How to Feed a Vampire

Mother Liu's cooking is delicious. Although there are not as many seasonings as in the hotel, it can make the purest and most delicious taste.Liu Yuan has always felt that his talent for cooking may be inherited from his mother. As long as it is about cooking, he always has different opinions and feelings.

It's been a long time since I ate so much in one meal, but today is different. I haven't eaten home food for two years, and no matter how I cook it myself, it can't match the taste of my mother.Liu Yuan didn't like to waste, but now he even cleaned up the dishes one by one. After eating, he took the initiative to put all the dishes and chopsticks in the basin and wash them.

The big tank at the door is full of water that Liu's mother pumped from the well. There is no running water in the suburbs of the county, and the water is collected from the well by oneself. It has not improved over the years.Liu Yuan realized that he really couldn't stand such icy water anymore. He was so stiff that he couldn't move at the end of the wash. Things that could be cleaned in a few minutes usually took more than ten minutes to clean.

He rubbed his hands and went back to the house, where Mother Liu was sitting on the kang, doing needlework.Liu Yuan went up and pressed her hand, and said, "Mom, don't do this at night, it's bad for your eyes."

"It's okay." Liu's mother pulled Liu Yuan's hand and found it was cold, so she quickly pulled the quilt to cover him: "Look at you, your hands are cold, cover them quickly."

Liu Yuan was indeed very cold, and the quilt had already been warmed by the kang, and he was very comfortable: "Mom, this job really hurts the eyes. A purse can be made for a few hours, and you only earn two yuan. You are not short of this money." ah."

Mother Liu put her hands down: "What are you talking about? If you sell five or six items a day, you can earn about 36 yuan a month. I think everyone's salary was [-] yuan back then, so don't underestimate the [-] yuan."

"What you are talking about is all about the age, it's not about me. Don't do it today, I will give you ten yuan." Liu Yuan said: "Have you tried the radio? What about the knee pads and waist support ? It’s something important.”

Mother Liu smiled, sighed and said, "Okay, okay, I won't do it anymore." She said, put away the things and said slowly, "Don't buy these things in the future, and Mom will give you all the money you sent to Mom." Keep it. Now you have to own a house to marry a wife, and you can no longer live in this place, and you will need money to buy a big house in the city."

Every time Liu's mother talked about his daughter-in-law, Liu Yuan felt pimples in his heart.But before he could recover, he heard his mother say, "Yuan'er, the ring on your hand..."

Liu Yuan thumped, feeling his heart was going to burst from fright, subconsciously touched the ring and wanted to take it off, but he didn't expect the heat to expand and contract, the ring was stuck on his finger with his warm hand, and he couldn't take it off for a while: "It's nothing , wear it for fun."

He himself felt so useless that he didn't even dare to tell his mother the truth.

"Mom thought you got married secretly and didn't say anything." Liu's mother said, "You can't wear the ring casually, or other girls will think you have a relationship and dare not talk to you."

Liu Yuan smiled awkwardly: "Where, if you want to get married, you must first bring it back for your review, and I can only get married if you agree."

"That's how it should be." Liu's mother smiled: "You must tell me as soon as possible, Mom has everything for you, and you only need a daughter-in-law."

Liu Yuan felt unspeakably sad.The more his mother looked forward to it, the more uncomfortable he was, but he couldn't just find a girl to fool his mother, let alone tell the truth to stimulate an old man.

Not to mention, Yan Jie is nothing.

Liu Yuan suddenly understood Yan Jie's words, deception is deception, no amount of goodwill can change the nature of deception.

Whether he said it or not, he was destined to be cruel.

The hot kang head was very warm, so warm that Liu Yuan's face was hot, and he hardly fell asleep all night.He was actually used to the hard bed, but Yan Jie's bed that was so soft that he could sink into it made him uncomfortable.He tossed and turned all night, and stayed up like this until dawn, and finally decided to speak clearly to his mother.

While Liu's mother was still asleep, Liu Yuan got dressed and carried the cold to the kitchen to prepare some convenient snacks.Cooked porridge, steamed dumplings, and made pancakes. Although it was simple, Liu Yuan knew that his mother would definitely not eat so finely on weekdays.

Sure enough, Mother Liu was surprised when she woke up. The steamed dumplings made by Liu Yuan were rolled with lace and made into the shape of goldfish, surrounding the pickles in the middle of the plate. It was delicate but funny.

"This child, what are you doing with all these gaudy things?" Liu's mother murmured, "How can you be willing to eat it..."

"Mom, this is called surplus every year. Hurry up and eat it while it's hot. If you like it later, I'll pinch a few more for you. Don't steam it and keep it for later." He put one into Liu's mother's bowl, watching her happy. It looks like I can't bear it anymore.

When he was almost halfway through eating, he finally regained his courage: "Mom, I'm not renting a house in the city anymore."

"Don't rent a house anymore? Then where do you live?"

"I have a friend. I owe him some things, and I have to pay him back if I owe him a favor, so I just live in his house and take care of his food. It's been a year." Liu Yuan lowered his head, not daring to look at his mother. : "He is also very good to me, and he doesn't charge me rent."

"Isn't that a disadvantage to him? Is it disturbing his life?" Mother Liu put down the table and chopsticks and said, "Don't affect his life."

"No." Liu Yuan still lowered his head: "He is single."

"No matter how single you are, you still have to find a wife, so you have to." Liu's mother said, "You don't want to think of other ways, it's not suitable to live in someone's house."

"Mom." Liu Yuan put down the chopsticks, took a deep breath and said, "If he doesn't look for it, I won't either."

Mother Liu didn't understand: "What are you talking about, kid?"

"He gave me the ring." Liu Yuan said, "I've lived with him for the rest of my life."

Mother Liu was so dumbfounded that she was speechless for most of the day.

"I used to ask you what kind of daughter-in-law you like. It doesn't matter what you say, as long as you treat me well." Liu Yuan frowned, his clenched fists trembling: "I shouldn't have told you These, but it's unfair to him, he treats me sincerely, I can't break his heart."

Mother Liu clasped her hands and felt a little restless, and said in a trembling voice, "Mom...Mom doesn't understand."

"I know you won't be able to accept it for a while, and you've been thinking about whether to say it or not..." Liu Yuan rubbed his hair, and was suddenly at a loss for words.He was not an eloquent person in the first place, especially for this kind of thing, no matter how well he thought about it, it would be messed up as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Your friend, he...he is a man, why do you two..."

"Mom, this has nothing to do with gender..." Liu Yuan shook his head and said, "It's just this person, do you understand? It just so happens that she is not a girl. Except that she can't have children, everything else is the same."

"This...how can it be the same!" Mother Liu stood up: "Stop talking, let Mom think about it."

"Oh my mother!" Seeing Liu's mother rushing out, Liu Yuan wanted to stop her but couldn't reach out.He didn't know how much excitement his words would bring to the old man, but he had made up his mind that he couldn't cheat anymore.

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