Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 128

Chapter 128: Borrow Money
Hearing that there was something delicious, Pan Meijia put Huang Yuanfeng’s matter behind her and nodded repeatedly, “Sure, sure! If you need someone to taste your food, you can call me at any time.”

Lu Jueyu was amused by her words and said, “Okay, I will ask you to try my new recipe in the future. When the time comes, you’d better not complain.”

“I won’t!”

While Pan Meijia was waiting in the living room, Lu Jueyu went to get the empanadas she had made in the morning. She plans to sell these snacks on the black market after the Lantern Festival. She returned to the living room carrying the plate.

When she put the plate on the table, Pan Meijia looked at the empanadas and asked, “Jueyu, what is this?”

“This snack is called empanada. I made it with several fillings. This is beef, this is chicken, this is fish, this is pork, this is potato and carrot. Try it and tell me how it tastes.” Lu Jueyu said, pointing to the empanada.

Pan Meijia looked at the beautifully folded empanada and took a bite of one with beef filling. The moment she bit it, her eyes lit up. This snack is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. The filling was delicious and a little spicy, which instantly whetted her appetite. She finished it with a few bites before trying the rest.

Lu Jueyu watched Pan Meijia eat so fast and wondered how her petite body could eat such a large amount of food. In less than fifteen minutes, Pan Meijia had finished all the empanadas and was smacking her lips while reminiscing the tastes.

Lu Jueyu was amused by her behavior and asked, “How is it?”

Pan Meijia gave a thumbs up and said with bright eyes, “It’s so delicious! I have never eaten such delicious food!”

Lu Jueyu was very confident in her cooking skills and asked in a low voice, “If I sell it, do you think people will buy it?”

This time, Pan Meijia was startled by her words. She couldn’t help but get closer and whispered, “Jueyu, do you want to sell it on the black market?”

Lu Jueyu nodded calmly. Seeing her calm expression, Pan Meijia thought for a while and said, “I believe someone will want to buy it. It has meat and is delicious. Even the vegetable stuffing tastes like meat. If it were me, I would buy a lot.”

“Thank you for your feedback.” Lu Jueyu said with a smile.

Although she didn’t understand what Lu Jueyu meant by feedback, she still nodded and said, “I heard that the officers have relaxed their patrols. You can go to the black market these days.”

Lu Jueyu didn’t know where Pan Meijia got the news, but she was certain that she had her own means. After all, every time Xiao Yiqing encountered problems in the black market, she was the one who came to the rescue.

Not long after, Li Chenmo came back from Father Li’s house. Seeing him coming back, Pan Meijia said, “I still have something to do, let’s talk about it another day.”

“Alright.”

When Pan Meijia saw Li Chenmo, she nodded to him and said, “Brother-in-law.”

Li Chenmo nodded to her and said nothing. Pan Meijia turned around and saw his back, and felt that his back looked familiar. But after thinking about it, she still couldn’t remember where she had seen that familiar figure from behind. Since she couldn’t remember, she decided to forget about it.

After seeing her friend off, Lu Jueyu went to get hot water for Li Chenmo. When she entered the bedroom, she saw him taking off his cotton-padded jacket. When he went out this morning, it snowed lightly. So, his padded jacket got wet, and he put it next to the brazier to dry.

“Husband, is something bothering you?” Lu Jueyu asked, handing him the warm towel.

Li Chenmo took the towel, wiped his face and hands, and said, “My second brother wants to borrow money again from my father.”

Lu Jueyu frowned at his words and said, “Don’t he and his wife work in a factory in the town? How could they have no money with such a good salary?”

“They spent money to compensate people a month ago.” Li Chenmo said with a sigh.

This matter was so embarrassing that he didn’t want to tell his wife. Who knows what his second brother was thinking when he went to hook up with someone else’s wife? He was caught red-handed by that woman’s husband while they were flirting. In the end, in order not to end up in jail, he needed to pay 300 yuan to compensate that woman’s husband, which cost him all the family money.

The factory won’t start work until after the Lantern Festival, and they can get their wages only at the end of the month. Now, his second brother harasses his father every day, asking for money.

Lu Jueyu knew that her husband didn’t want to talk about it. So, she stopped asking and changed the topic.

“Husband, I want to visit the black market tomorrow.”

After hearing her words, Li Chenmo was silent for a moment before he nodded and said, “Then let’s get up early. It’s best to leave before dawn.”

Lu Jueyu didn’t know where the black market was, so she nodded and said nothing more. Li Chenmo thought she knew where the black market was so it would be terrible if she was caught lying.

After a while, Li Chenmo asked, “Wife, what do you want to buy tomorrow?”

“I plan to sell some pastries and buy some meat tomorrow.”

“If you want to sell something, I know someone who can help us. Although the money may be less, it is safer to sell to a middleman than to stay in the black market for too long.” Li Chenmo said.

“Husband, can we walk around the market tomorrow? Maybe we can find good things like ginseng.” Lu Jueyu asked.