Chapter 420 - 420 No Food to Eat
420 No Food to Eat
“Where’s Mom and Dad?” When Chu Ning entered the central room, she realized that her parents were not there. Only the younger generation of the Chu family were left.
“Mom and Dad went to pick a graveyard for Grandpa under the guidance of the Laoshan Village elders,” Chu Jing replied.
The burial would start the following day.
It wasn’t until past six o’clock in the evening, when the sky was almost dark, that the relatives who had gone into the mountains to search for treasure rushed back.
However, they wore unpleasant expressions on their faces, and were covered with dirt.
Before Chu Mei reached the door of the central room, she threw down the shovel in her hand and said in a bad mood, “Third Brother, are you sure you can do it? We’ve been searching for an entire afternoon, but we can’t even find a trace of it!”
“Don’t worry. If it was so easy to find the treasure Dad left for us, do you think Second Brother would get us to come back?” Chu Tao was also dejected, but he was still full of confidence.
“Alright, stop quarreling. Let’s get something to eat first. Dad still has to be buried tomorrow,” Chu Yuan spoke up as well.
“Do you want to ask her again? She might know more.” Chu Yuan’s wife pointed at the nearby Chu Ning. Her obsession with the treasure made her ignore what her husband had said.
“That’s right, Big Brother, you should go and ask again!” Chu Mei quickly chimed in.
“Perhaps Chu Ning can provide some useful clues,” Chu Tao added in a low voice.
“Enough, all of you! If you want to look for it, you can go look for it tomorrow! I want to send Dad off on his last journey and see him rest in peace,” Chu Yuan suddenly roared.
He didn’t care much about the treasures, but his wife kept rambling on about it, mainly about how, if Chu Ming kept all the treasure, his status would exceed his…
After searching unwillingly for an entire afternoon, his dissatisfaction finally culminated in this explosion.
Thinking of his dead father, Chu Yuan could not help but feel guilty.
However, he was the only one who felt somewhat guilty.
“Big Brother, what do you mean by that? You don’t care just because you have money, right?” Chu Mei also responded loudly with a ferocious expression.
In the face of benefits, she could disregard her Big Brother or Second Brother.
“Big Brother, if you don’t want your share, you can give it to me…” Chu Tao, who was at the side, said weakly.
“Third Brother, what are you saying? What do you mean by giving you the portion that we don’t want? What, is our family so easy to bully?” The beautiful woman beside Chu Yuan looked coldly at Chu Tao and said with disdain.
“Sister-in-law, everyone came back to split the money. Since this is the case, we should change our attitude. Look at Big Brother’s tone and attitude. He’s acting like he’s a saint,” Chu Mei said unhappily.
“I don’t want it anymore, I’ll leave it for you guys to share!” After Chu Yuan heard Chu Mei’s words, he suddenly sneered and was about to leave.
“Hey, hubby, don’t lower yourself to their level!” The beautiful woman standing beside him reacted and quickly grabbed Chu Yuan’s arm.
However, Chu Yuan abruptly pushed her away ruthlessly and walked towards the central room.
“You’re so heartless. I’m doing this for the family!” The beautiful woman was reeling from the shove. She simply sat on the ground, crying as she cursed.
“Sister-in-law, if Big Brother doesn’t look for it with us, your family’s share will be greatly reduced.” Chu Mei smiled as she looked condescendingly at the beautiful woman sitting on the ground.
“You wish! Don’t even think about taking advantage of our family!” The beautiful woman suddenly stood up and replied fiercely after hearing Chu Mei’s words.
“Chu Ning, where did your parents go?” Chu Yuan asked Chu Ning when he did not see Mr. and Mrs. Chu after returning to the central room.
“They went out to choose a graveyard. They should be back by now. I think they could have gone to a villager’s house for dinner. Why, are you looking for my parents?” Chu Ning said with a smile.
“It’s nothing. I’m just hungry. Go and see if there’s anything to eat here.” Chu Yuan touched the back of his head and said awkwardly.
“That’s all. I’ve only prepared food for our family. If I give it to Eldest Uncle, I won’t have enough for my brothers. Eldest Uncle, why don’t you go to the store and buy some more ingredients?” Chu Ning blinked her eyes and said innocently.
In fact, she had bought a lot of ingredients from the store, enough for their family to eat. Although it was not as sumptuous as it was in the city, it was enough to feed them.
However, Chu Ning was not willing to provide food to Chu Yuan. The store was located far from Laoshan Village. It was a few kilometers along the mountain road.