Chen Min echoed: "It is indeed! At our age, many people already have beer bellies, and you are definitely considered very good."
Cheng Tianyuan explained: "I haven't been idle in these years. Paper towels and cartons are not heavy, but they can't hold a large quantity. As long as I am present when the goods are in and out, I have never been idle. Moving up and down, moving here and there,
It's all about exercise. Lingling is very afraid of getting fat, so I guess it's because of her influence that I don't dare to get fat either."
Ah Hu shook his head: "People of the older generation wish we could be fatter. Ah Qing watches some health program every day and always tells me not to eat too much meat or drink too much beer. I was even not allowed to buy beer for a while - really
It’s so miserable!”
"What Wang Qing said makes sense." Cheng Tianyuan said with a smile: "My father-in-law and mother-in-law watch programs like this almost every day. They say that being too obese is prone to high blood pressure and high blood lipids. My father-in-law was obese a few years ago, and Uncle Zhilan said that he
My blood pressure was on the high side, so I didn’t dare to eat fatty food, let alone too much meat. After a few months, I finally lost weight. After taking blood pressure lowering medicine, I finally returned to normal after half a year.”
Ahu yawned loudly and said lazily: "That's not the case. How many times in life can we eat enough and eat well? It's so difficult! Twenty years ago I was semi-starving, but I can finally eat.
I have a good sleep and I don’t want to lose weight. The days when there is no meat in the bowl - it’s so uncomfortable!”
Chen Min chuckled: "Brother, times have changed! People's concepts have changed. Look at you, this big beer belly, you look weird. When you are lying down, can you see the hair on your legs?
ah?"
Cheng Tianyuan laughed.
Ahu laughed and kicked Chen Min, and cursed: "What are you doing lying down and looking at the hair on your feet?! Is there something wrong with my head?! As you know, I have been a carnivorous person since I was a child. I didn't have any meat before."
Eat, that means every household has no meat. Now that life is better and I can eat meat every day, why should I hold back on eating it? No! I would rather not eat without meat!"
Chen Min shook his head and said, "No, I have to talk to my sister-in-law later."
"Don't!" Ahu hugged his shoulders, half joking and half threatening: "If you dare to say nonsense, I will beat you up! I have spent more than half a year living on one beer every ten days. How special is this life?
It’s unbearable! If you go and say a few more words, if Ah Qing asks me to eat meat once every ten and a half days, it will cost me my life!”
Chen Min suppressed his laughter: "Can't you control your mouth? Look at your big belly - I feel uncomfortable just looking at it!"
"I just need to feel comfortable." Ahu stroked his big belly and said with a smile: "Only rich people have such a big belly. I finally caught up with the trend, but I can't fall behind."
Cheng Tianyuan glared at him and said, "Don't disobey me. If we gain weight for a few more years at our age, we'll probably have high blood pressure and high blood lipids."
"I know, I know!" Ahu ran away in a flash.
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and ignored him. He and Chen Min packed the mattress and spread the sheets.
"Amin, have you accounted for the furniture and supplies you bought for us these days? We'll settle the matter later and I'll pay you back."
Chen Min shook his head: "Last month, my sister-in-law's rent was still short of being collected. It will be deducted when the time comes, and the rest will be transferred to my sister-in-law's account."
"Okay." Cheng Tianyuan asked with a smile: "How is Aunt Ahu's health these days? She is still strong, right?"
"Very good!" Chen Min said with a smile: "She and Cuiliu are cooking dinner for you in the backyard. They have set up two big tables, so you can come over quickly."
"What?" Cheng Tianyuan shook his head: "No, no, haven't we just arrived? We haven't settled in yet. Let's go there tomorrow."
Chen Min was angry and said with a stern face: "No! Everything is done! My aunt went to the market at around six o'clock in the morning to buy meat. She specially bought a large leg of lamb and three large knuckles. The leg of lamb was ready in the afternoon.
I'm cooking and roasting, and the elbows are braised in the pot. There are so many things, it would be a waste not to eat them. Save them for tomorrow - they are definitely not fresh! Aunt and Cuiliu have been happy for several days when they heard that you are coming back. Why don't you guys come back in the evening?
If you come back with me, they will probably make trouble with me."
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and said, "I'll go downstairs to discuss it with everyone."
"Let's have a meal, what are we discussing!" Chen Min said angrily: "Is it possible that you can't eat at night? Brother Ahu and his family are going there, so you must go too."
"Okay, okay." Cheng Tianyuan turned around and went downstairs, shouting: "Dad! Mom! Don't mess around in the kitchen yet, Amin wants to take us to the development zone to eat."
The sunshine in Rongcheng is good these days, and the setting sun is still hanging in the western sky around five o'clock.
Ahu drove the bus and Chen Min drove the "Xiao Lafeng" and set off back to the county town.
Liu Ying and Cheng Muhai had to stay because a group of old neighbors kept chatting with Liu Ying, whom they hadn't seen for a long time. They were so enthusiastic that they couldn't leave at all.
Cheng Muhai brought out all the cigarettes and imperial bacon his son had brought, and the neighbors who came over to reminisce about old times shared a pack of cigarettes and a small pack of bacon. Everyone had a share.
"Ahai, Sister-in-law Ying, you are so lucky! It's so hard to be happy! Good times are coming!"
"Ahai came back and said he wanted to build a villa. We are all happy for you! No matter how good or prosperous the big city is, it can't compare to our own place. Chengjia Village is your root!"
"Sister-in-law Ying, life has been really good since you married a daughter-in-law from the imperial capital! First I went to the county town, then to the imperial capital. Now I have a big house outside and a big villa at home - I'm so envious!"
"Your daughter-in-law must be here, right? We met her once when we got married, and I remember how beautiful she is! After so many years, I have forgotten what she looks like. Call her out quickly, so we can recognize her again."
Liu Ying smiled and said: "Damn Shui Gen, my daughter-in-law and A Yuan have gone to the county town with their children. Old friends from the county town are treating us and let them all come over to eat. They will come back later! Don't worry, we are going to be there.
If you stay here for several days, you can always meet someone."
"A big shot is a big shot!" Shui Genniang said sourly: "Everywhere I go, people treat me to dinner! I'm so envious!"
Cheng Muhai was an honest man and smiled.
"Relying on friends when I'm out. They are A-Yuan's old friends and they always come over to help these days. A-Yuan and his wife brought some specialties to send to the old man's house and have a light meal by the way."
Another sister-in-law blinked and asked: "Uncle Hai, Aunt Hai, what kind of business is your family doing in that imperial city? How much money can you make? I heard that you have many houses in the city, and now you can build big villas.
How can you make money so easily? Let’s learn from it!”
Cheng Muhai recognized her as his neighbor's daughter-in-law who had married from out of town, and it took him a while to understand what she was talking about.
"Ayuan is a wholesaler of paper towels, which are the paper towels we use daily. My daughter-in-law runs a factory and makes clothes. She earns hard-earned money. She leaves early and comes home late every day, which is not easy!"
Shui Genniang grabbed Liu Ying's hand and asked with a smile: "How much will your son and daughter-in-law give you for your retirement? If you don't have two or three hundred thousand, you should have eight or nine hundred thousand, right?"
"No!" Liu Ying replied calmly: "Just to get some living expenses. We are all with them. They usually arrange the household, so we don't have to spend much money."
"Who are you lying to?" Shui Genniang hummed: "I don't want to borrow money from you, why are you panicking?! We are just curious about how good your daughter-in-law and son are to you and how much money they gave you."