Chapter 81 - Chapter 81: Chapter 78: Not Even Letting You Get Extra Soup and Water! (1/2)

Chapter 81: Chapter 78: Not Even Letting You Get Extra Soup and Water!

Coming back to the old house again, she saw from afar that the main entrance was wide open.

As she walked in, she found the whole family crowded outside the wing room door, craning their necks to look inside.

Di Yelei, a towering figure, was standing under the eaves, behind several children, peeping through the window.

Perhaps the sound of Liu Sisi’s footsteps startled him, and he quickly turned his head. His eyes lit up immediately, and he hurriedly strode towards her, “Sisi, did you bring me some food? How did you know I haven’t eaten yet?”

As he spoke, he hurriedly took the bamboo basket from her, with a smile on his face, trying to please her.

“What happened? Did everyone else eat already?”

Liu Sisi peeked over there before turning back to ask Di Yelei.

He had already sat down on a stone stool under the eaves, removed the cloth cover from the basket, took out the big sea bowl, and gave Liu Sisi a simple smile as he held the bowl and picked up the chopsticks, “I was taking care of Dad earlier, and by the time I came out, they had already finished eating.”

After saying that, he buried his head and began to drink the porridge.

A big sea bowl of coarse grain porridge mixed with wild vegetables and natto was consumed in just a few bites, showing how hungry he was!

It seemed like the old house hadn’t prepared a portion for him at all!

During his quick meal, Ms. Wang even deliberately passed by the couple.

She stretched her neck to look into the big bowl and only when she saw that it was coarse grain porridge with wild vegetables, did she curl her lips and snort before briskly walking into the room.

“Why don’t you go back to freshen up and then come back? I’ll be here watching anyway. If there’s anything you need to do, I’ll send someone to call you?”

His entangled wet hair, still soaked in sweat, and his clothes, which she hadn’t noticed were creased and stained with a mix of dried and wet sweat last night, made Liu Sisi’s heart ache and she let out a silent sigh.

“No, if I leave, who knows what tricks they might pull.”

After a slight consideration, he declined Liu Sisi’s suggestion. He went to the corner of the courtyard to draw some well water and washed the bowl, and also splashed some water on his face before wiping it with his hand. He then carefully placed the big sea bowl and bamboo chopsticks back in the bamboo basket, covered it with the cloth, and with a goofy smile, handed it back to Liu Sisi.

Liu Sisi took it and let out a long sigh, “Is the whole family just going to guard like this? Life has to go on, you know. You’re not even leaving to change your clothes, let alone going inside the room. What’s the use?”

Di Yelei’s face flushed with embarrassment, his tone heavy, “You…noticed?”

“Noticed that they kicked you out? Hah! It’s obvious. When I left, you were in the wing room; now you’re outside and won’t leave. There’s only one possibility.”

Liu Sisi sighed quietly, feeling at a loss for words and not knowing how to advise him.

“They are them, and I don’t care what they think of me. But the one lying inside is my dad!”

That’s right!

No matter how the outsiders treated him, his real family was still sick!

Di Yelei clenched his fists and then laughed, “It’s only three days anyway— I can grit my teeth and endure it. You should be more careful when I’m not home. Be alert when Ah-Huang and Ah-Hua are barking.”

The more he talked, the more worried he became.

Leaving his delicate wife at home seemed really unsafe!

“I’m going back first. I’ll go up to the mountain later to see if there’s anything to eat.”

Since Di Yelei couldn’t go hunting for silver, she had to think about how to make ends meet for the family and find a way to have enough food and eat well!