Chuan Shu Qi Leng: I own a department store

"Just come."

In the afternoon, Lin An and Xu Maoyan, along with six members of the action team, all arrived.

Fortunately, the courtyard allocated by the Lin family is big enough, so it doesn’t seem crowded even with so many people sitting there.

Xu Wanning was busy in the kitchen. When she heard the noise, she shouted outside the kitchen window, "Lin An, set up the grill. I have marinated the pork and mutton. You can grill them and eat them right away."

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

The barbecue grill was prepared last time we ate there, and it has been left there unused.

Lin An and Xu Maoyan both know how to do it. They each set up a rack, put the suckling pig and lamb marinated by Xu Wanning on it, lit the fire, and started roasting.

At first, several members of the action team were a little embarrassed.

They thought they were just coming for a quick meal, but ended up seeing chicken, duck, goose, rabbit, and barbecued meat, which made them feel awkward.

Although they knew that Xu Wanning was the main money-maker for the Lin family and that she didn't care about such a small amount, none of them were the type to take advantage, so they all felt a little uncomfortable.

However, when the aroma of barbecue spread, several people immediately forgot this idea and couldn't help but start tearing the meat.

After being hit on the hand by Lin An with a branch, the few people silently retracted their hands, but their eyes were fixed on the grill, unwilling to even blink.

After a while, the aroma of barbecue began to spread from the center of the yard, and soon, a lot of people gathered at the gate of the yard.

There are adults and children.

The adults' eyes were relatively restrained, but the children didn't care about that and were eager to rush in through the door.

"Captain Lin, you guys are grilling meat."

"This is pork and mutton, can you finish it?"

"Xiao Xu is still cooking in the kitchen? You guys have a really sumptuous dinner today!"

Several middle-aged ladies talked to Lin An, but Lin An's responses were perfunctory.

In the past, he might have invited these ladies to come in and eat with him because he was too embarrassed to do so.

But later he realized that human greed has no end.

If he opens his mouth today, I'm afraid they won't be able to get a single bite of these two pigs and sheep.

Don't underestimate the fighting power of the ladies.

What's more, many of these people have had arguments with Xu Wanning.

How can someone who can't wait to take advantage of something as soon as he smells it be a person with a sense of propriety?

However, as more and more aunties gathered and talked more and more, even Lin An could no longer cope with it.

Xu Wanning was cooking in the kitchen and couldn't hear any noise outside. Lin An hesitated whether to go in and talk to her.

He also felt that having to look for Xu Wanning for such a small matter would make him seem really useless.

While hesitating, Lin's mother came back.

Lin An's mother knew that Xu Wanning would host dinner for Lin An's comrades today, so she came back early today just to help Xu Wanning.

Before she even walked home, she saw so many people gathered at her door. When she got closer and heard what they were saying, Lin's mother became furious.

"Why can't they finish the food? These children just came back from a mission. As military families, you should know how hard it is for children on a mission. It's not certain whether they can eat enough or even have a hot meal!"

"You are mothers too. These children are probably younger than your own children, right? I don't ask you to be sympathetic, but you can't be so shameless as to ask them for food, right? Or is it that your children don't pay the family allowance, leaving you unable to even have a hot meal, so you stare at other people's stoves?"

Mother Lin was very strong in fighting, and she was thinking from the overall situation, so even if the ladies were usually thick-skinned, they couldn't stand it anymore and said with a wry smile, "It smells so good."

"It's delicious. Just go buy some for yourself. Shop No. 2 specializes in roast suckling pig and roast lamb. The prices are not expensive. Your child's monthly salary is enough for you to eat here several times!"

Those who were able to follow the army and get a house were basically well-known and influential people. They could have taken advantage of others at any time without being discovered, but now they were exposed by Lin's mother in front of so many people. On the one hand, they were embarrassed, but the most important thing was that they were worried that it would affect their own children.

Everyone knows that not only has Lin An become a battalion commander at a young age, but his father-in-law is also the top leader of the Beijing Military Region. If he really makes things difficult for their son, his future promotion will be even more difficult!

Then the ladies dispersed one after another.

But the children didn't understand Lin's mother's sarcasm and they all leaned on the door, watching eagerly.

Xu Wanning cooked the dish and brought it out, only then did she realize what had happened.

She knew in her heart that even though everyone's lives were gradually getting better, not every household could eat meat every day like hers.

Xu Wanning cooked a few main dishes today. Although the portions were not small, they were only enough for the whole family.

There were at least a dozen children outside, and they didn't even share the two plates of food.

But Xu Wanning felt uncomfortable seeing the eager looks in the children's eyes. After thinking about it, she took two plates, cut off some of the meaty parts of the pork and mutton, cut them into small pieces, and served them to the children.

"Thank you, Aunt Xu." The children thanked in unison.

"You're welcome. Share the food among yourself. You are not allowed to quarrel or fight over uneven distribution. Otherwise, I won't give you any delicious food in the future."

The most perceptive child among them immediately said, "Don't worry, Aunt Xu, if we all eat the same amount, there won't be any quarrels!"

"Bring the plate back to me after you finish eating!"

Seeing that the children responded, Xu Wanning called Song Han and the other three back home.

"You've been waiting for so long, you must be hungry, right? Come eat quickly."

Mother Lin gave everyone a bowl and found that everyone was just staring at the food with hungry eyes, but no one picked up their chopsticks to eat.

"Why are you all standing there? Eat quickly!"

"My sister-in-law cooked so much that I don't know what to eat for a moment." Someone laughed innocently.

Mother Lin felt uncomfortable when she heard this.

These children are not older than Lin An, most of them are in their early twenties, but they have been through life and death with Lin An many times.

They are all children who have left their hometowns. Her Lin An also went through the same thing before.

Therefore, Lin's mother's love for these children was aroused all at once.

She picked up a piece of pork ribs and put it in each person's bowl: "Eat whatever you like. Your sister-in-law made so much today, you have to eat it all, don't waste it!"