Looking into An Wan's bright, expressive eyes, Yun Ping couldn't bear to refuse and took a small bite of the red bean cake.

"Eat quickly, Wanwan. Mom has already eaten. It's delicious!"

"Yes, Mom." An Wan revealed a pair of dimples, and her sweet smile was healing Yun Ping's heart, which was still wounded by the loss of her youngest daughter.

Now I finally got to taste the red bean cake.

So delicious!

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Afterwards, Yunping went to the general store to buy some needles and thread before letting Anwan go with her to a nearby noodle shop where they found some decent noodles.

She only ordered a bowl of egg noodles and a bowl of vegetarian noodles with scallions.

Looking at the plain noodles in front of Yunping, and then at the egg noodles in front of her, Anwan suddenly felt a lump in her throat and a heavy feeling in her chest.

"Mom, have an egg." An Wan picked up the poached egg from the noodles with her chopsticks and held it to Yun Ping's lips.

Yunping was stunned, looking at An Wan's slightly chubby face with teary eyes, and then shook her head.

"Eat it every night, Mom doesn't like eggs."

"Mom eats, then Wanwan eats. If Mom doesn't eat, then Wanwan won't eat either." Who doesn't like eggs?

An Wan had been at the Lu family's house for seven or eight days, but she hadn't seen Yun Ping eat an egg yet.

It was still the impoverished 1990s. For ordinary families, being able to eat an egg every few days was considered a very good meal.

Not to mention a family like the Lu family, who are penniless.

With six or seven children in the family, Yunping, as a mother, is even more reluctant to eat a single bite herself. She wishes she could give all the eggs and meat to her children, hoping they would gain more weight, grow taller, and get sick less often.

"Wanwan, you eat! You're weak and need nutrition. Mom is very healthy and doesn't need to eat eggs."

Yunping wore a happy yet helpless smile, feeling both pleased and upset as Anwan forced her to eat the eggs.

"No! Mom won't eat, and neither will Wanwan. Mom is very thin and needs to eat eggs too." Anwan could no longer keep up the act, and tears were about to well up in her eyes.

Her right hand, which had been raised for a long time, was starting to feel sore and numb.

But she insisted that Yunping wouldn't eat a single bite, and she wouldn't eat the egg either.

"Wanwan..." Yunping wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, smiled, opened her mouth, and took a small bite of the fried egg.

“Mom ate, and Wanwan ate too.” She gently pushed Anwan’s hand back.

"Yes, Mom ate some, and Wanwan will eat some too." Anwan smiled sweetly, and this time she didn't force Yunping to eat half of the fried egg.

As long as there is progress, that's good.

Don't be impatient.

Having arrived in Shuanglong County today, and having visited several places in just a few hours, she has already gained some understanding of the area.

When she gets back, she will think of a way to get rich in the shortest amount of time.

The only thing I'm lacking right now is the start-up capital to start a business.

No matter the era, you can't do business without capital.

At this time, An Wan was unaware that before her plan to get rich had been realized, a major event had occurred in the Lu family.

This incident plunged the whole family into grief.

Lu Sen lost his job, became disabled in both legs, and needs medication and care.

At this time, several creditors came to Lu Sen's door demanding repayment of 10,000 yuan within three days.

Otherwise, Lu Jingxing would be forced to become the He family's live-in son-in-law.

Lu Chunhe and Lu Jingming face the prospect of dropping out of school and having to give up their studies to work in a big city to earn money, support their family, and pay off their debts.

After several days of heavy rain, the already dilapidated Lu family house suffered further damage. One room collapsed, and other parts of the house leaked, with the walls tilting.

The Lu family was so poor that they were almost out of rice and could only eat two meals a day.

Ultimately, the Lu family had no choice but to send An Wan to a welfare home for care.

At least there's food to eat, and no need to worry about being crushed by walls or the roof in the middle of the night.