Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife
Chapter 1475 - 1475: Sudden Visit ( 2 )

Held by her father, Dong Huang asked, "Father, what took you so long today? Mother and Xiao Huang were already waiting for you for a long time."

As soon as she finished her words, a loud gurgling sound came from her little belly. Hearing this, Li Chenmo's gaze softened and he said, "There is more work today. Father will wash up, then we can have a meal together."

Dong Huang looked at the unfamiliar uncles and nodded, "Okay."

After his daughter went to the kitchen, Li Chenmo looked at Jiang Zemin and the government staff as he said, "Comrade, this way, please."

He led them to the backyard living room and said, "Please have a seat."

While they took a seat and looked around, he poured them a cup of warm water and said, "Brother Jiang, I have to wash up for a while. We will talk about the greenhouse later."

Jiang Zemin smiled and replied, "Brother Li, you can take your time. It's no rush."

Li Chenmo nodded and left the living room. While he went to the backyard, one of the staff said, "This house should be counted as a manor in the last dynasty, right?"

"It should be. From what I know, this house should be registered as the government's property. How could it be used as a residence by a villager?" another staff member added.

Hearing this, Jiang Zemin said, "From the record, this house belongs to the Li family's ancestors. Due to their contribution during the revolution, the central government let them keep this house as a reward."

"Even if their ancestors contributed to the country, giving out a manor is still breaking the rules."

When Jiang Zemin heard this, he frowned and replied, "Comrade, this is originally owned by the Li family. The country only confiscates the properties of the five-black categories of people. The Li family is meritorious, so this is not breaking the rules at all."

Seeing that they still wanted to argue, he added, "Even if the Li family's ancestors' contribution is not enough, then what about the current generation's contribution?"

"Let's not talk about how hard they work to raise the pigs, how they do research to find the pig feed formulas, or how they find the method to improve composts and greenhouses. Just their contribution in donating grains during a time of crisis already made them meet the criteria for rewards."

The government staff exchanged glances and decided to say nothing.

Noticing that they were still unconvinced, Jiang Zemin let out a sigh and said, "Comrade, do you know who Li Chenmo is?"

"Isn't he just a villager?" one of the staff asked him back.

Shaking his head, Jiang Zemin replied, "Brother Li Chenmo is a veteran. He once served in the military, and during a mission, he suffered serious injuries and almost died on duty."

"He saved not only his entire team, but also countless civilians and secured our country's most confidential research. After he retired from the military, he returned to his hometown to farm."

"But, he didn't forget the people and still continues contributing to the country. I believe everyone has already learned that one of the soldiers in the military barracks received lots of grains and other supplies."

Hearing this, they nodded and said, "The news was reported by the military barracks' commander and posted on the bulletin board of every government building."

Jiang Zemin nodded and said, "The one sending the supplies is Li Chenmo. He went to the mountains with his brothers to search for grains, and after they harvested the grains, they sent them to his previous barracks."

After a moment of pause, he asked, "Now you tell me. Is this kind of person undeserving of his ancestral house?"

This time, the government staff lowered their heads in shame.

Not knowing that Jiang Zemin was defending him, Li Chenmo went to find his wife in the kitchen after a quick shower.

Seeing him coming, Lu Jueyu said, "Husband, I heard from Xiao Huang that there are guests at home."

Li Chenmo held his wife's waist from behind, leaned down to kiss her cheek, and said, "Jiang Zemin came with the government staff from the capital."

Hearing this, Lu Jueyu asked, "Why did they suddenly come?"

"They want to ask for more compost, but I have rejected them. Then, they said they wanted to visit the greenhouses, so I agreed," Li Chenmo replied casually.

As they chatted, the steamed buns were done, and Li Chenmo said, "Wife, you go rest. I will do it."

Lu Jueyu didn't refuse and sat on the small stool before she asked, "Husband, should we prepare more food? If they come at this time, they must not have eaten breakfast."

Li Chenmo thought for a moment and said, "No need to prepare extra food, just add millet porridge and a plate of pickled vegetables."

Hearing this, Lu Jueyu understood her husband's intention and asked, "Then what about these steamed buns?"

"Wife, I remember you made whole wheat steamed buns before. Today, let's have that," Li Chenmo said after he thought for a moment.

While everyone in this era prefers eating white rice, whole grains actually have more health benefits than processed rice.

With the addition of Lu Jueyu's cooking skills, the whole wheat steamed buns were delicious, not losing to white steamed buns.

Recalling those buns, Lu Jueyu nodded and stored the meat steamed buns into her space and took out the whole wheat steamed buns from her space.

Not long after, Dong Li entered the kitchen and helped his parents carry the food to the living room. Seeing him enter, Jiang Zemin came over to help him.

After he placed the food on the table, the government staff were surprised. They thought that with Li Chenmo being able to donate so many supplies, his family should have eaten better than others. Unexpectedly, they saw a pot of thin millet porridge.

When Li Chenmo entered the living room with his wife and daughter, he said, "Comrade, we are sorry. There is not much grain left at home, so we can only prepare these simple foods."