The Uncle Who Won't Tell the Truth
Originally, Su Yijia had intended to buy groceries at the supply and marketing cooperative, but at this hour, even minced meat was unavailable there. She had to take a detour to the black market instead.
Fortunately, her luck was on her side. Apart from the usual fish vendor, there were sellers offering wild boar meat and rabbit. She bought as much meat as she could find and carried two large baskets of vegetables back to the Qin household.
Gao Huabin was waiting by the door and quickly opened it when he heard movement, accepting the baskets of groceries. Seeing that both baskets were filled with a variety of meat, vegetables, and fruits, he realized that she had been to the black market.
Initially, Ke Zeming had considered joking with Qin Kaize, saying his wife was difficult to care for. However, he quickly thought better of it, fearing it would come across as unkind. He swallowed the words.