Murky schemes (2)

In the end, even though Liu Chonglin felt a bit burdened, he accepted Shen Li's kindness. That mer was right, their pride was one thing but since they were not capable enough to give their children a better life, they might as well accept the little kindness that was handed to them. 

"Very well, just cook a pot of spicy and sweet pork belly," seeing that the children really wanted to eat it, Liu Chonglin thought it would be wrong of him to return the pork belly to the Yu family.

"Okay!" Little Ke agreed with a smile, he turned to look at the children whose eyes were lit up with excitement. 

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"But why!?" At the Ding house, Ding Xuelan was furious when she was told that she could not eat the two catties of pork belly.