After my part-time job at the car dealership ended, the Lunar New Year was fast approaching.
My Mom wanted me to spend the holiday with the Yan Family, but I didn't want to go, so she came back to our home in Li City with me. In previous years, Dad was always the one busy buying groceries and deep-frying food for the holidays, while Mom and I just did the eating. Since he wasn't there this year, we couldn't let the house feel too desolate. On the twenty-ninth, Mom was at the stove frying, and I was nearby helping out.
Mom had spent over a month at the Yan Family house, dealing with pork knuckles and cold appetizers every day. Her cooking skills had improved compared to the past, though not by much. After she’d been busy with her back to me for a while, she turned around to find only half a basin of food left. She spun her long chopsticks around and tapped me on the head. "You big glutton! I’ve been working for ages and haven't had a single bite, and you’ve been standing there quietly eating half the basin! Only your dad could afford to feed you..."
Chapter 128