"What's going on? Fu Bao, shout louder."

Fu Bao was actually feeling a little wronged. Her wishes always came true, so she shouted loudly, "I want to eat pheasant and wild eggs! Can I have some?"

Fu Bao put all her strength into it, and the little girl's voice was very penetrating, startling the birds in the forest into flight.

Another half hour passed, and Fu Bao's voice was hoarse from shouting, but still no pheasants came.

There wasn't even a worm, let alone a pheasant.

Xiao Gang and Xiao Hua were getting impatient. "Fu Bao, can you even do this?"

"If it's not working out, let's go back. It's too cold outside, and we're not as warm as you are in your new clothes."

Fu Bao had no choice but to follow Xiao Gang and Xiao Hua along the mountain path back to the village, feeling wronged.

Xiao Gang and Xiao Hua were older than her and walked faster, so Fu Bao was left behind.

A bird fell from the sky and landed right at Fu Bao's feet.

After seeing the bird clearly, Fu Bao's face lit up with surprise, and she said that it had never failed to come true.

Fu Bao smiled and was about to call out to the older brothers and sisters in front of her when she looked up and saw Xu Jingrun holding a slingshot.

Xu Jingrun saw the bird in Fu Bao's hand and said, "Then you can have it."

He turned and left without even listening to what Fu Bao was saying.

Watching the boy's retreating figure, Fu Bao looked down at the still-warm bird in her palm. It turned out that this wasn't brought about by good luck.

The children came home in the evening.

Chen Yunyun locked up the warehouse and went home to cook.

Tiger, as if showing off, brought his eldest child and Niu Niu over, saying, "Godmother, look, we've shot down so many birds!"

Wow, that's amazing!

"Mommy, I caught five!" Niu Niu raised her little face, looking at me with a "Praise me!" expression.

Chen Yunyun didn't hold back her praise, saying, "Our Ah Tian is amazing, she's just as capable as any man!"

"Godmother, I shot ten!" Tiger was very confident in his bird-shooting skills, which he had honed since childhood.

"Not bad, not bad~ Eat more tonight."

"Ah Run, how many did you score?"

As soon as Chen Yunyun finished speaking, the smile on Hu Zi's face slowly froze.

He only realized today that his younger brother Jingrun was truly remarkable. Not to mention his studies, he was also incredibly accurate at shooting birds.

He was completely outshone.

"Fifteen."

"so much?"

Chen Yunyun started thinking, maybe we should let this child train in shooting, he might even win a medal at the Olympics someday.

Of course, Chen Yunyun was just thinking about it; the specific path was still up to Da Wa to choose.

The eldest child nodded, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Chen Yunyun.

This little kid, who usually seems so serious, is actually someone who wants to be praised.

Chen Yunyun smiled gently, "Arun is amazing! Even my mother can't hit this many. You can teach me next time."

The eldest child smiled faintly and agreed. Actually, he had caught sixteen, but the neighbor's child had picked up one of them.

The older child looked at the younger child, whose eyes were filled with tears, as if she would burst into tears if he asked her to return the bird.

To avoid trouble, he simply gave it to her.

Chen Yunyun organized the children to roast and eat the birds they had worked so hard to hunt all afternoon.

The roasted bird was crispy and fragrant, and we ate it with our mouths full of oil.

Little Fu Bao next door isn't having a very good time.

When she got home empty-handed, her mother asked, "Where's the pheasant you brought? I've already boiled the water and am just waiting for the chicken."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fubao's lips trembled, tears welled up, and she cried in distress.

"Fu Bao, what's wrong?" Kong Guihua asked with concern. "Did Xiao Gang and Xiao Hua bully you?"

Xiao Gang and Xiao Hua both rolled their eyes. How dare they cry?

She's lost all her good luck, so her grandma definitely won't favor her anymore.

"Good luck gone? What does that mean?"

The old lady came in through the door and heard this sentence. She looked at the group of people with a suspicious gaze.

When Xiao Fubao heard her grandmother's voice, she couldn't hold back her grievances and burst into tears.

The cries shook the heavens and the earth.

Kong Guihua's heart was broken. She picked up Fu Bao and said, "Good Fu Bao, don't cry."

Liu Xiulan's expression turned serious, and her piercing gaze swept around the courtyard, only to find it empty.

Didn't the children go up the mountain this afternoon?

"Grandma, Fu Bao's good luck is over. This afternoon, we didn't see a single wild chicken or even a wild egg on the mountain."

How could that be?

What's going on?

Liu Xiulan, Xu Zhijin, and Xu Zhiyin were all startled.

"Xiao Gang, you tell me!" Liu Xiulan ignored the crying Xiao Fubao and let the oldest Xiao Gang explain the situation.

Xiao Gang then recounted everything that had happened that afternoon in detail.

Kong Guihua didn't believe it. Everything was fine before she left home. This morning, Fu Bao even conjured up a golden bead to please her.

How could I have such bad luck after going out?

Kong Guihua whispered in Fu Bao's ear, "Fu Bao, tell Mommy, is good luck really over?"

Fu Bao sobbed, large tears rolling down her cheeks. She just shook her head and didn't say anything.

"Can it still turn into golden beads?" Kong Guihua pressed, not caring whether the old lady and the eldest son's family would overhear about the golden beads.

Fu Bao shook her head again.

Seeing Fu Bao's actions, Kong Guihua felt a chill in her palms. It was over; Fu Bao's good luck was truly over.

Lin Li, with her sharp ears, overheard the mention of the gold beads and said sourly, "What gold beads? Second branch, your family isn't hiding anything, is it?"

The old lady's face darkened. "Stop making a racket at the gate, all of you get inside!"

Men, women, and children all entered the main room with different expressions.

It was already quite dark outside, so the old lady lit a kerosene lamp and placed it in the center of the table.

"Alright, Fu Bao, stop crying." She looked at little Fu Bao, who was still crying. "Second wife, you can't even soothe a child properly."

Kong Guihua was scolded by her mother-in-law, and her child was crying. With these things weighing on her mind, she was also unhappy and retorted, "Then you should comfort her, Mother."

"Guihua, what are you saying?" Xu Zhiyin saw that his mother's expression was not good and was worried that she would take it out on his wife, so he took the initiative to scold his wife first.

The old lady's lips drooped down. "Give me Fu Bao."

Fu Bao was handed to Liu Xiulan.

The grandmother who used to dote on her now showed no kindness and just stared at her, making Fu Bao feel uneasy.

Hiccuping as she cried, she reached out her hands to Liu Xiulan, "Grandma, hug me."

Liu Xiulan did not respond. She held Fu Bao's hand tightly and asked with some urgency.

"Fu Bao, tell Grandma, is it really true that we've run out of good luck?"

Grandma is the closest person to Fu Bao besides her parents. Fu Bao trusts her a lot. When Grandma asked her questions, Fu Bao held back her tears and answered honestly.

"No, Fu Bao used to be able to turn into beads, but she can't anymore."

Little Fu Bao stretched out her small, tender fingers, then turned her palm over; her hand was empty.

Kong Guihua witnessed it with her own eyes and was heartbroken.

Now that the child's good fortune is gone, will Fu Bao's previous statement that she was carrying a son still come true?