Not only the three Li Zhengzhi brothers, but even Li Zhengxue ate so much without even raising his head.

Such delicious food can only be eaten a few times a year, let alone at this time?

However, they also knew that only half of these dumplings had meat, and the remaining half should be the same as Li Dalang’s dumplings, which were all dough lumps.

They felt uncomfortable, but did not dare to say anything. If they did not say a word, and if Mrs. Zheng was in a good mood, they could eat a few more dumplings. But if Mrs. Zheng was in a bad mood, they might not even get a share of the noodles.

Old Mrs. Zheng looked at the people eating at the table, each of them lowered their head and did not dare to breathe. Suddenly, she felt like she was back to the peak of her power, and her mood improved a lot.

"We'll have meatball dumplings for the next meal, all you can eat!" Old Mrs. Zheng said loudly, waving the chopsticks casually in her hand.

Who doesn’t like meatball dumplings? They are full of delicious meat! Who doesn’t like them!

"Grandma, I can eat forty of them. Grandma, the dumplings you make are so delicious. I have never eaten dumplings so delicious before."

"Thank goodness we have milk at home, otherwise I don't know how we would have gotten through the day."

"That's right. Who in these ten miles or so villages can be kind to us? We all did good things in our previous lives, so we can be our grandma's grandchildren in this life."

The three Li Zhengzhi brothers kept spouting nice words as if they were free of charge, and they also kept spouting unscrupulous words one after another without any intention of stopping, and they could do it without blushing or feeling ashamed at all.

Although Mrs. Zheng didn't say anything, the smug expression on her face betrayed her.

"Grandma, you should eat more. The whole family is counting on you."

These words hit the mark exactly on Old Lady Zheng's heart. She first glanced at Old Man Li, and seeing that he had no reaction, she could no longer suppress the smile on her face.

"Just know in your hearts who I work so hard for every day. Don't do such heartless things!" Old Mrs. Zheng said loudly.

When she said this, her eyes consciously or unconsciously fell on Li Dalang and Li Zhengxue.

But these two people seemed to have heard nothing at all. No matter what Mrs. Zheng said, they just ate the dumplings in front of them without any reaction.

He didn't say harsh words, nor did he say words of rebuttal, but he also didn't say words of compromise, let alone words to please Old Mrs. Zheng.

Li Zhengxue was not used to his current situation for the time being and could not lower his head. In addition, the shock he received from Hua was too great and he was still not calm.

So even if he was told directly to please Old Madam Zheng, he would not be able to do it. Being able to remain silent and not refute is already his limit.

As for Li Dalang? It wasn't that he didn't want to speak for the sake of face, but after being scolded by Old Lady Zheng just now, he didn't dare to speak even if he wanted to.

Who knows what words of yours will offend Old Madam Zheng? What if she gets even angrier, gets even more irritated, and scolds you again?

If I just get scolded, it wouldn't be a big deal, but I'm afraid that after I'm scolded, I won't be able to keep the noodles in front of me, and then I'll be hungry.

There is no extra food at home for me to have as a midnight snack now, and I don’t have money to buy food to cook secretly. The only thing I can eat after leaving the table is water.

No, if you make Old Madam Zheng angry, once the kitchen door is locked, you won’t be able to drink water to your heart’s content!

So Li Dalang lowered his head and continued to eat the noodles in front of him. He didn't say a word about anything that was not his business.

However, Mrs. Zheng still felt that he was not satisfied with this and always wanted to find some ways to find fault with him.

Sometimes she asked Li Dalang to pour her hot water, sometimes she asked Li Dalang to serve her dumpling soup, and sometimes she said there was no soy sauce and asked Li Dalang to get her some. In short, there was never a moment of peace and quiet.

But even so, Li Dalang had no complaints at all. No matter what Old Lady Zheng asked him to do, Li Dalang would do it obediently immediately.

After going through this seven or eight times, everyone had almost finished eating. After Mrs. Zheng was full, she looked at the five or six dumplings left in her bowl and gave them to Li Dalang.

After working all night, Li Dalang finally had his first bite of meat in days, and he was about to cry.

"They are so delicious, mom. You are so nice to me!" Li Dalang ate up all six dumplings in just a few bites, without leaving any.

Old Mrs. Zheng looked at Li Dalang's cowardly look and was too lazy to pay attention to him. Just as she was about to instruct these people to clean up the table, the door was knocked again.

"It's New Year's Day, who is it?" Mr. Li looked at the door with some surprise and muttered.

Old Mrs. Zheng also frowned. How could someone come to visit during the Chinese New Year? Could he be a beggar? But even if he was a beggar, he couldn't come to visit during the Chinese New Year. He should wait until the first day of the new year, right?

"Could it be that someone from my third uncle's house has come to bring some delicious food? Today is New Year's Day! There must be a lot of delicious food made over there!" Li Zhengzhi's eyes lit up and he said immediately.

After hearing what Li Zhengzhi said, Mrs. Zheng suddenly felt that it was possible.

No matter how it was during normal times, today was Chinese New Year, so the third child wouldn't not send anything to the old couple, right? And didn't he run here eagerly to make something delicious before?

Thinking of this, Old Lady Zheng suddenly became excited. If they were given delicious food, wouldn't they have to worry about the next few days? Wouldn't that mean they could eat and drink delicious food every day?

Mr. Li thought that these meatballs for making dumplings were bought by Mrs. Zheng herself, but in fact they were sent by Li Erlang and Li Sanlang. It was just that Mrs. Zheng was the only one at home when they were sent, so no one else knew about it.

Li Erlang and Li Sanlang were not the type to bluff when doing things. They just wanted to have a clear conscience and naturally would not tell others about it. So until now, the meatballs have been eaten by their whole family and no one knows where the meat came from.

Old Mrs. Zheng was very happy in her heart, but the words she spoke seemed to express disgust.

"Why would he come so late just to deliver something? Who needs that little something from their home? It must be someone like me who understands things. Otherwise, I wouldn't even bother to look at the rags he brought even if he begged me to accept them!"

"Yes, yes, grandma, you are right. Let's open the door and take a look?"

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