Chapter 407 The First Meal in Each Room 2

A few days ago, Helian Jiao caught a few sparrows, which Ma Xiulian has been keeping and not eating.

I killed a sparrow early this morning and made sparrow soup for my granddaughter. It was cooked until it was especially fragrant and rich.

Only Zhao Mei was the most frugal, so she cooked brown rice porridge and sweet potato cakes, except that she had two eggs to supplement her nutrition as she was pregnant.

Erni's mouth watered at the aromas from the other families' food. Seeing only congee and sweet potato cakes on the table, she pouted and muttered, "Mom, look, other families have meat to eat. I want to eat meat too!"

She thought that after the family split up, without her grandmother's favoritism, she could eat meat every day like her beloved child, but why is it still the same old stuff?

"Erni, we need to conserve food. If we eat it now, we won't have any left. Eating meat once a month is enough," Zhao Mei said in a low voice.

Each household received the same things, but their family had the most members, including three daughters and another one in her belly.

If it's a boy, he'll have to get married when he grows up, so she'll have to plan carefully for his future.

But seeing how pitiful her second daughter looked, she still gave her a little egg from the bowl.

There were so few eggs, not even enough to fill a tooth gap, and Erni still felt wronged after eating them.

Especially when she turned her head and saw Helian Jiao eating so heartily, she felt even more aggrieved.

After the meal, each room cleaned up their own dishes and chopsticks.

At this moment, Gu Tingyun arrived carrying a small yellow schoolbag with the words "Serve the People" written on it.

He walked up to Helian Jiao and handed it to her: "This schoolbag was bought by my dad from the supply and marketing cooperative. I also have one, it's military green. This one is for you."

Now even Gu Qingshan knows that the little princess likes bright gold.

Helian Jiao happily took the backpack and started looking through it. It was big enough to hold a lot of canned meat.

Ma Xiulian said with a smile, "Thank you so much! I was just planning to find some time to buy one for my baby."

"This backpack is so stylish, I want one too!" Chen Erbao stepped forward, wanting one as well.

Chen Dabao didn't say anything, but he looked at Zhou Zhaodi with longing in his eyes.

"Comrade Jiang, how much is this backpack?" Zhou Zhaodi asked with a smile, looking at Jiang Manyun standing next to her.

A schoolbag is a must for going to school. Anyway, when the family divided the property, we got a few hundred yuan, so we could afford to buy a schoolbag.

Jiang Manyun smiled gently and said truthfully, "Two yuan and fifty cents each."

Zhou Zhaodi was stunned. This schoolbag was actually so expensive, costing two yuan and fifty cents!

Even if we get a lot of money, it won't be enough to spend like this!

Seeing her hesitate, Chen Erbao immediately rushed forward, grabbed her arm, and cried out, "Mom, please buy us one! No one goes to school without a schoolbag, and this one will last a long time. Don't worry, we will study hard and make a lot of money in the future, and we will definitely take good care of you and Dad!"

Hearing this, Zhou Zhaodi thought it was a bit expensive, but she gritted her teeth and decided to buy it anyway. It would last a long time, and it would also motivate her two children to study hard: "After I buy it, you two must study hard!"

Seeing that the two nodded in agreement, she turned to Jiang Manyun and asked, "Comrade Jiang, could you help bring back two of these schoolbags tomorrow?"

Jiang Manyun smiled and nodded, "Of course."

"That's great! Mom, you're my real mom!" Chen Erbao jumped up and down, cheering with joy.

Zhou Zhaodi glared at him angrily and said, "I am your biological mother!"

(End of this chapter)