Chapter 184: Having Meat in the Army (4) (2/2)

In the middle of this brotherly atmosphere, Xiao Yuhong, who had been acting like a backdrop up till now, pointed at the bowl of shredded beef and mumbled, “Brothers, if you’re not going to eat, this little brother is going to eat it all!”

Right after he finished speaking, everyone’s chopsticks shot towards the bowl. Now that everyone had joined the fray, the bowl was quickly emptied. When there was only a thin layer of beef left, Captain Guo glared at He Changdi and said, “What are you still eating for? Your wife made this, so you must have eaten tons of this before. And yet you still have the face to keep fighting with us?”

This time, He Changdi was much more thick-skinned. He scooped up another piece with his chopsticks and, with nary a change in his expression, he said in a low voice, “I left my home just a few days after getting married. This is my first time eating my wife’s cooking, so why can’t I eat more of it?”

Zhang Mai patted He Changdi’s shoulder and burst out into loud laughter. “Well, look who’s become a miser now!”

That small bowl of shredded beef wasn’t enough when shared between four people. When the bowl was finally empty, none of them was satisfied. In the end, Xiao Yuhong poured the remaining scraps and oil into his own bowl to mix in with the porridge and fill his stomach.

After that meal, Xiao Yuhong stuck close to He Changdi. “Brother He, when is Sister-in-Law going to send more things over?”

He Changdi’s gaze was solidly stuck to the ground. He was truly beginning to regret giving them that taste of beef! Since the beef was so precious to him, he had only eaten small bits of it each time he had taken it out. If he had known that this day would come, he would have definitely eaten his fill and saved himself from heartbreak.

However, he hadn’t revealed all his cards. He hadn’t taken out the beef and pork jerky that Chu Lian had sent him along with the shredded beef.

When he heard this brat Xiao Yuhong asking for more, He Changdi looked up and stared coldly at him, thinking in his heart, ‘My wife didn’t cook this for a stinky man like you! Dream on!’

Xiao Yuhong awkwardly rubbed his nose. He was inwardly bubbling with frustration. Brother He seemed easy to get along with normally, so why was he being so stingy now? Xiao Yuhong was determined; in the future, he definitely had to marry a wife from House Ying who could cook well!

When they finished their meal, the group began to idly chat. Due to this sudden event, they had become much closer when compared to before.

As they were speaking, there was a sudden burst of commotion from the outside of their small tent.