back room.
Wang Tong clenched his fists tightly, and Ye Xiong believed that if he hadn't been there, he would probably go crazy!
"Brother, I have something I want to tell you." Wang Shu suddenly said while eating, "I hope you won't go to work in Future New City and find another construction site."
"Why?"
"I am now a real estate sales assistant under the Xinyi Group. I am currently focusing on the sales of the future new city. I don't want others to know that my brother works as a construction worker on a construction site and you work as a construction worker. It's still the same wherever you are."
Ye Xiong has been suppressing himself, and now he can't help but speak out.
"If your brother hadn't been a construction worker, how would you have gotten the money to study? If he hadn't been frugal, would he have grown so thin?"
"This is our family matter, you don't need to worry about it." Wang Shu shouted.
"Why don't you worry about me? The money I sent you last month to find a job was lent to you by Brother Xiong." Wang Tongsheng said.
"Two thousand, right?" Wang Shu took out his bag, counted out two thousand dollars, and added two more. "Here is two thousand two, and the extra two hundred will be used as interest for you."
"Sister!" Wang Tong couldn't help roaring anymore.
At this time, the phone rang, and Yang Bin walked aside to answer it.
"What, the president is inspecting the construction site, why is this happening? I'll be right back." After Yang Bin hung up the phone, he said urgently: "Wang Shu, I have something to rush back to."
"Wait a minute, I'll go back with you." After Wang Shu finished speaking, he picked up the bag and disappeared in a moment.
He didn't even say hello to his mother.
"Brother Xiong, I made you laugh." Wang Tong sighed, pointed at the vegetables and said, "Ignore them, we eat."
"Go and ask the aunt to come out and let's eat together."
Wang Tong went to call Aunt Wang back, but her eyes were still red.
"Auntie, let's have a bowl of chicken soup first." Ye Chen heated the bowl in a spoon and put it in front of her.
"This pig's hand is well made, what are those black and black ones?"
"My secret spices."
"No wonder it tastes so good. This fish is also delicious."
Ye Xiong had not eaten such delicious food for a long time. He ate four large bowls in a row before patting his stomach.
After the meal, Aunt Wang said: "Wang Tong, there is no salt. Go and buy some salt."
"Mom, just buy it tomorrow. I don't need it urgently."
"Go quickly." Aunt Wang ordered.
Ye Xiong knew that Aunt Wang sent Wang Tong away because she had something to say to him.
After Wang Tong left, Aunt Wang sighed and said, "Ye Xiong, I made you laugh."
"Wang Shu just came out of society and didn't know that her family is the best refuge. She will wake up when she sees the world," Ye Xiong said.
"I'm afraid that when she wakes up, she will pay a heavy price."
As she spoke, Aunt Wang's eyes turned red again, and she wiped her tears and continued: "Ever since she decided to date that Yang Bin, I strongly opposed it. I didn't expect her to insist on doing that. I really don't understand. She is such a girl.
Why would you rather humiliate yourself like this?"