Chapter 5 Discovering something fishy
"I still have some things to deal with at the factory. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it when I come back. I'll let you stay in this room for now. I'll clean up a room for you another day."

Ling Zhuoqun took out a few hundred-dollar bills from his pocket and stuffed them into Li Luo's hand without saying anything. "Take this little money. I don't know if you're coming and there are a lot of things we haven't prepared at home. Just buy whatever you need. Tell me if you don't have enough money."

Li Luo looked at the clean room and the 500 yuan in his hand. Is this considered unfair?
He is indeed a rich man!
These five hundred yuan can build a mud house in the countryside!
Li Luo was not polite either, he smiled and put the money into his pocket: "Then I won't be polite."

Wang Qiumei was cooking in the kitchen. When she heard the noise, she hurried out and went to Ling Zhuoqun.

She glanced at Li Luo, then whispered, "Xiao Ling, you can't let her stay here! I think she is just a wild girl that the Lin family found from somewhere to fool you. It's obvious that this woman is not someone who can live a normal life. We can't have someone like her!"

"Aunt Wang, I'm looking for a wife to give my child a home. I know how to do things, so you don't have to worry about me." Ling Zhuoqun was in a hurry to leave, but he was still worried. He said as he walked, "Aunt Wang, Comrade Li Luo has just arrived and doesn't know many things. You should teach him more. When I come back, I'll bring you half a pound of meat and send it to your home."

When Wang Xiumei heard the word meat, wrinkles appeared on her face, and she wanted to take Li Luo's hand: "Oh, no need to bother, no need to bother. Don't worry, Xiao Ling, I will treat Comrade Li as my own daughter."

Li Luo's mouth twitched a little, and she dodged it without leaving a trace: "I'll put my luggage down first. If there's anything I don't understand later, I'll ask Aunt Wang. You go and do your work."

Wang Xiumei rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Xiao Ling, go and get busy. Don't worry, we will take care of the house."

After Ling Zhuoqun left, Li Luo walked in carrying his suitcase.

Ling Zhuoqun's room was tidy, with pink peony-patterned bedspreads and a military green quilt. Even the four corners of the quilt were standard right angles.

When I opened the wardrobe, I saw only black, white and gray work clothes, and a suit that was neatly ironed.

After Li Luo packed her luggage, she looked at the closet filled with colorful clothes and the room full of vitality. She stretched with satisfaction.

"Don't run around, you damn girl. Instead of eating properly, you just mess around!"

Suddenly, Aunt Wang's voice of yelling and cursing, as well as the sounds of chasing and fighting were heard outside the house.

Li Luo went out and couldn't help frowning when he saw the scene. Aunt Wang was chasing a little girl everywhere.

Is this Ling Zhuoqun's child?

Why does she look so malnourished? The Ling family is so rich, how could they raise their daughter to be like this!

While thinking, the little girl ran to Li Luo, hugged her thighs and hid behind her.

"What are you doing?"

Li Luo noticed that the little girl was shaking all the time, and there was a hint of fear in her eyes when she looked at Wang Xiumei.

"What can I do? Of course I should tell the child to eat well. This girl is not obedient at all, otherwise why would she be so thin?" Aunt Wang pinched her waist, holding a rice broom in her hand, looking angry.

"Let me see what you cooked."

Li Luo picked up the child and came to the dining table.

There was no oil or meat in the dishes on the table. The Chinese cabbage had yellow leaves and looked like it was boiled in water. The rice porridge only had a few pitiful grains of rice at the bottom of the bowl.

Is this food for beggars?

Ling Zhuoqun dotes on his children so much that he has a TV, a washing machine, and even an exhaust fan. How could he not provide them with food?

Li Luo immediately understood what was going on and looked at Wang Xiumei sternly, "Where are the eggs? Why are there only vegetables? Ling Zhuoqun asked you to come here to look after the child, not to mistreat him!"

Wang Xiumei rolled her eyes, threw the rice broom onto the table, and said with her nose up to the sky: "This is how my cooking is. You can eat it if you want. If you don't eat it, you'll just starve. If you don't agree, go to the kitchen and cook it yourself." As she said that, Wang Xiumei sat down on the sofa, crossed her legs, took out some melon seeds and started cracking them, spitting the melon seed shells everywhere. She was really leisurely and comfortable.

She would leave when the time came and do nothing. She wanted to see what kind of waves this wild girl could make.

Li Luo's face suddenly darkened. Cooking was the most important thing right now.

Just as she was about to enter the kitchen, her clothes were grabbed tightly.

Li Luo squatted down and touched the child's head. Like a magic trick, he took out a piece of Oh Oh candy from his pocket, tore it open and fed it to her mouth, "Don't be afraid, your name is Yaya, right?"

Yaya nodded obediently, "Thank you Auntie for the candy, it's so sweet."

Wang Xiumei raised her eyelids and said sarcastically, "Oh, you really are from the city. You carry such rare candy with you. We don't have such good conditions."

Li Luo touched his ears impatiently, "I must talk to Old Ling tonight to see if this family's surname is Ling or Wang."

Wang Xiumei stopped cracking melon seeds and gritted her teeth, "What are you talking about, you little bitch!"

Li Luo ignored her and pulled Yaya towards the kitchen.

The kitchen is fully equipped with pots, pans, and a gas stove and direct-discharge water heater.

But the vegetable basket was full of leftovers and rotten leaves, and the flour and rice jars next to it were also empty.

It’s strange, how does Ling Zhuoqun become a father!
Li Luo did not give up and rummaged around in the kitchen. Finally, he found a secret compartment in the corner, which was blocked by a wooden board.

Inside was a whole pot of peanut oil, with a basket of eggs next to it, and rice and noodles also piled together.

There was a piece of pork belly covered with blue floral cloth in the large porcelain basin. When you opened it, you could see that it was made up of three layers of pork belly.

Seeing this, Li Luo immediately understood what was going on. "Oh, I told you, there can't be no food at home. It turns out there are rats in the house."

When Wang Xiumei heard the noise coming from the kitchen, her heart skipped a beat. This wild girl made such a big noise, maybe she discovered something?

She went into the kitchen and saw that all the rice, flour and oil she had hidden had been spilled out. She almost had a heart attack.

This is the stock she has been hiding for a week!
This piece of pork belly was bought by Xiao Ling this morning. It is very fresh. I was thinking of having a better meal when I get home today, but I didn’t expect that this wild girl is a rat and can dig up anything!

Wang Xiumei pointed at the food on the ground and said confidently, "Put it down, it's mine!"

Li Luo couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Aunt Wang, don't you have a home? You have nowhere to store your own food, so you want to store it in someone else's house? I'll take the meat to Old Ling and ask him who the meat belongs to."

As he spoke, Li Luo picked up the pork belly and was about to walk out.

"I, I was waiting for Da Mao and Xiao Mao to come back, so I could replenish their bodies!"

Wang Xiumei stood in front of the door and prevented Li Luo from leaving.

"Ling Zhuoqun, why did you come back with the children?"

(End of this chapter)