Chapter Forty-Eight: "Poor" Relatives Come to the Door
Uncle Six's house should not be far from the noodle shop, otherwise they wouldn't choose to walk. On the way, the sixth uncle deliberately lagged behind the sixth aunt a lot, approached Li Dong, and asked about the things at home.
"Dongzi, is your grandfather okay?"
It can be seen that the concern on the sixth uncle's face does not seem to be fake, how can it not match the situation that the second uncle said? Could it be that he deliberately pretended to be filial in front of his junior.
"It's okay, I just had a minor illness a few years ago, but I've been cured a long time ago." Li Dong said lightly that he really didn't want to get involved in the family entanglement between his uncles.
"Yes, why didn't your second uncle write to tell me?" The sixth uncle muttered to himself, as if he was blaming the second uncle for his carelessness.
"I don't know about that. By the way, Uncle Six, why haven't you been back in the past few years? Li Dong still couldn't help asking, in his impression, this is not like the style of the sixth uncle.
"Alas, the store at home is busy during the Chinese New Year, and I can't spare time." What the sixth uncle said was obviously insincere, he really didn't know it, he didn't have time for the New Year, and he didn't usually see you go back.
"Sixth uncle, you'd better go back this year, I'm afraid grandpa may not be able to survive next year." Li Dong was a little tired of seeing the sixth uncle, and his words unconsciously brought a little persecution.
"Huh? This daddy's body has always been tough, so it shouldn't be so serious. "Uncle Six said that he is a little weak-hearted, and he is more than sixty people, and he can still live for a few days.
Li Dong didn't answer, just walked by himself, and the scene was a little embarrassing for a while. Fortunately, at this time, the sixth aunt turned around and urged: "Hurry up, what are you uncles and nephews rubbing over there?" ”
"Dongzi, your sixth aunt is urging, let's go faster." The sixth uncle broke the silence and quickened his pace slightly, as if he wanted to escape from this awkward atmosphere.
In less than ten minutes, the sixth uncle's house, no, it should be the sixth aunt's house. The neighborhood is very shabby, at least thirty or forty years old, and even so, they are much better than those with temporary residence permits. At least they have a hukou in the capital and have their own houses, so they don't have to worry about being kicked out of the capital one day.
"Dongzi, don't look a little dilapidated here, that's not something ordinary people can have." The sixth uncle did not hide his pride, and he did not have the embarrassment just now.
"I know, isn't it just a house purchase certificate?" Li Dong said indifferently, in his eyes, the sixth aunt's family is only a level of food and clothing at most, not even the middle class.
"Dongzi, you have to be down-to-earth." The sixth uncle said earnestly, he thought that Li Dong had hurt his self-esteem, broke the jar, and opened his mouth.
The sixth aunt opened the door and beckoned Li Dong in.
"Damn, why did you come back so early?" Usually they stay until three or four o'clock in the afternoon, life is not easy, and they can earn a little bit.
"Dad, Li Jian's family is a relative, so I'll come back early." The sixth aunt explained while changing her slippers.
"What? You won't be here to borrow money from us, dog, I can tell you, not a cent. "The sixth uncle's father-in-law is on fire, and the boss with an open voice.
"Father, what do you say? It's just a meal, not a loan. The sixth uncle hurriedly stepped forward to "extinguish the fire", and he was both happy and happy, but he didn't say anything, he was happy that he finally had a reason to refuse.
"yes, Dad, just eating. Anyway, Li Fitness doesn't have a dime, what are you worried about? ”
Li Dong was completely speechless, this really shouldn't be an outsider, he said everything, and he didn't save face for the sixth uncle at all. Seeing the sixth uncle like this, it is estimated that he has long been used to it, if he was not afraid of the sixth uncle's embarrassment, he would have slammed the door a long time ago, as if someone was rare about his family's broken money.
"Zhi'er, your mother went to play mahjong next door, you go and call her back. Dog, what are you doing here, the dishes haven't been washed at noon, you have to let me smoke you, right? "Zhi'er should be the nickname of the sixth aunt, Li Dong remembers hearing the second uncle mention it before, the sixth aunt seems to be called Jin Zhi, and her surname is Jin Mingzhi.
"Dongzi, you sit down and rest for a while, the sixth uncle is busy." After the sixth uncle finished speaking, he turned around and left.
As soon as Li Dong sat down, Uncle Jin on the other side spoke, his tone was full of showing off, and he really regarded Li Dong as a turtle in the countryside.
"Young man, are you thirsty, it's the faucet, haven't you seen it......"
Li Dong lazily listened to his nonsense, picked up the teacup on the table, neatly took a glass of water from under the faucet, and put it in front of Uncle Jin.
"Uncle, if you are thirsty, just squeak, I understand, and I usually drink bottled water." Li Dong said sarcastically, the implication is that Uncle Jin talks too much, and the grade is low.
Uncle Jin was caught off guard in the face, he glared at Li Dong hatefully, and put away his contempt.
"Hey, dog, you said you eat my family, don't say that you use my family, even if you bring people over to eat and drink for nothing, do you still want to be ashamed?" Before the sound arrived, there was no need to guess, Li Dong was sure that this must be the sixth uncle's mother-in-law, and it was really not a family that did not enter the door.
Li Dong didn't bother to pay attention to it, pretending that he didn't hear. He regrets it very much now, he didn't promise to come over for dinner, but before he could eat the meal, he was full of anger.
The sixth uncle and mother-in-law rushed in angrily, the cement floor trembled, and Li Dong was taken aback.
Let's not talk about how it looks first, you can see it from the sixth aunt, but this figure is too bloated, with a height of one meter six and a weight of at least 180 pounds.
The sixth uncle came out of the kitchen, grabbed his mother-in-law's arm, and said flatteringly: "Mother, be careful, she has agreed to the golden branch, just one meal, don't be angry, you can't row." ”
In the end, under the persuasion of the sixth uncle and his wife, Jin Mu finally lost her anger, but she still didn't have any good face for Li Dong, and she didn't even look at it.
Dinner was eaten relatively early, probably to save electricity, with the size of the sixth uncle and mother-in-law, this amount of food, it really can't go on without saving a little.
The meal is in the small living room, the house of the sixth aunt is less than 50 square meters, one bedroom, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom, and the kitchen and bathroom are all super small, less than four square meters. The only room should be separated, otherwise this big family will definitely not be able to live, because the door is closed, and Li Dong doesn't know what the specific situation is.
Uncle Six's cooking skills are good, the meals are prepared quite well, four dishes and one soup, two and a half meat and one vegetable, plus a large plate of pickles, the staple food is millet porridge, I should not want to lose face in front of myself as a hillbilly.
When the meal was served, Jin Mu first sandwiched a chopstick, green pepper, shredded pork and potatoes and beef for Li Dong, Li Dong was immediately flattered, this is not their style.
Sure enough, Li Dong's suspicion was correct. After Jin Mujia finished the dishes for Li Dong, she divided the rest of the dishes for the family of three, and the sixth uncle didn't even catch a single hair, leaving a plate of pickles.
"Dongzi, I haven't eaten so many good dishes, don't be stunned, eat quickly, the pickles are enough." Jin Mu said with a smile, it seems that Li Dong has taken a big advantage.
How could Li Dong have the heart to eat, and his shameless lower limit for this family was brushed to a new low. The sixth uncle looked like a matter of course, just eating pickles, and the food was quite fragrant.
"Sixth uncle, I'm full, I'll leave first, and I'll contact you next time I have a chance."
Li Dong hurriedly picked up two mouthfuls of food, almost ran away, and he couldn't stay for a minute. The sixth uncle originally wanted to send off his eldest nephew, but he was yelled at by Jin's mother, and the dinner table was still waiting for him to clean up.