Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 431

Chapter 431: We Have Burdened You
Not long after Lu Jueyu finished cleaning up the room, there was a knock on the door in the front yard, followed by Zhang Dongmei’s voice, “Third sister-in-law, we are here.”

Opening the door, Lu Jueyu saw Pan Meijia and her sisters-in-law coming together. What was different from usual was that Li Lingyun was the only one who sent them here.

“Second brother, sister-in-law, Meijia, you are here.” Lu Jueyu said with a smile.

Li Lingyun nodded to her as a greeting. He looked at his girlfriend and said, “Jia Er, I’ll pick you up when you are done.”

“Okay, your home is just a few steps away. Don’t worry about me and go about your business.” Pan Meijia smiled at her boyfriend and said.

Li Lingyun smiled and patted her head before leaving. After locking the door, they went to the kitchen together.

Entering the kitchen, Lu Jueyu said, “Sister-in-law, Meijia, we may have to work a little longer tonight.”

Hearing her words, Wang Muxiao’s eyes lit up and asked, “Jueyu, are there a lot of orders tonight?”

Lu Jueyu nodded and said, “Yes, the number of pre-orders in the future will be similar to today.”

“This is not a problem. More work means we can make more money.” Chen Anwen added with a smile.

Taking out the pre-order list, Lu Jueyu said, “This is the pre-order list. We need to make 300 steamed buns, 300 scallion pancakes, 100 bowls of jujube cakes, 200 meat pies, 150 chicken skewers, 300 sesame pancakes, 250 portions of bamboo tube rice and 20 liters of soy milk.”

Everyone was shocked when they heard the list of the reservation. This amount is double what they normally make. They believe people are buying a lot of snacks because they are short of food.

What they didn’t know was that this was their normal pre-order volume. It’s just that Lu Jueyu decided to let them do it instead of doing it herself in space. After a while, they began to divide the work and speed up, trying to have everything ready before midnight.

At the same time, Li Chenmo took Ding Ran to a neighboring village. When he arrived at a house near the river, he parked his bike on the side of the road and asked, “Is this your home?”

Ding Ran got off of the bike and said, “Brother Li, this is my home. Do you want to go in and have a cup of tea?”

“Thank you, but I have to go back because it’s already very late. My wife is still waiting for me.” Li Chenmo politely rejected his invitation.

“Alright, thank you for sending me back, Brother Li. Be careful on the road.” Ding Ran said.

“Mhmm.” Li Chenmo nodded to him, turned his bicycle and left.

Ding Ran stood there until he could no longer see his back, and then walked into his home. As soon as he opened the door, his mother came out of the room and looked at him with red eyes.

Seeing his mother’s red and swollen eyes, he knew that his mother must be crying. He walked to his mother and said, “Mother, I’m back. I’m sorry for making you and my father worry about me. ”

Mother Ding checked him from head to toe and said, “Ah Ran, it’s great that you are back. Xiao Lei told your father and me about what happened to you. You should stop doing this. You are the only son I have left. If something happens to you, what will your father and I do?”

After hearing his mother’s words, Ding Ran lowered his head. In fact, besides him, he has two elder brothers and a younger sister. But during the Great Famine, they all died of starvation and sickness. Only he and his parents survived the disaster.

Even though he knew his parents were worried about his safety, he couldn’t give up the job. This is the only way he can make money. Only when he has money can he buy medicine, pay hospital bills to treat his father’s illness, and buy food.

He held his mother’s hand tightly and said, “Mother, I can’t give up. We need money to treat my father’s illness. What’s more, we have no food at home. If I don’t do this, we will starve to death.”

When Mother Ding heard what he said, her heart broke. Although she wanted to say that they could survive as long as he didn’t risk his life, the truth was that they couldn’t survive at all.

Years of hard labor and hunger had taken a toll on her and her husband’s bodies. Now that they are old and sick, they can no longer earn work points like they did when they were young.

Not to mention earning more food to sell for money, with their current working ability, they simply can’t have enough to eat. In the end, all the burden fell on their son.

They tried to borrow food and money from relatives and friends, but after borrowing money and food for so many years, no one was willing to lend money or food even if they paid them back.

Knowing that his mother was blaming herself, Ding Ran smiled and said, “Mother, I promise to be more careful in the future. Please let me continue this job, okay?”

Seeing the perseverance in her son’s eyes, she sighed and said, “Ah Ran, mother is sorry. We have burdened you.”

“Mother, what are you talking about? As your son, I have the responsibility to take care of you and my father in your old age. Stop blaming yourself, alright? I’m really fine.” Ding Ran said with a frown.

Noticing her son’s displeasure due to her words, she could only nod and agree to her son’s request. Ding Ran breathed a sigh of relief when his mother finally agreed.

“Mother, my friends gave me some vegetables, fruits, and tonic wine. Later, you and my father should both drink some tonic wine. This is really good for your health.” He said as he showed the package to his mother.

“Alright.” Mother Ding said with a smile.