Reborn as a Fake Heiress Marrying the Tycoon novel Chapter 691

Chapter 691: Not Fortunate Enough to Share in Your Glory

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

With wide eyes and a sense of profound injustice, Su Li wondered why he was being silenced. Yet, under the pressure of his brother’s stern instructions, he closed his mouth and led Lele to the dining room.

By the time Gu Zi led Gu Shan and the others into the dining area, the three siblings were already enjoying their cornmeal porridge and pickles. They seemed to relish the simple meal as if it were a feast.

Even little Su Le, after taking a bite of the cornmeal porridge, clapped her hands and declared, “This is the best cornmeal porridge ever!”

Gu Shan and the others were taken aback. If the best meal they had was cornmeal porridge, what did they usually eat? No wonder they served plain water instead of tea to their guests in such a nice house. Could it be that they couldn’t afford it?

Gu Shan pointed at the pot of cornmeal porridge on the table and asked, “Is this all you eat for lunch? Porridge and pickles? Don’t you have any rice?”

Zhang Mei’s elder brother frowned slightly. Their living standards were not high. He had thought they were more formidable. It seemed that after getting the quota, he wouldn’t need to interact with them much, or else he would be at a disadvantage.

Gu Zi shook his head, furrowing his brows as he began to explain, “We’ve run out of rice. We have to use part of this month’s living expenses to cover the rent, so we have to be frugal. For the next half month, we’ll make do with the cornmeal porridge we brought from the countryside. But it’s quite tasty, and I believe our days will get better.

“Perhaps I shouldn’t have said all this. Let’s not talk about it anymore. Please sit down. I’ll get you some bowls and chopsticks. You can try the cornmeal porridge and pickles. It’s enough for everyone.”

The two men looked at the yellowish substance. It was not unfamiliar to them, but it made them feel nauseous. Even if they were starving, they would never eat it. That stuff was only fit for pigs!

They hadn’t always lived in comfort. They had experienced hardship in their younger days, having come from the countryside.

Back then, everyone had little to eat. It was rare to have rice. Most of the time, they ate sweet potato leaves and cornmeal porridge. During the hardest times, they couldn’t even afford these and had to eat wild vegetables. Now, the sight of these foods made them want to vomit. They couldn’t possibly eat them.

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