Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 726

Chapter 726: Borrowing Food
At noon, Father Li returned home while humming a tune. When he walked past the house where Li Chenxuan lived before, his eyes dimmed for a moment.

Even after severing their family ties with him, he still thought of him occasionally. After all, he is the son he has raised for so many years.

The last news he heard was that he had an incurable disease in prison and only had a few years left to live.

Father Li thought of him and let out a long sigh. This is also the fate he chose, so he can only walk the path by himself.

When he arrived at his door, he saw Han Yuheng standing outside the gate in a daze.

Father Li came over curiously and asked, “Team Leader, what brings you to my house today?”

Hearing Father Li’s voice, Han Yuheng was pulled out of his thoughts. He looked at him and smiled, “Uncle Li, I have something to discuss with you. Do you have time now?”

Opening the door, Father Li said, “Sure. Team leader, please come in.”

When they entered the house, they saw Li Chenze chopping firewood and Zhang Dongmei collecting vegetables in the front yard.

Seeing his father walking with Han Yuheng over, Li Chenze stopped what he was doing and said, “Team leader, this is a rare occasion. What brings you here today?”

Looking at Li Chenze wiping sweat on his arms and abdominal muscles, Han Yuheng sighed. He indulged himself too much and now he looks like a middle-aged man without muscles.

He is one year younger than Li Chenze, but he looks like a lazy old man while the other party looks so young and handsome with great figures.

‘I should pick up my exercise and get my muscles back,’ he thought.

Father Li didn’t know what Han Yuheng was feeling in his heart, and said, “The team leader came to discuss matters with me.”

Hearing his father’s words, Li Chenze raised his eyebrows. The Li family has nothing to do with Han Yuheng. At most we can only say that they are fellow villagers.

When his father and Han Yuheng entered the house, Li Chenze discovered that the team leader had brought a gift. For such a stingy person as him to give a gift, he must be asking for some troublesome favor from his father.

Feeling uneasy, he put down the ax and came to the living room.

Seeing his son coming over, Father Li poured him another glass of water and said, “Team leader, what can I help you with?”

Han Yuheng put the small bag of roasted nuts on the table and said, “Uncle Li, it’s like this. Can I borrow some food from you? I will return it after the distribution date.”

When Father Li and Li Chenze heard what he said, they were both stunned. Logically speaking, as the team leader of the production team, Han Yuheng should have more than enough food.

What’s more, not to mention the ‘gifts’ given by the villagers, just his work points and salary, are more than enough for his family to live comfortably.

Neither of them spoke, but Han Yuheng was a little anxious. He had no food because he gave it to Sheng Xiaohong when she threatened him, and the money was used to pay for his daughter’s hospitalization.

When he broke free from that invincible hand’s control, he realized how stupid he was. To cover up his affair, he gave that woman almost all the food in the house without even thinking about his wife and children.

Now, his family only has enough food for two days at most.

Due to food shortage, no one is willing to lend food to others for fear that others will not return it. His wife and newborn son were waiting for him to get food, so he had no choice but to shamelessly ask Father Li for help.

In the entire village, only the Li family and the Lu family have extra food. Thinking of Mother Lu and her sharp tongue, Han Yuheng decided to go find Father Li who was known as a compassionate man.

“Uncle Li, I’m sorry to bother you with my problem, but I really have no other choice and can only thicken my face to ask for your help,” he said.

Hearing what he said, Father Li thought of the news that Han Liling was seriously injured and how much money Han Yuheng had to spend to treat her.

Father Li had watched most of the children in the village grow up, so he couldn’t bear to ignore their pleas for help. He looked at his eldest son to see what his intention was.

Although he had food, it was given by his sons. He couldn’t give it to anyone else as he pleased when his son was around.

Li Chenze noticed his father’s gaze and frowned. He knew that his second and third brothers could afford more food, but their food did not come easily.

In order to obtain more food, they even risked their lives in the mountains. Therefore, he was reluctant to lend food to Han Yuheng. After all, their relationship is not that close.

After thinking for a while, Li Chenze finally said, “Team leader, we understand your situation. But, we can’t lend you food.”

Hearing these words, the hope in Han Yuheng’s eyes was dashed. He knew it would be difficult to borrow food, but he was still disappointed to hear the rejection.

“However, I can tell you the locations where you can get more food in the mountains.” Li Chenze added.

This time, both Han Yuheng and Father Li were surprised.

“Brother Chenze, is there anything to eat on the mountain?” Han Yuheng asked.

Li Chenze nodded and explained, “There is a lot of food on the mountain that we can pick. If we are lucky, we can even find wild honey and wild animals. However, the mountain road is dangerous and not easy. You might get injured or even die there.”