Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife novel Chapter 1325

Song Min hesitated for a moment before he said, "Father, Mother, actually, my cousins and I often meet. How about I borrow the food from them?"

When they heard this, Song Li frowned and asked, "Ah Min, are you still interacting with your uncle's sons? They are not good people. You should have less interaction with them."

Fearing that his father would misunderstand him, Song Min quickly said, "It's not them, Father."

"Then who—"

Before he finished his sentence, Song Li's eyes flashed with surprise, and he asked, "Are you saying that you often meet with Dong Li and Dong Huang?"

Song Min nodded and explained, "I went to help the vice team leader watch the wheat and often saw my cousins when they came back from school. We talked sometimes, and they invited me and my brother to their home to play."

"Ah Min, it's good to have more interaction with your Aunt Jueyu's children. Why didn't you tell us?" Zhao Ya asked with a smile.

"Well, I felt ashamed to visit them empty-handed, so I never told anyone about their invitation."

Seeing her son's flushed cheeks due to embarrassment, Zhao Ya felt sad and her eyes teared up.

She wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeves and said, "It's all Mother's fault. If only Mother had been braver and fought for more benefits during our separation, you wouldn't have to—"

"Mother, it's not your fault. Aren't we happier now? I don't blame you or Father. I will work hard and help our family too," Song Min said.

Song Li sighed and said, "Both of you should have gone to school too. It's because Father is useless that the two of you have to work while other children are playing or studying."

"Father, I'm already 13 years old and no longer a child. As your son, it's my duty to help our family," Song Wen said.

The whole family went silent after he said those words. After a while, Song Li said, "Alright, let's eat first."

Knowing that his father didn't want him to go find his cousins, Song Min lowered his gaze and drank the porridge slowly. Although he couldn't borrow food, he could ask his cousin to show him the way to gather grains.

His cousins often went to the mountains to forage for food, so they must have known the locations.

After making up his mind, Song Min's mood lifted. Despite the simple meal, he still felt happier than before their family separated.

Early the next morning, Zhang Ermu woke up before dawn and went to the Lu family's house with his bullock cart.

When he arrived, Lu Han and Chen Anwen had just finished loading a bamboo basket filled with food and soup for the family into the bicycle carts.

Seeing him coming, Lu Han opened the gate and greeted him, "Good morning, Brother Zhang. Thank you for coming today."